THIRTY SEVENTH selli ati ATS NU NUAL AL conference r t thoi th semiannual semi annual conference I 1 t ence enco of tho church of jesus chrie christ of latter day sainte bain edn edu convened according to ad adjournment j ac as last april confere conference ace on sunday mor morning mornine oct sah ath at t 10 in the tho new tabernacle which was ready for conference to be held in it the great exertions made for some time past by those having charge of its erection having been thus oar far successful the tabernacle la Is feet in length by in width and is capable of seating beating a vast concourse of people a detailed description of it will wiil be more appropriate when it is ninis finis finished heiJ hezi and dedicated an hour before the appointed time for conference commencing the immense building was crowded in every part great bumbera being unable to obtain admission there were present during the meetings presidents Brig brigham ham bam young heber 0 kimball and daniel dautel H U wella welle the tho first presidency orson hyde orson oraon pratt benr john taylor wilford woodruff george A smith ezra T benson charles 0 rich lorenzo snow erastus snow george Q cannon and joseph F smith of the twelve apostles john jo smith south patriarch joseph young benn benr levi W hancock Itan Ran cock coc coo horace S eldredge jacob gates and john van cott cotti of tho the presidency of the seventies john young edwin D woolley and samuel W richards the presidency of the high priests quorum daniel spencer george B wallace and joseph W young 0 the presidency of this stake of zion edward hunter leonard W hardy and jesse 0 eittle rittie little nittie tho the presidency ortha ortho a bishop rich E iders eldera brigham young junr aud and john W young rund rend and a great number of bishops presidents of settlements aud and elders from various parts of the territory at tle the reporters table were elders george D watt david W evans evana and edward L sloan shorthand short hand writers and elder T B H stenhouse the singing 0 was in charge of the tabernacle choir led by E eider elder ider lder robert bands with tho the new now organ played by J joseph J daynes a combination of the springville Spring ville spanish fork and payson oli oll girs and nd a few singers from brigham city box elder co and smithfield cache co led by elder fishburne burne captain Crox alls captain Eardle Eard leyb leys yos the ogden and the nephi brass bands made music aa as occasion offered at the cloae close cf rf the meetings near to the tabernacle i and at various times and places through the c city ily kiy during conference the now organ which was played with the tho singing odthe of the tabernacle choir will be a magnificent and splendidly toned instrument when fully completed of its quality of tone and compass waa was obtained during con its opening music was alv given n i through seven 6 4 hundred m mouths i buths when completed the pipes pipea will number two thousand its size elzo will be twenty three reet feet wido wide thirty feet deep and forty high before opening conference president jb young in behalf of all the apostles i brethren and ana sisters belong ingeb ilio tilo church returned most costein ain aln teof arff f t c cere thanks to the workmen who had been engaged on oa the ta tabernacle ern acle acie for their steady perseverance and und faithfulness in working on and completing the tho building g BO so far ha he also spoke of the labors of E eider elder ridges ou on the large organ and of the he be had bad labored under in his work conde Conre conference rence renco was called to order and tilo the following hymn composed by E it snow for tho the occasion was then read by the clerk and sung by theta the tabernacle choir praise praise 0 pralo the great I 1 AM sing bing glory glory to the lambl let evry heart a tribute bring and join to oue one god aud king 0 god who th the e hearns and earth larth who sends the gushing fountains forth who built the ruy aby and made the sea thou art our oar god we bow to thee thy servants lord assemble here to eralso and praylo pray to speak and hem hew hen n 0 let thy spirit on them rest real and evry evry humble hamble soai soul be bleat while we convene from day to day be in our oar midst 0 god wo we pray and let thy tay mighty power be mt felt the dross drosa to bura barn the gold to melt W on mountain tops a beacon standa stands its ltd light Is seeli seen in distant landi lands like burning lamps thy truth arnth 0 goil and righteous righteousness go 50 forth abroad praise pralo 0 praise the great gret I 1 awl AMI bin bing sing g glory glory to let evry heart a tributa tribute bring and join to praise our oar god and king prayer was then offered by president pres Pred ident B young after which doi soi soldiers dol diera of christ arise ariae was sung by the combination of the springville Spring ville spanish fork and payson choirs cholm led respectively by elders frederick weight william jones of spanish fork and william clayson of payson president 11 II 0 kimball kimbail kiin Klin bali ball reasoned that the elect of god hear hears his uis voice and keep heep his commandments to be saints we must shun evil olevery of every kind and live in righteousness before tiie the lord so as to have the spirit of truth until with us continually our posit position I 1 on in these mountains is the very best we could occupy for accomplishing tile the purposes of the lord in the tile gather gathering lilg ilig nf or his people and building up the kingdom of god the work is spreading and will continue to grow there is no fear of its failing or being retarded in its progress and our duty la Is to watch and pray lest we should not le be progressing with ithe blessed the men who have been engaged in working on the new ta tabernacle bern acle acie blessed bishop edward hunter his counselors the bishops and their assistants pres young and those associated with him hill and all israel and spoke upon the power and principle of blessing ilour if our eyes could be opened to see things as they are we would see angels with us today to day to bless us ns as we can feel the power of god with us to bless us and do ua us good the lord has led his people continually and president B young and himself were as much led by the power of god in coming to these mountains as any men were ever led to accod accomplish anything any thing lhing by inspiration and the spirit of god here hero we have nave grown to be a great people and the lord has not forsaken nor forgotten ua us we have built this house to worship god and now our duty is to prepare ourselves for the blessings to be obtained in pie by guilding one and building it in purity of heart and sincerity of sout bout as the temple of kirtland was reared in the midst of privation and poverty when that building was dedicated it was visited by peter james and john john and by hundreds of angels who were seen of many he ag again n blessed the peo people ae and prayed that the peace of goz GoT god might bo jae and abide with them and urged them if any of their families were sick to use mild herbs let the doc doe apra r alone nione one and call for tha eldera elders to anoint them with oil and pray bray over t them te ta t f preb pres D H wells said it was with deep feelings of gratitude to the lord that lle lie arose before so large a congregation of the thie saints to speak of the tilo things of the kingdom the tho erection ejection of we the building in which they were assembled he be looked upon as a great achievement worthy of the people of the saints we are gathered to these valleys of the mountains to learn to build up the kingdom of god and it makes no dine diffie rence renee what whal we weare bra bre called to do whether to raise wheat build factories raise flax or any of or the products of the earth if wo we only understand our calling and are raith ralth faithful rui rul we llave ave to reclaim the earth and make the tiace place place of his ilia feet glorious before him the great work of the last days is to gather out the honest iii ill heart establish the kingdom of god upon the earth and reclaim the earth from the thralldom of sin and darkness the lord has led forth his people in might he has led his servant brigham in might and in power he has planted us in the midst of these mountains blessed the land for fon our oun sakes rakes and caused it to bring forth for the sustenance of his people eople ha he has turned away tile the evil kigns designs of du our enemies and frustrated till all their wicked plans the latter day saints are a good people but there is room for improvement and it is our work and mission to improve and pro gresa in righteousness singing by the tile tabernacle choir prayer by president D H wohha 2 pm singing by the combination choir awake put on the strength led by wm vm jones prayer by elder B young junr singing by TiL bernacle tabernacle choir elder eider orson hyde said it was the largest congregation lie had ever ad dressed in his ilfe life and it seemed to be the tile largest religious ass assembly emby he lie had ev eyer eser e r seen been though lie had hall traveled con sid bid bider sider e ra ably bly in the four quarters of the e earth arth and had bad an acquaintance birli the large religious gatherings of the world in ild 1848 a meeting was held at hyde park pottawatomie county iowa composed of the twelve apostles apostle and at that rne ine meeting etIng a power was fell fele felt feit which he be had never experienced before and the lord spoke from heaven and declared ll 11 to them that president IT brigham rig you young n g should be the lender tender of his people and unit his mouthpiece to them thim this nasr the second time ho lie had bad borne this testimony and lie ho thought it was a privilege and aud a luly luty duty july to bear it before this vast congregation there arg ar those present bear testimony to thib thia who were not in that house for they declared that and trembled around and they ran out of their houses to see pee if there was not an art earthquake since that time these valleys have beon been settled and settled under the guidance of him who was appointed to guide the people of god we are called lunatics but who ean CAH look at this congregation gre gation today to day gathered from the various cities and settlements of this territory and intelligently say ithe they are the fruits of fanaticism the I 1 influence il tl which draws them together is not of man nor of tho the world but from the lord of host hosts in speaking of the accusation cusa tion of fanaticism urged again he showed that there is 13 a people here who love god who love one another and who manifest in their lives the existence of the principles taught in the gospel goppel and which the world possess only in theory he encouraged parents who have been bereft of their children b by death assuring them that if faithful aly they will receive them again and receive the game ones who have been taken from them speaking of 0 the resurrection and of those who come forth in it they are laid down corruptible they rise incorruptible they are laid down with blood in their eveln they tiley rise with spirit in them ile he bad sad ead that about twenty years ago be he had held some views concerning the resurrection which were incorrect and only vain tain philosophy but now with more ma turea views lie he sawn saw their error and was sorry for lia ils having ving ever uttered them aad asked the eople people to forgive hinl him for ever having prea pren x olied ted led them quoting tho the scripture when I 1 iwas was a achild child I 1 is 11 child I 1 understood as a child I 1 thought us as a child but when I 1 became a man mall I 1 put away childish things bulging tiie the tile mountain brave bravery by Jy elder fi fishburne Fish li burns burnes choir president B young said sald that no man can explain ex pin n the resurrection except lo 10 has received the keys of it as john wesley could not ex explain plain the gos gospel I 1 el and build hulid up the kingdom of god te because lie he had not the priesthood nor tho the authority and power of godtz god to do so he ite said if ho be were asked naked did lie he understand the tile resurrection he would ay eay ho lie did dill not but he understood understood as much concerning it as any man living every component part of the creature comes cornea forth in the resurrection the parts that form the organization of man endure for ever unless be he forfeits hla hia right to them and he be shall shail possess them when be he la Is resurrected jesus jesua ie to the first born from the dead the first fruits from the earth aud sud and ud as he wea waa vea raised completo and incorruptible so will every maint be who la Is raised in tho resurrection of the just we differ from the rest of the world in many things for we have been called out from the world that thit we may put away sin and evil and cling min din to righteousness wo we diner from all the world in principle and doctrine for we believe in and practice the tile gospel and our nievis hopes hopeb desires wishes and objects to spread the gospel and nod gather out tho the honest bonest in heart beart ote ore so different from froia that of other people that we cannot associate with them and assimilate our feelings with us our rel rell glon gion la lo or should be the great topic tion the great subject of thought tho the people have gathered ahre b were jere from the various rious nat hat lout of the earth not drawn together from the countries where they lived by old sermons sermon and the ditona traditions tra of the priests pries tn but tile the power of god which accompanied the gospel taught unto them exercised an lu influence fluence over them they were touched in tein belr hearts and they forsook all to gather to zion and be one onu with the saints brood we will preach reach the gospel gather tho the honest tabernacles and temples tem ples pies and teach those who wili will serve god grod to sustain themselves and to help build up the kingdom of god he instructed the tho newly arrived immigrants to watch their own hearts serve se the lord bo prayer prayerful rul rui and be full of love and kindness yie lie to one another and to the whole human family he pointed out ont the tho happy slate elate of a society resulting from union juniou and ana harmony the people and showed that a as 3 wo we present such tsuch a condition of society and are called deluded our delusion mush mus be an exceedingly cee happy and successful oab the manner in which the people hiie have progressed the degree to which education is fostered and encouraged and the way in which they ii vo advanced in tile the science of lire life show the wisdom of the policy by which they have bave been guided he instructed root mothers bers to teach their children life and to love and be kind to one another to understand fully the remarks made and appreciate them read the e s when they are published singing by the S S and P chol nil ril prayer by pres D ff wells monday ath 10 am singing by the tabernacle choir rayer by elder john jolin taylor singing ey y the S S and P choirs elden elder orson pratt referred to the tho thoughts and suggestions which wera were brought to his mind by tho the appearance of the building just erected and in which he was speaking as it looked to him when he issued from parleys pan Par neya ieya canon on returning from his hia last mission he saw it towering above tho the surrounding buildings like an artin artif artificial lelal mountain something like those mounds which are found in the mississippi vad al ley that were raised by the ancient in habitants odthe the tho country andee of the words of isaiah and micah I 1 uha the tha mountain of tho lords nords house shall abail lie lle established in the tops of the mountains 11 he quoted from theA Book of mormon and 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