Show thirty second annual ammal conference or tue tun CHURCH or OF JESUS SUS CHRIST oy OF LATTER latten DAY SAINTS the general conference conf rence of the church con vend rend ven vend d in the tabe nacle gre A t salt sait lake like city cay sunday apal 6 lwi imi at 10 a m president dent 11 young bouti presiding T ere were on the stand I 1 OS of the first presidency presidents brigham br aham youn youa heber C kimball and daniel IL wells of ille ilie the twelve apo ales orson hyde orson pratt john baylor wilford woodruff I 1 george A smith ezra T benson lo 10 enzo i snow erastus snow an frankiln frankiin D richards richi I 1 of the first pre of te vie iest lest joseph young levi W hancock ancock ll zera and albe altie t 11 rockwood of W the lrea PreA presidency dency f the high Pries tsi john young edwin D woolley and aud samuel IV Ri richards chants of the presidency of the stake daniel spencer david fullmer and george B wallace of the pres deacy dency of the bi hoprick edw wad ad hunter leonard IV V hardy nardy and jessa C little of the patriarchs john smi h and john joha young youn re reporters george D watt and john V L long orl ori th tue N conference was called to order by the tha president wh bat bal sali I 1 that he had reason to ha be thankful for the pi anvil ivil ge of meeting with tho the litter day saints n the capacity of a genera conference and lie he hoped that ere long we wa w ua uld d 11 have ave the happy privilege of ine eting sr tog oget e t ber bei n e 0 lu n lie centre stake slake of zion I 1 br 3 r S thies choir sang dang ail hail the glorious day E elder der joha joba taylor offered the opening prayer with all wy nty powers of heart arid and tongue was waa bun bon bung sung by b br C J thomaa choir president brigham young said the object ot of our meeting together was ube uhe furl furi furtherance berance of 0 the kingdom kin doin of god goj lie ile hid had h id frequently leev ven en visa texts and pointed 0 A t the subjects that ie niso wished ed the brethren to speak upon during the sitting ot 0 the conference con terence but instead of doing this now he be simply sate state that every man moan who should be call d to occupy tho tha stani might speak just whatever came into his mind he lie fuby realized that this people had more inore faith tor lor him than they had bad tor fot themselves and that they exercised a gren grea deal more falth faith for i im and his bret ren than they did f r their own families out he wished them thern not to neglect to pray for tor th blessings which they individually stood in in need 0 ayo vvo meet here he observed in order that tho the kingdom of god may be advanced upon tha the erth and we ought to 10 prize the opportunity the apo apostle tie tle paul in reasoning upon the thy principle of charity said without it we ve are ara nothing and he hould bould ouid say that without the spirit and the pure love of god to purge out all evil from our natu e we shall be consume we meet t gether in order that we may in crease our faith falth tha we ve may approximate a little nearer to the pure and noly holy nol kingdom of our god we want vant to be a liti iti further ac ai van td cd to know more of god arid and the things of god that we vve may be better prepared 0 build up his hi kii kif kingdom adom than we were last at year or a mont i ago it if the bishops of oe we the wards cannot ludge judge more impartially now dow than ever they did before they had better look about themselves or they will be let lc iet t behind 1 W are here expressly that the who woo e man maybe mayber re regulated regu laed by the spirit tati tiati here free dree from every is around us when weare at inome and ana be better prepared to led ted te led d and guide ishael alje atje tle ilie president then adverted to the tha natural susceptibility of the human mind to prejudicial L influence if he lie were prejudiced against a person he aliva always y a stove to tell ails ni co to that i person and to show the reason of such suich prejudice for it was his hib desire to base all his towards his bret brethren hren bren upon facts he next made a feli few remarks poll poli the sealing bealing ordinances of the kingdom I 1 of god sh win that when we are free from mobs we shall bhail annj fin that man will be seal d to man clear back for ages to rm a chain and family connection with father adam adim buteff betit the present it w uld not be salutary to develop the of this glorious principia pl for in times past when men got but a faint glimmering of this dt doctrine rine it really a 9 medas med as it they would run to lo hell for ne tie purpose of getting the devil scaled to them iledia he did know i ow by the spirit of revelation that the lori lord wanted to pour oat onit blessings upon this which at present they w uld ut nt n t know what to do with if they had them you do n it t want vant your leaders to get drunk do you brethren ono ond 0 no well weli hen cease to drink yourselves in short that chich yoa yaa yo want your leaders to do that do ye and I 1 require it at your hands handa and sod es god theio theis are hundreds u ho are continually in for fear we w shall ba driven and or that reason sox SON they have never planted even a peach tre tree e in this Teril terii tory there ha ba been more improvements with reference to io panting planting raising and batir eating the fruits of our labors fabors within the last two yea yei s than ther there has ever been since we have been lla ila IB th chesi eab valleys it if this people will cease thir their th ir bicke rings ani fol foi callies iles lies they will wiil liever llever be driven from front tasir homey homes again the ard wants us to so go up as the nations of the earth go dowid dewi b he wants u us 9 to I 1 increase as they d creaso creal in th capacity of statesmen wise men aad nobi meni moni aon aen also la lathe the knowledge of bo boef hF and art this is ii the desire of our 0 u r heavenly F father ather on the practice of giving and receiving bribes tribes he spoke poke in condemnatory terms lie he baid said he would rather never have another coat while he lived than to receive one as a bribe from any one but how many are there who can be bribed with a coat or other article of clothing to give judgment jud nellt against a the nah hah ri h there were far too many for the good of israel the peculiar and choice biest bleat blessing ting which the lord wants us to have 0 to return a d build up the centre stake of zion ile he gave some excellent counsel relative to the practice of morality dora nora lity and the necessity of the officers of the church setting a good example before the people elder john taylor tay lor bore testimony to the presidents instructions instruction and ex expressed a d desire delire e desire to see them observed and put into Us eder viler calders choir choln sung sweet is thy work vork my god my king kin benediction be diction by elder george A smith AFTERNOON the choir aang a hymn prayer by elder orson hyde the bac hac sacrament was then administered by bishops hunter hardy kesler kesier dayis hoag land and aud sheets president orson was thankful for the privilege 1 v I 1 lege of meeting with and speaking to the lr mint a i in ts for to him it was truly gratifying to look upon the thet faces face ile he did old not leei feel to enter upon any particular subject of instruction I 1 but lat as the people would doubtless like to know something 0 of the people where he I 1 had bad been living he would give an account of the condition of the beope e in Sari ball pote pete cou con ty ly he lie contemplated the principles of the gospel as lie he did a fine orchard that vas was fuit tuli of luscious fruit the first tasted is considene con i the tue best then tin th i 11 second will be thought superior to he lie first 1 1 end and just so BO with every successive truit fruit tasted and he felt it wab was as so BO with the pr of the gospel I 1 it t is a good thing to lo trust in the lord and it is important for us to take that course by which we can secure the confidence of the almighty n us it if we secure his confidence then whatsoever we ask of him bm will be grant u d ede erastus snow felt thankful that he had come to the cort cori conference ference for lie he had the approbation of his own conscience in meeting with his brethren in MIS tuis our beloved city ile he spoke of the present condition of the brethren in sou Son sontheim thein thern utah who haa had gonet gone heie thele to raise cotton gave a brief history of what they had done since their sainval there said peach each trees w re in full bloom and arld looking K une e when he left there thereon on the ah uit ile he then e in ili high terms of the lon ton estment and good clesi neli g that existed em sted among the brethren in that part of the territory te if we areto be a state or nation he remarked ked we must I 1 assess within ourselves those things that will make us els independent of at all olter olger 0 her people in regard to evely article of both foud food and clothing it beho ves ua m tobe to be dalig nt iu in the manufacture of iron and steel as well as coton co ton ile he made maje some appropriate remarks 0 on the necessity of introducing ma luto into this country ahe borni morn g breaks the shadows fleek tras tyas sung after which president brisbain Brig uain baun young youn made some rome romere e relative to the forcier former feeling ot of the I 1 in re arence to the raising of truit truie and pram gram in various parts of this territory at ai d ah yail the authora ies les had bad been constantly arg it ilg g upon the p opter opte to raise flax and it if they had hild done as they bad had been counseled for the last eight years yeara we we r should hould have hd h d all ail the gold requisite to have bought oni one quarter qu arter of the state of missouri nils dils bu buh the people seem determined to pay their money to tool others ol hers for flax cotton tobacco i and ind nd almost every everything tha I 1 etso elso they heed fiew A man malli who utes uses his bis ener ncr gics gici and means to pro pra uce those articles that w need n bedin w this ry d cs ha hlll duty daty kut but that man who builds up any riter r encourages and helps to do it or orto to do out oth ath kingdom of god opel opiates ates xii vii if hs strength eggins that kingdom which he has las covenanted to bald up lie he showed the evils euis of in lir keeping the people from embracing the goepel coipel among hmong the nations an all I 1 said the kings ings 1 pres prest tents ants governors and other rui rul rs or of the common beope would be beld held accountable ahie abie for their oppression of their subjects choir fung eung arese arise my soul arise arige P dario darie diction by elder elde r franklin D richards richardi EVENING MEETING at t 7 pm ma hig high priests beld a meeting ing 1 1 in the tabernacle john tJohn young pre sd irs ins ing at aich rauch much vait valt valuable lable labie instruction waa was given by pr esl br bir ihara young 0 pa on the bril ord r or of the priesthood spi bpi igual songs bongs bons were stag bung rung after the transaction of the business before the meeting mer emer mcallister McAlli ster ater bung sung sundo sun do what is right night elder eider charles ivr isy V penrose sung v stand film and be faithful a d true and jamms jains mcghee sun bun burg bung the foll foil sentimental mor mormon Moi roon toon song c scotland yet CP corn heavenly mas mai with dew 1 my lentia lay inspire l dipre lure t la in strains divine my heart hearl incline to sing bing tin with noblest fire fere rhe ghe praise of latch latty dys drs C and I 1 sing sine lug aug sing bing ye ajr mormons cormons Mor mons mona right will morans ns fiot flot J while cormons mormons trite there be when ahen gyrdt tyrni slater elul jamws v 1 well WU and na b fim rim ir give wealth an and aid d ease ac to whom they as the slave hii bli berylle berylie chain whom geek seek 0 e o bind a mormon mind i would III til requite ills bis pain and ere subdue a mormon true might mormon valor drea dree for mormons cormons Mor mons right ac on wings wing of flims with loud acclaim go tell from rona shore to shore that church and crown hav have failed railed to drown the mormon mona mons roar roat the lions roar still echoes otar oer oar che rhe earth earlb from sea to sea for por mgt Mor Morino morn ril rit right aa from other lands come morman bando bandit with mormon hearts hearm the sime me the lands lauds ot of seng song and tyrant wrong have nave caught the sacred flame in bonzi ot of pratie praise this theme they raise while swell the chorus we far vor cormons mormons Mor mons right ao 3 in pite spite pile of foes toes wh dare oppose le mormon herts hearts advance adrance ad vanee vance wor sor yet in vain our oar tall and asin j our oan glory that enhance and andas we ga g let tyrants know well the sacred glee giec for marionb rigi ac benediction by bishop lorenzo D young MONDAY april 7 10 am choir sung come corne 0 thou king of kings icings pray r by bishop edwin D woolley Y choir sun ill praise my maker while clyve breath i I 1 elder georee georze A smith preached from the 1213 12 13 and 14 verses of the 5 ah h chapter of pauls paupa epistle to the hebrews which read as fol foi follows lols lovs gf por for 0 r when nhen hen ben I 1 for r the time ye 0 to 0 o be teachers ye b have ave nel net t s at t one cne oo 00 teach yeu yen 29 agin aann ajan in which be the first principles 11 f fhe he oracles of god and are become such as have need med of and not of tron oron r meat for every une that ahat aeb is a in the word of 0 righteous rt aff for tor or he be la is a babe bave but meat beo ngeth to that are of tull tub age ven vrn eyen even those who by reson regon ot of ue u e have bave their ahelf senies senses to discern both good goad and anel it was important he said bald that the elders should go abl abi oad and preach the gospel and have a chance to test b by ay iy actual experience the po power er of the principles of when brought in iii contact wi with ath ith the fanaticism of the world which bich is ia dignified by the title of religion gion fiade some important i demarks on the order of the priesthood and showed that in consequence of at the ignorance of the ther eople ea each ch ila lia has to be content with a wheelbarrow instead a of f a four h arse coach in other words a bishop has to do every thing liim self 2 where s if the people were not so full of t tradition radi radl tion they might aist as well have a president also the presiding officers to show common courtesy to each oth r instead of contending which shall be the greated grea reatea rea tet man inan I 1 president brigham young said baid the people must have the living oracles within them then selves and the of revelation ir r they cannot keep in the track li hl eadeth unto afe eternal showed that the belief bellet in a messenger of life is a spiritual matter v while bile baptism forthe for fon the remission of bins sins is a temporal act hence the importance of unde understanding anding ah the I 1 temporal and the tul tui P out the h lav lak for the government or of the bishoprick F and nd the ipg I 1 mode of getting petting bishops who are not literal descendents of aarn aaren in speaking pr of the agic of bishop he said that a bishop could baptize but not confirm by virtue ot bis lais bishopric a president should act in A ward pointed out the du y ot of each member in a ward in both temporal and spiritual things and that m when hena a than is or da dayl dauid I 1 id i d an apostle he can then officiate in all the ofil es or of the priesthood elder llyde followed with a me suitable re marks upon the same subject Preside president ut heber C kimball eald eaid he felt a pride an dein dain in be seeing ebig this j eople coing right and beins art ark example to all people he lle took 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