Show seventies conference at faygon fayson EDITOR editon OF or DESERET NEWS DEAR dean SIR believing Beli Belie eung vino vint that you yott will feel interested n te in hearing of the tte welfare and prosperity of the cause of truth in this part of ot the vineyard we take pleasure in forwarding forn torn arding you a synopsis of the minutes of a general meeting of the seventies held at payson for publication ica in your valuable and much esteemed pa pal 1 paper the Deseret news should you think I 1 proper to so appropriate ap prop it SUNDAY sumay oct 2 pm the seventies convened coni ened under the dowery bowery elder eider E ider lder james L thomson presiding meeting being being opened pres levi IV hancock ad addressed addre dressea saed the congregation at some length touched on the tb e principle of humiliation said that the spirit of the gospel was not to oppress but to save and exalt mankind in in the scale of intelligence exhorted the brethren to the faithful per performance firmance for mance of their duties and to abstain from all evil especially from the use of intoxicating t drinks taking the name of oti I 1 god in ia vain aln ain ac ac his remarks added J much to the comfort and edification of 1 those tont present as could be seen in the glow of the countenances of all monah moriah L hancocks Han Hancoc cocky 14 son of levi leil IV han I 1 cock bore testimony to the remarks of his father also to truth of the gospel as it lias has been revealed in these last days said he respected his father and arid always kept his bis counsels many of the brethren followed and arid bore testimony to the remarks that had been made and to the kingdom of od as organized in these last days 11 II 13 da M jolly made some remarks on the reins being let loose that the people might act out what was in in them said that a latter day saint would be a saint in whatsoever circumstances he might be placed after much good instruction an excellent feeling prevailing C the meeting adjourned until evening EVENING MEETING pres levi IV Hal hai habcock Cock addressed the congregation gre b gation said that we ought to honor and arid respect every ev ery man in his calling that those in authority might be able to accomplish all the good they be he also testified that joseph smith was prophet of the most high god and that he was a good man made so some me very appropriate remarks on br bri bighams 0 hams sermon of the ath of october im imparting partin 1 much comfort to all present the privilege belll being given for any one to speak many arose and bore testimony and truly we had a time of rejoicing dennis dorrity bore testimony dy that the spirit of god was made manifest through ali all that had spoken and gave much good instruct instruction on said that wherein any of the brethren hal haj had sinned they should repent and make every thing right pres james L thomson gave similar instruction st exhorted the brethren to reform where reform was necessary pres john IV berry bore testimony and felt well it was a general season of rejoicing J L THOMSON pres mass quorum D DORRITY pres quorum THOMAS tuomas ROBERTSON clerk |