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Show Ir'OIlTY-SKVEXT- KI2KI-AVMA- II ' L COXFEHEXCK. SECOND DAY. James Wm Choir satig, What wohdrobs Ibibgs we how be bold. fthieu were debited in day or old He'emiwi Mitoleno Cboir sang, ( JOHS TATLolt Urged tbe importance ol ob'aittiug tbr H irit el Ood in attending Conference The ail raigbt receive li a hgbi Maim occupied a peculiar position in tbe world. Uod bad revealed to it) in thing p.ist. present and future, an I ad given litem a wjrk to perform for tLe aalvetinfi and welfare of nil i.umamty bt Elder Taylor reviewed tbe dealings ul wih i lie world In past age, and especially 10 the innsoiou ot Jeau- - Cbrial and bit uposties, and aiowed ibat the Inter-dawork mas a part of the great of the Almighty in relation lu tne plan No redemption of mankind. short of tbat wbicb wis divine could have deviled the organization ot tbis Church iu all its ramifications, wiih iu priesthood, ord nances and gilis. li Wits under ibe dirro ion of the Aiuiigbiy tuat the Elder! had gone forib to all naiousto preach i be gospel, baptize be lievere tor the remission of sins, and gather tbe Saints to .ion Tbe Luter day 8ainls recogntr.od ibis fact, tbat God bad given authority to Joseph Smith, and to Brigham Young as bin auecessui j tney also recognized all ibe diflereut q iorUm of ihe priesthood iu tbeir various pactions, and met twice a year to bow whether tbry would accept these authorities id their respective callings and, awing in all ioeerity, we accepted la one whom God appointed, and sustained ill "in by our votes. Alluding to in operation and (he United Order, ha said it was a eternal law for the Saints, and sooner or later nil must obey it. We should view it in all ineriiy, and, not being satisfied with rule printed on paper, endeavor to have Ilia law written on our hearts, striving; to be cue, as tbe Father and Son are one. taking up tbe subject of building Trmples, be showed tbe object of tbeir ereoiion, ibat is, that the will of Ood might he made known therein, and, tbat we might attend to ordinances fir tbe salvation of the dead. The vast import ance of building the Temple at St, Uearge Caus d President Young, though afflicted with age and sickness, lo take tbe long journey to that place, that the Work might be forwarded. In building temples, in sending missionaries to tbe ends of the earth, and in all our labors we wereaoting under instructions from Uod through the holy priesthood. There was a disposition in the world to ignore God. Tbe world desired to expunge the Bible from tbeir schools, and to cast Uod out of all their works and insiitu tious. The faints must guard against this feeling, and in Ibe depths of bu laility seek for God's guidance in all tuingi. Zion would yet stand at (he head in art and science, as she did now in religion, and God would lead and guide the Saints to greatness if they would only ebey Him. h was the Lord wbj was working among tbe Lauianites for their salvatiou; aud when the proper time came He would ottove auioog the Jews; the tribes in tbe north countries would also come into remembrance before Ilim; He would eoiisummate Hi work, and though we might assist in its accomplishment, we should have no claim to credit, tbe glory of tbe work must be ascribed to tbe Lord. Elder Taylor closed bj ex boning the Saints to faithfulness and ehedienoe lo the Almighty in all things. Kuu Gso. Q. Cahno.i presrntod the following names of missionaries, who w ere unanimously sustained by the Con-l- r rente: God y intelH-geuo- -- Win C Wight man, Jr. Samuel Douglass, T 0 A ngell, Jr. N V Jones, TFH Morton, Gee Atkins, Daniel C Thomas, e F Boyle, J McAllister, John Riegs, Alfred Newell, A J Stewart, Jr Howard Coray, Sen. Dwiuinlcus SUuw, Kelson I Defbct John Mldgley, Charles Nibley, Joseph Cowley! Joel Rick Jr. Mariner W Merrill, MMviu Hammond, John A Woolfe, Wm C Mcilrgnr Win Adams, James Millar.t, Timothy B Clark, Oliver L Kebiason, Norton D Halglt, Provo " Fafmingtou tipritii? City Manti I'rovo Valley Cox. W City Richfield Drnperville Pairview Bennington Joseph IlcRae, Isaac Turley, Baer rOR Kl'BOFK. II W Salt Lake City Nigbitt, Wallace Tbos vi Webber, Gao " " K Richard Sieele, (JlaOlcen, Inttw-il0 Tborsen, Alfred Hansen, " American Fork Mnlville llyrutn Logan West Weber Tooele H D peierst-n- , John llowbery, Choir sang t lie anthem, S.ng to tbe Lord in joyful strains," Benediction by Elder Joseph F. Smith. two r t. Choir cang, Praise ye the Lord, 'tis go d to raise Your hearts aud voices in his praise." I'rayer by Elder Edward Snelgrove. Cboir sang, 3weet is the work my God, ray king, To prawe thy uame give thanks and King " Eldkr Gko. 0 Casnon presented the following nameil missionaries, wuo were unanimously sustained by the Conference: UNITED STATES. Jas Wareham, Mami John N Pike. Salt Lake City ilendrickson, Kichville Kimball. Sail Lake City Milando Pratt, HyGrow, J II Freemrn, A M Musser, Mario LCummings, " " James Ferguson. W Wilkins. 0 Spanish Fork " Niel Gardner, " August Sveuaon, Jas Wiley Thomas, Wm t'aldcr, Salt Lake City Wm MenJeuball, Springville Wm Bramall, Charles D Evans, Nil II P Jamei8traw, " James E Hall, " Philip II Boyer, " Edwin Street, 0 ive r C Hoskins. Tortage II D Persons, Plymouth Edward Cliff. Mount Pleasant Wm F Reynolds, Philip Buret, Fairview Alonio Winters, Hoyisville Edward Crittenden, Wyman Parker, Morgan City John Leaman, llicbville Jas R Porter, Porterville John J Plowman, SiniihtielJ ' James Mack, Jens C Nleleon, John Cook, Salt Lake City " John Morgan " Jena Hansen John Fitzgerald, Draperville Loreti Smith, B B Neff, Samuel Malin, Salt Lake City JohnDrUce, Parley P Pratt, Geo Crane, Knnosti Lyman Leavitt, Kahosh Wm Stokes, Fillmore E P Marguardson, Filltoerc F A Robeson Amos Maycock, North Ofon Orson H Whitney, Salt Lake City Lawrence Robeson, Weber City. Kt'ROlU. Bengt Jen.oen, Bear River City John Christiansen. Ephraira Geo barber Smithfield. MISSION. Herbert Feveryear, Salt Lake City Isaac J Stewart, Draperville " Louis Garlf " Geo Terry Simon Smith, Cache Co. " Elder Cannon then presented tbe auSalt Lake City, thorities of the Church, who were sus" tained by unanimous vote of the Confer ence: Urigham Tooele Co Stuart, Q D U lly .MISSION. 8U Lake Pratt, G 80DTHF.KN John P Wimmer, ray son Samuel Worsencroft, " Charles Brewertou, Jon ub aa S Page, Jr. " AileyS Rose, " Trcjo, J 7. Siewart. Dti.icl W .(ones. P Merrill, D.i i!e C Merrill, llctii t' Rogers. Gfo Stne'e, John Moon. Sumuel Bunnell, to ths csm.n statss. David M Skinner, lilf-mon- 0 Ood, ur help in ages p is Uur nope lor year lo come. RLIIXR H Ashwortb, TO THK SOUTH RRN Q Cannon Prayer by EllefGeo Pleasant Grove Heason Welkef, James Armstead, " Charles I Ilarker, Pbllo T Farnsworth, Sen. Beaver as Voting was sustained Presiand and Seer Revelator, Prophet, Ogden dent of the Church of Jesus Christ of Payson Latter-daSaints in all the world. Salt Luke City John W. Young as his first counsellor. Proto Daniel II. Wells as his second counsellor. Lorenzo Snow, Brigham Young, Jr , Albert Carriugton and George Q Can' non as assistant counsellors. The retU of the general authorities of S.t Lake City the Church were sustained in their or!er Lcgau as at the April Conference, 1876 witb the addition of W. II. Foldoni as Assistant Architect. " y Jr. Richmond, KLDKR Providence Hyde Park Parowaa Fartuitigton , " JOStni F. SMITH Saii it was essential tbat all who had entered into tbe covenant by baptism should endeavor to use their agency, intelligence and influence, for the establishment of Zioc and her'caUse in the earth; without this they could uot be wholly acceptable lo Gad. Jesus, who spake as never mau epake, had said: scribe at Hiram, Portage county, Ohio, CANADA, when they saw God, and Christ at His D Cha. Uaun, and be held things West right hand and to come. He present past, Il'ROPC, contrasted a religion which gave sucb Nels Agaard, knowledge as tbis, ith lb? thousand and aOUTIlKRll MISSIOH. one religions which men had mvented H concluded by showing the reason Thos Merri 1, why the people did not now receive th John Merrill. , fulness of tbe blessing of be presence t lie ontnianc-8- . ou mere was a A ielbert, , atid narrow putli which led to the pr h of God, ti iniely because like the people P Jones, DWl p. ence of God, and miecs we w kd in who ;i diligutly io sancii-- ( Wiley C Jones, , they were full of unbelief and hardthe path we couli not obtain the blfnn W tj Tre colt, 8i. r.. J ?"! Iu refereuce to tho-- e who died ness of beart. J..bn W !5r:,dy. tig without receiving the npccs-nr- y tjrui Benedict lou by Elder KLDER C W. l'KNROSK nances, he snowed that God hud mate Cannon. provision for them nnd those whe Sitil, being nulled upon unexpectedly to die ! without ln v would be judged with 8ieuk, be took pleasure in bearing testiI lioir sing. out IhW None would be condemned mony o th truih of the princip'es Author of Uii h, Kternnl Word, until ihey had heard the gospel ard re tHiight during the Conference, and ihe W "P1"' Drcl Ibe beatenl, facs related this morning He did not jected it. Those wlio heard tbe gop name oe h ileHib looked would world had the after in upon pre'end io say toat spirit Prayer by ElJer B. Young, Jr face of God. eeeu the Lord Jems represented by tbeir living posterity, Choir sang, But wb" woul at' end to ibe ordinances in Christ or conversed with angels How sweei eommuinon i 0n ihcir bmiI. Elder Sinitli went on to be did ren.if, tfetit he had received a rlr, To t .ose wbo re he he birth' &c show tnat the Later day Snims had re witness fr in God of the truth of this The Sacrament was a lmini:ered. liuiu-uchived no cunningly dnvii-ework, wn b h id tamped convic ion d of the Son upon hi It would be w iole being Huheme, I'Ut tbe pure paitsiiKT naiuiiAM toi-nof Go J. Who tbal had bowed in one diHicult lo Xlam the operation" of the dience to thit gospt'1 h d noi received ot upon the soul, to those Said mankind is composed of two Hi. the power of the Holy Gho-b id who bearing iiever xperien ed it, tun the huh elements. The first is spiritual 0r- witness of the imtb and leading tbem Letter who had received be HiinzHuun iu e'erwiy; me second is dy unto God? Without ibis spirit none same testimony, understood v. ha' be natural organization from tbe inHier:il could discern between light and dark meant mid his words found mii echo in iciueuis oi iuh eanu. ihe firgt Wl4 ness li would not suffii-- for one man their heart lu every land en earth born of celestial beings. All tbmeH ,. lo know that another bd received 'his those who had accepted the testimony o created firstly spiiiiual, secondly ieiB. spirit, ec!i must receive it aud stand or the El iers and embraced the gospel bad p..r.. iue Bfim, pure ami uoljasihi fall for himself received he Holy Ghost, which nad aiigels or ihe Gods, yet iuorHnt of ihii Elder Smith bore testimony that God horr record o them of th truth Tbis lower world wa srn to inhabit a body ot bad bes'oweil this spirit upon the people was why the Saints were here They ear b after this earth had beceaie m,h of this Church, und restored the holy h id not coni" to Utah to fiud out whether jeci to sin aud death afier our first pnr- Mormonism" as true or no! They ems uau i raugresru i lie luw 'J kg piiesihood, which is the power of Gol delegated to man, by which wha1 is had gathered here because they knew it spirit entered tbe body when it wassuf. sealed on earth is sealed m heaven He was true and wished to learn more ot ncientiy prepared, and when i lie mo her knew ibis as certainly a" h- knew be the will of God. He did not lay claim to first lelt the indepeuiem life Kier He knew it in the tame way any su-- eriority because of receiving joy and glory is known by contrast i lived that any person knew it was wrong this testimony, it was free to all who us oppomte. And tbe pure spirit ii when be erformed the first wicked act would bumble themselves before God, brought into contast with evil ibrougk aud here is (be warfare ibat of bis life by inward repent of tbeir sins, be baptized fer tbe Ibe body, He knew it also by ibe seeing of the eye remissiou of tbeir sins, and receive the Paul tpeaks of, the flesh warring agaiuit The spirit of Christ, which and ibe feeling of the heart; by the Holy Ghost by the layinjz on of hands the spirit reasoning of his mind and tbe evidence The reason why many did not nccept "lightens every one tbat cometh iutt of the fruits of the spirit He wa9 boru the Gospel was because of their unwil tbe world," prompts the spirit t and cradled in Mornioni-m- " and he lingness to investigate its principles; rigbteousuess, and works with it uqiU knew it brought forib good fruits, and there were ibouiands who felt there was the individual sins so much that it led mankind to good aud virtuous acts, tru h in it but they loved darkness ceases to strive with him Until then and those who received it would live ra her than light, and closed their hearts every person is ou saving ground tni When the sinful pure lives and enjoy the light of the ag'iinst it. He referred to the healings, can be redeemed. spirit of God. visions and the outward gifts of the body is conquered and brought into tut- law and spirit of Cbnst, Cboir sang tbe anthem Spirit, by which God had confirmed th jeotion to tbe becomes tbe son wf then the individual in as these in of tbe people laith days '0. be joyful in tbe Lord." and claim can ihe God, tea tbe claimed but tbat promises. Then ancient trues, Benediction by Elder Orson Pratt. is laid down lo rest, U timany of the Holy Gbest was superior wneii the body to those evidences which were convened will sleip till tbe morning of the resurrection, and come forth to receive a through the senses f eternal life. THIRD DAY. crown tn He bad labored, and was willing of tbe Saints throughout union The all his with "Mormouisn in labor pow Choir sang, about by tbe spirit is tbe earth it brought and because mind of ers body, spirit, "Glomus things of thee are spoken on tbeir individual of Chrikt tbe and redeem working would elevate the race, Zion oily of our Lord." is God's It lo bit He on Ihe touched the dead. aud spirits. living Prayer by Elder Orson Hyde. Saints For there is one God, one Lord of all reli in union things, necessity Choir sang, Itious. political and social, and it showed Jesus, one faitb, one baptism, one Holy I saw a mighty angel fly, the Spirit by which God bad given Spirit. that To earth be bent bis way." President Young then look up iht the Saints a testimony of the truth, of practical cbedience lo tbt question all bind would vet nations ELDKR ORSON TRATT together, pre Lord in' of the of temporal matter; tbe law of for feet the the King way Said from his boyhood he had loved to pare and usher in the ihe of gathering of the poor, the tithing, government Kings, reflect unon the thin its of God tin rn God, and that state nf society, in which building of temples, &c, and showed joiced now te reflect upon the blessings every man would meet a brother and a tbat bothing he or any one else pouoa naaj couierreui upon us, anai.to con friend. ssessed wa his or theirs, it belonged template tbe blessings promised to us a (o the Lord and should be subject to bit PRKST. BHICHAM TOCNd the future. Among other things God directions. He showed tbe folly and had cromised to his reonle whs Itnmrl- Made a few remarks npon the necessity ignorance cf the world, aud predicted tihje of Him, of His Son Jesus Christ of of order in public meetings. AIjo upon the coming of tbe Lord to sweep away heaven, or celestial glory, tnuh was immediate obedience to the convictions the refuge ot lies and cleanse the earth good as a starting point: without it uo of truth, witheut procrastination, and witb the besom ef destruction. He exmau could pleiise God. But tbat faith enquired when the Elders and the peo- horted the Saiots to follow tbe light of was to lead to a kiiotrlerfyr of the things ple would go into the pruclice. of the the spirit, lo euter into the Order ef of God. Tbis knowledge bod been principles of union? If we preached tbe God, the Order of Enoch, the United given to some, that they might be wit- theory of these things till Christ came, Order, or whatever they pleased te call nesses of those things to others. It was t would not prepare us for His pre- it, and become one. the privilege of those wbo through faith sence, and he would not accept us unless He then designated several souther and obedience approached the Lord, to we hid entered into the Order of God. counties to build in five years a Temple see Him as one man sees auotber. The Elder B. Young, jun.. preserted the in Sanpete county; and several ef tbe existence of God and Jesus Christ were name of Warren B. Smith as a mission northeru counties to build a Temple in matters of fact to them. ary to the United Stales, wbo was u Cache county; while tbe cen'ral counin Elder Piatt then related the account taincd by the the vote of the Conference. ties go to work and finish lbs Temple of the first vision manifested to the boy Choir sang the anthem, tbat was It necessary Lake Salt City. "luflamatus," lrjro Roosini's "Stab.it these Temples should be built, that tbe Joseph Smith, when the Father and Son f appeared to biin in glory, in the grove Mater," people might have an opportunity Elder George Q. Cannon presented bsvin near his father's house. No man who without ordinances tbe ever lived on earth ever bad a clearer, Ihe following names of missionaries, receiving lie loucbed on tbe to travel so far. more positive manifestation of the ex- who were sustained by the Conference: to tbe principle of marriage according istence of God than that which Joseph said every and the law of priesthood, VN1TKD STATES. Smith received. The speaker also re should be Saints ihe araoug marriage lated the manifestation to the Three Geo Gardner, Levan ai'ended to according to tbat law, and Witnessis when the angel appeared and C Moo a would gi 0 Roberts, many mothers in Israel W R May, live tbeir eould spoke to them, and the voice of God out Nephi woilJs.hereafter, if Ihey effects of heaven bore witness to the authenSamuel Caiier, Ihe remove and over lives again, of the and C record its Jacob translation. ticity Bigler. jr, of iheir evil counsel to their daughters. the The Bible contained no greater testi Chns Rhoderback, HoyfSTille He concluded by announcing bat Micab Harris, mony than theirs. The people of this Ilenneferville next Conference would be held i f Daul S McFarlaue, Cedar city generation were required to receive the Temple at St. George, and by invoking Joel Parrish, Centreville everlasting gospel contained in the of God upon tbe people. tbe foBook of Mormon on pain of everlasting it John Ford jr, Q CaMnon read the Geo. Eldbr were condemnation. On whet testimony? On who Lehi Edwin Standing, llowing names of misaionarles, that testimony which Ood pleased to North Ogden Henry Holmes, sustained by the tote of ths Conferen: AIohca Perry, give. The speaker received the eviLynn dences given of the truth of the Bible, SANDWICH ISLANDS. Sandford Bingham, Riverdale aud showed that the evidences to the Martin Harris, Ilarrisvilie Richfield James Keeler, truth of tbe Book of Mormon and tbis Orson Eirgleston, Ogden city St Georgs S latter-daJ Woodbury, work were overwhelmingly C F Middleton, Lake Citf Salt II P Richards, J no E Bitton West Weber greater. Indeed, outbid of this Church Morgan Smith Thurcton, there wis no one who cnul testify that Salt Lake city Elbridge Tuffs, St George Jacob Gates, Jr. J no W Sharp, But they knew the Bible was true. South Cottouwood thoe who obeyed the gospel need not Dilworth Brinton " SOITHIRN MI88I0S-Wm Thurgood, depend upju the testimony of others, it Bountiful was the privilege of all lo kuow of the Wm Brown, Lfrenxo II Hatch, Cache Count " truih for thmselvet. Wm A kinson, Jeremiah Hatch, Sen. " Elder Pratt then read from the new Alva A Hatch, Joseph Argyle, J book of Doctrine and Covenants an acJeremiah II Hatch Jr. Duncan Gardner, Went Jordan count of a vision manifested in the Kirt-lau- d Hatch, Lorenzo Geo Hacket, Alpine ( Abraham Hatch, Jr. Temple, April 3d, 183G, when the Rich'd Camp, Wallsburg Savior appeared iu his glorj; explained Amman H Tennej, Jereniish Roby, Midway tbat certain blessiugs could be obtained S J Wing, Fa her Tenney, Heber City. Salt Lake CtJ in other places. He also quoted from WT Stn.rt, Jas W Preston, American Fork the fame book to show that he Lord had Thomaa Riggs, Thos Barrett, Wm W Jackson, John W Kiddington, promised to all his people who would " ( W J F McAllister, aauotify themselves before Him that Chester Loveland, .Coat'J Brigham Cily Archibald G Hadlock, they should see His faoe and near His Warren B Smith, American Fork voice. The speaker also related tbe Franklin P Hadlock, m John Tracy, C Hadlook. viian given to Joseph Smith and his Erukiue John Proctor, Excent n man be born again, he can not tee the kingdom of God." In explanation of ibis Jesus adiled, "Except a mnn be born uf the water and of the spirit be cannot enter into tbe kinu-iothe speaker of God. would siy that even this alone He woul4 not ensue e eternal life( iib a" oeil Hie necessity ot compliance Bty m bi . '"7 1 i'-- e i -- i d go-p- -- pi-it G-i- i i. -- - i . r ..ai I ble-sin- g y . ' I |