Show 77 0 qs v I 1 general bence I 1 k I 1 assembly throngs llie the Ws F i g I 1 A far earge ie tabernacle made MW mils VW WIT 11 lITY I 1 I 1 51 I 1 some ro r di ced D i from stood rat off A large I 1 somber tf of the 11 lesti lP stI I 1 1 I acim the congregation of or saint I 1 11 I 1 I 1 1 there were present at the general I 1 conference of 0 the church ot of jesus I 1 1 i chraft of latter day paints saints which vi aich I 1 r opened at sait like on friday of tha tho Pies tea dency wilford woodruff and george georgeq Q cannon 0 of o tl the e council I 1 of 1 the twelve apsole ap sties 4 lorinzo lorenzo sno snow W F franklin anklin D richard FA loses thatcher Tb atcher francis 31 lyman john henry I 1 smith heher heber J grant john W 1 baior mariner W AI errill anton H lund and abraham 11 II cannon 11 of Conns Conn ekra to the twelve john VV I 1 and daniel 11 II wells patri arch anh john Jobu smith odthe Pres presiding idin 9 council of the seventies henry Herri Il ernman tuRn jacob gates seymour li I 1 young john morvan and B IL II 11 I 1 I 1 Kiter tao the presiding bishopric k william it preston it T button and john R winder the first speaker was president ident Woo draff who aid in substance I 1 I 1 sixty eara ago lost sabath this church chuich of jeans jesus christ of latter day 11 4 sai ta is WIB was organized in fa faiette ette I 1 I 1 seneca county new york by joseph e sm th I 1 fel that our hearts should be bo fillad alas morning with gratitude that we have the privilege lepo again 0 of f 1 meeting in ar annual aniau ani iu conference of it the chuch of jesus christ of later V dy saints the lord lias lifts ch eh sen C tile weak thing of the wold wo ld from the 41 found toon of the earth to perform hix it work in every age am angenora genera tion we want to beir bear in mind that 11 our strength our hope and cur our power f is iu in the i gud and rot in men I 1 the aard himself bai stretchy hd forti t hh hii liand to ibis church I 1 his ilia ilia work his ilia zion the agathi ring together ot of his ills people in fulfillment of the revelations of god aich have r rean een e en given to the inhabitants inhabit 11 habit ams of if ina ca a th tl since the foundation 1 da ion of the world muce the day the 4 old Patrio mb h fattier w a 8 brought forth and placed in the flie gar a I 1 I 1 den of eden from that day until fit I 1 now his ills wi rk has been performed b I 1 the inspiration inspire alion of albl aty god and not by the power r of man the very thing in our h history that we ve have been aled 11 ti t i piss pass through thio ull the ew wm les ies v li c i dav ave won enache I 1 hive 1 1 mown h wn an I 1 1 ahw in bow how to day blat thir is th tte e ww k c I 1 god r I 1 have never dever read anah re that I 1 know of of the flame power maii manifested feet in any diep to the eb ildren I 1 V of rot n aich A as manifested to the 11 1 prophet of bcd in the organization of tins his church in its organization the I 1 ct god wag was to ry 11 the tile angela angels of b heaven aven they were 1 hie his te teachers tec berB chers RD and d all tb that a t he lie did from 1 toche the day of his ble I 1 martyr martyrdom doin was as by the tie revelation n of ajesm chrt we ve ought to u unac andr r I 1 egand this and as a people have hake faith I 1 it in god iu in his rew lations in his ilia promises we wo should look forth for 11 of these thoe promises unto us I 1 in the day and generation in which i va we live let not your heart hearts B be troubled believe in god believe in 1 I 1 jesus christ believe in I 1 the be gospel 1 which bich has been pro preached ched unto us I 1 and keep and fulfill the commandments of god then all will be right if the tho latter day saints will A ill but do I 1 their duty there ia is nothing iu in the way of our accomplishing all that I 1 baa has been promised unto us I 1 have I 1 0 no ftaras myself with regard to the outcome and final triumph of the tile I 1 kingdom of god with regard to r thaia who mav address us during this i conference I 1 hope that thy th y may all 11 1 1 have our prayers that they may t be e I 1 inspired by the spirit of godana god and I 1 I 1 preach only those things va which are true and faithful I 1 1 I ELDER JOUN JOHN MORGAN I 1 I 1 ain am gratified at ibe the privilege of meeting vi ith the saints in general con il 1 I 1 ference of hearing bearing the voices of president fand fiand for the fullness P of the goepel gospel revealed through the k prophet joseph smith it is a cause far gratitude that notwithstanding the ilia opposition arrayed against the truth its cause still prospers I 1 have traveled throughout this country a good dull deal of late lat and met with many A pe purple aple and heard numerous numero nj ideas ex 1 brewed r aeed regarding what is called 6 A one journalist said salt t with regard to that system that its 1 I 1 merits did not enter into the question I 1 1 6 0 the nation had hid had enough of 4 it they would not tolerate it it this seems to bo be a pec peculiar tillar sentiment it is alio common to assert that the religion accepted by the saints would 1 1 finally go to the wall ot of course I 1 co could id not agree with thia this position being convinced that troth truth will assert 1 its true position in the hearts of the I 1 children of men and will ultima ultimately tely prevail I 1 ELDER JACOB GATES I 1 I 1 am always willing to bear testimony to the truth with consider considerable anle of which I 1 have been made coave 11 san bant I 1 through the goepel gospel for the last 1 kalf century I 1 have never been anything 11 that tended to weaken my faith 1 1 regarding the fulfillment fulfilment of the pru pre dictions diu tiona of the prophets relating to even a of this dispensation I 1 ELDER B Ho ROBERTS I 1 I 1 feel fee grateful for theA alie privileges we now pai es and arid the favorable 1 auspices under which we are enabled t to engage in the exercises of thia this conference cont there is enough to inspire gratitude in the hearts of the latter V day saints it if they but pause to con hiler ider what they enjoy besides I 1 spiritual we have those of a temporal character tha recter which alone ae are exe egied d angly precious the winter 1 1 I 1 ha botn severe and gome some lowies have mccu red in oi o i at yet there is alunda ie tv i e of food and clo hii g tor for I 1 all copious liaos 8 have been stored i af ap ic in the mountains presaging pres ging a pente ous coniing coming harvest there thero are not the want mi ery and perplexity here that thata ae eln in oilier other communities 1 the saints have been preserved f from orn miny many evas that exist in other c communities muni ties and have 0 measurably kept themselves free f from r om the entangle 0 r ments rt from the credit eyer system 11 ail all should be on their guard against the allurements allure ments of wealth the temptations r to the to break the sabbath and indulge in other practices that are in conflict with the goebl 0 f V the son of god are increasing ta they V I 1 lead to spiritual death it is well fo tor r I 1 the stints saints to contemplate the reason for their gathering to these va val leya I 1 it was not that they might a surround themuel es with wealth and luxury but to be freo free from the evils vils of the wt world rid and to be taught in the ways ot of the lord AFTERNOON V COUNSELOR JOHN W YOUNG iiO 0 31 amny iny ol 01 those present have come k A from distant places to engage ia in a common worship and listen eten to instructions from gods servants Ber we kiel ares are a peculiar Pecullar people especially on the he ground thit that we are thi cere by lw this statement I 1 do not wish to cast cost R a reflection upon any other clauses of religionists there are among oue other communities many who use their religion as a mere convenience but they have no depth nw nor sincerity of or I 1 b belief lief there are some of course L who are honet in their professions but they are ia in the minority brother morgan at stated abed LT I 1 thia is morning that persons bad stated to him I 1 z that the world had had enough of mormonism it would be more prop r I 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 e I 1 1 1 I 1 i wa to state that the world contended or I 1 blat at I 1 they he had d had enough religion of ny cry kin kind the people 0 b roid know b axt z li little eilf lf of the be principles li nt loile plea of mormon um 8 so f far r aa as they hava have had information regarding regan hog it they bae have repudiated it ELDER JOSEPH B R TAILOR TAYLOR I 1 have a te testimony stimon cone concerning ern ing the work which god by has all PIS planted n to d u upon pon the earth I 1 have faith faill in it it is 18 credited to president Brig bangham harn young 1 that hat he said w lien the people first entered 1 thia i valley le hop hoped e d they ab should 0 uld b ba a left in in peace for at least ten ve veara ars to enable them to gather a strength th we should never forget that no matter matte bow bitterly weare we are assailed aa ailed it ia is not ju justl flabe for the saints to cherish enmity those who pe pene r F cute them T the he gathering together of this people foi oz a common interest is ia one of the miracles of the age it is is such a phenomenon phenoi renon enon as does not exist any where shere else although coming from the parta parts of of the earth we have no nationality being fraternized by a great common object we are because of the principles we have espoused not only a homogeneous people but a loyal people we e believe in the institutions of the american government and uphold be the principles pran upon which they were ft ere founded our loyalty deeper and aprea Is widar wider than that of 0 any other people phoi le we understand baders and that this country was discovered and bottled settled for the attainment of a divine purpose we believe that the framers of the constitution were inspired when they formulated formal cited it causing them to produce an in instrument ment which it if lived up to would preserve erve the liberties of all citizens equally APOSTLE ABRAHAM 11 II CANNON there is no greater truth than that which was wai announced by president woodruff th s morning that our strength our power our hope is in god and not in men if it we as individuals vi I 1 succeed in obtaining celestial glory it will be through the mercy wh which ait he ile has bag shown us ilia weak and wring e caldren ch idren the prophet joe h smith was untaught in in religious mal baltra tra and in in the things of 0 the world he lie was as unskilled in the arts ot of man but he lie bad within him an honest hert a clrar clear co science and possessed that great attrib at nw ntA which ii ij nee wary to the sue ebe of any man who en gaires in in gola gods work willing villing ob obdien diew e ti 0 that was commanded of him when he bralit to know the will cf ef gd G d his future action and cur course curstin sein in lifo the lord hid mercy ap n li m and reve to HS mind an aal I 1 ill with A ith respect to tha the people of lie anh and anti through him listed this gospel in which we as labar la tar day saluta rejoice rajo ce he ile chose one of tie tle weak instruments of the earth to bring to the wisdom of men and to c nhoun I 1 the mighty in their plana plans and judgments lie empowered d J joseph smith to commence a work which is to extend through out the countless aes of eternity and which is to bring salvation or condemnation to every human being the lord sustained sustain td trie pr phet jo erh epli through all tha the trials of hia his life and raised up friends to assist him in this work let us cultivate the ilia spirit or 0 god and not set up our own aza that of the almighty or the counsels of his 1118 servants al OSTLE anton it 11 I 1 have enjoyed listening to the testimonies m borne and teachings given by the brethren ethien br hie the prediction to the e effect that this s work should ba be a marvel and a wonder has been fil f idled my testimony is that god has established his ills work upon the earth and will carr carry it to a BUO sue earful issue that this is ta the kingdom as was pre dieter dieted and tint that wo so will sea see the lord I jorj in fulfill fulfil ieli hia his piro promises to hia ills saints wo we have nothing not h iii to fear and go a a president wo druff told us this morning we one need ednot not be troubled god is at the helm and will steer the good ship zion into a eafe safe harbor I 1 APOSTLE mahren W MERRILL I 1 have hid many reflections today to day in in looking back over our history I 1 I 1 was not personally connected with the history of the church before coming to thia this country but I 1 have been somewhat familiar with ith that of our people since since 1853 that being the ear I 1 cameto came to america I 1 have Ibave been led to aek ask myself the question where are our brethren whom we saw uno aron the stand in years gone by where is president young jedadiah al M grant heber 0 kimball all george A Smith oreon Orron pratt and other S apostles tie many of those pre present fent h lave per perhaps hips lie heard rd these there men bear faithful testimony to this work they having faung been identified with it from the but they have gone on the other nde ade of the veil where they are actively engaged I 1 in n promulgating the gospel ot of the bon son of god iod we are called upon to bull build 1 temples but we learn in in the sacred book that david was not permitted ted to build a temple because he be was a man dfwar of war and bloodshed the lord does not require le e hia ilia people to she ahel the blood of t the fi r fellow men but he lie requires them to hare have a crown of light set upon a hill bill to the god learina eanni honest straightforward straight forward and upright in all the affairs of life an example to all the world PRESIDENT WILFORD Crr before the doge close of the meeting I 1 have a request I 1 want to make of the apostles these high ariesta Pr iesta seventies and elders ciders and the lesser priesthood and all the latter Lait erday da binis w ho ave any comm common umon on wit with it god or with the holy ghost brother Bl merrill errill has hai been talking ol 01 r revelation eveh dion if there was as ever a time since god in made ado ile tac world that the inhabitants of the earth needed res revelation elation it is today to day how now the lord haa bag gian us tha that alick stick of judah the law of god to the jews ak winch reaches down to our day and generation and which fhoos dhows ui I 1 hair bistry bisi ry and has told us what would C or U 0 to PASS with w ith them and what will come to pass inthe in the future so has the lord given us the stick oz 01 aim the stick of joseph in the hands d 0 of I 1 ephrann the history 0 of athe the ot of this continent and what shall take place in the last daya days I 1 hold in my hand a code 0 of f revelation the book of doctrine and covenants given to joseph smith the Prop prophet bet there are some of the most sublime reve revelations laCons in that book god ever gave to any generation 0 or r to any prophet prop liet or people 01 un auder r he heaven ven this book of revelation like other records will go down to the end of time and into eternit eternity c these revelations ree lations give you atie the whole history of the celestial kingdom of the tile kingdom and of the teleet lal kingdom of our god hut flut we want revelation every day well you say the president of the church should give revelation yes it Is tru true e the president holds the keys of gly giving ig revelation to tha that latter jay day sainta but la Is lia lie alone to give gi TO revelation no verily no not I 1 there is in not an apostle in this church there is not an elder in this church who stands op to teach this people but should be e full of revelation there is where your revelation should come from froin those who teach you day by day pil how low many revelations did brigham young give |