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Show She gimrfum.. jtUn "i SATCRDAT, Try WEDNESDAY COMfAXr. Osttx f VBU9HIM PnUish-- d bjr tUt Charles W. Penrose, Editor. ad Businti Manager. OGDEX, UTAH. SATURDAY, Forty-Thi- APIllL 12. 1873. Annual Conference. nl Monday, 10 am. Choir sang, ''The time is nigh that Lappy time. ' Prayer by Elder Orson Fratt. Choir sang, "Come we that lore the Lord." ELDER OBSOX HYPE Said for more than lorty years we had been laboring to establish the Kingdom of God. How long he should be permitted to lift up his voice in dclence of the truth ho knew not, but he rejoiced in bavin the privilege now of bearing hU testimony to the truth of this work, lie wished to say a few word3 in regard to the region of country where he resid-eThe people had been afflicted somewhat with the small pox and the spotted lever. The former was no more to be compared to the latter than the bite of a mosquito to the sting of a rattlesnake. There had been sixteen deaths from the spotted fever, mostly of little children. Jle grieved to see the little ones cut off iu the morning of their existence. In reading of the disaster,' des'nses and cilaniitic coming on the earth he recognized the fulfilment of the predictions of Joseph the martyred prophet of the latter days. The only salvation from the anarchy, murder and turbulence nffiict ing our country was wiih the much deHe expressed his spised Mormons. gratitude at the over ruling hand of (Jod in the affairs of the Latter-da11 efor red to the total disap.Saints. pearance of what was known as the ".New Move" which boasted bo much of what it was going to accomplish, and to the happy feelings of those who bad not been led astray, but had remained faithHe compared the ful to the truth. gathering of tho Saiuts to the flight o birds toward the South in the fall of the year, and as the movement of the fowls f heaven advertised the near approach of winter, so the gathering of the Sninis was a premonition of troubles to full upon the nations from which they came. lie concluded by bearing testimony to the divine mission of Jos ph Smith, and the final overthrow of the wicked who fought against the truth. n. y ELDER OBSOJi TRATT Said it had been a pleasure to him for years to hear tcstimo nearly forty-thre- e n y to the work, of God, the truth of which was revealed to hiin when nineteeu years of age. The things of this world had been nothing to him whin compared to the duties of the ministry. The message he had to bear, was of the highest imparlance, particularly wh n it was con sidered that this was the last dispensa lion of God to man, in which the king dum o! God was being established, never mare to be thrown down ; not an earthly kingdom, but one that was heavenly an i divine. He looked back with pleasure i.pon the dealings of God, as seen in the history of this Church. Al bough the .Saints had been slow to carry out some things which the Lord had revealed for their greatest happiness and highest g)od, yet in other shings they had done well, hearkening to the heavenly com mandments, performing with all their li?arts those things which they were required to do. But there were some things in which he considered a reform Ho alluded to the ation was needed. highest order in relation to temporal matters, v:x , having "all things in com non." Referring to the Hook of Mor Mon, be showed that previous to the into this order of tho ancient of this continent, they were divided into two classes rich and poor Cue class being lifted up in the pride of their hearts, and the other bowed down in poverty. But afterward there was no p ur in nil the land. . The Lord had this law to the Saints in this day He guve a commandment of the world. S3 1 that His Saints gnthcied together s lould consecrate their whole property t the L rd, placing it in the hands of the Bishop of the Church. Ibis made them all equal, all things being common property of the Cburch. The question laiglit be asked, could this equality be in untamed ? If Cod had not made g ed 1 - pro-vicio- maintain permanent equality, in a ycr some would be rich and others poor. But the Lord commanded that all fiiould be accounted stewards, who fehould render an account of their stewardship, aiouut for nil tkey had received and the use to which it had been to devo-cd- All that had been gained over and above actual support, was to be eviscerated ns the propeity at first, and t.rn nil continued equal. BuVthe Saints Oi 1 not cmtinue in this order, in const quince of tho influence of custom and li t. Imiou which prompted men to build iL.'ii.selves up, curing nothing for their ?ig.bors They became covetous, and i lied with the hpir.t of speculation fur individual benefit. Whereupon the Lord leveitled that if they continued in. this ;. rit lie Mould pluck them out of the lasd. Iu 1S33 this was fulfilled, and nfier ihey were driven out the Lord told titfui it wns because of their covctous-iica- . Still the Lord had compassion on them, and in 1834 revoked the law for the time being, or this people would have been overcome and never inherited these valley. Not being under the law, the Saiuts were not under tho penalty. In 1838 an inferior law called "the law of tithing" which in its fullness required every man when he gathered with the people of God, to consecrate his surplus properly, and to annually give the tenth of his increase. He would ask if this Inferior law had been kept. He was happy to say that he had learned from the Bishops that the Saints were coming up more faithfully than ever, to pay the tenth of their income. But very few had fulfilled the first part of this law. They.had been left to act as their own judges, and no mutter how much they possessed they considered that they needed it all to carry out their own projects. He considered that men s .ould not be their own judges as to what should be counted surplus property, but the Bishops. The people were not prepared for the eiecutiou of the higher law of consecration, and he saw no other way to vrepare for its obedience than to commence with some new settlements on the outskirts of the Territory, to ad as patterns for the rest, that the class distinctions now growing up in Zion The speaker might be broken up. showed the evils growing out of these distinctions in society and declared that if the Saints wished to redeem Zion and behold the New Jerusalem they must approximate as fust as possible to the full law of consecration. , PUESIDENT ItltlGUAM YOUNG Said the Lord had not the slightest objection to tke entrance of the people We now into the law of consecration. were at liberty to join ourselves to-- g ther according to the laws of the land covenanting that we would live as a family right here iu this city, if we clio?e. Bro. Pratt had showed how the Lord had been forbearing and merciful to the people, but He was perfectly willing for His people to go into this order at once. Brest. Youug would like from 100 to 5,000 of our youug men who had a taste for learning, to study law. He showed how piofessioual lawyers made it their business to stir up litigation, and acted like a lot of studying how they cou'd clear thieves and swindlers and get a case anyhow. He wanted some young men to make themselves ns well acquainted with the law as these scoundrels that they might meet them on their own ground. He would have law in our school books that the young might grow with a knowledge of it, in justice and righteousness. Re ferring again to the remarks of Elder Pratt, lie said there was no man more willing to do anything required of him than Bro. Pratt, kiit his exp rience was that the rich were more willing to act under direction than the poor. He said the wealthy men among the Saints wcro all poor men when they came here and bad no surplus to consecrate. All property was the Lord s and our busi ness was to find out what He wanted us to do with it and go to work and do it Prest. Young showed how he could take a company of people who did not own a dollar aad put them, in the poorest ward in the city, and by acting on the rrinci pie living within their means, raising all ihey needed, anil making up their minds not to crave that wkich they could not get properly, in twenty years, they could own the whole city, and become the wealthiest people in the land; and the Lord was perfectly willing that this lihould be done if the people were to enter iuto it. Choir sang, "The King of Glory." Prayer by Elder Geo. Q. Caunon. hand-shark- vul-liu- g 2 p. m. Choir sang 11 Praise ye the Lord, 'tis good to raise your hearts and voices in h s praise." Prayer by Elder A. Y. Rock wood. Choir sang "Know this that e.ery soul is free to choose his life and what he'll be." rnESlDEST BRIGH AM TOUSO Could say that in regard to looking after the poor and the sick much credit was due to tho Belief booieties. lie wished to add to their labors. In assisting to render ourselves self sustaining, it was necessary to make our own paporl We had excellent paper machinery, but rags were needed for its manufacture. He wished to enlist the feelings of the sisters to this great interest ; to save the rags and teach the children to do so Rags enough were wasted every year to purchase all the school books that were needed for the tuition of the children. This waste vas wicked. To save all things that could bo used for any good purpose was wise and righteous, lie wished the ladies o learn to set type.1 It appeared to the t speaker ridiculous for a great man to be picking up the little type, and do work that he thought belonged to the women. Tailoring work, also, be longed to them. He dispute 1 the argu- meut,that women could uot pull a thread nor press hard enough to make a coat. The difficulty was that women were persuaded that they could not do these things. School books should Vo made here instead of imponiug them. This was one item in building up Zion : it would never be built up by talking of its appearance aud glory. He depre cated the practice of hiring poor, mise rable. , and wicked strangers for school teachers, who planted the seed of iufldtlity in the hearts of the scholars, and led eoiuo to ruia. Nbat was due m tix-foo- - tho way of education must be done by ourselves, for the Government would not assist us one dollar. He did not agree with those who wished the whole Territory to be taxed to school the children. Every man in Utah could find employment whereby he could sustain himself and pay for the schooling of his children. He wanted school teachers to be well paid, but did not consider that a man who could dress nicely, walk into and work six hours a the school-roowas day any better than a man who worked in the quarry for ten or twelve hours a day, and perhaps knew more than tho teacher. These outsiders who talked about wanting "free schools" were eternally begging, begging in the East, and in every public gathering passing round the plate for sixpences. Why, ah our schools were free; meetings free ; preaching free, He would say teach the people to be and they would be free indeed, class distinctions would cease, and there would be one clnsi laboring to build up the kingdom of God. He wanted women to do many things now performed by the men. Ho did not want to see fat, lazy men acting as telegraphers, tailors, tape and ribbon measurers, etc. The children should be taught how to raise silkworms, reel the silk and make it up, and the Relief Societies should use their exertions to bring this about, lie contrasted the modern fashion of dress with the attire of an:els, and instructed the ladies to pattern after what was good, graceful and comely. To the brethren he would say, substitute cattle for horse3 in farm work and all kinds of hauling but pleasure riding, and a million dollars would be saved to the community iu a year. He wished them to be consistent, not to run after a picayune and turublo over twenty dollar pieces without seeing them, but to hearken to the counsel of the wise and be guide to independence and salvation. g type-setter- 1 ELPKR WIJFOBD WOOPRIFF. In order to build up the God the saints must be kingdom of and produce within themselves what was needed, instead of continuing to import goods from abroad. It was folly to send our wool away, and then purchase our cloth from the East; it should be kept here for All who had faith in the revelalious of God believed that the day was at hand when B bylon would come in remembrance the Lord, and when, if we had food and raiment, we must produce it ourselves. The Lord required His people to acknowledge His hand in all things. His hand had been manifest in all the drivings and mobbings of this people. If it had not been for these things, Utah would still be a barren waste, the railroad uniting the Atlantic and Paeific would not have been built, and there n would have been no mark of the race on the sterile regions of the mountains. The Saints were following the words of the ancient prophets. Zion was like a city set upon a hill that could not be hid, and not one saying of the prophets of God would remain without its fulfilment. The Lord would come; olthough the world would not believe it, (he time of His coming was drawing Saints nigh, and it became the Latter-dato live their religion, to live without the influence of the wicked and prepare for the great events to co ne. He tstificd to the truth of the Bible, the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants; no men could concoct the things con tained in those books, the principles enunciated therein were of God. A veil was over the minds of the world, but if the great men of the nation could see tho things beh nd the veil, they would bow down nnd prny to God to bless and prosper the people whom they now opposed. The unbelief of men would not make tho word of God of none effect, and condemnation would come upon the world, because light had been revealed and they rejected il, because they loved darkness better, and the Saiuts would come under condemnation unless they labored to establish His purposes. He concluded by expressing his joy at the progress of the work of God, at meeting with Elder Kington who received him years ago on his mission to England, and with his congregation of GOO persons embraced the gospel, and by exhorting the Saiivs to faithfulness in well doing. Choir sang "Wake the song of ju. were gathered from all parts of the earth. Much had been done to fulfil this covenant, but a great deal more hud to be done. The Lord has abundantly blessed His people and given them prosperity in this land, and it was their duty to continue their exertions in gathering the poor, lie wished to say a few words on financial atfairs in which both rich and poor were interested, for the relics of the golden calf which Israel bowed down to, were worshipped even in th; present days. Zion was material, and labor was required to build it up. Instruction was necessary ia spiritual things, first, to prepare how to handle the riches of the earth without worshipping them. There were in these mountains the elements to make us, perhaps, the richest people on the earth. Millions upon millions of wealth lay dormant in the mountains, iron in abundance was here, but we imported this necessary article from distant places. Thousands upon thousands of acres of rich grass land was open to the people throughout the Territory as free pasturage, yet we imported a great deal of beef, butter and cheese. On the rich grasses we might raise sheep enough to produce all the wool we need, yet what little wool was raised here was mostly shipped to the East, and, after several different traders had made a profiit out of it, we received it back mixe'4with nine tenths of shoddy So with our leather. We shipped hides to the East and purchased boots, the soles of which were half paper. While the most delicious fruits in the world were raise in Utah, yet an immense quantity of canned fruits were imported here. All this was bad policy and poor A cry was raised frefinanciering. about the scarcity of money. quently What wonder at this, when our imports so largely exceeded our exports, and we were financially sustained by floating capital? Now, he asked, would the Latter-day Saints listen to the voice of the Shepherds of Israel? Unfortunately we frequently heard the good word, but failed to be guided by it. He referred to other things which might be manufactured here, such as furs, buttons, etc., and counselled the saints to hearken to their leaders and take a course to become and independent. 1 e. bo-fo- re Anglo-Saxo- y Prayer by Elder Joseph F. Smith. Tuesday 10 a.m. Choir snng, "See all creation j . in to praise the Eternal God." Prayer by Elder Geo. B. Wallace. Choir sang, "An angel from eu high, . broke." Tho'long, long sil-n- co ELDER A. O. SMOOT. The Latter-daSaints had been gathered here to lay the foundation and build up the Ziou of Uo 1. It was not only necessary to learn what was generally known as theology, but also how to act in temporal things, that the elements around ns might be controlled aud brought into use for the purpose of preparing the wny for the coming nf Christ, not as the sheep dumb before his shearers, but as the Lion in the tribe of Judah. We had gathered hero from distant notions and had entered into the sohool of the Lord, but like other scholars some were disposed to play truant; if we wished to suooeed we must conHe re tinue our studies and labors. membered the covenant made by the Saints in the tempi at. Nauvoo never to cease their exertions until the Saints y ELDER CEO. Q. CAXNOJf Said it was requisite, before the Conference was concluded, to adopt measures forobtaiuing donations tor the gathering of the poor, that a large number of those who desired to associate with us here might receive the necessary assistance. This wns our duty" The subject of had beeu treated upon more frequently than any other, hy the authorities of the Church in their teachings to the Saints. It should be our aim to produce everything within ourselves, that we need for use. To a person, who looked for temporary convenience, it mght appear that this course would not pay. But if it should cost more to make an article here, the means thus expended would circulate among the people here. In the manufacture of paper for instance: ihough paper could be produced cheaper abroad, yet the money paid for rags and labor, returned to the people, and the entire community was benefitted thereby. So with other things that could be produced here; it was better policy to make them here, if they did cost a little more than to send our money away out of the Territory. Elder Cmnon referred to the steady value of real estate here in contradistinction to the fluctuations in the real estate markets elsewhore. Thia was attributed to the fact that most cf the Saiuts have clung to their inheritances, even tj their own apparent loss But others took advantage of th ia fpol- upon it, which course ing and speculated .a.r-.-ureal ne ueprecatea. numbers of our voune men who wished to learn a tm.i. are learning to cut rock for the building of the temple. Thero was a great lack of skilled artisans. Experienced workmen need not object to boys entering the business, for there was abunda-c- e of etnp oyment for every boy and girl in the Territory. There was one drawback in employing boys, and that was they expected to get as much wages as a skilled workmen, uot realizing the value of learning a trade. Ladies who clninied equality with the other sex should not depend so much on the men for support. Every person should be placed in a position for and all our boys and girls should I.am some trade, some ufefnl occupation. It was exceedingly difficult, to obtain youug men who could be depended upon in any branch of business There was too much in their habits; working at one thing one day, and at another thiug the next day. A great many of our young mn wanted to go into stores as clerks. This was all very well, but something else was needed : strong arms, stalwart bodies, skilled miuds, to build up fine structures, develope the country and establish Zion. Not that he wished them to be drudges, but if they educated themselves they would be prepared to direct the labors of the strangers who were to build up the walls of Zion and b come its ploughmen and vinedressers. Every parent should elucafo their S0113 and danirhtera for usefulness, that thov might occupy a higher position than the parents had occupied. Elder Cannon al. luded th the counsel of Prest. Young in regard to mining, telling the people from Hie beginning of their settlement in Utah, that their nrosneritv Uv in Anlti. vatiue the soil, devclouinsr ih cmintrv. and in Lome manufacturer That policy home-manufactur- es short-sighte- It . d was ridiculed by the worfr77 acknowledged ' bu' to founded in t, .' Bav' bi Indian policy of Prest. Ga, ' e ,l19 be approved of it, for ti,0 , Lord must surely come to pass' of Ike ing their reclamation to-d- ay !,!, J0"-althoug- it h looked very uSrptLKn' Apachosot Arizona wereatcrriii 6 anl warlike tribe, but the w for an opportunity to way th?""11 preach W ! to them, and every should pray that the LQrJ WoLS,llnt pare the hearts of the Lauumh '!'e reception of the truth. by exhorting the Saints to fluence growing in their bosoms wL;cl led to class distinctions. Choir sang, "Jerusalem rov , resist'1 Prayer by Elder B. Young, Jr, Choir sang "Great God indlL "7 humble claim." Prayer by Elder Joseph F. Smith Choir sang "Great i3 the Lord 'f: good to praise His high and holy na PRESIDENT BUI01IAM YOl'.NQ Said he wanted to gather the saints. It was mortifying to him topoor his name stand on the list of donatio with the amount attached, and then see how the saints' donations tapered out Last year $11,000 was raised, of which $2,000 was paid by himself. (President lounghere gave his name fr $1 000 which was followed by $1, 000 more from W. H. Hooper. Others who wished to dovate were instructed to hand in their names privately to the clerk.) It ffaa argued that many would apostatize if they were brought here, but this did not matter. Thore were some who would become "angels to ihe devil," but bad to come here and get their endowments before they could reach this condemnation. It .was bi tter to relieve nine unworthy persons thm to neglect helpiu-an- d saving he tenth. Present Youn said he had labored for a long time to direct Ihe finances of the Church, and felt disposed now to withdraw from thit I responsibility, nnd place it on the shoulders of younger men. One Trustee and twelve assistants would be nominated. He should also select five more Counsellors; he had two bat a right to five more. No doubt there wouM be some objectors, but he was not afraid that the good would find any fault. In voting for the authorities of the Church everybody was perfectly free to act as they pleased. If they rejected what is good or fellowshipped evil and rebelled against the law they must abide the consequences. Much was said about spiiit- Ami f Air rwirul t1iinra II Thorn uog but one way to draw a distinction between the spiritual and temporal. Everything that lived and grew had aspiiit in it. Let a man officiate in the priesthood without enjoying the spirit of God and his labors would be merely temporal. If we lived according to the will of the Lord, in every net performed in faith, the spiritual and the temporal would be joined together. He wanted 200 young men to learn how to cut rock, to learn sculpture, that our buildings might be beautified. In order to avoid tke expected financial crisis he would like the pain's to make their own bats, coals, shoes, and all other articles of clothing, make their own fashions and follow them, raise all they needed for their own sustenance for five years, with some to spare to sell, and then how could a financial crisis come upon them? He then instructed the sisters to tca:h their children cleanliness, tidy habits, frugality, how to take care of things about the house, how to read, how to sew, how to be useful in their sphere. There was no opportunity in the world for education equal to the facilities which would be afi'ordod in the community that he wanted to establish. Ne touched upon the prefesiion of knowledge made by scientific men. Said a Lttle while ago he commenced to study geology, and he found out that the professors of this science actually knew nothing ahout it. The wisdom of man hid sought out many facts, but the so called philosophers had set up many follies. Many as well as things in our many of the sermons read by parsons were written by infidels, wieked men. We should write our own books, and relate facts instead of fiction. There were just as m.ny curiosities and novelties in nature as in these novels and foolish stories, and they could be made just as' inttrestiug. He illustrated this by reference to the Bible, the marvels of telegraphy, the phenomena of light, the manifestation of the power of God in healings, etc., in the ministrations of (he Elders, and desired the Elders, teachers and Brents to educate the young in truth aud the prinoip'es of righteousness. Elder George Q Cannon then presented the authorities of the Church who were sustained by the Conference, as A I school-book- s, low-live- follows: Brigham Young as Prophet, Seer and Revclator, and President of ihe Chunk Saints iu a'.l of Jesus Christ of Latter-dathe world. George A. Smi:h, Diniel II. Wells Lorenzo Snow, Ijrigliam Young, Albert Cariington, John W. Young and George Q. Cannon as his C unsellors. Orson Hyde sh President cf the Twelve Apostles. Orson Pratt, as one of theTwtlve Apostb s John Taylor, " Wilford Woodruff, " Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow," y J" |