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Show elements in the United States give them some securicy, as well as placing them in some danger. It is improbable that Italy will attack the United States, when like other countries, she has given so many hostages to the United States." j 1 The Canference. Our Special Correspnmlant . iiivvs Uh A Ureif Synopsis of Semi Annual Conference of the Mormon Church held, In Halt Lake City. By our Special Correspondent. Knowing how impossible it is for a paper with tne spac of the Register at Mdislwil to publish the conlerence intimites in full, instead of attempting to give a verbatim report, I present the following synopsis, of the conference helil the 4th, 5th, and 6th inst. les? they have sined away their priva lege God sent no child to this earth who has not had that privalege and power. All are the children of our father and where they have done good the inspi-raiiou inspi-raiiou has come from Him- There are inspirations of the Denitl that lead to all evil and sorrow. Said it was a new generation, a new people and a new set of appostles, He was perhapse the youngest man in the church who could remember the face ol Joseph. The Kingdom King-dom of God would go no in the future as in the past and it was time that the sai ts emphacized their destinctine teachings in their lives. Spoke very fully and impressinely of the sin and folly of harboring hardness of heart. Cultivate the spirit of the Lord, that spirit which beats record of all truth, whether it per-taii per-taii s to the 1 1 in of salvation the contents of books cnsiness, or the motives and words of our associates. It guards protects, pro-tects, admonishes aud inspires, and we connot afford to be without it Abkam H. Cannon Spoke cn the progress in Spiritual things as being far ahead of our learning 111 the sciences and arts, and our unity and advancment in temporal things. Of the spirit that is sometimes manifested to to let an iufai.t industy languish and die. That salvation included temporal salvation, salva-tion, and when the day came that Zion should be as a light set upon a hill, she would be united temporally as well as Apostle Lorenzo Snow. He said he had been a member of the church lor fifty-five years Noted with pleasure the liteat advancement made and gave God the glory. Reverted to the history of the people, and how near as a people, they had more lor this people, peo-ple, they nad lived up to the commandments, command-ments, God had done more lor this people peo-ple even, then lor ancient Israel, they had received temporal blessings, we spiritual blessii.g. We have made great sacrifice as the world goes, but our enemies ene-mies aie not yet satisfied. What do they want? I will tell you. You have all heard of the souls of those under the alter.who cry to God for vengence upon those who dv ell upon the earth, well thev are admouished to be patient until tneir brethren come, who also will die for the testimony ot Jesus. This concerns con-cerns you aud me to-day. Prks George Q Cannon Presented the business of the sugar Factory. Fac-tory. And appealed the people not to let it become a failure for want of lire necessary heets to run it. Machinery amounting to $280,000. would be in place by the end of the season. Ciositig Exercises. The evening belore Conference the streets were thronged with sisters from a distance and Saturday morning people peo-ple from the nearer settlements came pouring in. At 10 o'clock the Taber-gacle Taber-gacle was well tilled. There were present pres-ent on the stand Pies. Willord Woodruff, Wood-ruff, George Q. Cannon, Apostle Lorenzo Loren-zo Snow, F. M. Lymtu, F. D. Richards John H. Smith, Anthon H Lund, Heber J. Grant. John W. Taylor Abraham H. Cannon, and nianv other prominent Othcets and members of tbc church. The choir sang, "Now let us rejoice in the day of salvation" No longer as strangers on earth need we roam. Anijus M. Cannen, ofiered the opening praver, which was very complete and soul reaching; followed by singing; on page 6, "Glorious things of the arc spoken, Zion city of our Ood, All the evergreen decorations that so long graced the interior have been removed, re-moved, and the acoustic properties have been greatly improved. It was the first time vour correspondent had ever looked look-ed over an audience from the reporters tah'e. A sea of faces lit with divine peace, so pure, so f dr that they seemed glowing with light from within. Theie is no doubt but it is the best people of the Church who meet in these conferen ces. PRES. WOODRUFF opened this Conference, commemorating commemorat-ing the 6ist anniversary ol the organization organiza-tion ol the Church. He said in brief: That as a pec. pie tfe should be very th tnkful for the privalege of meeting together, to-gether, as individuals, also, since so m:tny old vetrans had been gathered home since the last conference. God had always been merciful to his people even when trials were hardest to bear, they had had his spirit Spoke of the Book of Mormon, and the signs that the coming of tlie Sou of Man was at hand. Prayed God to bless the penpte that his spirit and power might attend us, that whatever might come to pass we might do our dutv and be justified in his sighi. APOSTLE ANTHON H. LUND gave a short address. Reverted to past history, as establishing the fact of this being the work of God, and that he was abundantly able aud willing to take care of it. Our part being that personally person-ally we shall stand before the Creator blameless. Referrtd to the parable of tke Sower, and the present condition of tiie people to the seed p'anted where thorns and brambles grew up and choked chok-ed them, spoke of the carelessness of the people in paying their debts, and especially the debts contracted at the time of their immigration. The duties of parents to see their children properly trained in the gospel. Bore a grand testimony and admonished the Saints to show to the world their faith by their deeds. APOSTLE M. W. MERRIL of Logan Temple said he had had 38 years ol association with the pop!e of the Territory. Said there were few who had a personal knowledge of Joseph the Proprietor others of our illustrious dead. But the spirit and power of the work tested 111 abiding force with the leaders aged people to-day as it did then.Those who do not have it if they will examine their conduct will find that they have not kept the commandments Time can be found for all these things, and worldly prosperity isto be desired, but the hearts of the people should not be set upon it, ' but first upon God. That no man proposes pro-poses unless he is favored of God. The greatness and petfection of our organization organi-zation struck strangers as a very remark able thing. Not even the stranger with in our gates should be allowed to suffer, None should be lilted up in the pride ol their hearts, for sucu we:e on very dangerous dan-gerous ground. apostle John w. tavlor gave a very interesting discourse upon the lestimonv of the spirit reading cop-ous cop-ous and applicable paragraphs from the teachings ui Jesus. The Choir satig an anthem. "From afar GUrious lord" Benediction by Patriarch John Smith. At two o'clock the audience was pre-ceptably pre-ceptably larger all the galleries being filled. The services began by the con-grtSation con-grtSation singing "The spirit f tod Like a fire is brstng" Prayer by Pr s-ident Jacob Gates of Provo, Singing by choir. Ap stle F. M. Lyman asked for the help of the spirit of God to aid him in occupying the few minutes he should occupy, said it was the duty of every person to be able to testify of the truth of the work. Believed that the attonment ol Christ had broken the bonds of death and, placed the treasures of eternal life within the reach of all, un-" |