Show IN DESERET WERE FREE BY W W PHELPS I 1 an earthquake seems to shake the globe and distant thunder jars the sea and every nation wonders what such mighty things can be and the lightning glares on the billowy main main and the clouds roll up for a hurricane yet the Mor shout hosanna in deseret were free theres MENE on the wall A an awful tearful fearful mystery the mobs go forth eke kings to war in bloody majesty and the strongest thrones are a crumbling down and the cholera and old deaths in m town yet the mormons cormons shout hosanna in deseret were f free ree all hands bands are weak all hearts are taint faint theres shaking of the that be the great to great exclaim alas are you as weak as we 9 and the answer comes on the nimble blast yes our glorys gone arid and our days are pas sd yet the mormons cormons shout hosanna I 1 in deseret were free joy to have a mormons cormons Mor mons faith which comprehends eternity joy to live in in such a day and witness what we see As the nations rave how they fly as chaff while the gods in in heaven do sit and laugh and the mormons cormons shout hosanna in deseret were ivere free president young addressed the congregation congie gation in in a most animating speech after which the choir sung ere long the mount of god in in latter days shall rise use benediction by patriarch john smith 2 P M I 1 I 1 conference opened in m the usual manner by singing md aid prayer elder orson pratt addressed the elders on the re e that is is resting upon them to prepare for the she morning of 0 the for foi celestial glory to the work of god in in england denmark tc fcc followed by elder orson spencer who felt to rejoice in in the thrilling accounts that had been presented this afternoon and realized that they were true the people of the earth eaith may as well attempt to stop the progress of the rays of light as to stop the power of truth Cla choir sung g I 1 before Jehova hs awful throne ben benediction tion b by y prest H C kimball adjourned Adio umed to april 7 at 10 am 6 P M the seventies assembled to hear instructions from pres joseph young and to take into consideration iche he continuation of the building the seventies hall of science ci ence 11 wednesday april 7 when the doors of the tabernacle were thrown 0 open en at 9 a am m the people rushed in in as if the flood gateson gates of a mig mighty 0 lity reservoir reservoir had given way and in m a very few minutes aalthe all the seats were occupied reat was the desire of the saints to hear the teachings teachings of the ahe servants of the lord the 8 doorkeepers used every exertion to seat the dense throng of anxious anxious so as to give room for all but bat it was impossible le all the alleys were crowded by men standing and nd many could riot not even ev en be admitted at all several pieces i of music enlivened the capacious building with their sweet strains of heavenly harmony until the presidency arrived when the congregation congie gation was called d to order by prest kimball choir sung once more my soul the rising day ac c prayer by I 1 elder H G sherwood when the chou ch air sung cc li lift I 1 ft up your heads ye scattered I 1 s saints a ints 11 prest pra young then stated that the first business would ie 16 the presentation of all the auth authorities authority e s of the church brigham young was then presented as the th president of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints also as our oui prophet seer and re revelator ve lator and aid ur leader e ader in in israel who was unanimously bustam dill si I 1 as also he heber ber C kimball and will willaid aad richards 9 apostles of jesus christ and his counsellors coun john smith was sustained as the pi presiding patri eatn larch to the church of jesus christ of latter day saints orson hyde was sustained as the president and P P pratt Prat tOrson orson pratt wilford woodruff john taylor george A smith amasa lyman ezra T benson chirles charles C rich lorenzo snow erastus snow and franklin D richards as members of the quorum of the twelve apostles to all the world john young was sustained as the president of the hi high h priests quorum also re reynolds balloon cahoon ang and geo george rg eb B wallace is his counsellors counsellors coun jose Josep ie hYoung oung was sustained as the first president of all me Quo quorums runis of the seventies and levi W hancock henry herriman zera ubert albert P rockwood and jedediah M grant as his associate 1 presidents B benjamin L clapp having expressed I 1 many feelings which are opposed to the truth and I 1 having been in m the back ground for some time his t I 1 I 1 standing standing was laid over for the present until he makes a hure bumble confession of his folly before the conference and a letter was sent to him to appear accordingly john was sustained as ahe e president of the elders quorum also J james ames H smi smith th and aaron seeva sceva his counsellors coun edward hunter was sustained as the presiding bishop to the church also nathaniel H felt john banks and alfred cordon as assistant P presiding es iding and traveling bishops among the people lewis wight was sustained as the prest of the priests quorum also john groves and george deck stader his counsellors coun mcgee harris hams was sustained as the president of the teachers quorum also john vance and reuben perkins his counsellors coun return R hill was sustained as president of the deacons quorum also andrew burt bart and oswell barlow his counsellors coun brigham young was sustained as the trustee in trust for the church of jesus christ of latter day I 1 saints and edward hunter as assistant trustee I 1 willard richards was sustained as the historian and general Geli eral church recorder daniel H wells was sustained as the superintendent of the public works brigham young was sustained as the president of the perpetual E emigrating ti company to gather the poor also heber G mckimball T im a willard tillard I 1 richards wilford woodruff orson hyde geo A smith ezra T benson jedediah M grant daniel dwells H HW wells ells willard snow edward hunter daniel i spencer thomas bullock john brown wai william ata crosby amasa lyman charles C rich lorenzo D young youn g parley P pratt orson pratt and franklin D richards were severally sustained as assistants to president young daniel spencer was sustained as president of this stake of zion also david fullmer and willard snow his counsellors coun henry G sherwood was sustained as president and eleazar miller john kempton heman hyde wm win W major levi jackman ira eldredge dredge EI john vance edwin D woolley john parry winslow farr fan and william snow as members of the high council prest youna rema ked that this is the best liall hall on one floor lie he had ever seen in his life as there ac 2500 persons present this morning and every one cat cai see the face of ahe speake prest young continued i to address ilie he assembly followed by G A smith ind W W phelps singing and benediction by prest young 2 P al opened as usual prest young laid before the conference the amount of tithing received race ived and expenditures which was then read by wm win clayton Ci ayton prest young occupied the remainder of the afternoon in preaching singing and benediction by elder H herriman 6 P M the house was crowded by the officers of the church when elder G A smith Z and prest young addressed the elders thursday april 8 conference opened in the usual manner at 9 am when the saints were edified with a lecture on education by orson spencer chancellor of the university of desei dastic et followed by Z snow and W W phelps prest young spoke duri during ing th the e remainder remaina er of the morning service which will be hereafter published in full f till adjourned for one hour when conference was again op opened I 1 ened after w which aich the following song composed by miss eliza R snow was sui sung ig by john kay |