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If: -' a 1 -1 l ' . n if '. 1 1 i an 1 h-eime .-.iiiv hi. i d i f iti Ir r.h oii.i.ra.-. d it, mii. -it w Io n l.o h.is ii-vi r iTiti-rtairi. ! i -.ln l ..v of a ii of.it roiativo to it. In -p. iLiii.- i.f tho r a-i.in f.r thf-j thf-j ii li-nn-f of tho -units to this i-olated p.,-iti,.l, ft.ilii'; tTif-rtaiiic I the idea ihil I ln-y pl'rf Tod t llo-ti Jo.-iTt piaiu.s. and tho s sji.'ty nt' on-kots, ftra-.-hop-p-rs, wiiivos and liid.uii-, raihor than iho lands wh-re th. y wore n.i.-od ; but it was n-it so. A roio'.v of past his-fmy his-fmy would show that the Latter day S nuts oanio h-ro h-oau.-o thore was u.i .ithi r pl.i.o for th-iii. The id-a wa--i.u.'hi to li- inouleaied by some that (ho "M irnioiis ' loLk-d upon the ad-v ad-v nt of .s rans'-rs into L'tah as an in-ii'ii-i.ni; this was not so. The people i.f I tali w-ro always elad Id receive h .ii..rao!e la lo s and j.'- ntlouioii, and -ii-ii w-ro always weieotno. d'hose who wore antaitoni-tie to tlie people w-ro otlioials and others, who had eoiue into the Territory pnjudiced and de t-ruiined to foroe the pcopie to eon-liiiTii eon-liiiTii to their views ; failing in which, al'tor try iiu' in vain, they wore soured In cause of that failure, and hence their ho-ti:i'y. Ih lorrini; to the ''social evil" which -i) troubled h ei.-latois and humanitarians, humanitar-ians, ho -aid the (jospel of Christ l'ur- iii-lied an antnlote lor all such evils. -There was no "social evil" here, unless un-less it had been recently introduced by' stran-crs for their own u.-e. lie spoke eiioouriieiiiely of the present pro.-pect.-of I lie latter day work, and referred to the work which was laid out by the i l're.-id-nt of the Church in the build-1 in:; of two 1 euiples in which the Saints cmil.l receive tb.eir ordinances, and, whore they could be administered to' f.r their dead relatives and friends. 1 Hach year brmi-ht an increased and '.udeninir scope tor labor, and the Saints would hail wu I. jov the recommencement of work on the d'emple. lie also le-j. le-j. deed iu the jTo-peet of the railroad, uoiiii: extended further south, that the' str.intte niistht be hauled tor the Tern-; p'e and the people from the south be enabled to avail themselves of it. Iu Weber county he had been laboring, j and with some success, iu beha.f of the . euii-ration fund to gather the poor, in vtettini; those who were indebted to it to pay o.V their indebtedness and thus holn others to gather. The first principles prin-ciples of the (dospel faith towards God, repentance from ail sin, the reception re-ception of the Holy Ghost by the laying lay-ing on of hands these wore the foundation foun-dation and bulwark of the faith of the Latter-day Saints, lie believed in the Book of .Mormon, but neither it nor anv other book would give salvation. Iu conclusion, the speaker said it was for the people to toe true to their religion, to be pure and holy, and to instruct their children and bring them up in the ki.owled.-e of God, lest they be led away by the scares of the evil ono. 1'KVsiDF.Nr Gko. A. Smith said the s.ioriiices made by the people in establishing estab-lishing settlements in those vailevs, rendered it impossible at aa early day to introduce the necessary schools fc'r the education of the young. Years were spout on the plains and in gathering gather-ing the people. Stiil, the first t'undings ereeted in the settlements were generally school houses, lie spoke of his own experienec in open-log open-log sehv.'O's iu Iron County, and said schools were now established in every settlement iu the Territory, and efforts have been made iu this ci'v. l'rovo and o-'tuT places, to establish graded schoo.s. Congress donates lands to States for schools, but nothing to Territories; Ter-ritories; so that Utah has received no assistance ftom Goven.r.ent in the establishment es-tablishment of scho ols, lie advocated su-tainitig the graded schools for the tr.r.ir.rg of teachers, so that school-tru-tecs would no: be dependent upon picsii'g up teachers whose characters were uukr.owa. lie urged the people wi.ea theywor.t home to their vncus se-'lemotits to sustain tho schools and se:-..i their sons to .he goaoci Svhoo's to lv .i'oi.i'ided as tcacners: a"d ia ergagirg i-istrnet-ors for ti.e you-gl' V-T be sure a-od erg.ige n-n-o bu; those of good lo.e C notr sarg aj ar.-.hem. Klder Geo. Q. Cannon pronou-c. d the brte-c:c.;ea, brte-c:c.;ea, aad Cocfc recce ad:our-od till' p.m. AVTSSXOOS.- ie ccogrvgittoa was moteh 'rw---r thits a: any previous n.oe;i: ;. ' ' " -.s o . . i to er ior a: prove:. t.:rrs J;;s T.VVV'S ko. I: :ox;. auu he though: he w;V do Se t.ij a.r:scc:o.i p-ayer beck, andre-iis Aooor.. ' Ke ha i beea brought cro iu cue :.:::.. ct tie il: usevrou church: he - ' t-re vere miry good roiu-o roiu-o : -i-conooo:; a :iere"v;:u ac. ue Leurr- ccs lUA.oe ;u .-c.ou.e. i:;ra;re aui arts, so toro sue;.-.! to iroater hgh: aud rreeuom c: tooougu: :a rehcious mat-ters: mat-ters: aud suouuued -ooa: ai he ad-vauooeiueu: ad-vauooeiueu: that hid been ruaie i the S-u:: c: G-t. A.:uougi this wis riot cecera-.y aoin'O'W.ooged. i: vras aa iudoub:el f-et. "There is a sriri: in mar:, and the irs;iriuea of the Al-n:igh:y Al-n:igh:y giveth tisai ttuierstauii-tg." ii" 'r'-T-d rf tur T'--i'h . r. -i. 1 : ' A i,u '.-j h . 'j d a' i -i i ' -.- iv : ' f to 1 . ! -" -1 i- 1 1 d. .'.-'- Aoo -i XL i ll. ti-: II l- :-. . :. a-i:. a-i:. ti 'i . '..o -. o ; " .n- .i.g '.l : i ..i :, :o.i '...a '..: r- -.. n ..: '..i .-i:.-. '. :':. ol o.-: t .'.-. i ... : r .. .' i a : .: u a . - : i. :. I . .-. a .: ' i J. i- j.-n . l :. '. : i G : tl.lfl f XUA u .III li -.!: Liw sk. il.- -; :. f '." a-d l.'.J'h Ij.'-li : '. - '.' ' l-i' - .' '-I-.- .-i-t! i . : '.. r N . -: ". r r- -.x'. . I ! 0 ll '.m I.I li:-! fulfil.,.. i. ,.: to I- r ! id L.t t-a.-i . ! a :."' r . .:.". t .u ai . li: . l :.. .. ,. '. : a.., d : ti c I.. I .! (eit II.' J th ; ira .i :, .. . '. t ..." a., n . 1. 1 -. i' ! a.: ';."a. ::.: t '...!. i.-'.:-.. ll.'. -OL,..:i li..:.-': -:- u a-. .. .1., i., - d ao. A.z ti. :Lj. '" :; : i ti k '.-p o.it.d .!.-.. t! .!. a..l to i-'.'- li-nr '. I ..'. ';. I'. I it! L J .a.." ."'.'Lor . ::. -i -.11 - '.- the I.i- -.- ii. .Vi.ii'.. L r vit.at Was t.. U.-.L ot i.' i. ,f t:.-y 1 rig:.: 'i.i .,: Us- -a-- '-ft' ..-oi. ; - -.-.i:.-' of I', . -e I'. j d. 1 L.jt tho.k is t;.'.. ';. i. ho -a i ti. : hitter oay .'al'.'s -a.-'-'l ll'i'iiin.' at-. ut what the;.' . 1 or W'.r-m; ; ...j. th-y might te "i.-a'l. 'l I':..!..-..- aiil -:t up a .) -h 1..-1-.. if th . wi-hrd, or w or-h:p a I'd -' it t't. j I. I.O .. .' 1 ii.'-rf'..-.. nidi ti. on. Hat "l.aiil-.ot: ' The Saints ha 1 nght-al- i wf.l h noi-t l o re-; ee-ed. Ail w. io W"! ' in- h-ro who i latti-.d v.r-'u- ani i:. rr-.:t .ritict i-j ? : but they it.t-1 .ono of the corrupti. .us and ib tnina' nis of the w-rld. and wou.d ii. -t -runt -u. h in th-ir midst. Iii tiKii -J..-KITI 1-'. Smith was intor--'."1 111 the great J.alter-day o:k, as all the Sa. Iits shou.l be. 'i h-y Wore lab .roig iu th-ir w-akno-s lo aoeom-p.i-h ti.e w ok of the Lord, in pather- iii. .' the Saint-', in building up cities and lo'.m.-, ani thh ct;'ort of their en-.Tni--i to prevent these results had en- .'inly failed. Ie reviewed the j.ast hi-tory ol' the Church and it., growth ani inerea-e in the various places where the Saints had been gathered; -aid God ha 1 spok-n from the heavens, heav-ens, had established His work' on the earth, and was working out His plans and purposes in these mountain.-; and all those who continued faithful to the truth would be blessed. When the army was sent out here, he said, with the intention of destroying the Saint.-, i'i ti Js.jT and 1 ?.".-, it resulted to th-ir Lenc.it. d'hey did not suffer in numbers, in prosperity or in in-tluctiee in-tluctiee in c"iise.uenee, but the rever.-e. So it would ever be. The more I heir enemies tried to destroy the work, the more it would grow and increase. He would then say to all men, "Leave Mornionism alone!" He exhorted the Latter-day Saints to faithfulness and uiligence, for in order to obtain the blev-ings of the gospel they must be obedient to its principles. dhe choir sang an anthem, and Klder Orson Trait offered the benediction. benedic-tion. Adjourned till 10 o'clock this morn-I morn-I ing. |