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Show MOKMOX CONFERENCE IN It is seldom we see so fair a report of a Mormon conference as the subjoined, taken from the North British Daily Mail, (Glasgow) of April 14th: The Glasgow annual conference of the cburch of Jehus Chriat of Latter-day Latter-day Saint.; was hold yesterday, in the saloou of tho city hall, which was filled by an audieueo, a considerable proportion propor-tion of which apparently belonged to tho working clashur. Tho following elders from Utah were on the platform: KlderB Erufitus Snow, one of the Twelve Apostlet; Joseph Birch, traveling missionary; mis-sionary; David O- Calder, president of the Glasgow conference; J ames G. H akfi, George F. Gubd, aud Brigtiam W. Carriogtoti, of the Millennial Star ofbo.-. Liverpool; J. B. Fairbanks and George Orismon, of tbo London oon-J.-renou; K;jah A. Box, of the Man-uheoter Man-uheoter coufuren-'e; John NctT, of the Liverpool confuronce; ti. S. Jones, ol the bhciheld coulerence; llobert Mc-Quarie, Mc-Quarie, of the Durham and Newcastle conference; M. H. Hardy, of the Leeds conference. And locd elders ElderH John llutchensoo, traveling cider of the Giangow ooolerenco; It. T. Paton, clerk of conference. At the forenoon diet tho meeting was called to order by elder David 0. Caldor giving out a hj mo: Prayer was afterwards engaged in by elder Birch. Kider Calder, in addressing those present, said that this was the thirty-fourth thirty-fourth annual conference of the Glasgow Glas-gow district, aud last Sunday was the fortv-lhird annual conference of the church. Ho altorwards briefly adverted advert-ed to lho rumours that had been often sot atloat as to their church in America being broken up, and the attempts that had bceu made to put thom down. The municipal authorities of Salt Lake City required a very heavy license for the selling of liquors, which roally meant a prohibition. Tho judges set parties at largo whon they were fined by tho municipal authorities. authori-ties. In this way they tried to bricg about a coniliot with tho people. It was not a question of politics, not a question of social order, but just what oould they do to bring about a conflict betwoon what thoy oallcd American citizens and tho Mormons. A most consummate blackguard a murderer had been apprehended for murder, and was then told they wanted only to know anything about Brigham Young, and ho ncod nob fear for his own life. In the meantime Brigham Voung was down stay iog where ho goes for the winter. They had a writ against him, but did not sorve it until several days after ho had gono south, aad then said he had fled. All they wanted waB to havo some capital to work up through the telegraph and tho press. They said Brigham Young would not come back. It was known to bim when the court would sit, and he started on a three hundred mile journey over bad roads. A man of his years, requiring a certain amount of comfort, went through that country and arrived in time toaopear in court. Elder D. 0. Caldor further said thero was not a man on the face of God's earth who could rise up and say truthfully that Brigham Young evor wronged him in thought, word, or deed. He was confined to his own houso for some time. In tho meantime the municipal authorities brought the oases before the Supreme Court of tbe United States, and that Court set aside ail the acts of the States courts in Utah and declared them illegal, and that the chief justice had gono beyond the record. But Grant had waked up and was going to send Sheridan with his army. But he 1 failed; and they heard no more till Brigham Young had given up the presidentship of tho church, tn other words Brigham Young had apostatised. He merely mentioned this to Bnow the great prejudices that existed against the people, but God in his meroy had overruled all things for the good of his I people. The situation was simply this, ag-On-e'ruifeVcTi 'oiift'iifeed Jwo years ' ol the church. Ho was president over two railroads, president over a large banking institution, a largo commercial house that did a business of one mil- 1 lion pounds sterling a year, besides a thousand things connected with a country nearly as large as Great Britain. Brit-ain. Two years ago ho wished to bo relieved from that and tho people would not accept his resignation. He had held it ever since, and now on tho last conference on tho 6th April they accepted of his resignation aB trustee. The following statistics of the Gias-goff Gias-goff district were afterwards road. At 31st December, 1S72, tha Glasgow conference consisted of 10 branches, having 84 ciders, '62 priests, 2'J teachers, teach-ers, 19 deaooQB and 5C7 members, making a total of 731. During the six months from 31st July to 31st December, De-cember, there were 26 perBonB added to the church by baptism, 55 members mem-bers had eisigratod to Utah, and 4 had died. Since January 1, 1873, '20 members had been added to the ohurch, and by the time the first oom-pany oom-pany had emigrated in June the additions addi-tions to the ohurch would no doubt equal tho emigrations. There were 90 persons ready to emigrate from this conference, and nearly all would go by the first ship. The name of Brigham Young as President of the ohurch, and the other officials in Utah wore afterwards after-wards formally put to tho meeting and unanimously carried. President Neff, of the Liverpool coo fere nee, afterwards addressed those present, and explained in the oourBe of his address that the Latter-day Saints behoved in Christianity as taught and practised by our Lord Jesus Christ. Addresses wcro also delivered by elders Birch, Crismon, Elijah Box and bishop Fairbanks, and tho meeting concluded with the singing of a hymn, and prayer. In tho afternoon meeting, elder Erastus Snow, ono of the twelve apostles from Utah, addressed those present. |