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Show FORTY-FOURTH SEMIANNUAL CONFERENCE. TH1UD DAY. Thursday, oa. titb. 1 Conference convened at 10 o'clock, a.m. Choir sansf, "The morning breaks, the shadows tUe," etc. Prayer by Elder Juhn VanCott. Hymn, " Traise yo the Lord," etc. Elder Geo. Guddard addried the congregation. He taid tiiere were no people on the earth wiio were direcliy interested in the construction con-struction of temples but the Latter-day Saints, and this duty was immediately enjoined on them, as it was a part of their religion. He referred re-ferred to the willingness of people to iustain a circus, and thus spnd many thousand dollars, showing that when they had the will to raise the means to accomplish any object, it would be done. The Lord had called upon the Saints to enter into a more united condition in temporal affairs. The sneaker hoped this principle would be universally sustained, and ijride ce:ue among the Saints. Great wisdom should bo manifested in the selection of honest, truthful, honorable honor-able and businens-iike men tn hold office in the Uuittd Order. Mistakes would doubtless be made, but they would tend to try and to Banctify the Saints. When they Baw imperfections imperfec-tions in the authorities of the Church they should thank God that their Ipiulera were men of "like uassions as themselves." Eldek C. W. Penrose said that the Lord had commanded his people not to speak in public unless they could do so by the Holy Spirit, and he thought it would be wise for the elders to abstain from speaking unless un-less they were so blessed. He had no desire to brag or boast because the Lord had revealed His spirit to the Saints, but they were honored with the gospel and the priesthood, and constituted ministers to tho rest of the world. The Bible had thus become a new book to them, and they hud determined to repent of their sins and to abide by what had baen revealed; and to prepare for the time when tyranny and despotism would ct aae and the peaceful reign of Jesus Christ be commenced upon the earth. The speaker then bore testimony to the truth of tho latter-day work and the existence of all the gifts as enjoyed by the ancient Saints. The priesthood priest-hood was not confined to the few, but was disscmina'.ed among thewhole church. Bondage to the priesthood did not exist, but the people had received re-ceived the knowledge of the truth and that knowledge constrained them to do right. It was the privilege of the Saints to have the light of God as well as those who proacbedaud counseled, and to understand what was taught by tho leaders of the ohurch. The Saints had uot been gathered from the criminal classes and the dregs of society as many supposed, but from the honest working classes which were the wealth of the nation. Elder Penrose repudiated the slanders slan-ders circulated by lying periodicals concerning the gospel being inimical to the government of the United States. The settlers of the Territory-had Territory-had been trampled upon by Federal officials, but they had borne it patiently and never rebelled. Pres. Geo. A. Smith said he was much pleased with the remarks made by the elders during the Conference. He then gave some instructions concerning con-cerning the manner in which the Sainta should live. They needed not to fear the slanders and exertions of their enemies. He advocated the sustenance of church works and periodicals. Said that the people had been misrepresented in the Eastern States, and a number of elders would be sent out Lo tell tha truth concerning concern-ing them. Referred to the progress of the temples in process of erection, jind invited all the bishops to visit the Temple block in this city and see what was going on and what had been done. He urged the Saints to send in their donations to help complete the work. The walls of the St. George Temple were up nearly thirty feet. The speaker bore a strong testimony to the truth of tke doctrines which he preached and to the gospel he had embraced. Choir sang "O, praise the Lord," etc. Benediction.by Elder John L. Smith. Adjourned till 2 p.m. 2 p. m. , Choir sang, " All hail the glorious day," etc. Prayer by Elder Jesse C. Little. Hymn "Great God attend whfle Zion sings," etc. Elder George Q. Cakxox cave a short account of his recent visit to the ' settlements in the Southern part of 1 the Territory. He found the people there enjoying the spirit of the gospel and anxious to be instructed in the best manner of performing that which God required of them. He, with other Elders, held meetings in the different towns, and the people universally uni-versally attended in large numbers. He then spoke upon the necessity of the Saints living their religion, per forming everything that is required of them. One of the first duties that devolved upon a person atter embracing em-bracing the gospel, was to forsake that which was bad and accept the good. The Saints had been taught irom the beginning that the foundations founda-tions of the kingdom of God the kingdom which Daniel of old saw had been laid, and the aim of every true Latter-day Saint was to so live as to obtain that salvation to which the living of a pure life would lead; his aim was to be obedient to the laws which would privilege him to dwell in the presence of God. . Latter-day Saints considered the earth as the place where they were to prepare themselves for the liJethat is to come, and hence cheerfully performed the ordinances which God had appointed for them to do in order to obtain the reward in store for the righteous. The Latter-day Saints were striving to lead lives ol honesty, uprightness and peace, and though they had not attained to perfection yet they were approximating to that peace and love which exists iu the abode of the Lord. .Man had to perform per-form much to obtain a place in the presence of his God. He must be obedient and respond to the calls and obey the commandments which the Lord through his chosen servants. made upon and to him. Among the first revelations which had been given to the Saints was one commanding com-manding unity and identity in all things; and until they arrived at that condition the people would not have the blessings bestowed upon them had been promiaed. In the speaker's sojourn in the Old World j his heart was pained when he had noticed tlie ditl'ereuce in the circumstances circum-stances of mankind one class most poor, most wretched, most oppressed, and ground down, laagu-shing in squalid poverty, while others were living in the utmost extravagance, with troops of servants, horst , carriages, car-riages, etc. He was thankful that the Saints were approaching that lime when there would be equal; ty among them no rich, no poor. He wad opposed to all class distinctions. The history of diflerent peoples demonstrated de-monstrated that when there were aristocrats distinctive classes of society, soci-ety, resulting from the various grades of wealth or of education, the nation could not pxitlut crumbled to decay. It b.td bt en a-sorted by the outside world tiiat clfss distinction would dis-1 integrate the Mormon Church, hut tii'jse wiio made the assertion did not j uke into coiieideratinn that the kingdom king-dom had been established by God, who had promised that it should never be overthrown or taken out of . I tiie hands of the Saints. The Saints, j however, must obey the requirements of the guspel or they would become j like other. Elder Cannou referred to the millennium spoken of by tho; ancient prophets the season when i there would be a thousand years' I reign of peace on earth, when Satan would be bound and said the Sainta l.-oked upon the establishing of the gospel of Christ upon the earth in lhe.-ti last days as ;be forerunner or commencement of the millennium, but in order to briug about that reign of peace the Saints must have more 1 faith than any people who hid pre-j ceded them. God would aaiitt his , people, but there was a foe to con-1 tend with who was sleepless, who was pre-eminent in cunning, and who was laboring to destroy the Saints. The Evil One would never desUt till he or God was triumphant. Satan had spread darkness over the earth, and now that the gospel was again established he was exercising his hosts against it. Elder Cannon spoke at some length on the United Order, which was prosperous pros-perous in the Southern settlements he had recently visited. He also gave a description of the manner in which it was carried on in some of the towns. He urged the Saints to adopt the principle and enter the Order, body, soul and substance. He knew it was a plan which God had revealed and it was the duty of the Sainta to obey it in every particular; even if the people did not understand the principle they should have enough faith in President Young to adopt it. Elder Albert Carrixoton read the following names of Kid en who had been appointed to go abroad on missions: To tin United States and Canada. Christopher F. Dixon, of Payson. George S. Rust, Samuel Bills, " Robert Smith, " George E. Steel, of Provo. Alfred Billings, "- " " Moses Cluff, Joshua Davis, " J. M. Ballinger, of Pleasant Grove. William Winn, of Lehi. Chandler Holbrook, of fillmore, , Theodore Rogers, " A. P. Harmon, of Holden. David Savage, sen. " J. Z. Stewart, " Thomas Steed, of Farmington. Freeman Leoutrd, " E. T. Clark, ,! H. C. Haight, " , William Eawson, of Harrisville. J. A. Taylor, Noah 8hftrtliff, " - Erastus Bingham, jr., of Huntsville. A. C. Allen, ; - - - L. D. Wilson, of Oden. . r MertilloSbaw, . . " : : ! Alexander Brown, of Lynne. Ezra Barnard, of Box Elder. Samuel Henderson, " Charles Harding, . " ,. t. R. K. Homer, " 1 Abraham Hunsaker, BrighamCity. William Brown, of Bountiful. George Hickson, of Corn Creek. J. A. Ross, " M. B. Shipp, of Salt Lake City. To Scindinavia : 1 '1 i Is. C. Flygare, of Ogden. S. O. Cbristophersen, of Manti. ' A. H. Anderson, of Lehi. 7b Ma British hits:' ' Robert Easton, of Greenville, for Scotland; H. C. Fowler, of Salt Lake, for England. The vote of the- congregation to sustain the above elders by their faith aa prayers was uiauimous. It was announced that on Friday afternoon the church aullioriles would be presented for election. . :: 1 The choir sang the anthem, "Give ear to my words." etc. Conference adjourned till 10 o'clock . Friday morning. Benediction by President George A. Smith, |