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Show Ei.ngR It. V. Mourns, had just reunited re-united trom a mission to England. : Ho was ploii(tel to meet with the saints on this occasion, and that ho had experienced to tho letter every promise made him by tho twelve hiponlleti bofore ho left his homo. Ho had baptized tifty or sixty persons dnritii; bis absence, some of whom had already limn ignited. Ho txtro Ins testimony to llio truth of the t-ospid ho had embractd. Iv.liKii John So,uiiu;s was very thankful for tho privilege of returning return-ing homo to his lamily and Iriends alter an alienee of nearly two years; also lor tho privilege of going on a mission tu hfi nativu country, and grateful for tho testimony ho enjoyed of the truth of the goepel. Ho urged laiih miners and unit v amoiiL' the pcpU. hi.uK; Gkokok J. Cannon nd-drtsMii nd-drtsMii tho conference. Ho had I -evii ink rented 111 listening to tho eldeij who had junt relumed Irom tin ir mU-ions. All who had gouo j forth and performed their missiona faith fully hud been Messed with unction from tho H"ly One, winch had toatitii-d to him that ho was engaging en-gaging iu the work ol God. Sueh men miht as well doubt tho lii;ht and warmth ol thy nun as to doubt that he was engaged in tho woik of; God. And tins testimony was not conliued to tne missionaries enagnl in preaching, but w:is di.ipeiistd to every being who receivtd the truth and enga- 1 to m lyuity his ealhtig. Men inig. i seo angels and receive heavenly nianileBlatious of various kinds, but illliey neglected to live up to the privilege and n iUireinonW ul thegonix-l tney would lall away and I deny the faitn, and in this rcnpecl ' the church of Ciirist was different) trom any other church upon the! 1 ear lit. Tint oilting nnd wmlini; I p rev ess was coil' 1 nually going on, and 1 jl:uswatho re.Lnin l.r Hie uiders I calling on the pole to repent. I I'ne Ud that the saints liad he-l , I in I tah away from iuu!u for to 1 m uiy years, in connection ' with Daniel's prophery fiat tne km-;. loin would bland forever, had luh.d many tu ,-leep. T;iey hl lell individually s.ife. A generation miht have p i--sil away be lore il would, , have heen proved that this part of tne ;cotilinent iMiild be culliTa'ed u J uoule habitatile, and yet there were tutw who Ii.ul openly avowed their ' intention to d privo tlie people of I iheir civil and religious hoerty. Hat i Hun was tno duty ol the s.unts? Il was to defend tint hherly for liiem-eelvea liiem-eelvea and tiieir children niio would (--Kin lake Itieir placea. Smif had failed U, lake tlie ail vice of President oiing atal hati Kam;ed his counsel j from a narniw-muaidi niAtnl umt iSacu people were bhndul by their ' i'Wn e.n.-fi!Hsa. I I'Lt.MM.Nr li. Yolno Mid that the : pto; le in i li e truth; they were not ! hs unit-d and wire far from what li.-y :iv;,!d lie. but t! y were the le-T. i C ,'ir .-aiik, an aut;u m, 'T;-.,o:ce iu ,t.. l,.id." I Conference adj mrncd till Than hi y imoriiinj; at P.) oVI.vk. Benediction jby Eld-.r Wii:-.rd WuJrufT. |