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Show FORTY -Kit Til SEMIANNUAL CONFERENCE. TH1KIJ DAY. Friday, Oct. 8, ISlo. Conference met at 10 a.m., and was called to older by Pnaident 0. 11. Wells. Clu.ii- h.uig "An Angel Inuu on High," etc. l'myer by KUIer John Taylor, Singing, "Sucet U the Work, my Uod, my King," etc. PutiSiULM- li. Yol'NO L.ien said thai he had prepared a sliuit dioeoitroe. on the n-aiUTtvtion to I o delivered to tho conference, and that Klder George-O.. Cannon won Ul read it. Kider Cannon iten lead the diseonrac. Ki-UKii W. WiKintiftT ihen s.mke I : tkiiiie- i Aleut on the staio sul-jeet, lii it quoting the words ol St, Paul, "O death, where it tliyoling," etc. Ho rejoued in the idea thai lie would rise wilh the same IhkIv which his pinl had ikvuptcd while iaboring for l lie kingdom ot Ood. Ho related liow the twelve I ail in the midst ot perstVUliou laid tho Comer bloilu of the temple, aud eti ugghd Hgain.-u their mission lo Knhtud. lie bort testimony to Ihe inspiration of President Presi-dent Youn and W;lS gratified at hearing the. remarks ol the young eiders who had epoken during cou-fentice. cou-fentice. He reuieed to see th.it young men were being t.umxI up to bear i ll Uiu kingdom. Tue people had sluiulvred anil clejit, and tne woni ot the !jn.l now was that liny had slept L'j.g enough, and must now awaken and trim their lamps, j 1'iiere wouul he uuiwi ami not svl-rilinea.-t in the eeltial kingdom. ! lie had al.n.i tell deeply im presold lo urge tlie puij'.e to lay up liivir breail, Lr :!io mue was not lar detain when it would ue netdid. Keleriid to t:ie leu iol ir.hth, anl proplusuil thai that liiey wouid have power to eon it for ill trom inen.irtn country, and receive re-ceive their po.-iliuu m tue kitigdum ol God. He urgit lailhlulinsa tijion tlie part ol t:ie riuel soeielies, ami the wisdom of regulating dre.-s, and lacetioiia.y Ti I erred to tin- temale lasiuons of I he pjned. He then urged marriage among tiie yotuvx. 1 repudiating the idea ol wailing lot ' i eaitn. Cno: r sang an anthem, "Cam fort, ye my peop:e," e'.c. Conlercnce aj-jc aj-jc urn iil nil - o'eloek. Betiediction by Elder Klias Morris. - p.m. CalUd to order by KLler tiivrge t. Cannon. Cin'ir s.ing "All e wno love Knimanuers name,"' Ac. Prayer by K-dvr L. Snuw. Singing "Winn tarin had long in bondage lain." I Ei.nr.it B. YoL'.so, Ji'N- , adilrestd I ihe ce nleret-.v. He reai.eil tuat a man who siodd u; to ilcv. !a:c tint ; the pivple tue triil..- of iieaw-n, w.t-j w.t-j piaetd in a Uivunir p-i.-iti ,n LK:ore ;t:us geUira'.ion. His experience nad il.-iuglit him tnat t::e l.iller-day Saints were the only people who were !ook-iing !ook-iing for tluil i.nporiinl day when the js.ivior would exune to reign. When t;;e subject of the L ulled Order was resurrected by the leaders of the church lie supp ed it wouid be re-celvtd re-celvtd by the people without ii'ieslion, lor it was hie to him and would save all who received i'. But bow had i:ie people treated it .' II id they received re-ceived it as an ark uf refuge? In tome settlements it had been en'.irciy lorgotten. Ti.ose- who h.id reject d eoOperatiou when inlrixliu-td were not prepared to receive the L niud Ordtr. Many leading men had encouraged en-couraged a tei'iing among tlie people l eoncerninp it winch wi.nij l-.nl them into inlkiciily mid a p. stasy if they coniinufd to encourage it. Ti.e ma-ji ma-ji rity of the ptoplc would eventually obey the principle, but he otuld not tell how long it would lake to enable i them to see it. Through ignorance iand the pillion in which they j were plaeeil, it w.w impossible to arrange the practical carrying out of tne principle ali at once, hut it would have to be aecoinplishul by degrees. It was now de-igned to start cooperation a resh, and they i bpip in nav e.ish for i-rods and pay less dividends until tue institution ' could be rendeTid .safe and pro-per-ous. He luivocaud home manulac-turea manulac-turea and tiie wise-it policy iu regard to disposing of homo products. All peoples were united in prosecuting this church, and the Uuittd Order must be established as an ark ot salvation sal-vation for the saints, lor it would require a united eilort to accomplish the great work assigned them. Referred Re-ferred lo the grasshoppers coming into the northern Settlements this season. The farmers had boen aiilictcd in previous seasons and no assistance had ever been received by them except from God. President B. Young then arose and said that he desired to present to the conference tlie subject of cooperating co-operating together. The people purchased pur-chased many things, and among other things they bought tobacco that they should raise in this country, which was adapted to it. The ladies were in the habit of wearing silt, and therefore siionld raise and spin silk, instead ot purchasing it from abroad. A lady with three girls could make more money at raising silk than a man with three boys could make with a farm raising wheal. President Pres-ident Young tlnn gave some ! practical instruction to tho ladies in regard to taking charge of their domestic concerns. From two to live millions of dollars might be made with silkworms annually. Referred Re-ferred to the drinking of beer, tea and coffee, and said that they might be used when needed, and when persons per-sons knew how to use things ju diciously, nicy unuersioou me spun, ot the word ol wisdom. Ho referral to merchandising, reviewed its operations opera-tions in this country in the past; spoke of the amount of money which diucrcnt parlies bad made in that business: said that the cooperative institution had been organized so that , the people might share in its benefits, , and it was their duly to au-tain it. Many people would wasto their ; means, and yet refrain from assisting , an elder to goon his mission. Recommended Recom-mended the farmers to sell what produce pro-duce they havo to dispose of to tho cooperative institution, where they could get us much for it as other merchants would give them. The world did not realize what times were at ihe doors of the people. Tne building up ot tho kingdom of Gud incorporated and comprised the whole man, irrespective ol his calling or businrca, there being no dillerence between the Unmoral and spiritual things ol hie. Kelerrtd to a prayer for this people nth rid up iu secret by Mis. Grant during the late visit ol tlie president lo this. city, aud said tint he hoped alio would be blessed .nd her prayers answered, inasmuch up they were in accordance with the ppirit ol the Loid. Choir sang an a it them, " The .artii is the Lord's," etc. Con lt-rei.ee adjourned n.l Saturday at 10 a. m. benediction by Elder P. D. Uich..rd. |