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Show 1 Tabernacle Meetings. Tbecoacreeation on Sunday morn jing was first addressed by Eider Geo. Q Cannon, who said that he fell great pleasure in meeting with the saints. He believed that he appreciated this pnyilege more than if he were continually con-tinually with the body of the church. So far as the people here wer po liticaJy concerned, he would say that they were never in a better position than at the present. Notwithstanding Notwithstand-ing all the eflort to inaiiun and con demu the Later day Sints, they ap pea red to stand better with tbe think icg claea than ever before. There was scarcely an exception among tboae who had vieilcd Utah, hut spoke weil of what tbey had seen. Some of tne war runs t friends the people had, although tbey did not bympatbize with lUertliioui views of tuedaintt, vere lb oue wbo had viniLbd the lerri--iiry and seen tbe satuti at their iiomes. He believed the lime would .-ome when exigenciea wouid arise Ahicb wouid re- der Utah necessary .u a stale. In faet, it was already conceded that if Utah had been ad milted tbe presidential contest would nave never arisen, or wouid have, at least, been more easily settled; and iotne members of congress bad in-t-.rmed tbe aptaker that tbey ould vote lor Utah's admission admis-sion as a atate whenever the qimtion was brougut before tbem. de believed there was an overruling Providence tbat watched over tne min's, tbat ttbaped events and man tited afiairs with a view to tbe bring i g about of God's great purposes. It as not necessary to become excited or impatient, but be advised all to leave matters in tbe bands of him wtio had hi tber to controlled all things for the benefit of bis people. Tbe and in thia territory required much I ujil to cultivate. Were it not for irrigation irri-gation and constant care, the fields , -rould be barren indeed. The moun-ains moun-ains and bill, owing to the lack of ins, were not covered with Bponta ueoua verdure. This territory difiered mm nthfT narti nf the United Slates ie bad visited. Owing to these dia dvantages it was better cultivated, ; jr it was in the very nature of tnings : (npceaible for parties to monopolize i large tracts of land; there was conao quently a wder ownership of the soil, j iu tbe east, thero waa continual danger dan-ger of not and tumult owing to the -:oufiict between labor and capital, tud one reason advanced for keepiog ne armv at its present status, waa tne probability tbat riots might be raised at any time in any of the principal prin-cipal cities. Although the question vas deemed a very serious one tor leading men of this territoiy, bow the poor were to be employed, still it was comparatively a small one, as the majority here, unlike other localities, ere able to obtain employment; still me t-ubjeel needed attention and tbe problem would no doubt in due time receive a correct solution. Tbe time would come when tbe government of the people would be an example for other societies and communities to imitate. It was surprising the amount if interest taken in Utan matters by 'he resident? of otbsr localities. It vaa supposed tbat when President Yuung died quarrels would arise over ue leadtjrobip ol tbe church, and tht uany rivals would urge their ( laims o succeasorebip. But the course LaKen by tne people and tbeir leaders jad given tbe outside world . higher aud more favorable opinion of tbe ainU and their system. Tbe with-irawal with-irawal of President Young from the t-eue bad foiled the plots of those vbo continually made him a target. od bis death waa evidently the cause t the supreme quiet tbat bad pre i -iled since. AUnuugh some light-wetgbted light-wetgbted individuals Dad been sent :ruui Utah to cause trouble during the I't congress, thy had scarcely pro Hople upon the publio mind, , committees, and tbe feaker always felt better and bad uperior opportunities for talkiog ol Utah, when some one waa agitating auctions concerning its inhabitants. Inferred eulotfiaticaily to certain iromiuent ladies wbo had paid high tributes to the people who compost-d tie majority in tins territory. The irtdu-a of Utaii bad, through tbe Woman's Exponent and their societies, luue a great deal ot good. 1 be nouae aa througed with ladies to listen, when the speakttr expressed Dia views and prevented bis arguments on tbe Utah questions- Every man tbat had rnnde an etlort against the work of tjtxl bad acted as a missionary for its propagation. No true doctrine need tear any attack upon it, for tne more it was written and talked agaiust, tbe more thoroughly it waa advertised, spread and strengthened; for there vr thinking persons, hotb men and uuien, wbo webbed both sidi's be-;oro be-;oro condemning a prinoiple or a oeipIe. Mauy ladies and gentlemen -lad exprewed to the speaker tbat tbey would infinitely prefer plural iiiarriage to the condition of society ht exited among thorn. It was not criminality that caustd tbe saints to be criticiied on plural marriage, for it, instead of marrying, they prostituted prosti-tuted th women and bastardized tbeir omldren, tbey would not be at all un popular. Related au anecdote of H. S Eldredge, who bad by a quick ! roparloe surpristxi and defeaU-d a nartv who Quizx-x) bim about tbe number ot bis wives, and the reply had become a joke among congressmen: congress-men: "I have wivos enough to leave other men's wives alont I" Elder Job. F Smith waa tbo next npekr. He felt that none of tne r-inta could be otherwise than delighted de-lighted at the utimomee winch were 'HMg borne by ibo Sfivrfuttiof UJ, that none could do anything to injure tbe work of God. No matter how rau:h loss was euflerfd, or injury nustained from the effort of tbe wicked, theae bad results were only temporary Tbe saints had nothing in secret, no principle tbat needed to be covetixl up; but evoryprec-pt and doctrine was opn for examination and investigation. Tbey wer not not ashamtu ot thrir domestic reia. lions Neither did ihey leel to snrink iu any manner from tbe promulgation promulga-tion and exposition of their domoelio lives, i( tbey were living in accordance with the revelations of God, and the d-.otif hisspirit- Pep!odid not like to have their weaSnesee exposed, and this was naturally an incentive to righteousutMs; but the weaknesses and sius ol the people bd nothing to do with the truth of tbe great principles of eternal life. "Show me a man who embraces the gospel wiih a contrite spirit ana I will sbow );u a man who u trying to overtxime bis weaknesses " None should be dis oouraged hecauaa tbey saw men in the cburch wbo were not parted, for no man was perfect. Tbe saints would not be held responsible tnr Ihoae weakuee which w-ro the result of misunderstanding or -gnor-anoe hut unless wey repntod, cn-demnation cn-demnation and )-lf judnmert w-nml (ullOwasiH agaiuct l.gut and knoai -dk-e. Now that npht had ctime mt.i tbe world and U.e kop 1 " pri-acbwi, tbe world was umUr CAndcninM'on i it nj.eted it, for it would prove "tney loti-d dartn-sdi rather man tibt be cause their d-ds were evil.1' Ibe sptaktT thui touenrd on piurai mr r ave, criticiaing the incorrect prac lice of the principle, but urging a righteous obedience to this and all other comaiauduieuu of Goi. |