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Show COWMLK'CIAL SiU l-AKK Ou'V, Ai'lilt. 5, lS7n, ' " lUl: lUtfuu;. HI; S.M1UH, lil!. I'OKTY-SlXm ANN i'AU UON-FKRKiMCK. UON-FKRKiMCK. 'HlllMi IMS', SiUurdiiy, April 8, W''. Conlcrcucti met puisnaut to adjournment, ad-journment, Mi-eting culled to order hy I'll ler II. Young, Jun. Choir Ming, "Vlun vnrlh in bondage long had hoii," Ac. Prayer by Klder lieu, lit ddiud. Choir Bung, "Prai.Hn j'e 1 1 ii Lord, my he.ut ehall join," Ki.dki: CiiAin.i's W. Pknhosk adduced ad-duced the conference. lLu felt ithiinklul for the privilege of iimcling with the :;hiiIn in the worship of tlod, and misted upon divine ae.sint-nnoe ae.sint-nnoe fur the ability to advance any principle of instruction to the conference con-ference Cud had enlightened the munts Willi his spirit and given thorn to understand tlio things of 1 1 i m kingdom, ami h.vl galhend then) Ironi their lealtereil condition among ihe natinntt and established them in rile place. They bad nut nl nil times' lived an faithfully aa they might have done, still they had been blessed notwithstanding their we.ik-nevts. we.ik-nevts. They had gathered Logetlier for the purpie ol building up Cod's kingdom, and not for .self-aggrandizement or for the gratification of their own luMs or worldly desires. Rut many had partially turned away from their first love, and had measurably lot-t Hie spirit of the truth. Home thought UiO church was romeivhal enanged, wliercas it wad the persons m pieition who had cluuigrd in ; heir interest and Z'.'al fur its ail vance:neu?. The church iU"ll ftris b-iM'd on trutli, and truth would never change, but it? principle were always the artine. llut mere wero many who had integrity of j In-art, and who wro daily lliankliii fur the privileges they enjoyed in this country. Their hearts were sut to do gKxi, and would luKir to -ive themselves them-selves and mankind. U was Ihc privilege of every member to have the Holy Spirit. This was not a gift which could be confined to u few, but wan heaiowtd on nil who obey e -I the gospel, each being entiled to the blessing.- of Heaven and the respect of hisdellows, according to bis faithful-! nes and the position he was caih-d to occupy. Tne speaker then showed that per feci liberty prevaiitil .imoug ' the Buinia, and that il any f.lt b mnd j it was !y their strong eonvsi-tii.iv. .m l i knowliv'' ol tho truth, which lau.-ht them t'i l' faithful and fil.edi.-ut to the o rnminus ol j ".1. He rolerreil tocoiuc who tovik greater liberty than I would bo granted them m any other! part ot tiie world, induing wrong and! trespassing upon the rights ut the! saints, lie Utru his testimony to the j truth of tho work and the final tri-. umph of the kingdom of God. E!.ii-:k Okson Puatt fullowed, in a I powerful discourse, showing that the! gospel was free, anl that no compul- j sory measures wero taken to ensure obedience, except tiiet-e of strictly moral and ecclesiastical character. That the governing powers of the) church used all tiie moral influence I they had to get people to do right,! but" never u-nd any other means, .even to this end, than those adapted by other denomination. They had j never been taugui vr perBuadcl to trample upjn the constitu-; tin ut the country, and the j framerd il were regardt-d i by the sainU ;vs iiu-pirtvl men. Gl h.ul declartvl that it w.is He who in ! jpiretl the hearts of tne patriots to; frame that constitu' ion. The speaker declardcd that tne Ujdy of the Latter-day Latter-day Saints hail never broken any law of the Uniud States except the law against plural marriage. This one they had not nbeywd because it was l contrary to the religiuus rights of the j American citizen, as provided by the constitution. He showed how tiie constitution had been trampled under foot by the nation, when mobs hjd driven the saints from their homes and robbed and murdered many, the appeal of these oppressed people had been treated with contempt by the hishest powers ol the nation, find no protection had been granted them, al-1 though at that lime they did not preacii celestial marriage. The elders mid taught the people in the states the truth ol Cod and promised the gifts of the spirit to believers, and the prie--ie luted them for it, and fo the mobs had persecuted them with impunity. The speaker then dilalpd to some extent ex-tent on the subject of marriage, as regards re-gards eternity, and the consequent i need of temples among thesaints; and spoke in a lucid and forcible manner .concerning the daughters of the saints marrying persons not in the church, showing tlmt they thus failed to secure husbands for eternity, as in the future ; state "there was no marrying or giving giv-ing in marriage." Choir sang the anthem, "0, Praise the Lord. Aojourued till 2 p.m. Benediction by Elder John Taylor. 2 p. M. Choir sang "Praise ye the Iml 'tis good to raise." Prayer by Elder Wil ford Woodruff. Choir sang, ''Plow hcauteus are their feet," tic Elder Bkigham Youmj, Jit., thru presented the authorities of the church, which were unanimously sustained by the conference. Thr only changes were that Eider Angus M. Cannon was chosen president of this stake, with David O. Calder and Joseph E. Taylor as his counselors. The following names of mission aries were then called: FOR EUROPE. Lewis Ilowells, Weilsville. Ebcnozer G. Do frieze, St. George. John Miles, St. George. Jabez W. Taylor, llth Ward, Salt Lake city. Geo. Goble West, l.lth Ward. Jaa. McFarlanc, West Weber. Stephen S. Richards, Farming- ton. O. N. Liljenquist, Hyrum. S. P. Neve, S. L. City. John F. F. Dorius, Ephraim. A. Tullgreen, Spring city. Jab. Keller. Brigham city. Ale Hansen, Logan. Soren Jensen, 1st Ward S. L. City. Joseph Home, Gunnison. i T. Braendli, Richfield. L. Wirthlin, llth Ward, S. L. city. Rein hard Macser, 20th Ward, S. L. city. SASDWICH ISLASD3. Ward E. Pack, Karans. Simpson M. Molen, Hyde Park. UNITED STATES. Wm. M. Palmer, Monroe. Robert Lund, St. George. E. G. Woollcy, Tiios. Judd, " John C. Harper, Tayson. Franklin Hay more, " Zebedee Coltrin, Jr., Spanish Fork. Wm. Lowe, Willard. Wm. Ward, " Shadrack Jones, Willard. Jas. Montgomery, Weber Counly. Thos. Richardson, Cache County. Elder J. Van Cott then nddr. sv d the Conference. He said he knew that he was encaged in the work of God or he would not be here todny, and spoke to some length on tho nuhject ot iilili iuuiing, iHlowing ill evil elli'i'trt, and the I'.ivorubit) rein It ol obedience. El.liHt Joi-.ril K. Tavi.ou followed; hit li.lt wrll ul n'tHiiiMie hniiie fruin hid 1'ieetit miiflun, and im rhng with those whom he realized to ho bis fru-u!d. He ro la led nl nonie .miih his experieiiee while in the K.ifl. bore tetttiinony to the worx o( ( hhI in which bu was engaged, and recommend recom-mend i d the haints to wnte to thi-ir frieudn who woru btdl abroad in ihf oiirlh. t'u.iir a.uig tin' anthem, "(live e-r to my wordrt." Adounied till Sunday morning a'. 10 o'eluck. Itenediction by E'der ('has. Monii. |