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Show men had tried todevise nieans to destroy it and had failed. The church of God stood firm, aud Zion'a good had every .-ail set and was aeooting for tho harhor of heaveu at a twelve knot gait. We may smile at the men w-ho attempt to desiror the works of God, for the kingdom ! secure in its exiv tenco and can Muilc at the drawn dagger dag-ger i hat would destroy its exUtcnoc. The church is above all danger of being dc-iroyed. The church will remain, 'but there will be many who will f.i'l by I ho wayside. Tho church haviug escaped es-caped from mob violence like the dangers dan-gers of old our enemies send a flood of wickedness and temptations after us to destroy us. Wo have been comjuira-lively comjuira-lively free from those allurement that drag down the chiidreu of ruou. Gambling hells and brothels huve been abctlt. Wo have assisted each other and have been brethren together. Now there is some danger of these conditions being changed. Wealth may be poured Into the laps of the Latter day Saints. He-vn He-vn iv of these insidious attacks of the adversary. War destroy nvn! luxury j destroys society. Stand fast to your simplicity of life. Did I have the an-j thority I would more than exhort the prelsthood to be especially careful to teach you to obstaln from those, things that prove your spiritual death if you Indulge Iu them. Joseph E. Taylor said bo had great faith iu the outcome of the work upon the eiirth, and was more than interested In the remark of the brethren. Hiig-hum Hiig-hum Voting had said that he wished the people could bo let alone for one do. cade. When I look back to the days of Joseph, whn he waa dogged by the enemy and ace how God conferred upon him tho key of tho priesthood, priest-hood, I am thankful for the blessings bles-sings conferred upon us. The people peo-ple of Nauvoo would have beer. niMitied iu avenging the death id Joseph, but God ha commanded us not to cherish any feelings of vengeance and they stayed their bunds and remained slbuit. Since the lays of creation Salan haa andcavnrcd to orush the people of God, but hi ell'orta are of uo avail, and the church of the living Jchnvnh will triumph. At the coiu'ltision of tho speaker's remarks tho conference adjourned until i o'clock. AKTEHNOOX Sts.sloN. At 2 o'clock the conference resinned ils session, and na The Time goes to press arrangements for tho regular work are being made. Thua far the work has bceit only preliminary, but this afternoon' session will probably sen aomo of the regular work performed. per-formed. ' - ' SA1N1S IN SESSION! The Sixtieth Annual Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter, da; Saints. FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE PRESENT. The Morning Hours Devoted to Speeches Regarding the Condition of Affairs iu the Church, Thu sixteenth annual conference of tho Church of Joaiis Christ of tho Latter-Day Latter-Day Saints opened in the tabcruaclc this morniug. The magnificent auditorium audi-torium presented an attractive appear-aucv, appear-aucv, the elegant evergreen ornamentation ornamenta-tion contrasting with the sea of faces uudorueath, forming a picture never to be forgotten. Tho moruing session w as devoted entirely to speeches by the prusideut and a few of the elders. It was 11:15 wheu the coufcreuce was called to order and opened by singing the hymu ! saw a Mighty Angel fly," preceding which Apostle. Apos-tle. F. T. Richards invoked divine aid ii behalf of the members of the conference. con-ference. This was followed by the hymn "Come Listen to the Prophet's Voice" after which President Woodruff spoke of the church. Sixty years ago today the church was organized by Joseph Smith, tho prophet of God, in Seneca county, New York. He felt grateful for the privilege of meeting again w ith the saints in annual conference, confer-ence, aud hoped tho meeting would be of great benefit to all assembled. In every age and generation oi maa the Lord had chosen his people from among the weak aud by his power ami spirit had fitted them for his service From tho day of Adam down to the present time tho w ork of God had been performed by tho assistance of divine power and not by the work of man alono. There is a power at work on the earth besides the power of men Joseph Smith himself w as administered unto in a way not of record. The Father and tho Son had appeared to Smith in answer to a prayer and the Father had spoken. Thereafter Christ had reveab'd to Joseph his course in life. The Lord is at work to-day. Lei not your hearts bo troubled, believe In God and In his prophets. The. God of Abraham will provide. If tho saints do their duty the Jews will again rebuild re-build tho temple at Jerusalem and Zion will be the city of the Lord. There If already suffleieut revealed to tho saint.--for their comfort and consolation w ithout ith-out any further iuquiry iuto the mysteries. mys-teries. . . .... .... . ' Brother Morgan of Salt Lake was the next speaker. Ho was gratified at being able to be present and rejoiced at the good spirit thai prevailed in tho initial and in the hearts of the assembly. Ho wjw glad that the saints could meet in pcaco and quiet, and thought Ihehcartsof the people peo-ple should rejoice that although the opposition op-position was great and the hosts of darkness were marshaling their force, the Almighty was stretching out his strong arm to shield his children. There never was a time when the saints were attracting as much attention as now. It was on account of principles alone. God was working in behalf of Israel. The saints are a peculiar people; they are different Tieoule and should so bu considered. Though displscd lift up your heads for tho day of redemption is nigh. The vast mass of humanity ,ccm to have received all tho gospel they eau stand. All classes religious, political, and social seem to havo all the Moi -monism they want, with the exception of a few who are willing to Investigate. Some have said that wo must succumb to the inevitable,, aud that wo must abandon our belief. But I do not believe be-lieve it. I believe the fiat of Jehovah has been Ksued, and that eternal truth and righteousness shall prevail. There never was a mightier day for the Latter Day Saints than today. In the past Cod was with us; we hate his promise for (he future. God is pleased with his people peo-ple and their progress, aud ho will protect pro-tect ua. God bless the Latter Day Saints. Jacob Gates announced that he had heard several large, chunks of truth since he arrived. Tho Lord had said to the people: "Be ye separate from the world." God had said this and thero was no fusing with (be world In general. Tho saints should adhere to their principles prin-ciples aDd take what tho world choe to give, and trust lu God. Mr. Gate then j plunged into a w mi-historical tirade I against congress for Its legislation. Bu he looked for au early deliverance and ! the fulfillment of the prophecy of Joseph j Smith and the other prophets. "I say j move on to power. God is strong; faint j not; be strong. May God help us to be j I Latter-Day-Saints amen." j B. II. Huberts remarked that he also j felt very grateful for all the blessings ! that had been showered down upon j him, and the favorable auspices under J wbicb the conference assembled. While j some inroads had been made by the en- j emy, there was enough left for God's ; people'. The crop outlook was good and water was plenty. The financial , condition of the church was in good shape, thanks to the prophets and their j counsel. The individual members j were also in good shape as regarded j money matters, and while others were , tilling the soil that belonged to others, j the saint were in a measure free. The ( credit system bad Uen abolished in j Zion years ago, aod cash payments in- f Meted" upon. This was the canse of th j good healthy condition of matters. ; Some years ago the conference w as a dismal affair, while today the presidency ; and the apostles are present to deliver, the counsel of heaven. He n very grateful for this favor and felt very j good in consequence. The saints were ' just:fl':d in the belief that mob force j would not destroy the church. It had bcto attempted and failed. Wise J |