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Show i Matt I cbildie I Tho I of the Tabernacle i dot owing by the I of the fif Zion, JD(J h I ADDKTwomjJ THE PKESIDENTS. Tho PriesthcnJlHoltl a Meeting at Which There is1 1 Unprecented Atteud-anFin Atteud-anFin the Evening. Tlio sixty second semi-annual conference con-ference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day; Saints convened in tho tabernacle aU 10 o'clock yesterday morning l'rc'sident Wilford VVoodrulT presidiik A ripe autumn sunshine hrouyf Vt a,great many aud the at-tendal at-tendal V as large. Upon the stand, sum XJVesideut Woodruff and of tho l. lency were (ieorge (J. Canny leph F. Smith. Apostles Lore li'ranklia 1). Richards, Fraf VDn. Hcber J. Grant, Johl V Mariner W. Merrill, Aotlv ind JAbrahai) II. Qanii tVy ISmitry'VQy'' TheefTve peue3 toy Tresi-dent Tresi-dent George t. Cannon, the choir and congregtiou jiaKing: IIo'.i' tirm a ru,fAiitlnn, vp Saints of tlio l.urd, li liiul (or j.iur taiih in tiii- e.uell"iit wuiil. Apostlo Merrill followed with prayer and the choir sang; On the ini'ii!:tj!M tup at.'!trin I. 'i ! the Nicii'cl hr'ruM sI.iihIs. President Woodruff then delivered an address in the exordium of which he invoked diviuo blessing on President Harrison for the amuesty exteuded President Joseph V, Smith and not only to the president but to all who had lent their aid in the liberation of many brethren. , President Joseph F. Smith emphasized empha-sized the words of President Woodruff by expressing his personal gratitude and continuing with an address and exhortation of some length. Ho was followed by President Cannon who thought this was tho time and occasion oc-casion when they as a people could ro-joice ro-joice and bo thankful unto God. The conference, said he, would bo a memorable memor-able one when the inuny changes that had taken placo were taken into consideration. He felt satisfied that no power but that of God could havo wrought tho divine changes that had been witnessed or delivered them as they had been delivered. de-livered. Hem e ho foil this a fitting occasion oc-casion in which to join, with ail their hearts, iu rendering thanks to the Almighty. Al-mighty. The sptaker exhorted the large congregation at considerable length, whereupon the choir sang the 'Pilgrims' Chorus" nnd benediction was pronounced by Patriarch Smith. A I'll riioon Si'.ioit. The immense drum of the tabernacle was taxed beyond its capacity in tho afternoon and an overflow meeting was held in Assembly hall. t Tho choir in the tabernacle oj.eued the exercises with the song: ! ' y.vi- i,. !.;. ,i, ,,r salvation, o I' !!'': . i -i; ni. n,.,.,i loam. Kidor Seymour H. Young followed in prayer and tho choir .-iing: '-' i" l.mi-M" l.irtli, ..,v. ,ii - i Tho sacrament of the Lord's supper was administered, the priesthood of Ihe First ward of Salt Lake oIliciatiDg. The vast congregation was then addressed ad-dressed by President Lorenzo Snow who bore testimony timt trie Church of Jesus Christ of Latter May Saints was of God. lie was followed by Apostle Franklin M. Uicharils who testiiied that the man who was honored as the instrument of this diviuo w ork on earth w as a servant of God, receiving it from Jesus Christ our Savior. The choir rendered an anthem and President Wilford Woudnm addressed the congregation. It was in the year ISoll he heard the lirsl gospel sermon, becoming a teacher the tirst year he embraced .In. the second vaar he upon the church, the devotees of which accorded to all men the right to worship God according to the dictates of their conscience, aud asked only for thera that which others were allowed to enjoy: Apostlo John W. Taylor" followed anil tho choir singing. "Awake. () My Soul." Hishop William U. Preston pronounced the benediction. A priesthood meeting occurred in the ! evening at 7 o'clock, which is said by the patriarchs to have been tho largest of the kind since tho organization of the church in this dispensation. The meeting was addressed by Presidents Woodruff, Cannon and Smith. They dealt with the nature, duties, powers and responsibilities of the priesthood. ,a. was ordained a priest. Ihe lollowing I year he became an elder and thj next j he was ordained a member of the I quorum of seventies, l-'or About fifty-two fifty-two years he had been a member of the quorum of the twelve. The speaker would say that during this time, be bad endeavored io preach the gospel to tho world, and in so doing had traveled enough to go round tho world six times, yet he bad not tried to preach or to minister in the ordinances of tho kingdom of God, except by the power of Jesus Christ. The speaker replied to some of the attacks made |