Show mi ANNUAL cwm almost with the down dawn ot of day wagons buggies and every of conveyance loaded with Confere niB visitors ame streaming into provo on sunday the opening day of the conference from every direction for hours the roads roada were lined with ve hides and in and around aroland th the e tabe tabernacle block before the hour ot of commencement there were sonar thousands of persons pawns congregated the iho weather succeeding as it did the fun tolerably heavy lail hail storm of the I 1 he pro pre vidua day and nights night waa visa d ly y fin fine and before 11 oo clock a ro in the he warm rays raya of the sun had bad vastly improved the condition of the roads before 10 0 cluck the tabernacle appeared a p p la rel 1 to lu 1 be densely crowded at lh that 1 t h hour ur apostle F D richards whom ft bom it was expected would preside had not arrived the train traill from the tha north by which he be was expected had not arrived it being understood that thab the train had been delayed at salt lake over ever an hour to take on an un usually large number cumber of the tha opening services were not therefore commenced at the published hour about a clu quarter arter past ten how bow ever president jacob gates one of the he first seven presidents of seven ties arose and called the assembly us to order orden the provo prove choir under tho the leader eader eldership s hip ship of elder james E daniels then ihen sang I arise anse arise arisa with joy oy survey prayer was offered offer d by president Preside nj D T McAlliste st george stake choir sang rather father how wide thy glory shines A at the conclusion of the opening exercises the doors were thrown open and the visitors from the north who had just arrived by the delayed train commenced pouring in ID tilling filling up every available space back of the tha galleries and the body of the balland the aisles above and below apostles F D richards john henry smith W U J grant and john IV Tay lorand a large number cumber of other prominent bromine n t men from salt lake city walked on to the stand it was understood 11 that a 1 there were us many as thirteen carloads coar co ar loada loads of visitors came by this t is t train raim P F B R arose and add said I 1 am delighted that the saints hive have so go comfortable a place in which to most meet and that the circumstances them are as favorable as they are re our oar miss mission fort Is peace on earth and good will to man manto J to all who will receive receive it I 1 do net hot think that the saints have eyer had bad greater reason to ye Joice thau than they have to day it is true that there have been times when we have oni eni joked the presence and rejoiced in n the counsels of the first presidency and that we via are to day denied their presence and personal instruction it la Is a principle of our natures that we w must know the want of a blessing to folly filly appreciate it and it is la a buos quos tion lion with me whether we are not a better people under pressure than in in perfect freedom re edom all nature mature pro claims this principle of opposites aa as the one necessary to bring about the beat baet interests in teresta of mankind us as witness ts the falling of the leaves and the chilling i frosts of winter preparatory to the succeeding vendure and the bar vest t to give us a knowledge of our vor r resources in the ibe heavens trials are perhaps more necessary than the time lime of rejoicing let us ua then ac knowledge the hand of th the eLord lord in in a all things thing it is is often trying to our natures to do so but the sorest trials are often ot n productive of the most good to u the tire tl ie I 1 score and ten of years jears 13 19 alil only a small part of our oar ox ex istance toi we is should so live that in in the eternity to come we may look back with pride u upon ou our lives live aud and be thankful to ve lived ived i in u this abia time line the last news we had of our vener benr able and revered president and that was not long ago ins his health iwas was g good 1 d lie ha is unceasingly working fo tor r th the e rood good ot of israel we ve may be t taunted with making use of th the a un dar der ground but I 1 will tell you I 1 this athis has baa been the condit condition tod under which gods goda people have hare always labored J jesus emus christ himself was taken to egypt and there remained till word was received that those who sought bought the childs life were dead I 1 lee fee DO reason for us to be cast down but we should shoula live 0 so o close to the lord as to know his bis will under nil all circumstances lt lot us now unite in spirit and praise god in our coming together and I 1 will promise you that all who have come hero for spiritual food shall go away filled god goa has haa commenced a wor upon tg tue earth and we need to 0 lie ile doing while the day lasts that thai which will render us ua acceptable to him it if we do so he be will hasten basten the time when the me kingdoms of this world shall become the kingdoms of our lord and savior jesus christ APOSTLE jons W V your building impresses mo ino us being in regard to light comfort one of 0 the be best beet in in the territory the kh 9 first ait day of our conferences is is usual ly blindly attended but here bore we have bare a crowded house from the lint first and this thin is ii it 11 characteristic feature of all the gatherings ol of the he Latt latter erday day sai hainli u ti since the bi beginning of the raid through which we are now pass ing ag this is la not the only benefit we wa shall receive from it il we expect to he be rid of the tea among no the lora never took the tha same sama way twice to bring about the purification ot of hi bia 1 people A number 0 of f the leading men throughout thron ghoul the territory havo have left the ibe people and we aru are asked why th tny lo do not stay with them and take the consequences like meu men while it bould be the natural desire of conr leaders as an truo true men to come out oat and ask to be ba fettered for life it if necessary we grifor pray for the lord to inspire them by his holy oly spirit in all they do it if I 1 I 1 liis his people do not receive revelation from god the eternal father it is one of the tha greatest deceptions that was ever ber practiced upon mankind 1 khe le vory foundation of this ibis church Is is rM revelation lation and if the presidency tire me not divinely inspired they are ti hoax boax no man has wisdom but through the holy ghost it we were to go into the world professing to understand to toa some oine we should be derided but I 1 say tiny any man who possesses the spirit of god is able to possesses the will of god concerning him no man can say bay that jews jesus is ia the christ except by the holy ghost the world do not claim the spirit of revelation yet they pretend to have the holy is contrary to all scripture it is my testimony to you that the presidency of this church re ceiva continual revelation from god furthermore those who have not continual revelation rev a aaion whether of this church or any other have bave not the tha holy ghost every person in this room should enjoy the spi kroph ecy let us now answer the question put in the first of my remarks are the first presidency justified in being absent from this conference to day As peter know knew that jeams was the christ so should we know that the presidency are doing what they are told to do As aa in the history of moses and that of nachi and other of hia prophets god has blessed them in their hiding biding he laa has nover never delivered doliT Bred his children until after the test teat As moses said to ancient israel so say gay I 1 to you stand still and see the salvation of god god has halt said to the first presidency of 0 the church retire for a season 11 you that are faint hearted remember those of like character in the times time of nau TOO I 1 know that the presidency have the spirit of god and all latter day saints who have the testimony of jesus christ know it too if therefore any do not know kilow iti it I 1 say aay repent and do your first works over again marwe may we all obtain the rest i in n store for the faithful 11 11 CLUFF desired wll all those without placed to board and lodge 0 dge to remain otter after the he close ol of 1 the h L de deestine etine that accommodations could be afforded them to acom beet those ose got coins 11 knorth north on the fraint iraln P arc r 9 richards announced no u need that the on e berv ces would open at 1 30 k tile the choir bang be giad alad in the lord benediction by heber J G gannt rant there was even a larger assembly y in attendance at the after afternoon nocia servi cea aas than at the apostle PD Richards called the congregation to order at 00 the house was literally dand hundreds of per sons surrounded the building in addition to trie ane auth authorizes orites present in the forenoon was patriarch john smith the choir bang happy tho the ma man n who lindeth grace the opening prayer was offe offered reI by bishop OF whitney the choir sang he died the great redeemer biedl dodl the sacrament lac was administered administer ad by the bishopric of the first ward prove Provo city ELID R B 11 ROBERTS there are many things we ought to rejoice un der our circumstances yel yet while there are many things that give gla gladness to our hearts there aro are others that must cause us much anxiety so far as aa the final tri triumph u m ab of the kingdom of god is concerned co n earned there can be no doubt in the tha mind of any latter day saint the world is two weak to cope with the almighty who has decreed our triumph but there ore are things that should arouse aroma us to watchfulness hay having visited nearly all parts of the terri tern toy tey in the interest of the young peo plea pies improvement societies socie hea I 1 find traits ot of character of which there is cause to be proud my associations with some of the young men of utah on missions in the southern states have led me to respect their danli noes ness and honor there may not be great scholastic attainments but there is a trustiness that fo forms the foundation of every great ebar character acter 4 but bat there are some among them who have never received a knowledge of tb the t A greater number I 1 fear than mariy many would be willing to aj ad mit mil this condition ariesan arises in a measure from the fact that the tha parents are too ranch much assured of the kno knowl wl edge of their sons of chii th first ples plea of the gospel the pa parents n t were taught the first principles b before raf 0 r gath ering T th 11 the saints find and told that they must linow know of a certain ity that the work was waa true in obedience to of spirit we gathered with wilh the tha body of the church and hero bera proceeded to supply the th wants of nature and it some ioma timi seems to ins that wo we have hava for gotten tha more weighty matters we have been promised promise blessings io in but not ot of gold or silver but t th tha principles of if knowledge DOV there are more important thina thin B to consid st than wealth A great deal is is said eaid in the world of the sanctify lanct ity of home but when I 1 contrast the daml ly y that is 18 bound together till death does doea them parts part with ours oura I 1 think that their edsia cannot compare coni with those of the latter day si saints pare a whose h hopes and aspirations n not only for time lima but bat for eternity are bound up in in the associations of the family we e have many institutions for the edn cation of the people almost from th the cradle to this the grave but there i is 9 ono ODB more moie potent for the inculcating of truth than till nil of these this lans is is jhb home it ib it is one of the ibe grei greatest test evils among us that the parents are ne beg the youth of the tho men between fifteen find and thirty years I 1 am now cow pro pra pared to say that one third havn have no interest iDle reit in in the tha kingdom ki Ddom bf god if thistle this be reduced to one halt of there are then just too many of that character among iii u owing to the climate of this country great numbers of out our young men are forced to leave their homes bonus for work il mining cam camps where ere they learn ever every Y thing but chastity the reason of their having no higher aini than this I 1 nm am afraid is la owin owing to the fact that the tha parents have fam failed 1 I in in their duty parents should insist that children shall at least liep keep their froines wa m aloyed many youths I 1 hold the ibe holy priesthood without any anxiety to prepare themselves to td dischi discharge irie the duties thus bus devolving upon them in in a creditable manner tie the priest hood not on only ay gives gives honor to mem men butt but there b ere i is a also attached great ro re ability ibi lity let the elders of israel neglect ct their duties at their peril in n 1831 tho the lord reproved the saints for greediness and idlers among them na an well as for a neglect of their abil dren but the he saints did not alt ogeth or er correct these faults and what was the consequence let ler the the tha dr ivings from missouri ansi answerl virl the saints have received more than chhn one lesson of this kind the lord will permit the opposition in to prevail against his bis people until we thorough ly repent and I 1 believe the con ti nuance of our persecutions will rest upon the shoulders of tho the Latt libatter erday day saints the sooner we put away from us these evils the sooner booner will the people of gain the victory I 1 do not w wish i sh to dwell too strongly upon the dark side sida of the picture 1 1 have kio DO doubt that the th kingdom arill triumph li finally nally and I 1 take the fact that we wat are persecuted ted as evidence that we are loved of the lord I 1 hope our faults will continue con to call upon us as his disapproval until we shall pi put 1 away from us altogether every elj evil I 1 among us ua E 1 GRANT without tho the spirit ol of the tha Lor liota doar our meeting together aether la is of 0 little profit wah tat that how however ever we ne are built up and strengthened spiritual food is as aa n e e as t temporal e m pora 1 I 1 gay adith ith brother r 0 1 cr I 1 faylor Y I 1 0 r t that hat 0 our ur persecutions are having the offset effect to call out the faith of the latter dy day saints many that were nero indifferent b afore ore are n now 0 w awakened awik ened to their duties lome inn firm have fallen away but many diore more have lave como come forward to tike take their places I 1 hope the persecution will increase in creaso ii if it will confirm tile the weak there in ili nothing nothing that brings more happiness than a know knowledge edge of doing d duty u ty I 1 venture tile the assertion that the brethren in the penitentiary me aie happier today to day than I 1 those h se who roke faith with their families and with their god I 1 do not w wish ish to be uncharitable to any man but my heart is filled with sorrow to see ice rnea men dishonor tile the covenants made with god ott on tho the other hand I 1 rejoice to see men willing to forego their liberty for tho the truth nothing is more dear to the tha human heart than liberty ty but as dearns dear ft it is it should not be so dear as a the approbation of our heavenly rather father I 1 was pleased to hear bear tho the exhortations of brother roberts to the saints upon their duties as parents I 1 regret to say may that there is no revelation in the doctrine and covenants th that at la Is so BO little regarded as the one he read the tha speaker read from the doctrine and covenants regarding the duties and responsibilities of parents if you here are free from the condemnations dem nations here spoken of you are better than many I 1 know of some parents par ants say they will not cram their ideas down their childrens chil dreng |