Show utah stake colnik bileti c the stake krIv camf on oil saturin satur IN al 11 III r lai at 10 in the timo ing ill in this city cial Preil ident A 0 H I 1 I 1 tr sided saturday I 1 Z choir sang bank what glor Reene soll ete opening pra yer b J ili IHM IH es M H HH if Cluff cu a singing grent attend atland while zi zion on sings BISHOP bromley Bs oMLEy sheird n 11 giedt privilege privilege extended to us in it arnit bf in 1 M f e I 1 with wit ltha v be lotti dit lii idiots at A Is I 1 feel proud proad ot 61 my iny position ua as it diew her ber although we are tod ivo a 1 till possess many ties and hy li u 0 strict I 1 brict obedience to tin laws will re ceide his smiles kind blessings bl eBbing the th ristian foill may lany be arrayed against depriving alsi lep riving us 0 of our tights but bill with it their earott god hns has still permitted us in to ili worship him bin our enemies ili a ion lone to things to lo ua lie by b y I 1 ii in it r I 1 a 0 ri I 1 in g our b re thern that no other people would won d permit wenla wo we endure it with a c calm a in suba we are not left alone thank k god IQ the priesthood for thol lie right we possess in with the hen vens vena whereby we nye way rece receive iia consolation a to deliva vo religions rights right aa a against alie law of bod and our constitution which wa was 8 in i n from on 0 high I 1 clory in its principles for they ere are noble men treat us afro unjustly justly they violate its arle principles ll 11 lipi a god will come to our oar recede d it iffe it we do all we wa can for our solves selves and his cause I 1 have never ever known the ILI time its as long as I 1 had liv led cd up to my religion that god has forsaken raa me when I 1 stood in need of his 1119 assistance there ii a tendency on oil ile putt patt of some people to throw off the ha ro of the priesthood but this Is ilia only power that will hold t 1 I i lo together gether the P people eople of if amor 1 ac till I 1 i furk fork are along smoothly I 1 the few arrests arresta that flat haap been unade made they who are ro convA convicted ted of it acknowledging their wives und had fan bantilles tilles fire naked to inabit it A to vast cast their wives asid aside n order tollese to escapa gille imprison but no falan hian to say nothing I 1 thing can adothis doth do this if 1 spoke upon the subject of boalen manufacture and agriculture T B R said tile jLe hLWard li Is in ia good condlin condition 0 n with not quite so samueli much of the 1 15 op 1 as in wards there is 1 great ralth adiong tire hie peo MO pie even under persecution aho he young people are arts increasing la in falth faith and they ore belne being tried liy by their present The Latler day ay saints have made up their minds what course they will pursue but they may fall some people have wished that they hey had lived in the days of josephs joseph but they walf have hava as aa much persecution to meet as e the saints hail in those days our religion lit ia one that cannot be thrown off un tin certain days of at the be week when it does not suit us to live up to it but it Is for uio now every day there are some who aro are turning iron from tile tha path of but there is some secret causo cause which has haa prompted the holy spirit to leave them life lit in so ao short that wu we roust must make the boat beat possible use of it BISHOP JOHN Q CANNON felt grateful for liu ilia liberty eased by the tin millita ts in meeting oie ellae toce lher this thi 11 ia IS i a peculiar 1111 r time for the saints saint and giai it t has been eon foretold fo that the opposition will increase as the churell increase this is ia not ot without great value to theo tho people eople for it brings out the principles of truth more tally fully some soma of the greatest trials have brought forth byth greatest results in the tha promulgation 0 the truth personal Pera onal weaknesses have to he be overcome by out cut own exertions we are assisted aBs isted i in a this by the reverted to carwins Dar IDar wins theory of evolution and giai pointed d out 1 tha truth 0 f one part ol of attha I 1 th survival oi iso ot of I 1 iha h a f fittest the saints bave bare been brought from all nations a and ad lava have shown a noble spirit ot of independence they are ae a fit people and destined to io our ear vivo vive tibia this is looking at it from a human haman poin but bat it is a chod one iho lord has blessed his bia poo peo pleana they lave have become a powerful people but they should recognize the the iho oner giver ot of out our blea siDa A kind ot of tempest liaa has overtaken overt alcea the saints ond and it gives them an aa opportunity of proving themselves defered to the disposition to refuse to acknowledge the hind hand ol of gol and h his i s priesthood leading men life are not as true to their positions tiona as they ve U in order to gain the prospect and obedience obedi enca ot of their brethren they should lead the people and not I 1 try y tu drive them spoke about the taking r f care cara of those chinga which are all fco this tha people the saints batata waste too I 1 much they must upon what they get and not it t toils is as much our duty ditty RB as going to meet ing and edg name in words aliea A 0 SWOOT announced that the afternoon session would convene at 2 nl at which time some ro ports would bo be read llad had been very huoh pleased with wilh ali taa practical na tu giuy ro ol of the remarks fuade hy by tb bret bron choir hoir sang bang cry out rod find ahou t or benediction by patriarch Z col Ool coltrin trin on flu secand lisi aige utah stake conference front pil fiant i aase saturday afternoon neet meet I 1 ing n g cal called I 1 ed to ord order r by lent david john wo wa coma before theo thee now prater by bishop nephi packard choir sang pil maker while re pie breath stake clerk J W bonn baan read the statistical report of 0 utah stake for the past tour four mouths months 6 take statistical report for tho the tour four M ont lis ending alay 31 1886 patriarchs 2 seventies ailigh priests tB elders 1301 1361 I 1 ut I 1 teachers cLara deacons gioi bombere total officers Oili cora aud and Al embers 1233 under 8 year total number of 0 bonds 1790 births now new in embers clat chil dreu 67 Ex communications 6 deaths 79 9 the above does not include the benjamin ward which abich was waa not reported B hislop p Gron I 1 SHELL antiago en enting tiago t iab ho spanish ark r ork ward said man ISMY of lot the people there are faithful and alive to their lire a few who bra are rather cold and indifferent but a vory very large jorge majority take deep interest in tile wor kAll the quor uius and societies attended alton doil tho generally goDe rally pay their timbes anti and 0 ou lemings rings le and oil all feel well those who have hare lipe bi come omis indifferent aro are rap nip idly fulling falling off anti anil a line will bit drawn so that it will be ba discernible by nil all the tha district schools te bools tire aro well attended and ore lire taught by those wl avlo o have lipen been raised up in those valleys and who are being blessed in their jabors there are is who are wealthy in ID spirit and there are ara also those who talco more imore interest iu in the riches richea of 0 the world than they do in the riches of eternity apostle J GRANT said it I 1 the iba go co to their in es 1 I 21 with will 0 r hearts the lord 11 will P prompt P t t ahe eitai what to say n there are r man baoy y people who are faithful in ia tit at leading meeting but do not take heed head of what is said they are held bold having rec eird light an and not jiving up to it aliey should resolve in in their heart to cirr carry out oat the tha instructions in their live only those instructions that aro are carried out in 0 our lives jives aro are of any use to us ad when a man MALI says that cliot he ba hw has esith faith in the ho gospel und and manit lets that faith hy 11 lia tio llona that mana loans tea timons i 1 important I 1 bauk about helping our friends and boc our enemies bliesa mutters per taia to our every day life and bra are es son bial to our progress a bin ad pre preserve serva tion related tin illustration of the tb benefits to be ba derived arm praying nul and benny acting in in unison we must put our knowledge into actual practice it il via tta evor got the iho blessing bles BinKa to 0 oud we are too api upi to judge people by our own we should correct t tha be weak points in in our own mi ria turea tures before trying to this strong ones we should seek to learn good from rum all who uro around us no matter who they are we ve are opt to men tion and criticize the weak points of others we should try to raise ull all who uro are beneath us ua up to a higher standard by out our example thera are a great many loany who have lol loat their faith find and fallen alien awa away because they are continually finding fault with the servall er a of god A greet great many who have di honored dishonored their covenants try to hastily themselves by various ex ei auses but they cannot enjoy happi noes for no co man can bo be happy in brodkin covenants all know this thie to lie be n the case these trials tire lire do ing ine the maints 0 great brent deal of rood good ibera is ia no chool like lika experience and this experience exper ienco ia is pr apai ing the saints for what they will huva have to piss through tbt abb penalties our tire undergoing will enable us tu to bo be more considerate when wo we are placed over those who may now bo be over liver usI us liend tead some extracts from thet tha doctrine covenants in proof ot of these statements occupy leading in the church art are aru are too apt to drive anil and not aa blosil the saints always always do w what bat is in right it buil I 1 tell your fo followers 0 vers to du do the same bill no tha tb leaders of the people it if they os ex peet the be people to do right must do right themselves they should ask them to do no more aban they are willing to do themselves god will mk ask nothing of us but what wo tire are able to do men who cannot keep the leaser laws cannot enter into the higher ones the more wo vo L keep beep the of god the more strength we will ehte JOHNQ UAN CANNON felt afternoon bud buen been ivell spent spoke about charity chanty toward ono one another it 11 willing willingness tess to gi civo vo others credit fo for r their goo goodness aness nud find not criticize them for faults oil eil the parable of the prodigal son boo we do not seem to notice tho the once ence of sinners and do not give thew full fall credit for it eat but iu in this thin cuno case the father forgave lim him lor for lia hia sin thus making his way to repentance much easier it is said that t lo ho saints irita aro are required to forgive ull till men an aa other point ia that in prayer we wa ask aak forgiveness veness for our sins when in ro re aliby wo we have not cot repented repeated ot of them first we iva must know what our weak bosses areja order to them aften we wa can do that there is ia sells acasa in our oar asking to liu be forgiven tarro never was more reason lur for entourage ment than at present among the saints if we kacew that wo ni ai 0 obis his saints our destiny lUs liny is i becaro conference Con terenca adjourned till sunday at 10 a iii choir fanu on the mount tin tops appearing bone bena diction by C U D ev evtus at al a 8 p in a general ener tift loud meeting was hold held in the meet ing Hou houseas seat which resilient president smoot apostle grant and others spoke Sp sunday auday ioB ig at 9 A ot of tho the ilish ope opa wua wits held bold ut at which erveal milt ot of business were considered at ai lUo Wo cluck clock the regular services BorT icea began assembly Hembly AB culled called to order by A 0 smoot il 1 I 1 choir bang praise yo ye the ibo lord lor j tia gou good d to ruise imse 1 prayer by bishop 0 1 D evans alvana chair sang while pt ahe buee era em news wo partake ar take the fhe enci ament was vaa estered I 1 li tile ilio ot or the ward lilian ELDER 1 I br JR jn fe felt I 1 t grato ful fal tor for the opportunity of speaking lo 10 saints having just abt rel from roin it tal ision to 0 erina dy it A great blany changes have takk ince it ho 0 went on oil ins his mission nusi ion lie ilo tin liina enjoyed his hia labois greatly ly al though although ho be bad through great e it adges auges last lind had the opportunity of testifying to the truth of tho the los JOB pel among those who did not know it but a great binany did dal not believe lna his testimony llad the privilege of several wine of whom lind had gather gathered hero here it ia if a plea pleasure suro to meet an assem assemblage blago of this kin kiml who lave with tile the principles of tile tho lobich left heavin ecru in 1881 a and 13 d ut to tho the south german ioa I 1 and found many good people went to havana and then to till tho northern purt where lie was nr orre rested and ban lelnd lied elders have hava been banished since bince then from that locality then minued rt to tile tho it burtom burg burand and duden baden where ho be was waa ban ithe dusa us n vagabond could receive no copy of the declination or judg ment went to born and had great joy in ins his labors there isopod to be able to uha his nod and atilla fans to assist in ID the war work it if it were wem nut aut fur for the gospel this thia life would lie be a failure lul lure reports ICe porta have beon sent from here that the swiss in U utah tali are in in a state of starvation and ws a con sequence of 0 these re lOrts the mis sion Bio annea aries may be ba banished bani ahod fr from am und and onal emigration gration from that i condery to this its io stopped that thai was the purpose of the I 1 report averal of the brethren have hae been and dined in one cauton canton but bat the others are aru not ml so bit terly opposed officers in those old countries know nothing of the gospel and want to know nothing tile iho elders thero there now are striving act to do their duty elder J 11 31 tanner was fooling well and Is w now lu boring among the turks with rider elder sport spon in order to the ilia gospel among the women of that nation our eistert bistor would have to go there as women do not associate with men in in that boua try iry but success go BO far pas has been very indifferent relt felt joyful at ret got ling home ngaio again and alis young youn to strive to accomplish good I 1 th it order to prepare for I 1 ties i there are greater I 1 ties tica resting bertin upun upon us ua than baa upon any bao else eje they should sariva to ob the knowledge of tho the gospel be ba I 1 it fore jr goic g on in to 1 abma to be derived from at let d a ce a at 1 ili be B 11 Y academy slid aad ad i the ibo y conoy bog to take advantage efthem I 1 had attended this acad emy away four our years cars and found the benefits of it when si rangers all will habip to bo be punished lor for their sins and repentance lauce is necessary to gain forgiveness we are subject to got god anti and unless wo we keep his bis commandments wo we will sual antler er his displeasure the world is is lull of ot of the things ot of bod advanced in in the ho krowl edge ot of the things ot of the war world learned men oft ot the liep world are caus cans ing iti people to reject god especially in which is becoming a nation of infidelity they believe in acres power in nature but not la in god the stake clerk presented the names ot of the general and local officers ut of the church to be sustained by the conference they were wera all sustained PREs abea A 0 SWOOT SMOOT said there were a few things be wished to suggest one mas pertaining to tho building ut of the tabet oacle tho the committee I 1 ie S now in debt and should bo be voli eved in al una this the sisters bisters bev 0 been more faithful than have hav 0 the brethren not one fourth ot of the people 0 alio llio stake 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