Show remarks fey alie first TO AUTHORITY the saints should council with their pile leaders the academy SATURDAY president smoot presided tha choir sang my goa ibe of all my joya thi life f my etc dr kirl 0 maeser offered the opening invocation the choir sang the anthem jesus I 1 my cross have taken apostle P M lyman addressed the saints a email hauae ania would be a large congregation but iia large houlb it is a small congregation I 1 remember that lor years holding conferences here on wai a failure eo far as the atten lance waa concerned but the lord has agreed to meet with 03 when there are but two or three present 1 presume that the latter day are aa thoroughly taught as auy people in the world I 1 was reminded of chii when I 1 berd the reports this morning especially BO when bishop halliday stated he bad visited families durin last month I 1 have advia d where they could do so that the bishops should visit all the families iu the wards its a nice taini to have a bishop asit you in your house he is my presiding officer in the ward and he comes in aid has a talk with me sometimes and I 1 find it is very refresh bog he takes pains to have me ap pear before the people of the ward occasionally casio nally to to them tte teachers also look after me and I 1 find it does me good it my attention to the principles ot the coshel we talk together and are improved I 1 never ann a gool mail without feeling strengthened and encouraged I 1 never hear of a man doing a action but it strengthens me when I 1 hear of men doing wron when I 1 eee them falling into transgression and aidi it disturbs me when I 1 hear of an untimely death of a young man or of a young father or mother brings a bad feeling to my doul but anen I 1 hear of a great and action being performed it encourages me to emulate I 1 find we are very susceptible to surrounding circum stans aca it 10 therefore amy important that we should liri surrounded by good associates socia tes I 1 thong t i bibis in r to the ii noi the church her of the had rome one to look him ane lord baa arranged that ail of the church should be kept in older he has arranged also that if there should be trouble if I 1 should be in trouble some one would look after me now I 1 eav its a shame to this great stake that thead seats should be vacant there are enough people in this city to fill this house if thia house had been this morning the people would have enjoyed the spirit of god I 1 am pleased with ahe who are hore I 1 sav you are fed you are they alu always attend coir if it ha 1 been announced and believed that the son of god would be here thiera be a busine s house or a smithy opened today now we are entitled to the boly spirit when eve we meet to gettier here and I 1 sav pleasing plea aing to god that ne should slight ahe presence ence of the holy ghost than we should alight the presence of ilia aon you know against tase holy ghost 13 the aiyar faai dont eay remaining from meetings is sinning against the holy gnot but I 1 vill bay that it is alighting the holy ghost and the lord is very much grieved to see the holy ghost t ia very important that I 1 should live apar onto god and be poss of god I 1 will not then be liable to temptation r sin president A 0 smoot I 1 am very to have the privilege of greeting latier day saints nuon ibis occasion two or three weeks ago 1 tod ruff and hia that they need not expect ma bere this conference toey approved my plan aad said they would be here the many subjects which have been treated today I 1 luve baid ir my are peculiarly adapted to this stake of zion I 1 was pleased with lie reports of the bishops booe of the reports I 1 thought were a little flattering but then it ia tha duty of the bishops to be mora familiar with the ithan the presidents of stakes I 1 have bean compelled my office to do a great deal of teachers work I 1 have to hear almost daily troubles chich should never reach the presidency of ali 9 staka A areat ganv ot these troubles come to me because the babola d not care to investigate we have lately observed the rule of sending these cases back to the bishops where they in relation to the building of temples the stake tabernacle and the Brig haai young academy I 1 can eay it a nine yeara sime sim e I 1 commenced to talk about these matters I 1 reid re id that the committee on buil jia for thia tabernacle bad lei the contract for in heating ap pratus I 1 hope they will have the build ing comple terl ih vear iha bieak inz of referred to our bidka resorts and mountain resorts have been the place of our when comei the people are too tired to po to church so they go to the mountains and the lake this is the case in ano and anen I 1 of provo I 1 an also speak of a number of other places in stake if the people bad kept up their fifty and twenty five cent donations to the tabernacle it would have been corn ahrea years ao and thy would never have felt it thley could alao have paid or the building and nut icat it but today here is a 85 on tho academy buil din I 1 have paid twice over what my bis hop baa asked m tl pay on the tabernacle and it lun besa a ht amling kotfer with oae that if the stake would this building within ay time I 1 would araw my criece for 1 OUO to put an borgaa in hufi 1 will any endowments dow ments for the building but I 1 would be only too glad to draw my check to for the sum the choir bang the anthem let the mount alna shout for joy benediction bv eider S S jones president wilfong woodruff ruff aad josphe Josp hF tim th ant apostle jobu taylor were ahia ahe auen daue wib on aider ably larger thau oa the day john requested nested iha ibe and aa the hymn to be sung by the choir oar gid we to thee knacks for thy yrea etc prayer was off red bv bishop 0 D ena the choir babp school thy ahny brother train thy warm impulsive soul etc president joseah F smith addressed the congregation I 1 feel this morning fur iha ledge I 1 empy in being with you and in attempting to you tor a time I 1 desira an interest in your faith and prayers I 1 feel very bubblo this morning and very dependent upon the inspiration of the almighty tor what ashal abay it la a pleasure to me to bitne s the scene that I 1 behold before me in this house I 1 teal that the people are greatly blessed of abo almighty both in temporal and spiritual that here in ibe midst ot tha 8 lima gnara n exi itin a better feeling one towards another alan can be found alae where in the world that there is more of a oneness and a more fervent desira to establish in the earth a reign of righteousness and and for these we tight to feel very grateful grat elul to our father in heaven and renew our determination to labor more and laith tully than we have done in the past in our mission of establishing in the world the principles of the gospel we judge men by their actions ac lions A tree ia known by the fruit which it bears aldno doubt god will judge as by our fruits by the works which we perform and by our fidelity to the principles of the gospel and if it be seen that the borka of the people are good there will be a greater degree of the spirit Q I 1 goil poured cut upon them iha opportunities are presenting themselves to ua lor dom good things and accomplishing good works for wherever we go in the world we faud evil exi aung and division aiyub tha people there are also evils exia ing among thid hiie of the faults of the latter day tiamos is the lack of regard bior the authorities ties of trod on earth go where yen will in the world and you will find one mans opinion is neld as good as an others and no one is head as a leader who ia inspired of god but every man is lor himself and bis thoughts and actions aru for himself and no where 13 there to be ia tha world outside of the day an authority acknowledged to be god given and tor reason the world is divided a house divided against itself and it is inevitable that a house so decided cannot stand but must tall we have then a to perform in bringing mankind to a oneness and to live for one adother au other anything that tends to unite the people together comes from god everything that tends to divide the people comes arm beneath anything that has a tendency to increase in oar hearts an affection for order is from bcd and will be beneficial to mankind and anything that is opposed to this ia not goodford good for it beuda to divide a house there was a time in the church of christ when I 1 think abd tbd authority of the whole priesthood was more thoroughly acknowledged when if was held in higher esteem and when it was with more respect than it is today I 1 have the day that ahen he who was tho mouthpiece of god was held in higher esteem and reverence not only by ana twelve apostles but by all the church when esteem and delerenzo dele renco was uniformly paid who held liuna in the church in tha daya of tie t ie prophets joseoh aal brighina Bri ghana even man hi 1 ains tho priesthood moved in harmony with the of the church it is not so today la thia a healthy condition yuu afan answer for yourselves I 1 have never seen the day yet undertook bos nees either temporal or spiritual that I 1 did go to my file leaders and con suit them aj to the propriety of the act I 1 have been the time when not one of the twelve apostle think of en babiak in any business temporal or spiritual without counseling with the and hia quorum it id not BO bouay perhaps itiba is not tho time bor place for me to refer to this but it is a matter that is becoming noto noua among the litter day ria inta and it is therefore ther eiore perhaps legitimate to speak of it iu a lefco his I 1 consider it is proper for tho members of the church to consult wun authora ity in everything that thoy do oare there id a aneck to the spirit prevails amborg of tha church thare will follow chenous division atie saints should take warning now we lave been a little alx lx and have taken tue bit inaura own mouth we had batter cati c ati a lait we more with lua authorities that preside ovelus before unde any new labors my remarks not only apply to the general authorities of tha cli birch but to the of tha stakes of zion and to ans of different wards it id a proper thing fur ua when we are engaged in every day labor to go to the lard and on our baudie kneed enquire of him if he la with our it ia be privilege of every soul to know from god it hia course is acceptable before him and to invoke his upon his labora undertaking under takina any important wark we conduit with our file leaders we should do BO before it ia toa late it is not lor men to man headlong into bume and when in ty come to the of the church for counsel and reikai it is then too late we have GO right to come to them with our troubie i when we have into them of our own and without having asked consel of them there ia a cumo leiB in the church and every officer be respected in hia pos the time faill never coma hia has or any of its offic frd CID be slighted can be ignored ran betra iop ed upon by any mar who hoies a stand ini in alo church 01 jeani christ of latter day the moment we begia to disregard the counsel of authority tho rity that moment we begin to slight abo spirit of gad we bein to loss his spirit it will not remain with those who do nut honor his servants I 1 am not hero to plead for woodruff he is present and can for h he ia a man of integrity and is the chosen representative of god on the earth his budt not be ignored disregarded or trampled upon we cannot bet ir aside the moment we do BO we upon gods servant and we dishonor the spirit 0 god god himself baa come down from herven toa eJier with his son jesus chiist and has conf authority upon ahai rean was the pro het jos on JS i aili brn haia young and bohu were hi and lit me tell you wilford woodruff occupies the feama position joaeph timith occupied which brigham young occupied and which jonn taylor occupied ilia authority is jat ja t the same aai it 13 our duty lo 10 libua justas the z iti in of the of jeaba chesl 0 latter day lainca is not a puerile it ii not a growth it id in endru to bo ei ernal it can nev ci ae iti labora until the work of god ia C president ecith danl he adver expected ti see ite when li aoud any nei cu hia 41 hu may ask chy I 1 ut thia i I 1 will tell you therb are associated with the gin ral of the church woo are Lu orin the a ace of brethren pret cuenl vi i give i advice in bosh oleu and secret council and yet there adiv bif h ard n the advice of me president I 1 ara not it ll you who it is I 1 will let cwi bilge for yourselves it is not a serious 1 r at but is only a WH I 1 n alv hope that hatter counsie faill ire ant if it should ba anat the worst brn ull chaie to the worst theia the fruits will aa been in full I 1 do not desire to take up too 01 uch of the time my and my senior counselor aie here and il I 1 have said any thins wrong they can j natio me but it id not for yoa my bratlien bret lien and to jarge it is not for the of the twelve to jadd me thit it ia not the privilege nor the live of f the chirch of beaus christ bosit on their a leaders ia the church if they have air charges to maka thuy may make the r but they mu t nuke them at ibe a id place ard defoie tae proucy authorities there are people on the earth so arpe as the latter day rue truth has made u feea we are free to do ill mat is light may we knot ft hat oui u ution is and rights are god help ua to he in all things 13 my prayer in the name of christ amen president woodruff addressed congregation he had nut tu but tho remarks of president bad laid him a autv to perform it was his duty to baar a testimony to their there were many in the congregation alo had been members of the lor from 30 to and they knew for themselves that what brother joseoh F amith had eaid irue the god of geayer had the latter day to be baited and thay were the only people n horn he hid so commanded because they were the only who bad the gospel in relation to the present position the speaker stated that he was not because god had called him for a short tima to preside the chur cli ag a man ag was joseph smith he had seen men standing in the temple of god curse him tr his face what had absen the result why these died miserably and went to hell again god was response ble for haying placed him where he was and he was responsible for gnp ins faith him the Batia titS of the stake were real by the clerk and church acers were sustained G h and geo webb were released aa assistants assi stanta to the stake of sunday ec nooland A L booth andle bagert oa ia to fil abo S S junea alto remains au assistant the bair pan the anthem praise our god and g benediction by H H duff at the conclusion of the morning service a special meeting of the priest I 1 hood wa held for tha consideration 0 ohp guancial nu ancial condition ot tha S Y i academy and to provide means for the relief of president smoot from the cial responsibility resting upun him V H daneu berry secretary of the institution stated that the institution was some in debt but worth of real estate had beau sold and would be paid tor as soon ai the title to the land could b perfected leaving a balance of of this boox was payable in tivo annual installment 01 each leading a balance to bo met now of the institution had real estate endowment to meet all obligations but it had not been deemed advisable to dispo beof it at pie sent low on motion of william H king it was banded to aso fifty men in the stake to the debt of cooj they to ba secured by the real estate of the institution of three was appointed to secure such a list of names the sag though nations rise and men con aspre their will be in vain etc elder james E daniels offered player the choir sang truth noon our senses gospel light reveals to coma etc tho was administered by the fo tho third ward president jannou addressed addre saed the congregation when we chaie er as wd have done today it is our to come with faith that we will from the lord that which shall bo beat 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