Show HIS TESTIMONY president woodruth woodruffs Wood ruTs strong words CE CC thousands are present sunday at the Open opening itil services Inte interesting teachings I 1 there never before in the history of the church were ao aa ganv in attend attan attendance dance ince at a general conference on oa the first day as at the S aty seventh semiannual semi annual session now in pr progress gress at salt lake sundy sunday after afternoon nom thousands aoud not get into the ra bernacle and asse assembly m bly hall ball where services were held tb the fire and ten apostles were on no the stand president Pr eident Wood tuff looking loof cine exceedingly well for a man in ia his SOA year made mad the opening 3 ile ha said in substance 1 I was never so thankful thant ful for any thine as I 1 am to have the privilege leve or of bearg with you yoa in the sixty seventh 6 af mi rul annual conference of this chur sixty three years out of the sixty beisty six that tha eba eh cb has bas been orani organized zed 1 I have hal had the pleasure of meeting with the chosen people of god at thesa great meetings in th se years I 1 have lis listened to the prophet s and c el cra c ra ani to joseph hi himself that great and good man and true prophet of god he HB started anew a new era in religion the true one as by the creator the sp eilker then dwelt on an the cru cm of tho lord and what it bad cost the jewish nation and that all was n no yet yec over he said that the fulfillment of revelations raye rave lations as sein by john and isaiah lie in the worlds future history the prophesies of euch men as aa these 7 contin contina nad sd the speaker I 1 land and ot ol joseph smith tha chasen messenger mea of god are beginning to be ba fulfilled I 1 meditate I 1 look at the history 4 of f th the 8 diy daiy read the parera and see that a commencement is taking place in our doctrines doctrin ea and revelations eiven alven through our great prophet of god we know that all will take place and nothing on earth can prevent it at an early eaily date the lord told joseph smith that he would not let the angas sweep the tha earth because the wheat should be gathered from the nations of the word first and now no W I 1 want w a nt to bear testimony that the time lime has come when the work is starting his hie angels are aie in the united state they are in the nations of the tha world today sweeping the unclean away and t this his people must not wonder at any anything thing for there are thousands who do not believe in god and he will not accept them into his hia Un Edoin if ill 1 I remember the hour hoar joseph smith delivered his charge to th the e ap apo atlea it ii was the lost time be al addressed dressed us and as I 1 think of it it is very similar to abo saviors address to his hia apostles atles when he paid fald the lee comforter will not come unless nn I 1 g T ahat last impressive address the prophet gave fava us his endow mant and it was a most hour hoar 7 have seen others rise up and i i I 1 say thet thel le be gave the charge to them but I 1 know they do net the afas truth president woodruff concluded by telling the leorla not to worder at euch storms and devastations as have appeared during the vear for it was only a part of the great gramme pro to sw sweep beep the unholy from the earth president joseph F amith fol owed i express expressing ing his hia pleasure at the lordie lord pe serving President woodruff to bear tuch each strong barone he said 1 I want b warn you that hs has borne faithful rny ny and it will be rem remembered emberd whether he remains ui or doza does not I 1 want to recall what he be said eaid about people who rise up ard claim to be ba leaders of the church they have been misled and have no DO plots while he bs has the from the charl charge w of joseah 8 smith inith no matter what obber forms ot levision lel jeli ision zion may be drawn ar conr people they are of no avail with win that taught by ifie chosen prophet I 1 bel believe eve that there are some goo gnoj 1 people in the besides the latter day saints but they are not authorized to perform the ibe or of god the speaker ier then dwelt on the difference between a mormon and a latter day saint at length the thee e aie a number oj of our members lits ha said who think their opinions arnd their rights as boid as Is those of higher judgment as our apostles 9 such a ch a spirit exist for the prie and elders have baye divine judgment and therefore the stand of these people is a false one I 1 1 I believe the prep president ident is the authorized zed prophet of giand as inch I 1 recognize him for I 1 can ask nothing of god alesi I 1 recognize whom he be ha baa 3 established I 1 honor the lords servants hereon here on earth and then I 1 bs be lieve god will bear my prayers in conclusion be asked parents to teach their children the tee gospel he would rather bury his children than have them deny the faith president woodruff then arose and spoke for some time on mormonism and religion ligion le la the abo course of his bis remarks be spoke of the death of aoraham cannon and said eaid that there was a meaning in hia bis loss for he had a manifestation of 0 it while on an a recent trip to san francisco he said 1 I go there to preach and I 1 did not attend a council ine meeting eting there one evening I 1 fell asleep and e vit evil spirits came and while I 1 wrestled with them a good spirit haviar power over tha others ap appeared mared and after telling me of affairs in california ad me ma to KO go to the council mee meeta finz and also said bald do da not worry abona Ab abraham cannon for he was chosen by the lord for a position in the spirit world and after that I 1 was while I 1 was waa in st george I 1 had a son a faithful man drowned he had bad warning in a dream concerning it I 1 asked the lord why he be was waa taken from me and the answer came you are dc ing ing a great deal for the redemption of the deada dead but my law requires th that t a bome of your people must mast work here with you yon so I 1 was satisfied Con conference terence then adjourned until onui 2 p pm M lu in the afternoon president cannon took up the greater par t of the time speaking on the false theories cf the educational world and the darwinian doctrine that man haa come up ap out of the lower animal kingdom king dow he said revelation taught that thai men are de acen danta of god children in gada image such doctrine wag sublime and ennobling ahila the darwinian theody was debasing apostle lorenzo snow closed with a talk on the necessity of temple work hii hia remarks were wera brief in I 1 n the assembly hall ball apostle brigham yount was the leading speaker sy eaker |