Show TUC THE nc G 0 i I 1 president woodruff is I 1 presiding onre ONE APOSTLE IS 1 grant curant not able to lc be present Ite marks of first two days SALT SAIT LAKE october 5 enquirer special Eft ecial interesting and discourses 3 were delivered at a the general confer conference enca this forenoon by Apo apostles sties richards and snow no c special feature tm bu general doctrine of the church was dwelt awalt upon such as the first principles plse obligations assumed the acceptance of the goabel and the necee necessity sity of sainta living pura and honest lives the faith and sincerity of the stints are being tried by alluring influences all should remember their covenants and responsibilities ties the sixty eighth semiannual semi annual conference fer erice of the church of jesue christ of latter day saints convened in the tabernacle salt lake city at 10 a m on en monday october 4 1897 president wi lord woodruff presiding oi the general au authorities thorit es present on iha he 4 stand there were of the te first presidency wilford woodruff Woodi georgeq george Q cannon and joseph P F smith of the Q 0 urn um ot of the twelve apostles lore loie za 23 snow franklin D richards bangham young francis francia M lyman J ho henry smith george teasdale john W tay taylar marriner arriner Sl W merrill ani an 1 anton ff H lund patriarch john smith of the first seven presidents ot of Eaven seventies tiep seymour B young C 0 Fj fjelsted fjestad ested B H roberts roberta george reynolds and jonathan G kimball of the presiding bishopric Bish william B preston abert kobert E T burton and john K R winder heber J grant of the quorum of the twelve was absent in consequence of ais ns being in feeble health after the regular opening exercises president wilford woodruff delivered a brief opening address in which he expressed his pleasure at having the privilege ot of arnin meeting with the general assembly of the saints in a inference au ference capacity he desired greaty that tbt the spirit of god rest reat upon all who participated in this eather ing 10 and that the apostles Apo siles and elders might under the power give correct and add suitable teachings to the people the Yrma remainder inder of his remarks related 0 0 the magnitude and importance of the dunes duties shied rested upon the saints ni orie ona oi 01 the chief among which was the procla icing ef cf the gospel as revealed ia 11 this dispensation to all the world lie also spoke of the of the baud band oi of god in establishing the church of in this region elder anthon anthea H lund of the council of the apostles followed expressing ileaure at ane presence pre Benca and ana instruct tiona tic ni of president Pre eident the progress of u zon Z on at home and abroad up to this the jubilee year was commented upon with the necessity cassity of working diligently for the welfare of kioa was great and should be pu bifora all other duties elder marriner arriner 31 W merrill of the council of the apostles opened with a stron strong testimony of the truth of the gogoel bringing up personal evidences in its support the danger of one in possession of such a testimony losing it was spoken of some of the most prevalent causes being inordinate critico criticism m ot of those holding authority in the priesthood neglect of prayer drayer pro aaning faning the name of the diely and all tendencies toward departure from thu tho light and spirit and harmony of the lords work no one could coula affo afford d to neglect lia his duties even for a day because of the uncertainty of life th fulfillment of the predictions diction of woodruff at the dedication alaf of the salt sail lake temple was rei referred erred to and the saints were warned not to depart from the me counsel and advice of men whose foreknowledge through the spirit of god had wen proved to be so 60 great elder john W taylor of the council of the apostles was the next speaker he ha dwelt for some time upon the great value of nf the living oracles of the church which he said were of more value than the written word he quoted facts and statements embodied ia the sacred history of past ages in I 1 support of this view he then showed that tat god had required his hia people at various stages of their history to perform certain works the expression of the divine wih in this regard could not be convey conveyed el in what had teen written it invariably came through his living oracles whom he had called and appointed as the channel through gh which his will should be ed elder george teasdale of the council of the apostles followed he spoke of the doubt destroying nature of the doe trino trine of ghrist christ and the ordinances advocated by the Latt Lut erday saints no danger would be encountered by those who followed the guidance of the father through his servants the prophets therein alone was saving virtue the doctrine of faith repentance baptism etc were being proclaimed in their purity and power among the people of the world in the absence of the Priest priesthood hoca the ordinances of the gospel would be of no avail and they would be in constant danger of change and misue the speaker closed with a pleasing and heartfelt tribute to the faithfulness and power of the servants of god AFTERNOON SESSION elder john hanry smith of the council of the apostles was the first speaker his remarks narks re were chiefly on subjects connected with the proper observance of the sabbath the forms of amusement and recreation prevalent and considered proper among the lat ter berday day saints the sinfulness sint ulness of pleas ure seeking en cu the sabbath the need of more sincere and devout worship to bring the spirit in close touch with god V te t e a tendency of sabbath tion to lead to infidelity the absolute sinfulness even of many harmless pleasures when engaged in on the sab bath elder francis M lyman of the quor urn um of apostles was the next nest speaker he ha dwelt for some time tima upon the sacredness of places where the saints sainte had tor for sa BO long been accustomed to an assemble emble it was here where the living oracles had by inspiration and revelation of god dispensed words cf wisdom and intelligence he be eeoc upon the need of repentance of contriteness ness of spirit and of humility all of which should ba exhibited by good works elder brigham young of the council of apostles testified that his presence in the tha conference confer enca today was due to the healing power of god manifested in his behalf ha spoke of the universal character of the gospel and its salvation stating that it would extend to all the creations of the father the term christian was waa defined an I 1 the statement made that it included a belief in christ and an observance of his laws lawa president Pre eident wilford woodruff spoke briefly upon the comparan com value of the living oracles and the written word of god also upon the privilege ot of the tha priesthood and saints sainta generally to possess the spirit of revelation and to know the mind of god in respect to their individual Ju duties the choir sane bang the anthem we givs give thanks bothee 0 lord of the harvest barvest benediction by elder B H roberts ebberts Eo berts |