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Show R0X EIillKIt STAFxK. The quarterly couf. rence of tliL-stike tliL-stike was held in tlieT.ilrnai.Ie at llrigham City. OotoJw 35 and 27. i'resint: President "A'llfonl Wood-rnll, Wood-rnll, A;olIt-s J-irenvi Smn. K. I) lUchanNawi A. H. Cannon, I'resi-dent I'resi-dent K. CIj)ii. Ju-inUrj of the Ilisii Council, ind a Rowlly nunJir of ltMiofH -md lcding lUdersof tlie Stahe. The stev.cr ortionof the foreuoon inwtint; 011 the .ut day was oceupie.1 by I'reiident Wood-rutr. Wood-rutr. After erprevlng jus gLidnes to inert the balnt of tji- ,take, ho gave a graphic accoiilif of the entrance en-trance 01 the Pioneers into the lal-! lal-! of SaltlikL, related intere-ting jwrtlond of hl early history and desire to feuoi. the truth, mid of lilt long sir vice of tifty-seea yeariu the Church. The jhoti-Ioux and bles'ings cfilred bv UieGo3p.l to the livingand the dead, this manner the Saints Iiav e been treated by tl e world in all dispens-atiors, and the wicked condition of the prcetut generation w in. refcmnl to. ApotIeSn.v gav e i.rtonal rem!-aiscences rem!-aiscences of tlie days of Kirtiand aud biographical skeUhes of somt ol thellrot Twelve. l'ri-1 lent IX. Clnwsou announced that tho Tabernacle would be dedicated dedi-cated in tho afternoon. Tim choir commenced the afternoon after-noon erviccs bj Mnglng the dedi- Mtnrv lietnn. President Woodniff olHrre.! the dedicatory rrejir, aflir wldch the Sserunent wasadmlnbtered by the bishopric of the Third Ward. Apot!e K. D. Itichards esteemed it a pleasant and precious opportunity opportu-nity to meet Willi the Saints on that occasion. He had been interested in the recital of incidents which occurred oc-curred in the early hUtory of the Church. Tlie recent labors of the enemy to defray this work Had led to the !pnad of its principles throughout this broad Isnd, In the dfoc-mnation of the juiblifched report' re-port' of three deartments of the govcrnmint of their investigations into the nnnclrlci ot our religion, our family and t urmciat conditions. President Woodnill nmarked on the impending judgmints ot (rfd, and said thewamin; voicehad been ticanl by the mtions generally Pre-ident Clawfiii occupied the fir-t prt of tlie morning meeting of thenth, and reported the healthy condition tplritually of tlie Stake. He complimented the Saints on their rea Jy rcspouoe to thecallsfor tlie erection of houvs for divine worship and other laiidab'e objects, andtxhortul tliem to improve the present moment. Apostle A. H. Cannon dcltven-d an impressive ili-coure on the im-portinl im-portinl and vital jue-tions of the day the colitllct of capital and labor, the race imction, tlie spread of the princiuies of anarchism. Thefe questions puzzleil (he wisest men of the w orld, the most profound thinkers, the greatest of our states-ment, states-ment, lllling tlium with the mcst serious thoughts and nwful appre-hcnSiousof appre-hcnSiousof adreadf.il cri-ls near at hand. ACstie F. 1). IKchards occupied Iheualanccoftthe mcetiiig In iirt-Mnting iirt-Mnting the law of tithing. At tlie aflt rnoon meeting the general gen-eral ( hurch authorities were presented pre-sented by tlie Stake clerk. They wer"all unaniraou-lvsutalntd. l'n-Idtiit Woodrutr llllednll Hie time for siaking at the melting. His remarks embraced tlie 1 iw of tithing, the last intructions of the Prophet Joseph to the Twelvo. tlie mb-sjon ho ssJgued them, the keys of this i!ispasatio'i and the jower of iheMtlrhlsedec Priesthood. His closing words wen: I have lieen peculiarly interested in lirother Ulawm. Ke vas present at the death of Krother Standing; lie expected ex-pected '" die also; he could not reavonaUy expect auything ele. He is a martyr. 1 am interes ed in yon all. Jo-li holds' the keys of this diipensatioii and eycrwlll. I want to be with him in the spirit world. I never found my Father's hou until I found the Latter-d-iy Saint. I pray that we may all be Inie and faithful to the en 1. God blea ou nl, fr ts' r. An.cn. ., , President Snu'V rruiTwSeil that, after DSl"lfi tho congregation should give tho aiprcJ shout or hosanna to drol and tlie 1,-uiibas theclosi"?,-rci:3 of tho comer- Th? klncing over. all stood upaiid lolned 111 the. glorlou shout Willi oncnert rf liearl, "Hcanna' Ho-inna! Ho-inna! Hosanna' to God and the Irtmb. Amen! Amen! Amcnl' ThustlOsed"" of 'be mostsue-ecfiii mostsue-ecfiii pRIjfereuees lield in this State of iion. Jiaip ltVWTkB, fctakcClerk. |