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Show ONEIDA STAKE lONFEUEN'tK. The ijuirltrly cjaference of the Oneida Make of Z1011 vras Iichl al Franklin, Ot-tober $h an I Tl!i Then- wen vrentof the authxri tie- Preshltiit deorge 2 Cauuon and Ajstle Jl Hitler W. Slerril; Jacob Giles and -h vtijwir 1!. Young of the preidi ncy of Huventle-, the pre-Wencv of OncMi State. Geo. C. Parkinson. Solonou II. iialiand M. l.(onh; i'atnarch Milo Andrews nn 1 members of the IllghCoi.ctil. This was the largest gathering of Saints evrrl.nouu In tnis alike. Oa Tliursday morniug the meeting meet-ing wa3 calle-i to order by i'rtaMcn Parkinson. Sinking anJ prayer followed Tlie 0niug rtmirk were niadn by President Geo. C. Parkinvon, vvho spoke of the excel lent condition of atTiirs in the SUki. , 'resident Sempur 1!. Younc next addressed the eoufercace aud said he was glad to heir so fivor able a npofl ofllie OneiJibU'.e. The G1 hail len heralded to the nations and maiiy liad gathensi Into thi-sevalleysof the mountiiusl'i re-i jue thereto. Tliebsints sliouh! -eUlethbir own dlllicuities among themselves. Tin had latum! in ttu building up of temp'es and tlie dedication then-cf. Holy .iugel haj appeared, and great Meadogx had been nenved. President George J. Cannon then spoke. He was jin-ed to meet 1.1.11 Ull'tlilU UU 111.. 1KN.KI1I. Contending with one another, be said, was not in accordance with thesplnt of the Gospel; it wa3 nt the teaching of our Sivlor. The: spirit rf peace aul ubmls!o'i was His. A marker high ccirage was! to br patiertly tlie trial-, anu wrongs lullict-d upon us. A miu liosst-ed nr the spirit will not con-tcnu; con-tcnu; rather speak kindly and sj turn awaj wrath. It vaslliLj"jiIrit which prouipti-d the Sivior to die for our fins an 1 " s'lould -trivei earnestly to lollow His great cxim-pie. cxim-pie. The choir saog an iiitlitm and beiieJittion was pronounced ly W. I. Webster. In the afternoon, after the usual opt ning exercises and the jdminb-l tratirn of the Sirnment, Apostiej Lirimr Merrill addn--ed the ivn- firencc. To keep oureulves 111 order, I he remarked, required .1 vuttaQi libor. The lowers of uarkmssvMre in our midst seeking to leii thepeo-jile thepeo-jile astray. We hid no time to ll n 1 lault with eit.il otiitr; there was something more Important la be dam. We were not here on earth to obtain w oddly riehrsliit to magnify our calling. Ihe Saint in Idaho should tie a good, hw ibiding Jieo-ple, Jieo-ple, and the day would loan come whei. the Jitter-day Saints would be sought after for count I. I'rrsidint G-orge J. Cannon sail Ihit if the Iatter-diy haiuU could rtmembur the instmctlons given them the w oi(Id he a lnppy iorle. He could Iwar his te-tlmony that (toilliiii accepted the sacrillces of tlie Latter-day Saints. JIany ha I gone to prison, into cciic, and sutlercd in various other was for tlie Gospel's iake. Though no nml sn fur ;,K hi, tnpff. h:ai indureil such persecutions a those tiirougli which the Latter-Ja.v Saints liad tsel. yet they wire still villing to dere.id the priuoples or their religion in the face of the w hole world. God li id chtxssu thl people and placed His nitiie upon them, and lie would uellver Ihem hi Ills own due time and way. The cholrsug an anthem, llenc-dlctiou llenc-dlctiou by President Jacsb Gates. On fcundiy evening a general priesthood meeting was he'd and excelltut remarks w ere made by tne several rpeakers. On Monday morning conference was again opened by singing and prayer. Pre-ident Jacob Gate addressed the aembly. His remarks were directed principally to the duug. Aiostle Miriner W. Merrill next spoke Upon the power of prajtr. lie referred brieliy to theacadeai now In course of ereetion aia! said it was a pralsevojtby labor o-i the ruit of (lie Saint. l'jesiiient George (J. Caiiron spoke intl.einterestrftheotakeacadem. As tollie leaflets uscl in theSablath school, lie highly rpootiimenjud U'Mrtf . , . The choir Iiaving ung an anthem, an-them, Preldent G"orge (J Cannon prononuced the benedlctiun. At2p. rii,Hflir the ojxnlng ex-erclsi-S Counselor M. K. Cowlygave an approprlite address upon the general principles of tlie Gopel. President Parkinson prtaented the general authorities of the Church and of Oneida Sbike, all of which were unanimous! sti-talned. Sjolomor) 1. I'alo toitilieil'fr a short tlnie on the hlstcry of the Chitrc! , thesullenugof the Saints and Hie blessings wines; itiey now enjoy. President Seymour II, Voting dwelt upon the importance of tlie Priesthood, the eujcalioti of Hie young and the oWtrvauce vl the U of tithing. The choir ang tn anliiem and lienediction was pronounced by President Jacob Gates. ClIAltLlS I). GutsttMi, f'jirkftf Conference. |