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Show M Vm I.KNKIUli (OMKIIBNIE. B ' W I NieSlxty-seoonl Hem.annualCon- BH : jffj ferenco of Ilia Church ol Jmui Clirlet BJH '1.' of I,alter-dajr Hslnts, convened lit 10 PBB . (M I a. tu ,onrlundar, Oitolier 4th, IS1l,ln BH '3i J Hie Tabernacle, Hall Lake City, l'reel- BBBj , J dent Wllford Woodruff r.rrslllnc H''' J ' Tliere m on the standi Of tin X First l'reeldencjr, Wllford Woodruff, BBBm . 1 4 J (leorge 12. Cannon and Joseph I. BIBB '' HmltliJ of lha council of the Twelve HBVBk tjSJ . J AoslIrsi I.oreiiioHnow, rrankllnl). Hu39f i Illchards, 1'ranels II. l.rnisu, Helior r,' "ft J.Orant, John W. Taylor, Marlc.tr IHH " B W.Merrlll.Anlonll.I.uiidaiidAIra- BSBM t jl liani II, Cannon; l'atrlarch, John BBB V I Umlth; of the I'rcaldluK Council of BBH ., i tlm Seventies Hemour II. Youn-, U. BBB "ft t I). I-J.Med, II. ll.ltbcrtsanJ(lfOre BbBJ I j i lleynolde; of tha 1're.ldlnjf. lllshortc: BBB t; I William II. I'rtaton ami Johu II. Win. HBBM i'mR j i Tlisreteere also nuroUre of 1'resl- Baaal JB t j dents of Htaaes aud uf other loadln aVaVaa jtxrli 1 1 I Inlhren from various retrta of Utah HBBl ap j 1 1 and surrounding region. avftU w 1 ' Hi ''la Conference wae called to order aVBH AvM Sr! ly l'reeldsnl (leorge (J Cannon. HH rM jl! Tha choir an I coiigrrtfallon rang the HBBwff j ij liyrun commencing: KWl II llswrmafoaBa'suB,YsRlBte of tha Ur-1, BHBKh - Jl lelsi I lor rear fella la Hlssaetllsat wsrd. biB99jK1'1li ll Tiieoiwnlug ra)er was offered by BSBBfi JB H I .Vpoilla M. W. Merrill. HHHHlL C, J j Ua tat moqaUia tap appt anair, avBBv I It t' Ul IhatacraJbanMaUaail BH I n '' w" '"Dt '' "" c''olr' HBBaTV "l fi j ThaconfrranraKatxIilrrHcilljr HBBs' J 1 jj j I'rriltltm milfanl HMltnir, BBBl' t jl ij ailollowi I wanttoaajr toinjr frlemla HBBftr X'l It .1 thl mornlnittliat I ama Tirj linipr X jMj man. Mjr liraitla fllloj with uralltuJa HBBB it till toOoiliiir Hraraul l'athar far tha r.' till tlrMlnia thai I uojr. IllaoTaraavau HBBHl Ml Jiara alnco tha I'irtlilanrjr of thla HBBBE.!' IjJj Church ami aa many of tha Twtlre BBBE i Hy) Aostlra liara occullaU thla itanl J Hll nntll today, and I foci thai we E' J If hate all raon to thank (lod aul rv iff 1 1 Joloo In lilt nams for tha llaulnira if and prlTllmra that vr. aiijoy till! n 1 Rlorloui moriiliiic. rumlngto Aottlo '' ' ' Know lha aaakrrukaj la tlxra any iiiH r: j law agalnitnmantrllliift whatlalnhia BVI 1 haartlfliahaanoarillnlt? RW I ,' AioallaHuotrrrilnttlial lie knew IIIHriJ i (t ofnonr. BBRifj t J l'rraldtnt Woodruir-llrolhcr Hnow IIIHfiH ,t aayathat he dot not know of any audi iHi I M Uw.and thvrrfora I aay God tlit l'rtal- IIIB'l ji (lantllarrlaouforcxarcUlnelilaorilclal IIIBKl Si oleniencr In liberating rrrUnl il Jowh P.Hmlth.ant I am thankful II that llrothrr Hmlth la with ua to lay. if 1 aay alao Uoil blrat erery other man, ' Jl whether he he Jew or UenlUe, Calho ,; lloor rrohataiitJuduorJuryniaii,who I 4 hai lent hli name to lhl and not only ' lllieralal I'rnldentHmltli but many of I j! ourbrathrtn wliohaTelhuftl'lleKeof J 'j alttluiehern wltliua on Itila occaalon jj 1 ho there la nn harm In that thought J or fMlliiK; for that la the way I do teel ( at thla lime. Jly heart la lull of uratl. I J tuda aod blrnalint to my fellowmeii for fu all thegood they hare dono. l.rary 5 1 thins that leada to good aud to iiBF ' ? do good la of UoJ: and evarythlnir !; h that Ua.la to erll an 1 to do ull il li aatd to te of the wicked one. I frel that all of ua have reaaon to rejoice iv i, fore the Inl for the Uillvcraure and 1 I bleaalngf which lie haa wrought aaaMi k -.( among ui. 1 rrjolrv In the union which exuta amoui; ua m r Trel lency I of thla Church au 1 the twelve nwtlea. Thiwi are lo.llea of men who ut all men under heaven ahould l uultoil in the nork of the lord In which at are rngased. I do not pellove ttiere ever haabecnatiody nf men In any ago of the worl I who, aa n general thing, are morn united and hanpy than are theae toila); an I while we are here ftaaembled logither I hoe aud truntthat wenmy haviilhelniilra lion of Almighty Ho I with in luour tearhlnga, In our luatriii tlona. In our ruuntela Wo alull till iion our brotbera to addrru ui, and 1 aay In the name or the lord, lot ua all have le. l-real.lealJ.ei.il I. Nmllh l.elt addrewed the aoemblage. He aald thiaWagrceable to the nUtt of l'reildcViW ootlrull, he aruau to kcak to the HJlnU fur a ahirt time that a morning, according to the Inaj Iratlon A ' thathemtiihtriielvoandtheaireugtli 1 aud nuMauce thai might Iw given Ij . him of the lord, tlf hlmilr he felt I , Tory weak and lncableof aldriwaliig J ao vaat a coogn gallon aa he now aaw " lelorehlm, lie felt ixeadlegly hum. blolnthealghtofllo.1. h Hedealrrdtoal I hl acknowledge- L menu, and alo hU thankfulueiiN, to 1 l IlloaaexpnwnllyrrealdintWnalruir j ' Inlhathe waariultled timeet with , ttie I.ittir day Halnt4 that morning. ) ' He waidetly grateful to hlallenveii I Father for I ho rlvllege of meeting ' with them In iwnli renou In that rah Jf i erntcle for Iho rtnt tlmnlneeven mil IjljSj a a half yeara. Tu lllm lm glvtn iiH 3 ) the glory ami honor for every tleiului IIH 9 , that they ha I recelvnl, and he a IIH I t alnolhankful to the l'rillent of the aaxa i United HtaUa for I XI rcUIng ileiiiemy 6 I towarlahlm and again giving hliuhla I . franchlan aud tila cltlt-uahln lu Iho r.iramunlly In which he lltel. He 1 I waa alito moat grtteful to hlafrleuu jejejaa. ' who gave lliulr Inlluelifu au 1 their fl O aailatanm to thla en I. He me I ml IIHI I Hi name theui, for they will know the JlH ) f work that Ihty had done. He full) PjPJW It 1 atkuowtodgl ttulr kludne4 uudir IH i !!, ani uoull uilMvor to nit Pjpn fjB vjouelatetlt with the clrcuimUncc PjW n I In whliji he woi taced. and the con PjPJE fS dltion In which the tH-oide of tiotl were PjPjk Jf ' 1 1 iced, in order that be might l able PjPjT "J to continue hUuiefulutw In the mldt PjPJI J; J of the l . i le lit Urge PJPJl t" lledralredtony Ihat hla faith In PJPJX 11) UieUolofJuu tlhrlnthad uuler. PjPK till gone but one change tluoa he nut PjH( ,)'i . wllh the Halnta tlure before. Ihey PJHJ rJ , might aikuluit that ihange wan. Hla PjW I;,'i , nniwerwaa tlili: "The thaugo that PjHi ,, haa come Uhii my fallh allien Iliad PjHl ") the irlvihge ol lut muting with PjhI K i on la that my faltli l n much PjPjL , etrongir. aa inucli more firvbnt, at PjPjT luurhmore tlitrmlnidailtlaMlble PJpt . 1 for It to have gruwn In tho l.o cit PJVy aeveu an I a half yean. That la tho PJPJl , only chaiike that hat corao upon my PjH: "! , Wth In regard to the iirlnclhln of the M J J Uj.iI. Ho loved the Ugi cl a little axaWktaaff 'A H ''pm lielterthan he dil a few yean ago, he loved hla brethren a little letter, he wa trying little harder to Ui a tatter mantoJaythin waa the rwi few yeani ago, an I he vm en leav oilng lo the liel of hla understanding under-standing aud ability to live a little nearer unto the I)rd how than he dl 1 a numlier of yean ago. Theae were the change that had come upon him during hla exile, during hl at. aence from the .eople and from hU home. He tru.lwl that he mlgin continue con-tinue lu thla direction, to grow and develop In faith. In iinlentaodlng, In humility, ani In all the graceaoflhe Ooapel until "the ttfect day " He ilnlreal to exhort hla brethren andalatcratoilolikewlae, to be Juat aa faithful aa It woe roulble for Ihtm lo be, from thla lime henceforth and fir ever. They ha I received the truth, Inaamuchaa they had embraced the (ioafel Ihat hal been reatorpl lo the earth In thli dlientlon through the I'rot het Joaeidi rlinllh. They were engaged In the rightcauae, they acre walking In the right pith, Inaamuch aathey were endeavoring to follow the I recel U ol thai (loiel t,et them oon-ilnue oon-ilnue In that path, let the riplrlt of lha l.ord expand Ihelr heartaanl mlndt, anltre their underrtaudlug, quicken thtlr ritlve facultlie, extinl their ayuliathy and lore, utid In errata their falih ani diligence In the a rformince of all the dutiet which devolved upon them aa Latter day Halnta. All woul I then bo well with them. The King lorn of (J id waa the kingdom of righteoilneM,Chrlt Hint eelf Ulug Ihu "chief corner atone," and the l.ttterday Halnta were Hie eubjecta; for they acknowledged no king Iwit King l.inanuel. He waa Ihelr King Lawgiver, an I Ituhr, lie waa their Dictator, Ixraiae He dictated dictat-ed to them by the Inlluilicea of Hit Holy Holrlt. He Inai Ired their hearta li do Ihat which waa right aud rlghteoue In Ilia alghi; He reproved them when Ihey dl 1 wrong; He allowed allow-ed them, through the Intluencee of Ilia Holy Hplrlt, the right courao the rlghteoue way, aud He luaplred Ihelr hearta to walk III thai way. The Kingdom of tl I waa fetabliehed um IlioearthaulCurlat, Ihelr heal, waa King. He ha I aald that theyaholllJ beauljeclto kinga, aud to emiarore, and to irealJenta and rulera In the ml Ut of Hie dill lien of man, and lo the powtra Ihat le., an I to tha lawa that are, until He cornea "whom light II la to lelgn,"and "Hibduca all Ihlnga unto Hlmeiir." Thla waa the work In which Ihey were engaged, thla waa the hope that luaplred their hearta, llile waathede-tire waathede-tire that wm before them Ihat they might he aul Jcct to the iwere that be, that they might work right-eouineaa right-eouineaa In tlielr day ail I age, ttiat Ihey might be faithful In Ihedhcharge of every duly devolving upon them aa man and women occupying a itoeltlou In the community In wntcfi they lived; Ihat they might be laire-nilnjed hoiioratito, truthf il, lion. vat and tlniere In all Ihey undertook. While they acknowledged (11 aa their head, while their acknowledged Chrlataa their Iluler Itlng Lawgiver and I'rovei tor, atlll they were aubject, and alwaya had bean ulcc! to the govarumenta uudi r which they dwelt, an I they expected to ylell obedience unto the Jawa which exlatel, when thoae lawa were ma le for the government govern-ment of the children of tnon aud for the eatabliehment or Kareandgool onlerln the ml tat of e world. Where good government did not cxlat In thla Ihelr great an I glirloue country It wax iDtbecaiae the form of government waa not good. It waa not becaUM., aa rule their lawa were not Intended to be good; but It otleil haf n netl Iwcauae thoae lawa were not rojierlyalinlnlatered, or lie caueo the almlulatratloil of the law waecnlruetnd lo thoae who ware not Ju.t In Ihelr hearta. Theau wereclrcumatancoa Ihxt they coul I not control. They werecreaturea eutject to Ihcee condltlona, and muit J'lell ottedlenre to them. They luual tonor thla law of (1I and alao the law of men, aul aeek to bo good cltllena. It waa Ihu right of every Indlvllual within the aound of lite voice, and throughout tho worl I, lo exercUe hla or her own Julgment aa to what waa good and what waa evil, and au long aa every man or woman dl I, according to the light which he or the lo-eeaael, that which waa right aud avoided that which waa wrong, Ihey nilghtcoutlnue to i lead with (lod Ihat llieerrora and evlle nnl wronge which exiatod amongatua might teaw and rlghteoue neaarilgu In their ttea.1. II waa lha duly or every one lo pray to (lod that luetlcv might be almlnlatcmi ani truth ii hel I and eiittalne I In the mldat of thechll Irenof men every where, Ab letter day Halnla Ihey Iwlleved. III the Hon uf (11, for they were Chrla. tlaui In every eneof the word. In Ullevlngthletluy did not alone de. iii I Uwn that which waa wrlllin In the lllble; they hid not to depend en tlrelj Um thilr faith In thla jnatter. It waa true liny read the lllble, that they read the te-lliuouy of tile ancient ApofttlealntheNew IWameot; Ihey rial the recorl ol the Ne hltoa on tula continent, and they belluved their (fatlmony, Itiituviranl aliove that, gri at, r than all thla, tiny had III their hearta the Ineplrailo'i of Almighty (lod. the revelatloua of (lod to mau, lemlilng ua Ihat the Ihlnga are true and Ihat (iod live I, that Jeeua la lllaHu. thallledled for the world, that hla hiuoj t leauaea ua from all tin, through our obedience to the jrluil. I hi of the (ljiel, aul tluoiigh our rih Illy lothe i rliuli Ira of rlgntooua-neaeinour rlgntooua-neaeinour tlvia. tnat waa why It waalaijioadblofora man who hit once received the tritimony of Jamie Clitl.t tnforiuikii (I nl ami Join tlievarloila "lama" which exlaied In the worl I to day. Ibey might iUi.irt from thla (loapil, from religion, flout ( hrlat, from tliu knowledgo of Mod, from Ihe faith uf tlie lioeKl ol tin, Kou of (11, but they bei ame Intl li la riila ha I In en rovi n an I waa known to la. the fad. How careful then, Ihey ought to tie who ha I the rlvlh go of knowing Iho truth for llli marine Mtrr enlarging iiinn tlie aiillict of filth lu (lol, thatioikir wvntouto eaylhatdurlng hla exllu he enjoiol Krltit llhtrly, beciuae the (lomlof Ji-ue Chrlat u aa Ihu (loalnil or llbertl , and whoever rurlvcl It waa free In-Hud, In-Hud, though he ie In ch iln, In lion I-ageorlni I-ageorlni ri-on. It ma le no dlllornice ne to thiit, He waa free boiau.oUo! had nudo him ai, and tliore waa no frrwlom gnatrr tlian Ihli, Thoo uf thilr brelhri n who ha I laeni In plaon for conceit neu aake were free nun oven though rettrlcted of their liberty fir the lime. Why viae he fret 7 Itecaueo ho owe.) no man, ao Or aa he knew, liecatiae lie did not entertain nullcu In hie heart tuwardauy man Ho Haa no ma n 'a tit btor to hla knowh Jge, aud.ao I rdiugtothetieat iriilaablllty heuovtr wrongtnl or Imurt 1 unjone. ir ho hail, let that man c a nnlahovhlm wherein he hal wrongr I him, an J, (lod being hie hi lit r, ho wjult make II right to the li,f futtblug, Ho had en leiv ire I to live within the pale of Ihe kingdom or Oil .he ' apeltf Jriie ( hrlat, nn I that would mike all men rtf Inaamuch aa they woul I ti reive Ihe truth. Hla Inlhren ani al.lcra woull excure him If he dllayetl a little fervor an I enthualaam-they might call It fanallclam If Ihey ileao.l. What ill he care. Bo that he waa aatlafleJ an I knew that j (lol ha I tpoken lo him, Ihat ho hal received the truth, It made no dlf-fireoce. dlf-fireoce. And If they had rectlved the truth, coul 1 they tie lew fervent than he N'o. Yet with nil hla thankful neea. Willi all hla fervency, faith and confilence In the work In which they were engage I, he wai not aa earneit, devout, an I thankful ai he ahould lie. There waa atlll room to grow t Ini prove aul enlarge hie uaefutueaa from day to day nuJ from hour to hour, an I lis Iniendad to Iryaud lin 1 rove upon each opiiortunlly. They niuitbeeulject 10 thepowera Ihat Ik-, aubject to tlie authorities of Ihe l'rleathood an I of Ihe Church, aublect lo Ihelr coluaela of rlghtrouaneaa, tulject lo their dlrcctlont In rlghleoue-neat. rlghleoue-neat. Theywoull onlyoounael them lu that which waa goo J In Ihetlghl of (lol. It wai not an exhibition of freedon or mauhood for men to dlaobey tho wo Ma or (III and Ihe rlghteoue oouuaola of Hla choen tervanU. A man wat cjw. ard Intend whi would dl i. There waa no cowar lice In a man nneylu at all tlmei rlghteoue couiieet when It came from the I'rcelJency of the Church, from the A oailea, from their I'retllrnta of Hlakea, from their lllall-ua, lllall-ua, and Teachere, and from tho-e who were authorlted to leacli, lu-lruct, audoounaeltiieptH,le of 01. Itwaa liunty. It waa liable, II waa III lepend-enceoraplrltfora lepend-enceoraplrltfora man to hraiken lo audi counael an 1 to be oliolleat to tuch men It wae brave, for Ihu world waa agalnattheiieopleof (io'l. The worll looked lijionlhe Latler.layHalnte with acorn au 1 contempt, an I thought they were tlicelvi-1 ltutthcy were uoU The finger of acorn waa aomotlnira tmluted at them licotuae they a-ild they were not aahauied tollatento thocouu Beta uf thoae good tnell who le 1 and Instructed In-structed them. Hut the tieople hal roved them; they know thrlr I rincl-jiltii, rincl-jiltii, how they ha I guided theHalnta In the ait, they knew thilr Integrity, their houir, Ihelr worth, Ihelr lortl-tule; lortl-tule; and could then fore well afford to le guided by them In all Ihlnga an I lie muled with them. It waa manly aul (lodllkolodoao; not to do Itwaa cowardly. Woul 1 any man daro to toll him he wat a cowar I when he listened to good counael, nu matter from whom It cvu? It took coiirago to do aathey had done; ami that waa why Ihe Latter-day Halnta wire llidetivndcnt men. They were chotcli and u; lilted of (l?d be caueothoy dared to obey thotrulli, to acknowledge In tho prcaence of the whole worl t thai Jeaua waa theChrlil and that Jow h Kmllll waa a I'ro) hrt of the living (lod. They dared aud Itopoaed to continue to do thla to Ihe en I of Ihelr time, knowing that II waa right, and did not Inteii I lo shrink from that duty, (lod hel( Ing them. In concluilon Ihe timikir rxhortol IhuBalnUlo l faithful, humble, ah I illllgent I u tlieMiforinanivof ail their duties, never wavering nor Altering In Ihe leaat, but remaining tteadhut lu the principles of the tloapel. Then (11 would bleaaand proaper them ani tlielr children after them,froni generation to generation. l-rel.leal ajenrje I) lanuaa said he had liatened, aa no doubt all ireaent haj, wllh exceeding great I leisure to the teitiminy home by Weal lint Joseph K. Hmllh. He felt that thla wae a time when they, at a peoj le, coul 1 rejoice and be thankful unto (lol. Thla Conference would boa memorable one; for when they thought of thu many changee that had occurred oc-curred ttiere waa groat rtiaoti for thnnksglvlng atij glviug iralao to their lather In Heaven tor Hit kind-neaa kind-neaa auJ mercy uuto them He waa BAttarlel that no luwcr but that of (lod nould have wrought the changca they lu I wlluiaaejor delivered Ihrmiia they hi I lieill delivered. Hence II seemed to him that thla general Conference wae a filling occasion on which to loin with all their hearta In thinking (Ixl, aa a ieo le, for Ihat which Helm done for them; aul Ihey might list aaeurcd that He woull ytlcoiitliiuuto fulfil the many ireuiUee tltveii unt3 Hlachoaenonea. It waa a gloriout thought that In tho mldat of aftllction, sorrow, aud trial that they hala Frlenl si jiowerfulae the (lod of Abraham, laao and Jacob, w horn they served. 1 1 woul I lie a dreary prosiect before them, Indeed, if It were not for the couaolalloti that (lod had given thtm Uhii thla point. (11 had calif 1 them to endure trlila and lo insa through tribulation. The hearti of Hla Iieoile had heenwmug in anguieh; heir faith hal been tealedtothofulleat extent, and lad It not lain for thu promUes of (lod and the fsllh given unto them they would have fainted by the wsj aide. Hut lu the mldat of Ibeir pecullar clrrumalallrea He hal been near unto them, He had comforted their hearts. He had withered jieace, He had lii-en on their right hand and on their li ft, an I tiny hal roved lllm to tie Ihe (lol whom Iheydtclarodlllni to be: ani thoao who were faithful woull t-t in the outpouring of Hla lower, a Uelowal of heavtnly gifts, an 1 au increase of heavenly maulfrsta-Hone maulfrsta-Hone such oa they hal uevor before wltneesed. Hoktiuwnnd coul! btar testimony tint (1 1 waa pb saod with the Latter-ilarHalnlaand Latter-ilarHalnlaand had aioeted of thtlr ntlerluga.llo ha 1 rtfoguked their fl Ja.ll-I) Ja.ll-I) tu II la iauM .thtlr ik It rmlnatlou lodo tiiatr,hldi ua rciulnl of thorn, riiero viiremanythliigsettobeaccompllihed and lliej woull le done in (ho goo I thneoftne Iird. Ilrothtr Joeli K. Hmlth had lol 1 them that mornlug that ho thanked (Jo I for the letlm my helial received. It waa Bonlothlng tiny should all bo thiukfiil fur lint tlielr great Creitvr, lu the ml let of tho darvntaa, gloim auJ uu erttlnty whldi pruvallei! over the tarth lul cundeantided to ruvtal Hhuaelf to h fiw humllu In II vl luals who hal night ta do Ilia will, fir though tho Littrr-diy HaluU iiumliorisl thoua-an thoua-an ia, a et tha y were hut few c mipare I with the gnat fatutlj of mau, Iney coul I not, however, prlte thumvelvr Wlththertlleitloii tlul this lihgting was for them alone, Uil waa Juat as willing to riiuove doubt and uncertainly uncer-tainly front every othtr litatl ai He hid lieeu to rt move It from tlielra. lie wat not a partial (lud; but when tht-y tiw how tho Inhabitant uf the tarlti watidirej nod luiulgtil In all manner of ti lutatiju toncirniiig (lod and otrrulty nnl then rtllrded ujiniwhitilil till tr wthrl to Iho LUlir jiy dnluls, It shunt! till them with Inixpn-lll J ) anltliaiikiglviugfir the meri-v luii I le ha I shown uutv- Hit in, an I I r the llghtaullntelllgemn Willi I He h nmiri I out iin)ii thooi m in n r , Ills Church, Thegreit hulk of manVIn I at the I n-aent tune seeme I to hive very little hoe-i inrrtnlng the future He waa very much elruck wllh the writing lei by Houlaiiger,lhe I rench general,who sulcldeit In llelglum a few days ago. ilia closing words were that he "went to nothingness," illod without hope, looked upon hlmaelf aa going lo annihilation. anni-hilation. That, at Ira-t, waa tho only Interpretation that ooull t-e put upon hlelatexresalone. What a future for , a mau to contcinptato a man In the Image of Hod, full of (he attributes tin ugh erhats undevelofd but still Ithoatlrlbulesof Dellyl Unlylmtglne that by blowing hla brains out ho thought to enJ hla exlatenco for errr ani becomoncltel of lha csrthl This was not, however, an excetlonal lie-lief; lie-lief; It waa too general In the world today, to-day, (lod had not lilt the ijUir-ly Halnta tobo a prey to three drea Kill feeling., but hal InipUuteJ within Ihem inlnclilea which gave tliem correct cor-rect I. hsa concerning Ihe future, the oiled of their en Ml in, the puree which our Father had lu Milling us here. Willi them It was life eternal, there was no limit to the blcsslngathat Cod Intended ll lieetnw upon Hla penile pen-ile If they would only continue faith tut. itjt He woulJ Hill try them; they would still havn lo see through the furnace olnuilctton, at many hod at. ready; and be tried aa Roll Ihat waa seven times imrifled; they w out I have topa'sthrougti the daetiwaten. Poverty, Pov-erty, privations, ani mH-utlone might yet bo their lol, but If they endured en-dured theae things and remained faith, ful to tha end glory ani bleaelnge unlimited un-limited would lie thelrshare. llebe- aoiijbt tliem l liavu iinwaverlni con fidence III (111 and let their faith tie strong, for t y Ihe exercise of fallli thry could eccompllali wonden. Thntlilnga they ha I endured of late aiioull lu cresaa rather than dlmlnlali their faith lu (lod ani Hla wllllngnest to iva them. Whealhty sougiil for gifts and blessings bless-ings from (Jet, let them not do so In orltr to antWy Ihelr own re-iulre-luetita merely, and tint they might bo abln lossy "I am better than my fel-lowniun." fel-lowniun." lftheyaikeil lir gilts, let them alao ray for grai-e ani streugth comuienaurate therewith, so that they might Iwar them meekly an 1 humbly, reallxlng that they were not uurs, after nil, I ul the gift of (lod, who could at any nioiit ut w llhdraw them from us riio nearer wo lived to lod the more the spirit of testimony woul I rest upon ua.an I everything connected with our reflglou was then mado slmole an 1 plain. -So man or woman In this Church coull grow In the work of do I who i!IJ not conatantly commune with Illuiantcontlitillyhaveanawcra to Ihelrtrayen. rresllent Cannon mxt remarked that there were many auljeds which might be talked Ukiu at this Conference, Confer-ence, an I many upon w hlcti tho Halnta needed Instruction. The two or three days now before them wcru scarcely sufllcleut to get their hearts aa mellow aa they ahould lw. Thv came to Conference Con-ference with their tnludi alsorbcd and clondeil with various bualiiees alfalra. Iheg shotlll forget theae, ani erter hetiiilyanl iira)errully Into the Important Im-portant work In whldi ihry profiii-cd to engage. Lit them forget Ihelr anxieties and business cares an! concentrate con-centrate their thoughts entirely uiou Ihe work of the lrj. That waa tho Heat day of their Conference, Con-ference, and he hoad to see It close us It had lit gun, wllh crowJed congregations congrega-tions the jieoilo hnogcrlng for the Word or (lod and dealrous to hear Ihe counselor Hlstrrvanta If theyiaue togither In that si Irit, he knew they would not go away uosalleflcd, tut woul I be thankful for thu good they ha I received. The choir singi IVgneiadiorvl. ltennllctlon wm iroiiounced by ralrlarcliJohnHmlth. Allerneeii Neaaloa. Hunday, Oct. 3. Thu ch sir nnJ congregation saugt Snw let aa lejili-e la lha dar ef aaivaU4B, Qod IMinea ere souk lias to ua sn I eseb banns. AbiJ ahuTll lha hour ol releinitloa will rrayirby l.Urr Heyniour II. Young. Hinging by the cholri J-aue ease uf tinin' Is birth. ww la el rn tinea 10 eailh I usi-a lis asSeir I oriel an I litis, Now Us euiuta uu earth to reixa Thesicrameutof the Lorl'a supper wae admlultlereil, Ihe prlealhool of the Ural ward, Halt I-oke City, tvlllil-allug. tvlllil-allug. I'realileiit ltretiai anow aldrcasedtheconftreiice. Herald, lu sulntance, that aa his voice was not BuOlcieully strong to mike all tho vast enngregatlou hear, hla remarks would be brief. Ho would at leaat bear ttatl-inon) ttatl-inon) that Ihu Church of Jeaua Christ of Latter-day Hunts la of (JoJ. Most ofthoHtluishal reallxed their nntlcl- rialtons regarding thu uuiitfestatlout hey exiectel when they embraced the(3osal There might be a few liowsver.who ha 1 not to Ihe fullett extent ex-tent they had wlahlJ. Ihere were a iiuo that could bear teetlmony that they rctetred a knowlrdguof thla work tifuro Ihey obeyed It. Hut as a general gen-eral thing, this tiuderslinnliig hal como suheiurnt to obodiince. Ihla w aa the cxie with him, Hu had a good oiKirtuulty to Imtstlgatu aud satlsly lliniself ol the truth ut Ihu (losjiel. Ha wae acquaint! 1 wllh the l'roj het JoMph Hmllh and his brother, the Patriarch, nnl uthers ovtrllfly-nve yean ago. lie beuamo salitflrd tliat lltherewatany trutlilnthe claims of any religion, thu rludplea taught by tho-o men wire correct. Conseijuentlj , huactejuuuthls lellel, although llu know he woul J have to faco nppoal. Hon. The bright worldly proaptit then lieforu hlni wuull have to bo renounced. re-nounced. Hut hu concluded that If the elicit nt (loe-iel aud Its hiw ers aud gifts hsd been rtstored, It wtuld lie an excellent ex-cellent thing to obey the divine mrs-soge. mrs-soge. Aitrr having been baj tlxinl and retelvei Ihe Holy ((host by thelaylnj: on of hande by iliuso having dlvlnu nuihorlly, heol tallied u moit arfe t k now leilge, rhu In avt ne wire openul hUivu him, uu 1 mi long as mumory lasted ho could not forgrt that loill-inonyor loill-inonyor htve any doubt aa to Hie divinity of what Is called "Murmou-iam "Murmou-iam " Hialatth, however, did nut net alone ui-ontlio minlfe-tatlon ho hal Ucsultieil, but for fllly-llvu jtats and nvtr ho had rtctitetl luaiiydiuntuirs-tlona luaiiydiuntuirs-tlona of the divine charietir of the wolkofdid. All ftlthful Latter-day Siluta whu ttlnlii-i to knitr from wleuiethey came, what they weru litre for mid whither they w ere hasten Ing, thtsumatten would, If the; dill. Miutl) naril.fl bo maid perfectly pldn ' i thtm, Tlity woul I reillxolhe lor i flhuiirntlo of the Havlor In t truui-v t the null who fount a imnir uu l s 1 1 all lie ha I lu ubtuln II, ai , th mlur of Llirlst lo ihe ' ill mm ttli mi hi toll tu gltu up ill hit ,ti t tuiiMioua ant follow ' Mil. Wiis-ii A uu oxtalud lu iu glory lltttfHHB.XLx.x I lis pe ile would leone. The lime ne niaraihanl when the Hainta muat again ru liar r lo do away with Ihe class dlailnctions which have grown upln their mldat, an I become one In all things. tnealla rranklln II ItlrharOa. wsalhe next sieaker. Hu expresssl hlstlt-ilre loliararhls leatlmonytu his fellow-man concerning the truth of the Uuaol at given In the world In time last days. He rejoiced exceedingly thatUod htdsenl His servants to tho laud uf his nativity to testify of the glorious work Hist had been established. It was fifty-time fifty-time years ago last June that he obeyed the message. The speaker ha 1 previously commenced the work of searching the acrlluna In ordi r lo learn the truth and he had not had to wall long till he found II. Iu Ihe latter uart or the tame j ear the Lord ha 1 revvale I It to hlni, and from that day till now, he hat never, not even In the datkest hours of Irlsls, ha 1 a doubt as to Its genulnliieiicaa. He hat founl II out through obedience to the Until lis la! I te-fore ue thla morning and by the ic-cej Hon of thu Holy Hplrlt and the exierlence of His power, both In soul and lu body. He wassorry that he had not beam able to do more than ho ha I for thu) advancement advance-ment of the klngbom of Uod aul Ihe aalvallou uf his fellowluen. Thu l,ord had blisettl hlni from tlmo to time with a liitunl Rills and hu knew certainly cer-tainly that Iho work lu which ho waa engaged was the work of the moat high Hod. We need nevor liavo any doul t concerning con-cerning thla wotk. Tho man who waahoiioroj aetho Inatrunieul of In trodticlng It Into the world waa a servant ser-vant et (lod. He received II froai Jeaua Chrlat, our Havlor. Thes-icaker testified that he knew (bat thu llodctmer llvee and that He will Hand on Ihe earth In the latter daj a. He la the Creator nf the heavens and Ihe tarth and nil that la In them. lla'irclln his ililtuj body to the brother of Jsred and to Moncs. and hn camolu thu fuliiesaof time aim look upon hlni a tody nf flesh an I lionet, and became llko man in all respects, hutliewasapcrri-cledtype, and He It thegreit aud glorious lleltig who haa thu control of the allalre connected Willi this Uotprl, The Inhabitants of tho tarth will liavo to hear lllm. Itlessett 1,0 (lol, our Tather, fur the knowledge we have received of Him. There Is not nn earthly monsrch from Mniroil tu Xebiichaduextar, and the ol I Itoman l.mperora, or the Czars an 1 Hull ma aud I'haraoha aul othtr mighty men who have ruled with l-ower In the world and who have gouetothettltll world lut will have to acknowledge that Jtstis came tu save the human rate, whin He brings them out of their graves. He said that he whoUlleves in Ihe Father Bl.) brllelraln lllm, and,"lf you d)iiol belli vp, you rh.ill die In yourelua." That lisa lireii the condl tlouoflhelaistages Hut Christ came lo save them. Wu muat .all lay ourlwlha down lu the duet, but the day shall ciiuie when we shall rile again, aul then shall every knee bow and vrvry tongue confess that Jesus Is tho Clirl.t. lllested aru they whu have aires ly received thla knowledge. knowl-edge. We do not kuoir how to 1.V thankful enough for this great blessing. We havo all to be tried Abraham was tried till every hoie seemed to becut oil. Illtnnly child was laid on the altar, but tlie Patriarch still believed that (lid was mighty to rahui him from the dial. Mauyot ut have been similarly tried, when we have teen our children uu a 1-fd of slrkmss. V o have called the l.lJera to admlnl.trr to Hum, but all hoe teemed gouuaul we thought all was over, when (lol finally restored Ihu Ulove.1 ontstous, (lod'schlllren are of llttlu account before they uavvlieen tried ani have fallhhilly endured. When we have learned te takeeviry-thing takeeviry-thing aa It comes and yet have the llrm dilrruiliiitlon, "I am my liouae will serve lha lord," when we can ghe up ever thing aud do this as It le-hovrs le-hovrs the servants of (lod, thru we are ireiured lo rtctlte ell things hick again as ours, which are notaonuw. Lttua,thi-n goonunl ktcpthecun-mandtnintaof ktcpthecun-mandtnintaof (1)1. We tired tco oof Ihu Hlrlt of the lrtr I, If wewhh to see astir way through all trials and dltllcultlte. May (lod grant us Hie glorious I rlvtlcgti tu attain unto t f rfoct manhood and Income like our Havlor, Jieuidirlii. The choir ling an anthim, rrraMenl ttill.nl Huoilriiir thru ad IrraHsl tho congregation, In Ihe esr 1611 he hal heard Ihe flrat (loniatsituiun. In Hie flrtt year after having embraced tlm (Ioel, he had held the oftlcu of n Teacher. In tlie secoul ir lie waeiirdaliied a Priest. Thu following year he became an Llder and tho ni xt ho waa ordulued a member mem-ber of the quorum of Heventlts. I or about llfty-two )tars he had liren n member of tlion,uorumof Ihu Twelve. Thu sioxkcr would say that during this tlmi, heliud cudtavored to rtach the (loii-sl to Hie world, and In to doing do-ing hal travelt I tnough to go round thu world six Hint., yet he had not tried to preach or to minister In thu ordlnancia o( the Klnglom of Hod, cxce t by Ihu lower of Jiina Chrltt, And now uiter having labored so many jean he felt still as much denicnt uu tho Holy r- Irit aa ever, and on the faith aud prayereof the Utlnts. riitre never waa a Pro) het un the t ailh who could Instruct tho children of nun except ex-cept tiy Hie iwwir of the Priesthood. The apeaker then vtry strongly refuted re-futed some of the slanders Ihat havo been hurlod against the opla of (lod, oven by iroiulueiit men who have slilted tho territory. He made an eloquent apal for lllarty of conscience. con-science. The Liltrr-day Haiuts arcord lo all men fret dom to wonhlpUod no. curding to the dictates of their ton. tclencit, an I we auk for ourselves only what we aru willing should bu enjoi ul be othert, Tho speaker wlthcl thu llenlngsuf (loillo net abundantly on the Cotilereuce, and nil the puo le. Apeelle John IV. Tujli.r was the next spiakir. Ho wasgrattful for the rlvllege of niietlug with Ihe Hilnls lu Conference. esieclaly aa hu waa I ii a position lo hear all tlist had la-en said, lo tha truth of which he coull bear testimony. Hu hal also greatly eli)uyeil the mualotl eterclleo. riila la olio of the moat t leaaaut I arte of dlvlnu wotilil.. We liaiier tvurselvea that wo are grow lug In graio. Hut let ue nak wheru are many ol uur sons and daughters today; Do they honor theHabbathda? Ihosu who ill lob. servo this ordinance will he blessed We thotil I rami ly with this .acred law. rho Auwlle Paul, referring ti ourila, sold that many iople would 1 o lovers of Icaaurn more than lovers of (lid. Ihe lejure rewits lu Hilt county wcru uioro umneroualy patron. Isid on tho tlabbalh tlmu uny ethir daja, Tliliiratllcn was not confined to Halt Lako City, The same condition con-dition existed largely lu the various toTns ami m ItfviitieiiU tlirounl.out ttia Territory. The Ixnl would otcrrulo auilMnrtirjrtotlieKooil of ttia y win if rxf)e inttiy things whlcli the tid not now uiiirrfUn 1, If tliey wouM Im Ullllntiit uj fillhful. llipy hd Rrrnt work to itform. Owl called uj-on til men to rnt and be Imp tiled In lha name of Jmut ClirUt fur tho rcruUilon of pint, Tlioto who bore thli tUMUfte Mould kfp thrin-clTPM In -utlly. Iftlie'(ruim have lnnpd let tbituriolnd th Jnrd would for glrethrin. The? iliould kffp out of M.oonn, (or It was tlnful to rat and drink with the drunken. They ahould refrain from tha uno of tobacco and othrr thltura which tho roralatlon of tho Lord tall ware not good for man. The rerrUUoni of the lrfrd Jmui ChrUt went alren dally th rough HU n-rranta to III jopl(i. The greateri UlrnoftheHalnUhot)ldte i do the will of our Heavenly tather an J keep Hla commandment!. May we have wlidom, flrmnfM ani faith aufllclert t enable u to endure unto the cud. The day of the comlnii of the Lord Jetn ChrMuaaathand. Ihowwhoihould rtnnJat that time would bethonewho ant frre from the tlm of the worlu. The ppt-akff bore tinittmony to tho work ofdodandlU final (rlumih. 1 he choir mi i ft: Attikt. Omftoal llinrdlcllou by ltlihop William X). IVrtton Tho rabcrmclealTordlug Iriiufflclfiit room for all the iole, an overllow mretlng wai livid lu the Aatetutly lIatl,Ujtltihluj(at2i.ra. lOjntinvot on ligt fi.) (lit ttituat Jwn J oje "(ILNEItAI. (OM-HlhMh. altrKilllW 111 II VI. An ovi rlbw meeting wai belt! In Ilia Anemb1ylUlllS.in. Apoitlu F. !. Lyman irealdetl. Tim cliotr and congregation tang uw Ut el tallica la talittr of ttltltloa tli .'rarer wat oCVrcU tiy l.Mer Ttiomat 1 , Tayl r, alter wliloli th cholt aangi Jtana, one t bumUli lilrtfa, ate. AIU ItebaeJ. (Irani wattheflrtl tpialiir. Ha tali. It It a source of illume tallafutlon and romfort to nieet with lite Latter day Htlult In general t,itifirmu . lha licl that an many tlo hava Utn turnuU away frum Hie iloora uf our lulMlngitif wonhlp today liecauaeur their overcrowde.1 coulillcm LUnkena I a ileal growth, eKatitluti anil Inter eat In tplrlttial maltm. At our morn-Iiil! morn-Iiil! tervlnt vriru greatly tilee-ed I y Iheiplllluf lliulxirJ. I tltlatttitl we may to tlinllarly favored thlt atu moon Itlalniiwilbia firm lowortiili proper! prop-er! without tlio rinlrlt ol Ood 1 new la Lutona way tool Uln an I rtlaln llila liivalualle l.l.-a.ttiK, ami that la to obey thi! rather, rhere aro trlaU ami tilb-uMioiii tilb-uMioiii In all tlia wtlkt of life, but theycau bainaJe eler by tlia cim-forllng cim-forllng Influent, of Iho Holy Hflrtt Wo lomrtlmea ate wavirlng an I tloul Mill, tliU It became o( tlia lack i)l l roper iierllon on our arU Much of tlm trouble wo have to endure It telf. li Dieted, and that cirelta.ly. Tho ilrsurca of ttita llfo are but fleeting. ethuuldttek fur inittlilnn mora tiittlanllal ami enduring tomrlhlng higher an I betlir. When wo ara Iroughl lieforo our lloarrnly rather on tll ilny ol Jll Iglneul wa lliouKi lie at In to ay that wo htve lucre taed our lalrnta a hundred foil, riie latent! which have len entruttotl to nur keen Ing aro etceedlngly valuable. Wo will t e held toiurlllo lor tbo liae to which wo put them. Io not lie tie-rtlvrl tie-rtlvrl In believing tlitl wet A n obtain any binning without working lor It. Illahati It I. Whitney till It lacertalnl) an lini Irlrnr tight to me a congregation or llila iniillu Jo an I kind a.a.nulel to woraliiiitljd, nud tbo lnt Iratlon la lucreated whan vo refiecltliat Hi It gtthi ring n in tenia marl) all of thailvllliej natleiiiuf tho world. Tin re are men aud women inlliliaulleucewln) litre como from Iheliurtlianl die uth,thi! i tat and tho at, v. Ith ouocouuuon purpote lu view that lot reiving Ood. l.lko atleamt that II jw ti the ocean, they have found thoir way lillo the ( bun h of tlirlil, which miy Im coniiartil to aliutrorieervolr that la fed by moju- lain rlvuMa. rtnow fatlt from llioliuvrnituro aud white, aud by lha warmth ol Iho earth It mellrd a al formed Into 11111k rlllt wuU liink thrlr level, but Into doing they become ttilnel ly tho tracn of Iho toll they carry w Ith them to the reatrvolr. Ho with the l.llir. dayHalnlt, tliy camo from lieaveu ture an I ttalnlrtl like the uo w.llakrt Joripll rliultll taught that Iho t Irltl of men WrroorUlnally ure. It i-from. Init In i-onUct with the earth that titlna and dliculort our Uvea, NerofeMlolM,amlare, tho child, mi ol Abraham, not In a inytllialor figurative aone, but In reality. Our I rogeiiltori were tialteritl llirouifii many ntllont, and wo ullovolhat tlod liad a lurpom In view lu tprlnklloK the uatlona Willi tin lr blood. Tbo inllon may be atked why wat It necrctary to t rlnklo many nation with tbo blood of Itrael? Tho onawer l, that tlili blood might bo a I reterva-tlve. reterva-tlve. Tho children of Abraham am the mil of the earth Matt In a i re-aervlnj re-aervlnj element. The children of Abraham.luouKh widely arallrred, aru belnzalcadlly Kathrreil. In nno lothecallof thonrvalitaof (lid, tin come to Ion, "one of a illy aud two if a family" In fullllliu.nl uf iroby. Why li thl.T It I. ltcauto tho rilrlt of (Iil rita iiiiou their miiida and llnla re. aiwiito lu their lirarla no m-itur to what nation they I rtoitu; I hit rprlnklliiK of tho blood of Itrarl ainoni; all uatlont.tliough aauemiiitrraUiulty, will lie tho mealia of blrtillijt nil natloui. tlo 1 1 rotnlied that throuuli Abraham all thenaliouiol the tarili ahould bo blewd flilt wat clilrlly fiiinilid In tho blrlli aud mlHion f Iho rtavl r, thougli only In art. If no are the children of At reliant wo mutt ilo the workt of Abraham. " Wi aro tho alt of theiarth, tut If tho wit t.atti lott IU tavor wherewith thall tho arth bo tailed? It It Ihennfortli good for nothlog, I til to bo cast out, an 1 to be trodden un ler foot of rain." We are alto1 the lli(ht if thwurll,an I "acllytlml t art on a hill rauiiol U hid." Mcndniiol Ikht aruuille.and i ut It under n Uithel, I ut on a raudlt llck, where It glvet light unto all that aro lu Iho houic" Tm e aro deep y. logt, ami worthy to indrr ut rr In our lu tlMrluuacon-lderatlout 1 hey are rllle I with therplrlt and force of truth, lltlng Al rahaui't chll Iron, wo mutt do tho or lit of Abraham He wat requited to have kindred nul loun. try and all lhenexlalli or )oulh. Inthli mporl tlie l.itlirU.y rialnla have douo tho work, of Alraham Jliro aro men and woniint from ull Irl of tho world who have lull tin lr native landi, tlulr fathen, mothvrt, Irothtrt, tMert,andottHr loted onea, to gather to Ion. llio.o of ut who woul I not do till are not worthy ol the I lHulif nf tlm l.tinl. Mativ of ut who have been liorn ami reartd In Ihlt mountain riglou have not lien trhd in Ihlt retct, but ntt at-ureJ, lliote of ut wholiuvemt been Ihui trli-d, will have tho titta lied In tome other lnnnu-r. (Ijil will aw ut through tin mill, that our Imr.liiT fiulljt miy bo Ifrouu I away Atruhaui wat glvou n child of t romlte, All hit hopta were lootrred In tlmt tin, an I yet no u callnl umn totarrlflie hlai Wo rtad tlili lllp-iHnt)yt lllp-iHnt)yt not undertUuilliig lit full rlgrilllrnme, Ihehlnlnry we have if lilt only I rlef. Iho lllllo It I ut nu abridgement of great evi ntt We ure not told of the Itrrlble truggio Ihlt command roit Atraliam, we do not rea I ol tho ptthetlo Account uf Harali't bnaklng heart while alug Ihrouith Ihlt ordeal. Home will eay, It It titty enough todon Abrahum dll, when Jou know tlmt (lu I hut iMmmiiuded It do not liellevo but that Atraham wat tented In thla matter Ju.t at jou and I might be now. How wat ho alio to till that hit lufunninl waa not nu angel (f the l.vll Unc7 Halaucun apjie-traa an nugel ofllht, an I uu deceive tho natural eje. Ilo tan t iak w Ith tho tongue of an i rator niidthutdicilve the natural ear. II wat doublle.ttho Holy rijlrlt that con Tlnced Abraham The ttrengtli of a chain wat IU v. eak tit link. A hrwd general uiatihal lilt hi tta to at tu attack tho enemy al ttn, weakett point In hltforllfliatlont Hattn la a wily aud ikllful i.uirl aud altackt tho Itumtli family whiro the ar leapt able to repel him The rakcr clel by laying that a day nf tacrine, and contirratlon wat coming A day of unlly an I equality woulj follow, Tho faithful aline woul 1 be able to tbtn I when tlio letrd of Hott thmilj apear, for ho wool I bo "like a reDner't flrei and at fullert toup1 and woillJ urge men from their Iniquity, and til Unite who were turlfied would yobsik tolitaven wlienoo they came. tall Irariiatty dttlretlitt I may bo able to a Id reai you with the Mine tplrll at the preceding tj-raktr. The work of Ooil la tprrnllng, and ti e peo1enre liat roving. They are ttcnrlug litti uionltt fir themtelvit, nul are thu learning to know (inl, whim to know It life eternal. Mitt of thla congrega lion hat mclved the testimony that (lod hat retlorad Itla work In thla au The knowledgo wo havu recilveil It not enough. We aro not warranted lu tilting tut Inily down and tiiglectlug ur dulln. Life, with all lit I attht. It btforu lia. If wi do what It tight vie tory It attureJ ut. It It good Ut ut hi liavottrugRlit. The gatherlug wat a themeon which the pro hi la of (nd In aulint daye love I bi dwell. laratl wat tiatleled, and the country male detolate. The lurreotUoil m uion the country. Kora long Unit llwat Incaptlloof tut. ttlnlngaiiopulalloii. Hut achaugo It taking lace. Thla It the day of the rettltull in or all thlngt. Hlnce the eirvanuoftltl were tent to the Holy lanl, ahorlly after Iho urherlnglu of the pretent ultetiallon, to bleat It nn I dedicate It an I net It apart for tlm n turn nrih tiA.trllv r lUannUnt tntiatilt. unK a tulihiy revolution hat Neii wrought In Ihocllmtllo an 1 other ion dltloutof that hltlotlo country. The mancipation of the Jewa hat com. nim.ud. The day It battening to wardut when three unfortunate anl ilt -I bml eallet will return with rejolc lug to Iho bind of their forefathera. I lilir It. II llabtrla addre-ted tho meeting at followtt In attending ntiuarterlyconftreorolii an alj.tv.it rilaae oflou reieutly I took ociatlon to remark tht the gatherlug remluded me eomewhat ol a tUht 1 onco wllnettoil 111 Iho Uouto of ( om mom lu (Ireat llntiln. The llou. had revolved llai If lliloa comtnlttiti if the whole In ordtr It more tuccea-lully ill.ni.aaiid contl'er cirlaln (roblemt whirli confronted Ihel. nullah i atloti, fiat Itwt might be legltUled all I el). n led that were calculated to advunte the beat lllterettt of the fO lo Ho with tho lrtjui lo who bad aweuihloi lu thatrluki. rin.y In 1 ini-t 1 1 lake Into In-to aicotiul the tuittlont that Inurratnl them niotl, that they inlghl give au I receive tuch Inttruitloti at would l for tlulr beat good. Milt confirenct Ithelifora tlmllar iijk. Hut It dlltrrt from the oN.rttlonao(the lion o of ConinioDt In that It It of Infinitely Infinite-ly moro liu?rtance, l)vcauo it not only courerua our trmjioral welfarulmtourtilrlluatat well. The luatructlont glvi u will not only eilecl men In time, but In eli rnlty aim I hit romparlaoii may tumid like i gotlam to alraiigvrt, hut It la nothing more than thedeitarallonof a truth. I u making thla atatetneul wo aro not In lulglug lu boaatful talk. I n roof of thla, I n f r thtin to the illuclplee taught III our meeting thla morning, tlur Inatnit-llont Inatnit-llont may cauaea am lie of drrlaltn aud contempt to lilt acrott the fratunt of tho untlilnklng, but wo caro not for that. Wo aro ever ready and willing to defend that which tenda to the teuiportl or tplrllual welfare wel-fare of mankind. The lmortance ol tho work of (lod doia tut dipeulnnlnllvldual littlmoiiy. We 1-jlntto rttultaaud atk the world to jionder. The athlovementa of the rlaluli lu them mountain vallrta aro icli aa ahould ttrlko tho worll with admlrttloa. l'overty tlrlckeu mil wiary llicy euterel tin to valet, I ul by com) lying Willi Iho tluillia ttughlln thlt conltnuce they lute been made the moat i roaercuaaud conteuteil fOlle on tlio glolie Uu the arrival of tl o Latter-day Halutt on Ihlt valley nothing but arid waatca were teen. Hut tho ttreap I tttro taken from the mount illit, the waatia were watered, and today hut Py liomia ate turrouotio.1 ly productive vine-yarda, vine-yarda, htavlly It leu orcharde aud lli'l.li that yield atlonlahliig returna. Tin re It lo my mind uo gran ler t hllowi hy than the (I Jtpel of ( nrll "He Hut romeih to (lod mutt btllevo that Holt, aud tint Holt a rewarder of thoto that diligently tetk lllm " At a loglcnl teiiuence, repentnaio folliwt. In lu roper order count tmpll.in, alur whltli we tUnl Lleanteil of ourmlt-deedt ourmlt-deedt Our I odlcr, w hlch nro Iho tabrrniclca of Uod, and aro then ready for the roce lion of tho Hi Irlt of trutli which niakct lit children of light, riieae prluil let aru true and It It Im rortaut that Hie wotl I thould know linn. Tlio knowledge of time iloc-lllneemutlevrlituall) iloc-lllneemutlevrlituall) Hood the earth. Hutetmeii mti) divlto nn ma, ua-tloutmayieckto ua-tloutmayieckto trlug about cirtalu conJItl nit for tho i Hare of man Hut It It necettary to work from within, not fr mi without 1 kuow ol no t titer arhrnie that will amellurato the condition condi-tion of nun ua well at Iho (lotjicl of Chrlat. riin choir tang Iho autlii tu: Ut flit uioualalaa al out tir Uf, afli r w hlch tho congri gatlon aroto and Joint I In tinging tho ll.iK.loay." Tliu tieiieillction wat I rououuie I ly ApoatleJ.M, lymaii. A lilrlliuel nrellng w at hel I lu the ivehlug, beginning al 7o'tloik It wat rolubly the Itrgtat gathering cf the klul evir lieldtluce the i rgauiitllon of tho Clmrt.li lu thla llaiMiutatlin. riiottn akin win, In the ordrr lu wlili li tlity addretaed Iho ut-eiulllge. I'ritldeutalleorgotl. Cull, linn, Joeelh 1'. Hmilh ami Wllford WooJruir Tie lliimrt dwill uon were Iho naluie, powert, tlullia and rtapoitalbllitli'a of I Im rrlraihootl Unto on whom It It connrnd are meaturtbly retponalWo for Iho ul; vatlon of the colli, " ,"' bo hvl 1 nccoutital to to the IiorJ fur tho uiatini r In which thiy uao thu authurlty fonll lod to them llialneta tarra will not Han I at an uttiaolor li t rearondlngtothocalla of duty lu ciitiictloii with the calling ol Hit I'rlitlhood We nro lit lug In a lliuo when the lovo of the worl 1 1 rtvallt, and gnat caro hat lo l taken leal Iho ctlllnga of the I'rlealh md I e I irt tight ofly thltfetllng llnalir ctrethoull I e takiti lu 1 rovldlng eui I ij meiit lor Iho ole, anl meant thoull bat aloiie.1 for Ihat purpoto It would trolmhly Ihik rokI thing to havomri thnarlit called lo detote Iholr llmo lo labtrlug among thu role In Ion vlalllug llirm at Ihelr hornet and looking look-ing atlir Iholr t Irltual anl teniioral wilfare, ritoaiiwhi hoi I Iho I'rh-t hood thould rifralu from all con luc that a ini rojer, and ahonl I eatrtlae au lullueuco for poice, acting lu all klnducMand lr iherly love. It It tot In It fling Willi Hie geniutnt Iliad I tl to indulge Inanter, which lealtli wroog and aum tlmt 1 1 rakt up frlen 1 thlja that hateatiaied for yet rite brethren thould t,overu their fnmlllet In I ive,arolillng all fiinniof liarthlteat The luatruulliua and Heat pretcnte! were clctr anl (tolnttd, anl a good tl Irlt wat pretunt In the meellne. NMIINII lltl MotIiAV,l)clotr6Ui. miikii.su tnjti.fr, Tim choir aul congri gallon tanit IKt watt It rlakl. tat da tlaaa la taeaVltf, II hat a ralart or rrtetttm ael lutti liatlaamteaa trtatlatt aetetltiiiag Oliver trtiea) do abtt la tiftl. l'rayerlyl Idir Johu II r JIcAlllt-ler. JIcAlllt-ler. Hinging by Hie cholt: Lot the mlatity tied tfptarltf troM oa ta JaMiabeafeat AlVaTIK HUNOIt M IlUAM wat the flrtt t ealer. e't Mowing la a brief outlluo of lilt dltcourati Dili la one of tho moat Important conferencea that lia evtr betiilii!!. The o lo are in ire nnmiruualhaii tlioy liave over lieen liefore. itterlay the wrro well inttructed. DouUUtt they aro well treiared to tutku goo I uao of the Inttruttlont Ihey have re-celvoil. re-celvoil. The Halnta have beou lu long training. Ilnv ha'o I ictt lrli-1 In grenl variety of wnyt Tlielt diterml-mlnatlon diterml-mlnatlon aud fl lellt liavo been tuanlfrttial up 1 1 Iho irevent lime. The (lital they have It cilvel comraeidt Itailf to tho l.niiit. entirajmtia ami 111 lei undent iverywhere. It militant all truth. II reiUirra courage 1 1 believe In Iho father, Hon mil Holy (Ihoat an I re-ii re-ii utoftlu. A coward wlllmtrtpthl. It lleeda force of chancti r lo live right, oomUttliilnhlinaelf aul do the will ofdod Wo mm to bo Incline I tit I v evil nn I gratlf) ouraelvee Tiie (Jutielriiilret telf denial, taking up Ihocrottanl lollowingClirlitniid lilng liki lllm. Wearoaittocomltidiithal It It lmiulhlo lo do right. Hut Iho (lotjiil miulria that we thould bo hoiiett, virtu ut anl chirltalle. Tho Isirl hat Uatowiri li.in ua Hit I'rlitthooil, which launot I o too highly high-ly an reclaled. Through II wool lain lalvatloii, which cannot Ira nihletc I without honotlng II Aro wehon lilng llierrle-llioodbydltchargiuglbodutlia It iltmvida l.acli thoull jiul Ihlt iU,allou lo lllmtelf. When thla It none, at a rule Unre will be eolno dlf Mlltfaitloii among (he brelhreii with thimtelvet Home Innglno thai thu lawa of tlio (lotfiil aro too exatl for Intuitu nature to coully with llteni, W hell Chrlat oummitl le.1 Itla illacll lea lo bo ptrrl even at our tattlier lit heiveult 1 affect, Ho meant ixactly what Ho tail, lalleieono thing that h right that wo cannot do? Can we not deal Jually an 1 honoral ly into with auothu; Tlio C'hiinli la tlxly-ono teaft old and niott of lit number have l on within Hi fill over Iwtnlyoio eart Hhould we not now lie alio to thow tho rtaultt of maturll ,and exhibit exhib-it bii laanti lelo all ale Hut woul I Im the admiration of the whole well I? Iloclltule fcondtict laadmlrrl by all .eo le. We are clotlte.1 with authority lo I rtacli Hie (loaiel to the wotld. Are wo doing Ihlt at home ly word and deed. What are the retl flng I I li rt III Hie Huket an I wardt dolnn? W hat are their lalairt today? Die I-ord rt-lilrra rt-lilrra that Ihey be workart aul teachi rt of rlghteoutuett, ttitli at homo and atroaj. All exemilir liltn It one w ho at la good exain lea and nob I oner Oriaalonally mtn who nro In leading itfialilona take a courto lo wiaken Iho faith ol tlio eo I wlto aro undirlhtlr gul lance. Dur chll Inn nt well at the lieoi la look lo ut for ex-nmplet, ex-nmplet, which ItlhottrongiatixhorU-tl ItlhottrongiatixhorU-tl in uf teaching Ihat can be given It takea a good tnitu to do good thtnga. Wo will not tw Judged by oir I rnfittloii but ly our workt W'o aro not exec!od to make excutea when we are required to (ar-forni (ar-forni any duty, I ut to do what It required re-quired by the I'rlulhood. The l.ldert thould lj ruen whodo not need to lai exhorted lu do right. They ought thtrnavlvct to la couifortert nn I ix-liortiit, ix-liortiit, and tlulr eouluct thoull Im liarniouloui Willi tlulr teachlugt Tho world I !ooklugUK)il Ihlt of!e, ant we aro noticed at a communtl. Many vlaltora come here to tee ua. Dj they M-eanltnirotcmcut among the pooife lurelttlou lo teiuiierauonantotaerv-lug teiuiierauonantotaerv-lug tho HtblialhT On Ihey tee a grow tli of love aniony ut lu our ftmtllta and In all our aaaoclationt with tacli other. 1-antlllta ought bi be united. Wlvea an I hutl audi thoul I live In union and the chlldrill thoull hot be allenatul Irom tin lr parenli. There thoul 1 lai no tiarthuett uxhlbltetlln our frmlllet, but every home thoul I bo ieriinaud with the gi'itlua of atlicllon. Tmru It here, at home, an excellent field for iiiUalouary work, rtclallt aming Iho oung. They arotntelll-geucea arotntelll-geucea who iavaitotue frim (lot to bo Irlttl aul 1 roved, l.tiry ton thould tik to become a tavlor lo the family of which lie It a tueinlier. Ho ought eviry daughter. What are we doing 111 Iho famlllra of Iho Halnl.? II if miny tout aro aeeklng to labor for tho ramily to which ho Ixlonga, to I ring Nilvation lo itch member? Ilullea beling to Itoth tout anl daugh-li daugh-li rt In Hilt dim Hon The dutlet of the I'rleatand rrachtrarelinrtant. Tiny are retulretl to vlalt tho HtluU at their hitnto anl too that uolnqully I I lata In tho Church. I liar that our vniiti. mi tl frnn, tuili In lu.,.lir. uiiuyeartnf age aro not Ulng Imkeil afur. They are not lala.nd Willi and taught In thu fiinrttona of the Aaronlo I'rlulhood to n iru them for that of JMehliltedec. Ihey thoull tie taught to beeiiouuderaof the (Iwjel. When an olllcer of Hie higher rrlrtthool f:cta aroini 1 111 tho exerciae of the latl tig of rtailmrnyoung man huldlng Iholewir authority ihnul I I b hi. till, to rocolte tratiilug and ixrl-ence. ixrl-ence. riiu ouog men ouglt to tie taught to (tiko art lu family nter. 1 athera thould not mo-uiimlltco mo-uiimlltco the iterformancn of thla Imj orlnu 1 duly. II la unfair to tend young weu Jli'o tin worll wlthotittomoixfierfunii. Thoao who an a Ivaiioe I thoul I Imrh thcmlhilr dtillei. If the ouitg are brought llilo aitlvu tervlio Ihrro will lie dUoovirod lu (hcni tlio towor of Hod. lhe 1'reat deiitt of Htakia and HUlinlti thoull gltoatltnlloii tnthitiiulieit. 1 lderlmanioncliidi Itiyixiretalug the I rayerlul ho that the leaden n llln nwt le uiayiilwarionjoy their fiteitom anl l enabled tonilnlaltr aniong the Halt.U, an I that Iho hleaalngaud powtr of Uod might bo with I la in. Ilea lie llrber i IJranl waallto next leaker. 1 ollowloK It t Irkf tummaryuf Itltreinarkti It It a tource of 1 feature to met I In tlvlieral Conn reuce with tho Halnta I ft irothe alvanctinenl of th Ui lam of (1 el above all thlngt nu the fuc of the twill. All tho HtluU with to an.w lhe mind of ( J t mt Ihev mav e t Ilia cjmmantltu nb While we 11 ty make nil.lakea anl laima outllltfo llvl tied ul ed. II we have tho c 1 1 naeloiianeta 1 1 ( airing I In irogriatof Iho work of ih litl, we illll ttattil llrni an I will tit lute. The rrlthlaniof atiitn'a own ton-olence It moro exait IIimi thai of othtn In tela Hon to him It It our duty bt bow In irayer for Iho light of Uto Holt Hplnt lo biam ilali lit at a guile. We thoull alto ttek tho coun.fl of thota whoirtaldoovir ut. Hotncthlng hat bti n raid alnul lea ling I rtthr.ii llng engaged In liittliieat jmra ilut Crltl clamtln rilallmto m)telf have been Indulge.! In by tome eole I have iiotengtiit-l In anything of thla lint-acler lint-acler without the apruvtl ol the Irelhreii. Men liavo varloua girta Htiuio ato more ej irllutl than oth ert. Hut bo thlt at It may, 10 long na wo labor w Ith an rye to lhe welfare of lhe work or (Jul wo are In thellOllpaln. I do liol wl.htj be iiilaunleMooil by tlo l.attirIay Malnta When I have tlio love, Mljw. ihlpandcoitflknceoflhOH win tro tide over int. and t cnntcltiuanma (hat my alh glance to the Almljlity Itut.. Imiieachable, I can endure any nil undiriuin Hug Ihat may exlat ounceru-Inguie ounceru-Inguie rhotp.akirhirorrl aiatr Hon ofllialiymn 011 1 age .tvl, whleli dwillauijutlienmlara of the llrd to tutlalulho Haluliln all Hit trial ant vlcltalltidea an I ordetlt of life. He further tald We know that we am tm.azed In the work ol (lod. I hare thl tetri of Joy Ucauto of thu letllm ttitia wliltli I have received front the 1.0M ronrern-Ing ronrern-Ing Ilia came. Iitlua learn to I luring, lur-ing, kind anl forgiving, lor Ihlt die. (Million bllnga aacu nn I coutenlmeul. l.ealtearliiaeV.rrttlll adilr.fwil Iho oiumblage, tiaklng tubaUnllally at lollowt It litt o mured to me that It woul I lie a gran I thing If all the Ircthreti cool I bate heard the remark! male latl evening at the rlrtthool 11 it Hug concerning thu dutlet uf tho I kl rt Tho (1 pel lint dono a gnat ileal for ut. 1 Ilia nil Im troll Ilt olicu wliui wo mmatro our forim r tlltiatl m with Iho ilrtutoalaitcia now turrouiillug ua. () ir condllloii liaa lcii greatl Im-I Im-I rovH. Aa n rulo the Halntt win 11 ungatbered did not own nun It. Tiny did nul laieMtttho farnitthe cnltlvat ed, nor Iho faclorlia Hit y uorke.1 In. Jow, nt a rule, they nro r erou-, through the gathering and tletprri-llont tletprri-llont of tho lllucllll of lhe (1 pel. Ihlt iiattrlal ircgntt hat lent ex-lilultelat ex-lilultelat home, at well aa In tlm cum nfth mfromabroil In other reepecU the Halnta have U-ell tleaaed Ureal lilvlliget have bean anl ain eitJo)cd. For luttanci, Iho ptolo liavo hat the norttlnlty of going Into holy placet and doing a wink lor Ihelr di ad, ilut many of ut ltaveforgotliuthe It from which wn wiru dug. Wo Imbibo tlietnlrlt of Ilia world and are (00 ratter alur rkltet Weociatlonally niglict wn 1 raytit audlurget to tinth our fimlllit thu I rlitclt Iranr llgl t and truth. Whin w 0 in k'li-it our dtitlea It Llvia our chll-drill chll-drill llcetiae lo do the atme Hoiltn yiart ago it waa revcale.! tlimugh I'll alJi nt Tal r that we thould Mt our houata lu order. Have woiloneto7 II to nil It well with ut and peaco relgltt 111 our Itabllallolia; Iho tou la willing to look to Iho father an I lhe tlaughttrla tint luothir for rouutel audadvict. Huch a ton lltlon li a hattyone. 1 remember wlirn lieoj lo wlahfng to engage In any tnuriilni could go to 1'retl lent Vouug for hit a Ivlee. It thlt done to any extent now? If wo do thu aud fun go foilli Willi tho blotting of nur htlert we woul I reel great taiiaiaiuoii ami wouiii have greali r faith In tho ultimate ttlu-cetaof ttlu-cetaof our ulldertaklngt The geultl oflhlaworklt the tlrll of humility, and we thould aim It do thlnga 1 common content, trek humility of t Irlt aud li 1 rnmole union. It It In ku Ing w Hit the 1 Ian of talvallou. llrmtrkt hate twii made re-gar re-gar ling lite oung tMpli. Man of tur youth have mver been ordalu-t ordalu-t 1 to tho Letter I'rltalhood, and liny ntiaarnltho Timjle without having had any orlluttioii tinlll they wire mt lei ldi rt. They thould It. grt dialed di-aled luthe 1'rlttthoid, from Ihootllce or Deacon upward They oouli bo given cliargo ol our meeting houata mid aaalguod other lalxira. It It uot neccatary to hire Jaulton lo do llila lalir. the i,.cole thould not oulylio vltltedly lhe 'l etcher Imt llkuwlae lythe I Meat. Th'te who labor lu HteMj calllngi thoul I, before a ugiglug In tin in.not fill to go bcroru lhe Lord lu irlvato and oak that the Hplrlt of tiuth may maulfetl whatlt itereat-try to lie laid at the time when ltmaylt liMdetl Hlalert who are alone thiuhl gathirthelr fitnllhjtogilher and ra with them, Iev r allow yotinelvet to lln I fault with the I'rliHthootl. It li a dangesoua thing. Hewaio of lault llnllng with thote whtaro3triu Doii'tjudge 1 tilt ilhtrunhiaoiiaro ajietnied to do II He lionett with itrlt other. All our agrtt menti, 110 nutter who tiny may bo made with, thoul 1 be ttrlctly fulfilled. If wn do Hill all iec le will liavo lonDdeuce 111 ut Iho Latter-day rialnla thould not forget their dead, lulllloni of w htitii are walling ror ut lo do a woik for them Wo will met t them lu Iho future, an I thu eiunnloii may bo u.lid t tu what we hive d ua for them If wo cannot make a tatlafactory ex-llanatlonwewlll ex-llanatlonwewlll boaihained Tli It It au Impurlant mid inlghly work II lirtalnttu utanlour kludrel. iheee IIiIpli ihotill It rimimbeutl. for there It a nallly behind Hie vail at Unroll lure. How Jo) ml we will l If when wn me. l cur dial wo hate done nil tvotould Inlhtlr Uhiif. (ho choir tang 11 tot 1 loutlt st about for Joy, After which Iho coitgre,titloii Joined In alining tlm Dosol k). Ilrneillcllon ly 1 Uer Jotetli 1 luyl. r. Adjouruod lillS 11.n1 |
