| Show GENERAL CONFERENRE q I I SixlyBghlh Annual Session Begun In the Tab 0 trnacle This Forenoon 1 REMARKS BY THE FIRST PRESIDENCY ThyAddr the 001 be 0 With lIhII to llomtoliom Alflue I The Rlxlvclghth annual Conference e > f the Church eii James Christ ef Iat reluy Saints connned In I the Teibel nacle Halt Lake CRY at 10 a nl on Wednesday April tlh ISS Proldent Wllforl W < liurt I residing Of the general authorities present on the stand there were of the Pint 1nildency Wllforel Woodruff George Q Cannemjand Jescph v Smith of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Lorenzo BIK > 1runklln D ltlchnril Hrlghnm Voting Trancls JI 1 Lman John Henry Smith ejeorgel Tensdale Iteber J Grout John W Taylor Mar llnor W Jleiilll Matthias r Covvley and Abraham Given Woodruff 1atrl arch John smith of the first Seven ImiMetiti of Scvenllc Sc > mour n Young C J rjelstcod II II Itoberti George Uejnolds and Jonathan < I Kimhall i > f the Jresldlng lllshoprlc William llslreBlon tlobeit llurlon nnd John It Minder p I Conference was called to order by President Image < J Cnnnon The choir and congregation sing the hymn which begins How firm n foundation je Saints of the ford Is laid for your faith In Ills excellent word Opening prayer by ider John Nicholson All hall the glorious day lIy Prophet long foretold wWfitSMJ Whn ulth harmonlou lay The cheep I of Israel fold On Zion hill his Praise Proclaim And bout 1I0nnn to Ills name was sung by the choir ItiKsiDT witroiD WOODRUFF I feel very thankful this morning at hating the privilege of melting so many of the Iallerday Saints In this the KlxtyelKhlli annual Conference or the Church of Jesus Christ ut Latter day Saints 1 had fears that I should not be able to attend this Conference as I have been nulle unwell the past month but tho Inat l day or two I have been blesscel 1 with Utter health It Is I a grtttt saUsfactlon to me tq have this privilege and 1 am satisfied in my Own mind that there are many Jndud ng Ihe Prophet Joseph Smith and others ot the leaders ot the Church In the spirit world whei are quite as deeply Interersted In the Conference and our work today as we eon be ourselves our-selves And I hope that while we are together we may halO the onloymnt 01 the Spirit of God 1 und that our mind may be open and our toachlng and Instructions may be led In that channel which will he le > the edlllca lion of the Saints and the benefit of us allThe I The signs of the times ohow that the Lord has not forgotten III prom fses I Advert through the Inspiration or the Prophets and Apostles In days hat are post and gone There has bn a great change In Jho world with regard to Monnonlmn hi the last year of our lives and lhtr has been a mat Increase In-crease t the letbora t flit Elelers of Israel among the nations of tho earth where they have been culled to frivol And I hope and rust that we may bIn b-In IL condition that we my ore I bend and understand our duties today and what there U I lying before und all lIt we have to perform In order to do the will of the Lord and carryout carry-out His purposes In placing us on the earth I hope and trust that the Spirit of God may be with us all nt only those who pak ant teach during Center once but alsei the who heard I pray to G hear-d that Ills Spirit may bo over u 10 that our mind may comprehend our dull lea during this Conference and all those thing required at our hands and that we may he true and faithful while we dwell In the flesh and when 000 are called to give on account of the deeds done In the body that we may feel Justified In the blessings of nod hat ho Wn given I unto us and In I r he pllvllrgs wej havebeen I nbU l t1 enjoy In can i Iy 111101 generation I I I any tiod blel you and I pray for Me Spirit to ml uiwn tlc Saints of Mitt 1 and those who may address us Title i i In I my 1lr In tire 01110 of Ju Christ Amen PUKSIDKNT nlionoi Q CANNON Iwo I-wo the licit uptake He expressed ratification I t thai sill latce a numbc I r I r twd nue I ho Saint land convened nl Ihe o ng session also that President Woodruff Wood-ruff Was NIII anU 1v0 ould him eculclair unit hear his voice He then spoke of thp wonderful change which had re I only taken place Iti I nl poilllem I I OCCU pled b > the vvotk of 01 l In dark I tours of the putt when Its destrtict 1 03 iri To u ben IIr NVT had been lhritened And hoped for lj I II enemic tire ervnta of the Lord had preellrlrd brighter and letter I I times hey had been sulalneel by the pint of prophecy Th elellveraneos which had bn wrought out showed what Clenl cool do for a people to enable vl able them to I try euit Ills purposes The ellicoUrs lhruiti nit wan devoted 10 Phoning th wonderful events am I eiclatcil with the Church In Its entire ballot with ep HI I r frencc lo the 1 i O c cll A 1 ormj of the exhitenti I I i with U title filrll eif deed the uplrll I of proihcty I I I Home pflhexprrdlctlon3 of tile past related to the evpanolon l ant efficacy 0 k I 1 t I n Ioj showed hall thruwere I being fuinihel The number of niehrs nov In fill Held was almut IT00 und they 1 were being I be-ing received with unprecedented goeiel will and meeting wllh unparalleleel mile eens H was stated bav under pro i proer condition t unmou of the L 1 d I In the futur tko part III 1IoOIry Ira 11ge lulVure labois When ein vjrts shall be l mil 11y abroAt It Is I no doomwd ithfimble that they should remain until they i grounded In the f mal that Parma A i rnncR mily lie 11111t of to omelet the liters President I n ciiniion likewise 6 spoke I commendably or tire inborn 1 abrond of mmhortth quorum of the Twelve undnuide Icnl nfervere to the fit of Hdcr An to I It Lund of thai uto ur1dlI eiuorum accompanied by 1 Slider V hr I Untie 1 having gone to Palestine tire i chief object of their I mliilem I blng to retabll h a gathering Place for Ih a Saints of the Orient Allusion wan likewise made tee not faithful labors of the JI reeblenlit I of Sritlem i tiMi > ivr JOBPH r SMITH I Alan the next speaker He testified from I him own experience and the Ahlperingo I of the SpIrIt tnt the truth of the remarks 1 re-marks of the Preeedants speakers until 101100 this esllmony wllh an address devoted chiefly le > these subjects The lairielletAl I temporal an well as spiritual I nature of the work of God the need of irs i tile guidance and bleriolngm nf the Lord I In a 11 tire Ihnr of first the unfailing mercies of ad l to the faithful and their I vlthdrnwal from theme who forget not the unfortunate tendency teard ik I rMnt nnnJ tin fait lifulnerts on the part of Many members of tire Church merit I r ted In the nonobnervanep of the Word of Wisdom And other Invft of consixtency the drager attending the dlply of bigotry and narrowness The choir ang the anthem I Ju 1m croon have taken Benediction hy Patriarch John Smith |
