Show 0 EC D AY 1 loce dili ll 11 ys of I 1 the 1 m C ach tabernacle TABES NACLE elder 1 president eRt fl flemstead elstead and apo apostle ostle merrill and lyman speak SOUND instruction apostle merrill admonished the brethren Aga against insi the danger ongoing of going into debt and ana gave practical advice which should be heeded by all 4 apostle marrill admonished the brethren against the danger of 0 o rig into debt and gave C ave practical advice which should he be heeded by all MONDAY FORENOON rO N conference met at 10 a rn after the usual opening exercises SEYMOUR B P yow r w I 1 MAC a arosa and spoke conr has tx exclude other people from the benefits that we have derived through in obedience to the gospel of the lord jesus christ the gospel has been made welcome to all people our elders ob observing erving 0 th thy command that our saviour gave to his apostles w vucu iati he ie told them to go go into all tile the world and teach those hose thin thins things m s which ile he had bad commanded them lo 10 the gentile chain is broken freedoms banner waves on high list 3 50 e nations nati onsby by this thia token ilow know that your redemptions ons nigh see CZ c eon on yonder distant mountain mo I 1 int zions standard vile unfurled far Fara abai boie e Mis massouris Misso souris urh fountain lot lo 10 it n aves for all the world Freed freedom lom peace ani and full salvation are the blessings guaranteed libel ty tv to every nation ever every tongue and every creed come ve christian sects and pagan pope and protestant and priest wo vt re h I 1 pliers of G bodor oil or dragon corne Corr cye ye to fair freedoms feast come 3 leronia e sons of doubt and wonder indian moslem greek eek or jew all our shackles burst asunder Freedon ts banner waves for you there is no doubt in my my igind but that the words of this beautiful hymn composed by apostle parley 1 P pratt are the earnest sentiments of every true latter day saint and every elder 1 ider that lias Is gone forth has felt the import of these truthful words word expressions of welcome to u all the people of the earth in consonance with thi spirit or of freedom the prophet joseph I 1 osep h after he be listened to the voice of the angel 0 sent unto him a portion of liis vision to a christian minister the minister replied something b like this no 01 young man mail you had better discard all such thoughts as abec and nd all such falso dr dreams eanis you are arc but a I 1 be boy anil and of course you are ig ignorant in ill regard to tile lie ways n is of the lord and to 0 o it be cometh me as aa a minister of tho the coipel to reprove you and set you you ad aright C glit that vi aion that th it you have received rec el bcd was front from tile the devil jesus anfor informed ed the scribes and pharisees Pharis ees ces that john came neither citing cating nor drinking drin kinc and yet they accused liin of having a devil tile the son sol of mun ilin he bt told them I 1 C came a ale catin eating and drinking preaching the gospel gopel to the poor and healing bealing tho the sick and I 1 they hey accused him of being a an all associate with Coni continued buted oil 1111 is coi paye SECOND DAY continued from birott page s ners a seditious man mail the boy pr lor eliet joseph related to all the e in III nister liis his experience in a gentle fv light manner ind and yet lit 1 was kras being deceived by laythe the devil in ili the parly early years of the settle of this country after the pio boers had come here led by brig li hm youn young r the het and seer an I 1 lawgiver of the people into to s q desert land as were tile the an ail wat israelites led by moses closes out of b indice in adage dige 0 but there was freedom lit c lt it was a land that hall had been preserved inviolate by the liand hand of tn t 4 living livin 1 god G od as a catheri jig place f C 0 his people a us a resting place in which they could recuperate and ri ii new strength ail and new i they sent cutout cn out tout elders ciders to proclaim ibi bi in gospel and warn the children of nen ten to lieo lice front from the wrath to c ic c and people flocked to the sa aa icrine place like dove to tile the vi hodows they L gathered to the L 11 1 of peace neace and 0 of f safety it was wa ui it loll 1011 long before we had bad t s of the lie government in our oar ity in tile the form of Unite dRates stales i ft s and I 1 rebern remember ber bac of them M invited by bv bri briham brigham ham Youn young M mand and breth ren of tile the apostles to stand 0 i nd ind speak in the old tabernacle I 1 ir T zot sot up aud spoke in an ail insult way of our people especial ly lv of i some of our brethren e filled with righteous indigena r the very fact that we pro ned mod liberty to the captive and f ie e all nations to hear the gospel ii ld brigham Brig hain young to invite aisters of justice and of various ds to gt get up and speak in our 0 anacles rn acles anti and when they con cd es in a proper man they were invited us its guests in 0 01 ballrooms and social gatherings od d like brethren and friends a 1 hailed with feelings of delight I 1 in ci order to carry out the sa sayings yingst oo 00 0 r gatior our brethren extended to io hand of welcome and of all K ness to those who came into r midst from time to time 1 ue we have sometimes felt bein being 0 reserved to a certain ex perhaps such a feeling 1 grew ii ugh 0 li some unkind treatment we ved from those not of us perdu ps such trea treatment tinen t created a feel i of reserve sonic sometimes tim you the burnt child dreads the fire the latter day dav is 19 may be excusable if nol not ing to every every stranger the feel i f welcome which was in the ni 1 s of our people jesus banitt his followers that 14 la m A A I 1 i becore swine lest they might tram p 1 hem under their feet and then t arr rr again and rend tile the givers r c n ith the examples that we are have efured us so with the treat we have received in the past have learned to be a little 0 careful we must be forgiven 0 ise it was not for the lack of ty in our hearts but for the lint hat the petris pearls of truth would ir upon this spirit of I 1 oni mi and of love is antill in our 1 i and will be I 1 trust the did not nol live in vein n id A not deliver his message in the humble boy received alpon line precept upon precept a i little and there a little until ti oage grew to be the r if the gospel of jesus chrit led in their falness to the peo I 1 the earth joseph laid down afe i I 1 e for thoc principles his is inscribed upon the scroll r tin never can be destroyed he i in the hearts of tho the latter 0 saints a ints ME his memory lives g tho gods his name is is h n wherever the sound of the i i ospel aspel has bas been hear heard iii his 4 se sc revered by thousands and ti ands of honest people ty lly f fruits ye shall know them d tile saviour so it is ia with i so 0 o it is ia with the gospel of rd jesus so it i is with the ings 15 of the servants of god dod 1 are known by tile fruits of to t Ij iipp 11 I which they bear and I 1 reds of men have borne this of testimony i wo doubt that there is v in the gospel one said of oi 0 1 1 I am free indeed why free 1 wo ise the gospel made him free A ad et possibly lie was aras one of f 6 IMS is who was bound and in prison 01 t le ie testimony my of jesus the ap P pp 1 of tile the gospel had made him f v i 7 om doubt free front from care free f m anxiety free from darkness il I 1 that had been in his i oj oi before receiving the gospel re e it had raised him upon ol II form of light and intelligence I 1 that lie he had never of before bt baranger ranger who was near the BMW of the batyr do ain of joseph anil and iid aid i id if it that it was a cruel act of butchery of innocent men lie ile was not a latter da day saint nor a fol lani of Jose joseph lill Sil smith lith hut but said chis willbo more to strengthen fi h jigli of the people and the babit of then their faith for haid it ur it 0 i anav beu 0 o and t always will be so that eliat the blood blond of tho the martyrs is the seed of the church the dospel of jesus christ produces in the minds of man love and charity anil and a kindly feeling for their fellow men inen in all ail of life with tile me it is a fixed belief that our elders our prophets and patriarchs who have died antl and gone behind the veil are arc arillo following wing ili in the footsteps of tile christ taught eliat wo we should love our neighbors I 1 declare unto you that wherever there is suffering or misery it is there you you will find tile the neighbor that yolk you must relieve I 1 declare un unto to you wherever dar darkness kne exists in the alie minds of the people or in in various various clinics there will our neighbor bo be found we till should lie be willing M to give our e of good things of the earth god h has is given u us s C D I 1 feel to say that tile the gospel which wo we 11 ibave abc embraced fills our hearts with love the scriptures say that god is love if wo we are arc his children we have inherited his attributes the instructions instruction given given us have been that we should love one another an ali excellent pattern of true love is that of a mother for her dursin nursing M child yet we are told that lliel a mother may possibly forget her child but theford the lord cannot forget his children A mother 7 will make great sacrifice for tier her child and how anxious she may insy ba for the welfare of a son or laughter daughter about to leave the paternal home in order to strive tor for a livelihood in the world the object of the gospel has been to bind us together blessed are the people wh who 0 live together in ill peace and those who so live will have the blessings of their heavenly father sustaining OF OFFICERS elder james A presented the names of the church and stake authorities who were unanimously sustained the statistical report for the stake was also read the choir sang and the benediction was pronounced by president orson smith MONDAY AFTERNOON conference met at 2 p in after tile opening exercises APOSTLE st 31 W MERRILL MEl tHILL addressed the congregation I 1 lam alit gratified with the interest the sainta saint having taken in this conference my mind has reverted back to the early history of our territory when we dai did not then enjoy the spirit irit of qu milij aci ij vona acin A oon feren ferencek ces were held annually and semiannually semi annually in salt lake city I 1 felt a great interest in them and I 1 do not remember of missing 0 one in those times when I 1 was well and I 1 took tok the pains to make notes of the firt first presidency and of the apostles I 1 look over tham m now with a great deal of satisfaction and I 1 witness today to day that many of the sayings m of the presidency that were then uttered have been literally fulfilled we assemble together to receive new life new strength and new vitality to go forward 5 in the good work of tho the lord we are here to receive food that comes from above to nourish our spirits and to make us its glad in the go gospel we should weigh ourselves in the balance and sit in judgment 0 upon ourselves and should be able to ask alie lord to search us and try dugand us and to lead us in the way of life everlasting tit the people have been advised in relation to their financial finau cial affairs for a great many years the brethren and sisters have been advised not to go into debt not to obligate themselves beyond their means this has been referred to in our conferences been referred to in our ward meetings betit but it seems to me that wo we have not given much heed to this coun oil cil believe 1 hu people of this stake today to day ut at a rough guess are owing about a i ili arter of a million of dollars this may lie be startling theome to come iut but I 1 believe if our ae counts count anil and our indebtedness in avei every y part of the baake were known it would be found that we were owing at least that amount now that is a good deal of money to pay interest on and thus far we are arc into financial bondage I 1 presume therease there ther eare are a great many ma ill y people today to day clay who are not able t to meet their obligations anil and this P cause produces more or less an ail ill feeling a lack of in baci other I 1 believe we should try to keep keeport out of debt as a much a as it is possible for us UM to do it perhaps there is a number of carriages and farming which ire are not paid for wrought acou glit rather tj in dj di without as aa many jirec nice carriages 1 and so many good wagons n and ail farming rat her than lie be owing and paying ila 31 in 4 interest on oil them atheni payday pay day is sure to to come and pomo sol no of UR its have indulged in 41 bulged in it the c of mortgaging our homos in order to liquidate our 0 u r obligation so io fir far as is my iny lioi 1101 goc aig uig people T n 0 lc o gac mort mortgage gagle may just us as well give tile the farnia at tonce once just justas as brull ilo that as to give a 0 and pay till the interest inhere A t on oil tile enort mortgage gage and finklin fui illy Y the mortgage cats it till up ill I 1 ro re bembe apostle leinan alyin m talked about mat ceic lisica a few years ago lie he said there was nothing to justify you to lo borrow money except it lie lc to send semi your children to school and in that ali it case wo could not borrow very much lie because cause we might lc be unable to pay it tho best policy for us to pursue is for us its all to livo live within our means and who is there that cannot do it sometimes we are solicited by our families that they must have sonic things e their neighbors have got them hut but the neighbors may lie be in altogether dif different circumstances they may lie ile able to pay for what they alie get A great many of you are arc new comers centers the young 0 people who niarra marry now want everything a that their fathers and ni mother otherA 1 have got why wh in the early days we brought everything 0 we had in a wagon 0 till and one yoke of cattle family and all hut but it takes three or four fou r loads leads of furniture to lit fit boine of y you on out some of you von want to put on till all the airs you can it may be b e all rig right ht to do so if y you on do not go into debt for them of course there iray be some enterprises terp rises started for which people may be justified in borrowing money CY to pay for such enterprises as will be sure to yield bield fair returns and furnish work for our young people money olley anav may also be borrowed for such lauda laudable bip objects as fitting up good schoolhouses and furnishing suitable educational facilities in our midst but people ought to be careful and not get into debt for things that they do not really need we will find when the kingdom of god is established that the rule of government will be in the lands hands of the right righteous co u 8 there will be a just plan and system by which the people will be kept out of bondage to each other APOSTLE 1 M I F LYMAN president merrill has delivered very interesting discourse on advanced thought I 1 presume it advanced thought that tempts some of us to our homes and to buy more thin things gs than we need and make us feel that we are as good as those who preside over us it is an inigo important matter that the lat ter day saints should respect not only church carity 6 Arity city but civil art P ma d th would cause us 11 36 disregard ahe teachings of our brethren which would cause us W tc bleg neglect elect lect the lord and speak slightingly 0 of our meetings we cannot be too united in in church matters but there ther iii ia a i di division that ought to ile be and thill that is a division upon political luw lines we used to hold by the people s party but now a change hits has cine and it is time that the latter dit dav saints should divide upon nation I 1 party art lines it is the will of tin the bord lord that they |