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Show gathered together on one occasion. Startling blue and brilliant red, with green and yellow It gives us joy to record these points. Let the poor among our brethren rejoice that the Lord is disposing the hearts of these rich brethren Wn, Us & Co. - - EDrToas AND Pnopnm'rons. to share with them their possessions. We need not remark that each of these properties will cut FIRST DAY AFTER FOBTY-FOURTH CONFERENCE. up into quite a number of nice locations for the poorer members of the Order. We quite agree, GOOD NEWS FOR THE “BORDER,” also, with some of our zealous country bishops who were critically examining Bro. Groesbeck’s It rejoices us to be able to inform our brethnew and capacious hotel, and who thought he ren of the United Order, that so copiously has was inspired to build it in order to afford Bro. ' the Spirit been poured upon the people that the Brigham the opportunity of making his first exfirst edition of the ADVOCATE went off like wildperiment of a community of Enoch’s families fire. The efl'ects of our labors in the good cause are already beginning to manifest themselves. under one roof. Brethren, we live in a glorious time! Only Many of the careless and indifferent have been spread the ADVOCATE and soon the Gentiles and stirred up to diligence. One brother, whose lot has been for a long time unenclosed, commenced Apostates will be howling with rage, and four hours a day will be all that is necessary to supyesterday to put a good fence around it, previ- @nurh’s advocate. thrown in illimitable profusion, testified to the fearlessness of consequences, which distinguishes the brave sisters. And there they sat, men and women thrilling with impatience to enter the holy Order. How they cheered and stamped and beamed with animation and happiness as the beauties of the Order were described is too much for this poor pen. How all the Mormon merchants sat in a row ready to get 11 en masse and offer themselves body and son to the Order. and how happy and enthusiastic the “twelve ” looked at having an opportunity to preach the new movement, no tongue can tell. So inspired were the people when wpoden shoes were referred,to that the very wood itself seemed to have traveled up into their countenances; the women displaying, of course, more the ex- pression of plastic sugar-pine, and the men the intellectual stolidity of mahogany, lignum vitae and the hard woods generally. Just when this sea of upturned faces lighted with the fires of intellect and self-assertion, were turned up to ous to turning it over to the order in good port the biggest family in Zion. . P. S.—Bishop Sharp has just given orders to the wooden sepulchures where the presiding shape. But for our labors it might never have cut up his large block into small lots for the priesthood were confined, an outsider entered been turned over, or been handed in without a the building. poor members of his ward ; we also learn that fence. It makes us weep to think of the good we are doing. At the Herald office John T. and W. C. commenced taking an inventory of type and office fixtures previous to surrendering all into the hands of the Lord, and merging their paper into the Deseret News under the direction of Bro. Calder. We regret to state that E. L. 8., He took one look at the faces of the believing portion of the multitude, when he his ostler has received orders to hold the Bishop’s carriage in readiness for any laboring man or his wife who may desire a ride. And so the glorious movement rolls along. Hurrah for the Order! 7 turned aside. evidently to conceal the emotions burning within his bosom. He was heard to say in low tones:——“ I have done Brigham Young an injustice. I will never envy him that lot of people again. He is Welcome to them. If I was going to set up a church and I was offered that selection to start with, I would say, m ‘ Oh Lord if it be thy will let this cup pass from GRAND REPORT OF THE FERENCE. ENOCH CON- than dross and dung in his eyes as compared with the glory which he foresees will await him in the resurrection. The “Theater Corporation” which had been a little stifi' upon the subject up to the moment of receiving a copy of Enocn’s ADVOCATE melted immediately there— after. Hyrum’s oscillating eye twisted more than usual, until it seemed to be penetrating the depths of his inner consciousness. He I’m much obliged, but I’d rather not.” Whether overcome with shame and remorse at that there is no doubt that he will transfer his The great Conference of our New Order has enterprise in the new Directory over to the Lord been and gone. It closed its last session on immediately upon his arrival. These men are Sunday. It was an enthusiastic time. A large all devoted in their hearts to the new Order, and amount of valuable instruction was administered to the people. Only a condeserve the love of their brethren for their un- indiscriminately densed View of the pefound arguments and selfish su'rrenderi of thar enterprises. John T. fiery equuence displayed can now be reprosays his house in the 20th Ward shall be among duced. the first property consecrated, and that it is less me. The Conference was an adjourned one from the 6th of April last, owing to the inability of our great leader to be present on that occasion, When I first entered the building his noble what. he had uttered, I know not, but he quick- ly left the building as though the sight was too much for him. But quickly the. great organ thundered and the chorr sang. I don’t know what it was, but - I suppose thatit mngphaye been the anthem: 1 not being at home, was not included in the stock; but, so well are his feelings understood R How beautiful upon the mountains are theirfcet. Brother Brigham arose and make an offer. He would like any of the speakers that objected to the new system to give their reasons. At first I trembled for the Order if this sort of thingr was going to be allowed, but I soon discovered that all was safe, for Brigham only head,that, like aJack in the box, appeared above called upon those to speak who had been well the coping of the parapets behind which the First Presidency are generally entombed. A dreadful fear possessed me at first that, perhaps, drilled as to what they should say, and, of course, I was calmed again. As to any opposing merchant getting up there to have his head still at St. George, and that his hat and head snapped ofl‘, (t [a Jacob Gates, there was no fear after all, the lower portions of his body were had been sent up here to hold Conference. But his head arising suddenly from off the counter of that, and so Brothers George and John and had never done before ”~—one copy of the reve— lation did it. Bro. Williams’ smiling face Daniel and Orson and the rest all told us that upon which it appeared to be placed, my fears it was necessary that we be united, and that were dispelled. The heads of several of the unity meant Enoching our property, and suptwelve, all of which were also cut off neatly just pressing all individual enterprise, and working below the neckties, were ranged in a line ac- for the benefit of each other and the community, cording to their order in the priesthood. Tem- just as Brother Brigham and the Bishops have porary animation seized each of these heads in always done for the people. The logic and glistened like a newly greased angel as he re- turn, anda waistcoat and shoulders developed eloquence of these discourses cannot be fairly themselves to the vision for a short period, after represented in this brief report; I will only mention that Bro. Orson proved to a demon- stated with tears, to his friends, that he “ saw himself and all his inner motives in. a light he marked that for his part “ any member of the Order should thenceforth be admitted free of charge to the Theater ”———provided Bro. Brigham will consent to let the lessees off the rent in future ! As rent and all things of that kind which the vest and shoulders disappeared, and each head solemnly replaced itself on the board in front of the spectators. What the inspired architect meant by constructing these decapitating pew fronts I could not divine. until it occurred to me that his purpose was to impress on are of small moment to our beloved leader, there the. minds of the spectators the fact, that the is no doubt that the proposition of treasurer beings behind the parapets were Williams will be forthwith carried out. The “ rm; nuns or THE CHURCH." poor of the Order will be glad to hear this. Our great Enoch Tabernacle was a grand Space alone forbids our givingr more illustrations of the good our ADVOCATE is doing. We stration that the habits of mankind shortly after they began to walk upright Were the models for this age. One speaker knew that the reason of the persecutions of the Saints in Missouri was because they wanted to be united in the Order, and another that it was because they wouldn’t be united in it. Bro. Pratt showed that we were to be joint heirs in all temporal things in the Kingdom, which suited the poor, and Bro. Wells warned the poor who entered the Order not to expect to share the palatial residences of sight. Designed. as it is generally supposed to have been by the original Enoch himself, its the rich “ until they have earned them,” which architecture bore testimony to the originality of will be, of course, when they get them—and will only add that surveying looking men with that. great man's mind. So beautifully is its this, of course, suited the rich. Thus every tapes in their hands Were seen last evening overarching dome designed, that it thrillingly man had his “ portion of meat in due season.” looking in a peculiar manner at Mr. Jennings’ reminds one of the elongated skull of its vener- And altogether it was a glorious time. On Saturday afternoon our beloved and fine residence, also at that belonging ‘0 Captain able founder with the brains scooped out, or the upper half of the egg-shell in which the guileless leader said he was ready to hear nominHooper. Later in the evening, before dark, great Enoch chicken of our day is being hatched. ations for those who should preside over the they were seen walking around Bro. Eldredge’s And beneath its expansive roof sat our noble Order and manage its funds. And again I residence, as also that belonging to Bishop Woolley. It is generally believed that they have received orders to map these fine properties previous to their surrender to the Order. people. The He-nockers and the She-nockers trembled lest the proper precaution had not of the Latter-days (excuse the originality of the been taken, and this important part of the ar— phrase). The ladies, especially those of our rangements was going to be left to the people; country settlements, were clad in the largest and but I was speedily reassured when I found loudest variety of self-asserting shawls Brigham had secured that little matter by seeing ever |
