| Show I 1 rif 41 REMARKS 14 ident r YOUNG tabernacle april ai 7 esgo sav irm s bly bip sky 0 reported BY GM n WATT ta I 1 have ave not inquired whether there are any case difficulty between brethren or differ enc es in doctrine that should be presented be bei 1 forel forelle he conference I 1 have heard of none consequently I 1 have not given an opportunity tp foj i resent e se i nt any I 1 do not expect there is any such business requiring our attention we W will first present the authorities of or the church and I 1 sincerely request the members to act freely and independently in voting also in speaking if it be necessary there has been no instance in this church of or a persons being in the least curtailed in the privilege oe of spead speaking his honest sentiments it cannot be shown in the history of this people that a man mail has ever been injured either in person property or character fot for openly express expressing ingin the prop entime artime and place his objections to any man holding authority in this churcher chur chor for or assigning his reasons for such objections persons have frequently ruined their own characters by making makin false accusations some say they dare n not ot tell their feelings and feel obliged to remain silent they no doubt tell the truth why do they feel so tin this s probably arises from some vindictive feelings against a certain man or men whom they would injure if they could and they conclude that their brethren are like them and would seek their injury inbur I 1 if f they should avail themselves of the privilege ebe ege of speaking or acting according to their wic wicked k sentiments and thoughts therefore they dare jare not develop the evil that is within them lest judgment should be meted out to them they know that they have evil designs they know that they would ouid bring evil on their brethren if they had the power powers and fear seizes them they skull skulk off and in the midst of the enemies of this people they say they are conscience bound that they are tied by the influence power or authorities oe of this people what is it which thus binds them it is the power of evil which is in their own breast breasts that is all that in the least abridges them in their privileges when I 1 present the authorities of this thia church for the conference to vote upon if there is a member here who honestly and sincerely thinks tha th any person whose name is presente presented d should not bold the office he ia is appointed to fill let him speak I 1 will give full liberty not to preach sermons nor to degrade character but to briefly state objection sand at the proper time I 1 will hear the reasons for any objections that may be advanced I 1 do not know that I 1 ican can make a fairer proffer pr odier I 1 certainly would if it were reasonable to do so I 1 would not permit pelm It contention I 1 would not permit long argument here I 1 would appoint another time and have a day set apart for such things but I 1 am perfectly willing to hear bear a persons objections briefly stated the first name 1 I shall present to you is that of brigham young president of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints if an any y person can say that he should not be sustained in this office say so if there is no objection as it is usual in the marriage ceremony of the church of england let them forever afterwards hold their peace and not go asniv ning ring around saying that you would like to have bave a better man and one who is more capable of leading the church I 1 tie tle Th nip llames names iiames of the authorities and the votes t thereon hereon were printed in the conference min utes the first presidency and the quorum of the twelve have made choice of george Q cannon to fill the vacancy in the quorum of the twelve he is pretty generally 1 known by the people eople he ire has been raised in the h church K and was one of our prominent elders in the sandwich islands he went upon that mission when he was quite young he is also known by many macy as the editor of a paper which I 1 he published p u bl 8 hed in california called the western arf eif standard d ile he is now east assisting in the transaction oe of business and taking charge of idame this years emigration I 1 will present his ills name to the congre congregation atlon to become a member of the quorum of the twelve to fill the va cancy occasioned by the death of parley P 1 pratt if this is pleasing to you you will be so kind as to vote accordingly the ne vote was unanimous As to evil speaking I 1 will say that if men will do the will of god and keep ills his commandments and do good they may say what they please about me the names of persons selected to go on missions were read and the president continued his remarks we have at times sent men on missions to net get rid of them but they have generally come back some think it is an imposition upon ulon the ithe world to send such men among them thein but which is best to keep them here to pollute others or to send them where pollution is more prevalent ten filthy sheep in a flock of a thousand will so besmear the whole tha that t t to 0 the eye of a stranger they all appear to be worthless when nine hundred and ninety of them are as good as can bp be but for the outside smearing by the ten filthy ones we have llave tried to turn the filthy ones out of the flock but they will not always stay out A few such defile to outward appearance the whole flock and a nid rid we have it to bear I 1 wish the elders to go and preach the gospel instead of beiling begging from the poor their last picayune I 1 cou could say a good man manx many y things with regard to this subject but I 1 dislike doing so my feelings are keen upon this matter I 1 wish the elders to go and preach the gospel to bind up the broken hearted to hunt up the lame the halt the blind and the poor among men and bring them home to zion do they do this not always ily my feelings have been sufficiently hurt by a different course and if the elders do not stop it I 1 do not I 1 intend to bear it much longer perhaps some of them then may say iier br brigham I 1 think our lives and preaching 0 and general deportment will compare very ve well weli with yours yes about as well as white will compare with black blue or red I 1 ask the people of this church who of you have helped me in the days of my poverty sometimes a brother or a sister has given me a shilling or a few coppers the second time I 1 went to canada which was after I 1 was baptized myself and my brother joseph traveled two hundred and fifty miles in snow a foot and a half deep with a foot of mud under it we traveled preached and i baptized forty five in the dead of winter when we left there the saints gave us fire york shillings with which to bear our eapen 1 ses ees two hundred and fifty miles on foot alli ani and one sister gave me a pair of woollen mittens two thirds worn out I 1 worked with my own hands and supported myself I 1 have borrowed money but where is the man I 1 have refused to pay what I 1 borrowed of him if such stich man can be found let him come forward I 1 have supported myself and my family by the help of the lord and my good a brethren some of the brethren hav have e helped bood me very or which I 1 thank them after I 1 was ordained into the quorum of the twelve no summer passed in which I 1 did not travel during dunin durin the summer I 1 also traveled during much oe of each winter wilter who supported my famil family god and I 1 who found sound me clothing the cord lord and myself I 1 had a large arge family and in the states have paid as high 0 as eleven dollars a barrel for flour my business is to save the people not to oppress plunder and destroy them thein it is also the duty of all the elders to labor to save the the people who supported me when I 1 was in england I 1 was sick and destitute when I 1 started for england with not a member of my family able to bring me a drink of water when I 1 was able to walk ten or fifteen yards to a boat I 1 started for an overcoat I 1 had a little bed quilt my wife used to put on a trun dle bed when I 1 landed in england I 1 had bad six shillings who administered to me the lord through good men the brethren were good and kind to me but they did not gather me five pounds in this and a hundred pounds in that conference and twenty pounds in another branch have our elders gath gathered ere d m money oil oli in this way yes too often if ri not ot all the tile time and I 1 am sick and tired of it and if they do not stop it I 1 will expose them my practice in england when I 1 went from my office was to put a handful of coppers in in m my pocket ceet to give to the poor did I 1 feed any bodye body there yes scores did I 1 help anybody to america yes to the last farthing I 1 possessed B by r keeping the office and doing business myself I 1 had money enough to come home but brother heber and brother willard borrowed money and helped others when we arrived home were we flush with means no we were nearly destitute I 1 had a little clothing y and the most of 0 that I 1 gave away to poor bre brethren thren I 1 also had llad one sovereign and by obtaining fifteen cents more was able to buy a barrel of flour br joseph asked me what I 1 was going to do I 1 told him that I 1 did not know but intended to rest with my family and friends f rien i ds until we ate it up and then I 1 would be ready to walk in the way the lord should open before me joseph would often ask me roe how I 1 lived I 1 told him I 1 did not know that I 1 did my best and the lord did the rest I 1 do men get rich by this everlasting begging no those who do it will be poor in spirit and in in purse it if you desire to be richy rich go and preach pe r h the h e gospel with a liberal heart and trust in god to sustain you if you can not by such a course come home with sho shoes acome come I 1 with moccasins and if you are obliged to come barefooted tar the bottoms of you feet the sand sticking in the tar will form a sole and thank god that you have arrived here in that way rather than in carriages but no 1 many of our elders must come in carrIage carriages sJ they must have gold and silver and fine clothing into in to enable them to flirt around with their wf wives ives let my wives take care oe of themselves I 1 but says one 1 I have gratified and pampered 1 my wives so long were I 1 to 3 go go awa away ay I 1 what would become of them le leave ave them to plan and provide for themselves 1 will those E elders eiders ider 1 I 1 am talking to today to day take the hint or will they follow the practice of too man manyard yand beg and make that their chief joy and occupation if you take the hint go from here without pu purse pursa arse or scrip unless the brethren give you so something met ing leave all you can with your families and do do not beg creation dry preach the gospel gather the poor and bring them home to zion return naked and barefoot rather than come in carriages procured with money obtained from the poor and destitute if the rich give g ir e to you ou receive it thankfully return with a w wheelbarrow eel barrow or of handcart hand cart and bring some of the honest poor with you if you do not pursue this course I 1 shall conclude that we have made a selection of gro groveling worldly minded men whose brains at ae least in my estimation are not as they should be |
