Show MINUTES OF OP A C conference r lim held beli at mantl manti 31 anti san pete county january ra nuary ath at i and fth 1860 r at 10 am saturday january 7 conference was wis called to order elder 0 hyde llyde presiding present elders 0 hyde llyde and E T benson of the twelve IV chapman president of the stake and council Co uncil ancil W S snow presiding dishop bishop with council C G edwards bishop bisho p of tit fort ephraim san pete G IV bradley bishop of moroni san pete IV seeley bishop of blount mount pleasant san pete G black delegate from Limhi san pete br jones delegate from north bend san pete R johnson delegate from mountain green san pete together with many visiting from the settlements and other counties after singing and prayer prest hyde addressed the people with the introduction that elder E T benson and himself had not come to san pete to do the peoples will nor their own awn but hut to u do the will of their god treated anthe three distinctions of goodness rood tood good better and besta best 1 said that so long as god sustained brigham young as our tour prophet the L D S would s standby iland by rim sim him maintained that the progress of this people since brigham aua had bad been their leader was evidence sufficient that god had been and still was with him enlarged 0 oil on ancient israels opposition to moses and on the folly of men aspiring to what they were not qualified to accomplish that a good man would be willing to either cither push or pull and be content so ion lon long iong as he saw the kingdom advance referred to the law of the priesthood and concluded by observing that our teachings as well as judgments should be tempered to suit the times prayed that the peo people I 1 might have the spirit of god according sp to their necessities elder E T benson arose and in a forcible manner spoke oil on concentrating our thoughts on the object of our worship lra irk Ira having ving virg 1 I a anty of spirit this church being an institute institution i on of freedom to do right that the supremacy of the priesthood would not be oppression but would promote the happiness of the faithful said eaid if the saints would do gods will they would ultimately rule the world and be repaid a hundred fold for all their sacrifices but our selfishness with each other often deprived us of ol blessings concluded with remarks on the exaltation of the fhe th saints adjourned till 2 pm i 2 pm meeting 0 called to order with the usual preliminaries limin aries prest hyde llyde called on the p presiding arsi L ding officers of the various branches brandies of the stake e to represent the condition of their respective wards prest chapman spoke in relation to the condition of the saints in manti bland that there was a general good feeling manifested toward the authorities of the church etc r bishop IV S snow followed representing 0 the church in 11 lanti manti as being in a prosperous condition with but little elc exception ati on exhorted the brethren to prepare to take upon themselves the responsibilities of preaching and presiding amoia among the nations etc to be full of sap to cling to the vine and to be awake to the tiie things of eternity etc bishop C G edwards edwards Cd wards represented the branch at ephraim said caid the tile saints there were generally doing as well as they knew liow low meetings injecting gs were well attended improvements there were yet in their in infancy failey and thought that in ir that respect the people could ai and d would do better bishop bradley of moroni dlo Bro represented his ward as being in a flourishing condition the people felt well weli and the place was rapidly improving bashop seeley of mount blount pleasant depre rented the saints in his ward as being obedient and willing to sustain the church authorities and ard in point of improvements he thought they were not far behind the people of the town of moroni the branch branci at limhi canal creek was represented by elder george black elder G IV johnson represented the settlement at uinta springs or fountain green elder james jones represented the settlement at north bend and arid elder reese the Co alville coalville Coal villo settlement E T benson then addressed the people on taking an interest in public improvements particular particularizing izing bishop Br adleys ward a as s an example of rapid and arid praise worthy progress that other settlements would do well to emulate es especially fort ephraim the people of which reserved Ne served severe for tor their selfishness fish ness riess and tardiness in improvements etc they were too rich to afford to build public buildings and the people of moroni were so poor that they had nothing else to do but obey their leaders etc prayed that the people might get the true light to shew them that dubuc pubic interest was their interest prest hyde llyde added remarks on public interest being like a ship in a storm which was only heined seined daved saved by every man working 0 at the pumps but if the he entire crew in mcimely ei ely sought to secure their own personal property and made no efi eff effort ort to secure the ship she would in all ail probability be lost and with her would go down the crew with all they possessed their selfishness ness included hence it was a misfortune to be rich if our riches made mad us selfish bie Ble meeting eting adjourned till ath dinst benediction by bishop bigler SABBATH jan ath 1860 ISM conference continued dle Ble meeting eting called to order and after singing mid prayer president hyde spoke from the text found in isaiah the earth is defiled under the inhabitants thereof dwelt on tho the ful willment fill ment of ancient prophecy the nature of the covenants alluded to in the text elrd elra and ana our having made covenants with the father previous to our leaving heavill 0 the courts above y to receive the agents 0 and obey the mandates of heaven enlarged upon the principle of guardian angels 12 and the vail that hid them from our view lew which would ultimately be with v ith drawn when vye nye vv e should see as we are seen been etc our return to god would only be on condition of our obedience to the everlasting covenant and that through a long circuit of circumstances and we were now as much in ini eternity as we ever would be referred to the various manifestations of presumption and arid foolish ambition now existing in in the hearts of men which like the tower of babel m might 1 afi lit 1 bring down the anger of god that the f filhes 0 es of man were speedily speedily made known to god and we all shou should d be rewarded according t to 0 our works here etc bishop bigler of salt creek spoke on the adhering Jathen ng of the saints and building up the t in ingdon do 1 prest rest I 1 lyde hyde delivered an able discourse on i the pre existence of man then gave instructions to to the bishops regarding the necessity for cutting off all dead branch branches esa esy and every man that encouraged iniquity or those that practiced it were to be dealt with adjourned till 2 pm 3 pm elder E T benson addressed the con COD conre congregation t re on various subjects reverting more particularly ticul arly to the principle pio plo of fellowship being gained by being subject to the organization of of I 1 gods eing King kingdom doin doln read from doctrine covenants i bist alst sec see ad par and arid enlarged on the I 1 subject of planting fruit and our joy oil on I 1 being rewarded with fruit for our industry by their thir fruits ye shall know them applied to our position as saints referred to the deas ideas of somewhat some that there was oppression in the priesthood or church said this was a mistake for we w e as a people had all the liberty we wanted to do right people could serve I 1 god cr the devil as they choose said the world had long believed in dead prophets but ere long they would be constrained to receive a living one for a time was near when every knee should bend etc the speaker exhorted the people to take care of their grain they had been warned and warned i agam bairt on this head even as noah warned the people in in ills his day dav but hitherto there had been a manifest recklessness with many arid and it might be that the lord would give them a lesson they had to show i faith falth and works the latter proved the former and the mail man that would be faithful in storing up hi his is grain s should h ou id have all the influence lie he could wish for next referred to the people that had come from the states to moralize the said they had much religion glon gion but little morality but the saints added to their faith virtue knowledge and charity exhorted the saints to be economical in in their temporal arran prest hyde again addressed the people and ard in a very cry ery lucid manner enalin er enlarge enlarged ed on the text many billany shall seek to enter the kingdom but shall bhail riot be able showing that it not only applied to those that did not obey the gospel but also to the saints that disobey counsel conference adjourned sine side lle ile die lie onson ORSON HYDE president r F C ROBINSON clerk rev william berry rector of st matthews colored episcopal church at detroit has been fined 50 with v ith the altema e of going to jail for ninety days dav s for marrying marr ving a white sirl gitl to a n negro A spirited woman in in a highly respectable family in in Balti morre caught 0 her husband in the act of breaking 0 up her hoops the exertion I 1 or something else had bad a very v ery singular t effect upon him ills his hair came out at an astonishingly toni fast rate A cincinnati pap paper er estimates that between two and three million dollars are invested in in hat city in the business of manufacturing 0 carriages car nages an iron cannon of pounds weight the largest ever made was cast lately at the fort pitt pittsburgh penn pern for the united states government the casting is 13 fiat fifty inches in diameter and four tour zes inc inches long iong too GOOD TO BE LOST A gentleman who was recently in in pursuit of christs church located in in salom salem street stepped into illo iilo 1110 a store in the neighborhood and inquired n aired of the proprietor it if he could direct h him i m to christs church the proprietor stepped to his store door and directing the attention of the gentleman to a small spire which loomed up before him he remarked that sir used to be called christs church but ut I 1 dont believe lles hes been there for more than a year the gentleman being well weli acquainted with the fact through the pa papers that unhappy difficulties were ot of frequent occurrence in that church was perfectly satisfied with the tile information and the joke oke which contained quite as much truth as poetry boston post A MAN OF MOUTH A man with an enormous large mouth called on a dentist to get a tooth drawn after the dentist had prepared his instruments and was about to commence operations the man of mouth began vegan t to and stretch his mouth till he got it to a most frightful extent isaya say sir said the dentist dont trouble yourself to stretch your mouth any wider for I 1 intend to stand on the a of 0 it to draw your tooth CAPE care OP or GOOD hore HOPE MISSION we have received from the cape from elders paul and rovis provis JP letters dated Blow mowbray bray august and also a report of the Alow mowbray bray quarterly conference the saints of that mission are making 0 preparations to gather to zion in the coming season beason elder stock of the port elizabeth conference writing to fo the elders ac at 0 Blow mowbray bray concerning emigration emigration states that he is himself making preparations and expects that from 30 to 40 from that conference will be ready by january next to start for zion it is expected that about 70 saints will emigrate the coming season for tor the valley mii mil star IDLENESS said the distinguished chatham to his son 1 I would have inscribed upon the curtains of your bed and the walls of your chamber if you do not rise early you call can never make progress in in anything if it you do not set apart your hours of reading if you suffer yourself our be or any one else to breaf break in in upon them y your you days a will blip slip through your hands un unprofitable and and civo frivolous lous ious and really cd ed by y yourself |