| Article Title |
Semi-Annual Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - Day Saints |
| Type |
article |
| Date |
1864-10-12 |
| Paper |
Deseret News |
| Language |
eng |
| City |
Salt Lake City |
| County |
Salt Lake |
| Page |
4 |
| OCR Text |
emr emi conference OF lie cli urell OF JES jeh JESUS U S cl CHRIST I 1 it OF LATTER lattell DAY SAINTS atluri Tl tinn url uri lil ili october Octol nr fl y the siant j conven veni ia in the bowery howery at li 11 am ani on the stand were Pr eident president leril brigham hani hanl youna young and heber fieber C kimball of the first prel presidency deney denes orson hyde john taylor wilford woodruff george A smith sin i amasa al lyman azrat azrat benson bellson charles C tuch juch lorenzo snow E arastu rastus snow and franklin D richards ards of tile the twelve apostles joseph young xoung levi lovi W Hwi hancock cock henry harriman albert P rockwood Rock wool wooi oa jacob gates and aud john van cott of the first prel presidency deney dency of the seventies john houim edwin D woolley and samuel W richards of the presidency ene enc of the H hith hish 11 yil priests quorum daniel pr spencer I 1 pencer david fullmer and george B wallace of the presidency of the stake of zion edward hunter leonard AV hardy and jesse C little of the presidency of the bishoprick deorto george georgo D watt and john V I 1 long lepor reporters 0 rs and a large lumber number of I 1 bishops filous and elders the choir sa sang the glo gio glorious rious rions gospel li light lit has sho shone aft T eider elder ider lder john taylor offered the opening prayer the choir then sang 11 the tim time c is nigh that ballat happy time president he heber hober er C kimball said he lie felt a great desire to speak for the comfort and consolation loii 0 of f tiie the righteous he was sensible that we wished to conceive ceide the word of gud gad and to cd ed by it we must have that spirit which the tilo mirthful are ire lre iro enticed to if it was pleasing to him to be enabled onn ona lAvil to sneak from experience of the he firmness ami integrity 0 of f the tilo leaders of israel heimas a alfving witness to the power poorer of f god gott that had haa accompanied the words worda of Josg josefh joseph tho the prophet and also the tike words worl nui ami I labors jabors odthe present authorities of the church the tile faithful saint lulor ha all an abiding lesu iesu diony acceptance with G gou 11 t and a n d lias has continually in his ills bosom a sure burc and nd certain hope of blessings in this tilis life ilfe and exaltation inthe in tiie tile life to come it was a gratifying ratifying cause of rejoicing to the faints saints to know that wo live ill in the greata greatest st dispensation that god lias has evec ever given to man the work in which tild latter day saints are arc engaged lie he said is one that we are arc called upon to prosecute until the government the kingdom and the tiie dominion shall be givon into the tiie hands of the just president kimball then reas reasoned oneo upon humility honesty of purpose faithfulness to god and his liia kingdom also upon correction chastisement reproof and land the tile general duties of the tile saints ho ile rejoiced to know that the tile people in all the settlements in the tile territory were in a better betten condition and more prosperous b both temporally and spiritually than tha n ever r they were before and this was in part attributable to the tile visits and labors of the kirmit presidency and twelve duri durl during duning the past summer brother kimball kimballs rim Kim balls bails discourse was lengthy and both inter esting a and ana instructive president brigham young rose and called the attention of tile tiie bishops of this city to tilo tho necessity of having a teacher toh from each ward to attend lun iun during luring conference and see to seating the tho congregation atlon he also wanted to see singers in in their places in the tiie choir every day during conference lie likewise wanted to see the brass band in attendance duning during the hours further lie said lie he would like to see sec the iller merchants chants shut shut up their stores and bring their derks dorks to the conference tho mechanics ought to shut up their shops mid and the farmers leave their work and como come como to conference and if their hearts were not there lie would like to see their bodies there and he lie cougil TS s sure them tiit that they would be more bless biess blessed edh in doing this than in pursuing pursuit ilie lige I 1 another course to the tile city bishops ho rem remarked i irked that ho he wanted when wilen companies ar arrived rived to see them have llave a man irom from each ward with ar handcart hand cart or a suitable basket to gather up some onions potatoes some tea and coffee for the weary and wath worn ahi ahl shi and comfort them A ho did not care if they apostatize d in hair half a minute he lie wanted them thorn treated aware kindly while they did stay he was aware what would be said and done in su 1 h 1 04 s pi pa tit would lo 10 L and sei sri k out olat t I 1 ik ir part pari particular icolar friends int but rhose those pcr ar aji s i in liere heru are all our friend or hould be and he lie wanted them lookin ini gafter rafter after choir sang ilar praise a ise lse ye the lord ni my y lipitt hill hmil on 1 E gilr 01 tiu tin iem I li lem em ix til tiomi 2 p n m choir sano sang sang 0 when all thy mercies 0 my god 0 I 1 elder eider ider lder lorenzo snow offered prayer i I 1 choir ane ang how hov hov HON are arc thy illy ci 01 vant vart I 1 blem blut 0 lord elder oron oroa hadu ald aid the aretina n in iii the theland land of cotton are arc bles bies blessed ed i in t 1 tiu I i labor of producing the article so inu nim it needed by this thia community to contrast oun our present numbers and po position with that of tile the 4 huri hurt liu ilu ii thirty three years ago is truly n hirvi vi r 1 lus ius us and eli ell 11 cou raging exhorted th v portion ol 01 1 families wild wilo have coni conic f k this tiuis country to prepare the way for lne inc i he rest of tle alu faithful to the purpose the tho they y came to accomplish eom com push pUah and aud not sell and waste the tin sub substance stange wey have gathered and seat scat sc seat at ter it to tot strangers stra the saints have hav been heen gat 0 this hind land to accumulate the of life in abunda abundant nee neo to meet alitt waning eme incy iney viley bellev and to carry out ont litt lle lie t purpose am poliy v of tile the mob most heaven heavin designs design to to send multitudes ua es of people here and they shall all ali come to us for lor mays says the lord 1 I will mak who have ha u persecuted you to worship at your feet fert and I 1 will make that tile the lord thy gud god lood jud ihbe thee loc 1 I pi plague a mue gue aill ill lii continue to roll aport tho world it look looks now aa as though tile the red imi horse spoken of in the scriptures avas vas oil on his liis mission the tile black horse avill go through afterwards represents death and mourning ehen then thou thotis ands anels will come como to us for safety and for bread are we preparing ourselves for those time timo I 1 do not bee sec any an prospect of famine here hero for thy bread broad shall be given thee and and thy water shall be sure but fail famine alite litte will be bo elsewhere the standard of the almighty is retired in utah and to it all people will wili look wo we shall have plenty of human persons to feed let ua w have havelon on liand hand plent plenty T to c eat cat at for then we shall shail feel fool strong stron be ye alt al ait T p ready for in tho the day alid find hour our yc ye not the son hon of nian man elder joseph IV young ex expressed ills lis plea piea pleasure sure gure ill in ine inc meeting eting with the halil aguill again in bowery on the rell ten api aple ih oel ocl ile ilo yas was full ful of confidence in the god of israel urs urt lei aeu wel and niso in the pro prom gress gross L sa and increase of the kingdom of air god od he lle realized that tho maln tal lits tits ts had j weapons that were more potent than the weapons of human warfare and by vy them they thoy would eventually break down and for evar ever over destroy the powers of hatan antan aud gud iud lud ind of death he then gave an ili lii terMing account of the present seasons orril emigration gillMon of the labors of the tile eiders elders to help heip the tile saints through the states and from the tile frontiers ile ilc vie mie wed the past part and present condition of the americans nation in iff interesting jui fin and ami ansti instructive octive manner using a number of appropriate figures of gleech and predicting eliat the tuna blind of peace in this thia lanu land would be when the people would say blessed bleed is lie that cometh conleth in the name of 11 choir sang great god attend while zion sings benediction by elder k F 1 1 richards friday oca oct 10 a m meeting commenced hy by the tile choir chol asin n come soud ilis ills praise abron y prayer by bv elder charies charles a 0 rich choir langill hang bang iMy ruy vly aly god the spring of all my joys joya 11 E eider elder ider lder joh john n taylor arose arole aro sedlia and addrow edthe cd the conference the convening of a general conference was always n u pleasing time to him it was for the assembling of the officers of 0 the tho church and binglin kingdom of god and lie he often how difficult it was for us to realize tilo the the positions we occupy in the church of jesus christ but we a aro arc re blosson vi th the privilege in of sitting together in ill heavenly places ill in christ desus jesus our lord dord it is said in the scriptures beare ye are not odthe of tile world for I 1 have chosen you out of the tile world therefore ther eforo glorify god in your bodies and spirits which are ills his we who are latter da day saints have left the spirit of the worly world our habitations that were wore in iii tho the world we have forsaken our former friends and associates for the gospels sake ile ho then called the at tent teno loir of tho the confere conference fice to the great privileges and blessings ell eli enjoyed joyed by th the e saints in ill this dispensation when compared with those engaged in the apostolic age aga the saints know that the kingdom of godsill God eventually extend 0 from the rivers to the cills 0 T ie earth for the lord gol goi h nia fia pok it 7 the god of israel is the tiie mui nui sil ciul ciui ua uni 1 and protector of nis His Saints and in ai h i ili lii n they p put U t rik tik ir trust tier tiep ti of f god takes of tin til tl lilis of t 1 shoni sho bho how N i theiu them to tnt the ham mam hant sani ry sama kama should know that yve yke anve e I 1 li 6 hojlo do to the NN ill of iod god elder ceorge georgc li 11 aera rera iter lter x a very int account 1 his L 1 mission lo 10 1 erl fri 4 e id til binl icil li 1 wa r jv iv glad to iid ild tir ric tic with tn tiit alt aih ait ai T i utah lie lle lc li ii ii LO 1 01 on 1 V W at yeo o cission ais nis sion slon and dm it ii it Us is abow nhem ah tr i one the ver very v lilt tnt tx ill hilink 1 v pe ik i i i ups not the bet ix t lu ic i ile lle ie felt atia nied fied with hi iuis liin lliorca Ll idra iora i i I 1 th tl be had pren prea nehei achel ell cli d in the cit t wor vo r ter niso also ill in the prim t 01 1 alt ali aj ait sald baul he lad tad iad lad eilt iiii aw I 1 anini hin til eli 11 i the flit i w caching of the goh gop I 1 ami and NN still v illing ming to labor tor for tl tiie tile benefit be ai i i tile tiie human numan ruce race lie lle nort bort i that he knew adew ios los this ins f ly lie tin i i of god and also theft tha t it 1 nl i 11 i lel led lei iel 1 V revelation tignall all ali the thi gyrie abill li it uka fee gee knew know that the E LI re it lt storli 4 the tiie judgments of tile the I 1 si ma 1 for the tho day of en ince inee dy choir aloir an a h hyill i in anthe on the ad after ghiela hi li ille the nn ling wa till 2 bendi bendl ti it by eld ld r ania ama c iut 34 lyman lynian aft noon lark hark molt knortz A 1 HM rist be still was unla jud ind ud iud piti pran ei of ferel by lent dent joseph JoZel ll elder amasa M layman iyman arose and antl delivered an int intending ening di dif dlf ourse durse oil on the eau cau that I 1 alifi iiii r 1 I ht the iatter latter day saint saints aether zether toa vi ether uther jt as the 0 to the tile invitation of oil ol savior seek ye first the tile king kingdom doin doln of heaven an and its rig ness noss and an 1 ili dl ill otherl other 1 1 I lings tings inn hall shall be added ad fled fied unto you which llad hid hud brought r the people to ibi thi the lawt land oc 0 was the tiie following ot of the gospel gopel revealed tied lied unto thu present gener goner generation atholl it ww ivas baid said in olden ohlen time that the ingdor l of heaven wag was iva like liken a net not cast into hito the sea which gathers of all kin kinia da of nish fiah those tilo e who IN ho doubt the kingdom kin gloin of god beng bong I 1 in r I 1 utah might be enlightened by looking what the saints bave have been doing doling igme acme sut sul suppose oae the prea prel Khing h ing of f the tae gospel to be the declaring of of a certain number of doctrines in jil jost just it so niana many the preaching of odthe the cordre choen chosen cho eho en ier ker ie rv ants anta is forthe purpose of correcting the errors of the ignorant and till viii vili tightened ight ened after the gathering homo home ionic of the saints lie remarked there ia is ak n constant const int labor of keepin before the minds of onule uhe ube the people 0 thit which xich will save them from folly and ancl vice that will purify their thoughts and lead load them to pursue that course which will ivill bo be mose most conducive to their ow own in I 1 happi happl lappi ness lle iio knew that there was but one people whose conduct harmonizes harmonis es with avith the purity of character charne charac tei ami and holiness of purpose that enist exist with the almighty elder Tho masTS M jeremy rejoiced raio rajo iced leed in again being permitted to mi mingle ale aie with the saints in zion and in the I 1 knowledge low lie had of the work of odd belh ilela ted tod some sorbe pleasing and amusing ili lii dent dents of his late mission to europe it was wag 15 years yeara sin shi cohe carlie first the valley and 7 years of that tume time lie he had been beell absent on missions bore testimony to the truth and fuld arsu edthe ne do of flie tilo saints having within them thein the tile spirit of revelation irr in the tiie course of his ris remark br jerremy treated of the th present state of tilina bilings generally in the principality of wales vales and laade observations relative to tb hla hia journey fournoy across the tho ati antte 1 ocean through ai the states a and andover over president youn youna made a 11 few remarks ori orf on tle the tie state of feeling leeling that once existed in nauvoo when men were so foolish as 4 to contend that no revelation was needed more than was nwee contained in the bible bok nok of abr mormon and book of doe Doc doctrine doctrine irine and covenants and said that if we have not the living oracles and the living witness within us we wd are nothing the latter tatter day saints sainte are blessed with ahe oracles of divino truth in i n theil thell midst and twy know that ere flie tji kingdom must pass into the bianas lianas bf the saints S and then they will passes posses it for evler evier everand nd for ewer over the people p 00 plo pio of god are required to tb bc le ono ona in faith and one in action choir chol sang eang guide us 0 rhou thou gleat great elde eide george A smith di nissel the in meeting cotin colin n evening A priesthood meeting was held in the tabernacle at early candle light at which Bishop Hunter president john a 1 young of the high priests president joseph young youn of the seventies ai and 1 a pres president ident brig brigham I 1 iam lam young delivered addresses business pertaining perta inin t transacted eg to tife 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https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6c54f9k/2597964 |
