Show PRESIDENT youngs TRIP TO UTAH COUNTY CONTINUED EDITOR DESERET NEWS DEAR BRO on thursday esth tire tile the president and party including ilden ilder elder elden geo Q cannon whose name wag waa was inadvertently emited in the report of wednesday left payson about half past nine in the morning for the farm INDIAN ETIQUETTE As the company approached the farm a small party of indians stationed on a rising ground notified tle the toe main body and in in a few minutes after f fue ine hennarty hon hen ia party ty arrived 1 we eeg r indians camie camle came get gently y sauntering down on horseback seemingly endeavoring to keep up an appearance of dignity all the chiefs chiefa were present except san pitch taken suddenly indisposed for the occasion indisposed to attend the meeting or be a participator in signing THE TREATY after a few brief brie and ani pertinent remarks by col irish the chiefs manifested their willingness to sign and attached their marks to the document doc doe ament old sow e ett leading ieh leh ding as the oldest chiera chie ehle f kon osh by his manner seemed to think that simply putting his mark to the paper was rather small tank tark business ulness I 1 afterwards learned that he be prides himself some somewhat on his ills ab ability clity t to 0 w write lite his name a v very ery eny lauda laudable ble bie source of pride for as 4 well known indians generally are ore in much the same condition of ignorance with regard to calligraphy cali call graphy that the mailed knights of chris chrls christendom mostly were vere who bore the janner banner of the cross against chesra cens to rescue Pa palestine balotin lotin e from del hands THE tile TALK afterwards col irish pointed out to them tha that if I 1 they lived up to the conditions of the he treaty they might date the commencement of ofa a career of pros prosperity perit from tol that that day encouraging them to do so I 1 K president young advised them to re rei rel i member ember the good advice given them to write and ana increase in intelligence telli gence stating in connection tha thai col irish had lne done all he possible could for them and that he was the friend he then blessed blessed them kon xon osh tabby and sow ok soo bet indulged in a short talk each expressive of their good feelings after which the president nt st st I 1 them not to unis fi e inocen n ar fhe tho misdeeds of the guilty and if any of or their own or other bands should commit depredations to catch the gu guilty lity ones and del dei deliver iver them up to the authorities of the jae whites for trial triai ate ppe meeting tino TING AT SPANISH foke FORK 11 31 11 fe eldre the big pile of presents for ube the e indians were distributed prest young and company started for span 1 ish fork and heid held meeting there in the meetinghouse meeting louse bouse house a very large lar e congregation having assembled T the c president said that though lie he had passed through spanish fork in company with ills his brethren several times without holding meeting it was not because he was not in in fellowship with the people there his feelings were good towards them he then encouraged them therol in building good houses and making improvements of every kind that would tend to make their homes places of beauty and increased comfort abodes of elegance taste and happiness 4 elder john taylor spoke on tb the tho benefits resulting from studying and living according to principles principles of truth pointing in as an I 1 illustration ration to the recent treaty truy made with the indians and the confidence they had manifested in president young a confidence that had bad grown up in them because he had always spoken and acted truthfully with them the president then made some remarks on the book entitled joseph smith and his progenitors requesting those who had copies to let him have them and receive value for them if they desired it E elder eider ider lder geo Q cannon followed on the difficulties to be encountered by the servants of god in educating the peo dle ele pie and noticed some of the erroneous ideas leas that had been entertained by many with regard to the building up of zion showing that we must cultivate the faculties and abilities with which the lord endows us and the opportunities placed within our reach to quail fy us for the duties which we are and will be required to perform N an fn after remaining over night in spanish fork shortly after eight on friday morning the company started to hold ANOTHER MEETING AT SPRING springville VILLE which had been appointed f for or eleven elder F D richards treated on oli civil and ecclesiastical government showing shoN vIng that when righteously administered the civil law is an auxillia ry of the eccle sies ales he deprecated opposition in elections reasoning that it was a lack of understanding that led men to pursue such a course elder W woodruff showed to the order of the kingdom of god is the road to apostasy apo stacy he exhorted the saints to diligence and falth faith bulnes in the discharge of their duties elder D J ross followed in a few remarks after which elder geo A smith strongly exhorted the Saint sto faithfulness recalling instances of individuals rising in in opposition against the prophet joseph pointing gout out that to their apostasy apo stacy and their eventually particia in shedding his blood elder geo Q cannon quoted fromi frond gehis vision in the book of mormon of the iron rod and the tuce twe of life reasoning that if the people will cling fast to the priesthood and the word of god they will not wander into by and forbidden paths although mists gather around them and darken their way the they hav have e something to guide guided them which if t hey they hold bold an on to will enable th them e m to reach the goaland goal and eternal life ilfe prest Young youngai Youn gad adverted averted to some of the privileges of the saints speak speaking n L 0 of f elections he said the electors should get together a few days prior to the election and if there basany was any opposition to raise it 41 and di dispose of it then fix upon a man and ba be united in favor of him and that union v would rould give him a power to magnify his office for good which otherwise he could never have ilde ile he encouraged cou raged home manufactures aud and spoke of the purity and cleanliness th that would atwould be in the centre stake of zion when it bulit iso built built bulit up and the beauty of the city in tn the afternoon the tho company any auy returned to payson preparatory ory to holding dinga a two wo days meeting in the new bowery there appointed to commence oil oh saturday morning at ten lext next morn morning I 1 ng accord according ing to appointment the meeting commenced the AUDIENCE AT PAYSON nu numbered I 1 judged a little over oler persons assembled from the c various settlements from lake city to manti happy faces smiling countenances and pleasant looks abounded every body seemed to have come for the purpose of enjoying themselves and to be instructed and strengthened in good works which the teachings and exhortations from the stand were W well weil ell eil calculated to do 4 THE SINGING AND MUSIC were beautifully executed by four good choirs from frodi i springville Spring ville spanish fork payson and nephi and the excellent band from nephi which accompanied the president on his southern trip last summer and so much harmonious gratification ratification to the tho company and the settlements through which they passed the singing was ve very ry finely rendered the music of the band delightful the green foliage of the bowery afforded a cool and pleasant sha shade from efrom the nearly vartdal vert kal kai dal rays of the sun which streamed down with almost prostrating pro force after singing and prayer tiie THE 31 ORNING MEETING on saturday was dressed addressed ud by elder 1 geo A smith who made a feiy few remarks on the object of holding li the meeting which was to get the brethren together to oether mether to counsel and instruct them the T oi on various matters pertaining to their progress in the work of the lord he noticed some of the difficulties of labor and necessity which had bad to be met mt by y the settlers in these moun mountains thins and arid their tendency to keep the time so employed that it required some self denial at times to leave them and gather together in meetings advising them to leave their labors at home and concentrate their thoughts on the object for which they had come together elder A 0 smoot followed in some brief remarks after which elder geo Q cannon spoke of the blessings we enjoy as aa a people and the willingness of dur our d nr father and god to bestow blessings upon us if wo we will faithfully live for them treated on the vague and erroneous ideas entertained by gur our fathers and ourselves of the gospel ous tous oua to its revelation through the prophet joseph and of the many causes we have for gratitude to god for the abundance of his mercies and the promises made to us bishop A H haleigh Ja leigh then made a few remarks and was followed by bishop hunter in some good and fatherly counsel president young touched upon the difference between preaching the gospel to the world and gathering the people who received the testimony of the truth and perfecting the saints when gathered together boys and men of but little experience can preach the gospel ta the nations but it requires men full of wisdom and of large experience to guide the gathered saints in the road to td perfection and exaltation in vin the AFTERNOON MEETING I 1 president young preached a short discourse anthe comprehensiveness of the gos gospel ea taking for his text life and deahl death 11 and showing that we have embraced bracel a system of life and salvation r which preserves each and every individual and which preserves all things in their order as they are brought forth every thing which appertains to life which tends to p preserve reserve and make it it happy is embraced i in the gospel and the opposite is deat death ll 11 dissolution and destruction elders seymoure Seymo urB young and john W young then made a few remarks each when elder orson hyde who had come up from sanpete San pete spoke of the recent indian outrages and pointed out the imperative necessity of the brethren being fully armed and equipped expert in the use of their weapon weapons sall sail all ail provided with horses saddies saddles and other articles necessary fora for a military outfit and d prepared at all ail times for any emergency that might plight arise tk t b be e always prepared for danger is the most mot certain ertain way of always jt elder R T barton n made son some cecel excellent remarks upon the sa same subject and was followed by elder J B R win der in in a similar strain prest young took hupf the declarations that the lord will fight the battles of f his people and that itis his business to provide for them showing that if to obtain the latter blessing requires the exercise of our abilities and industry wo we have no right to claim the former i n unless we act according to the counsel tous tons to us and do that of the work 1 devolving upon us he touched upon the great amount of stock the people have more than they can take carlof care cara of and advised them to keep the quantity they can feed and properly attend to and dispose of the surplus for the purpose of procuring those things which they thes lack laek lack and which present and prospective spec active tive exigencies ellgen cles cies require them toli toll to have ave your our correspondent spoke for a few minu minutes fes and was wag followed by elder john taylor in a short exhortation to the saints W 0 o be faithful and diligent in righteousness that they might be ao coworkers with the lord for the accomplishment ment of his holy purposes s after which the m meeting eeten adjourned ui until nill nili the next morning I 1 THE SUNDAY MEETINGS we were re very largely attended ana and much valuable instruction and counsel were imparted elders W woodruff and F D richards occupied most of the tha time in the morning exhorting and teaching the saints after which the president gave some excellent counsel to the sing ers while expressing his pleasure at their proficiency and sweet music and spoke briefly on the subject of education in the afternoon elders geo A smith john taylor and Orson Hyde spoke on various topics of interest president young following with some remarks explanatory of the treaty made maae with the indians he called attention to the administering the sacrament noticing how few in bread breau and water followed the form laid down in the book of doctrine and covenants he then bestowed his blessing upon the congregation and the meeting terminated with music by the nephi band i THE RETURN TRIP presented but little of interest to chronicle iri Ird immediately mediately after the close of the meeting the company bade good by to the kind brethren of payson Pay and started for provo which was reached in the evening remaining over night there a start was made next morning a little before nine and after haltin haitin halting at iichi for dinner the city eity was reacted reached at half past six in the evening all feeling well and having hearal heartly enjoyed the trip an escort under col coi ol 01 pace accompanied the president from provo to lehi where they were relieved by a company of the lehi cavalry good feelings good health and the ministrations of the holy spirit were enjoyed by the company going and re turning and were manifested in the various settlements where a halt was wab made yours respectfully E L SLOAN v |