Show f GENERAL conference ani annual conference has closed and today to day the people who havo have come from other places ard are aro on their way home again Th the weather eweather has haslbeck beep more than usually fine nine for the season and those who wished to attend the meetings diaso did so without being ox exposed boid poid storms to S la large lange rg e congregations have attended every meeting nut hut particularly in the afternoons at such times the number present has I 1 been estimated at ten thousand the body of the building is now furnished with the tho new seats andt and these fiese added materially teri ally to the comfort of the congregation rf though hough a portion of the people present found it difficult to hear what some of the speakers speak Ors ers said and in some parts of f the house it was probably not always possible to adlist every word said 13 by those with the ile best voices still the audien audience ce had much greater sa satisfaction t is in listening at this Confer conference enee epee than at last fall conference this probably arose from the erection of a canopy over the stands and from the speakers being more accustomed to the vastness of the building and their being better able to accommodate their voie vote voices es to the audience than they w crela S tact ober with the i improvements in prove ments which are contemplated tem plated we have no doubt about the new tabernacle proving as great an acoustic success as if it is a success cess eess in other respects As with a properly constructed sounding board over the stands and with such a gallery as has hns been pro projected jeet deet it will be the finest building on the continent in which to assemble a large audience we have heard but from all with whom we have conversed respecting spec ting tile an expression of satisfaction the subjects dwelt upon have been eminently practical and such as the humblest capacity could comprehend we shall be disappointed if great results do not follow the teachings which the people are now receiving theford the food we eat and the clothing we wear are topics of the greatest importance to sentient beings being and if the people can be taught what food is best forth for lor them C in a and nel not how hoa they can most easily produce it and manufacture their clothing a great point is gained by dwelling upon the importance of dietetics and imparting information upon the subject suba beet the people will be led to reflection and when they once see the necessity for a change in theli their diet and other modes of IMP life ilfe the lahr difficulty in the way of their I 1 progress is overcome over pome we aim at physical regeneration with the knowledge we now have no question that did not incorporate within it the principles by which such a result could le brou brought ht about would be acceptable to the latter day saints such tea teachings chinig as have been given at this conference lie jie at the fa foundation therefore of our religion by carrying them into effect health heau uil fil physical energy on erfy and beauty and aud longevity will be obtained and a lace race of men men produced that viii vini possess every needed requisite to carry on the great labors which shall devolve upon them thiem the instruct instructions igns which were given respecting the stoper proper observance of the sabbath the immigration of the poor and home manufactures were all excellent lent and timely Preside president ut You youngs rigis remarks on the subject of digging goad old ought to be riveted on the mind olevery of or every evers latter day saint instead of hunting bunting gold oid old we ought to pray tile the lord llord to ride ilde it up tip gold is not wealth uhl 1 wealth consists in 1 the multiplication of the necess necessaries arle arie rid and comforts of life instead of hunting gald go and raise wheat barley oats atour bread and make gardens and find gebhards orchards and raise vegetables and fruits bap bat dounay you ny have something to sustain yourselves ves and something something to give to the pogi poor and the bleeda needy 11 this is counsel which every evolt llian man who thas ihas ua any gny interest iu in zion would do to well weli ell eli to remember I 1 I 1 the counsel which was given to the ladies about organizing them sIve ives into socie societies tie tle boking andt andi faking th the ir leaden eab in fa failon fabion fai hion ion lon and at of taste tate will we tru fiell b be carried into effect an ample field f for r usefulness has been opened to them and there will be many causes for regret if they do not avail themselves of the opportunities which they now nox have within their reach those who came from a distance to attend conference will go back feeling richly repaid for their time and trouble in coming here the practice of assembling sem bling together twice a year is beneficial by those from different parts of the territory mingling dingli ng together and becoming acquainted and brig brightening up and strengthening old friendships frien s I 1 S homogeneousness is preserved and an the t e i growth of sectional feeling is checked A CONVERT CONVERTED irm BACHELOR the zeal of new now con converts verts is proverbial thero there is no jio zeal that will win compare with it isyou wish the evils olis of intemperance vividly depicted employ a reformed drunkard drulik ard to do it if tho the dangers of an irreligious ilfe life are to bo be described who can do so wilh more earnestness and eloquence than a man who has just emerged from such a condition such men realize with greater force and distinctness than any others the blessed escape they have had in being emancipated from their previous state the acuteness of their sell seil sensations in awakening to a truo true sense of their position adds vigor ardd arid aid lid force forte to their ian iau language and enables them to the emotions of their bearers tp to their profoundest depths an an article appeared in our yesterday evenings issue under tho the title titio ot of bachelors it was a well weil written article we ve confess ca nf ess wo could not have stirred up uv class for whom it was intended so so thor J lyas ly as did the tho Ny friter riter niter vr iter even if we had tried foya the simple reason wo are not a bachelor wo we are as ag artemus would have it considerably married it required a bachelor to write that article in such a piquant and v vigorous g style butco but wo are happy in being able abie a le to t 0 add hat that t he h e was vas a colv converted e f t i ed d bb bachelor muy ee llor we 0 had almost given him up as is corrigible incorrigible pi to uso use a familiar fain mar War but rather irreverent expression we had almost looked upon him as past praying for wo lve had exhausted all our eloquence upon him it m but with without any results reason entreaty jokes and everything else had bad all boon tried in vain whether r the tho fear of having to pay a fine of two hundred dollars into the treasury of the tilo PE P E fund Comp company anyo has been potent in bringing conviction to his ills flint flinty y heartie hearn heart we aro are not prepared to say but wo we are convinced lie ho has reformed wo saw baw indisputable evidences eviden ess ees entire conversion on sunday last as iio jio wended bended his bis way to tho the tabernacle we weco were surprised at the change which we saw in ills his appearance ho he vv was was ras not the man he had been llis ilis countenance was demure and his deportment most p proper r oper yet withal ho he seemed so happy and contented and his companion looked into his iris face with is such uch an expression of fond confidence that wo we were quite prepared for a caustic article from his pen on bachelors |