| Show ANN axx UAL uan C 0 X ir arence if ao 1 i f W ta TOMORROW TO MORROW the 6 day atty of april 1879 V afis ahei ahn com commencement mencel went of the fortieth 1 larl lAri annual buhl buhi conference of the church 0 ieva gems eus christ of latter day jn in the morning itt jib 10 the saints will convene in the taid tabernacle sud and hoid hold bold one ond m meeting eting when the conference will adjourn until the tho ath of may this has his been deemed abo wiser owing to the absence inthe in the sd athern othern portion of the territory of presidents young and smith and also on account of the unfinished state of the gallery in the row now tabernacle py by the ah of next month it ia Is believed that tle tha tie i deiv gew yew I 1 gallery will be so fr far finished as e ready for ilse tise use by the public and rand twelve twebe j thousand persons persona mav may ihen then be copi com P Ort ably seata seated ed within eilo etlo iho wail wall of uhe the spacious huud baUd Ipg under buch such 4 it is presumed that conference nay may be held hela in comfort and that none who adolp to attend will be under the necessity of staying pway away for tho the ick jck of comfortable accommodation as has haa been peen the choco ease case an on many obed occasions in tle past the assembling of the gen general balcon rai ral conference of the church on this I 1 its t S foti forti eth birthday is more thau than ordinarily r d suggestive of thoughts and reflections sections connected with its history bince since its establishment in these last days since the ath of april 1830 many ard are the vio vie and trials which in the provi dences of our heavens heavenly father hla his church and aud people have been een cal cai called e dab to pass through the powers of evil have prevailed to a great extent true they mave ha boot toot succeeded in overturning the cause of jehovah neither will they fon for revelation Be has declared that the church now established shall shail never neven more be thrown down but thou thousands sands sandi of the saints and their theli prophet t and pa suffered martyr martyrdom conf at a the haada hands odthe and ungodly for many years past pait however he q 11 ailts ainis 5 in their god given homes m a the th mountains have lieve been abundantly nd blessed the lord has beeb been with us on the right hand and lie he has blessed us in our baska baske baake arla aria 4 store and is fast making of us a great leat people but again iri in his provi dences dark ark clouds shem seem to be bd hovering near and according to all h hitman appearance a aday day of oppression and persecution is at hand there is lej a striking mereno fereno dif dlf between the persecution which lowi threat those of the past pasta then thed we auff suffered summered ered at the hands of lawless lawles fi mobs now weare are threatened with penk perk per se cution by law this is 19 a strange anomaly in the century Themos fc liberal government of the world wp copy i ing after the bigotry and intolerance of centuries ago and legislating as to what religious observances men mett and women shall small and shall not nop believe and praet practice ted Wh what atthe the result of ot the present move against aradna the church of god may be we ay bitof but of this we iare tare assured soured IL that in the fa future ture as in thelast the past every step taken in connection with that church chur eh will be overruled by its geat founder so as to t result in theadio the addan tage and acceleration of H his a cause upon the earth barth this if 14 the ab abiding ding faith falth of every honest hearted fait fatt faithful h ful fui saint of god and if persecutions and troubles trouble s come we may rest assured that the they y come because they are needed the chasten ings of our father though they may tidy be s severe evere are prom prompted ted by kindness and nd will be sanctified to the good of his children under these feelings we hait halt pie rie pleasure suie sule the fhe fortieth birth aay day oky oly of the church of jesus christ of latter lavter day doy saints I 1 la 14 |
