| Show forty 1 first semiannual seini semi annual conference ference of the church of jesus christ of latter s i day sainter saints tyr forty first semiannual semi bemi annual conference convened in the new tabernacle salt lake city at 10 am on this thal the sixth day of october 1871 the names of the authorities and leading elders on the stanL bein g much uch the tho kameas published in the minutes M s of the special conference held yesterday it ia Is deemed unnecessary to include them in these 1711 FRIDAY oct ath 10 am ye nations now give elx ear 1 was suni budi sung bung by the choir i the opening prayer was offered up by eider elder orson pratt the choir sang 1 1 see I 1 all creation joins j to praise tu thy eternal god rider timer BI DBR ber WILFORD WOODRUFF FF addressed the confere nee all ail of hla hia ex pen per peri peni lence ence enee confirmed him in the faith that we were entirely dependent on the almighty for all things the servants of god bore record that the work we were engaged in was true they did not gain this knowledge through hearing others testify to its truthfulness bach each individual must receive it for himself or herself by the inspiration of the holy spirit this had been deen the principle upon which the people of god in all days had relied upon apon this principle he could testify that joseph smith mith was a prophet of the living god raised up as an instrument to usher in the great last dispensation he llad bad been intimately acquainted with the prophet whom he knew to have been animated with a fervent desire to bless and benefit his fel joseph smith timith was taught by holy messengers these were his teachers and they informed him that the time ha had acome come for far the establishment of the kingdom of god on the earth which would gather people out of every system and sect in the tha world he labored faithfully in laying the foundation of the great work of the lord until he sealed nis his is testimony with his blood although he was slain the principles be he sacrificed his life to establish still lived and flourished president brigham young was before the world he had been acquainted with him since 1833 and could bear record with uplifted hand before heaven that be he never had heard him give any counsel to any person other than was consonant with principles of peace and righteousness his course had bad been one of uprightness and custica Ju stica many then in meeting arnew that he had been a true man in every respect when the dark days existed among the saints at kirtland when it was almost as much ai as a mans life was worth to confess that joseph smith was a prophet of god brigham young upheld and sustained the prophet he came with him to these valleys when they presented a barren and uninviting appearance and now look at the great work that had been accomplished here through his untiring energy and wisdom in the hands bands of god andin audin connection with his bis brethren he continued speaking for some time longer expressing his desires concern the salvation of the human race alluded to his travels and labors for tb that at purpose and showed the extent and disinterestedness terest edness of the labors of the elders of the church in carrying the gospel to the nations he explained the religious rights to which all men were entitled stating that god the father and jesus jesos christ the redeemer allowed the human race perfect liberty in this respect and no man or class of men bad the least right to curtail it the con of the country guarante guaranteed bd it to all he also discoursed on the patriarchal order of marriage explained the eternal nature of that ordinance and the only way by which the social or 01 fi family rolly relations formed here could be binding in the world to come ho he was willida willi willing Dg and so were tilo the great bulk ol 01 the latter day saints to obey every good and constitutional law enacted by the government of our country witti laws however which were designed to infringe upon his or their rights as freemen he could not say quite so much thae the building of temples was men tinned by the tho speaker the saleit I 1 should be ene energetic in per por performing forming thu that wai war thal that those aafred and holy ardi narea necessary for the salvation of thi th dead might be itte attended to I 1 T 11 the brigham city professor fish burns choir sang praise ye the lordi lorvi lord ELDER C 0 rich EICH expressed his hia gratification at the privilege afforded him of listening to the testimonies and instructions his brethren he had been connected with the church for the past forty years during which time he had labored in connection with others in helping to build up the kingdom of god in doing this thia work they had met with many and formidable obstacles st acles yet in every trial a spirit of peace and comfort from the lord had been enjoyed they never had bad sought to encourage principles that would tear down or destroy but on the contrary had sought to foster and develop whatever tended to build up and save the works of this people showed that they had taken that course they had sought to establish ish good satan had been at war with wit the principles of right since the beginning be nning and would continue to 0 ho oppose se t them em until he was bound and had n no 0 longer any power on the earth he then contrasted the gospel of jesus christ with the various religious systems now extant on the earth showing that the former not only pointed to a glorious and happy future in the world to come but the practical application of its principles brought salvation and peace in the present existence he go bore testimony that he knew joseph smith was a prophet of god and also that brigham young was a prophet re and that he had a knowledge by the inspiration of the almighty V the meeting adjourned till 2 pm 1 I will praise thee was sung by the choir and prayer was off offered erad by elder george Q cannon 2 rif pit FRIDAY oct ath though trough ough nations rise riso and men conspire their efforts will be vain 11 was sung bung by the choir prayer by elder HORACE S sy ELDREDGE the choir sang all praise to our redeeming lord elder JAMES S BROWN spoke of the nature ot 0 the testimony received by those who embraced the gospel showing that it was not a testimony that was received through the evidence of the outward senses it was waa a more sure word of prophecy and it was thib this 8 testimony that had bad induced ro po many people to leave their homes and friends frienda in distant lands to come here he had received that testimony hir bir keit felt and could bear witness that the e bae ae gospel taught by jesus in his day was being preached by the elder elders of this church also to the truth of the book of mormon and the bible he brought forth evidence from the latter book in suppo support rt of the patriarchal order of marriage professor fishburne Fish Figh burns choir sang great is the lord itis stis good to praise his high and holy name BISHOP H spoke of the manner in which the elders of israel went forth to preach the gospel ot of salvation and alluded to his labors chileon wh while ileon lleon on his recent mission to scandinavia giving a brief sketch of his bis travels and ministry in that part of the globe the people in the church there were generally poor but notwithstanding this they were liberal in n sustaining the mission and were doing all in their power to emigrate before leaving to return home he had bad promised such that he would lay jay their case before their friends in utah on the first opportunity that presented itself many people here bad promised by letter to them that if their friends in the old country could borrow the means necessary to emigrate with they would refund the same in grain stock real estate or some bome such way he would say to such that there was an excellent opportunity for such persons to fulfill their promises he would address himself more particularly to the scandinavians on this subject PRESIDENT GEORGI GEORGE A SMITH here requested bishop cleft to speak in the scandinavian ian JaD language guage which he did continuing contin his remarks jor some time in that tongue E ELDER LDER GEORGE Q CANNON thought it was an excellent thing to have the thy elders bear testimony to the work of god their testimonies had bad a responsive s ive tva echo in the heart of each balint saint one DODO of thet ahm most oa t remarkable r e i markall mark abl abi e features connected with this work vi was that people receiving its principles in every land obtained the M 0 aw coni ns n s ic erbing it IL it 1 tva yva waa alf alp alo aio a J 11 0 ll 1 a i r ta thing that this great and wonderful wo work rk was founded by a boy this work wag waa a problem that none of the learned of the age had been able to solve if the statements made concerning it were true that it was an imposture where could the true gospel be found where could be discovered so many evidences of divinity in any other system we went forth to preach this gospel yel pel because we had received the h 0 ay priest hood and woe woo unto us if we wo failed to declare it after having received the authority to disseminate its principles we had gone forth in weak weah weakness ness but had been sustained by god for when we had baptized people and laid hands upon them he hassent had sent upon them thorn the holy ghost he knew this was the work of god because the almighty had revealed it to him PRESIDENT GEORGE A SMITH announced that a priesthood meeting would be held at 7 pm in the old tabernacle the principal object of which was to take into consideration the building of temples conference adjourned till friday at 10 am the choir sang give ear to my word benedictory prayer by president D H wells while the assemblage were leaving the bernacle tabernacle ra the fishburn FIah Flah burn barn choir sang baug afie thie he mountain brave 7 PM I 1 the priesthood meeting in the old tabernacle was well attended the build building ift being completely filled bishops john sharp and edward hunter president ent D el H wells and elder wilford woodruff were the speakers each of whom w horm horn spoke with great power imparting valuable instructions regarding the building of temples and kindred subjects it was concluded to build a temple in st george and if possible to complete the mason work of the same during the coming winter SATURDAY oct ith 10 a in come listen to a prophets voice was sung by bv the choir pryer friyer by elder joseph F smith the choir chaliz sang come all yo ye saints sainta who dwell on earth 11 ELDER ISAAC GROO said we aers were a peculiar people the people of god in all ages had been regarded as such by the bulk of mankind the latter day saints were vere peculiar because they warned the world to abandon their sinful ways and turn urn to the lord when tbt the of men had bad been thus bared warned by aliv th servants of god in all ages and those warn warnings ingo had been unheeded the consequences ces had been dib dis estrous ti the disobedient the same results v auld follow the warnings uttered and t t n muni fUni onies onles brne by the elders of israel in these days he referred to the ard 3rd chapter of the acts in support of the faith of the latter day saints in the doctrines of faith in jesus christ baptism by divine authority tho rity for the remission of sins and the laying on of hands for the tho reception of the hold holy hol y ghost ho he testified that he knew that the latter day saints sainta taught and practised practiced the same gospel that was wah taught by jebus jesus and his ancient apostles and spoke of the prophetic sayings of paul and others with regard to the falling away from the true plan of sa illation sal bal il ration ratton and its ultimate restoration id the last days showing that predictions hak haa had been tul tui fulfilled filled the wicked might boheme scheme and plan for the overthrow of gods work but all their plots would utterly fail fall this work would never stop but would triumph overall over oger all ali ita its enemies he exhorted the people to sustain the priesthood and not indulge in finding lault fault with gods anointed he knew know that joseph smith was a prophet t of god and that brigham young was his hill legal and duly authorized successor be he knew this by revelation from gud oud up awake ye defenders of lloil was bung sung by the fishburn choir ELDER DAVID felt that be was in the hoube house of his bis friends among those whose hearts were open to be the revelations of the almighty he had bad no disposition to eay anything that would caude any additional friction to the tho ill feeling which to say the least had bad been most maliciously stirred up by certain parties hi his bisp disposition athlon was wab more to pour oil on the tila troubled waters he would say that I 1 those endeavoring to vi cause trouble nere here would repent of their sins and abd seek unto eLord theford th for wisdom to ta eble enable them to aid vid minister administer evenhanded eyen even handed justice they would feel ael much better than they now did he continued to speak on the doctrine of plural marriage and quoted the scriptures in support of the faith of the latter day saints concerning that order if those adopting and ax that law were as claimed by some guilty of lascivious cohabitation why did not the lord check it among ancient israel he quoted from the history of the reformation to show that thon thoo luther anti aud other great reformers werts were of the decided opinion that there was wag nothing in the gospel of christ which set met sat aside the law of moses relating ing lug to marriage polygamy originated by revelation from ded dod ged jed and he be wished to know whether it would not be as consistent for certain parties to bend send their marshal with a writ after the great originator of the doctrine asto sato sa to taking their present course toward certain respected citizens in the days of joseph smith the prophet there was not a true elder in the church who would not have freely freety his life rather than that josephs blood should have been abed he wished to know whether the feelings of the people were different today to day with regard to president young the response of the vast congregation was no we thank thee 0 god for a 11 was sung by the fishburne fish Fiah burne barne choir F mad esome remarks principally concerning the law of tithing and the building of temples were the savior to come to the world now he would not have a bb house to come to we looked forward to his second advent and when he did appear ha would suddenly come to his temple the duty of orthis this people therefore was to pay their tithes and of offerings that a place might be prepared to receive him and und in which the holy ordinances for the living and the dead could be given and received that tha connecting 1 l link might be formed between us and our fathers who have hava gone before us for the faith of this people taught them that they would have the privilege if faithful of barik strike in ing hands with their ane estora in tn tha the kingdom of god let lat the people therefore pay their tithes and of nerina lerina that the store house of the lord might be pe filled and pay them in their kind and at the proper time he knew that this was the work of god that joseph smith was a prophet and that brigham br ghana young was his rightful successor he spoke of the past history of the church showing that each ume time the saints sainta had been driven it hod had increased their strength and eaid said that if their enemies wanted them to atop growing the best beat thing they coula could do would bo be to let them alone the choir sang TheSe the Serap rapha hs anthem conference adjourned till 2 p tu k prayer by elder B young jun SA rUEDAY oot GOT ath 2 P M behold the tho mountain of the lord in latter days shall rise was sung by the choir j |
