Show font torn YF Y F FOURTH ANNUAL conference tiie tire ad adjourned I 1 burned forty fourth annual conference of tho the church of jesus christ of latter day saints convened this morning mornin in thet tha new tabernacle at 10 on this the ath day of alay may 1874 the congregation abr nor for a first beatin mooting 0 was wax very large oa tilo tho shand were 11 of th frn first greald presidency incy brigham young president get geo A smith daniel HM smells ells boren noren lorenzo snow brigham young jr al Carrington bert n and nd JohnW JohnV Young counselors coun sellars of the twelve Apos ses Mes orson pratt sen john taylor wilford woodruff C C rich lorenzo erastus Ei snow franklin 1 lUc hards brigham 0 jr albert carrington patriarch joh john ns snaith mith of the farst first esven presidents dens of 6 f seventies i Z joseph youn albert P bock wood levi nevi P hancock ami aud horace S eldredge dredge 0 of he the P presidency Cs I 1 de ncy of 0 fid tie viga high Priests 3 quorum ellas elias sall sali smith th E fi elgrove nn An dEllas delias dror Lr oTrIc risi this dlug stac stae 1 zon t 1 john john N ayoung WY oung george R B wallace inces a and ild iid bohu jolt u T calne caine 0 of ijac fifa edw edwa edwill A rd hunter neone leone leonard W hardy it pid jid jeo C little I 1 I 1 there were niso also numbers of leading in elders eiders from various parts of this territory and from idalio idaho conference vas was vat called to order by preside Nr yousa YOUNG til all the 0 coir sang t my goa god tho iho all my joys sop I 1 the life of rny my delights 1 I t opening openly prayer r by JOHN TAYLOR taynor ye the lord itis a good to vahie valie your yoila hearts abid in his praise was suu sun sung g by the choir youn requested ted that the brethren who would md speak during conference should espreu their views regarding the system or of co cooperation called the united order in a albort short discourse lie he described the benefits that would accrue to a community that their interests he rei a spoke 0 k of that were raided against t the IA latter day sai sat saints n ts joining together but said notwithstanding the obstacles that some might place in their way to prevent the establishment and progress of a united order of brotherhood tho the saints intended to go to work and aud spread noster foster and increase peace happiness and prosperity among themselves and extend those ele eie mente as far as their influence could be beela elt eit until the whole earth was subdued and harmony peace and plenty prevailed everywhere president young th thu then theu n gave s some orne valuable instructions on the principles of true domestic and political econ eco nonay duns nonas and lie he concluded by expressing a desire for the eiders Eldors who should speak to give their views on both sides of the question of coop co op aeration era tion PRESIDENT geo ono A SMITH prefaced an address to the congregation hy by reading that portion of malachi lai ial lal achi achl in which the lord says aliat that in the latter days he would send elijah the prophet to turn the hearts of the children to the fathers and the hearts of the fathers to the children he then related some circumstances connected with the early history of the church the lord endeavored to establish the order of zion then but while some considered it a privilege to consecrate their property to the lord others wore worm covetous and choti thought ht about looking after their own interests in preference to those of the work of god because of the prevalence of the latter feeling it was probable that the lord permitted the enemies of the faints saints to drive them many had looked forward with grateful anticipations to tile the time when th they P I 1 would go back to jackson co missouri S oui out and a desire to live to see that time had been general forty years had passed since th tilen enand and several times since attempts had been made to establish a united order but the saints had not it appeared been pre pru prepared pared for the inauguration of its laws since the earliest settlement of this territory the leading men of the church had endeavored to impress the minds or of the people with the necessity of being as much as possible self seif supporting and although there had been beeri some progress in in tint direction it had been far from what it ought to have been and yet we anticipated that babylon would fali fail and gur pun outside sources of supply be there therefore foro fore ultimately cut dmm when we vve as a community were sustained by home productions we vve were not subject to the inconveniences produced by the financial panics and trade fluctuations continually Linua lly liy occurring in the world the design of the united order was to use a and nd direct all the skill ingenuity and energy in the community nor for the benefit of the whole latter day saints surely burely could not enjoy so much or of the favor of the almighty y when scheming ana planning I 1 a each to take adva advantage taga Tage or of el his g neighbor as they could did each esteem other oilier as herself again the saints saluta could not prepare for tile the coming of the savior but by becoming one the speaker exhorted all to seek for the testimony or of the same spirit that communicated to their minds that god had spoken from the heavens which would show them that the present movement was wa 4 but another progressive step of the grand work that the lord purposed to accomplish he lle concluded a most most interesting discourse by bearing tUni testimony ony to the truth of the work or of tim tho th o lord R addressed the tile conference on tile the same subject treated upon by president smith the principles embodied in the tho ideas now be being 1 ng advanced to the latter day saints were not particularly new yet that they should be objected to by those who are aro opposed to the tile work of god was not to be wondered at the latter day saints could not nut conform however to the ideas of other people and give up their religion they had been asked to do this thia in missouri but they did nob not compely cor comply and they were wore driven from froin t their air homes tho the saints united together then and helped each eacil to leave that part patu or of the tiie country the same farne I 1 I 1 had been bein done in iii other othen places until the tile people came here that they might enjoy that freedom of conscience which was denied them b by y the so gio called christians who iho had dri driven en and persecuted them tile the saints were generally ready to respond to calls to advance the cause of god and there were sympathies existing in their hearts towards each other prayers had been on tred ered ed up tip that the time might come that the order of zion might be established that jackson county might inight 0 be built up yet when the thing came along the saints appealed to bo be struck with surprise there was nothing new in a people being self sustaining and organizing gan izing in a common bond of union certain articles were required for sustenance and it was only a ques question tiou as to whether we shall make those things ourselves or employ others to do this labor or us the wool and hides raised in the territory should be kept here and worked up into articles which were required for wear the speaker mentioned a large number ot of branches of industry that might be ift in operation it was time the people stopped purchasing goods and learned how to make them there was only one side to the question at issue and that was in favor of union unroll peace and prosperity elder taylor then alluded allu aliu led to the progress of operation cooperation co at brigham city where there were a woollen factory tannery harness shop boot and shoe shop hat factory dairy and other branches all on the cooperative plan and described the benefits which had already flowed to the people there from the adoption U a and h practice of operative cooperative co arl principles aple adjourned A jurt jury ed till 2 p in the choir sang wang jerusalem my glorious homo home f 0 4 benediction by ELDER O ORSON p S ox PRATT FIRST DAY AFTERNOON what avat wondrous wondrous things wo we now behold by prophets seen in days dayl of old was suing by the choir h prayer was offered by ELDER elden WILFORD WOODRUFF the choir sang great god attend 0 zion sings singa the joy that from thy presence springs ELDER ORSON PRATT addressed the conference Con ferenc on the united order he gave a brief history of tills this order as ius it had existed in different ages of the world in tile the fall of 1830 joseph smith translated the fore part of the book of Genes genesia iq in it was a revelation given by god to Enoch the seventh from adam enoch was commanded to preach to the inhabitants of the earth the gospel of christ he obeyed the command and built up branches of the hurch church in various parts eventual ly y tho the people who obeyed the yarning ng he tle gave gathered together as the latter day saints had done and they built up a city and the lord called his hla people zion because they were of one he hearl heart artand and of one mind and had no poor among them after enoch bad fulfilled his mission of preaching to and gathering the people he con tinned preaching for three hundred and sixty nive five years at the end of which time they were prepared to leave this earth that people before their tram translation had great power by the exercise ot of which their enemies who sought to destroy thom were defeated the lord made known to them that eventually the earth in answer to their prayers would be freed from wickedness but that that time had not yet come commer corner that they would be taken to another sphere until the tho latter times when they would a again azain aln ain come came to earth the tiie speaker then traced the history of the people of god in every dispensation from the time of the flood until the latter times and showed the diffie different rent extents to which a united order of things had been practiced or rejected in different eltag ages wes the disciples in tho the days of jesus and nud the ancient apostles sold their possessions and laid the proceeds at the feet of the apostles which would not have been necessary had the jews been willan willing t to accede to the laws of an organization involving a union of property he lle next dwelt upon the visit of 0 jesus to the Nep hites on this ahls an chient the establishment of his church the organization ef cf a universal united order amongst them the blessings and P prosperity that were poured out upon t them h eln ein when there were no poor among them subsequently they began to withdraw from that glorious order af pf things the fostering hand of god was consequently withdrawn from them theiu distinctions of classes sprang up there being richand rich and poor tho the people divided under tinder the names of Lama and Nephi tesi tesy and they warred with each other until the Nep hites were all destroyed from the earth in 1830 god gave a commandment to jo joseph jokeph to organize the church ch of Christ which was dol dolo e 0 on n the ath day of april of the same year in 1831 a conference was held hed at abe the house where the church was organized during the summer of 1831 the lord revealed through the prophet joseph josepn that the centre stake of zion should be in jackson county missouri and indicated the spot where the temple tempie should be built it was also revealed wat those who should gather up there should consecrate all their property I 1 we had beara of the thie difficulties that had been in the wy way of the establishment b I 1 ashment of the united order in the ca covetousness of the deop people e the lord gave a revelation that the names of those who would reject the law of consecration would we be blotted out fro from m the books and also that if the children of zion would not comply with his law they should bo be driven out dut of the land that they should be persecuted and the land would not be a zion to them and but few should stand to receive their inheritances in hi it and hov how hor strikingly I 1 y had these things been fulfilled it t was promised however that inasmuch Inas muchas as this tills people would repent they should return to jackson county and build up zion but few however averof of those who were driven drive i from jackson county would be le lert left ft remaining to participate in that work elder pratt then read some soma revelations contained in the bookoff book of doctrine and covenants delatin relating 9 to the establishment of the united order of zion and related and explained the circumstances connected e d with efforts of the lord through joseph smith to inaugurate jt it in the early history of the tho church showing that the people were too full of covetousness to fully receive and practice it those who entered into this order now should re remember m ember that it is Js a most holy and sacred covenant which could not be lie I 1 lightly treated with impunity at the request of president ilent brigham young elder irvid zie zif read to the conference the preamble and aud articles article of agreement adopted by the united order of st george which explained the reasons an and aud causes cawse leading collic to tho the organization of the order andallo and luwi aiso also indicated its character by the nature of the conditions imposed in the agreement fourteen rules were adopted vy by the order of st george for guidance inthe in the daily walk and conic conversation of the members which would create a most desirable corl condition of things whenever practiced in falness ful ness PRESIDENT BRIGHAM I 1 i said you can readily perceive that the united order will bo be conducted strictly upon business bu finess principles as much so as the business of any mercantile nirm firm or bank banu in tho thu coar cour try iry no business will be attended atten deu to more strictly and correctly than our business in this order so that wo we can carl give an account to those who may havethe right to asu ask it abany at any time we shall not people at present how they llo lik ilk the rules and regulations that hate hayte just been read but before we get ket through with tile tiie conference wa expect to organize the centre centro of zion in these mountains then meshall we shall shail ask you how you lle ile these thebo rules yand and shall perhaps have them thern read to you again in inthe tae meantime tudy study 8 the matter malfer over oven ovel thoroughly t llo iio so BO that you can compre heigl tho the objects and d designs signs of the order and what it willbo will do for the people I 1 can tell teli you diw no what irwill it will do for you make any person any worse wore onn off onnin offin in temporal matters but it will pia pla clabo I 1 thousands and hundreds of thau sands sanda in a condition in vilich which they will be as comfortable and as happy as they can desire and when tile tilo question is asked whose is this the earnings and savings of this corli community or organized g to sustain and promote tho the kingdom of goi god on the earth the answer will ba be it Is ia our oun and und we wd are the rout roup Ld rids and all that we have hate belong sto jo him he has placed this in our possession for our improvement and and to see what we will do and whether we will devoto devote ourselves our time tal tai talents ants and means for the salvation of the human family I 1 e it is time for us to close and we shall adjourn until tomorrow to morrow morning at 10 I 1 the choir will sing all ali an anthem adjourned till friday morning ng at ten oc loek loew 31 3 s 1 the choir sang 67 t 0 bo be J joyful la in tee the th 0 lord f ii i benediction byeller by ender ELDER LORENZO SNOW lt 11 51 second BE B 1 4 ECON CON if 11 PAY MORNING MAY fay 8 81 1 h 1 I the choir sang L an angel from on high the long iong iong lony silence broke |