Show FIFTY SECOND ANNUAL conference saturday saturdays 2 p m the tho choir sang on page 41 jebus jesus from whom all mes Ves jessings sings now bow great G resit builder of the church below prayer by elder A M cannon tho the choir s ang sang hymn ou page guido gumo us 0 thou thon great Jehova jehovah bp unto tho promised land al apostle ostle MOSES bald sald ha he had enjoyed the tile remarks of his brethren who had previously spoken and he desired to be prompt ed by the same spirit that hada had ta abed them this Is a suro euro guide to mankind our benses senses may fall fail us one by one or deceive us but he who has the light of god tod fod and is guided by it will not go astray the apostles of jesus had listened to the sermon on tile the mount had neen acen the multitude fed by a few loaves and fishes the eyce of the iho blind opened and many wondrous works wrought but with all their experience they were not quail oled fled to preach the gospel of life r and nd bal eal until they tiley had received this light being endowed with power from on high the riders alders of this church are sent to tho nations to preach the gospel by tho the same S ame power no other ministers are abie able to promise with assurance the bestowal bes to wal wai of this power from on high if the people believe their testimony with the signs following as promised by the savior the speaker a alluded to the absence of those gifts in the christian world and the divisions divIs lons ions existing g therein this t hown that either the words and prayers of jesus were unfulfilled or the called christians are not true believer believers ho he related instances of eun Euf nering buffering endured voluntarily by catholics in mexico as evidence of their sine sincerity ity he respected the tho sincerity of rai ral religious lelous shippers worshippers wor even though they might bo in error god gave to man his agency in the beginning and in this great republic a man should be freo free to worship anything or nothing as ho he pleased plo pio alsed assed eo so long as he does not mot interfere with the rights of others god gave a commandment CO when he ul neui in ill X 1110 1110 1 oyt ovy juju juau ALU alSOS which haa has never been repealed it wag was increase so and multiply no matter what laws man might make this law of god is in force the catholic church attempts to ish and governments try to xe restrain strain obedience to this commandment man dment but the word of god remains tho the load lord will judge them according to their light the speaker would not cease to pray for the leaders loaders of this nation leo aeo he felt that there was aalt salt in the land yet he be believed that there wera mero a great many more righteous TO ilion en in cono cona congress a ress than the number required for the preservation of bodom sodom and gomorrah thoro are yet a fow tow men who havo have courage to oppose unconstitutional measures like lice ilce the tho edmunds bill although threatened with the tho lash of party and the anger of their constituents touching on the petitions sent by 75 5 thousand people of utah to congress he showed that they did not ask for fon anything but fair investigation vesti gation of our principles and condition before taking action against us our prayers were not beard heard but wo we have no enmity or hatred in our hearts towards those refused our our reli rell 9 gion glon non has taught us better and when we have tutored ourselves ours oure elves to return good for ovil evil and hareno have no feeling to oppress anyone God would give this people the dominion as ho had bad promised th the a speaker denied the charge that the sainta saints were under dictation which they had to follow right or wrong and te testified stilled that nowhere was there a freer people than to in utah he was waa proud of being a bom citizen of tho the united states but rejoiced more in the knowledge that he had received the light and power powen wen of god to in the theaoa gosa pel in ir his hib recent trip east ho he had looked upon the treasures ros rog of art and wealth and disi displays lays of beauty and culture but who would exchange for this tho me knowledge that comes cornea to 0 o tho humble and pure in heart through the gospel alluding to the tho chargo charge of disloyalty ho he showed that we had been taught to regard the principles of this government as us tha tho best ever given by manto man to man publio public opinion ho he maintained had caused rivers of blood to flow immured men to in dungeons dung and crushed crashed out their lives it followed christ through the hall of justice chero ho he was pronounced guiltless and hurried him to his death on the cross if there had been a daniel webster or a charles sumner summer in congress when through a depraved public opinion the principles les ies of rt republicanism were assally assailed and trampled upon he would have driven back into their comers those who enraged and deceived by error threatened members who were supposed to be against the legislation designed to oppress a weak people 1 there Is room enough in utah for jews dews Gentile gentiles as indians chinese and negroes without our interfering with their rights we have and negroes our with their rights we have never nover done so ministers opposed to our faith have been invited to preach in our tabernacle while our elders fent forth to preach to the places from whence those ose men came have slept at night under the trees and have been threatened and despised and our religion has taught ua us not to feel hatred in our hearts to tho those se who ho do spitefully use us elder thatcher Thatch cr touched on the condition of those who having received the light and testimony of the truth havo have then through fear of man denied the son of god and turned away from the faith and express expressed ed his desires desil that the sa saints in might be able to cleave to the right night r I 1 under eleey circumstance B inferring ef erring to the edmunds kill bili he a showed owed that if th the suppression slon blon of polygamy was the object there was no need to take away the right rights sot ot people and place them in the bands hands of a returning board who could bet set aside the vote and voice volee of any number of citi citizens zens zeng he claimed that this is a loyal people who will defend and protect the constitution of the united states and contend for their liberties only by proper means menns and wo we will contend ten for the rights of others as touch asfor our own and will hold up to our children the principles for which the fathers of this country fought ancl and bled we have bave never been called as els alleged to muke make a covenant against the government but ho he was prepared to make a covenant to defend itar itaf principles and aid in securing equal tights for all in irk conclusion he showed that the outside pres pressure suro would only tend to consolidate the saints we will ili iii treat those who are sent among us with courtesy while we claim the sa s1 ekk akk wy wk A U f e ca y tama tawa inma against us we will follow christ in life and in death preach the gospel to the world and then to the spirits in prison walk in tho one only way of salvation roll rob on the stone atone cut out of the mountain without hands until the image Is strayed destroyed de and every knee shall bow not to man but Christ toC to brist the redeemer and king wo preached SaI bai salvation TAtion to the living and the dead and exhorted his theople to return good for evil we ave will pray for the misguided who have been led astray by those who have sought to make merchandise of the souls of men treat the officials sent here with courtesy and kindness bo be full of love charity and kindness that wo mayrece may receive lve ive the blessings and power and dominion promised bytho bythe by tho the lord through the mouth of hib his servant joseph to distil dastil upon us like tho the dews of heaven and flow unto as ca without compulsory means for ever the choir sung an anthem heavenly zion conference adjourned till tomor to mor baor rop row row bated beted sunday bunday aday at 10 a in benediction I 1 fotion by apostola erastus snow FOURTH DAY sunday 10 a m the choir sang the hymn on page 17 ere long tho vail will win rend in twain iho ho kins king descend with all his train prayer by elder Elde rJoseph joseph E taylor the choir sang the file hymn on page iga let iet let lei zion in her ber beauty rise ilor her light deglas to shine elder I 1 john nuttall then presented the authorities of the church who were sustained by the unanimous votes of the conference aa an follows fol foi lowa john taylor prophet seer and revelator rev Rov elator to and president of the church churchon of of latter day saints la in all alj the world george Q cannon na as first and find joseph F smith as second coun co un beelor in the farat First presidency wilford woodruff president of oti the twelve apostles I 1 members of the council of the Apost ios IoB wilford Woo drafT chas C rich lorenzo snow snows erastus snow D richards brigham young albert carrington moses thatcher Tb atcher francis lr ancis marion lyman john henry smith counselors Counselor sto to the twelve apostle john W young and dan daniel le I 1 H weila wella the counselors to president john taylor the twelve apostles Apo atlea and their counselors seers beers and patriarch of the church john smith the first seven of seventies levi WH ancock henry herriman horace 8 eldred eldredge 9 es jacob gates john van cott win W jacob gates john van cott W taylor the presiding bishop of the church edward hunter hunters with I 1 th leonnrd leonard NV hardy and robert T burton as hla hia Coune couns counselors elors john taylor as trustee in trust for the body of religious worshippers wor shippers known and recognized as the church of jesus christ of latter day saints fo to hold the legal title to its property and contract for it the counselors to the president the twelve apo apostles s tle tie 8 the their 1 r counse counsel lors jors and bishop edward hunter as counselors to the trustee in trust albert carrington as president of the perpetual emigration fund co for the tho gathering of the poor and F D richards richarda ric Bic harda barda F at laman HB HS eldredge joseph F smith angus M cannon moses thatcher wm jennings Jen ninga john K R winder henry henr v dinwoodey robert T burton A 0 smoot and H B clawson as hla hia as assistants instants truman 0 angel as general architect of the church and T 0 angell jr and W H R fols am as his assistants aa As auditing committee wilford woodruff E snow F D richards J JF F smith emith W V jennings and W H hooper george goddard as clerk of the general conference george F gibbs as church I 1 reporter I 1 he then presented the names mes of missionaries GREAT charles wet hetherston herston pista plata city wilson gates gatea beaver deaver charles U C Har harris harvis 1 4 william smith tanner payson UNITED STATES J john ohn orm ormond on d L loan noan gan charles charies M nii sa Koos Koo sharen baren christian berger south cottonwood colt Coit onwood wm M X palmer glenwood enwood Gt 3 john oh je W iu chead ellas eljas 6 robert 8 duke dake helier holier jacob eisher fisher GERMANY ward E P pack rack jr j r kamas peter reter krough HOLLAND peter lammas orden ogden john joha accarp ward SANDWICH ISLANDS r marvin E r pack rack kamas kam NEW ZEALAND peter E F haneen hansen sad ward jens jensen jelu is jozeph joseph morris Green greenville villo MEXICO anthony W ivin ivins st georgo ICELAND beesle By arnison cransh fork pjeter ardson 66 1 it SAN JUAN settlements porter V clark dark Paro wani william adams 46 georgo A adams 64 john E V adams 99 thomas koley 1 aiom Ai enson 1 heber heler 0 holyoak lars lats P jensen if john E F erre 96 rasmua rasmus jr is abraham A 08 os 08 webb 46 freeman W pendleton Pendle tont tong 46 adelbert P Mo Greggor Gregor 44 sa s1 lmont fararo Farago rara Para goona onal john R 64 marfus marlus E dunton 49 john B R robinson jr It ichard kichard A Robla gou sou albert Lam lamroay roar george robb bobb 46 thomas A smith summit summits davis yavis a 0 adams cedar clar john IN leigh 9 ai 46 john C hamilton 1 M 66 christian Anderso anderson ily tit 46 david bullock 66 frederiek frederick fre Pre denick derick jones 44 samuel wood Is charier wilden 61 1 christian 96 ARIZONA alonzo higbee cedar horacd A steele salana salina salt river nivon SAN LUIS LOTS VALLEY VALLE Y COLORADO cri carl crl fredricksen fredni Fredri ksen oteen fountain green evan evata P green st george niels 0 Hel heiselt pleasant grove hausen nausea heiselt Irel seit 4 jens jew C Q cornum is james neldon neli Nell mon ron foun koun fountai tai tal grm greco james jensen ll 11 john Shawe rott ia jordan brady wm Ch cheeney ceney 46 george tucker 69 jf N K M anderson rodmund carl hanson st fit charo Cb sheo ario idaho hiram scofield flold n ah nuo t david boice idaho laah GOOSE CREEK IDAHO ta 1 w dc dmn P r omu cwb ner i CASTLE DALE emery rasmus Just Juste esoni sont spring city henning olen olsen 6 elder nuttall explained that edwin B R mlle milf a sen was was the elder intended who was called on friday ai aj ia a missionary to the southern states also aiso that elder john dlinn dann had bad been honorably released from the call made uon upon him as a missionary to the tho united states and that elder john sutton button of bear lake ia is called to great britain instead of the united states tile the foregoing were ware adista sustained 1 ned by the unanimous vate of the tho conference an exhibit of the perpetual emt gration fund company Com jany during duling the bast last six months was then read t the con Coa conference ference kompir F r emith SMITH tir said we had received some excellent instruction during the he present coille ference ferenee 1 e rence renee re nce nee he felt im impress presse edo do read some come pas ages apes from the revelations of god to this church through the pro prophet het bet joseph smith aib alb This lw wo understand to bethe be the law law of god to the latter day saints io I 1 all the world these requirements mastbe observed and obeyed by the people of zion if we will do therle these things then the lord has aid ald ho Is bound boom but if we do not observe the laws of god we have no promise we are told in these revelations there Js Is in keeping beeping the commandments mand ments of dol to break the laws of rf the land faud but this is further shown to signify those laws that are according to thie thic th constitution of the united states such Is the interpretation that god goit himself has given arid no latter day saint need be in doubt as to what his course should b ba the speaker maintained that as an american citizen he be had the right not only to express his lews views on this subject but also to practice the laws of god he was a na ive born citizen and had come from a long of ancestors who had maintained the principles of freedom chehad he had never broken any law jaw and anil waa w amenable to its penalties he not a violator of law but had been an upholder of law a preacher righteousness and a er of ius jus maws taws wa or eoll cull what then had he fear the lord has haa commanded us to observe the laws of the land and be eu subject ct to the powers that be but if laws are passed in direct opposition to the constitutional law jaw of the land jand tb the speaker knew of no power that could or had the right to prevent us from expressing our pur disapproval such innovations if men pass prescriptive and oppressive laws like those of herod and the Chal deans and thus violate their oaths of oroff efel ico meo to observe the constitution thera there is no valid law human or divine divines to compel our acceptance god has expressly commanded his people to keep his laws and all who do eo iso are prepared to risk the 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