| Show ST lit TENNESSEE tennessee tenn tena ESSEE oon ook feren OE afia MILLS ullia wilson co tenn benn may ath 1883 a east tenneseea Tennese eo conference Cou Con farence tarence heid held eld ald at this thia place beginning ath at 10 a ra lonar ronar es ea i jtb nt B ET er roberts of the prest preel sa 37 of the bouthern southern bouth south ern era 13 stes tte mis mid president louis louia knuch keise ch and jamea A dredge eldredge Ef of the lucky conference and prest prebi hamuel Jack jackson and elders eiders H ton Tom pil joseph jqseph S 8 SH arlater arlater H unter oater thomas godfrey thomas grimm griffin ln jacob P miller and brigham A holbrook of the east tennessee conference after opening exercises president Preal dent denh jackson advised all ali to consider that though men inert have claimed that the manifestations of the spirit and the power of the priesthood am are no longen jongen needed god has not changed the plan of salvation since the time of the ancient apostles president roberts referred to the attempt made by men who had sworn to support the Constitution to trample upon the bafo safo guards provided by it in order to deprive the lat ter day saints of their rights as its citizens and was thankful that their evil designs had been overruled he discoursed upon the second coming of the son gf ef man elder joseph said if we gain what to is promised the righteous it will be by obedience to the laws and ordin ances if we reject these we will be condemned persecution has alwa a been the heritage of the servants van la or of gc bcd d 2 pm elder griffin urged the saints to be prayerful obedient and diligent hillgen t in keeping the commandments of god gad who is unchangeable elder hoi hol holbrook brook bore testimony to the truth of the gospel and that it would stand whether men aided or opposed it elder miller spoke of the power displayed ty y the lord loid in leading his people from egypt and of the th 11 predictions of the prophets that great ex er power would be manifested in the gathering of scattered israel in the last days may ath 10 am elder eldredge EI dredge spoke of the plan of salvation the necessity of those who administer in any of the ordinances of the gospel being duly authorized zed president roberts roberta spoke of the gospel ai as the perfect law of liberty aiming to set bet man free from the bondage ot of sm bin read from tue the book of doctrine and bad covenants to show that he the authority of the priesthood is only to be exercised lu iu righteousness and by persuasion perau aaion 2 p me m the general authorities of the church the greald presidency ency of the southern states mif In ision islon and the president elders and clerk clerks of the conference were sustained P F P biru mons was sustained as ass a teach er r to preside over the branch ot of the church at bairas bairds fihs prest belach spoke of the altri bates of god showing that he Is a a personal being who created man in his HI own image el elden eiden der godfrey vaid paid the elders do not come norm from their homes to preach for hire hirt people will do well to give heed to the warnings tf f the servants of god lest iest they should repent too late as doubtless did the people in the days of noah eres pres jackson spoke on the first principles of the gospel and quoted the predictions of paul concerning conce rating the false faise doctrines that were to be taught in the last days da Vs may gio 6 10 am n elder hunter said god is eail extend e n d ing the hand of mercy to mankind and aud sending his servants to teach them the truth we must purify ourselves and strive sor foz as god his h commanded elder eider joseph said the laws jaws of god are eternal and the same ordnances ord nances bances are arn required tor for admission into ills liis kingdom now as in ancient times and the same works must be ob served win wm barrett was sustained a as 3 superintendent of the bunday sunday school 1 at baarda bairda mills milla prest roberts rob erts spoke of the importance p of teaching the children no IN 0 one can be saved in ignorance showed that mankind has acosta sized from the doctrines taught by the savior and that god has again established his church la in the fast last days 2 rpm ard prest roberts said doubtless many of the reformers reform enz ena were wlee wise that god had accomplished certain purposes pur posts through their wisdom to but ut they had not been able to establish at a church even that left lett t by christ upon tha the earth joseph joeeph Sm ithan unlearned youth was b bead ess ed by divine manifestation and was wab the thes instrument in thi hand hauda a of god la in establishing the kingdom foretold by daniel man may rise nise against this kingdom kingdo m and all the nation nati onik 1 of the earth may oppose it with all tho the powers of darkness to aid them bu unless they have power to dethrone the god of heaven they can never stop its pro progress gress grees priesthood meetings were held by the elders each morning mornin sf of the conference for fon prayer and for counsel and fast last instruction ruction in regard to the missionary labors of the conference confere nw the saints here are feeling well and a good spirit prevailed at the meetings JACOB F clerk |
