| Show SALT LAKE lare STAKE CONFER xoe noe the tho regular bemi anneal conference of the salt lake lahe stake convened in the assembly hall at 10 ocl oci oci oel this thia morning there were present on the stand apostle albert carrington jacob gates wm W taylor and A H cannon cannons of the first presidents of the seventies augua augna M cannon do 0 calder and joseph 33 taylor of the presidency of the stare stake counselor edward of high priests quorum and others the following reports were read A a statistical ta Us tacal report of tho the S take stake for the quarter ending may siar and reports from the and 2nd ard 3rd eth oth lith and quorum of elders elder jossph joseph home bald baid he rejoiced bleed in the privileges privilege a and blessings enjoyed by the tho saints through throng au the tho restoration of the gospel and the authority of the we lived in a great and important dib dispensation pensa sensation tion a time which had been looked looked forward to and spoken apohen of by prophets in ancient times our oar organization as a people extended jo 10 very individual all had duties to perform in their respective callings each necessary and important in its place it seemed however that some of the saints were losing their love for the sound of the gospel thih this should not be but our love for the truth should increase as we grew in years yearb if we eo sought ht for the blessings of the gospel e diligently ahe lord would make even til the e weakest instruments a 4 source of ed edi I 1 1 fi cation catlon to us elder jacob gates testified from an aa exp eap experience fience of over fifty years in t the tic lle church that tho the gospel was wab all that had been promised by the prophets of both ancient and mod pa pro a times though the instrument through which it was restored in day was a humble uno one the tho bless inga inges promised were fully realized by those who received it the gospel wea wes a very Pre fre cloua broa baon to mau man suited to every and aud circumstance of life the priesthood was conferred that the world might be prepared pre pie pared oon the tho coming of the lordi lords which wes was near jt t Li bine vinc and after the people were the tho judgments of god would follow already we hear henr of calamities cala caia bAtles war pestilences famine crimo crime and minery misery the lord baid said in an early day that he would fight our battles and that already were his bis misjudgments judgments beginning while we ve might have bome some trials to pass through they were not worthy of mention when we considered the glory that awaited us ua if we proved faithful though wo we were called in weakness and ignorance to be saints of god the fact that he conferred hia spirit upon us ua to enlighten and lead us ua into all truth trutha was an evidence that the lord did not delight in ignorance bishop joseph pollard asked tha question how bow far the priesthood were called upon to sustain those who leased or sold their property for th tho a of establishing liquor saloons he felt that an influence should be used to curtail the grow ing practice of going out on excursions and remaining out a greathart grent erent part of the night aa he considered the practice dangerous to the morals of our young people where persona would not regard the counsel of the priesthood nor the feelings of their brethren and sisters he did not feel to fellowship them prest angus M cannon in answer to a question from bishop bishop H sperry explained what persons would bo be permitted to receive the blessings of tho the lord lords is house he would not fellowship a bishop who would knowingly rent a house or lease land for tox the purpose of hailing saloons as to the course counse the bishop should tak ethey were called to be judges in israel and should seeh seek for the spirit of their calling and not noh according to the law jaw of god ho he regretted that there were men who hold held the priesthood and had bad a standing in the church who sold liquor to their bret brethren hreno notwithstanding the fulfillment fulfilment of cles clet in regard to the judgment of god many of the saints were asleep it was no excuse to us to do wrong because others did wrong 1 we had the thelama lawis and commandment commandments 9 of god as our standard standards and we should faithfully perform our duties that we might be entitled to the bless blesa inge ingmand and care of our heavenly father adjourned adjourned until 3 pm 2 p m july councilor edward ove ovo reported the high oste osme quorum the president of the quorum had I 1 for some months past been beun ed with a severe attack of illness which prevented him from giving his bis personal attento attention on to the quorum the quorum met on the last saturday of each month at 2 p na a in the social hall the meetings were not so fully attended as could be desired but they were agreeable and andin instructive str u etive the presidency of this quorum were engaged in visiting the various districts of the stake and holding meetings of the high priests which he was confident would result in good elder eider john druce related his hla early experience in the church testified that he received a know knowledge leage of the truth of the work through obedience to the principles of the gaspal and that knowledge had continued with him to tho the present day there were many degrees in the plan of salvation to each of which there was a law jaw affixed which must be obeyed in order to attain the desired blessing the kingdom and government of god wab was being established with all its blessings and gifts in our da day Y there was certainty attending the testimonies of the servants eez ser of god similar to that which attended the servants of god in ancient times elder abram H cannon rejoiced that hs ha was worthy of being identified with the people of god the lord loid had mad made mple ample provisions provis provia ions lons for our lal lai salvation and we could not blame biame any but ovre relves reives if we fell short of desired blessings there were many any temptations among us j and particularly was there a disposition to disregard the sabbath day growing among us it wao wag tha duty of all ail to use an influence to eter deter d the young from going into forbidden path paths there would be a power attending tho the children of the bainte saints who preserved their virtue andin and integrity that nono none would be abie able ab Is to gaiman gainsay or withstand the saints should be ba careful not to be led astray by the subtle allurements allure ments of sat bat batan satan an and if we would honor and sus sustain t aln ain those thosa who were placed over us they would not nor be likely to go president david 0 calder csider said that those who kept saloons were vete looked down upon as unworthy the association seo clation of respectable people even among the world how ROW then should buch bach men be regarded among sainta I 1 was astonished to learn that buch such persons persona were permitted to retain fellowship in the church it was a shame to think that latter iatter day saints should lose or sell their pro vile purposes and why should persons who have so little regard tor for the principles of the gospel be retained in fellowship he be felt that it was our duty to uee uge our influence to counteract the efforts of those who sought to lead our children astray there were many attacks made upon us in quiet insinuating ways wake that thab led us into bondage before were aware of bf it and in view of the many complications by which we are eur bur surrounded rounded it ic behooved us ua to live near nean to the lord that we with the kingdom of god might triumph over all the enemies of truth raf rap president resident joseph E taylor said eaid it was acknowledged that there was evil among us was wag this a necessity was i a question that it would be well to consider if we indulged in the same evils would we not be as liable to the judgments of god as other people wo we were commanded to come out of babylon and from her ber ains slue we should be governed by principle and nd if we magnified our callings as servants and saints paints sain ta of god though wo we might be menaced by our enemies there was no reason reabon why they should triumph over us in any particular the evils that were among us were not here when wo we came but they had bad come through our oun own choice or sufferance until there were evils and dangers on all sides to the young and inexperienced it was the privilege of those who held positions of presidency to enjoy ra revelation from god to direct them jn in their labors our mission minion wu was to labor for the glory of god and the salvation of the adjourned until 10 am on hun sun J day july esth in the tabernacle 10 a m bun sun sunday bunday day july 8 1883 conference assembled in the tabernacle er elder theodore B lewis said that the saints were endeavoring to p pro r 0 mote and est establish abilleh 3 i in the earth yet so great ana varied were the temptations to do evil surrounding us am even in zion that it ro re quiren great labor and fand care to counteract the efforts of the adversary to destroy and degrade the youth the most effective way of counteracting this tendency to evil was in the proper training of the young it they could bo be so taught unab unal principles prini I 1 ot at righteousness would be firmly embedded in their very na tur esthe attacks and insinuations of sin would be vain parents would be beheld held heid responsible for the proper training of their chil chii children drens dreno apostle albert carrington ington said that it was a matter of surprise to him that professing christendom were opposed to the kingdom of god and he feared that we were not as diligent in thee thet the ervice service of god as the world were in serving the adversary we could not excuse ourselves if we were not faithful for we had been taught the ways of god of all the creatures of god perhaps man was the only one that did not observe the lav law of his hla creation and organization yet man of all others boasted of his intelligence there wab was an object in placing tempha alon tion before man that he might gain an experience of good and evil and prove rove himself hime elf who the spirit of god bone alone nione could give understanding and all the intelligence that men possessed whether they acknowledged it or not came from goaland all true and valuable knowledge was revealed from him and yet how strange it was that revelation was repudiated by the human family afie the world ignored the claims of the latter day saints to being the people of god notwithstanding the evident manner in which the scriptures were fulfilled in their history and labors and the similarity of the organizations eions ordinances objects and teachings of tho the saints to those shown in the bible nible the eyes of christianity with all their boasted enlightenment were closed to the fact that god had again re restored stored the gospel with all its powers and blessings yet notwithstanding their unbelief it was a fact the source through which the gospel was restored may have seemed eee naeda a humble one yet jose jodeph joseph smith was one of th those 1 c ne noble nobie spirits chosen before the fo foundation u of t the e world and the work that he was I 1 instrumental in establishing would swell and spread abroad until it covered the earth the fruits of the gospel were ledge edge and truths truth while those of the world were lies slander opposition and prejudice yet yot in their thell anger all they did against lib its us was overruled for our good hence we has no occasion to fear tt abo 0 efforts of ef the wicked but only need fear that we ourselves might take a wrong course coarse he testified to the wisdom of god in establishing the sabbath as a day of rest and that it was a detriment to us ns in every way to disregard the commandments of god blahon millen mcuen attwood said he rejoiced in the truth from the time he first heard the bound hound of the gospel the thesal ThoBal saints nta should b be a example 0 the world in all r respects 0 s acts all were equally responsible e f to 0 keep the commandments command mand ments menta of go god d there was a greater satisfaction in the knowledge or of having done our duty than anything olee oise could give the lamo lame power and authority existed in the church now than did in tho beginning and end if we wa did not enjoy the bame blessings and power it was an evidence evid ovid enea enera that wo we were not aa faithful as formerly adjourned until an til 2 pm 2 pm the sacrament was administered by the priesthood of the twentieth ward wards bishop orson orbon F whitney related his experience while abroad on his late mission his knowledge of the truth of the work had been broadened by this experience those thos who expect to attain salvation must obey the principles of the gospel Tho Lord desired the salvation of his hia children but ho he was also a just and consistent being willing villing to guide and instruct the savior sid ald aid the ehst t as it 16 was in the days of noah so should it be at the coming of the son of man he showed that this baying saying was fulfilled in all the essential particulars in the coming forth of thib this work the moun mountain tanil tafil of he tho fjords homra was established inthe in the tops of the mountains and the nations were flowing unto it the tho general authorities of the church were presented and huss tuss bained the same as at the preceding general Confer conference enoe the authorities of tho the stake were presented and sustained the same as it at iha he preceding stake conference with the following except exception loni ioni and some others othena of a local nature the name of larb lars jeunea jeneen as one of the patriarchs of the stake was omitted he having behaving departed this life the names bames of miner G atwood james W Cum cummings minge wm win B S burton wm wo taylor junius janius IF wells david C CD Da anbar abraham H cannon hyrum W taylor wm white and hemy henry were omitted from the nome homo aue mib list the following names were added john white E ell eli 11 A foi Fol foglond lold lond heber J romney chas B E felt archibald N mcfarlane jamea Y M barlow wm B R jones jr willard burton rulon euion S alls wells ohm F wilcox and george howe apostle erastus snow said that when he reflected upon the great number of the priesthood in the stake alone and then considered the small beginning of this work the growth was marvelous the lord had recently called his servants to fill up the quorums of the seventies whose ranks had been depleted by the ordination of seven ties positions petitions to accomplish this it would be necessary to select suitable men from elders quorums Qu me teo test as to the qualifications of persons geons suitable for this cal cai calling ing as taught by the prophet rop top et J oseph joseph was that they desired with all their hearts to thrust in their al sickles ckles and reap reaps their calling being to cry repentance pen tanice tance to the nations and carry the glad giad tidings of peace and salvation to the people the gospel was restored in our day with all of the thal biess bless blessings in a and keys and authority enjoyed b by y t the a saints of god the keys per pertaining t aln ain g to the adminis tm tion of the ordina ordinances for the dead were restored which were also albo taught and practiced in ancient days the principle of baptism was waa understood and practiced in a very early day the earth itself in the days of noah having been immersed in water those who were disobedient and were destroyed by the flood were given an opportunity of hearing and obeying the gospel la ia the world that they might obtain such buch a degree of glory as their works would entitle them to receive it was a comforting doctrine to those who loved and sought the |
