Show ALABAMA conference I 1 the tho tho the alabama cone conf conference le was waa held heid near st claar clif ir county beginning june 15 1883 1893 at 10 a m missionaries present B if roberta of the presidency of the south im firn states MIs mission hion bion NW N W haws haws te cretae A cazier cozier president of the alabama conference and vm it jones charles shumway J B fairbank andrew jensen jeneen J 1 ferrin K H M Stev stevene KT K T butler butier alex bichard richard Bf charde john W eulier butier a A waito walto 0 L L mayhew and A U M lera iera eleon traveling elders atter atler the opening ceremonies pro eident cazier caz ier ter explain explained ea in a few worda words ha tha nature and pu purposes poses of tho the ithe elder K T butler butier spoke of the early persecutions of tile trie church which their a home bome in tile the far west elder J B touched on the of toe church of the kingdom of god on the earth after the pattern iau iam down in holy woly writ shii with Apost apostles Apo leb feb eio ero phelp teachers etc glita hes hei heidinga dinge ete etc certain and aud finals tive principles or ordinances for the admission admit aum sion of members elder W W hews haws H aws read from the lith chapter of hebrew and spoke on faith and works elder 0 L mayhew added hie hib testimony concerning the plan of salvation eal rev revealed revea lel iel and restored with all the powers and to the prophet joseph mith alth president B H roberts read and preached from mattheew matthew 28 go ye ther therefore eiore elore and teach all nati nat louf oue baptizing them t t a hing thing them to observe all things what oever I 1 have ha 6 commanded you yon prophetic predictions to the bame ed eff ct are num bruus and anuil Gist gaine heg beg y hauts hants together who have ma maiv malv if 11 a covenant with me by sacrifice ta crince and 1 I will give you pastors acard ing lag to mine heart which shall shail feed you with kno ledge and under at a standing landing saturday 10 am after the opening exercises el ders dera A M on and B R al M stevens tore diore testimony that the goepel and the authority to preach the principles and administer in the ordinance ordinances thereof la Js restored res rea unto men mec on the ear eat earth th py oy new reve leve letlon to the prophet joseph joeeph amith elder wm bjones H jones observed the distinguishing features I 1 ethren the of the KL xa adom of GA and rals rais creeds of modern christianity ti the world have 49 heaped unto themselves teachers who at the same bame time usurping the authority to administer in the ordinances of h gh heaven and that in the name of the savio at once elder eljer john W butler endorsed tha tho remark of 0 the speakers pre him liim and added his testimony of the cf the lord 2 pm singing end and prayer elder A richardb richards enjoined the agns ains to 0 utimia continue faithful abound teg ing in good wai ks to secure for them iv n in the kingdom of heaven elder B H M robert spoke of the emm efm icicy of the united falth and pradera of the saints and thee the E of the baptism ot of hs ibe holy el EJ cr JA walla boo facil 1 p to th of which is esthe the kingdom of god bot set getup up bf n these thele last doas sunday 10 loam am afler opening elder xa jyll 1 ferrin spoke upon the authority reading first he that remi reni whomsoever I 1 bend send receive th me john 1320 13 20 bore a faithful testimony mony moDy of tue the divine call ing of the prophet joseph joeeph smith biden eidem A jensen and chab cha shumway each bore tea teg testimony or of their kno kuo knowledge know wedge edge of the truth revealed and established t through the prophet joeeph smith elder eider W W haws discoursed for bume bome time upon the ordinance of baptism elder B H roberta roberts traced the eyrly erly apo tacy from the tho pure puro prin coplea of the gospel the ment of a perverted falth aith alth faith the tho out crowth directly or indirectly of the hundreds bun hun dreda dieda ot of christian Cree creeda aall w aich wo we witness today to day referred to many scriptures on thiel sub subject bot singing and benediction 2 rpm p ra the tho meeting began as usual after which the sacrament was waft adminis elder eder roberta roberts presented tue the general authorities of the church of jeam jeal christ chri st of latter day saint samath samata aad and john margan morgan as president of the Bou bouthern thern thein Mf ealon B H u roberts as his arsht assistant aut ant A cazier as Pies president Ident of the abe alabama con le teren Jeren terence ference rence Cf wm H jones clerk of the conference P coleman president over the st clar county B banch anoh anch of the church and the traveling elders in the order mentioned in tile tiie list of those present elder roli boli erts followed with a powerful disco discourse urEe on the divine mission loo of joseph smith reading F everal evenal of bla bib prophecies and show jur fur their literal elder rider buerk IC T batler butler bore his hia test mony to the truth of the remarks of the previous speaker related belated many recollections or 01 his hta personal expert ence with the prophet and of hearing many on any of his all of which had bad been literally liti itY rally aljy fulfilled to his personal on elder A cazier had bad a testimony that the kingdon King dorai dou of god or church of goi gos Was again established on the earth with all the keys beys and powers thereof thanked tho the saint and aud and lends friends fr for their hospitality ex tended the thu eidola eigg a and for the inter esit esst st manifested in their good attend anee nuee nee and attention lon ion to the confer ow snoe benediction by elder 33 H rob Rot roberts erts priesthood meetings were held hoid by the tho eiders eldora each morning of the conference for prayer and counsel and aud instruction and all matters per to the labors of the mission only two changes were made in the missionary field elder wal WAI walto waito was appointed to labor in the mississippi conference and elders wm H jones and chas shumway to open up a new field of labor in blount and jefferson counties all the elders ale aie are enjoying good health and an excellent spirit bre throughout the conference respectfully your brother in the gospel WM W JONES clerk of conference Spring springville ville alabama june issa |