Show FIRST DAY the forty ninth semiannual semi bemi annual Confere conference hee of the charch church of jesus jesua christ of latter day saints met in the large tabernacle on monday october ath 1879 1679 at 10 a rn as adjournment per resent present on the stand of the apostles president john taylor orson orbon pratt 0 ce C rich bich lorenzo snow erastus snow franklin D richardb richards BIc ric hards harda george Q cannon bannon brigham young joseph F S smith th A carrington and moses th thatcher acher counselor to the twelve apostles D H wells presiding patriarch john smith first presidents Pres identa denta ef of the seventies joseph young H S eldredge A P rock Bock rockwood wood and john van cott of the Bisho bishopric presiding bishop ed edward edwsrd ward hunter counselors araj leonard ahardy V hardy and andr R T burton barton conference wil was call tto to order by Pre president aident john taylor choir bang sang hymn 0 on a page pram Green ianda landa icy me etain frem andias indias coral strand prayer by eider elder oraon orson pratt the tho choir sang bang hymn on page 9 the tima Is ninh nigh nih that happy time times that great treat expected blessed day dar elner ELDER pratt rejoiced in the privilege of again meeting in a general conference In peace made reference to the rapid progress of this people during the period of darly nearly early fifty years since the organization of the church he then contrasted the discouraging results of ortho the preaching of the prophet noah while delivering th the e message that aad god acht him to dell deli deliver ver ven to the people of his day with the success that has attended the labors of the elders of israel in our own times although most of our converts are among the poorer classes from the united states and the nations of europe notwithstanding the indigence of the people especially on arrival in these thesa westen wilds the building up of settlements and cities of school houses and meeting houses the conversion of thew the waste aste aate lands into fruitful fields and orchards turning this vast territory Terr llor rj from a desert into a fruitful field has been the result of the labors of the latter day saints and not of tho outside population that have come here for speculative purpose wo we came here as a religious people and established a civil government and an ecclesiastical gavern government under W which there were no grog shops gambling hn halls lis ils or houses of III fame we could havo our doors unlocked anu and our windows ucb bolted at nig night nightie htwe we could leave our washed clothes without ady any fear of them being stolen but howls how la it today to day hince since the introduction of gentile civi civilization lizi in our midst every species of evil has hns been deen fostered making both life ati ahi and aud d property insecure 6 and in many instances the federal officials have shielded the evil doors and let them thirn loose in our midst there were many honorable exception exceptions sto to these characters referred to and these remarks had no reference to them he than then adverted td the injustice ce odthe of the effort kow being made by the high 0 officials of this nation to bear down upon the latter dax day saints on account of tue the views practiced by the people es specially ally aily marriage although sanctioned by the bible congress eb s has L edn edu flotd nit fit ijes a law making it a crimes methe cri crl chii thui violation od of which subjects thenn the to fine and imprison imprisonment me nt he himself was wab as a 8 firm believer in the great and glorious P elvil divil civile an 0 frehel 41 ous liberty 3 bo comprehended ni in iii the constitution of oufa an jd therefore he could not as a an indi vidual endorse the a action netlon etl eti on bf congress cona AS havivi ha viii anything to do with a mans religious belief or practice so far fan is as it did not interfere with athe tho liberty and rights of others the object in in meeting in conference was to impress the great truths of our religion upon our minds to appoint missionaries to go to the various nations of the earth to preach the falness of the everlasting gospel which also embraces the plural and he did not think the advanced nations of bado become me BO so lost to the principles of civil to say aay nothing of religious liberty as to adopt measures to prevent this work and the gathering gather lug ing of the saints sainta no matter who might recommend such a course ELDER lorenzo SNOW dwelt largely on the principle of s tion lion as it existed in the days of christ and his apostles and aa as restored in our day no individual is under obligation to receive the testimony of another unless he receives a revelation from god that that testimony is true hence the savior promised that any one obe who would do the will of his father should know of the doctrine that it was true so with the elders of israel this same bame promise Is made to the people in every nation whithersoever er emm ere oever they are sent that if the people will only receive and obey the principles of the gospel god will make manifest to them by revelation that this work is of god and not of man mitu hence this principle of revelation forms the basis of our faith and if the saints who have received this knowledge in distant countries and emigrated here will only continue to live their religion by being faithful in all the relations of lie life god will pour out upon them abundantly of the spirit of revelations revelation and bles blesa them in their families and all they undertake to do the choir sang an anthem open thod thou thine thino eyob eyou conference ada adjourned burned till 2 p m benediction by counselor D E H wells 2 rpm p m the choir bang eang hymn on page groat great god attend whilo while zon von the joy that from thy presence springs prayer by counselor DH WELLS the choir sang hymn on page 67 praise ye yo the lord Ts rood good to td raise your hearts hesro and voices in his praise elder elern D said in contemplating the work of god as it exists in the earth toda today to da day he was waa led to reflect on the political ln influence fluence ivas exerting in this and other nati nations ns the first principle that gave it prominence was that of new revelation especially among the religionists of the united states who raised the hue and cry of blasphemy sometime some time after this the doctrine of polygamy came forth which aroused the indignation dir dig nation of our but political champions and who placed it bide by toy side with slavery calling them theiu twin relics relies of barbarism the abolishment of thebe these two relics formed ona ODA of nf the tha of tho to publican platform the tild attempt attempt 7 to 0 abolish slavery has been mad made ej though not accomplished as a political movement and th tion of pol poi viva z remains un aoge cne eue dile rue republicans pledged themselves to put it down if raised to power the voice of ot th the nation today to today day is ibs eradicate polygamy from the tho country 7 although alt ait heugh that principle constitutes one of the essential truths of our faith falth he appealed to the saints asto aa ag to whether they are prepared to sacrifice or ok relinquish that portion of their religion or willing to bear the consequences of a strict enforcement of the law of 1862 even should the effect be attended with fines imprison imprisonment i ment or even death for such would certainly be the result if god did not interpose and prevent it our appeal mua wua must teto e to the supreme ruler buler of the universe who has haa given the law of plural marriage to this people which works no evil to our neighbors bilt but is to good in its tendency wherever carried out in righteousness he hoad hoped therefore that we as a 4 I 1 people would humble ourselves before god put pat away from us our evils and submit our cause to him wh who 0 in his time will defend us against thu designs of the of othis his kingdom elg elf ELDER tr YOUNG spoke subject the prophet Jove joseph hSmith smith brought blought forth by tec tep th e revelations of bf god odythe the most glorious principles that were evor evec enunciated on the face of the earth I 1 he ele spoke of the futile efforts 0 any government or people attea attempting pt to eliminate from the hearts of the saints that principle of faith which god has implanted by his bia holy spirit he referred to the saying of ancient prophets that ho nation should exist for fon any great length of time on this continent unless thoy ed an and d carried out the principles of righteousness we as a people have hate nothing to td fear fean only our own weaknesses and sins let us there fore put away from ils lis us everything 9 that is displeasing to god our heavenly venir fatherland Fat herand prepare ourselves for t the a second coming of our lord and savior jesus christ chilst who will soon appear I 1 president johs JOHN TAYLOR eaid eald he had bad been pleased please with the remarks of the brt brethren ren ron the spirit that inspired them remi reminded him of the early earny experience of the saints sainta in years gone gono by the saints have observed every law which the united states has made except one and that was one that was fadz made expressly to make us offenders against god the elders of this church have been bent sent out to preach the gospel and plural marriage is a part of of it that principle was revealed to him from god and he felt to bear chis his testimony not only to this nation but all the nations of the earth that be he knew the had revealed it many others had had it reveal ed pd to them and no power on earth can destroy or take awa away y that testimony we need not be atall stall at all ali surprised at what the nation is now doing and intends to do but no one cn can do any thing against the truth but for it all the nations are in the hands bands of godsend god and BO so brewe all who feel to acknowledge god as our king and our law giver bay eay amen the assembled multitude respond responded edin in a loud amen the hand of god will be upon this nation if they oppress this people we can afford to honor god and keep elis his commandments let us be for god and his cause cau causland seand and the building up of his kingdom the choir bang sang an a anthem U them hearken unto me conference was adjourned till tomorrow to morrows morrow tuesday at 10 am benediction by elder george Q cannon SECOND DAY t f I 1 tuesday oct T 1879 loam the choir sang hymn on page 0 god our help in agea ages plat our otar hope for years to come prayer by president JOSEPH YOUNG the choir choin sang eang hymn on page bleet Is tho iho th trio clio brings to ro sealing lads minda lade and true president JOSEPH YOUNG youna addressed the conference be HO was very much interested in the re aas UM Wele made iu the tabernacle yesterday he felt dispo disposed bed Eed to look on the most favorable side alde nf th hio tio weaknesses of his fellow mud moo for therein he could eee his own he was a firm believer ina lna in a supreme being choln who in the scriptures is called god lie be also believed bellev edd in his bia son jesus christ we alej are as mortals poor indeed only as we are filled with the power and espirit of god the latte rd saints he hoped had learned lessons of humility before god and coatto lost to a degree those of self esteem and importance especially when the eyes of their understanding gare are opened to see the glory and vind majesty of god and his son jesus christ ho he was no pout politicians ician no legli legislator lator but he professed to have hav i e some knowledge of human natured nature he then delineated some of the leading charac characteristics ca of mans condition and the numerous inter preta ioris lions that are put upon mens actions by their fellow beings spoke of the d danger dangen of riches and its har hai hardening dening tendency on the human heart recommended the houses of the poor to be visited and their needy beedy wants supplied be re ferretto the hur hurry and bustle of the times in which we ilves livoi live which areu are so absorbing that rny amany ADY can scarcely nind find time to to their prayers and hid fid other te d duties utie s men uen who have near badtke bad had the holy ghost cannot sin against god to any great extents extent an and d their chastisement and ind bufler be comparatively light speaking of tion lion he said it was no wonder that mhd latte matte r day faints Sal bai rits suffered buffered it for that bad been the patrini patrimony ony of the saints Sain tsin ft all ages of the world he prayed that god would biess blees them and keep them in the night right path ender GEORGE presented sen ben tad the following names of missionaries missen blo alo sion bion nArles aries arles those who have already ikid gone gove to europe and the united botes spates are indicated by creat BRITAIN chas B savage bavage city ge 0 rg eill va wallace wailace willby willey bountiful thomas duce dace hyde park hyrum evans city enoch bountiful tthomas thomas davis wales jsmes james Birmingh amy ami bountiful robert P F gould washington joseph 0 bentley st george samuel ij adams cc zera P terry hebron abraham H cannon howard coray mona william coray 91 UNITED STATES solomon clinton stevens Sl evens ovens ogden wm afife IV fife elfe ogden george H caryer carver plain city hyrum belnap hooper henry bartholomew blak evilie buah nut not h L harrisville rean cum W howard draper gordon S bills south jordan samuel butterfield fort herriman francis mcdonald big cottonwood levi nevi P helm mill creek moroni rickett pickett eio Pio kett james HM H moyle moyie oyie oyle bait Salt balale Luke city john wm gibson north korth ogden david H peery ogden newell W taylor harrisville squire gaden crowley lynn richard elchard hill ogden gdorge i HO hbutler Butler Marriott eville lorenzo Hun hunsaker eaker Honey roney honeyville vil vii ae enjamin benjamin 13 harker taylorsville Taylors ville franklin spencer richfield john E R murdock beaver richard A ballantyne Ballan balian tyne lyne ogden john H williams Co coalville alville crandel danny banns nonn beaver dam aaron thatcher logan israel D olphin Pang witch george Ne beker beher salt lake city gronway gron way parry 41 john ellison Ell ril lson kaysville Kays ville john johnc C witbeck levan scandinavia niels B adler spring cit city y niels thompson ephraim nielsen Ni elsen eleen eph ephraim raim christian jensen jeneen moroni christian oisen olaen fairview niela 0 narben manti mantl errick 0 byland lawrence C mariger chanab kanab cari carl john oberg provo christian L nansen hansen gunnison 0 anthon christensen christeneen ensen fountain green ludwig soda springs 0 N stohl brigham city jacob hansen bear BearR stiver iver lver city harmon F F thorup city siret first ward whua john J dohnt T thorup city first ward peter nielsen Nie isen Jaen washington peter Ni rie Nie eleen elben leeng smithfield fred lundberg logan i liana funke funte leviston israel sorensen So rensen reneen mendon an anton ton T shankle logan fe beter reter ter A nielsen Ni elsen elseo draper president taylor announced announced that this was only part of the missionary list other names would be called before the uhe close of the conference ELDER JOSEPH F syr byr said he had bad enjoyed the spirit irit frit and instructions et of this co conference wrence frence the prospects before the latter day saints are very encouraging the kingdom of bcd is onward and ano anc upward and the latter day saints are in a better position in regard to numbers wealth education public influence and faith than ever before we are receiving considerable notoriety from officials abroad and officials at home no amount of persecution will be permitted to come upon us only eo so far as will be good and ben to us as a people and be subservient to the great purposes of the almighty in the last days |