| Show WHAT PRESIDENT WOODRUFF DID SAY A SINGULAR and untruthful statement is going the rounds of the papers regarding the proceedings proceeding 11 of the late general conference it is to the effect that president woodruff said in one of his bis discourses that no more revelation would be given to the church enough havin having 9 already been revealed for its guidance the idaho delegate to congress mr dubols dubois reiterated the assertion that has appeared in the newspapers on that subject before the house committee ommittee i on territories when the anti mormon di bill was under consideration he promised to produce the records of the Coti conference ference proceedings em bodying the alleged statement by the president of the church but failed to perform that feat because it id RD an impossible one nt woodruff spoke on three 0 occasions at the conference the first being at its commencement when he made a few i introductory remarks which could not be twisted b by W any processo ws into the remotest remo teft relation to such a statement as hs hos been attributed to him neither could his closing remarks delivered immediately before the adjournment be so const construed con vied in the discourse delivered by ane president at the morning session on sunday april ath he dwelt to some extent u upon pon the subject of revelation and it was doubtless from it that a baste basis for the erroneous and widely published inference was drawn to set the matter at rest we nere here cepro duce in verbatim shape sham the portion of the discourse which treats upon present revelation Now with regard to present revelation president deat young led us a great many a he led us to these valleys he was a man of god filled with revelation him id in teachings were attended by we the inspirations of almighty god he wd laid the foundation of the building of this whole territory Terri territory tor Y he governed and controlled this tabernacle we are in the temple we are buildt building ng and other temples that we have built in this territory and in all his bis counsels the word of the lord was with him he had but few revelations that were written and published to the world but we had the word of the lord through him day by day the same with president taylor we have already got as I 1 said before this code of revelation which we can read every day and which is profitable table fur for doctrine doctrin for or reproof lor for correction for instruction n to guide us no in the way of life from ro day to day and from year boyear to year while W owe we bwll dw U in the flesh when the apostles and elders Elder of lor israel lare are calletto called to teach you when they are called to lo go abroad and to teach the inhabitants of the earth they are com banded mand edol of the lord lordo f 0 speak as aa they are moved upon by the holy ghost and when a man speaks as he is moved upon by the holy ghost it is the word of the lord it is the mind of tile the lord it is the will of the lord it is scripture it is i the he power of god unto salvation unto every one that believes if we do not have the holy ghost we have no business to teach but when the elders of israel do teach you by the holy ghost you have the revelations of god to you we have these revelations lying before us for our guidance guidance day by b y day clay as well wel 1 as the living ving oracles it will be observed that what brother woodruff did say is directly the reverse of that which he be has been credited with expressing our readers are aware of course that mr dubois does not point to the allegation that the church to is to have no more revelation because he mourns over such a presumed condition it is not to be supposed that he be to is that kind of a man when be was U 8 marshal for idaho anti and pursuing the mormons Mor mons l with all the splenetic vigor for which he be to is noted he is credited with exclaiming with a sw self congratulatory chuckle got a jury now that would convict jesus christla Christ Chri stif lf lie were put on trial he was simply trying to make the point with the committee that the president having stated that no more revelations would be given to the church there was no room to hope that one would bre be received directing the abolition of plural marriage the position of the presidency of the church and the church as a body is that the earth will yet be flooded with revelation and among its objects its i the ultimate proclamation upon the housetops of the infamous plots of wicked men who conspire against the peace and liberties of a god fearing people |
