Show SOUTH CAROLINA conference E this conference was held on october and near clifton spartan spartanburg burg county south carolina president D T lebaron presiding there were present on the stand president win spry elders wm win A reeve wm collard D F tanner and aid C F emery at the morning service after the usual exercises elder wm collard addressed the congregation speaking at some length on the first principles of the gospel elder D P F tanner next dwelt upon the duties of the saints whom he exhorted to faithfulness in the afternoon elder C F emery explained the necessity of adherence to the gospel of jesus chri chrtt it spoke upon the organization of the church of christ and instanced that the teachings of the elders were the same as those of the savior and his apostles president wm wen spry said that the saints shoud shou d not only listen to good instructions but put them into practice arbe gospel of jesus christ was a 4 practical one and filth faith Alth without fut works was dead he descanted des canted epou the divine mission of joseph smith showing the necessity of continuous revelation on sunday morning the congregation was first addressed by elder win A reeve whose chief theme was the restoration of the gospel president deni william spry then gave the saints some sound advice rhe difference he said between the latter day saints and the rest of the christian world was that the former brought forth the fruits of the gospel geipel while other denominations did not he warned the saints not to fall to a level with the rest of mankind by adhering to the gospel truths they would gain both temp temporal Dral and spiritual salvation let th saints be faithful their light should so shine that others might see their good works and be led to glorify god at the afternoon service president D T lebaron spoke of the kingdom of god as organized here on earth and pointed out the fallacy of the belief of some of the sectarians sect arians concerning that kingdom president wm spry referred to the false reports circulated against the latter day saints paints As to the constitution of the united states they believed that its framers were inspired of god the latter day saints were accused of being disloyal to the government he how bow ever refuted these allegations by reciting instances instance of patient endurance while suffering wrong and the loyalty of the he saints toward the laws of the nation under all circumstances on sunday evening by request president spry delivered a lecture to the young he gave them much good advice and exhorted them to be faithful to the cause caus they ethey had espoused for by so doing they would become shining lights in the kingdom of god during the priesthood meetings the elders gave in their report and expressed their determination to continue their labors encouraging instructions were were given by the presidents of the conference and mission C F emmy EMERY clerk |