| Show pennsylvania conference this co conference i convened on saturday april at mount liberty barbour county west virginia pres edento H randall bandall presided present local president 0 H randall randah elders george skinner and david of the new york and canada district elder eleazer asay of the now new jersey field elders freeman waite hunter and thomas of the west virginia field ani an I 1 elders J H denio and ATC H C keeten lato late arrivals from zion meeting was opened at 10 a m with singing and prayer president george randall spoke of the temporal and spiritual blessings received by obedience to the gospel and read the articles of faith of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints as a text for the speakers during conference he read from st john band 8 and hebrews xi 6 refuted the general idea that the father and son are one and showed that they are am not only separate and distinct entities but tangible and and that the prevailing doctrines were a result of a departure from the gospel as taught by inspired apostles elder E asay quoted matthew vi 38 83 wherein great promises are made predicated on the fact that we obey bey the ba junction injunction of the savior to seek first the kingdom of god he briefly alluded to the principles of the kingdom and said that obedience to divine laws brought the promised blessings elder joseph waite said no man should attempt to speak of the things of god if destitute of the spirit mor BO ao CB ca led was built upon pillars ot of truth he also dwelt upon the necessity of revelation kt at 2 p in m the elders present were joined by president charles W stayner elder eider george skinner read from romans i 1 1617 and also from james jamee chapter 2 to show that the gospel riot not only comprehends a belief bellef but works is as well he dwelt at some length upon the first principles of the gospel putting them forth as aa laws of god and said mid it was necessary to observe them in order to receive blessings of god elder W H freeman corroborated the testimony of elder skinner and gave further evidence concerning the restoration of the gospel president C W stayner said an error bad crept into modern christianity chriatian ity that of educating minis he was himself a friend of education but the most marked power in the gospel had been hold held by men of little learning in order that the world might be left without excuse god would send them educated as well as uneducated men A wall of prejudice had bad been built between the world and the latter day saints which had been used to defend UP and lies had bad been circulated for our disadvantage he ho hoped d the people would not be deceived conference adjourned to meet at the residence of mr ketchen union barbour county at the evening service elder dento denio addressed the congregation on first principles especially on baptism and the gift of the holy ghost he quoted from mark 16 and Corrinth ians lans 12 to show their essentiality we must go on to perfection if we wish to obtain ob eternal life president president deni stayner spoke of our previous existence and the necessity for here in order to test our capability of immortal life the keys or of revelation were necessary to unlock the mysteries of the kingdom the latter day saints bad better hopes at the thought of christs second coming than had the world ginithan at t the morning meeting on april 26 elder 8 13 W DH chunter D hunter unter was wag the first speaker he was followed by elder david who claimed that the latter day saints sainto advocated thearin the principles of the true gospel the same promises made to former saints had been made to us and would follow believers president stayner testified to the conditions necessary for the remission of sins apa to the truth oath of the existence of gifts blessings etc belonging to the church today at 2 pm on sunday elder H F thomas spoke upon the necessity of repentance pen tance CO which should be regarded by those who are and who are not members as it was taught as a law of god and as paul taught hat all have come short of the glory of UW god 11 elder asay did not consider it a christian act to persecute a man holding views contrary to himself he felt sorry for those who rejected the elders testimony but did not hate them for it he had himself accepted ake gospel as preached by the latter day saints finding it to be true and had been blessed with the signs promised to believers president stayner remarked that god almighty had bad revealed his hie mind and will through joseph smith to declare his gospel to the world commissioning dioning men to go forth and preach the gospel he described the kingdom which saw in vision and interpreted by daniel the prophet depicting vividly the breaking up of the power of different kingdoms the delivery of the same unto their successors ces sors and the setting up of the king dom of god in the days of ten kings which would consist of a reign of righteousness righteous nebs and peace from the rivers unto thi the ends of the earth 11 at the evening service elder heber evenin C keetch P president 0 H randall and president stayner cayner Sf bore their testimony to the truth of the great latter day work A priesthood meeting convened at 9 a m on april the elders made verbal reports of their labors for the past six months showing the meetings n p held the number of baptisms and the general condition of their respective districts their testimony showed that there is a growing inclination for church literature that mray friends are being gained and that the people are inventing the gospel in many instances instructions on the ma manner n n e r of ordinations confirmations etaw etc were e m given by president stayner who announced the release of elders randall bandall and hunter and the following appointments were made elder W H freeman to preside over the conference and travel in this county and vicinity elder H P F thomas to act as clerk of the conference and travel in connection with elder J H denio in new jersey and new york districts elders george skinner and heber C keetch to travel in wetzel and tyler counties elders joseph walte waite and david budworth to travel in calhoun county and vicinity president randall bandall thanked the elders for their kindness toward himself and their willingness to labor in the fields designated the spirit of peace prevailed throughout the conference and all separate dl with the most kindly feelings H F THOMAS clerk of Con conference ferenee barbour co W va april 1891 |
