Show THE conference the sixty sixth annual conference of the church of jesus christ of lat berday saints just closed has been a memorable one vast multitudes have been gathered from all parts ot of uie the state to enjoy the fellowship of one another to worship the eternal father and ad to receive instructions and other spiritual gilts and blessings during the meetings the power of god rested on the speakers and the congregations ad the result cannot fall all to to he a firmer determination to serve god a closer unity and more perfect harmony in the faith and renewed hope for the victory ol of the truth as an revealed in the gospel of our oar lord precious teachings were given on many important subjects two of which were specially prominent one reforming to the duty of arke saints to ito send the gospel to the n nations of the earth and the other to the necessity ol of subordinating the abe ordinary affaire 0 life 1119 to the service of the lord the two are so closely related as an to be in separable parable the mission of the church in this world Is to proclaim the eternal truth revealed from heaven heavel to declare salvation to the uttermost ends of the earth the of officers ficere and members engaged in the work are to use the language an of an ancient apostle ambress dorn dor of christ charged with the duty of bringing about reconciliation be tween earth and heaven every gift bestowed bei towed upon the church every organization within its boundaries all the various experiences trough through which it has passed are for or the purpose of making its ita members capable of performing this high and holy calling not only by way of ex plat plait log the truth theoretically but by exhibiting it practically in all the affairs of life the rho world at present needs a righteous people just as an much as it did when ancient israel was waa chosen to exemplify among the nations the principles of heaven in their national life in the land of prom ise the saints have been charged with the responsibility of building thes the connecting bridge between an gra era that is IB rapidly passing away and a now new one in which the human buman family shall iball attain to higher perfection than ever before in its history bi atory the work of the church Is ie truly marvelous marve loua among the 0 hildren of men it in ii evident that for the accomplishment of this thia work no lose less power is needed than that which followed the servants of heaven in former ages to the little group of nazarenes Naza renes in the city of jerusalem that faced the world in n the beginning ginning oe of the present era it was waa intimated that they should remain together until they were endowed from on high and it was ama also alao emphatically taught aught that in their unity of purpose that unity which la Is a natural fruit ol of brotherly love jove they should be made strong in their work the influence of ef gick ajda la spirit always was to preserve that harmony while the efforts of the opposing power were put forth to de alroy it much of the struggle during time the early aDo apostolic days day w was for the preservation of unity to in baith and practice and it is impossible to read the teachings of oon god in this age without noticing that the divine spirit to is still striving to preserve that indispensable factor in the miss missionary ia nary work of the church for the good ol of the world it need hardly be said eald that the greatest privilege bestowed upon any mao or woman in a responsible position is that of having access to the counsel of those who are endowed with more experience and greater wisdom than his bis or her own nor does it need moy any argument to prove that without this privilege unity is impossible what Is in an army A ship without a pilot A family without a beau achurch in which each individual has no more reliable authority neither in heaven nor on earth than his own wisdom and more or less leas correct logic is in an and he be who doubts this will find abundant proofs on the pages of ecclesiastical history when ther therefore eiore the great work of the church is considered and the conditions sary for its under stood the teachings of the past conference will be valued as among the most precious ever received through the I 1 inspired servants of the lord of course those who ever watch with suspicion every word spoken by the leaders leaden or of the church and others who fail to comprehend the nature or the work to which those leaders have devoted their lives and who always are anxious to di discover doover something suitable for their own purposes of opposition will raise objections to such principles no DO matter if their perfect soundness soun sound doess aag can be demonstrated by the highest authority recognized among all christian carla but this fact need cause caum nu no uneasiness ea no alarm the saints balota who are faithful and willing to carry on out the instructions given will know as ai they RO go along wat that they are on the rafe side bide and the fact will ultimately be perfectly clear to all |