Show conference IN TENNESSEE TENNESS BIT sensational scene in a meeting manifestation of W WOLF LF CREEK lawrence county tenn september 1887 editor deseret mews the southwest tennessee TeDi essee see conference convened at 11 a ra on saturday sept september e aber 1887 at the wolf creek cree k school housie there were present john morgan president of the mission ellas elias S wright president of the conference wi wm D C markham ezra ezrah F walker jno W saunders asahel L fuller milford B shipp jr and richard A shipp ti tia aveling elders in the conference but few people were vre present sent called to order by president Pros arc ident wright A song of greeting to president morgan composed for the occasion was sung sang prater er by elder john W saunders ba after which the hymn on pa page e revised for the occasion was sung elder beldt r wm vm 1 C markham Mar knain was the first speaker geread he read from matthew 24 4 ar ard aid d this gospel of the kingdom must be unto all the world for a witness etc said it was was the duty of the elder i of israel to preach this same gospel which had bad again been restored for the welfare and salvation of the human family and to lift a warning vr arnina voice unto the people of the judgments ments which were even now ilow being poured out elder ezra eza F walker next spoke for a short time said the lord had promised where two or three bad met to together ehtier in his name there lle i be also and that to bless had he not had bad a perfect knowledge of the ehe gospel as azain asala restored he never could have undertaken to preach its april ei ples pies this gospel of the kingdom would produce the same effects today to day as abe ame tame t gifts and i euid aid follow as in former times if received with proper motives elder esias S wright followed ile he was pleased at having the privilege of 4 meeting in conference confer ecce but was not ale pleased ed with thle the if tb the e saints saints could not afford to cometo meeting alerting how could we expect strangers the people of this I 1 locality had bad heard the first principles of the gospel for a number of years and had bad DO excuse for not understanding them the gospel of christ inculcated every truth and made the human family free felt like paul of old 1 I am not at ashamed shamed ot ol the gospel of christ for it is the power unto salvation unto every one that bell believe eveth tb 11 earnestly exhorted the saints to diligence in duty and the nees necessity sity of remaining faithful to the covenants they had made before god singing arise my day soul arise conference adjourned until next day at 11 am benediction by elder A L fuller on sunday sept 18 conference convened at the stutts stotts schoolhouse as per adjournment singing do what is right president wright offered prayer sin Si neing gloag 10 lo the gentile chain is broken elber elder jonn joan W saunders first occupied a short bort L time he showed the necessity of falta faith in god and in ills his priesthood ad aad a godly repentance elder A L fuller next spoke on the principle of baptism in order to obtain salvation we must obey the gospel as laid down by const carist this salvation is not limited to any individuals and aad is only obtained on the conditions stated in the scriptures three things are assent essential ial to ba baptism authority object and correct form quoted scriptural passages showing the only form practiced in uwe davs of the savior and his apostles elder milford B shipp jr exhorted the saints to faithful faithfulness Dess in regard to prayer the necessity of living lives of purity and seeking for the spirit of god to ematile them to keep his command m ats elder richard A shipp said we are here as the servants of god sent by a higher power than man can bestow i to show the way of lift PRESIDENT JOHN MORGAN felt pleased to meet again with the E iders eldera saints and people of this locality could we but see at a glance what has transpired in this land since the first elders passed through here forty years ago we would be amazed the fhe former elders who preached to this people testified to the truth ot of tile the prophecy uttered by joseph smith the war that would then shortly come to pass pas and exhorted those who wished to escape it to flee to zion you who have gray heads know ahe result of disregarding the teaching gods servants in those days day the rhe present elders testify anat gods jud judgments ments will be poured out with in increased eased vengeance upon the wicked and ungodly our addic 1 to those who will serve god is to profit by the past and get out ot of cereas here as soon as possible at this point the speaker was interrupted and A followed which a out of charity chanty for a professing christian community we would like to omit A young man named bep gilbert whose rude and mysterious actions the attention ot of all present lumped jumped from a 8 side ide desk upon which he fie was sitting seized a crutch near by raised it above his head and rushed forward to strike the speaker exclaiming G d d n your old heart what you said when you were here before I 1 have had bad enough ot of your trying to induce my mv relatives to go t to 0 that country now they are there and want to come back but cannot get money to return just as if you knew what was com coming ing to pass in the future I 1 elder E S wright seized the crutch and wrenched it from the young mao mail the latter then drew his knife bat was prevented from using it by the elders present efforts were made to reason with him but without effect he continued to grow more boisterous brandishing d his knife so that none present d dare ire approach him he continued with his threats and abuse for five or ten minutes making a number of efforts to get hold of the speaker speak erp and ana would not yield to the persuasion ot ol friends to leave the house bouse finally a lady saeid seeing the peril of her husband who endeavored to quiet him daod and upon whom be drew his bis knife fainted away at this the women set up a wail which reached the ears of the would be murderer and was the means of causing dim aim to leave the house bouse in a short time lime efforts were made to continue the meeting by inviting the crowd into t the he house but without any one oae feeling inclined to have proceedings ce continued A second effort was made but an occasional friend would come forward and suggest we make no more endeavors to finish the meeting as there were upwards of thirty in the rob who were growing worse KNOTS OF bep were seer seea in in places outside of the house and the general feeling prevailed that if further efforts were made they might result in something serious it was therefore deemed best to move quietly away creating as little littie excitement as possible no further efforts were made by the mob to carry out their damnable scheme we desire to make mention meation of sisters hattie blackburn and V E grimes who showed more mare coura courage ge than all the men present in quieting the tae A L ful liar KR |