Show IN THE O STATE i A Con conference merence held to ia south carolina I 1 P 0 spartano spartans Spart Spar spartansburg tans ansburg ihirg co S C 04 nov the south carolita Caro Carol liaa laa annual c infer anfor once nee was held on J S blacks plantation nov ath and oth 1887 meeting was cal called aed to order at 10 a in by president MD M D ferrin 61 tog 0 my father thou that dw dwell ast est ll 11 prayer by elder P P bingham singing we thank thee 0 god lor for a pro prophet thore there were present president john M morgan organ of the southern states Bie aion M X D ferrin president of the coaters uce and traveling elders P P bingham W A redd radd J f E R wil egx ox A J Sta okay H J humphreys kluha peck and jos H John johnson sofi and a fair attendance of saints and amid friends 1 president M K D ferrin was the first speaker he dwelt at some length on faith ith and works assumed that all bell believed eved IR in god aud aal proved from the scriptures that ahat god is a being having a body and that he possesses certain passions such as auger anger jealousy lo love etc showed also that we must have faith in or believe in god or incur his displeasure and thus brin bring condemnation upon ourselves staging ging do what is right the th e next speaker was elder J E H wilcox showie showing the feces necessity sity 0 of f having the spirit ef f god to enable us to understand the things of godt god and that what was anciently the gospel I 1 of christ is now the gospel of 8 christ ELDER JOS H JOHNSON next addressed address edthe the congregation he bore his testimony to the trilb truth of the work and encouraged the saints to press forward in he cause of truth president morgan was the next speaker beeaker Bp eaker quoted from matthw matthew vit VII li 14 straight is th tire gate and narrow is the way which unto life and few there be that flad find it aare there bems e f from rom this to be a gate to pass t through rough and a road foad to be traveled by those who who would attain to the blessings of heaven examined holy writ for aguede a guide to that gaseor gate or road which is the great bligh highway way to eternal life found the pat path of the savior or the plan of salvation laid down by him to be e such a guide represented presented Ee the first four principles of the gospel as being gates through which we have to pass in m traveling that highway god Is not mocked and whoever tries tres tr es to enter in any other way will be counted counted as a thief and a robber exhorted the assembly biti words and counsel and a good spirit prevailed singing when you gather to zion benediction by elder W A redd council adjourned till 1 p mp m IN THE AFTERNOON meeting was called to order at the appointed time sin singing ging bark hark the song sang of jubilee prayer by elder H T humphreys b singing 1 ugin wake 0 wake the world from if sleeping le e I 1 ug it elder W W A redd addressed the assembly the speaker proved that our attendance at meeting listening to the word of god would in no wise save us god has laid down a plan of salvation which all must follow who would obtain eternal life said if we are followers of christ we must follow him whether we please the world or not thought it advisable for all to care carefully fally examine their footing and when sure they are right to work with A will while time Is yet their own owa elder A J then spoke of the gates which lead to toc arnal anal life represented by the first four principles of the gospel as spoken of oy president morgan bore his testimony test olony that we were teaching the same gospel that jesus and his apostles did and saw said put us to the law and to the and prove tt tor for yourselves PRESIDENT MORGAN was the next speaker the kingdom of god is like unto a tree and as the church or kingdom of god Is built upon the foundation of apostles leir and prophets liets they are the roots and to gettler gett ter with the other officers and members make the whole tree or the bod body y of kofl L christ through the roots the sap ghei to all parts of the tree cut cat off and he tree will die in times of old the tree by wicked bands was cruelly shorn of its r roots 0 0 ts and died and its dead bran francees branches cees were in different parts of the earth and each is represented as the true tree however in these days the tree I 1 ii planted again the same as before on the same foundation the roots are restored and are carrying sap to all parts of tho the tree and it will grow and become a great tree and will eventually fill the whole earth singing when first the glorious light of truth benediction by elder alliba peck pack conference adjo adjourned till sunday at 10 a in SUNDAY nov ath meeting called to order at 10 A am M S sing nging from the region of glory P prayer alyer by El derM elder alderm M D ferrin singing an angel from on high present this morning quite a large gathering of saints friends and strangers elder P P bingham bangham first ad addressed ased the congregation quoted from matt eth chapter verse but seek ye first the kingdom of god and Us its righteousness and all these things be addad unto you the speaker supposed that all present were in search of that kingdom showed that we must first obtain some idea what the kingdom of god looks like or in what it ic consists to enable us to know it when we find it apostles and prophets asre in the church in old time and as such was the case then we would naturally look for them now for r they were to td remain till we a all came e to a unity of the faith MD M D PERRIN BEn next arose he followed on the same subject as the previous speaker showed that perfection must be reached before we need look for prophets to be done away spoke at length upon the gifts and blesa bless rags logs promised the believers and stated that this be a good guide to t toe weary pilgrim la in search of the p straight raight and narrow way I 1 singing the spirit oi at god like a fire is burning president morgan then read the parable of the and directed hip remarks more specially to 0 the members ot of the church the sowers somers are now sowing and aed as of gf old some seeds fall by tm wayside some in shallow places where there is a lack of soil some am among oda thorns and some in grod ground a illustrated plainly this vars oara ble before the people and exhorted eiho ted the he saints to faithfulness ulness that th they might not die for want of substance singing come all ye sons of god benediction ene diction by elder W 8 redd bedd adjourned till 2 p m ON SUNDAY meeting came together pur pursuant to adjournment sinking singing come let us anew pra prayer I 1 er b by president dent morgan morga n singing 11 behold behold thy layson sons and sand daughters the congregation was then addressed by b of elder ff T humphreys showed p plainly that eliat the sects of the day did not possess the gifts of the holy spirit one sect will say one thing another will say just the opposite and we read that the holy spirit guides us into all truth and truths never clash la in any such anner manner PRESIDENT MORGAN then addressed the ass assembly emby the matal feature inthe in the doctrine of devils is deceptions deception hence they must resemble the truth in some way the lord said to adam and eve in ia the day that thou eanest thereof thou surely die the devil said abou not surely die 4 simply the dif ference of que one small word yet how I 1 vast tho difference ii inconsequence consequence it is always the cape between the doe doc trines brines of god and of the devil all can detect the doctrines ot of devils who are endowed with the holy ghost lor for it leads them into all truth GOOD ORDER 41 16 and attention 7 prevailed throughout the whole conference and a most excellent spirit was manifest and it was a time of of general rejoicing the congregation sang adieu my dear brethren adieu 17 closing losing pray prayer er by bv elder A J during conference five counell council meet tugs ings wre held is in which the elders received much counsel andl instruction from president morgan thle the conference is in a thriving con coa diton and the elders are meeting I 1 with encouraging success in most ot of their fields of labor four sunday schools are now or and meetings are regularly held in three places tho them health of the elders and saints is generally good and all feel encouraged in the work some of the saints will start west in tho the near fut future kire and will jola join the company that leaves on toe tile dinst they will seek homes in the western states tates and territories while the elders will resume their labors of looking after the saints who remain here and spreading the truth all the elders eldera will return to their former felds of labor except elders and Humpherys who take their departure Is ia a short time and penetrate the unknown jungles of the district of country lying youth of here where as yet abu hay has never been dit disturbed by the intrusion or abiu u of a mormon rmon elder A J STOKEY clerk of conference |