Show the openly GILEAD of the fifty years jabalee in salt lute W interesting speeches from fresl dent john taylor and apostles woodruff and the mexican mission etc the two days mooting which hod boon called by alo to precede the annual conference opened abi moraine at the new at embly hall president john taylor called the meeting to order and tho choir sang tho time hippy time inet expected blyford dy of oar shall datu aub and bim obey after prayer and second singing tation airoso and addressed addre ased abo tion was pleased to meet in thu beautiful hall when the fame should bo thoroughly complete dand the organ ready for aae tho building would then ba dedicated it was hoped that on the ath anat the meeting could be held in the large tabernacle so that as many might bo convened as desired to come together on the ath of april the chur h would have been iced fifty years and it might be very appropriately called a azab OP and it was the privilege of the saints to meet and renew their covenants and thank the lord for bis kindness during the last fifty years it was customary among the ancient jews to release their debtors on the year of jubilee so that none might be distressed aad it was ed to present some suggestions at tho coming conference ho requested the saints to pray for him and the other members of the quorum that in all their administrations they might present such principles as were calculated to blew the saints and buildup the kingdom of god the next speaker waa ELDER he commenced by saying brethren god blosa you lie then referred to the historical paintings that decorated the ceiling of the building in which tofy were assembled ue then called the attention of the congregation gre gation to the great responsibilities resting upon them an the instrument of the almighty bro oron pratt who sat on the speakers left was the only faithful member liying of the first twelve organized in this dispensation bro taylor and the speaker were the only members alivs ing of the second organization but neither of them would tarry here a great while longer they would soon pasa behind the vail he referred to his dreams during the lost three months II 11 had seen many of the dead and when met with the rest ho was frequently asked to speak to tho assembly but his reply was I d d my preaching on the earth and I tiago come to seo how the saints arc getting along and hear others this shows eliat tho brethren who pass away have a knowledge of what is doing ou the earth he had been much pleased with hi visit in the southern country he bad anda it bis homo at while in arizona they were living in the united order he saw no one drink tea or coffee or use tobacco he never saw a boy amako a no and witnessed no quarreling during his presence ue aielt that the lord desired the saints to unite together in tome borci and anything that tended to virtue to righteous aw and prosperity ans plea aine in the eight of god the had been furnishing arms and ammunition to the indians bo bad been amon them and be declared that no greater falsehood was ever perpetrated by X abe BOS OF ahe than that accusation against thia aco pic he referred to the and customs of the various tribes and stated that since the elders had cone among them they were more friendly to the whites and had far leas bloodthirstiness and among them than formerly when principle of righteousness were taught them they eoon became more friendly and notwithstanding ther previous ioui hatred of the white any white man could go among them to day and be safe it he did not inter re with their domestic relations as heywerd hey were very sensitive concerning heir rights his remarks were very interesting throughout tho next speaker waa ELDER MOSES he was pleased ind felt that tho sainta were favored in hav ing the privilege to meet under such circumstances lie had visited tho capital of tho republic of mexico for tho purpose of preach ing abo gospel to choso people they were kindly received and treated and notwithstanding tho reports circulated by tho crebs they lilt that a great work was to be done among them more than ono half of the opre of puro indian stock descendants of wo OLD RACK about five millions of people if it had not been for the notion of the catholic priests doubtless through ignorance much knowledge might now be in the of the world concerning that people out as cortez bore down upon their defenses defences de fences with hla artillery even BO the priests destroyed their works of artl particularly ticul arly their libraries were a great lo 10 to tho world and when they were being destroyed tho people would gather round the scenes of destruction and LICK the of their feature la much like th american indians and when the white blood appeared among them they much resembled jew the AID treated thero with kindness and one you marinone Mari seem to hayo poor country but a prosper eus people while we have a rood country and poor people their mines aro not only numerous but very rich scarcely ault but what can be raised in section of the country the it variable owing principally to the winds the new york sufi having published an arriolo to the that the speaker bad been sent to pur land ho was beset by speculators desiring to sell ot acre etc but he told hem ha had no each but caroo to preach the gospel ho had batad the constitution of tho country and found it to bo eu more our own aad when tar the government were concerned tho brethren mot with uniform and this wai trouy by them lie related ft of ad A woman was healed of y by tho administration of inh who had joined the church an ic that the miggion on which si ot b i been called was owing to j rivwa to a gentleman who wai er in a presbyterian college in co and who became ir kommor part of the book of mormon ats in to the spanish langa ir a peculiar means in had learned hood up that he could not HATS MAS ANO coal and therefore when he ar ahti and manifested any people it fillod him with a rather than hatred the boro a faithful t the of ih andt y dom of in the land of H and anally among the bract V the Agi embly ddll n a structure and present anel yin appearance appe aranco both inside and the speakers speak era can be beard greatest grea ease and no effort hua bo niao in the conijn tion compared with the tabernacle 11 the above were to inama ng to those who attended your readers would lik ahm read them SALT LAEB april ath 1880 i |