Show FIFTIETH k ANNUAL CONFER ENGE DAY j THURSDAY ath 10 am by elder oraon pratt ELDER SNOW said wo W o a latter day saints pro fens o bolwa in the lord jesus chaitt the re horation of the goepel and bt the priesthood and to the gospel miraculous eifes and Lle aing tho holy spirit which shows us things past and shingi to c binl when wo relieve the goa pt covenanted with god that wo boult i r p alic commandments command menta of o would dolliw the spirit life and light and near that it should ben motto with ti the of god or anthine nt hine t intro have kept theae covenants we hara joy and peace to and the encina and have secured to our selvia tho blessings and privileges pertain to a celestial law it is our to enjoy tha blabs blebs ingal hat pertain to glory justin proportion na we obey the dictated of a celestial law just eo far in our as we havo ob sered tho laws that pertain to our temporal aggrandizement so far i davd wo been prospered and blessi ed in eliat direction o far as we have ignored these things o are no weak in them all the information necessary for our temporal and salvation are contained in the revelations of god if in the we have not gained such positions as we could have gained the fault is ours and not of the lord when into con side ratio abo thralldom in which we and the spiritual ignorance enveloped us when we obeyed the we certainly ought to feel thankful for the deliverance much god has given ua and the progress that wo have made it would probably be well for the latter day saints in this year to renew covenants before god and and make renewed nation to live nearer to the law af pf god that so far aa god gives us positions and possessions in the earth we should show ourselves worthy of the privilege of establish ng the gospel upon the earth I icar to the knowledge of this that I received when I was baptized baptised sed I know that I received a physical knowledge of the truth and of tho holy ghost when I iab ithe ordinances administered upon me ind that through my administration of the ordinances epou othera they also have received ghys phys cal knowledge of the truth as I did ELDER WILFORD quoted from isaiah A little ona shall bacomo a thousand and a small one a nation in the last 50 years II 11 fl work had become and it will not take half of another aft y yan M to bacomo a strong nation the destiny of aba kingdom of god SAS spoken a littlestone mountain without hands etc I wish to ask if thi ia tho work of god can the world help it or withstand it or make the word of god of no effect joseph smith in liberty jail prayed to the lord and tho lord answered him and amongst dofher things told him that he bad reserved to be revealed in the latter days alt that should be ro and a man might as well undertake to dam the waters of ahe missouri as to hinder the lord from pouring down blessings upon the latter day sainte I view the world ripe and we have got to our sickles and reap if wb dro not approaching a change both in the world fand zion then I am lost in the revelations of god the coming of the son of god is nigh the signa of his coming have for years the twelve are solas watchmen upon tho wall of zion and if they do not warn the people when the enemy comes and the people ar aslain cs lain their blood will bo required tl heir hands wo cannot allow bin and iniquity to remain in the people without warning them or our awer will be taken away from u ab nb man can uee the power of the priesthood for self aggrandize ment find have that power remain with him it is time for the elders of israel to put away their whisky and tobacco and other evils if we are going to build up the kingdom god it ia timo for us to put away our eian and to keep the commandments of god the eyes of god and uis son and all the beai enly host and ill tho prophets and heavenly nun of old are upon us as elders of israel therefore wake up ye inhabitants zion for ft great change is at your doors EIDEE said I feel with all my heart to thank tho lord our god for ahn bits sings conferred on this people our year of jubilee is past it ended on the ath of april we aro now living on the fifty first year atia to be hoped that the kind acts of tb brethren in behalf of the poor will not end with what haa been done in tha early part ot this fifty first year the events which have been predict ed to transpire in the last days have been BO frequently bounded in atie cars oatlie latter day saints that they can hardly realize that they are even now at their door the calamities and destructions and indigena eions that have been promised to be iu pen the earth I know are almost at our doors and the time when initiations willbo swallowed ui in all of I have that bo opening of th great pyramid of is another testimony of tho near ap of these things one of the remarkable objects in the pyramid la tho grand step in tho grand gallery the measurement in cubic inches arora tho birth of christ to this tep s 1820 and ac hundredth inches which h indicative of the introduction of the gospel on april ath 1830 and sixty one cubic inches from this point ia the ilia tanco to the great impending wall therefore sixty one acara from that dale april can 1830 is tho end of something but of abt do not pretend to tay but I know from le and tho book of mormon eliat the days of tho geno tilea are drawing to a close awake therefore ye inhabitants of zion to your duties after god with all your souls might mind and strength that you may not also be destroyed ahn the destruction of babylon ahall come but ala you may be partakers par takers of tho to zion in the latter days ELDER ciuc C taid god requires to u bo one we should nettle all our difficulties and seek to become one we should see that wo are not at fault in this aa well na other matters mot M god will not accept ua on our terms but on tho terms lie himself has lah down there Is no time to spare for the work required of must be performed in alio appropriate time I can bear testimony to the truth of tha remarks which havo been regard lo 10 tho judgments which are coming upon tho earth taid st paul said if jn this atif hope wo are of all men ho most miserable I have some aimee thought when wo hero of tsie jea and that anro abroad on the earth concerning fah people if it were not for the that god is with u wa should fall into and despair better ore the strokes of a friend than the kia of an enemy the words of tho lord are oia sword but ihly carry salvation with them and they show ui where wo are wrong may repent and do letter tho word of god teaches us to 10 bo hypocritical and to learn to be honest in our dealings with each other it is of no use for u to seek to cover up our iniquities or to hope can bt saved by the outward ordinance while inwardly we are corrupt for the eye of god is us F I said forty two years ago next june when at tho age of 17 years I had been convinced of the truth of this under the ministration of elder joseph young all of the gifts and blessings of the gospel had been poured out upon me and upon others A man in this church if be determine to bo a saint murt have some degree of heroth hero tm it ia no halfhearted business god requires bis ser van ts to serve him with their who e hearts mind and strength the of the cainas in behalf of the br ethern of the twelve are being answered there is ft great degree of union and brotherhood amongst the quorum the spirit of the catherine ia being given tol srael in all their abiding and they are being influenced for their return the beav only is being sounded for the return of israel from all ands as made manifest in the dreams and vision that are being manifested to theae wandering tribes and although there are of people who though their officers are telling ua we shall not alvo the of gd there are a times watching us from behind ahe veil and as in the case of the young man with elijah let ahe young mans eyes be opened those that are for us are more those who are against us KI BRIGHAM aaili god has been us during the conference and I think that the saints in nil of our settlements will rejoice with those who have had the privilege of being present at these meetings I am glad that god giyen it in the power of this people to distribute a million of dollars the poor and lam anxious that future blessings which has been do to civo cows and sheep those who have been unfortunate iball be received in thankfulness and not have aba recipients turn and ask if the corn is shelled JOSEPH F SMITH bore hia testimony and said when moroni visited joseph on the of september be quoted to hi i the prophecies of the prophets nd told him that they were not yot but were about tu bo fulfilled these predictions is that the wicked shall bp destroyed from off the face of the earth and that ono liko unto moses even christ should come and when he should come then the power of afao wicked shall be broken babylon shall fall and the judgments of god shall be brought to pass As a servant of god I have received a testimony that theae things are truo and the fulfillment of them is at our door and if the latter day saints do not put away iniquity from thee judgment commence at the house of the lord they ahall the first to fall victims t those judgments that we may be able to stand and be protected ani preserved by the lord when these evils are poured out is my prayer in the name of jesus amen ELDER ALBERT bore testimony to the truth of the work and said that in many places in the book of mormon it was stated that if the inhabitants of this continent would not obey and keep the commandments of god they should be cut off from the earth we the latter day saints are under the samo restrictions as the other inhabitant of this continent in this regard ELDER MOSES THATCHER said would it not be well to reflect in reference to our individual acts during our experience in the church whether we have done unto others aa we would have others do unto us whether we have been humble and followed the whisperings of the holy spirit and whether we hae not been as faithful as wo should have been make renewed determination to do better I know that every blessing that god has can be received by thosa who will live for them he then bore testimony to the divine inspiration ot joseph smith and the testimony of his death and that of byrum expressed himself that be had no enmity against tha government of the united ELDER D U said tho latter day saints cannot afford to lay off the armor of right fur one moment for thy enemy is ever on the alert against them I fear the insidious approaches of the enemy in endeavoring to undermine the faith of tho latter day more than I do ahe open opposition of serried hosts of enemies and it becomes latew day sainta to manifest integrity before god and high heaven that we may have confidence in each other wished tho principle of operation cooperation co tobo sustained with nil honor among the people operation cooperation co was not only for importing but for manufacturing among other wa ought to work up all our wool into cloth and cease to import claths cloths from abroad andee should mako hats are trying to live the order especially in the south and are being bloed by the al god is pleased with the liberality oi the people to tho poor and he will basi tho people more if they will be kind and liberal to each other this priesthood is not conferred upon men to any tyranny or injustice over anybody it ia expected that the saints will aetola their before the court of the church and if men tako their difficulties into the courts of tho ungodly I ayin christ that they shall be destroyed by tho ungodly and they shall pot the of enters y S ho tempa ana receiving the bla inga therein eiven god winces air thos cd in teach lne children at tho urn day schools alho tiona of the young men and young women god alewing and much good being dontay the alif oci etiM are doing much good and I say god tho and let tho congregation say amen A loud amen was given in rard to the builds wg of ahw U a good work hero r we hope tatt this teason U wil bal pushed ahad with increased dieon great credit du tho brethren at login and banfi for the manner in they on those tb ard to our government consider tho they not our faith nor ivym pathy with our institutions but cant we better our condition under any other government no they are gods children and wo must not I consign them to d and dp l at ruction but 03 aoda chilan D I they can repent and wo will do them nil the good wo can and wal will dustain this governments andl when anarchy and division seize it the elders in israel will sustain it and proclaim liberty to all atre world we will purge ourselves from iniquity and hold up ha banner of purity in of nil men wo wish choso who are able to any their debt to the perpetual Eni ira tion fund and also th e who feel to donate means to emigrate their poor friends to bring their money to elder carrington god blew ble w ou my brethren of the twelve of the seventies the high priesthood prest hood the and their ha presidents and their the priests teachers and deacons and all the people amen P R cushion of new york died at pann na while on bis journey from fraacisco yesterday the first national bank of chicago made a cash payment of into the sub treasury the clerical faction of the french are advised to transfer their allegiance to the bourbons two hundred russian convicts have arrived at odessa to be trun ported to the island the starvation in armena asa burning appealing persons died in one single village A frenchman wallon on tin mission to sumatra has been assassinated with two companions the drought in cuba continues and cattle are dying in numbers from it in the auetta abajo region the gross earnings of th central railroad ot new forscy in 1879 tore against ai millions in 1878 at montreal lechance was arrested today to day and confessed to murdering miss desmet at buls trade the building ol 01 I field it I burned down today to day the work of an incendiary the loss was heavy the commanding officer at fort brown tex has received authority to enlist mexicans for service along the borders the steamer darita was sunk yesterday on the danube by a collision eleven passengers and five of the crew drowned at marshall texas a law student will steadman killed himself h signing as a causa the n of his application for admission at west point two years ago laa P keened boroo lord mrurphy in newmarket at london S attacked by lung fetch a galgat soldier during the last war waa buried yeater dav t A dynamite explosion att pai killed two men and about twelve other merely |