Show T voyt I 1 I 1 i 7 I 1 I 1 1 f I 1 I 1 QUARTERLY conference I 1 of the 1 JI 31 bif 3 1 A of weber feber I 1 be slake stake held in the ogden tabernacle A SUNDAY aug auga 6 5 2 p in 1 the afternoon aon services commenced by being called to order by superintendent E 11 II anderson the choir sang on page the tho boilers toilers towers of zion soon shall rise etc prayer was offered up tip by elder Z ballantyne the choir next sang hymn on ou page behold the mountain of ortho the lord during the administration of the sacrament the members of ortho the central buard were presented to the congregation and unanimously sustained ELDER 7 ballantyne was pleased to have an another otiler opportunity of sta standing before the saints to bear his testimony and desired to have the faith and prayers of the latter day saints to strengthen him and to give eive him power ower to aspea speak such things thing 8 as would ee be i interesting he was alway sand is now willing under all circumstance to go and bear his responsibilities ties in chii kingdom he thought we have need to be proud in in the position we occupy and we arc are one of the most peculiar people living the speaker had watched the progress of the church and andwan was confident he lie waa was not led away to false doctrine but rather on the rock of salvation elder E ider ballan tyne felt well and was always ready to do any anything thing in his power to haye have the young and rising generation take an interesting part in the great pr program which we are carrying out and lie prayed that the blessings of tho the almighty would ever attend us and lead load its to all truth that in the cud we may be found servants of the living god elden ELDER MATTHIAS 9 F COWLEY of salt lake city next took the stand and in a clear and deliberate manner began to speak of the goodness fodness of god unto his people we he desired the congregation to concentrate their thoughts and be united in his behalf he was pleased fo 0 o stand before so many based saints to offer the ii life f kanj an and salvation unto them as lie was directed by the spirit of god he began by setting forth proofs that the gospel of jesus christ had been taken away in the days of the prophets or soon afterwards and had always been revealed by an inspired instrument in the hands of god such as joseph smith the prophet of the living god he was an instrument in his hands even when only fourteen or fifteen years of age but as soon as the beginning of a new revelation had commenced just that soon did persecution se begin and it has raged during luring our fathers flithers stay in Blie missouri illinois and other states they were driven at the point of the bayonet many falling victims to death by the edge of the sword others brutally shot and many wounded the speaker beautifully illustrated tile vision 0 n of daniel and dream which could not be interpreted by the wise and learned men of his day but a servant of god only was enabled by the power of the gospel to internet inter pet the same and warn this king ki ll 11 of his fate the speaker showed I 1 fow how in the m meridian of times the savior came into the lie world born of the virgin mary and showed what becu peculiar liar circumstances he ile had to go through he ile has descended below all things in order that he might rise above them god is the same god who will reveal himself in our day as ile has always in in every age revealed hims him self or shown unto his children ho ile ia is the same who ia is spoken of as coming comin again to wreak vengeance upon t ae the wicked and now is the time to improve ia in beings being virtuous and chaste cli aste for it has been een well said god will again show himself unto his people and t chat hat in this generation there will I 1 be e a temple reared unto tinto god the spot of which was pointed out by the finger of god and a cloud to rest upon it by day anda and a pillar of fire by y knitht night and the glory of god burrou surrounding n ill it the speaker thought the time was not very far distant when people would bo be sent to jackson county missouri Mib Blis the center stake the ilia place of the new jerusalem will there bo be allowed all kinds of people there no none except virtuous and god fearing people who will live b by tho the power of gods blessings blessings blessi ric the speaker earnestly advised advise nys his hearers s to study and become acquainted with the principles which arc are so near our door aud and live so that the destroying angel of god will pass by us as we have been promised if we live up to our religion god ia is going to have I 1 I 1 cave a pep people ale who ial serve him and keep his is and do 40 his will very nearly all the nations of the earth ar are about to totter and fall foll and this people I 1 will have bave to step forward and preserve the constitution the speaker waa was glad to eee see 00 many take an interest nt erest in the improvement pro associations and his prayer was that they would increase ia crease and become united unit ef which would not injure any one although the world look at it as dangerous after many remarks io in regard to our faith and coven covenants auto and the 5 ay ilias of the pro prophets bets who predicted many things which are bein being fulfilled every day dayt he be i earnestly advised alviset the and young to store e up knowledge glean intelligence int elligen ce from every available that they maybe may be ready to go and perform every duty auty that I 1 I 1 1 if 1 74 devolve devolves upon the Z latter da day y I 1 saints T made a few closing remarks and felt well in iii seeing so many of the people out and his prayer rayer waa was that E he e with the rest of ochia als bretherd br ethern will remain true to the covenants we have made the choir sang an anthem and benediction was offered up by counselor N C flygare after which the conference wa was s adjourned for three months |