Show THE conference I 1 9 0 1 the concha V 1 af alie he mormon minoll church chur C 1 I a in session at loran logan I 1 I 1 s X 2 an epistle from john taylor and george Q cannon of tho tile first 1 is ir tty I 1 2 i i W A 4 A masterly document M aut with wit I 1 12 gr graphic pi e 1 truths I 1 tho the fifty fiat y fifth annual confer rope r an ance of odthe the church of jeans aes 11 s christ chr of latter day saints assembled in the tabernacle at logan on saturday april fth 1885 at 10 a in there acro present tn tha ba stand apostles franklin Franic liu D richarda richards ri al lyman john J ohn henry hand hebber J grant presidents C 0 card and orson smith of cache valley stac L wj vl of weber stake e aud and members of iho the presidency of many other stakes tho the conference was called to or der by apostil franklin D richi rich ads ards singing by the tho thichoi choir choi P pray arv erby apostle john jolin henry smith APOSTLE FRANKLIN D RICHARDS was the first speaker ho he congratulated co the th Saint stipon ilie ho favorable auspices apices under which the conference ference c assembled Us ared referring to the fine weather in particular the never had better reason reas on for trusting in god than now prominent men in the various wards and slakes stakes arc are being made the objects object af ofa of a storm of persecution but when the winds blow and the storm passes over a forest the tallest trees feel its force tho the worst and though forced to bend to it and seem at times in danger of being I 1 uprooted the pressure they ther endure but serves to loosen the soil about their roots and to thua thus increase their growth even under present circumstances we ought not to foster in our hearts feelings of hatred or revenge tos 0 wards our enemies but feel to leave them in the hands of god we have nothing to fear or be alarmed about anda and those who experience alch feelings should pray often to the lord in secret for comfort and strength present trials vill will force certain classes who claim membership in the church to declare on which aich side of df tho ih fence they stand tho saints have repeatedly been driven by their enemies but the lord who was with them in six six troubles will remain with them during the seventh it is good for us to receive the chastisements of the lord in I 1 order that wo we roay may ba be sanctified and made pure bissol DAVID ir CANNON of st george briefly reported that stake and then proceeded to deliver era a brief but earnest and spirited discourse to the effect that tho the saints have lone long been taught to expect the trials now coming to pass and that these trials were necessary for their spiritual good q PRESIDENT SILAS S SMITH of san luis stake colorado briefly reported ported rp that seeke tho the saints largely of converts made in in the southern states whose friends had turned against them on their embracing the gospel and who were mostly very poor having been able to obtain barely sufficient meant meang to emigrate As a rule they were progressing pro well in in the gospel though h it might be said that many of them were primary pupils NT W W CLUFF of summit stake e followed in a discourse characterized by force clear ness dess and vigor he showed how that in the past periods of the history of the saints their enemies have been confident of com compassing paig their destruction but they have crown i by tho the warfare made against them and so it will continue to be i PRESIDENT N C FLYGARE of the weber stake add addressed reed the conference briefly encouraging the saints to bear with unflinching faith whatever trials they are ca callad led upon to pass through he said they have acen taught to expect what ig now transi transpiring iring a aa ua thattie that the effort of S t heir enemies enemies would but tend to sand purify them the sainte Saints have a great mission mission to perform and god will remain will with them while they accomplish it and gain the vie victor file choir sang au all anthem when apostle heber J GraDt announced that Con SS Arence adjourned till 2 p pm m aila pronounced a beno diction I 1 jv i SATURDAY AFTERNOON A I 1 opening exercises payer prayers Pr ayery by apostle 11 J grant the first speaker was I 1 ELDER JUNIUS F wells r who n said the annual conferences abw 0 f the church of jesus christ bf latter been held a for more than fifty years are edca sjon in aich I 1 tion and encourage ment are ed to the saints and they a means by which truth is spread abroad in thea fprd lafar sw day saints remember with joy the day they heard and embraced ssi the e 1 in tiyo tive land and th what bampi a heard i a of the ness lie s they wg loo e the scriptures to received the them when they J or 3 of there camo came to them a fedeli jig of satisfaction that it was the truth and no man bior nor woman ever embraced the gospel with an honest heart without receiving I 1 such a feeling because the lord has revealed to us the truth and we have chosen and decided to he be governed by it the world and the wicked are opposed to us it has been so in all ages with those who have obeyed the truth not a truth can be named that will tend to mako make men better or happier that is not included in mormonism As a rule the faints young oung people of the latter da day y saints arc are devoted to the principles of truth taught them by their parents but they are not bigoted and always willing to receive light and truth from any source there is no course for the latter day sainta saints to take except to adhere arto to the truth that they have embraced as god has revealed it and they ought to live so that day by day they will be able to say isay that they are at peace with G god 0 d such a life is indeed a happy one but labor is required in order to live it ft ol r ABRAM of Ws wasatch satch stake was the next speak speakers ei he gave a detailed account of stake its dimensions climate ac and reported ic ported the saints to be progressing in the gospel they were as a rule observing the avord of wisdom and frere er elivia living in pence lahia in his stake there diere had teen been cut but two live high council trials in seven years there were two tribes of indiana indians in the stake many of whom had embraced the gospel but they did not appear to have an understand under stando ing of its prin principles and obligations that was desirable and necessary for fo r them to have I 1 ELDER E G WOOLLEY of kanab slake stake addressed the conference hv HA eaid that ho fio had bad a very favorable report to make of that stake the saints were making great progress in in the gospel and in in the intelligence and unity th that a t earing p r irig from it all the people li living vi n g in it were members 0 of the church and hence the interests of all were common the speaker could remember periods in thelast the past history of the saints when it looked much darker than it doea does today to day the events that arc are now transpiring in are oil only the fulfillment of inspired predictions that havo often been made the speaker believed that there would never be euch a breaking up of the saints in these valleys as had occurred irr missouri and lUi illinois nois though a portion of the people might be compelled to flee PRESIDENT W G 81 of morgan I 1 stake gave a detailed report of his stake describing its location products climate etc he had been bee n with the saints in ohio missouri and illinois and had seen many instances ces in which the lord had made the tile wrath of man man to praise him some of these he related he spoke odthe race pf af men and women now being reared in in these mountains and pronounced them thern superior to any in the tile world ELDER JOHN NICHOLSON followed fol loped in a brief discourse which h was characterized by thrilling pow er and striking ap appropriateness the speaker delighted tin in the exhibitions of faith that had been shown during the conference he referred to the of prophesy here ia in utah and also in the world and showed how bow that the api spirit rit of peace is being withdrawn from tho the hati nations and how one of war murder and destructiveness is prevailing ailing he ile referred to the rapid 1 growth of secret combinations that tended to anarchy and pictured the results that would woul d flow from them light had come conic into the world and condemnation at tended its rejection J the speaker felt felan no d malice nor hatred towards those aho vho were opposing this work they were merely doing their part to develop it andje was for the saints to do theirs spoke of the position in ill which a man stands who has aas become a traitor to his breth ren his rel religion and bis his god singing benediction etie diction by apostle john W V taylor 1 I 1 SUNDAY 31 loring 0 N G I 1 long before the hour for niec meeting ting the roads were lined with teams ten wending their way to logan a an d at all the tile seats in the 11 icle I 1 were occupied the seating i paci i tyis ll 11 1 is but by the hour 1 P f meet meeting i g there were I 1 more than boc 0 in tho the houie houn the meeting was called to 0 order rd er by apostle F D richards choir sang s ag tho hymn hymns com et hou glorious day of promise prayer by apostle F blyman ML M lyman choir su sang hark hard yo mortals list be still arestie J W TAYLOR od addressed dressed the congregation he felt pleased to meet wil with the people in conference spoke favorably of tho the good order prevalent in the streets of tl this I 1 is beautiful city no profanity heard no drunkenness perceptible cep tible and quarreling and fight ing absolutely unknown tie he referred berred d to the th e saying 0 of f christ I 1 con berning tho the signs of the t times imes ye hypocrites bovill observe the sigeo in the skies but hot not the signs of the I 1 times the gathering of the people le 1 is aaa a s eign 1 rom 0 that signifies the com ang fi g of f the closing timea times we be lieve in tho the pi Prop heta pf af aldand old and in the prophets of today to day isaiah baye in ilia second clappier clAt pier come ye and let us go up to the of tho the lords house houge etc said that this ia iz a strange work 1 arid ada a wonder to the tile people ato otto day ay f for or every time tho did people are pre driven 1 alven the stron atron ger gerthey they 1 1 1 I 1 become and the little one is 13 becoming a great people he compared this people to a nursery when tho tile young plants are set out in an orchard they will b bring ring forth good fruit he exhorted the young people to the lord lora will make tl the L wrath of men to pra praise is e him the opponents orthis peo people pl 0 bick kick the mustard plant but by so doing they will only scatter tb the seeds to mccu occupy more soil the principle of ue celestial lestil marriage is eternal it ia is truth and the wicked must a and nd will oppose it but it will stand forever in reference iff the abolishing of the practice of celestial marriage he said the lord wo would uld never give this people a revelation to cease its practice until he can marx find a better people or those who will obey it better and do hia his will in all things said that the organization of this church is not excelled anthe on the earth and that this is the testimony of strangers who have studied the va ried constitutions and governments government of the world ita its workings bring forth unit unity y the officers of the tile united states and the people there of are afraid of this union union it ia is not p polygamy ly my they arc re after but oreg the they are fearful earful that this people wilf will take their place and nation the nation should h d make laws to prohibit the use of the destructive elements which are beine manufactured in the united states alter after rehearsing an amusing anecdote of elder Butter fields interview with mrs aln mckean in the city of new york he stated that the time will come when the wom enof the world would be anxious to fulfil fulfill the pro phely of isaiah for they will seek to have their reproach taken away APOSTLE 11 J GRANT IRANT said he felt happy to be present at this meeting g that the final outcome of the present raid will be victory to the tile cause of god and to his chosen people wo should obey the laws of god as did daniel if they walk in the path of duty god will protect his saints the majority are not always right truth is mighty and will prevail he bore faithful testimony to the truth of this work wo we should live iff such ft i manner that our own conscience conscience is void of of u rense should practice charity humility and loving lovi kind ness at home making it fleaven a heaven below the leaders leaden of this people are devoting all their time and talents to benefit all till men their charity towards all men is unlimited we should so live that all men whether of thia this people or not can bear testimony of our honest honesty y he exhorted every person to bo be strict ly honest cancel all obligations and live righteous lives the wicked ridicule our leading men because for a season they are keeping themselves aloof it I 1 would not be wisdom for a child to place its band in the fire nor is it wise to throw ourselves into the hands of our avowed enemies polygamy is not adultery the adulterer is is sev ered from the tile church of bf christ ho he cannot enter the kingdom of ajea ven it is this tills class clas of people as a rule who persecute this people they the T a are not trusted by any the apostate 1 cat rei is s despised b by many who are not of us especially especially those who vigorously take up the battle axe to everth overthrow row its work but among this class there are a it few who perhaps are I 1 lionor 10 ablo men the business men of the cast will take the word of a latter day saint z in preference to an apostates bond keep the commandments of GOJ and he will protect us I 1 no matter what the edict may ruay be cultivate the spirit of daniel I 1 men alen will receive e what they merit to obtain a celestial salvation we mut must not only enter into the obligations thereof but must practice every requirement elbea HARVEY of said he be hau been engaged in this work nearly fifty years and in his experience in the world ho lie had bad never seen or heard anything that he be would exchange for the gospel as revealed through joseph smi smith th the prophet god is making bare ilia arm to protect this people Tha wicked are reckoning I 1 without their host those who are persecuting erse cuti it ig this peo people ale arc are corrupt aan many y of or them would debauch the virgins of zion they are the tile SUB sus I 1 rainero of the grog shop and tho the brothel in our community community if i we v as a people are so wicked lis t they h e would fain make us believe why do they not send us its virtuous men to show us the evil of our way by their example aali pe choir eang a beautiful anthem benediction by prest U C 0 card I 1 SUNDAY al at the general chae Confer eiKo thi thie s at af hernoon a general oristle to abo church was read from presidents taylor nud and cannon of the first pres referring ferrins Ke to tile present condition of ofaf affairs fAira and rind th poly polygamy gainy pro suu document t bays that men well of pure lives set ua examples worthy of emulation by nib all those who lad led iu in works of citizens of tho the highest Rheet lil type of character have been selected as victims of tho the vile person perso cautious ai as crimi criminals nalar of the tile lowest grade juries have li ave been selected for the express purpose of convicting wen men prominent in the church their altmin bi I 1 as is so iby known F the community that it is commonly considered that an accusatiOn in co court now constitutes nn an equivalent to conviction tho the old rule of jurls airis prudence that the tite accused be considered innocent until proved guilty is is reversed and the burden of proof tests resta upon the accused in nearly |