Show TH THE E mft conference RENCE 51 concluding of tho the great mormon conclave at fit logan A A large attendance and unusual interest tested what the Speak speakers irs had to sar say MONDAY MORNING at 10 a am in the house waa was crowded the assemblage was called to order by apostle F D richards the morning breaks the shadows flee waa was beautiful rendered by the logan 0 choir prayer by prest G ouan of was followed bv by singing erelong ere long the vail will rend in twain All apostle osTLE j 11 SMITH expressed himself as being much much pleased to meet with the sai saints I 1 ants in in zion tho the opportunity he appreciated very much a and nd highly valued he had been visiting his native state in speaking of his late mission he be eaid said that upon ars riving in england he be found an all excellent corps of laboring elders elder a after visiting the tile various conferences of the british isles a system oaf 0 f distributing tracts in large 9 e num bers was inaugurated he paid a very high tribute to tho the utah elders who labored with him in that field old fields had been again worked finland had been visited prussia and russia Russi abas has been privileged to hear bear the go gospel gopel pel austria was presented with the sound of the gospel of truth turkey is invaded by the van guard of the army odthe of the lord few baptisms have been performed in these european countries the england V and ot of today to day is not as of yore the b poor are a re getting poorer the rich richer ireland has received the testimony of the elders and a opening has been made the pod rish ish people a are re a purer pe people ople than can be found in any other part of europe ille illegitimacy gi amacy there is but 3 per cent while bi 1 in england it is 6 per cent and in other pars of europe 9 per cent italy is at present almost impregnable for superstition and infidelity reign supreme france has bus been by the servants of god but as yet with meager success attempts b have v been made in Switzerland but th then en did lid prove very successful he with others had felt the eft ejects acts of the wave of hatred which came from the southern states and swept over the british isles the tho rage of the wicked was fearful yat lie believed that a cool wave would soon sweep the hatred away for a season for the nations must yet and will receive the elders le henry nry 11 W beg ast PJ ft i v VUK mountains ou ams is tb the phe I 1 nomon of tha century which wit tell will in the near future revolutionize lut ionize the earth god hag has said it and hig his words fail not but in this his native land he felt that god had planted his standard to the nat nations ionE he feel to revere the constitution and the time will come wine when the government will ill yet recognize our worth hatred he lie dare not foster he would feed the hungry clothe the naked and shelter the houseless no matter how vile they may be he ile would recognize that god ila had made all men no great tribe whether in intelligence or mechanics has arrived at perfection unless it has met with great opposition he felt at peace pence with all though we are at present beset on every side men bien alay may be imprisoned may bo be hounded to the death but systems exist for ever As the fiat flat of je bovah has gone forth that the kingdom of clod god will overcome all other powers it must and will prevail he compared the morals of new england with shoso of utah the scarcity carcity carci tr of children in tho the f families milies of tho tile former and the numerous p progeny of the people of tho the latter were noted the former aro are practicing those things which pervert the laws of nature while the latter are obeying the first command given to adam and eve namely increase and multiply and replenish the earth he felt that god will bless the woman no matter where she resides if she will raise a family of children in accordance with the laws of nature infanticide and other abominable practices are tha tile curse of the land his love of country is beyond expression we are not rebels to the government wo we have bavo changed this once denominated american desert to an integral part of this great ameril american can nation filled it with smiling fields hamlets villages towns and asked j the pertinent question who has been wronged we have married and do acknowledge tl these lese wives and children and do protect them and are proud to acknowledge them before the world who are wronged go to the fine cities of europe and upon the streets you will sec see thousands of gods fair creatures branded with infamy who has done this god knows are the latter day saints d doing thus emphatically no we IV I 1 practice gods laws we revere his command commands and though man roan may point the finger of scorn we know that he loves and will protect us and in hb his own due time victory will perch upon tho tile banners of zion the apostle was filled with the spirit of love to all men his discourse was wilif indeed a feast 0 of f fat things the tile speaker occupied one hour and twenty minutes and an d tho the attention he lie elicited was in tense tease armst 0 0 CT now snow s of brigham city ity expressed the great joy he be felt in listening to tho the able seri bermon tion delivered by apostle JH J H smith we have great cause to rejoice for god has pro this people in a miraculous manner we must wust be united aud strive to continue eo so for we must be one in christ jesus obedience will bring this principle to to our understanding he ile beheld with pleasure the great areat improve improvements the saints ar are 0 ma making 1 ing in this part of the territory wo we should pour out our hearts in gratitude to god for his unbounded love and kindness to us the lord has brought us up through great tribulation front froin many nations we are here hr a uio wire purpose pose which is t t bv 1 div birr of of pr oplie cy iid and it it ii that we a arc re ti alie I 1 e people e ae 0 of f 01 god 0 d we have built upon the rock of revelation and through it we will be delivra delivered from our chornie cn ornie the organizations in the church are perfect and all help to develop the intelligence which god has given us apostle F D richards said that owing to circumstances the list of missionaries would not be presented at this conference but as the work demanded demand ed in missionaries will be called by the tile committee appointed f for or that P purpose benediction by elder geo park inson MONDAY AFTERNOON conference was cabied called to order by apostle F D richards all hail the tile glorious day was sung b by the lo logan loati ati choir prayer by apostola apostle J W taylor the tile hymn on page oh give me back my prophet dear was beautifully rendered APOSTLE F r M x LYMAN re rejoiced j 0 iced in tai the privileges we and awas was deeply interested i in n the epistle read from the yesterday the troubles sought be brought upon us for righteousness sake will soon end this is the work of god and will triumph the speaker read cad from the second chapter of daniel and the verse also from the verse the same chapter the King kingdom doin of god was established in the part of this century we do claim it as the kingdom of any man mail it Is ls established on principles es of righteousness faith is stepping stone to salvation man must receive authority to administer in this kingdom for the subject must receive authority from I 1 his is superior and god is the head t this his the church all and King kingdom doin god all persons who claim standing in this kingdom must reform in their lives and agree to all his laws all sin must bo be renounced noun nou peed ced and we must do works e hii 4 oo al 11 hii 01 our jives every very man inan in the church is entitled to the holy priesthood and all such should bo be pure free from the vices of the tile age and be ever watchful and prayerful E ayery very woman is entitled to a good man matt holding the tile priest hood and such man and woman should live holy lives and train their children in the fear and admonition of the lord the speaker here read from the doctrine an and Coven covenants drits page a revelation concerning the duty of parents to their ch eb ildren wo we have disregarded alis law and broken our covenants concerning these things lings ti showed the beauty of the organization of the priesthood through all its different workings and that these with tile relief societies Y M M I 1 I 1 1 A and ladies organizations with the primaries are for tho the moral and religious training in the principles of life and salvations salvat ions therewith these with the influence of the family circle should train up ill our young folks BO so that they should be mighty men and women in their day and generation the apostates at home and abroad are stirring up strife in the tile varied nations and causing the doors of such to be closed against the eldera of israel but at home we can train up our numerous children and dare them persecutions will cause u to be united in all things and feel after us to repentance r en and look alter after to the welfare y e efra re of our offspring spring given to ua by the lord we have disobeyed counsel in parting of our subs substance to the stranger by dividing our lands wi with th them and building them up in our midst many of them are now our bitterest enemies we should assist our friend friends all men do this why should we e do otherwise i we are deprived 0 of f man many rights and they might as well enact a law to abolish aap baptism cism such things have been done daniel was forbidden to pray to his god but we wes should bould keep keel the be bests odthe of the almighty and trust in his H is vo promises ibises our marriages are for a all time and eternity wo we ex to receive our wives and off spring spring iu in the eternal kingdom 0 fo forever r in our marriages we should not bo be unevenly joked yoked ol 01 ed to the disbeliever i for the consequences are fearful to contemplate late we find no fault willi with the tho inart marriage kAge covenant of the gentiles benti les if they are satisfied to marry and have children only tor for tirre but for us wo we wish to practice the everlasting covenant as did abraham of old por for this the world of mankind aro are findan finding fault with and us persecuting wl u yet wo we roust must expect to stif suffer fier for righteousness sake christ was not exempt from the contumely of tha the un ungodly goaly and we cannot expect anything else else for a season we aro are accused of being a people collected from the slums of society but they are tire in error the people who haye baye gathered here from the nations of the earth ire are mechanics the thinking men and thase who dared to face tho the persecutions of their own kith and kin for the truths sake the tile seven dials of london the Pur purlieus licus us of paris and the docks of liverpool furnish no saints but we are gathered from the pure though the poor of the earth we are industrious honest virtuous and intellectual we do not fellowship 1 aws h the thief the liar the w whoremonger hore the drunkard nor the adulterer which arc are the fruita fruits of an evil system were we what deop people ae of the world call oswo would smile mile upon the men who practice these damnable sins aa as zy they do for they wink at iniquity wo we hareno have no desire to have these in our midst and had we our own way no brothels or groe grog shops would exist in utah elder F D richards eaid said we have very velry great reason to feel g glad ad to rejoice in in the lord for we are better and more comfortable situated than the same number dumber of people anywhere else upon the face of the earth congregated as a community AV we have our own fiell fields pay no rents to heartless landl landlord ads and are more free to express our views than we could possibly have been in the other parts we have peace the nations of the earth are in turmoil and strife wo we are free we have plenty in our granaries flocks and herds we are well clothed and in fact our blessings are so numerous that we almost forget to thank god for them fear not cultivate the spirit of peace of brotherly love and charity to all men the wicked are in the hands bands of god they cannot destroy this people G id od bus hits creed it they may harass barass us for a little season but god will cause their wrath to praise him we ve are gathered to nether gether that god may deal with us purify our own hearts and set our houses in order that the love christ may abound in our hearts zion shall be redeemed by righteousness every man should warn his neighbor so that righteousness nes may abound commit no overt act honor lionor the constitutional tut ional laws of the land respect all men in their positions if legislative bodies break the laws by making unconstitutional laws they will have to answer for it the day is not farour far off when pie will flee to zion for safety will have to feed them and them much aluch good instruction has been given at this conference and anti we kli should uld carry th the espirit of it to the homes of tho the saints in the different parts of the territory exhorted all to pray earnestly for the tile leaders of the church and for all people prayed that god would mess the sainta saints abundantly and invoked hi his blessings on all israel the than i until october 1885 the choir sang daughter of zion Benedi benediction stion by apostle F D richards |