Show COHERENCE B proceedings of in LJ WS APOSTLE ADDRESS B young and bash john Q mcannon rC annon TA T A y I 1 OyiD AYra tho was called to or bya costlo lorenzo snow j the chair sang tho hymn ommen cing i jt L come thou glorious day of prom iso rr r r V the tabernacle was densely packed and many were unable to gain ad bittance mit tance pronounced by Apos llo johnw tay lor the choir sang tho hymn on page t aad J T ui f to earth ho bent his waya JL r y u n AlOST LK LYMAN addressed the congregation it re quires much courage to bo n latter day saint because tho principles 1 which they have embraced are unpopular b lor without it we cannot receive the approbation of daod nor stand in the hour of trial i every m an and woman must for him 0 o r Iier seV k D 0 o r of god not depending upon others for light living jn trying limes but not in serious times they might be worse we are not subject to mobs same of dorir brethren are persecuted and their scattered yet otherwise ye could not ask for corp morp pros pe rity ahat has coma upon ds god us except by his permission it is necessary that trials come upon us to A means of cleansing the ranks of the saints for the church has enjoyed a apostasy apo stacy red past eight years no prominent men have been cut off tn 1 asi wv kilgrow ali bui its is indeed remarkable va would think it strange should half the quo apostatize yet bach has formerly yet bof apostatized ilor yeam arom north man has apostatized notwithstanding assertions to this effect every man who haa rono back on his covenants has not kept tho commands of alewel call hsuch leading SD aliey nave leading men for such are they who keep imen god which cannot bo said of those who leave the falth what if dwire eda p gui in this dc deage age 93 no they may tako away ur wives andev cn destroy ua in tinia e eternity wo will own them and our bitter ene us remember that what alien have fear death or imprisonment god when a youns man takes to him selia wiloh should be prepared ta another ata any time after and jie is not ready for one until he is for another oar should be 3 aliat iP theror kotlier mot lier is taken away they may yet ethrid firm and tnie in the cause of god families should be set in order aria organized and the truth taught our areni these ahinga should occupy our attention instead off worrying and wondering wh and iaboni the bf af the president Tres ident kiy ahe presidents of stakes bishops and others the speaker bore a power jul testimony many to the truth of the ar of jesus christ bf Latte Alay sainta that it would prosper forever broken by no power driven by nd for svery soul ali 0 ia imprisoned ten will be added ihl boush aad friends in the alie spirit of this gospel aa at this to all alie faints byi ti presidents of stakes and etalia et jlia word RO out that we are not we can not yield come lit or come death 1 S 5 nal nfl PRESIDENT 8 B bouyo occupied a portion of time acl pally u non ah av ty of an fn warda and chefa of the saints should be properly orga then can eay laim ns ahe children who tore fiery fim WJ long dr nier go J us but we will not bw tavie edict of marirn U no 0 o Ba crince re quiro by doing our break the oppressors ora lio and ta n prepa ring for the spirit of which must begin in the hearts otha saints tho speaker borenis bore his testimony chuh of the goepel that he know joseph smith waa a prophet and are prophets of tho god if wo aro firm and true the cloubis of thial will in the liine ool af taie and bean for Kupon bahen ya hen f we are fand know aa wo are known i ra i the choir sane an anthem entitled peace by the duet was excellently ay iy prof lewia and Mr sAnn benediction was pronounced liy i oct salli a in I 1 the congregation which was not aslar ceas yesterday was called to order by apostle Erastus Snow L hark ye mortals hist b beitl waa onerea oy apostalo imoaka oti r on for A wo CAH 1 FD diAnDa tho conference for lu of the alt chapter g at the joth verbe he referred to aesa worda there is a remarkable tho circumstances bf that people and tho latter day sainta W alie eliat wo heard in the epistle road lu our le arinK it would scarcely seem necessary td further refer aft the aub acts therein enumerated tho nature of the crimea aliened against ua ha desired all to understand it has novar been claimed that wo have soy law aavo abo lawo 1862 jie quoted blackstone BlackB tOne abow ing law of god is superior to that of man and tault no lawt could be consistent unless it conformed law of god alie ant has been given to ma bogod it becomes an everlasting covenant wherein is the of taking another wife A B practiced bytho latter day saints all parties arc agreeable to the contract thia is otherwise filhe world where deceit is practiced and those concerned biava their infringed upon there can be no crime where the jaw of god is not broken and rights and liberties of men ana wd luen are not with poly gamy is not for all it is especially for the true among the latter day saints we are persecuted because we prefer atu live up to the law ofed to the new and everlasting covenant of marriage eo that we can rear up children to god instead of letting our cities be filled with harlots and de populating them of children we were persecuted forg thia and not be cause we have committed a crime we have only broken a law which has been made by a congress in 1802 and in 1882 which could not be said to he very su far as virtue ia concerned well but say the of the nation are so fw wo are two hundred to one of you hoac wag 4 bosta appeared for small armies and put to the great we may rest as in ready to aidus who aro for us who sympathize us igei told the story of to show that there are too many among us too manware ma ha nIngon for the the wishes a few who are trudi by whom be will turn the works the world to bui own purpose in his own due time we know that we have here a strong government as we are told by our JAH know it this oui enemies fearnot polygamy tho nation cah government as we governor swill repent of their sins and be baptized god will prosper them and establish them in bat they are hard of heart and will not listen ye enst then wrestle and other na tiona with ohp ud troth until we shall become victors through the power of his mercy BISHOP JOHN Q CANNON fri p f ii occupied fi expressing ins astr have been civen to MS during this conference we need not ook assistance either north or south east we can only look that abiding elih 1 ua on to eternal life iian ing been abundantly blessed we should thank god testifying to our enemies by our works that we fear and trust in hemf this iii 0 aline for fean bill nd faithful laher let us enjoy the spirit of god aud stand upon our own merita knowing for ourselves the of god the speaker closed with a testimony of the truth of ho gostol of christ and a prayer for the the choir rendered an anthem thou who art faithful with a beautiful solo by prof jos E ind conference adjourned adjo arned till trw benediction ioa waa pronounced pronoun ed by pa John |