Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-12-25


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The Latter Day Saints At salt Lake.
The last number af the "frcatier Guard an"
contains the "Atinates % the General Confer.
ence Of the Church OF Latter Day Saints held at
Great Sail LIKE City, Sept It'll, 1851"
The conference we are Informed lasted four
days, and great variety and amount % business
was transacted. We make some extracts from
the proceedings 40 given In the "Gaariiar,s (which
may BE- Of interest 10 our readers, MS exhibiting
in striking high, the p>eularities Of this demded
people.
sUM# SUNDAY, Sept It'll.
"The Conference was called TO order hy Pres
ident Kimball, who stated that if the people have
paid their tithins, the Spirit Of God will be on
this Conference, and notified the brethren, tina,
another person would not ret his endowment IN
til his tithiny was paid IN full.
',Prcsidens Young then addressed the people
on th~ business Of the Conference, and the expc-
rience that this people had passed through. and
showed that Mormonism circumscrihes all truth,
whether In heaven, on earth, or in hell, and will
continue 10 revolutionze this world, until all the
kingdoms Of the earth are subject 10 the kingdom,
It Jesus Christ, and testified that Joseph Smith
was Z Prophet Of God, aud was a. good man as
ever walked on the EARTH"
Disccurses were made BY the Elders Of the
Church, each one, as the account states ''bearing
powerful testimony 10 the work OF the LORD in
the last days, aud tes,ifying tina, Joseph was a
Prophet Of God"
On Monday the Sth, Gov. Young introduced
Judge Brocchus OF the supreme Court Of the Ter
ritory, who made speech Of which accounts
have been given in the papers. The minutes Of
the Conference DO not state the substance Of the
Judges speech, further than his thanks to the
people for their kindness during his sickness, his
testimony Of the pcaccfulniss Of the Inhabitants,
their fellowship, peace and love, one towards an
other, and their submission to the tribunals Of
their own choice. The Judge also explained to
them his agency for the Washington National
Monument, aud expressed his indignation ana alb
hcrrence Of the scenes which transp;red in dvi,
wing the Saints from Missouri and Illinois.
The Conference proceeded 10 elect officers Of
the Church for The year. Brigham Young was
nnaninously sustained as President OF the Church
throughout the world, and also As Prophet, Seer
and Revelator. John Smith was sustained a. Pa
triarch Willard Richards as Historian of the
Church; Orson Hyds as President Of the Quo.
rum Of the Twelve Apostles. Most Of the old
officers were sustained, Of whom long list is
given.
o. Tuesday. Pres;dcai loaLg preached a fa-
neral sermon on the occasion OF the death of Br.
Lewis Abbott. During the afternoon Of Tuesday
and on Wednesday, the exercises were varied,
among which we notice the following:
The Patriarch John Smith, said he had been
through the whole scene of persecution. of mob
bling. aud murders, from 1882 to the present time,
and Hyram in Carthage Jail, and called on the
people TO pay their tthin- that il NAV be said OF
US well done good and faithful servants.
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The Patriarch again rose 10 speak on the Word
ct Wisdom, and urging on the brethren to leave
OF using tobacco, Sc.
President Young rose to PIT the motion and
called on all the sisters who will leave off the use
Of Tea, Coffee, &C., TO manifest II BY raising the
I'll NJ L.. Al nrJ~
And then put the following motion; calm. on
all the boys who wore under ninety years of age
who would covenant to leave off the use of To-
bacco, Whisky, ana all things mentioned in the
Word Of Wisdom, 10 manifest il in the same man
ner, which was carried unanimously.
The Patriarch then said, may The Lord bless
YOU and help you to keep all yoar covenants
Amen.
E. d. Wooley bore testimony Of the work of
the Lord, that Joseph was prophet Of Col, and
that Brigham is just as good man as Joseph was,
and he was as good man as ever lived On the
earth, SC.
President Young spoke on the subject of the
Mormon Battalion, and why they went the Jour
ney. General Doniphan said in 81 Louis that &c
he had one thousand Mormon Boys, the same as
the Mormon Battalion, he could 60 more good
than al the United States soldiers that were
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have bssn charged with treason, although the
Government Is good and the Constitution is as
good as could be framed.
HI then exhorted the Presiding Bishop 10 settle
with the First Presidency, and all the Bishops.
and require their tithing, the one tenth Of all their
real estate, OF the value Of their farms and pos
sessions and all they have got, and then see that
the Bishops settle with every man, and that he
pays his tthiny, OF we win disfelowship him
from the Church. will sell every particle Of
my property It a man can be found who will paw
the cash, and will put il all into the hands Of
Bishop Hunter, and Twill begin anew, and in five
years God will so bless me that should be rich
er than any man in this community.
He then called on the FIRST Presidency, the
Twelve Apostles, High Priests, Seventies, and
every person to know Il they are willing 10 do
~ be told them, when all hands were immsi ate.
y raised.
He lifted his hands on hi,h and vita all the
powers OF tho Holy Priesthood vested in him, he
blessed the Saints in the name OF the Lord Col
OF Israel, when all the people cried, Amen.
The Conference then adjourned
LAn'Ss RErosirosy, FOR January, 1852; Srorm.
sseat 4 Power, Cincinnati.
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