The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-12

you 70 thu heart II Is policy not to wait ti you are
killed. but act the defensive while you stil hye
better psops before ourselves are grown better we could
not live among them, and that would be tho hell OF it.
We have found people as good a. we are and We are
and the spirit has baptized into degree Of one
ness The world thinks in tho highest sense
Of the term but God that there 10 much room for
us 20 in prove In Where shall begin to i'm
proven don't know of anything better calculated to
| improve union than to have some wide meshes In
the net to let those slip through who don't wish to be
gathered and to unite with the rest There Is accu.
the arss and the good good and
bad fh which the gospel net gathers The only safe
is for the good and bad to be separated to the
roaes open the snow disappear from the kanyons that
spirits not coDgenia to the gospel of peace may 60
many roads as there points of compass. Such
mepts give opportunity for the Saints draw the cords
Of union still closer. May God bless you all. Amen"
| Opening Of the General Conference.
lovely day or have been more satisfactory to saints
or angels The distant valleys sent forth their nhabi-
nnas this VALLEY ,s ssnsa s forth its thousands and
than at Great Salt Lake City this day
The Deseret national flag unfurled to the breeze
Ibe Nauvoo Brass Bar d, Capt. Bal0's Band and the
Military Band epvened the air with toeir sweetest
strains The Silver Greys made venerable appearance,
posts at early hour. The police under the efficient
management Of Capt Hardy at their posts at the
as glad ard cheerful though each had favored
with the visitation of angel So opened the Genera
Saints Great Salt City which was called to order
in p the IsbsTpscs 81 nae BY P1esdsnt Young At 10
c. Kmban and Willard Richards.
Presiding Patriarch, John smith
OF the quorum Of the Twelve o Hyde P P. Pratt Joh.
Taylor, W. Woodruff E. 7 Benson, G. A. Smith, A.
Lyman, G. Rich, L. Snow, L. Snow and Franklin d.
Of the Presidents of the Seventies, J. Young, L. w.
Hancock, T. Pul-ipber, HerrInsn b. L. Clapp A. p
lockwood and J. M Grant.
Presidency of the High Priests quorum, John Young
r. CahooD and G b. Wallace.
President of the Stake, David Fulmer.
High Council of Zion; Presidency of the Elders Quorum
| Presiding Bishop, Edwa,d Hunter
Clerk OF Conference, Thomas Bullock. Reporter G. d.
| Watt
President Young made few Introductory remarks to
the Saints; said that in few years 1--WE may place
sufficiently large to accommodate the Saint, although
twenty ago the church organized with
| only six memberr."
The choir surg, On mountain tops in latter days."
! &c.
Prayer by John Taylor Choir sung, Come all ys sons
The order of the day, was next read by the Clerk
President Young rejoced opening the Conference
der such favorable ausl ices.
The procession then formed at the vesry door in tho
| following oruer -
| 2-Nauvoo Brass Band, colors
| 3-Baio's Band, /"
Capt. Pattigrew, with relief guards.
o-F,rst President and Counsenors and aged Patriarch
THE Twelve Apostles, first Presidency Of the Seven
ties and President and Councillors Of the Elders
8.-President Of the High Priests quorum and COUNSEL
lrs in connection with the President Of the Stake and
the High Council
9.-Presdip Bishop with his Council and the Presi.
dents of the lesser Priesthood and their Council.
10-Architects and wokmen selected for the day, with
banner repre- entDg 'Zon's workmen."
u-Capt. Meyril with relief guard in uniform.
In the order OF exercises Came first orstion; go
condly payer, and lastly an ode Presidents Young
K,mbal and Richard laid the south east stone
Bhop Edsard Hunter his council and the various Pre-
deDce o the lesser Priesthood with their associates
s4d he souS west corner stone John Young President
OF ths Nigh Priests quorum With his council and the
President Of the stake, with he High Council laid the
nortbeest corner stone and the Twelve Apostles and
First Presidency Of the seventies and Presidency Of the
| Elders quorum, laid the rsheast stone
Brigham Young made the southeast corner oration-
rectDg the er.cutons against the Saints and the ef
forts MADE to build temples; aud administered little
of advice that practical aud unminciDg manner
char G eIstic OF Brigham. said he -
We don't want any winners about this temple. II you
cannot commence cbeeruy. and through the labor Of
the whole building cbeerfuly for California and the
quicker the better Make soa golden cs and worship
IL. hyour care for the Ordinances OF salvation for
yourselves Your living and dead not first aud fore
most In your 1esrts 10 YOU actions and cry thing
possess go pay debts IL you have any, and
in peace ana 10 God and all his sats tnat yol
know more than him that made you. Bus If you are
what you profess TO he, do your duty. Say with the
SAINTS Pay your tit6rg and be pfomptin paying you
Bishop Hunter, w1o spoke for ,hs south vest corner
was pismpatoy against The persecutors the ormons
whom he ed to include the people generally
Of the United states, not al sogeher sparing ieut
nson (the Surveyor Of the Ierrory) no referred
our uch es'eened iboul disrant lea ned yery
polite, and soicsted cbtopicer, Lieut. Ginnison .
Prley r Patt the orator at the northeast corner
and occupied his half hour with discourse spiritual
rsppipgs His peror vas in a higher vein than
those OF his brethren Our spritualsts will be battered
or surprised to learn they il they lstea Elder
Pratt, that joe Smith is the father Of the spiritual"
philosophy OF the present day He that "it
first introduced to the modern world" by the founder of
ard then embraced his docriues, though
sense" EDITORS statesmen, philosophers priests, and
lawyers as veil As the common people began advocate
the principles OF converse With the dead by Visions d
| vinston csirvoyance knocking and writing mediums
&c &c This spiritual philosophy, of with
ceao nee by the abors tolls suffer ngs and
mar'yrcom of It's modern founders aud now eabraced
by large portion OF the sarre ed world snow triumph
more rapid and complete victory extensive than
| has ever been achieved in the length of time in
our world An impo taDt point IL gained, q victory won
and countless host OPP osng powers vanquished on
one Of the leading fundamental truths of Mormon phi
osopby viz: That the living may near from the dead
Elder Pratt winds up with this sweeping scntenee:-
Is then matter of certainty, according to the things
revealed to the ancient prophets and renewed unto u.s.
that all the animal magnetic phenomena, all the frances
ana Visions oil ciavoyspt states all the phenomena of
spiritual knocking, writing mediums &C.. from i'm
unlawful and unnoly sources and that those holy
and chosen vessels which hold the keys of priesthood in
this world IN the spirit world or in the world Of
reced beings stand aloof all these improper
channels or unho mediums of spiritual communication,
as the heavens higher than the earth the mys
teries of the third heaven which unlawful to utter
differ from the jargon Of secarsn Ignorance and folly
the dvinatons Of foul spirits and abandoned wizards
| magic moDgers, jus glers and fortune telers.
President Yourg pronounced the benesicon in which
will be lie intimaies opinion that the Great Tenn
pie ought to be in jackson county Missouri II bless
you sad he, in the of Jesus Christ of Nazareth
aud pray my Father Heaven to encirce YOU Ia the
arms Of his love and mercy; protect until have
finished this Temple receive the fullness of endow
ments therein, and then build many and / pray
also that we my live TO the great Temple in Jackson
| county, Missouri"
| The Mormon Propaganda
| The Perpetual Emigration Funds are in prosperous
co, ditiop, although, from surrounding circumstances
but small por ion Is available fer thus II il
only about three and b years since this method of
sitting the Saints to gather first suggested aud the
report Of the recorder at this Conference exhibits the
actual fund, By valuation u part record in this
place about SO Oo0 but considerable portion thereof
il IL and and property, which will take till
another season 10 turn o advantage also Ia addition to
the above about S1l GOO due from ndvidua who have
been assisted by the company. making total Of about
S34 COO inde pendent of shat has gathered in Eog
snd and other places the past six months, Of which
| have account
few letters from various foreign MISSIONS show an
TO the church, and the spread Of the gospel
cept the Society llands from whence the elders have
been banished by the French authorities saints
forbid TO pray in their osn houses Eder Addison