The daily union., 1854-12-19
LATEST FROM SALT LAKE CITY.

By the way of San Francisco files of the Deseret News
10 the 18th OF October have been received We make up
the following summary of the
GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE sAIsrs-A general confer
of the Saints held in the Tabernacle Great Salt
Lake City which commenced the 9th of October and
continued for upwards Of week A great deal Of
church business done inerspersed with prayer adj
dresses and singing, &c.
The News SAYS d Brigham Young took up the business
of the conference and asked the congregation they
satisfied with him president of the Church of Jesus
Christ OF Latter Day Saints if So to signify by raising
their Nght hands which was done unanimously"
Brigham then nominated multitude of counsellors,
President of the Quorum Of the Twelve Apostles the
Twelve Apostles themselves Presiding Patriarch President
of the High Priests Quorum Counseors of the same Pres
dents of the Seventies President Of the Elders Quorum
Presiding Bishop President Of the Priests Quorum Pres
dent of the Teachers uerum Superintendent of the Pub
lie Works Architect of the Church, Members of the High
Council Church Historian, &C. &C. all Of which
hrmed by the conference.
Brigham nominated himself for only positions but
those the only involving the handling Of
the cash They in for the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and President Of the
Perpetual Emigatng Fund TO gather the poor. 1t OF
course confirmed
In conclusion, the News says; He then called for a
negative vote saying II any Of you have any objection to
any have named signify it by raising the ett
hand and then you can have the privilege of speaking
and making known your objections. No left hands
raised"
HOME MSuFAcruREs.-A foundry has been established
in Salt Lake City at which manufactured cog-wheels
crank and brass, ron and copper castings of all kinds
The Saints are encouraging home manufactures
TRADE IN UrAn--The News has long article the
subject of merchandising in Utah. Prices of goods Of all
kinds have been lowered recently by the arrival of train
after train from the States Sugar selling for
80 cents h. calico at lS cents and all other articles 25
per cheaper this year than the standard prices hereto
fore. Hay worth Sl5 ton.
MoRMoS rNmeRAsrs-Immigrant trains of Mormons are
rapidly pouring into Great Salt Lake City, in good
dtion. On the 18th September company with forty
two wagons on the 3oh another with forty wagons; ou
tbe1 r} aiyht nd On
the 5th the great Church train arrived
COMPLAINTS OF THE MORMON MISSION ARIEs.-The News
contains letters from several of the Mormon missionaries in
the East Indies They give terrible report of the ungod
illness of the natives and almost despair Of making any
converts in that quarter Elder Balantyne writing from
Madras gives up his mission hopeless He says $50
far then, the Eng!ish-speakng population in India is
concerned except be the three presences which
partly under civil jurisdiction viz Calcutta Bombay and
Madras) liberty Of preaching to them Is allowed
And in regard the native population feel constrained
say that do consider them worthy of the Gospel
This may very uncharitable saying but am only
forced to this conclusion by what have and expe-
enced and from the universal testimony of the elders in
India Suppose elder were sent to nation of liars,
that don't know the difference in point of moral oblga-
between the truth and lie would you expect be in
possession of sufficient portion Of the Spirit of Christ to
lead them sacrifice all things for the Gospel II |
should say that India is such nation should only be
stating my honest convictions and that to which every
honest person bears record Again the native population
universally disposed cheat and take the advantage
have yet at least have yet had
any acquaintance with one, that could trust with
rupee if there any possible chance of robbng
Of part Of it,"
ELDER HYDEs BLAspHEaoCs DEFENCE PoLYGAMY-There
scarcely gathering of the Saints which their patri-
arch and elders do not descan warmly in support of their
characteristic doctrine of poygamy 1t appears to be
subject with he and they pervert the Scriptures in
the outrageous to sustain their position AT
the grand conference in the tabernacle the 9th of Oco
ber when thousands from all parts of the Territory
assembled Elder Orson Hyde who is OF the big guns
the church. delivered long address in support Of his
right maintain harem He charges at the outset that
large majority OF the soaed Christians adopt the prac-
tce Of poygamy covertyhat they have not only one
wife and family, according to the laws, but maintain
misresses in secret From them, he argues, de-
nnncatons of the system Of plurality Of wives with
i'll grace He quotes Abraham, Isaac, David and
Solomon having practsed polygamy, and argues that
the Mormons but follow their example He then advances
the startling idea that Jesus Christ the Saviour of the
World not only married when earth, but had
more than wife In support OF this he alleges that
in his travels through the cities of Judea, Christ was
accompanied by three four women-one combing his
head another washing bis feet another shedding tears
upon them, and fourth yping them with the hair of her
headand nfers that they must have been his wives or
says he if Elder Orson HYDE go round thus
it would appear monstrous in the eyes Of the world and
should receive of and feathers and be ridden
rail and it my opinion the world would treat the Sa-
vour in the way, did he go about now as he did
| 1900 years ago.
He then quotes from the SD chapter of Isaiah which, be
alleges speaks of Christ all the way through II is there
said aWhen thou shalt make his soul an offering for
has seed how could he them? BY and by Isaiah
goes say "And who shall declare his generation?
Elder Hyde asks f he had generation who could de-
| clare it ?"
The Elder then particulars and actually
serts that Mary and Martha were the wives of Christ
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