The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-23
THE BIRTHDAY CONFERENCE.


THE BIRTHDAY CONFERENCE
TIE PROPHET, APOSTLES, HIGH PRIESTS AND ST.
vENrIEs rEsrHYNa.
MORNING
There were between 900 and 1000 persons early on
The Temple block eager for I'D mission The rabsrpase
and but for tho fact that the building provsrbly
small, many more, in al probability would have been
assembled celebrate the Birthday party" Before
the troubles in 81 the "Boweryn could accennodaae
$4,000 persons, and that number attended for several
days in Succession listening 70 the preaching and pro
phesyDg Of the apostles. But the troubles came, the
prospect Of nshtibg Uncle SAM and dwelling dsns and
ss Of e and necessary saorincs humber Of the
Bowery converted into -four boxes aad other useful
The too :n. faSsrDsce tep. many !. bon. rSr..
thousand and more were jsmmed together within the
walls, and over that number were eagerly listening a
doors and windows, and promenadiug chatting up
and down the enclosed consecrated BLOCK nursing the
hope Of being the earliest ~ the next meeting Bat for
at home and abroad, rsservng for then places
venent for writing could possibly gsised I'D
opening there was no pOssiDhy Of ganas admission but
By the vestry. Every avenue wAs packed with eager
On the platform, according to The order Of rank or
'standips" In the church, a. termed there was, OF
First Presidency-Briehsm Young. His oounsellors,
Heber G Kimbsl ami Daniel II wels both absent,
during the entire Conference, from sckncss.
oron Pratt wiliors wocdron John Taylor. Ezra r. Ben
son, Charles C. Rich, LORENZO SNOW Erastss SNOW and
OF The Fiat Presidency Of Joseph Young,
Henry HERMAN, zera Pulsphsr, Albert p Lockwood
OF The High Prisu-John Young, Edwin D. woody,
samuel w Richards, Phinehas e. Young, VIM W. PHELPS
on the Presidency Of tie stake-paasl Spencer aud Da
vid Fullmer.
PsiriaI cns-John Young and Isaac Morley.
Bshops-Edwsrd Hunter, A. o. smcos and L. D.
Besices these hundreds OF other prominent persons
in bpi lsst
order and the very prominent IN the community.
The Conference opened with the choir singing the Arss
and most expressive OF Mormon hymns
The morning breaks, the shad,~s Gee,
Lo Zoo's standard s unfurl'o
The oasnisg Of brighter day
hspestic rnes on the world.
The elouds Of error disappear
Before the rays Of truth divine
The glory bursting from sfar,
WIDE DER the nations soon will shine
The Gerte fulaess In,
And 1sraels blessings are at hand;
Lol Jvcshs remnant, clcans'd from sin,
Shall is their promh'd Canaan stand.
Jehovah spcsksl net earth give car,
And Gentle nations turn and live;
His mighty arm ID making bare,
His cov'nsns people 10 receive.
Angels from heaven and truth from earth
Have met, and both have record borne;
Thus Eons light bursting forth,
To bring her ransom d children homo.
The Apostle TAYLOR prayed and the choir sang anobcr
"Cope, all y. saints -ho dwell on earth,
The Prophet, Bnes.x, delivered tbs introductory
he spoke Of the Church beng thirty years old, hos
The servants OF the lord and The church 81 Cbr,,,
through all the vicsstades OF persecued life He sad
that the brethren In the body Of TIVE hall hed spoken
ytser ay he should like 70 hear the rselve the seven
ties and the 90 Priests preach abort sermons, do
liver their testimonies II vas part Of his anxiety
know hov many gods there were, or how many kiss-
doms there were. ~n great matter for him %
able 10 trace the goodness Of the Lord he creatures
and TO comprehend the employed 70 Affect their
n ent and
told the saints that they we're nos tho osly folks Who
would be saved great vorn Vas 70 be sccomplnhsd,
latter those Who had heard the truth and rejected
they ere 10 become angels Of the devil Our sesAriss
Of the ssrth would sot he saved N any kina Of king
dom but hps ION Of dsnnaa,on say that all ths 10
where. Jesus ssid, an ny Tssber's houss ar. many
mansions. III were po< % would have tolf you.
.m s %sr Ss . 20 pr.ps. ps"s toe you
sno have si received and cS.yed the csls.s. law iss
order Of he LORD NJ eessas Kingdom wss u. hsS
Of al-tben there Tie terrestrial Kingdom and
person would be judged sad rewarded according 70 Ne
ns.s Hrn., Prsad.n, Of The Apostles -.s the s-.. to
The Church Of jesus chrr Of Latter nay saps" rhey
came from the lord, and would accomplish The sAivanoa
Adam Who nov heard ,nem woud only obey them and
be governed In their lives By thea He knew that the
Lard had spoken through joseph smith, he aid
through Brigham Young He vas fulIy satisfied Win all
the or sszaons quorums the Church: they we're
ordained OF God for The Of The ministry for NE
perfcctps Of the SANTA Brother Hyde encouraged tne
SANTA and pitched into the rcprobas and warned every
body nom entering the ranks Of The daaecssd, rsbsous
| ana castavays
mder wnyonD woopsru, IN Apostle, took for the tex
Of his testimony 'the lord Prayer me folks chris
ccubuses bad been taught pray "hy tusdon come
that my vi may BE- done on the earth - 70 done N
but they believed nst heir prayers would
Ne realized The Christian world had prayed for eighteen
centuries for the ssa5hshment of Gods Kingdom upoa
the Garth and now when men bore tsstmosy mat the
fousdation Of that kingdom laid, and thai and
gathering from all the nations Of the Earth
70 bund that Kingdom, they would NOT recssvs Their
testimony, but counted them fanacs. He then related
his with the Christian world bef,re he heard
OF hornonwn. That was everything bat satsfscsory
bu, the faith the old faith ~ the fishermen Of
Gaee He concluded with assuring every body that there
vas no glory wealth the world equal V tbe great
things o. the kingdom nov established among the Nor
nous In This were The "Fifs grAces and bcsspgs'
vbwh chsrsrseriscd the primitive church. "Jossph
Ss Nh prophes. the Book Of MORMON true record,
and the reves,ses In he Book Of Docsisss and Cove
| nans from heaven
Eder opsop PsAr.hn apostle, referred 70 modern
reves'ous sps spose q he time vhsn Ia 600 Hsh
presss would n abroad into NE would, armed Win the
priesthood. Brother Pratt ipduksd thsa veuld not
revoirtcu IN the world on IN the
mquiry: but doubt The gen~va