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

GUAR SALT LsKx Orr, April 10, 1880.
Groo Gathering Of ne Saints from all the Outlying Pidos
5n> Ftld- Exyosisoa n A<ir rs>'cs 90 ~ Poly9rmy
Qpes,s~ in Co~grc's-Dcst,ni,s Of ne Church Ria
hons 20 hs Re,f cf ~ wald-Us sprsa,sy Of vs. In
rueno> on the Future, dc, &c.
The tnrtieth anniversary Of the organization OF The
Church has just been celebrated BY four days Of
preaching and testify favor Of the divinity Of Mormon
,m Of he universal spread throughout world Of the
overthrow Of the nations that oppose IT, and OF the
mate establishment triumph Of The "LAt,er Day King
dom"
This great anniversary, ~ II In termed here, has been
and stn H. Q very Interesting TOPIC OF conversation
throughout Territory. Disciples here from the
mos distant settlements and fet some Of them very
earnestly remarked they realised the joyful gather
res OF ancient Israel The Yeast OF the rabcrnscles
Tor weeks preceding was eloquenty alluded TO by the
preachers In the TApernase, the papers noticed H. and
the people al large seemed be particularly ploascd
with n, AZ an important epoch In their history. Ancient,
Israel travelled forty years In the wilderness Of sna;
Jesus wandered forty days the wilderness Of Judea
the latter preparatory 70 his great nisson and The
former for punishment and experience before entering
into the Land Of Promise and Inheritance. The FORTY
may or may not be typical and ten years may be
added 10 the present "thiry" without any particular
change In Ycrmondon nevertheless, the whispering Of
things around and the general rejoicing Of the faithful
would lead TO the inference that they conclude on three
iourths Of their pilgrimage In the wilderness Of North
America having been completed at this Conferences. Ia
divduAl Dissertations the past and representations on
The future In reality change nothing for the fscss that
have been, and the facts that have 10 be, e Affected
By The manner In which they regarded by Ne few.
With communities, however, n 10 somewhat dinereus:
they have something 70 do with the shspins Of things
Hswever power,css nov may be this community 10 eject
any radical chsnee 10 their circumstances or In
lhosc their neshbors, the normons are none the ess
worthy OF both study and attention II well 70 tnov
their asprsfons for there certainly no other bodv M
people upon the face q the earth, ~ the present tine
Win claims Ike theirs, or With such elements within
the nselvss make separate and dstnct natouauty
TIE Truth or falsehood a Mormon doctrines need cao,
no particular attention ~ the present time that Al snv
time but individual affair, and more the sas,r Nor.
moos than that Of others II n something, however 70
hno. The people ttey have been collectively In their
IN the esases they now are Ia hls Terri,
tory and they dres1 OF being 10 the future H,v.
nonscnscsl may rtssrt the religious principles
IL uhich the norDons ssheve, o. however absurd We
maj the foundation upon which they raising
etty eupcrswucture, they are Themselves satisfied
with the divinity 81 their movement, and that n for ali
prscuca purposes operations and sovard the future
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