The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-09
FIFTlETH SEMI-ANNUAL CON-
/ FERENCE.
THIRD DAY.

Choir sang hymn on page 204:
Come follow me the Savior said.
Prayer by Elder Milo Andrus.
Choir sang hymn on page 81:
2 Ny God, the spring Of all my joys.
ELDER FRANKLIN RICHARDS said
!, Il is beyond all question that We are
. greatly favored at the present confer
Q ence. In our coming together We dc
not feel that part OF the con2rega-
Z ton is interested in the work of the
9 Lord, bat that all are interested
therein. Among the occasions we
have for gratitude is the fact that the
door is Btill open for the dissemina-
ton Of toe gospel. In the British
Isles the work has seemed TO be
striking deeper, the measure of the
lspFit seems to have been increased,
and the president OF the mission has
been greatly blessed in leading the
work. In this country We find the
wosk spreading, and the gospel has
never been 20 generally preached in
the southern states as now. The
lqueetion may be asked, Why is this
80? ] will tell you. Some Of the
states we're Ilave-holdiDg states, and
the masters used to say that the
preaching OF the gospel had a bad
effect on the slaves minds. In early
DAYS Jeded:ah III. Grant and B.
Boyle did start some branches, but
the gospel never has been generally
preached until the present time. Ii
appears that since the war is over
and slavery abolished, the distrust has
gone and confidence been reatored.
The gospel hes been preached with
greater success. The people seem
willing now 10 receive it, for they
have been afflicted and humbled. ii
may cay that this is the day OF |
their visitation, for We are called |
on every few days to send mission
aries to these places. For this
reason we sent to presidents of stakes
TO furnish Us the names OF the elders
10 their districts. We wanted the
names 30 that We would know where
to find elders who could go when
wanted. We lave been able to obtain
the number We want to meet present
demands, and hope the brethren OF
the Seventies will call to mind the
nature aud power OF this Ceiling. The
young brethren who are gone to the
southern states seem to have better
success than the old experienced
men. WhyH These people have
never heard the truth OF the gospel,
and cur boys are humble, they know
not know to dissimuIate, and with
The spirit shining 10 their faces the
people say, "eurely these boys speak
the TRUTH" and they believe their
testimony, and the boys themselves
are searching among the truths OF
the gospel, SOFAS TO be able to give its
pearls to the people. They can
point to the Prophet Joseph and say
that 10 1882 be had such and such
and they can shew its full
6llment. Il is not ss in England.
The people have been told 80 much,
and preached to so often, that it
takes a man of large experience and
full of the spirit TO fight his way
against the enemy there. / make
his explanation TO show why We
have called 60 many among the
TouDg men to go to the states, ano
ne say that the Lord has, and lie
IT'LL blessing them. We ought to
EEL that we are blessed of God to be ,
counted worthy to go and preach the
gospel, and it shows 8 bad feeling to ,
IaY of any one called to go, "What
has be done that he should be
,alled." he has done right and is
counted worthy to go. that is what he
las done. The work Of preaching !.
las to be carried on, for
be Lord told Joseph and Oliver I
The fields are ripe and ready !
o harvest" This is the condition OF !
bese states and it is our bounden
uty to send the gospel as fat and as
ar as it is possible that the people
nay know that God has not forgotten
hem but that be still lives. There
iced not anyone think that this is too
much. This is the work God has
.iven Us to do, Some OF the nations
4 the earth make it rule that their
objects shall not emigrate from home q
i'll they have served certain num-
'er of years OF military duty. II this 8
) required Of these people by an 4
srthly ruler, does God ask US too
nuch2 No. We are not called to
ight with carnal weapons but with
be gospel that God has placed in our
iearts. Paul Gays faith comes by
60 that they want some one 8
o tell them of the gospel and the
Iingdom Of God established here.
There are great number waiting to
lear the good tidings and l like to see
he young elders going 10 preach and
earching after the spirit. The love Il
1 the human family ought to be in b
ur hearts all the time. Look ct the D
'overty of the people, they want to a
e taught in the ways of the Lord. q
iultitudes OF them have the blood OF ii
srsel in them and by and by God will il
i've US influence in politics and when &
be nations fall to pieces by their [
wn ponderous weight, God will have q
people here ready to give succor +"
nd help. Seeing that the nations Q
re tending to destruction We should q
'e alive to our work and in the trying 9
sy be found on the Lords side.
While We have obligations to the Il
human family at large We o
leo have obligations to some o
lere. A good many are here c
7ho came because father or mother {
II someone else did. We see every n
low and again q brother losing the q
aith and becoming ooveteous or get &
ing into darkness for need of some o
,erson to labor with and help him. 8
This comes home TO men here in a
Zion. Is it not better when people q
nave been emigrAted to this place, is d
t not more important that when We 4
ind such 8 brother that we tske hold 4
If hinn and labor with him snd save
hat Eoul than to perform such labor .
.lseWhere2 Is not that labor more pre- {
,ious, and is not that elder who does Q
bis worthy OF great rewardi think q
hat the stake presidents and bishops I
Ioould awake to the importance of |
his matter. We sometimes see q C
brother commence suit against > '
brother in the courts OF law, instead (
If in the courts provided by God '
us. Il is our fret duty to {