The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-04-08

-, Smith well for twelve OF
josIlPonnr wears. and he told me per
i0uSTTIIv that God had revealed tt
SIM the doctrine OF plural marriage
DL IJ 7 believed it. l knew JOSEPH
anG ;tb TO be a man Of truth cOulC
SUI iLin many evidences Of it, but die
gI4 deDpnd on JOseph's Yeracity fol-
~ +r1thfulness of this doctrine.
In viewed q testimony 1Ur myself; il
r. sII nlease. the heavens opened anC
w.! Eo knowledge Of God let up my
.n"rderstandipg on this as on Other
uurriiInciples Of the gospel. In this
Edimunds bill there Is something
d1ood-it IegaliZes every issue from
55ITral marriages up to January l.
loS9 which marriages had been per
ffoor r by the ceremonies OF the
Harmon sect, but if any gentleman
hos been guilty Of bigamy or polyg,
l Inv outside of the ceremonies OF
4 4 Mormon sect, his issue is not
legitimate. No person, a few years
600. could have ever expected such
a6 act Of Congress, but it has passed
and been signed by the President
7 do not have any fear or trouble
about fiery Or6eals, but if any do
come we all should be ready Tor
them. Keep moving on and
accomplishing the purposes Oh
Jehovah. 49,
ELDER L. JOHN NUTTALL JItii
read the financial report OF the oaIU
Lake Temple, which showed since
i last report S6O,S9L15 had been re-
ceived in that district. Logan IeLn-
pIe district, S742, 4S6.72 had been re-
cpiyed. In Manti Temple dlStrlcI
1914, 7I4.5O had been received.
The Deseret Sunday School OnlOn
report showed that there were o. "a
officers and members; 3,641 classes,
and 3O5 Sunday schools, an increase
of 1.947 officers and members, anu Il
schools since lastrePort. Iaere was
on hand at last report S1,415.98; there
had heen collected S7,32455; dis
bnrsed. S6.74QO3; in the treasury,
S2,OO462.
The reports of the Young Ladies
Nutual Improvement Associations
from fifteen stakes showed a mem
berShip Of !,544; the receipts were
S1659.75; ten stakes had not re-
ported.
4 The reports of the Primary Asso-
Citations from fifteen stakes showed
a membership Of 22,347; receipts,
S85O5: ten stakes had not reported.
Elder Nuttall then read the fol-
lowing list Of missionaries, who were
unanimously sustained by the vote
Of the conference:
Names Of elders who have been
called on missions since the October
conference, 1881, and now in their
fields of labor:
GREAT BRITAIN.
Thomas Allsop, Union.
UNITED STATES.
P. Green Taylor, Harrisville,
VIM. G. BrOugh, Morgan.
SOUTHERN STATES.
John J. Dunn, Brigham City.
John Haven Barlow, East BoHnti-
ful.
John Morgan, + fourteenth Ward.
NEW ZEALAND.
VIM. Burnett, Hooper
ARIZONA.
Alma II. Bennett, Mount Pleasant.
To 90 as soon as convenient after
this conference:
GREAT BRITAIN.
John Charles Reader, WelIsviIIe.
Joseph \. West, Ogden.
Edward Spencer, Randolph.
Vim. q. Reese, Benson.
Thomas W. HOrSley. Paris.
Isaac Green, WellSYiile.
David Burnett, Oneida.
Henry w. Manning. Hooper.
Joseph Alma Smith, Coalville.
Willard E. Smith, COaIville.
David Lewis, East BOuntifuI.
John Penman, East B0untiful.
James Neikle. Smithfeld.
Ephraim II. Nye, Ogden.
Joseph Wild, American Fork.
John Crawford, Ogden.
George Croft. Fillmore.
James II. hjnnerSly, Seventeenth
Ward
SCANDINAVIA.
Lars Swenson, Moroni.