The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-04-13

THE choir sang the anthem: can
ID from the realms of glory"
gBenediction by Apostle MILFORD
NSdiourned until p. m.
, p. m.
The choir sang the hymn on page
ii:
al nrsise to our redeeming Lord
who Joins us by his grace,
And bids US, each To each restored,
Together seek lis face. ,
HYMN on page IS:
Praise 10 God, immortal praise.
For Ii love that crowns cur days;
Podnteous source of every 10y,
TIthy praise our tongues employ.
APOSTLE BRIGHAM YOUNG ap-
,raciated the privilege Of meeting
Nth the saints in conference, hav-
mo been absent from the territory
faT several months. Had been eX-
oited little, a very little, and his
faeIings had been wrought upon by
t6e course of some persons who
ouqht to foster and cherish those
who develop the resources of this
arid country. The people who
are using their best endeaV-
nrs to bring the poor from
other countries and elevate them
Should be encouraged. and 1t IS
strange that the settlers III THIS
sS3so,In}ain region who have done
more TO open the California country
than the whole of the other settlers
in the United States in an early
day. who made possible a railroad
tbTouCh the continent should not
roceiTe different treatment to that
which they are receiving now. 1t
&c 6up to the MOrmOnS to say that
+bov have done a great deal to open
tbo great western country; and tits
not saying too much when it Is
stated that the opening of the mines
and the building of the fine houses
in this Territory would not have
been possible, anyhow would not
have had a good foundation, if the
MOrmOnS had not Staid here to
make Utah what it is. The capital
lists who come here want to claim
the honor Of building up our coun-
try. but he never saw the capitalist
who spent a dollar here that did not
get dollar back, and some Of them
got a great many dollars back. Now
where is one Of these men who have
made thousands Of dollars here who
has raised his hand or voice to de-
fend US? We have one good trust
verify friend in the wOrld-COL.
Kane; he has been our friend in
Iowa and in 1857, and is our friend
now; but our friends are few and
far between. | do not feel scared
at prospective trouble; l want to
have the courage and judgment my
father had and many other good
men have had and stand firm in ad-
vOcating and defending the pTinci-
pies of the gospel. l am convinced
that the proper way for US to travel
is straight along over gulcheS. noun
tains or anything IN our path to
reach the goal of purity. of right
eOusness and of truth, and not have
timOrous feelings. The prophet JO-
Seph Smith. doubtless knew that
men were hid to wayiay and rob
him of the plates, but be did not g.
back or dodge the issue, and VIC
should all feel that way. l all no.
altogether beliigerent, am not adVO-
eating WaTlIke measures, but | do |
want to advocate our standing true
and steadfast all the time-the |
whole time. If [ am to be prose
cuted for living my religion, why, l |
am to be prosecuted, that's all; and |
lodging the issue will not change
it. I have read the bill passed TO
injure US, but am satisfied that |
everything will come out al right |
and the designs of our enemies be
frustrated and confusion will come
upon them. It may be that if this
outside pressure is for a good pur-
poSe-tO bind the people together to |
stop dIssenSiOn and strife that might /
possibly grow up in our midst We
feel the necessity Of standing
shoulder to shoulder in a solid |
phalanX to meet the enemy in his in
roads upon US.
ELDER JOHN NUTTALL read the |
statistical report for the half-year
ending March 1882: