The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-04-08
CONFERENCE.
SECOND DAY.
TABERNACLE, SATURDAY, !
April %. 1870 A. ".

aeE llgnt n9glns TO snlne.
Praye; byApostle Moses Thatcher
The choir sang the hymn:
Ere long the vail will read in twain
1heKing decend with all bis rain.
PRESIDENT GEORGE Q. CANNON
read the financial and statistical re-
port of the relief societies in che
several stakes Of Zion, for the half
year ending April 1, 1888. Reports
of the Young Mems and Young
Ladies Mutual associations and
Sunday schools were also read.
PRESIDENT JOHN TAYLOR gave
few words of instruction in rela-
ton to the manner Of making out
reports.
APOSTLE FRANKLIN ID. RICH
ARDS addressed the conference.
The saints had extraordinary reas-
Ons for rejoicing at the blessings
shoWered upon them during the
past year, and also for the thwalt-
| ing of the schemes of the enemies
of this people. Any man whose
mind was not blinded by prejudice
could see the hand dealings of God
in behalf of the saints. The Savior
once said: | am the vine, We are
the branches. At another time: l
am the vine and my Father is the
husbandman. The vine was used
fgurativelytto represent the princi-
pies of truth. The work of the
Lord is spoken of as the vine
planted in the earth. We are not
working for ourselves only, but for
those who have gone to the spirit
world; and every man holding the
priesthood should feel the RESPONSE
bility of doing the work devOlving
upon him. The brarc heS of the
vine should be trimmed so as to
leave no useless ones to be main
tanned by the trunk. From the
vine there are three branches,
namely, the first presidency next to
the trunk, and from them springing
forth other branches. If any
branch becomes lifeless it should be
removed. Representatives from
ever stake should be in attendance
at the conference who will remem-
Der the Instructions and on their
return home communicate the same
/ to the people. Presidents Of the
stakes should see that their branches
Of the church receive the enliVenlng
instructions impaired here, that
they receive portion of that SaI
that flows from the trunk OF
; the vine through everything
There is a feeling common among
the world, of selhshness and vii
] fulness. But it vas the duty of the
| people Of God TO receive and obey
the counsels Of his servants. Ii
the early rise of the church, some
men who were held in the church
bv the efforts of their brethren, haG
been wilful and high-minded, and
apostatized. The branches of the
vine must be supplied with sap
from the fountain head, and not the
trunk receive its nourishment from
the branches. This vine is in these
days the greatest and choicest OF
all the trees Of the forest. If
we'll rooted vine is taken up, it will
be found that the roots bear a strik-
ing similarity to the branches above
1t was SO in the gospel vine, the
roots reach into the spirit world
where a great work was being
done. Did the saints ever contem.
plate that they ars raising up
nation of kings and priests unto
God? This was the kind of frui
that grew upon this vine, and i
needs the sunshine of the Holy
Spirit to ripen properly. Let thii
fact be remembered by the saints
that their sons and daughters nigh
} | be reared in righteousness.
: APOSTLE ALBERT CARRINGToN
was the next speaker. Four con
ferences had been held since he las
had the opportunity Of meeting il
I that capacity with the saint
+. inU tab. As far as ne cOmprehended
he considered the only bushes
n men have upon earth was to kee
the laws of God. President Wood
ruff had stated that, notwithstanC
4. ing the intelligence men have /
: advance of all other creations {
/, God, they were the most prone t
ievil, sto tbe .wilful and tindepend
~ CIIs IL LAoN SlAHS dh4 OctOg AO hoe
= rejOiced, even knowing Of the col
ruptiOn that existed in the world, ]
knowing that sin would be purge
from the earth, and the saints VIII
were striving to preach the gospe
by precept and example, had anon
: them the germ Of purity that wOul
, grow until righteousness ceYere
; the earth. Though truth cannot b
confuted, men will not yield to il
but prefer error. There are bu
two influences at work in the worl
truth and error. Every persOl
must know that doing right an
that which will tend to ameliorat
mans condition is the most proGta
BILE and happifying, irrespective o
any matter of belief. We SHOULD
! keep the Commandments of 60
through his servants. 1t had bee
Z stated that the common stock ide
!, of unity among the saints was a.
q erroneous notion. 1t was not /
8 accord with tie wisdom 9
? God. 1t had no similarity l
. any Of his creations. be