The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-10-07
Monday. Oct. 9th 1Oa. m.

Singing by the choir:
Great Is the Lordl It's good to praise,
His High and Holy name.
Prayer by Apostle George Teasdale.
Though deep'ning trials thrOng your way,
Press on, press on, ye Saints OF God.
was sung by the choir.
PRESIDENT GEORGE Q. CANNON pre-
scented to the Conference reports of the
stakes; and of the Primary ASSOcia-
tons, Young Ladies Mutual Improve
ment Associations, and Ladies Relief
Societies.
APOSTLE F. NJ. LYMAN said: Our Con-
ference thus far has been satisfactory.
The subject treated upon by Apostle f.
D. Richards-the responsibility resting
upon parents in instructing their child
rem when they are young,iS of great i'm
portance. If this is not performed the
sins of the children not properly trained
will rest upon the parents. The Lord is
Solicitious that those spirits which had
been preserved to come forth and take
part in rolling forth His work should be
properly prepared for the duties before
them. Religious teachers of the world
understand the importance of bending
the twig when it is young and tender,
and they consequently establish their
schools and missions in Zion to win our
children from the religion of their
fathers. Satan desires that they should
thus be Seduced from the truth, that he
may add to the One-third of the sons of
God led into rebellion in the eternal
world. There are other missions and
missionaries besides those already re-
ferred to. There are government off,
oil lc WI N a missions THOR Trlrp
is to turn the Saints away from that
which God has established. They are
as much missionaries in their lines as
the elders are who go into the nations to
preach the gospel. As we have had the
plan of salvation cOnfded to US, we
should be well established in the truth.
We are commanded by the Lord, as
requirement of the gospel, to baptiZe
those who believe our message and re-
pent, by immersion for the remission of
their sins. 1t would be just as consis-
tent to prevent us from administering
that ordinance as any other principle
or part of our faith. The laws of the
church are strict in relation TO personal
purity. The commission of adultery in
wolves the expulsion from this body of
those who are guilty of this crime,
which is regarded among the saints as
next in enormity to murder. The
charges of corruption against the saints
are without foundation.
APOSTLE GEORGE TEAsDALE said: l
can bear testimony that God has spoken
from the heavens, and sent forth
apostles to confer authority to preach
the gospel and warn the people of COM
ing judgments. The Lord is fulfilling
the purposes which He predetermined.
and the gospel is being proclaimed as a
witness before the second advent of our
Lord. Men have not taken this author
ity upon themselves. 1t has been con-
ferred upon them by direction of the
Almighty. The responsibility connected
with this message is great and the
natural man shrinks from it.
Joseph Smith had a vision of the
Father and the Son, and it was made
known that the authority of heaven
should be conferred upon man. Thus
could the prophet say he knew that God
lived because he had seen Him.
Heavenly messengers subsequently APP
peared to Joseph Smith and instructed
him, and the Prophet received and
published the record of the ancient in
habitants of this continent, which was
an authentic and inspired book. 1t was
necessary to restore this authority and
priesthood, because it had been, in the
days of the primitive church, driven
from the earth, those who held
it having been slain because of
their testimony of the Redeemer. The
preaching OF the gospel and the gather
ing of its recipients in this dispensation
has been accomplished by the Almighty