The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-10-05
THE TABERNACLE
Fifty Fourth Semi Annual
Conference.
PRESIDENT TAYLOR SPEAKS.
Addresses by Apostles Woodruff
Lorenzo Snow and ErastuS
Snow.

The church authorities were well rep
resented.
Conference was called to order by
President Taylor.
Choir sang:
Hail to the brightness OF lions glad morn
Jo7 to TIE lands that in darkness have lainl
franklin D. Richards then offered
prayer, and the choir then sang:
55ftly beams the sacred dawning
OF the great MilleRaial morn.
PRESIDENT JOHN TAYLOR
SAID we are met this morning to attend
orr semi-annual conference, and to
transact the various kinds OF business
that may be presented to US associated
with the interests OF the kingdom OF
God on the earth. We have met for
this purpose for a great many years.
and have enjoyed ourselves generally
very much on such occasions. Being
gathered to hear and to speak, is is pro-
per for US thank God, the Eternal
Father, and seek for His guidance and
blessing in all things we may engage IN.
We occupy a' peculiar position among
the nations, and associated with this
nation. 1t is proper for us to seek to
comprehend our relationship to our
Heavenly Father and Jesus, the medl
ator OF the new covenant and heavenly
intelligences, and the relationship
We sustain to each other and the
kingdom OF God on the earth.
and understand the various duties !
deyolving upon Us in connection with /
the Church, this nation and all other
nations. to whom we have message to !
deliver. We must also seek to under |
stand all the duties Of life. People are
gathered here from all the stakes. The /
Representatives of the people should /
always be present on these occasions, |
especially the presidents of stakes, |
bishops and counseIOrs. high councillors /
and the officers Of the Church generally, !
that they, and through them the people |
of Zion, may BE instructed in regard to |
all the leading principles developed Oh /
these occasions. When they VIII pro-
baby learn better. We are living in |
peculiar times and the position of the |
Latter-day Saints is a singular one. /
The principles Of salvation in this dis /
pensation are and will continue to be |
more clearly taught in this than in any /
former dispensatiOn. The Lord has /
initiated it by opening the heavens. He /
is gathering 10 Himself a people, to l
whom He has revealed things that I.
have been hidden from the beginning
All his promises Will be fulfilled, both /
in regard to the living and the dead. |
Our duties embrace all conditions con- /
nected with human life, past, present /
and future. God has greatly blessed us
IN our settlements, and continues to in
crease US year after year, and we feel
to rejoice in the God of Israel.
There is in the world and this nation
strong hatred to US as people, and we
have to endure persecution, TeprOach !
and falsehOOd set on foot to injure US. (
Yet these things make but little differ |
ence to Us. We know in whom we be- !
Eeye and that God has set His hand to I
accomplish his purposes in the last /
days; no power can stay His work. As !
regards other people and their ideas it /
matters but little to Us. Although they
SHOW disposition to break the Con- /
sttutOn and bring US into Yassalage. /
God has maintained our freedom, and /
II We do right He viii continue to do so. /
We are commanded to. preach the COS |
pei. This has been done and thousands !
inspired by the fear of God have |
gathered here in consequence. And the /
Lord has blessed US in our gathering to- /
Sether; in our houses, orchards, gar
denS, fields, h0cks and the labor Of our !
hands. Although we have some |
settlements which have suffered from
moods the crops throughout are /
generally good and the granaries are 1
1uA 10 running over. Gods mercy !
Aa5 been manifested unto Us. There IS |
generally manifested among the people /
4 ueslTe TO act as becomes saints of the /
MOST ~ high God. We feel grateful unto /
Inc God OF heaven for his mercy. I
mere Is occasionally complaint that /
tHe brethren have a large amount OF /
gram and 1t fetches a low price, and 1
eLnDarrassments arise from this situa- |
Ion. But We may have worse things |
Iian plenty OF wheat, cattle, sheep and /
otner substances. There are thousands I
% happy homes and families, with as
soOu prospects IS are before any other
people IN existence. Jesus and his dis
elpIes we're known by the love they bear
each other. 1t applies to the Saints
now. While contentious exist else
where We do not have them, for the
19r0 IS teaching US q better way.
mere have been times when We did
hoJ have much substance to trouble
Us 70 take care Of. & visit paid by the
speaker and others to the northern
SSeluementS, on which occasion 4 dis
sance OF thousand miles was traversed,
ana most satisfactory condition found
20 exist. a similar report comes from
we south. 1t IS desired that the people
reserve themselves in all purity, and
nat all may operate together in the
oludlng up of Zion, teaching the princi-
pes OF life, continuing our labors until
me VIII Of God IS done on the earth as
y IS done IN heaven. President TAYLOR
Included by expressing his pleasure at
1eeJlng with the people, and desiring
s o.le blessing Of God upon the Confer
APOSTLE TILFORD WOODRUFF
cad it is consolation to know that we
.e engaged in the work of God; TO live
- thls day when the eternal Priest
aoGu mas been committed to men,
@tiu when there is an organized
bauIGn OF Christ on the earth. As we
CO. f,e learned, no man can live godly in
n Df.,ls' esus without persecution. There
trir ,ei mas been a more unpopular doc
90 -,e among humanity than that in
lS61P olated in the gospel. Almost
49, years elapsed SUBSEQUENT to the
bv gu VI the ancient church established
nyi, GnIlsV without any one having the
ssoot1uege OF beholding the face of q d.
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