The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-01
BOX ELDER MEETING.
The Quarterly Conference of That
Stake
ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY LAST.
Interesting Exercises and Instructive Ad
dresse5-A Number of Visitors from
Elsewhere.

The quarterly conference of the Box
Elder stake was held in the Brigham City
tabernacle Sunday and Monday, October
u and %, 1889, President Rudger Clawson
presiding.
The conference opened by the choir sing
ing the ymn, softly beams the sacred
dawning."
Prayer was offered by Elder John Nye.
After singing, Apostle Lorenzo Snow ad-
dressed the saints in his usual kind and
fatherly way. Now is a time to repent and
to make resolutions to be better in the
future than we have done in the past.
There never was a time when we needed
the spirit of God to be with US more than
at the present time. He spoke of the
blessings of God unto this people from the
time they entered into these valleys to the
present day; thought that now would be
day of trial The people will be tempted
and tried in way they do not think of.
We will be called upon to make sacrifices.
We should be prayerful and try to have
the spirit of God with US IN order that we
may be able to withstand these temptations
so that we will not be led astray.
ELDER JOHN N PIKE
There is spirit Of Joy in the gospel of
Christ, but we cannot retain this spirit ex-
cept we are humble before God. Unless we
have this spirit to be with US it will be of
no use to make resolutions that we will do
better in the future than we have done in
the past, but when we are humble and
prayerful to our heavenly father we will
be able to do so. We should never allow a
feeling OF hate towards our brethren to
enter our hearts. 1t is dangerous. Such
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is love. We should Danish all such feelings.
If we do not we will be led astray. The
adversary will work with persons that
harbor such feelings, and lead them from
the path of duty; lead them to drinking
and other bad habits. There are but few
chat ever return when they commence to
drink. He eXhorted the young men to let
the cup alone. Many good man has been
led to degradation and shame through the
effects of drink. He spoke of the signs of
the times and the fulillment of prophecies.
Bishop George Facer spoke of the neces-
sitY of keeping the commandments Of God.
IN THE AFTERNOON.
Counselor Charles Kelly presented the
authorities of the church as presented at
the last semi-annual conference, also the
officers of the Box Elder stake ali Of which
were sustained by unanimous vote
PRESIDENT RUDGER cLAwsoN.
This is the work of God. 1t is not the
work of man. 1t is not the work of Joseph
Smith. Brigham Young never claimed
that it was his work They claimed it is
the work Of our Heavenly Father. We
should be sincere in our interest in this
work. We should endeayOr TO maintain all
the power and privileges that God has
given unto US.
SEYMOUR B. YOUNG.
1t has always been trials before tri-
u;nph. Such was the case with Columbus
such was the case with the boy Joseph
Smith when he first made known that he
had been visited by the angel. Some have
wondered why the Lord did not reveal Him
self to some learned preacher or minister,
instead of to the unlearned boy, but such
was not the will of God. He was to per-
form a marvellous work and wonder He
chose the weak men 10 confound the
mighty. This boy and other unlearned
men were given these principles of life and
salvation, lire upon line, and precept upon
precept, until they became the most learned
Of men and the best of prophets. These
mighty men and prophets are still continu-
ing their labors in the spirit world, even as
Jesus went to the spirit world to preach to
the spirits that were disObedientin the time
of Noah.
Att p. m. a seventies meeting was held
and the saints in general invited.
The speakers were Charles Wight, Geo.
Davis, John Nye and Seymour B. Young.