The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-05
TIE SIXTY FIRST.
The Annual Conference Convenes
in This City Yesterday.
A VERY LARGE ATTENDANCE
The Speakers. and a Synopsis of Their
Addresses-President Woodruff's Ad-
vice to the Sain6s

vice to the Sain6s
The sixty-frst annual conference of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints convened in this city yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock.
1here was very fair attendance at both
morning and afternoon meetings.
"A large number of prominent members
OF the church were on the stand and among
them were noticed: Of the first presidency,
Wllford Woodruff and George Q. Cannon;
OF the council of the twelve apostles:
Lorenzo Snow, Franklin D. Richards
Moses Thatcher, Francis NJ Lyman, John
henry Smith, Heber j. Grant, John w.
Taylor, Mariner w. Merrill, Anton II.
Lund and Abraham H. Cannon; patriarch.
John Smith; of the presiding council of the
| seventies, Seymour B. Young, c. D. Field
sted, John Morgan, b. H. Roberts and
George Reynolds; of the presiding bishop
rlc, William B. Preston, R. T. Burton and
John R. Winder.
President MILFORD Woodruff presided,
and there were the usual opening prelimi-
haries.
The music by the large choir was a fea-
ture that was very enjoyable.
President Woodruff:
President Woodruff made the opening
remarks, saying:
We are highly blessed of God in being
permitted to meet together on this the
slXty-hrst anniversary of the organization
OF the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
gNlV SnfN1 II
! thankful before the Lord, that our hearts
should be filed with gratitude and thanks
giving Tor this privilege which we now en-
Joy. 1t IS true many of our friends have
oeen called from our midst during the past
year, TO the other side of the veil. The
Lord has been merciful to US, as a people,
IN preserving US through our history, in ali
the Vlclssltudes OF life through which we
nave been called to pass since the estab-
hshment of this church and kingdom. I
feel that we should lift our hearts in PRAYER
10 God our Heavenly Father for His mer-
cles, and that He will guide and direct us
/ by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost. that
our m lnGs may be enlightened our under
standing opened to comprehend His mind
ana VIII concerning His people. rejoice in
the gospel Of Jesus Christ in the revelations
that come from heaven to both Jew and
Gentle, with the various dispensations of
! 600 to man. Generation after generation
mas passed away since the early patriarchs
stood IN the flesh on the earth The Lord
has expressed through the mouths of in
splred men, from generation to generation,
! HIS mind, His will, His work Those reve-
latlons which were delivered thousands of
years ago have been fulfilled to-day in our
midst and among the nations of the earth.
God has set his hand to establish his work
to warn the world once more, for the last
! Ilme, oeIore the coming OF the Son of Man,
and He has called elders into the VINEYARD
OF the Lord, TO labor while the day lasts;
Tor the night cOmeth when no man can
work" We have the fruits of this labor
before US to-day, in this tabernacle, in the
valleys of these mountains.
\ L trust Wnlle we are together that our
prayers may be lifted up TO the Lord. that
our hearts may be united; that while orr
! brethren, the apostles and elders, Stand
before US and give unto US their testimony
OF Inc WORD OF Goa, we may have full
share of His blessing.
do not think l ought to occupy much
more OF your time this morning, but | feel
thankful that L am still with you and able
to meet on this occasion with so MANY of
the Latter-day Saints who have entered
/ into covenant with the Lord. and upon
whose shoulders He has laid the hoIv
| priesthood, to administer, to warn the
world, to devote their time and attention
to the ordinances of the house of GOO, both
Tor the living and the dead. | feel myself
that OF all people under heaven that have
ever lived. the Latter-day Saints have the
greatest cause to rejoice that they live in
! the day and generation when the Lord has
/ set His hand to gather together His moo
/ pie, to establish both Jerusalem and Zinn
/ TO fulfil His promises made to Father
Abraham and the ancient patriarchs and
| prophets.
| The Jews have been hiss and by
word among the Gentiles since the death
! OF the Savior, eighteen hundred wears ago.
Their redemption is at the door to-day; it
has been proclaimed by inspired men to
their own tribe. 1t is left on record that
the Jews will return home, that Jerusalem
VIII be rebuilt, their temple established and
all those great and mighty promises given
| by inspiration and revelation will come to
pass.
pray God our Heavenly Father to be-
! STOW his blessing upon u.s. that it may con-
tlnue 10 rest upon His Saints who have en-
tered into covenant with Him: that we
may recognize our responsibility and mag
nlfy our calling day by day, 50 that when
we pass to the other side OF the veil we
may be justified in His sight This is nv
prayer ana desire for Jesus Christs sake
Amen.
Apostle Anton Il. Lund.
lam pleased to meet with the Saints and
listen to the remarks of President Wood
ruff. In looking back on their history the
Latter-day Saints have much cause to re-
lolce. We can see that the Lord has been
with HIS people, notwithstanding the oppo-
sltlon they have had TO meet In the early
history, which was marked by great diff
cultles, II the Lord had not been close TO
the Saints they would not have been able
TO stem the opposition which confronted
them. We need have no fear of the out
come Inc Lord has power TO protect His
people. But we should look to ourselves
we have received the truth. We should
snow our gratitude for this boon bv orr
works. You know of the Lords parable of
the sower. L have no fear that the word
mas been IN the case of the Saints, sown on
stony ground. But with some of US it has
l lear, soWn on soil on which briars have
grown and partially choked it, AS a rule
however, the loss of this worlds goods and
OF friends have had no power TO draw rs
away from the truth. Generally speaking
the truth was sown on good ground
We have need to beware, lest, in times
OF peace, riches become the chief obiecr of
our lives. We have so much to live for
that we cannot afford to DO this We should
be honest in our dealings | have seen
more trouble arise among the Saints from
temporal matters than any other cause.
we should all deal Justly and remember the
debt we owe to our Heavenly Father and
pay our tithing. If we neglect this duty