Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-05
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nohnld The mountain % The 7 ord
In latter days shall rise.
ca IN 'untain tops a utc the hills,
ANA dsaw the wondering oyoa.

TO AAiN NhbA'h N'i' iA''fhANA Wy NtFA-
dent GeoTg, q. Cannon for the votes VI
The assembly, a. ioilows:
MILFORD Woodruff, ~ Prophet, Seer
and Revela'Or anu Presldeut Of the
Church oi Jcsus Christ OF Lattef.day
Saiuts In oil the world.
George q. Cannon n First COu selor
In tu. Fifrt Presidency.
JO.eph r. Smitn a SecOnd Counsel.
ur Ia tne First Presidency.
Lorenzo Snow us President OF the
Twelve Apostles.
As memb re Of the quorum N the
Twelve Apostles - Lorenzo snow,
Franklin ID. Richards, Brigham Young,
Moses Thatcher, Francis NJ. Lyman,
John II. Smith, George Iea-dale,
Heber j. Grant, John w. Taylor,
Mariner w. Merrill, Anton II. Luna
aud Abraham II. Cannon.
The councillors ~ the Fira, Presi.
dency aud tho Twelve Apostles rs
Prophets, 5sefs aud Revelators.
First seven pfe-ldrnls Of the
Seventles--Seym0ur Is. Young, &. ID.
FJeld-tci, John Morgan, Is. II.
Roberts, George Reynolds, Jonathan
T.. Kmball and Rulon !. Wells.
William u. Preston as Presiding
Bishop, with Robert r. Burton ~ HE
Fret anu John X. Winder Ms his
Second Counselor.
Franklin ID. Richards ~ Church
historian and general Church recorder,
and John Jaquts % hts assistant.
At this puint President Can.
non remarked that as the TEN.
pie wac uOw completed, there
would DO no need sr any
longer retaining the services OF Elder
Don Carlos Young as Church atchi-
tect. IL was due 10 him, however,
that this Conference should accept his
past labors rs Church architect and
tender him a hearty vote OF confidence
aud esteem.
John Nicholson as Clerk Of the Gen.
ernl Conference.
The resignation OF Amos Howe as a
member OF the Church Board Of EIu.
cation, rendered ON account Of iailiug
health, was accepted by tho Confer.
encc.
As the Church Bonrd OF Educationi
Wilfori Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow,
George q. Cannon, Kari q. Maeser,
Willard Young, George w. Thatcher.
Anthem II. LInd, James Sharp and
Joseph +. smith.
As Trustee In Trust for the body Of
religious wofshlppers known as the
Church Of jesus Christ OF Lattcr-dHy
Saints Wiliord Woodruff.
ELDER y. NJ. LYMAN
besought AN Interest In the faith md
prayers Of the congregation during
the short time he addressed them.
II was a great privilege, ho said, to BE-
IN attendance at this conference.-the
Of the most important Conferences that
had ever been held In the history uf
the Church. Tho Lord had sustained
| this great lattcr-day work up 10 tue
present time, and would continue 10
10 ~ In the iuture, bsNause II was
His work, aud by His own person aud
| by His own voice lie hgI introduced
this Church TO tue children OF men.
We had not TO depend upon the Holy
| Scriptures OF ancient times alone, upon
those Of mo Icin Ilmvs, or those OF the
| Nephites. All These were No witnesses
OF God aud to His wOfK, anu would
not be sufficient 10 convince mpu Of
the truth Of she Gospel OF that God Ave.
This testimony could only be given
|
| every tfue Lattet.dsy Stiut was on.
titled to @ JOY II. The Holy Ghus, had
| borne record to our souls ana con-
WINGED US Of these truths In answer TO
our prayers anu obedience to tue
| Gospel.
The trials through which the Saints
| passed. from time ~ lime woIr intended
to test their aith aud integrity, TO puti.
| fsss aNs lVs.. B.
"A knowledge Of the WED m OF our
| Father Ia heaven. The reformation
winch was now needed In tins Church
was individual reformation, whereby
We could discover under the light OF
the Spirit OF the Lord iout weaknesses
ant impertcctlOns, leading US on 10
better things.
rhs LaIler.day Saints were looked
u on by the world as an aggressive
and something OF IA dangerous REQ.
| pie, as being alien TO the
commonwealth OF this cluntr,
but the aggression Of which this
Cnurch huu been guilty was OF "A
penc,pble character-the preaching OF
tue Il spell ana tho conversion OF the
honest In heart; mud that was all they
were seeking TO DO now, The work OF
the Latter day Saints would be accom- .
plished by reason, truth anu the power
u God, and not by the power and
strength VI men, not ns one nation
subdued another. No more peaceablr
people than this could he found In the
whole world today. twas the duty II
parents in Zion to no raise their child.
rem that they would continue steadfast
In the faith anu listen always to the
prOmptings OF the Spirit OF the Lord.
The Laltef'uay Saints should live
strietly up 10 what they pro-
iessed. They should be more
strict In their family prayers, more
regular In their attendance at meet.
iugs ON the Sabbath day, and In par.
taking OF this holy sacrament. They
should strive 10 iulhll all their obliKa.
ttonH tnithfully, be honest In their
dealings, and ever realy to forgive
those VINO gave them Oiivnse.
The speaker laid special stress upnn
the iml ortance OF n good example on
the part Of parents towards theil
children; this was better tina all the
procept that could be- laid down fol
the guidance OF the young. We should
shun every evil course ana above nll
avoid those who INDUCED In profanity
Intoxicating drink, or kept evil com
pany. Unless we dll this we could
not faithfully serve our Father IA
heaven,
The Lord had graciously given u.
testimony after testimony Of tue trutt
Of this work md the principles which
He had revealed u nv. Lrt US, then
honor Him ani His laws, DO His will
and listen carefully to Hia cDun