The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-10-08
SENI- ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
A Large Attendance on the
Second Day.
THE CHURCH REPORTS.
Primary Associations. Church Schools
and Temple Work.
Addresses Made by Apostles Lyman, Teas
dale, Cannon, Young ana Thatcher-Ad-
vice on Many Matters-The Confer
ence VIII End This Afternoon.

ence VIII End This Afternoon.
The second day of the conference wit
messed larger gathering at both services
than on Friday.
The morning session opened by singing
the hymn:
How firm foundation. ye Saints Of the Lord.
Is laid for your faith in his excellent word"
Prayer was offered by Elder George
Teas dale, after which the choir sung:
'.Behold the mountains of the Lord
In latter days shall RISE
On mountain tops above the hills
And draw the wondering eyes
APOSTLE FRANCIS LYMAN
was the first to address the congregation.
The gospel, he said, was gospel OF
peace, truth and righteousness, and it
was not possible for men to teach 1t
properly unless they possessed the spirit
of the Lord. No man could be a Latter
day Saint unless he possessed that
spirit, and no man could possess it
unless. he kept the commandments OF
God and preserved himself in purity;
for the spirit of God would not dwell in
unholy taberracles. If men would listen
80 the promptings of the spirit they
would never give wrong judgment. All
the mistakes we made, he SAID, were made
as Individuals and by acting indepen-
IDENTIFY and without the spirit OF the Lord.
1t would be profitable for the people TO
devote their time and energy to the ad-
Vancement of the purposes OF the LORD IN
the establishment of His church upon the
earth. The hearts of the Latter day
Saints should be set upon the principles
of salvation, which were far above gold
and silver aud the riches of this world, and
bring peace, contentment, happiness and
salvation both in time and eternity; but
We were apparently unable, owing TO the
conditions by which we were surrounded,
to shake ourselves loose from our fallen
state. so attached were we to the things
which perish.
APOSTLE GEORGE TEAsDALE
was the succeeding speaker. He said he
had been absent for good many years,
travelling and preaching the gospel OF
Jesus Christ, endeavoring to establish
new settlements, and, therefore, had not
enjoyed the advantages of hearing the
word of God from his inspired servants as
had the Saints here, conference after con-
ferencs, and Sabbath after Sabbath. But
his faith and love for the gospel of the
Son OF God were just the same, and as far
rs he had heard the expressions OF his
brethren he was in perfect harmony with
them Ii cost him everything he had TO
ioin this church. His associations, his
family relationships and all his future
prospects had to be given up when he ac-
cepted of this doctrine. But his soul was
filled with thanksgiving to our Heavenly
Father when his mind was illuminated SO
that he could understand these things.
The speaker could bear his testimony af-
ter an experience OF over forty years in
the ministry, and officiating IN the ordi-
nances OF the House of the Lord, that this
organization called the Church of Jesus
Christ OF Latter-day Saints was the
church of the living God.
He invited any strangers who
might be present to investigate the
principles of the gospel. The elders of
.st5e.ch1rch, he said, were sent forth by
diuin6 authority to call the nations of the
eartL to repentance, and he prayed that
they might heed the call. He spoke
briefly of the missionary work in Mexico,
and said 1t was progressing now better
than ever before. He predicted that the
Lord would establish His church upon the
earth in spite OF all that might be done to
oppose it, and that the prophesies OF the
Lords servants would be fulfilled.
APOSTLE ABRAHAM H. CANNON
was the next speaker. He said that God
had commenced marvellous work and a
wonder. and had declared that He would
carry it forward His own way. He did
not depend upon the counsels of men for
HIS wisdom, or leave His work in their
hands for accomplishment; but He him
self directed in all things which pertained
TO the upbuilding OF His church. He had
acted according to the plan which He had
designed and had not submitted His pur-
poses for the criticism of mankind.
The speaker believed that in the future,
no less than in the past, God would do
this. He designed that we should be dif-
ferent men in educational as well as in
religious matters, from the rest of the
world. in financial as well as in socia.
affairs; that in our education we should
occupy higher plane than that which
was common in the world. He desired
that we should not depend upon the dis
coveries or inventions of men for our
knowledge, but that we should see and
receive from Him that inspiration and
revelation which should cause US TO see at
q glance that which it sometimes took
wears of study and research on the part OF
uninspired men TO acquire. Men had re-
iected the true Gospel because of the
source from whence 1t came.
Brigham Young, in founding this ter
ritcry. sought the inspiration of the
Lord. and worked continuously under the
influence of the Holy Ghost, and we saw
the results of his magnificent labor anc
Of the grand instructions which he was
inspired to give He told the people tt
pursue a course which was contrary tx
the Judgment of men.
He referred to the present financial de-
preston, and said he did not share IN thu
gloomy forebodings OF many persons, bu
believed that brighter future was nea
to hand and the clouds which overhung
the country now would soon pass away
The choir sang the hymn:
ssWhen the soul is sad and dreary,
Seek relief in prayer
The benediction was pronounced b,
Patriarch John Smith, and an adjourn
rlent was taken until pm.