Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-04
GENERAL CONFERENCE.

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Latter.dsy Saints convened in the
Tabernacle, Salt Lake CITY, April 18th,
1893, President wil,ori Woodruff
presiding.
The following were on the stands
OF the First Presidency - Wiliori
Woodruff, George q. Cannon and
Joseph Il. Smith; Of the Quorum u the
Twelve Apostle - Lorenzo Snow,
Franklin ID. Richards, Brigham
Young, Francis VI. Lyman, John
Henry Smith, George Teasiale, John
w. Taylor, Mariner w. Merrill,
Anthon II. Lunl and Abraham ii.
Cannon; Patriarch john Smith; OF
the Presidency OF the Seventies Sey-
mour d. Young, g. d. Fielsled, John
Morgan, u. II. Roberts, George
Reynolds and Jonathan q. Kimball;
Of the Presiding INSTRUMENTATION
b. Preston, Robert q. Burlon aud John
X. Winder. There were also a large
number Of Presidents OF Stakes and
other leading brelhren from various
parts Of Utah and adjacent states and
territories.
Elder Moscs Thatcher, OF the
Quorum Of the Twelve Apo,tles, vas
unable to DO present on account OF
Illness. Elder Heber J. Grant, also Of
The Quorum OF the Twelve, was absent
on account OF being detained In the
East.
The congregation was very large,
this great building beiug filled la
every art. There were probably over
ten thousand people present.
Conference was called to order by
President George q Cannon.
Tho choir anu congregation sang:
Come 10, Us anew our Journey pursue,
Roll round with the year,
And never stand dtill till the Master appear.
Prayer was offered by Elder Francis
NJ. Lyman.
Singing by the choir and congregs.
tioL;
Come, come yc Saints. no toll ncr labor fear,
Hat with 10y wend your way.
Though hard TO you this ioarncy may appear
Ctaec wall be- syour Gay.
l2.IDESr wiLFoRD WOODRUFF
Said he felt to THANK Odd his Heaven.
ly Fihher that he had the privilege
this day OF standing Ia the midst Of
such "a vast congregation In the house
OF Israel. He also thanked the 10, 900
Latter.day Saints whose prayers hal
assembled TO the Lord in his behalf. BY
the power OF God anu by their pray ofs
he had been preserved until tue
present. hour. Wnilo he did not feel
capable Of Answering his own Thoughts
In rejecting upon tue seen through
which the Lattef-day Saiuis IA
people had passed Ia the yeArs when
were gone, still he assureu luis hea efs
that his heart was fJn OF bles log aud
thankiulness towards MS brethren anu
sisters, and all men who hal desired 10
do what WAS right.
This was day 10 which he had
looked forward tor many yelrs, anu
when he fgii =ctci upon the HUNDREDS
and thousands OF Elders Of Israel, and
the Prophets anu Apostles with wnOm
had already passed t. the other side oi
the,vsil, he mary, led at the work wbicn
had thus lar been accomplished anu
that his own life had been preserved 40
long Ia the midst OF this people.
AS Latter.dsy Saints they hal great
reason for rejoicing before the Lord,
and their hearts should TO filled with
gratitude anu Thanksgiving unto the
h. l1
vouchsaied unto them.
When he took n 10 respect OF their
position AMI s.w what had teen nc.
oomplished through God's mercy, by
This people, since they arrived In hesp
valleys on the 2i.n OF July, lsi7, It
was TO him marvel nnd a Wuuier,
rhDugh many OF their brethtpn-
President Brigham Young, VINO had
led them here, aud Others who were
formerly associated with them In this
great la1teT.day work, had passed away
yet he believed that iu tue split
world todny they were deeply inter.
ested and rejoicing In the work IN
which the Latter.day Saints were
engaged on this special occasion.
They were expecting Continued
President Woodbury. by the bles, ing Of
God ~ enter, Ia few days hence, toe
Temple which had been reared here In
the name Of the LORD, by His people;
and he desired In the short time now
nj his disposal 10 bless every Latter-day
saint from the bottom OF his heart for
what they had done towards the
achievement Of this grand object. No
call, no believed, had ever been maize
upon any peoplH upon the face OF tho
earth which had met with such a
hearty aud universal response rs that
for means 10 finish the Salt Lake Tenn
pie. lie ielt 10 thank the LORI for the
spirit which had been manifested by
the Saints ia this respect.
They had erected three temples be-
fore this one In these mountain valleys.
The Elders Of Israel had laborcl un.
ceasingly TO attend TO the ordinances OF
the house Of God, both for the living
and the dead; because he need hardly
tell the Latter.day Saints that these
holy temples had been erected for the
redemption OF the dead rs we'll as
blessing the living.
The Prophet Joseph Smith laid the
foundation OF this Church aud King.
dom and revealed those principles
unto u; but no principle had ever been
rave led from God 10 man which had
given tine Latter-day Saints more Joy
aud consolation than the revelations
whereby the Lord had fulfilled the
prophecy OF one OF the ancient
prophets, who said that In the last
days lie would rnise up saviors upon
Mount Zion, while the Kingdom was
the LorI's. That day had come.
He himself well remembered tho