Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-07
ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
lbsSivly.Fonrih General Anniyer.
sary Of the Cnurch.
NtthAh hhh
sa,nrlsy, April y 10 a. m.


The choir aud congregation sang
.ovistu be- rojllco In che q ay of salyauon'
y. i,sgsr ss strangers ON earth need we ROAM
,sod udinsi arc sounding 10 us end eaoh
nation,
And sbor,iy .he hour Of redemption viii come.
Payer by Elder john ID. 4. Me-
Alllslet
Singing by tho choir
g'ofy 10 goi on hIshi
Let heaven and earth reply.
ELDER y. ". LYMAN
vast the Gutbpsaker. lie said be DO.
lnvei ho f,lt the Importance Of the
rfs.ent gathering AMI the business
imusaoiod moro than ever no did In
hi. life before. In the month OF Jan.
uary laat he was called 10 ~ on q mis-
SION 10 southcrn California, aud II fol-
tn the lui 90 Elder -. n.
Roborls 20 be his travelling companion
and spokesman. They spent nearly
Two months there, visiting the prin-
rlp.i cities ~ the state. anu gave thu
reople tho privilege of hearing tue
Gospel a. tue Lauer.dAy Slius had
received ~ Bul they found there
were other people who claimed 20 be-
Lnttct.Iay Saint, pr8fessed i0lIoWers
1.-THE Prophet Joseph Smith; hnd some
OF tloir hearers were somewhat doubt.
nl u4t1 whether they should listen 10
Them 0r 60 others who claimed TO be-
thn Legitimate followers OF the Prophet
and ths Church which ho established.
This was about the toilet Conferences
that hal been held since tue
death Of the Prophet Joseph, aud
from that tins until now
the Lauerday saints mad gathered
together twice every year aud by their
unanimous vote hal sustained those
men who were Designated by the voice
oi the Lord TO bear the keys Of thc
kiugd0m. Tho Lattcrday Saints
should keep little account Of the
line 0f the PfiuathoOd that had come
down TO ~, Ia order that every man
might know that he had received his
ordination from these who stand in
fellowship with the Church. The 10.
sephitcB claimed that We had been
cast out, that when the BaiuiH lett
Nauv0O nni won't out iu'o the wilder.
noes they went away from Zion; that
Nauvo1 T. Zion, sul no other part Of
tho country. But fortunately the
Prophet Joseph, during the very
last Conference VI the Church
that he attended, In Aprl, iSii, an.
bounced that tho continent Of Anon.
ca was the laul OF ZION, 10th north
and south. A I'D on the following day
the Prophet Hymn dmith stated the
fame fact. IniB Church wa NJ much
the work OF God now uH II was ln the
dnyn Of the Prophet Joseph Smith anu
Brigham Young, aul there hal never
boon memrut when there was n
chance Tor any reOrganlArd church, or
any other, 10 come in nnd break the
thread Of authority aud succession Of
the Church that we had here today.
When, therefore, lac saw thiH body Of
men gathered together IN this place,
bearing the Priesthood, lac know that
God was alll with this great
iatt f-day work and would never
desert IT, The people must guafd the
authority Of the Priesthood, then, as
steAdfastly aa they would their lives.
The Twelve never would bu disof-
gauiEed, from this day forth; aud God
mad 70 ordained II that this Church
would remain and endure, anu iiH
greatness would increase from this
Time forward until the nnal winding.
up OF the scene.
AAshHN hNAhhAM AANN0
next addressed tue assembhge. lie
was specially glad 10 DO once nero
among the Saints ia General Confer.
enco, a. he hal been susout from Salt
Lake CITY Tor several months, visiting
members OF tue more southern stakes
ut the Church, incluiing Mexico. He
hal buuu much Interested ia witness
Teen made Ia those remote
settlements, especially IN Juartz, which
was already u beautiful liltio city. lie
mai mover witnessed 90 much ~ the
power Oi GOD unaffected Ia she Church
~ recently. The Saints had teen Tor.
given their Hlua al tnu dedication ui
tue salt Lake Temple, anu II was
,viicut they had NOT returned % thr
PRACTICES thAt then required tho special
exercise Of thn Clgmuncy VI the
Almighty. Experience had taught
tuv speaker that although tho SAINTS
did not July Obey the commandments
umbIaiui Ia the Book OF Doctrine anu
Covenants, " thy ftTove ~ reach as
high u degree of perfection as prac.
ilthblu the Lord would forgive them
tueig tres asses. they knew that the
revelations contained IA that book
were true. All these thinga
we for tho perieo..ug Of tho
people u the Lord, and Tor the build
rug up VI the Kingdom Of God. The
Jay would come whan tho law OF d0d
must be kept upon this AMI livery other
land, when the Hat would 20 forth,
"Inus saith the Lord Cod" anu II
wOuid affect not only this people, but
every Other nation under the whole
hulveue,it would DO Obuyed aua Christ
would como whose right u h. 10 feigu.
The tunes were near nj haud when the
commandments OF Gld would be- given
g. us In things which never had been be.
lore. la conclusion the speaker prayed
that HIS heavenly hlcsslug would rest
down abundanuy upon thia people.
ELDER FRANKLiS d. RICHARDS.
rJ0ioeI In the opportunity which had
been given to The Latler,day Saints OF
again meeting together Ia General
Colietencr, aud Ia the testimonies
which had been borne by preceding
speakers. A variety NJ subjects hau
boon touched upou. When tits Gospel
met reached us anu W. wsre permitted
90 investigate h, We lound thBrein
luat which would amply satisfy the
hlmun soul Ia iA longing aud seafch.
lns after The truth. Aud what bless.
lUWH Id NuVH 10 tina FuUTutuuI aiuUNH. In