Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-08
noticed Benediction was pronounced
and conference adjourned
W. G.. STARS,
Clerk Of Mission.


Minutes Of the Savaii semi-annual con
/ ference held ai Salelavalu, October 9th,
| 9Th and Sth. 1894. Brother l.. % Burn
ham, presiding ELDER at this branch.
presided al all meetings. The following
| Elders from Zion we're presents lohn
w. Beck. !. A. Rasbaud. l.. D.. Burn.
ham, l. { Knudscn. W. =. Silver and
S. W. Walker Conference began sat
urday morning, October 9th, at eight
| O'Clock. with an attendance sufficiently
large TO 900 the new meeting tolss,
which has Just been erected bt Elders
t. b. Bumham and ]. { kuuIsen.
Dcdicatory prayer was offered by J, w.
Beck, president OF the Slvau SAINTS.
Elders t. b. Burnham and ]. w. Beck
addressed the assembly speaking OF tie
goodness OF God iu opening up the way
| for tdc acquiring o. land ami ir tue
completion OF such nice building. ana
said they looked forward 10 the tim
when il would be crowded with earnest
workers searching after the truths of
thc everlasting Gospel. M8ua aud
Salausa .tNouatiye brethren. icIt TO thank
the Lord Tor His goodness and hope Q
that StleiavaIi would soon be o large
aud prosperous branch. 10 Tue alter
noon meeting Elder j A. Rasband
spoke on repentance. Sunday morning.
October 7ih,at eight o'clock, fdleiua and
Silausa, two native Saints, addressed
conference, the former expressing ms
10y at being able to meet under such
favorable circum taucgs. toe latter prov.
ing from the Bible the divine anthem.
ITCHY of the ook Of Mormon; also
referred to the gifts. blessings aud heal
ings which had been manifested among
this people.
In the sacramento meeting which
followed q number OF the native Saints
bore faithful testimonies. Sunday school
was held little later on. The school
boys Of Salcaula explained the Book of
Mormon chart then one of their num-
Der gave an interesting sketch on the lite
OF Joseph Smith and The coming forth ol
the Book OF Mormon All Of the larger
pupils each related a story with a moral.
aud we're interesting and instructive.
At $3.50 p. m. meeting was again called
Matua. a native brother, spoke OF the
necessity OF taking care Of our bodies
which have been given rs by au aIlWlse
Creator, aud to not dclilc them by seek.
ing after the lusls OF the flesh. Elder
l.. B. Bumham followed. speaking upon
authority, also said that the time Is near
At hand when the prophecy OF John the
Rcvulator that Babylon Is fallen. fallen,
would be fulfilled. Elder ] w. Beck
also spoke on authority TO preach the
Gospel, aud explained we were not
here preaching for hire, but realizing to
some extent the saying Of Paul, For
though preach the Gospel / have
nothing to glory Of for necessity Is laid
upon me. yc. voc Is unto me. u /
preach not the Gospel, we are en-
dcayonng 10 perform our duties. I'm
the evening session Elder Beck spoke
upon the establishment OF the Church
oil Christ IN these the ,last days, so Of
the gathering Of scattered Israel Mon.
day morning, October STU, at Ssl'cloCg,
we again held meeting, when a number
OF Elders aud native Saints arose and
bore testimonies, after which conference
WILL G.. SEARs,
Clerk Of Mission.