The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-06

The attendance was large and on the
stand were noticed the following gen.
tlemen:
OF the First Presidency-Wilford
Woodruff, George Q. Cannon, Joseph
F. Smith; of the Quorum of the Twelve
Apostles-Lorenzo Snow. Franklin D.
Richards, Brigham Young, Moses
Thatcher, Francis NJ. Lyman, John
Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber
y. Grant, John w. Taylor, Mariner w.
Merrill, Abraham H. Cannon; Patri-
arch John Smith; of the Presidency of
the Seventies-Seymour B. Young, C.
d. F'jelsted, B. H. Roberts and George
Reynolds; of the Presiding Bishopric-
William B. Preston, Robert 7. Burton
and John r. Winder.
President George Q. Cannon called
the conference to order and after an
opening hymn by the choir and con-
gregation, President Lorenzo Snow Of
fered prayer.
The choir sang the hymn,
Praise ye the Lord, my heart shall
join
After which
PRESIDENT GEORGE Q. CANNON
announced that President Woodruff
was not in good health, and although
able to be present would not be able
to speak at the morning session.
President Cannon referred to the salts
factory condition of affairs existing in
the territory and said Utah was truly
land favored by the Lord. The pro-
tecting hand of God was every where
seen over this people, and the elders
laboring in the northwestern and
southern states had been favored and
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a great work was being accomplished
and many were being brought into the
fold of Christ. The speaker incid ent-
ally adverted to the successful labors
of the elders in Australia, Tasmania,
Sweden and elsewhere, and said that
other fields seemingly remote and inn
penetrable were being opened to the
missionaries. AT present the presi-
dents of the European and other mis-
sions had been instructed not to rush
the people who Joined the church out
here too fast, because many had ar
rived in Utah before they had become
thoroughly rooted in the faith and
prepared to meet the vicissitudes
which they had necessarily to contend
with on coming to strange land.
They did not want people to join the
church, come out and join the general
body of the Saints and then apostatiZe.
Looking over the entire field, the pros
poets of the Latter-day Saints were
now most encouraging, and God and
the heavenly host were doing their
part in the furtherance of this great
work which our Father had estab-
lished.
ELDER BRIGHAM YOUNG
was the next speaker and said it was
a great pleasure to him to hear his
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lance of this great latter-day work,
and he trusted that the words just ut
tered by President Cannon would be
firmly sealed upon all our hearts. He
referred to the responsibilities resting
upon the Saints. If these were the last
days. if the coming of the Son of Man
was nigh at hand, if the calamities
and judgments of the Almighty were
to follow our testimony to the people,
just as the judgments followed the tes-
timony of Noah, then it was all i'm
portant that we be upon the watch
tower All who sought God earnestly
to him with a pure and undivided
heart. The speaker deprecated the
craving of the people for luxuries and
said he believed the Lord had amply
provided for our sustenance in this
mountain region, Independent of other
places. Elder Young called upon the
Saints to observe the word of wisdom
more steadfastly than heretofore, that
their children, the succeeding genera
ton, might be healthy and strong, and
said we could not enjoy the peace, in
SEPARATION and spirit of God if we in
dulged in those things which God had
commanded we should not use. When
he heard read statistics setting forth
that more tea, coffee, and tobacco, and
other articles deleterious to health,
were being used now than ever before.
he wondered whether the floating pop
ulation of Utah, of Salt Lake city, was
in part for such increase.
He believed not. The ark of safety
was offered to us; would we not re-
nounce things of the world and accept
a place in it? The judgments of God
were increasing and we must be pre-
pared for them if we desired to be
saved hereafter.
PRESIDENT JOSEPH f. SMITH
was the last speaker. He re-
ferred to the many calls from
abroad for more elders Occa-
sionally it was difficult to meet those
demands, although when elders were
called they were generally willing to go.
A few wished time to settle up their
affairs and pay their debts The
speaker deemed a time of Stringency
suitable for the settlement of financial
and the forming of a reso-
luton not to get involved again. HeI
enumerated different parts of the world
from which calls for elders had come.
and then dwelt upon the fact that the
Word of Wisdom was associated with
the missionary field, as young men who
used tobacco were not in a condition
to go into the world to preach the Cos
pei. The necessity of selecting men for
this calling who are honest, pure and
consistent was insisted upon. The
financial benefits of refraining from
articles that are detrimental to health
formed part of the discourse. The
saving would amount to hundreds of
of dollars annually The
speaker made many profitable remarks
upon the subject of the Word of Wis
dom in it's various features, the benefits
of observing and the evil results of
it.
The choir rendered in beautiful style
the hymn, Jesus, L My Cross Have
Taken"
Patriarch John Smith pronounced the
and a recess was taken
until 2 D. m.
Upon assembling in the afternoon.
the congregation sang, How firm a
we Saints of the Lord" af-
ter which Elder j. d. T. McAllister Of
fered prayer.
The choir then sang the familiar
hymn, Zion stands by hills sur
PRESIDENT LORENZO SNOW
then occupied the stand. He said that
the remarks made by those who adj
dressed the congregation at this morn
ing's services were full of instruction
to the Saints and most profitable for
their future guidance There were
promises made to the Saints In former
days as well as in the latter days. by
revelation. which were most precious,