Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-06

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an Edward Stevens
william y. Preston as PresidIug
Bis op, with Robert 4. Burton as hi,
flrt ana J0hn II. winder ~ his seoono
cou ell n.
Franklin ID. X chords a. Church
historian aud gene vi Church recorder,
With hn Jsquts and Charles w.
Penfise " his assistan,s.
A. tho do er,i church Beard a.
l. wilfnf woodfuff,L a., no
snow, George q Cannon Kan a.
Ma ser, WILLARD Young, 0e rye w
TIA cher, ADtnon II. Luud, Jsms,
snnfp nnd seph +. Smith.
A. Trustee 10. rust TOT tbs body A.
religious wofsh 10 kutw ss the
Cnufc. jeans Christ ~ Lsttef.d.,
salntt-W lford wcoifu
John y cholson as Clerk Of The
q neral & niofeuce.
Allihsv itink to susiain the authof.
utrgH tfpsenftd was uuanimaus.
The q ow NJ 6. mmunicsu n iron
Elder l. uhfd Sievst aUn, who IA a,
tained o. m ATTENDING Confetsuce nv
illntss, was fesd by l. der Hebsf j.
GnlI;
SAT- LAKr Cirr. oct. Q, 1904.
President wiifurd woodruni
want my name aud testimony spread
upon the MINUTES Of this Conterencs a. a
witness fOf God aud for His Son Ic.ns
Christ. a. a wi moss for Joseph Smith n
= Prophet Of uod, and for al his suoce,.
sors down To President Woodruff.
In the early days Of this Church l 70.
g. wed the Gospel, tho Holy Ghost an
the holy Priesthood under tho hands N
the Prophet Joseph smith, aud BY his
tea hing. and Instructions We wero 10
move 10 those mountains here tho wofk
could more fully 10 developed.
testify In tho name 81 tho Lord thai
tho building Of tofuplo-, endowments Tor
tho living aud the dead. gathering o.
Israel, preparing this people Tor tho
coming OF fiie Lord Josrs Christ IL qoing
| forward according to tho wishes aud mi.
sirnc,iors OF Josepb smith IN hi. lie.
time. EnwAHD SrEvhSsoN.
President urofs, q. Cannon a..
plalf ed that the pfeaIction OF JOSEPH
rnii 10 aliugoi 10 In Elder Stevenson.
/ communication was to the effect tbs
ne saiAta would come 10 the Ro, ~
'Iountsnt; though the name "UtahD
! was not then known.
rRHsiDrsr o.oRon q CANNON
adJTes.o the Conference. BY Wy Of
tf0duction he stated that he uia not
fecolieot ever having heard the A post "
speak with greater power than duflng
toe present grra, gathering Of TIE
ssinis. This hsd boon o,nspicuously
the case with Pfssilcnt willofd wosi.
uff ami Pfosident Lyrsnx9 Snow. Hu
tuon entered Into an explanation Of
the reasons why Petldsnt woodfun
aud other bfttnrVn had expressed
Themselves upln an important cas-. Of
Iiiiufence between Que o. the l.adlnf
brethren aud the general authoriiirs
A. eo y, sni tho causes rf the sub.
ct not haviug Dctn ventilated taf.
LIEF. Pfesidun, Cannon tten admon.
ishsd the saiu,s against speaking owl
concerning the LORE htointed, and
depict the pisssirau. consequence Of
a uf,e contrary to this advice.
rhote shu iusuigVi IN this pfaetite
would sutI tci ihcmselves 20 svil spiflu
they wouid lose the spirit OF God sua,
unloss they Tupcnio1, inevitably apOs.
lAtiIs. President Cannon then dwell
for n M time upon the right Of the
Lord 10 tay 10 Hls children that lie
slsheJ them u obey His counsel N.
given thfuugl HE servants whom lie
designated, and snowtd that the SAir .
hal, In tnoir whole history, btes
Aoundanty hletsed In following that
line Of conduct.
ELpER ELIAS u. KiMBALL,
Pfe,id,ni OF tho souihvru Bis o. mis-.
sion. was called upon " sudrest tbs
G ingrBgatlon. He taid that his heart
was In bis missionary work, am he
had labofoi earnestly with bis SO
Elders TO advance tue vol Vi
Goa In tho Southern States. under
tho Inspiration OF tho Holy Ghost,
New fields were bping operod ~ aBJ
large cities vsltuc; here the Eden
labofea without Iufre and scrip and
were hbundantly blesiei 10 lhVll
ministry. Tho thirteen corfrrtnet,
were yielding large returns 10 ths
byrtsmatio and organized labofs Of Tue
Elders under the direction OF The
conference pfcsidenis and cleric. In
many OF these places were macy puo'
pie formerly OF u hoh.ilo disposition
who now EXTENDED y welcome /.
tho Elders. Tue speaker SLATED
hia determination TO do all IL
his pawer 20 advances u,
missionary labor In tho boulhetu
-iates, under tho infiuence 81 Tbs
Spirit, nyw ~ abuniantIy poufo oul
upon the Elders. rhs health OF the
| ElueN hA1 oeen uollof uuunt tht
past low months than for many JsAn
past.
ELDER WILLIAM GARDNER,
recently president OF tho Austrsla'lat
mission, was the next spsstef. h'
had lalofcd among the Mnoii, o
whom there was about $500 In lh'
Church. There were ssveniy.ssyen
branches 10 tho mission. Sixty
Elders from Utah were iAboring there,
All these among the aboriginal inhabi
ians. The Gospel was spreading an,
The work prospsfing. rho Eideis were
~ . rule, ia good health and hha ih'
spirit q their work. There wac not
sufiiol number OF Elders. Abon
sixty mlfe were neoded. be'ldei
tho Maori memDrfs there were Abon
200 Europeans among the memttn o
ITO Cnuich. Some new bIanoht' ha'
teen 10 ntly oTganiEsi. The gilis Ant
grloes o. tue Gospel abounded anon
tue Saints,
The choir farg the anthem;
IlaIki iIsrki my tosL
Bensdlotion wa- pIouounced By
President George q Csunon'
Conference HdIvufued unui April
1871.