Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-04
President Woodruff the FIRST Speaker
Verbs Of Comfort aud Consolation
10 the Latlsr.diy Saints.

Laforzj saow, franklin h. Richards,
FraGois NJ. Lyman, John Henry
Smith, George Toasdalc, Hebor }.
Grant, john w. Taylor, Marfiaer W.
Merrill aud AbAhsm n. Cannol,
Patriarch John Smith; of the Fret
Hsven Presidents Of Hcvsntirs-sry.
mour -, Young, q. y. FJelsluJ, George
Reynolds, jonathan q. KimUan,
Rulon =. Wells And Edward Steven
aou; Of the pfoslding Bishup;Ic-Wil.
lism ~. Preston, RJbett 4. Button anu
john II. WinduL
Conference called 10 order by Ptcal'
dent George q Cannon.
Tho CHOIR .u4 congregation sang;
Come. come. - saints. no toll nor labor fear
Bat with Soy wend your Way
Though hard 10 you tma journey may appear
Grace shall 10 a. your day
Upvuiag Itsyo, ~ Elder John W.
He's,
Singing ny the ch0l!
uark listen 20 the uumre,oor'
1hgy sound tor volunteers,
On lions brIEHt aud a0wsry mount,
HCbuid iHe Uugcrs
President WiLrORu WOODBURY..
Our huarts ou ht 10 DO hllei this
morning with gratitude anu thaubs'
giving to GoI cur Heavenly Faluef,
ior the ultssiugs that We enjoy NJ tue
pftasut time, iof tho privilege Of a.
torIbiing tuis glorious morn ny ia this
90 buTnaclo, Ia thr siEiy.s XIII Anuuai
conference " the Church " Jesus
Cutist Of Latttr.day \ Inc. II there
~ any mau un the lace u the earth
who ought TO be thauk "a. who ought
90 have gratitude, WIN ought 30 te
faithful TO the God " Heaven auJ the
Cuuton aud kingdom OF Coz, D. ~ my
fsIl Wusn wo loug over ne field 30
the last siAty.siK yearf. auu zee uil
that tue LbId has dOuu since the IT.
organization u this Church, the num-
Der wuo have passed away nni the
Many changes wa ch have tsken place,
We ought 10 be tualbIuI Tor the hlCss
inRs Of God. Our history has teen n
very pecl lar ne, aid Ne nave Ooea
called 10 Uaaa through many Cyeuit,
W. have arrived where the Promises
Of G0d IA the g. yolatioue ~ the BIult,
Buok Of Mormon hnd Doctrine anu
Coyeuanis hy tho voice OF the Prophets
Of God, are tcing iuiiiicd before our
eyes, before tho hvayuhy, ami before
me eAttu. We staGd here today with
this greet aud mighty responsibility
-eIting al or uH ~ IA" Holy Priesthood
anu the Salnts Of the Living G9d, u
labor, ana o. BE- tfuu pnu iAiihiul TO
doI, 10 our cOvUnsulr, 10 thr Gospel ui
Jesus Christ, 60 those laws Hul pfncl.
Pies when Goo has teytAoi Cuuccfn-
ing the last IlsptuEEtiOn Hud the full.
ness uf times. frtl thanElui iOr thesu
blessings, nod hops that daring thli
conference the Apostles sud thu Elder
Of isiAel Auu TIE people may be- hlleu
with tho Inspiration .oi the Almighty
Goa; that w mi.ht ComprugouI anu
understand Tue pIultlUn We occupy to-
DAY in tho sigut 0t hcH ven anu EARTH
that tnu Hr.rlt aud D wor oil God may
b, with u, that We mgy know the
mind nud will u God anu rejoice to-
Esthet nud DO able 20 perform the
Ihings required NJ rur bands. Ask
God 10 bisss tue Latlut.dHy sHluts Nbu
are assembled In tins conference, inst
these blessings may dwsll with us dur
lug thsse msettugF, from hcucutofth
and lorevur. Amen.
rREsIDBST JOSEPH ,. SMITH
EIpTs,ssd his gratitude Tor tho pres.
enos at tlis general conference VI
President W01drId, who had been
wonderfully h.usssl and pteftrveu by
the Lord, u mlnister 10 tue people In
His name. lie spoke similarly con-
otfniug Presidents Ge1tge q. Cannon
and LoterzO Snow, lud El.rg Frank
liz ID. RlohstdH, who had led useful
ana faithful lives iu tbs church OF
Cbfitt ioT = long series ui years. In
al a al ufn
tsqTity TO truth hV referred 10 tut
brsIhfeo Of the Council Of tho Twelve
generally ana - the large number u
other good, faitutul brethren who had
moved themselves worthy laDOrurs In
the work OF Coo.
The speaker then dwelt upon the
fact OF tue decreasing uumbeTs
OF Elders who were being cent
into the nations % warn the
p,opIs 0l the world. Ne lOakei TOT,
ward 10 tue extension Of mlsriO AIRY
labor 10 p6puiOus countries which hnh
never YET bren reached by sno Elitfri
anu ante pltsd that tue misslunauer
would, briogr long, have fccrsr o.
olasseS OF Ut0Ilu with whom lhey haI
not heretofore byuu abls ~ come In
contact. He 6yOKe VI tho wonderful
change OF sentiment that had taken
place regarding the Latterday SAINTS
IL had been brought ABOUT by the b1rN
Tnis oonuttion might rot always exist,
na opuos ton must be met ~ tue iu,uTr,
but ius people W0ulI nave inrTess'
wNdom g. meet win obstacles ~ they
might aflse,
President smith dwelt for some time
upon the dautur a-s ciated win times
OF peace and wurlliy goodwill unle'H
uf,st Wis.,. M Wetg exercised gau pui'
Nv OF COLuuct should exist H.
p0lnttd out tue nature OF lhthe uAu'
GERS aud what they consisted OF an
how they ought TO be guarded aga 1
THO oouCluuiu. patton OF MS dhcouIst
wAadeNOtru ~ the necessity OF pifehi'
teaching their 0ullufrn 10 love the
tTutn anu Hb.uo ~ ", giving nuhtTou
valuable tugg,sliOns upon the value
OF carly tTAin.r. In tue same c1nnec
ZION he d,lIueateI lnat KIM VI mnslon
AIRY experience viii h cuilvatrd lA'u
A the youug E.uSrs VINO were tenl
Lptuau ON m Salons, and the condition.
whtph ipIusI m 40 direction OF YES
tfaing that pTuciplo, or at least Te'a'u
inn It's deveiopm NJ Ia thtif mllus'
KLDEa JOHN W, TAYLOR
of the Council Of Apostle, followed
HesIltttsed his EfauIudo al Tue PRIV