Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-04
GENERAL CONFERENCE

w Laticr-day Saints convened IN the
tabernacle, Salt Lake citv ,t to,
on Mord,, o.+stl. - "'i'
v,,,. y.'""eF 8. 1870 Pres!dent
"iHoId woodruff prsaidIus.
VI the general authorities prcsent IN
The stasd there v.... a. -,
presil.,.,. ,,,r,., wv HHse
"a " mora No9cruif, George
v cannon nnc JOaglh . Smith; of
inc QLUrum OF the V,.eI,. Aros.ios
Lorengo gru,. r7r,,.t.ti,. "a ~
t-,.,-. 'L'''''" - lIcharcs.
''e""H lounG, Francis II. Lyman,
J9hn Henry Smith. George Tsasdale.
John w. ,r9,i,- ,r,.,,..,s w. -,
aud A,,,.., ~ W. "et.hi
sn,i,b, ~ Luhu' FaIfllrch '7hn
M So, W. Nhe flrst acNNE residents
n NJ, gil',S ymour y. Young, G.
Ra,r5i,i,, ~ H. l'oneFts' George
~ -"H Johail IAN O.. himball;
L. Preston, goi7r, u, - IMAM
John RWiudtf. "''u
Hebpr j. Grant OF the Quorum of
The Twelve was absent In consequence
Of hia being in feeble health.
Conference called TO order nv praei-
dent George D. Cannon.
Tho choir sang:
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avn Hlnhu' with hills surrounded
.r |"'H kept ny power divine;
an I'll. ,agI l.'5 SAa4l be confounded,
4"ouEh ne world In arms COM
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I oprulug prayer by Elder Anthem H.
| Lund
I singing by the choir:
"r,r,.,,, 80 t..-...,...
] psN'"n VI sue most ana Guide
! ~ u,i W t SSth me ANA above.
,rt ~ ~ ,''l aH1Iv" we ABIDE
] "e ''"uu Oh my protecting love-
( lttl40l. WllFORD WOODRUFF
/ delivered "a brief onenip, Address in
/ which ha expressed his Measure at
I HAVING tine nriyjlepp of ut,nin ,nsate
] ing with the general assrnhiv Of Inc
/ Suujg ia a conference cgpsslty He
/ desired prautly that tho gnirii ~ c,od
might rest upon ali Who partieipete5
| IN this gathering and that mo AMOS.
Ties and Elders might, under that
I'N,tE'.' correct and suitable teach
tth7 800 lnr people. me remainder OF
a tl.'llE5 telated 20 the magnitude
", I'l'l l"',e o. 'he duties which
49, "lyu tls 9alhtH' one OF the
] nv nuns "hi.H was lhe proclaim
Hiol,el'aut''' 70 an ne world. He
u.s. HpoEe Cl inc eVilenges OF the
I'm tImu Va SIuI IN Ssapllshlng the
- u o"'l7' "l inns region
ELDER ANTHON H. LUND
| of the Council of the Apostles fol-
lowed. expressing pleasure al the nt,ss.
ence and Instructions OF President
woodruff. The nroErcss of Zion. nj
home and abroad. IN To this. the Jubi-
lee year, was commenced unon with
gratcfulness. The Conference time was
spDhih "t US period OF spiritual and
5oII'l E'lIeHnlhS Tor inc SAINTS or
u"ilul % goa Tor thclr Deneht'
Sti""Sn nus iorehhpWledEe ana Wis
uo,u ,,,, , he nscessitg OF worrying dlli-
| sluoS i"l lhe %elihre OF Hion was
E,,Enl' a.u shn ,muii ne PUT before al
U 1870, "a u' i.5 ne spSlket rrierred 10
~ r t,'.' eilCls 81 tilt dlyinity OF
,,,i ,,,'N VI Hiui ihoil' es!ieeiaIly mem
inv, ,So ,Ht,,1 o. the stths,rr
s 49,, e,r ,t ~ ~ 1ion, Ihu sen
inr AZ, ~ Ilit,. LIN % ,'1u. 3e IN
,t,,,' ~ 'Nritt,eViii ~ 900 anu fiIs
,,,e,,oI ~, 10, ~ ~, eMliu l anu com
nron1isa Do, ,"o II, WI nc
ad,r,m,,ttt,,' III, W. tui'omeu thls
n'n,Is,,i ,Ia,,,,,,1i, -'S'''e AT o'heF
~, 49,, =, ','s,ss,
ELDhf MAthlNEh w. MERRll.L
Of the Council Of the Apostles opened
with strong testimony of the truth of
J AM 1osIGi' Drimning up personal evil
me i ,,gs. " he uui!ser OF