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GENERAL CONFERENCE.
President Woodruff Able 10 Attend
The Meeting.
A VERY ENJOYABLE OCCASION.
Impressive aud Practical Addresses
10 the Ssints on Their Sacred
Duties.
Third Nav. April 9th.

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Third DAv, April 9th.
This morning President Wiliord
Woodruff appeared on the stand. I'm.
medistely he was recognized by the
people the Immense audience arose
and greeted him by the waving OF
handkerchiefs. The President re.
tponded to the salutation by saying,
"9od bless you ALL"
We thank Thee God, for Prophet,
To guide us in these latter days
We thank Thee for sending the Gospel.
To tighten our minds with its rays.
was sung by the choir and cougrega.
tlon.
PRAYER by Elder John Nicholson.
Ths choir rang the hymn which be-
gins,
High on the mountain top
banner Ia unfurled.
Ye nations now look up,
II waves TO all the world.
PRESIDENT WOODRUFF
was the first speaker. His remarks
were as follows:
want to cay to my brethren and sis
ters and friends that through your
prayers anc faith am here this morn
ing. have been considerably under
the weather, an the saying ip,for a little
time past, but L am glad to meet with
you and feel to say a few words to you
tails morning. know 1t would not be
wisdom for me to attempt to occupy a
great deal OF time or say great denl.
First, l will say that L have fol.
lowed the reports and sayings the
Apostles and e de- Of ON the lmnence.
ment OF this Conference until this
morn,uI; what have not read my.
self has been read to me, and II has
been great deal Of COZ ISOLATION to me.
1 want TO say to the Lntter-day Sainte,
the God Of heaven Ii at work carrying
out His purposes In fulfillment OF reve-
lation aud prophecy and inspiration,
which He has given through His
Prophets and Apostles and Patriarchs
from the creation OF the world uutil
ihi, hour. AID the Lord 10 not going
to fail on His part in any OF these
our duty, to labor TOR ourselves and for
our fellow men; to occupy the time
that we have here, 10 the beet advan-
isge we can, In trying 10 honor the
Priesthood ana people, to build up tho
kingdom Of God, to set q good exam
pie, end to establish righteousness.
And l want to say to the young men
and maidens, my young brethren and
sisters, who may be present hare this
morning, l want you to make your
aim high anu realize that you have
your generation, that you have your
times granted In connection with
your fathers and mothers in the
building up Of the kingdom
of God. Do not spend your
time In the foilies ami irlvoiities of this
world, but Try to Improve your time.
You occupy one OF he most important
uispensations and generations God has
ever given 10 men, and l have great
interest for the rising generation. 1
know for myself, anu not for another,
that the Lord has raised up our chill
dTep. our sons and nur daughters, to
stand In the footsteps OF their fathers
In the windiDo-up scene OF the great
work OF the Zion OF our God. 1 real.
ize thRt they do not comprehend, IN
TACT there are very lew VINO compre-
bend today the position we occupy,
and the sponsibility we are under 10
God and The Holy Priesthood, who
have raised US up anu placed US here
in the midst Of q generation OF men
and women, children Of men, upon
whose heads are gsiDg TO rest great
responsibilities, In the great events
which are to follow each other In
quick succession In the day In which
we live.
AS lar MS am concerned, do not
know, 1t has never been revealed to
me, why my life has been pre-
served, while the Lord has
taken away Prophets and Apostles
and other men OF God, who have
spent three or four, ten or twelve,
fourteen or fifteen yesrs in the caps.
city OF the building up OF the kingdom
OF God. Our Savior Himseif was only
three years and q half in passing
through His experiences of teaching
the people, The organization OF the
kingdom OF God, the choosing of the
Twelve. .ApssLiss, His cIucifixion,