The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-05

perhaps larger than in any former
year. except upon the late occasion
when the Salt Lake temple was dedi-
Gated. The tabernacle was entirely
filled at the morning session, and at
the afternoon services the auditorium
was inadequate for the immense
multitude, and an overflow meeting
was held in the assembly hall for the
accommodation of those who were I'M
able 10 enter the main building.
The seat of MILFORD Woodruff, the
venerable president of the church, re-
manned vacant at both meetings. The
4reSident has been unable to leave his
home since his recent attack of illness,
but favorable reports were received of
his condition and it is probable that
he viii attend the remaining sessions
of the conference. Eloquent prayers
were uttered in his behalf by the
speakers.
Presidents George @. Cannon and Jo-
seph F. Smith occupied their usual
places in the pulpit, in company with
the following members or the apostolic
uuOrttm: Lorenzo Snow, F. D. Rich
ards, John Henry Smith, Francis
LYMAN. George Teasdale. Heber ].
Grant, NJ w. Merrill and Anton H.
Lund.
Apostle Brigham Young was unable
to attend on account of sickness.
. The morning services were begun
Our God we raise to thee
Thanks for thy blessings free
We here enjoy
In this far western land
A true and chosen band,
Led hither by thy hand
Would sing for joy
PRAYER was offered by Elder John T
D. McAllister.
President George @. Cannon deliv-
cred the first address and prefaced his
sermon with a message from the re-
vered president of the church. "Presi-
dent Woodruff desires me- he said. Ito
bear his love to the conference. He has
been indisposed for a few days, but ne
is now much better. He has been trou-
bled with insomnia, but he has been
sleeping better of late.
IN commencing the 67th conference
OF the church, he continued, there is
great occasion to rejoice. 1t is ap-
parent that the Lord is with his peo
ME and looks with favor upon Zion.
The work of God has never been in bet
ter condition and good reports are COM
ing in from all over the world. Sta
tistics show that about 1000 persons
have been added to the church during
the year. In the United States the
work has gone on rapidly. In the
south, il is claimed more have been
baptized than in all Europe. One hun
ganized in the south, and missionary |
affairs throughout the east and middle !
states are bright and promising.
The cry from the different states |
comes to the presidency for more ell I
ders to spread the truth. Prejudice is I
being removed and frequently the ell |
Mrs are given the privilege of speaking
through the press. The faith of the /
elders is apparent in all the world, and /
in no one thing is it shown more clearly
than in the fact that many of the ell
def-s travel without purse or Scrip
This method of doing the Lords work
is very successful, although it cannot
be followed in all nations.
Success is being achieved by the ell
ders in Holland, Belgium and Germany
and in many of the large cities prom
inent and distinguished citizens have
listened attentively TO ne testimony
OF the elders. On account of the strife
between the Turks and Armenians, the
elders had been temporarily withdrawn
from Turkey.
The beneficent hand of God is seen
everywhere. Prejudice is removed; the
work Of conversion is progressing ran
plly Thirteen hundred elders are in the
World preaching the word of God, and
hundreds more are being called for This
shows the magnitude of the work.
There is yet a great work to be done
among the Lamanites, the remnant of