The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-08
Still Larger Attendance at the Sec
ond Days Meetings.
CHURCH LEADERS SPEAK
ADVICE AND INSTRUCTIONS
GIVEN TO THE SAINTS.
Discourses All On Doctrinal Themes
President Woodruff Tells of Per-
sonal Experiences-Apostles Cow
lay and Woodruff Make Addresses
Adjourned Until Today.

The attendance ct the second day of
conference was considerably larger than
at the opening. The attendance at the
tabernacle in the afternoon was especially
large.
After singing by the choir and prayer by
Elder Jonathan G. Kimball. Apostle Abra-
ham o. Woodruff made the first address.
and was followed by Apostle Matthias f.
Cowley. IheSe young men, IL viii be re-
membered, were called TO the quorum of
apostles last year. filling the vacancies
caused by the retirement of Moses
Thatcher and the death of Abraham H.
Cannon.
APOSTLE WOODRUFF.
The most interesting point in Apostle
Woodruff s address, which was of gen.
eral nature, was a brief criticism of mem
bers of the church who had identified
themselves with secret societies of nom
religious nature. He spoke of the work
being done by the Mutual Improvement
associations.
APOSTLE COWLEY.
Apostle Cowley spoke in the same gener-
al way, his particular theme being the la
bors of the missionaries, which had been
very successful.
APOSTLE YOUNG.
Apostle Brigham Young was the next
speaker He said this was a time of re-
joicing with the saints. and they had
never had stronger reason to serve the
Lord faithfully than now. They were in
vulnerable against outside attacks, but in
ternal discussions diminished their powers
OF resistance. But through righteousness,
Zion would be in perfect union when war
stalked abroad on the earth.
were righteous. it would remain land of
liberty. but if they became wicked peace
and liberty would cease to prevail.
ELDER B. H. ROBERTS.
Elder B. II. Roberts read from the doc
trine and covenants, commanding the
servants of God to be free from the sins
OF the world, and those escape the judg-
ments that would fall upon the ungOdly.
This revelation should be repeated in this
day OF turmoil, war and the crumbling of
the elements.
The benediction was offered by Elder
George Reynolds.
PRESIDENT WOODRUFF.
In the afternoon, President George Q.
Cannon. at the request of President
Woodruff. read the first section of the
doctrine and covenants.
President Woodruff then gave a sketch
of his experiences, to show that there had
been conflict of two powers, one striv-
ing to destroy and the other TO preserve
his life.
1t was required of him. as president of
the church. to say TO the Saints that il
was their duty to get the spirit of reve-
lation and be governed by that power.
Changes were about to come among Is
rael, and among the nations of the earth,
the necessity of the Saints performing
vicarious work IN behalf of the dead; the
judgments of God which he had foreseen
by the power of God. that would soon
visit the world; the improvement which
had been brought about through the in
strumentality of the various benefcent in
situations which had been established in
the church as aids to its development.
President Woodruff pronounced a blessing
upon the people and, at the conclusion of
his remarks, the vast congregat ton arose
en- maSse and in unison with the choir
sang;
we Thank Thee. Oh God. for
Prophet"
PRESIDENT GEORGE Q. CANNON.
President George Q. Cannon was the
last speaker and he told of his pleasure in
hearing President Woodruffs testimony.
He added other experiences through
which President Woodruk had passed.
and gave valuable instruction regarding
the workings of God with the people and
the surety of his assistance to his serv-
ants in authority, to whose counsel God