Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-06
CHURCH OFFICIALS PRESENT.
REMARKS MADE BY OTHER ELDERS.
clear say aud uood weather Condue.
10 the Drawing out ofa large
Attendance

The siNty-ninth scmi-Annuai Com
ference ~ the Church of Jesus Christ
81 Laitcr-day Saints commenced In
the Tabernacle. salt Lake CITY, at 10
g. M on Thursday, oct. 6. 1895, prca.
dent Lorenzo Snow presiding.
or the general authorities present on
che stand there were u the First
Prcaldency-Lorcnzo Snow. George
O. Cannon and Joseph y. Smith; OF
the quorum Of the Twelve Apostles
Franklin y. Richards. brigham
Young, Francis ~ Lyman,
John Henry Smith. Georro Teaudaie,
liohor J. Grant. John W. Taylor. Mar
finer W Merrill. Anih1n II. Lund.
Matthias y. Cowlcy and Abraham
owen Woodruff. Patriarch John smith;
u the First Seven Presidents Of Sow
ontlca-scymour u. Young. u. H.
Roberts, George Reynolds and Jona-
than q. Klmball. Of the Presiding
MISREPRESENTATION H. Preston. Robert
T. Burton and John u. wlnder.
Vontercnce was called % order BY
President George q. Cannon.
The choir and congrcatlon aanR IN.
hymn which bcFInai
Rciecmcr ~ Israel.
our only delight.
on whom Tor q blessing We call,
our shadow BY day.
And our pillar ~ nlEht,
our klnE, our p,llvercr. our all.
Opening prayer by Elder John Nlch-
The hymn which begin. AZ follow.
was sung by the choirs
Zion stands with hills surrounded
Zion. Kept by power divine,
AZ her foes shall be- COMPOUNDED.
ul houEn inc world In arms combine;
what favored lot IL thine.
PRESIDENT LORENZO SNOW
rpoia upon the object OF the p.oni. In
coming together In Conference. and
thef duty, IN assembling, TO enter INTO
communion with God. and 10 lmprovs
ana perfect themselves In the prinrl.
plga % truth. The need Of supernaturai
guidance In their peculiar labora ard
dlihcultlcn, was Hrsicu 81. a. aiso me
love which God h always ,riiiinr a,
SNOW 70 HIS children, az Illustrated In
the mlniHtfatiun Of Jesus aftor fIis
it.urtcctlon. % tho spirits u the ante
delnNians. The great hlcaaInFu prom.
- ~ lhe SAINTS were spoken % and
ny NeIe ufEgd not 20 do anything b
flltod. ' w iV'-
PRESIDENT GEORGE O. CANNON
addressed the conference. n. sals
that the last ak months had nnt bsen
Characterized b. many canmlcusua
chhnECsi excepting the i0aa u our 10.
loved lreallrnt iin then rpoke Of tha
situation y the missionary naid
abroad. In which faiisfiot0ry ADVANCE.
mrht was being made In an tho coun-
TILES IN which The Elders were labor
lnF' The speaker made reference %
lhe gratifying results ~ Ereater care
being taken In the selection Of rcprs-
sentative tattrr-day Saints. both malls
ana female, Tor the work ~ the min.
isiiy, The Improvement In the clrcum-
stances OF The Saints, speaking Eener-
ally, over the situation. IN thar regard,
which prevailed q year AFp was a
cause FOR thankfulness The Necessity
81 an the people being employed r..
cslved due attention. and President
Cannon pointed out methods BY tho
application o. which this could be ae-
compiiahfd. 4 portion NJ tho disentirre
was Devoted 10 showing what could BE-
Zone IN material matters nv exercising
failh, coupled with the exercise N In.
dlvifunl energy. There wis an In
cfeaHlnR disposition 20 appeal Tor helm
ln times ~ difficulty. - the church.
which WIS wrong n was not posi-.
hle FOR the truatse-in-trist n respond
o. The numerous applications Tor nnan-
cinl ala which were constantly being
mado.
ELDER MATTHIAS y. cowLEY,
of me council % the Apostles. was the
next speaker. TIE stated that the OBJ
i.ct 0f conferences - the church was
the STRENGTHENING ~ ths people In their
fnlih and their ENCOURAGEMENT 10 The
Performance ~ their duties LIVING
In strict accordance with their cove
nania would Fiye n the Saints iesil-
mony thar they were accepted N God
N one was not performing fls whole
duty and was not ohifei ~ the Holy
Ghost he was IN q danFri Gus condl-
iion. having deadened the spirit With
IN him.
the departed President Young 90
President woodruff ana hi admonl-
lion 10 him % tel the people 10 r.t the
Shirt u GOD and keep a. This M
function ,hourh apparently common
piare, was a message Morthy 70 ne &C.
livered hy a departed Prophet 10 lN-
inr one Tor u was ne keynote ~ th'
he NJ ovsry son and daufhier or ooi'
I, was an me more necessary because
~ me fact shat The belief Frnernhy
rreyniird IN the earth That this spirit
was not tn he given 10 men IN this daN'
pnt me message M the Elfera prom
islnr the hestownl
sniri' fen upon prepared ears. ani
,5uri faifhful ones ready 20 accent anf
eriov che urCnise. Tnls prom's. ani
~ orsnrfgatiin through which I, vas
s.iven. was deslgneh 20 he perne'ifll,
ana through nerferii'n N organization
interrurrt,n ~ the line m authority
,,.1s avoided. Men were called a. mueh
Nv the spirit NJ ravontion IN chs day,
NJ M any dapnralfhn ~ the past
vhrihrr IN ihe days ~ Moses N me
Auresies or any rshfr era Of ,he Gospel
iirht In the dayH ~ Mnrs, many NJ
the people were unprsqaFed 70 reoeivs