Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-06
FIRST DAY OF
CONFERENCE.
Pres Snow Presides at Seventieth
Semi-Annual Session.
TWO MEETINGS ARE HELD.
Tho Attendance IL Large. the Wealth.
or flne aud Conditions Most Ia
vorablc-S speakers aud Subjects.

AAAh NMNNFfNhs
Under auspices or the most favorable
character the sevcnuoth aemi.annunt
conference OF The Church OF Jesus
Christ pf Lattor-dny Saints convened IN
the Salt Lake Tabernacle al 10 o'clock
this forenoon, President Lorenso SNOW
presiding An afternoon session ,yaa
also held. AZ tho morning meeting
moro wore. 70 is estimated between 200
and 5000 pcuona On Attendance. This
afternoon Dc was larger uni. Many
proininent men. presidents Of STALKER.
bishops ana their counaoiorn. from dis.
tant parts were present and go far "a
seen "ll report prosperous times In tholr
| respective localities. Sessions win COM
unuc tomorrow and sunday
or the general authorities present TO-
Jay There were. Of the FRS, Presidency;
Lorenzo Snow. George q. Cannon ana
~, ~ smith u the quorum ~ Inc
IMclNe Apn1tlUH- Francis AZ Ivut9n
Jghn Henry Smith. George Tsaui.is'
| ii'n'r y, Grant Mariner W. Nerrit,
Ahthgn IT, Luud. Matthias \. Cowi.v'
Nuihham owen Woodruff lnd Rudrer
ttnMHgh, Patriarch John Smith. III mo
FIRST Seven Presidents M scventios-
seymour ~. Young g. H. Fteisfra
| an9ffr iteNuoldH. Jonathan O. Kimb,u
hulun :. Wells ami Joseph vs. Nrsfur,
nv. "a, tnr ir'HldlnF HiHhuprlc. Will
i8b1 b. ,,it..tn' ROBERT 7. burton and
a., Conference was called to order by the
The choir and congregation sang the
hymn which begins;
Come. lot us rejoice In the day OF All.
,.NeHnui
'. '"nAol as strangers on earth need
o..H' fi9g;sin
""'i tlllnsH hrr sounding 10 uH and
r5ch nation.
HnpLuy tho hour Of redemption
W." ''Ul''
The opening pruver WA oer..., a..
Elder John Nicholson 'u ny
The choir ana congregation sanr thu
hymni nus NV
our God. we rails. to Tho.
Thanks Tor Thy bicrainFa fro.
We here enjoy.
IN THIS Tar western land.
true ana chosen band.
- hlihcr by Thy hahA. 60 -, -
Nould sing for JOY.
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'''''' ~N HNoW
ueINcrud the opening address Ho feit
ttatctul Tor the beautiful weather win
winch We were favored. Many were
49, rum leHh Instances. and had mnls,
come sacrifice In coming 10 Confsr,t,s,.
~ was the privilege Of am. however 4,
De repaid Tor any self-dcnlni thcy mieht
nave exercised.
Ihe cHaltution and glory Of every
man and woman worthy To be called a
i.attor-dny Saint would b. nrcuro. n
ne OF she would 10 live that n r6tt.I
into the other world there would h.. ~,
1ck Of preparation for that condition
The preparation should b. 80 rms.
made, that every tatter.day ssint
might feel perfectly satisfied that Owe
rything would be we'll u no wers called
suddenly away 10 the other world a.
~ n u,o,l,n ,,,,, Lhg Lord had hlcsscd
Co do right. they would have a.suT'
hncca from their past oKperi,ucss that
all would h. well with them IN tb. ~
turc. Ana N any Lattrr.dav e,in,
has not this ns.urarcr. he sha1I5 ~,
rgat satisfied until he ma ,.,.sl,'.-t n
II wna tho sp.nker',, d,"ir. .h.t i,,,t,,s.
this Conference, "a I,it,.r.' ,.'. =,
speak. the pnopls v,,uiJ .,o,,,,s'' - ~
faith that tb. f,id.,,. ,,,i,.h, ~ 1891
In adir,,ssi,., ,t,'',,' ~. t',tn o. p,rsed
tb,r, ~, ~ 49,. ,' "" " s"l' =" pleaa
M ,bo,,ia ~, a. ~ ~ .n' L,'n
t,.,.,,,tna,i,, " "n. anu INC 10
',,".sVh "l th' lAtt"r-dny saints
,ht. ~ y. ,nolI noaNenlg father For
~ p'vp'' u',l not walk IN darkness
"u' w lho ilsht' Thcy should learn
w. t"N'rh U'mh"lNefa u control thcir
submif"lon 10 the mind and will Of God.
~ wac Wlthln their power TO make thls
NE o tolcrably happy one by being
Vice ana prudent Sacrifice would
wisely and prudcntly whom trials come.
The Lattor-dny Saints were ~ mind
their own bualnoss and not 10 contend
with uthcn'. May God bless tho Lat