The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-04-13
Sepentietb AnnuaI Conference.


~ President Snow was the first speaker.
He asked the Saints for their faith and
prayers, saying that everything he
undertook was accomplished only by
the will Of the Lord aud that without
the help Of the Almighty he could do
nothing.
Seventy years ago this church was
organized" said President SNOW. and
II began its life as an infant in the
world. There were only six members
at the start, but we had our rejudices
10 combat and our ignorance US to what
the Lord wanted us to do troubled us
at times. But through the blessings
Of God We managed to move along and
we advanced into boyhood. as II were.
1--WE made mistakes, Of course. but
II was not from any desire to do No ON
our part. twas on account Of our lack
Of experience, the safe ~ we 10 boy.
hood made mistakes that our ripper
years aud our ripper wisdom would not
condone. We had not then learned to
obey the counsels OF our father. Many
OF us learned II later aud as we adj.
vnnced the experience we gained a..
sisted US materially
NOW, after seventy years Of growth
and life, we have advanced to manhood.
A man at the age Of seventy can do
many things Impossible In boyhood.
Even now we have discovered that In
some things we are not doing alto
gether what we ought to do. Hut we
are thankful that we can do now what
We could not do then.
1.-THE Lord has prospered us amaz-
ingly. lie has blessed the people so
that the work has grown aud We are
now sending nearly 1000 elders into
the nations Of the earth. They are
meeting, too, with most gratifying
success, Notwithstanding the difficult
ties that have arisen to make trouble
for the Latter'day Saints. People
have wondered what Mormonism Ia
aud they have ilocked to the meetings
OF the elders.
1--WE feel grateful for this; II is Just
what we had desired. aud the enemies
OF the Saints have aided us materially
by their talking OF us. We have sue
ceeded in face Of the malignant stories
sent abroad by wicked people, Their
islanders are working to our good.
We're sending colonies here and
there; we have families in Canada and
we are about TO send hundred fam
lilies into Wyoming, where the big corn
country is. We're moving forward.
In this, our seventeen year, the Lord
expects Us 10 do something that will
cause the world TO marvel. a. tho peo-
pie OF the earth have already won
dered.
"But we have had trouble, and we
have had terrible prosecutions Some
OF our number laid down their lives
during those changes OF the old days,
those revolutions, those persecutions
and drivings. No power can prevent
us from moving forward. We have too
much knowledge now Let those peo-
pie who have prosecuted the Mormons
go on with their work. II they like 70
do II that's all right-it's their chosen
work. Our work is to do the will OF
God, aud may he bless you, my peo-
pie"
The second days session OF the con
ference was marked by the same large
attendance In the morning as that
which characterized the tirst days sea.
sion, the attendance In tho afternoon
exceeding somewhat that of the after
noon OF the previous day
There were seven speakers during
the day. All the addresses were lis
tened to with tho deepest attention,
many standing in the afternoon
throughout the session.
Apostle Hebor J. Grant, the first
speaker, rejolced at the opportunity OF
meeting with the Saints. lie said II
had ever been a source Of surprise TO
him that Latter.day Saints who teSti-
fed to n knowledge Of the gospel and
the divinity OF the work in which they
are engaged, should fail TO keep the
commandments OF God aud prove by
their lives that they are in very deed
Latter-day Saints that II was, further,
a surprise TO him that men holding the
holy priesthood should year after year
neglect the duties involving upon
them, aud added there were many pro-
fessed Latter-day Saints that were
spiritually dead.
Apostle Merrill said that a mere
knowledge OF the truth would not save
anyone, but that people must so live
that they would have fellowship with
each other aud with the Lord. He eI.
pressed the opinion that some OF tho
young people in Zion were waywardi
that their actions could not be APP
proved by fathers and mothers, but
told parents TO make the best Of II and
10 see to II that they were not the
The Power Of love.