those who had more than one family
continued to rage; yet the enemies of the Saints were not satisfied. Though
many of the people had been deprived of the right to vote and hold office,
yet there were enough left to outvote the anti-"Mormons," many of whom were
eager to get into some office. These kept urging Congress to pass other
laws against the "Mormons," and at last a number of bills were introduced
in Congress for the purpose of disfranchising the "Mormons," that is,
taking away from them the right to vote and to hold public office.

During all this trouble the authorities of the Church were asking the Lord
to show them the right thing to do. In answer to these pleadings, the Lord
inspired President Woodruff to issue what is called the manifesto. In this
document President Woodruff, among other things, said:

"Inasmuch as laws have been enacted by Congress forbidding plural
marriages, which laws have been pronounced constitutional by the court of
last resort, I hereby declare my intention to submit to those laws, and to
use my influence with the members of the Church over which I preside to
have them do likewise.

"... And I now publicly declare that my advice to the Latter-day Saints is
to refrain from contracting any marriage forbidden by the law of the land."

At the general conference of the Church held October 6, 1890, President
Woodruff's action was sustained by the vote of the conference.

The enemies of the Church now had no excuse for their persecutions, so,
after a time, peace came once more. The two political parties, the
"Liberal" and "People's" which had been for many years fighting each other
at the polls, now disbanded, and "Mormons" and non-"Mormons" joined either
the Democratic or the Republican party.

In 1893 the great World's Fair was held in Chicago. In September of that
year the Tabernacle choir of Salt Lake City, led by Evan Stephens, went to
Chicago, accompanied by the first presidency and others. The choir gave
concerts in some of the large cities on the way, and at Chicago carried off
the second prize of one thousand dollars for the best singing.

During the World's Fair there was held what was called a Parliament of
Religions. Meetings were convened where people of all religions were
invited to speak and tell of their beliefs. Men came from every part of the
world. There were Catholics and Protestants; there were followers of Brahma
and Buddha from India; there were Greeks and Moha