The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-05

/ Ike a BOSSuet or a Beecher. though in
more imprisoned tones than the latter.
and the proud chances which his glowing
i periods elected from his Mormon auditors
Indicated that the young man is regard
ed as the rising hope of the Latter-day
Saints. His delivery was superb for one.
so young, showing a mastery of the or
ato-s art. as we'll considerable erudi-
ton. As he spea ks. he shows glimpses OF
white teeth and abundant crop of fiery
red hair tops off a sturdy physique He
is the drawing card of the conference.
BOY ELDERS ARGUMENT.
What he said is another matter. He
took the Bible in one hand and Joseph
Smiths Book of Mormon in the other.
trines of each volume. he declared that
their testimony was of equal value. One
was merely the supplement of the other
he said. the Bible being the supplement
The other speakers were Elders John
NJ Davis. Christopher Burton. l.. ~
Kelsch. w. J. Harrison. Charles Haache-
l.. Christian Mark. Ed 2. Midgley- Gus
tave A Olson and Loren Farr. the latter
a protege. it is said, of Joseph Smith s
household.
To the subject of DoIygamy, so strongly
! associated in the public mind with Nor
monism. there reference made,
directly or indirectly, by any of the elders
while addressing the conference When
interviewed on the subject. they all per
sisted in the statement that pOlygamy IS
; a dead issue and a defunct doctrine, both
in Mormonism and in the politics of Utah
founded on the teachings of the Bible,
said one elder But the laws OF tho
United States government killed it. re-
marked another Saint.
''Isr't it strange that any government
of a free Christian people should legis-
late against the Bible?'' asked a third
enthusiast.
PROSECUTING IN CHICAGO.
Elder Orson Richards. it was stated. re-
Gently left Utah and settled in Mexico
He is one of the missionaries now push
ing the Mormon propaganda in Chicago,
where factory hands are being button
hOled dail-r by the proselyters with al
Turing prospects of a residence in Il Nor
mon colony in the sunny Rio Grande
country kept constantly before them But
Elder Davis protested that there is no
purpose 10 induce converts to leave Chi
cagO, unless they want TO Go after
they have lived here two years in the
faith. At the end of two years. the Illi-
nOis mission will terminate. he said
The elders said yesterday that they had
gained 40 converts in Illinois during tho
last six months. Many of these converts
were in attendance at yesterdays meet
inc But they We're. for the most part.
women. One ancient maiden said she was
proud of her conversion to Mormonism-
But some of the elders are reputed To
have several wives under one roof, was
well. If it is their religion it is all
right was the reply.
other women spoke in the same strain
and all asserted that they are natives Of
And Mormons?" was asked.
why yes. of course; and we were
baptized only last week. replied very
buxom matrOn. speaking for herself and
a companion who appeared fully six feet
tall.
LORIN FAIRS ADDRESS.
A Datriarchal appearing old man stood
upon the platform of Wicker hall last
night and said:
''Sixty-five years ago l became a con-
vert TO the faith of the Latter-day Saints
through the persuasive elOquence of him
to whom God gave the precious tablets OF
TIE law the noble Joseph Smith. From
that time until his death | knew him as
/ knew ! would know brother. and l can
truthfully state that more gOdly man
has not lived since the days of Jesus
Christ
The speaker was Lorin Farr of Ogden.
Utah elder. leader and statesman of the
Mormon church. Last night was his first
public address of the two days session,
and in it he told the people of his knOwl-
edge of their revered leader and prophet
Elder Farr assured the members of the
church gathered in conference that the
truth of the word as taught by Joseph
Smith was shown by the fact that all
the wisdom of the world had not been
He spoke of the !. 400 missionaries who are
preaching the gospel of Mormon through
out the world and claimed that from the
number of their converts the church was
bound to live and flourish.