The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-03
GEO. 0. CANNON BITTERLY
SCORES POLITICIANS
Would Not Trust One Within Sight Of His Dinner
if He We're Hungry.
President Smith Also Causes Sensation at Stake Conference
By Roasting Church Officials

church. [ feel chagrined, indeed. to
think that this is the state of affairs.
And l do not know why the presid-
ing bishOpric Of this church should not
attend as well as any one else. There
are three of them. but not one is pres
emit / want Brother Kirkman here TO
take word to them this afternoon that
there is stake conference in session
here, and that their presence is ex-
pected.
Then there are quite a number OF
apostles in the city. but they are very
busy men. But 1 should think more
of the twelve could manage TO be at
these meetings. am speaking so that
this word can go out to these brethren
who have absented themselves. 1 want
my words to fall among them, and it
is with the hope that they may that I
have spoken in this manner"
The morning session was dismissed
with benediction by Patriarch Raleigh
President Smiths words had evil
IDENTIFY taken effect by the time the
afternoon meeting was called. for there
was a noticeable increase in the at
tendance Of church officials. especially
nigh councillors and bishops. The body
OF the house, however, was not half
filed.
Afternoon Session.
Richard r. Lyman, superintendent
Of the stake board Of the Young Mems
Mutual Improvement association, was
called to the stand, and addressed the
congregation on the work of the asso-
citation.
Bishop W. 3. Preston, whom Pres-
dent Smith had raped especially hard,
took occasion to explain his absence
from the forenoon meeting. He said
that being very busy with Bishop Bur
ton. one OF his cOunselors, he had
asked Elder Kirkman to attend and
represent the presiding bishopric. Still.
when he had thought it over, he had
concluded that nothing should stand
in the way of the authorities attend
inS meeting, and he desired to apol-
ogize for having stayed away.
Apostle RUdger CIawson made few
remarks on the Importance of attend
ms conference and receiving instruc-
lions of the authorities.
Shot For Politicians.
President George @. Cannon then
spoke. He. too. dcplored the absence
of so many elders. and by way of en-
phasis, he said a motion to have only
Sunday meetings at the quarterly con-
ferenoes, he thought, would not be out
OF place.
Il cannot help but feel that there
are other causes besides being busy
that these meetings are so SHINY at
tended. One thing that has acted in
juriously upon the people is the intro
ductiOn of politics into their lives. They
have not that inclination TO ask the ad-
vice and opinions of the authorities on
things that they used to have. Some
say, oh, we don't want to hear any
thing from the authorities of the
church.
Il viii not aIIude to myself, contin-
ued President Cannon. Il believe my
experience in politics with these newly
hedged politicians has been greater
than them all, but I viii not allude to
myself. The effects of politics upon
this people have been disastrous.
have witnessed it for many years, men
springing up to be politicians and
bosses. ] think that is the word used.
Why / would not trust one of them
within sight of my dinner if I was
hungry.
No, these things are not good for
the people and the evil must be over
come. These politicians are speaking
as though they are the great light and
as though wisdom would die when they
are gone. Il is poisoning the minds of
our children and we must strive to
overcome their inclinations in that di-
rection.
Marry N the Church.
He said that when a young lady who
has received the covenants of the
church in the temple narries outside of
the church, she soon begins to ask her
self: win I have a husband in eter-
nity2' and What is to become % my
Children" Then she regrets having
married man who was not a member
Of tho church, no matter how happy
they have been, proVsSing that she has
remained true to her principles.
President Cannon went on to state
that young women should always mar
" in the church.
President Angus NJ. Cannon said a
few words, urging the people 70 turn
out to meeting and deploring TIE sug-
sestion that any Of the sessions be dis
continued
The "Doxology" was sung, bringing
the conference TO a close.