The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-10
ROASTS HOMOGENEOUS
Angus NJ, Cannon Charges Them
With Wickedness.
INTRODUCE DEVIL HERE
STRONG STATEMENT BY STAKE
PRESIDENT.

The most serious thing connected
with the closing session Of the quar-
terry conference of the Salt Lake stake
of the Mormon church in the taber-
nacle yesterday afternoon was the open
charge by Angus NJ. Cannon, the pres
ident of the stake that drunkenness
and prostitution We're introduced into
this community and encouraged by the
non M0rmons who followed the Lat
ter-,jay Saints across the mountains.
Saloons and prostitutes were not
known when our people came here,
he said: but when those who drove US
from our homes in the east came
among US they licensed the saloons and
encouraged vice, until now there is nos
a family in the community that has
not 81 me member or acquaintance IN
habiting these 1ens of infamy-'
This sensational statement of Presi-
dent Cannon was called out by the re
ma. ks of Miss Ada MurcuJt of Mel
bourne, Australia, who spoke on the
horrors of intemperaBce and prosttu-
ton as they exist in Melbourne, Lon
don and other large cities that she had
visited Mr., Cannon, who followed her,
spoke TO vindicate the Mormon people
from responsibility for the evils in this
Hne that now exist in Utah.
Crowd at Afternoon Meeting.
The afternoon session of the confer
ence opened with the lower floor of the
tabernacle we'll filled with people. Al
ter two hymns by the choir and
prayer by Bishop IversOn, Elder Pen
rose presided over the gathering while
the authorities of the church in the
stake We're sustained by the cOngre-
cation. Elder Penrose then spoke very
bluntly in criticism of those who failed
in thier duty of attending the confer
ence.
AT the sessions on SATURDAY. he said
there were but two of the twelve apOs-
ties present twelve of the twenty
seven bishops and not more than 200
people. At the same time there were
:, 600 people in the tabernacle to hear
the music. The speaker also criticised
members of the choir for negIecting to
attend practice meetings and for chat
tering and chewing gum during the
meetings. This, he said, caused much
unfavocable comment.
Elder Joseph 5. Wells, the next
speaker. spoke of the work Of the home
missionary and of the truth of Nor
mOnism. He was followed by Horace
5. Ensign in beautiful baritone solo
that gave great pleasure TO all present
Elder Joshua II. Paul the president
of the Latter-day Saints college, spoke
briefly on the beauties of the Mormon
religion and thanked God for enemies
that te.lded TO develop the strength of
the people. They are not agents of
satan. he said. but are doing good, al
though they do not understand the
Mormon people He illustrated his
point of how enemies help by citing the
case Of the lark that could not rise into
the skies were it not for the resistance
of the atmosphere.
Cannon's Attack on Nom ormons.
President Cannon of the Salt Lake
stake then introduced Miss Ada Muir
cult. who is travelling around the world
in the interest of temperance. She
halls from Melbourne Australia. In
opening, the lady told of the terrible
heat waves and the bush fires that
sometimes sweep over portions of Aus
tralia. and Hkened them to the curse
of intemperance- She told much of the
conditions in her home city as to
drunkenness, and said that there were
10000 OUtcast women in that one city,
made such, most Of them, by strong
drink. The speaker told also of Lon
don. and referred TO the evils Of in
temperance in this country, where she
said 100, 600 drop into drunkards' graves
every year.
Angus NJ. Cannon followed in a high
tribGte to Joseph Smith, the prophet.
and said that were his teachings fol-
lowed there would be neither drunk
SnnSSS nor prostitutes. he then told
of the Introduction of these evils into
Utah by the nOn-M ormons and of the
present conditions He said that his
people must submit to have these evils
in their midst. that they are command
ed not to pull up the tares, but pray
for power to make Zion an asylum into
which these Influences cannot enter.
Mr. Cannon spoke Of the attempt to
make Utah a prohibition state at the
time statehood was obtained as trick
Matched by 2 pack of hired clergy to
deprive the people Of Utah of their civil
and religious liberty.
The conference closed with few re-
marks from Joseph z. Taylor. the sing
ing OF the anthem. Praise the Lord
All Ye Nations" by the choir. and the
benedict IN pronounced by Patriarch
John Smith