The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-04

The feature of yesterdays sessions of
the quarterly stake conference was an
other sermon by President George @.
Cannon. this time upon the newspa-
pers and lies that have been published.
He said he had been abused so much
/ that his skin was no longer penetrable.
He said the Saints were living down
lies told about them, and declared that
| this people would eventually revolu-
tionize the world from moral stand
point.
President Angus NJ. Cannon had
something to say regarding cigarette
fiends" and the word of wisdom, and
Joseph E. Taylor dwelt on the evils
of round dancing"
There was some doctrinal talk, but
for the greater part the addresses were
practical.
The two sessions yesterday were
much more largely attended than those
of Saturday, the difference being per-
haps due TO the words of the authori-
ties deplOring the lack of interest
shown in the meetings BY the Saints.
In the forenoon the Assembly hall was
well filled. and the afternoon session
had to be held in the Tabernacle to
accommodate the crowd of church go
ers.
Missionaries of the Church.
J. Golden KimbaH was the first
speaker of the forenoon meeting. JIA
spoke of the reception accorded T
sionaries in various parts of the W .
He had learned to believe that
would cast aside some Of the
ments against those who treat til
ders kindly. +
Joseph E. Taylor Of the stake prssi-
dency spoke for a short time on the
proposed home of the Batter-day
Saints college. He stated that in adj
dition to the S., 500 heretofore sub
scribed, $4,000 had been raised. The
building, he said, would cost in the
neighbOrhood Of $4,000, and he remind /
ed the congregation that President
George Q. CannOn's remarks of the pre-
Vious day, wherein he stated that it
was not the intention of. the church !
TO call for money for various purposes, !
had no reference TO the college propo-
sitiOn. It was the desire of the authori- |
ties that the people contribute to it's |
erection to the, best Of their ability.
If the people paid their tithes as
they should, said he, the church /
would not have TO call upon you for 1
aid"
Too Much Light Fantastic.
Elder Taylor talked for a time on
the evil of excessive dancing. He sin /
ceTely regretted that it was so extern
sively INDUCED in among Latter-day /
Saints. President Young, he said, OPP
posed it in his time, especially round /
dancing"
The speaker recalled ball i'm the (
Theatre a couple of years ago, when a |
doctor had pointed out three different /
young ladies on the floor who were |
under his care. The phEe:cian said )
they were sapping all the - and vital |
ity out of themselves, and the speaker |
was inclined to believe that such is /
the case with young women right along. /
DO not he admonished them. fol /
low fashions as against the teachings /
OF God. The Saints came to Zion TO /
get away from Babylon but we are in /
the midst of Babylon now. 1t has fol- /
lowed us"
President Angus NJ. Cannon. in en- |
dorsing the remarks of Elder TAYLOR.
and after giving it out that had /
the attendance not been larger than it |
was on Saturday he would have dis /
missed the conference, spoke on the |
word of wisdom.
Some Bad Habits.
He deplored that it was not observed !
as it should be- He felt that too much /
tobacco, liquor, tea and coffee was
shipped out into the country among /
the Saints and put on sale at the coun- I
try stores.
4 do hope TO see the day" he con- /
unued, when the ward stores will not
have to advertise Henry George cigars.
. cents to get their trade. 1 hope they
VIII not have to depend upon the sale
of tobacco and cigarettes for their ex- I
istence."
President Cannon thought a cigar /
cite fiend' was much worse than a /
whisky tiend,' as the latter, he said, +
could be cured more easily He said +
there are multitudes of children in the I
state using cigarettes, and lots of peo- |
pie who smoke, chew, drink and eat |
meat until they are diseased
Benediction was pronounced by Ell
der John T. Game
At the beginning of yesterday after
moons meeting the general authorities
and the officers of the stake were pre-
sented and sustained
Apostle Young Speaks.
Apostle Brigham Young was the
first speaker. his remarks being on the
fate of infidels. He held that the man
who rejects the gospel in this world will /
lind elders teaching it in the hereafter.
and he may also find evil spirits at I
tempting to lead him away from it.
but sooner or later they Will all have /
TO come into the fold.
Apostle Young paid a glowing tribute /
to the memory of John Jacques. whose |
funeral he had just attended, and point
ed TO him as God-fearing man. in per-
feet harmony with the spirit of God.
PRESIDENT George Q. Cannon |
made a few remarks before adjourn
ment. He also referred 10 John Jaaues |
as a man Of sterling worth and he had /
never, he said, heard greater eulogies
upon the dead than he had heard at
the funeral Of this servant of God.
Best People On Earth.
I'm fact" said he, their is not an
other community in the world where +
at funeral there has to be so little
hiding of faults Our standards are |