Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-04-11
Seventy first SEMI
Annual Conference.

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The seventy-first annual session of
| conference of the church Of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints convened
Friday morning, April 5th, at the Tab
ernacle. President Snow and several
of the apostles addressed the Saints.
confining their remarks mostly TO doe
trinal topics
President Joseph F. Smith presided
over the conference, though President
Snow was in attendance throughout
the day. The other prominent officials
present We're Brigham Young, Francis
M. Lyman, John Henry smith, heber
j. Grant, John w. Taylor, Mariner w.
| Merrill, Authon IA l4und Matthais h.
Cowley AUrabam .. Woodruff, Rudger
Ciawson ami iced Smoot, memoe OF
the Quorum of Apostles; Patriarch
John smith, Seymour B Young, George
Reynolds, brigham II. Roberts, j. Col
den kimball, Rulon 5. Wells and JOS
eph w. McMurrin, Of the first seven
presidents of seyenties;W VIM. B. Preston,
Robert L. Burton and John H. Winder
of the presiding bishopric.
After the opening exercises, the
prayer being offered by Elder John
Nicholson, President Snow addressed
the congregation. lie reminded them
that the work in which they were en-
gagged could prosper only through the
blessings of God upon their honest ex-
ertions, and said they must la Dor with
all zeal for the interests of the people.
Many addresses would be made from
the stand during conference, and he
felt assured that the people would re-
celve that for which they would feel
well repaid in coming long distances.
Then the President dwelt upon the im-
mortality of the soul, and sacrifices.
| With the promises made unto the
Saints, President Snow said they ought
to be the best, the most virtuous and
the most self-sacriticing people on the
face of the globe, and added, "We cer-
tainly are"
Referring to the work of the mis-
sionaries sent into the world, President
Snow said it is now as it was in the
days of Noah as in the days of Jesus
/ Christ--very few are willing to accept
the truth. In closing President Snow
said if the Saints would exercise the
proper spirit in their faith and prayers
4 the present would be the most success
| tnl conference vet held.
The speakers at the afternoon ses-
sion were Apostles Wo odruff, Cowley
and Lund, Elder b. II, Roberts offer
/ ing prayer at the opening OF the ses-
4 sion.
Both of the sessions Saturday were
largely attended. Apostles Mariner
4 W. Merrill, john w. Taylor and Heber
I j. Grant were the speakers at the
morning session, and Apostles George
! Teasdale and John Henry Smith and
4 Elder Q. w. Penrose occupied the af-
a.
1 body of the Tabernacle and also ia the
choir was commented upon by several
of the speakers, The progress of the
| church, the duties of the members and
/ the necessity of a prompt payment OF
| thithing were the themes touched
upon. In the opening prayer in the
afternoon Elder Angus NJ. Cannon
asked that the healing influences of
! God rest down upon President George
| q. Cannon, who is i'll at Monterey, that
he might round out his full measures
of days UPON the earth, and there was
an intimation in the invocation that
more apostles were to be sent on mis-
sions when he asked that the blessings
/ of God attend the Twelve Aspostles as
/ they went forth to open the doors of
the gospel to every kindred, tongue
and people.
4
| duty of the Saints to pay promptly
their tithes and other financial obli-
| cations, and he referred to the tithing
books as being 1.-THE records of the
! judges of Israel"
At the closing sessions of conference
the remarks of the speakers were most
ly of a doctrinal nature, Apostle Young
at the afternoon session taking occa-
sion to call the Gentiles of the state to
tasl., basing his remarks upon the
allegation that they were villifying,
maligning and bearing false witness
against the Saints. lie looked upon
the alleged efforts to destroy the work
of the Saints as efforts to destroy the
perpetuity Of the Nation. but said this
would never be permitted by the elders
of Israel: that they would maintain
| the Nation and not permit its banner
to be trailed in the dust,
Several others addressed the Saints
during the day, several of whom dwelt
upon the doctrines of the faith, and
chiefly upon the law of tithing. An
overflow meeting was held at the AS
sembly hall, and at the close of the
general conference, the Seandinavians
met in the building.
The names of the general authorities
of the church were presented and sus-
tanned at the morning session.
The semi-annual conference of the
Deseret Sunday-school union was held
in the Tabernacle Sunday evening.
Secretary Horace Ensign read his
statistical report, which showed that
the union was composed OF 665 schools,
with IL, Ass teachers and officers, 1855
male and 51,65o female pupils, total
pupils 1oO,24s, and in addition the
church had 21 cottage and missionary
Sunday-schools, with 1888 teachers and
officers and 9450 pupils, making a total
of 14,03s teachers and officers and 109,-
69S pupils, making 1913, ,736 persons en-
gagged in the work. The average at
tendance of the 10O.24 pupils enrolled
in the schools belonging to the union
proper was 55,395.
The name of Geo. O. Cannon was
proposed for reelection as general
superintendent, Geo. Reynolds as as
sistant superintendent and general
treasurer, and Horace Ensign as sec
retary. They were sustained without
dissent and SO was the present general
board.
Montana Doodle Fund Divided.