The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-07
Record Breaking Attendance at
the Tabernacle.
GROWTH OF MoRM0NISM
APOSTLE TEAsDALE DECLARES
SAINTS ARE LOYAL.


from its predecessors. As a rule the
gallery is not filled at any morning
session of conference. Much less was
this to have been expected on Saturday
morning. But when at 10 a. m Presi-
dent Smith called the assemblage to
order. ne looked out upon sea OF
faces sNh ich in number has rarely been
excelled IN TIE historic structure. In
the afternoon people crowded the atsles,
upstairs and down. Every door and
window in the place had to be thrown
open, in spite of the cold, to aHoId
Ventilation. The speakers, most OF
whom were apostles. made frequent
reference to the size OF the gathering.
il astonished everybody Today's meet
1ngS VIII be even more largely attenue1.
The third session of the conference
commenced with, the singing of Come,
Come. Ye Saints" The opening prayer
was by Elder Seymour y: Young. The
choir sang Praise Ye the Lord
Apostle NJ. w. Merrill was the first
speaker. He recalled the conferences
of forty years ago and contra sted them
with the present this being the great
est, he said, that he had ever attended
The speaker noted the wonderful adj
Nancement in the church and said the
lord had greatly BLESSED this people.
He urged the Latterday Saints to be
a humble people and TO take advantage
~ the blessed privileges before them.
one of which. ne said. is temple work
FOR the dead. The speaker said no
such perfect organization as the Nor
mon church Ha urged every officer to
work among the people and get them
TO pay tithing. Particularly. he said,
should the bishops and stake officers
labor in this direction. In Cache stake.
Apostle Merrill said, the people are
dwelling together in peace and her-
mOny.
we don't, have any cases in our
bishops courts and high councils any
more he said. The brethren are get
ting SO they settle their difficulties
among themselves, and that is the right
spirit and VIII avail
Apostle Taylor Speaks.
Apostle John w. Taylc-. in the course
of his remarks, referred to the solo
foundation upon which the church was
laid, its rapid growth in latter days and
its prospects. He admOniShed the Deo-
pie to prepare for the coming of Christ,
which. he said, as not Tar distant, ana
he advised ~his brethren To bring theiI
ambitions, passions and desires INTO
subsection.
Apostle Heber J. Grant expressed
Keen pleasure at being able 20 address
the Saints in conference. He read an
extract from n letter received by him
from dear friend, .comphmenting the
Mormon people on their sincerity. He
said the Mormons Of Utah were the
only people he had ever met v-1O lived
up 20 their professions, and he. though
an outsider, was very much impressed
thai involves an eternity of life. ApOs-
tie Grant remarked that had this gen
tleman seen the list Of 10000 nCn-tithe-
payers his opinion might have been diff
ferent on the subject of living up to
their professions" In conclusiCI. the
speaker bore Il powerful testimony.
which he wished to leave with the peo-
PIE. He bade the Saints gOOd-by and
asked for their faith and prayers in
the work about to be performed in
Japan.
The choir sang Zion Stands With
Hills Surrounded"
Benediction was pronounced by Ell
der J. g. kimbaH
The afternoon. services commenced
by the singing of Our God, We Raise
20 Thee" President Angus NJ. Cannon
delivered the opening prayer. in which
he remembered President George O.
Cannon feelingly. The choir sang
softly Beams the Sacred Dawning."
Ladies' Hats Removed
The first speaker was Apostle George
Tessdale who referred amusingly to
the removal of the ladies hats which
had been requested by some in the
congregation. who signed themselves
the suffering ladies'
Apostle TeasdaIe asked why il was
that the world prefers falsehOOd TO
truth. He deplored such attempts TO
- prejudice the public as~'inst the Nor
~ on people as are fOund on the stage
today. THE DANTE and The Mormon
Wife were two plays he named as eS-
amDleS OF this hatred exhibited towards
the I.atter-day Saints. He proceeded
in doctIinal strain. with many ad
monitiOns 10 the Mormon people and
outsiders.
Il often wonder what excuse will be
given tie Almighty" said he, by those
who have lived and are reared among
this people and do not accept the glad
message. Do not be moral towards. 1t
is the worst kind of cOWardiCe. Yet
a. " hra fa1 lave
is the work OF God and viii n { en-
brace IL because the people are so
dreadfully unpopular
our beloved George Q. Cannon, who
IS lying sick, maybe unto death. is an
example to all nations. He Travelled
through the world with the glad mes
sage, and no one who met him viii
ever say he was not a gentleman
gentleman Tue same is true OF all
our men-Joseph Smith. Brigham
Young. Presidents Taylor, Woodruff.
Sn0w-they are all great men, not
moral towards"
Speaking of the curiosity of tourists
t0 go into the temple, Apostle Teasdale
advised them TO Join the church and
gain admission TO the building in that
wsy-the only way.
Saints Not Disloyal.
1T has been said he cointUed. that
this people is disl0yal TO the govern
menJ When a people are willing TO
EiNG up one OF the highest ana hottest
of their principles for the government,
a is "A testimony that can never be inn
peached- And when they were in trou-
Z and wanted our boys to help them
subdue their enemies, how ready Was
the response We love the consultation
God inspired it. and gave men liberty
Under il. He knew he was u estab-
lsh his church here on earth. and pro-
vided 1or IL when he inspired its
fathers
Apostle John Henry Smith continued
the services. He spoke of the good that
can come of fidelity to the principles
of the gospel 1t may be a weakness
that some in the church are not tithe-
payers ne said. bit the continued and
persistent neglect of an oDTisyatiOn
from year to year ceases to be n weak
ness and becomes in its way an abso-
Lutte revolt against the word of God and
personal well-being.
No man who continues 10 fail in the
payment Of tithes, or continues to dis
regard other laws of God, can be looked
upon except as in ODen revolt he de-
clared.
Elder G. W. Penrose spoke for a pc
riOd on the beauty of the human form
divine" including the head. and con-
fessed also greater fondness for faces
xs.f,a Al M n