The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-04-11

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article he tool, to task the "enlight-
eued people Of Toxic" for welcoming u
sect, not long ago. that practiced po-
lyandry. a plurality Of husbands, and |
yet condemned Mormonism. IL was
forceful article, the speaker said, aud |
after writing IL the author volunteered |
to write a bool, on Mormonism u tho |
elders would furnish him with items.
This they did gladly and the book |
was published
srNnaY.
When President smith opened tho
morning session Of the third day OF
the conference Sunday, the aisles OF
the mammoth tabernacle were crowded,
and hundreds were outside the doors,
unable to enter. This ucccssituted an
overflow meeting In the Assembly hail,
which 1900 attended.
President Benjamine T. Rich Of the
southern states mission was the first
speaker After short synopsis Of the
work Of his mission, which embraces
the territory between Lake Erie and
the Gulf Of Mexico and the Mississippi
river and Atlantic ocean, and the
amount OF literature distributed In
favor Of the Mormon cause, the speaker
yehcmently criticised the ministers for
the persecution" Of Mormon elders
venturing the statement that SO per
cent. OF the mobs interfering with the
elders were headed by clergymen. In
one southern state, the speaker said,
the ministry succeeded in having In
troduced In the legislature a bill MAKE
ing IL a crime to preach without salary.
This was intended as slap at the
elders who perform their work with
out salary.
President Joseph A. McCrea Of the
Colorado mission, which embraces the
territory between Canada and Mexico
and the Mississippi and Pacific ocean,
deplored the fact Of the church In that
territory having so few followers. The
speaker laid this to the territory being
made up Of two classes Of people
wealthy aud health-seelers-neither
class OF which cared much for religion.
President James Dulin Of the south
western mission, who followed. said
the people OF the mission were LIBERAL
minded and made up OF the best classes
Of people in the country The speaker
predicted great results In his territory.
The next speaker, Apostle George
Teasdale, made general plea for tho
cause OF the church lie found objcc-
ton TO the term Mormon" being APP
piled to the church, and tried to show
that the followers were Of God and
should be called members OF the
"Church OF Latter.day Saints"
Apostle John Henry Smith, the las,
speaker, gave his experiences Of a
thlrty-day trip he made through the
east
The overflow meeting was presidet
oyer by Apostle Heber ,. erant, th'
: speakers being @. W. Penrose, JOSEPH
w. McMurrin and Rulon =. Wells and
: Apostle nyrum NJ. Smith aud llebel
J. Grant.
ArrEnNooS SESSION
Patriarch John Smith was the 6rsl
, speaker. II was the FIRST time many oI
the old-timers had ever known th,
patriarch Of the church TO occupy the
pulpit. lie bore a strong testimony L
=, the truth Of the gospel and urged The
. Saints to be dutlful, He oxhoried The
:. young people 20 study aud prepare fol
d, calls TO the ministry. The young met
/, arc often true and honest, he believed
but fail to study the gospel as the!
e should.
President brigham Young Of th'
apostles quorum followed. lie be
lieved God had been exceedingly merci
=, full to Zion In allowing growth an'
prosperity TO follow the persecution
OF tie Saints. This people would be
i come, he said, the head, not the tall, O
8 virtue.
Is The general authorities Of the church
4 exclusive of those voted upon az ID
October conference, were then pr,
= scented by President Joseph II. Smith
!. and all were unanimously sustained.
= This concluded, President Smith eX
pressed his extreme qualification owe
the confidence shown by the Saints u
Ie the authorities lie believed that tii
d Mormon church was growing In grac
.e aud magnitude as the people OF God
lle was followed by President Lunt
aud President John r. Winder mad
l. the closing speech OF the conference.
lie The Sunday School Union.
The roll call showed Al OF the ,
At stakes represented at the meeting ,
81 the Deseret Sunday School Union; al,
I'd four foreign missions.