The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-10-09

tendance as at the seventy.fourth con
ference OF the Church Of Jesus Christ
OF Latterday Saints. held in Salt Lake
City on the Ath. 9Th and 9Th.
II was said by more than one Saint
who had not MISSED semlannuai
conference In years that they never
saw such a crowd as was In attend
ance upon this conference. It was
stated further that not since the fu'
neral OF President Brigham Young In
the late '70s has there been 30 many
people upon the temple grounds at
one time as assembled there Sunday
20 listen 10 the higher authorities OF
the church dispense words OF religion,
caution and advice. Tho crowd was
30 great that many were unable to get
inside the tabernacle or the Assembly
hall. and an oponalr overflow meet
Ing was held on tho grounds.
President Joseph +. Smith and
Apostle Hober J. Grant, the recently
returned missionary TO japan, were
tho only speakers at the opening SEES
sion OF the conference, which was
held In the tabernacle. There were
tho customary songs and anthems by
tho choir and duet by Wood and
Noal Pratt. grandsons OF Farley p.
Pratt. They sang a fayorlto selection
OF their grandfather. which had boon
put to music by Evan stephens, on
titled. "Tho Morning Breaks. tho
Shadows Flee"
A general plea to all Saints to get
out OF debt and a glowing description
OF tho ilourishlng condition OF the
church. we're the themes OF the ad.
dress by President Smith. He also
touched upon the advantages OF man.
ual training In the school and at
home. advancing tho theory that
hoalthful bodies are conducive to
hoalthful minds, and that the latter
mako good Mormons He advocated
the cultivation OF all the arts which
tend to upllft men and women and
advance tho ethical side OF life,
Tho progress OF tho church In Japan
and the advances the inhabitants OF
that country are making. constituted
the cardinal features OF the address OF
Apostle Grant, He said the church
is making comparatively slow prog
ross In Japan In tho way OF making
converts. through the difficulty In Ac-
duiring the Japanese language Hc
said the laps are more eager to learn
tho tongue OF this country than any
other nation upon the face OF the
globe.
President Smith presided over the
afternoon session OF tho conference
the same as no did during the morn
Ing, The speakers at the tabernacle
were Anthem H. Lund. one OF the
counsolors 10 tho president: Prcsl
don't Pond OF tho Bannock stake
Idaho; President l.. s. Steele. Bling
ham stake. Idaho; Apostle John Hen
~ Smith and Apostle A. o. Woodruff
A. Assembly hall the speakers who
addressed the overflow meeting IL
that place Of worship were Apostl,
Hyrum Smith and Elder Allen oil
Canada. Elder benjamin u. Rich
president OF the southern states mis-
alona, presided over the open-alr meot
Ing on the temple grounds. lie wal
assisted by Elder Joseph 10. Taylor
one OF tho stake presidents: Preslden
Dublin Of the southwestern state
missions, and President Robinson o
the California missions.
AT the meeting OF the general Sun
day School Union az night Prosldon
Smith opposed card playing, saying
I There Is far too much preclous tim
wasted In the foolish vain and uu
profitable, practice OF card playing
wish 10 admonlsh the Iatter.da,
; Saint against tho awful practice O
| idling, Think Of wasting a Who'll
evening In foolish game OF cards.
know that these things often lead L
mischief and sometimes 10 sorlou
+ wrong-dolng. and ! call upon the Lai
. ter-day Saints, both young and old. /
stop t."
Second Days Sessions.
During the morning session OF IN
, second day OF the seyenty.fourth sem
annual conference OF the Church {
Jesus Christ OF Lattorday Saint
Christian Science, hypuotlsm and IN
theory OF evolution were attacked b
Apostle John w, Taylor Apostl
Taylor used an orchard afflicted wit
blight as tho foundation upon while
TO make his arguments against N
"cisms," as he chose to call them. n
said that blight is horticultural al
case which. II II is permitted
q spread throughout an orchard. wi
. Kin every tree In H. The only cul
u Is to cut on the diseased branch. T
= move II from the orchard and burn
G and that Christian sclenro. hypn
3 tism and the theory of eyolutic
should be regarded as blight.
After long course OF reasonir