The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-07
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president JOSEPH f. SMI TIL 10
his closing address TO the Saints
in conference yesterday, was Wig
orous in expressing his contempt for
those who made the fight against the
Mormon church and Reed Smoot in the
recent senatorial campaign He spoke
under an evident strain of intense feel
ing. and his voice rang through the tab
eruacle I'm an unusually loud and Wig
orous tone. Punctuatins his statements
with many. gestures. he denounced those
who had sought 10 bring ignominy uPoa
the church and it's members as lying.
hypocUucal. sneaking, coWardly wolves
in Sleeps clothing. that went about !n
the world trying TO stir up strife and
trouble for the righteous He charac-
terized these men as contemplate
hounds and latter-day devils who were
born into The world 20 lie and were Iu.-
filling theig mission.
The addresses Of the morning session
contained admonitions to lhe Saints Upr
10 marry Gnties but To choose their
mates from among their own faith. The
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was dweIt upon al length.
The tabernacle was crowded 20 the
doors at each session and the admonl-
tOns from the heads of the church were
listened 20 with breathless interest The
conference came 90 a close az the con-
clusiOn OF the session yesterday AFTER
noon.
Denounces Fight on Church.
The major portion Of the afternoon
meeting was spent in sustaining the Of
hcials of the church from the head
down to the smallest officer. This was
done without a dissenting vote.
Near the close of the meeting Presi-
dent Smith arose and said he had few
remarks 90 make Go the Saints before
they adjourned. He wanted 90 tell them
something about their church and re-
ligion. and the opposition of the world
To it. He told his people that they had
seen plenty of evidences recently thar
the Mormon church was the object or
calumny and hatred on the part OF the
outside world.
While he did not mention Apostle
SmcOt by name, he referred 90 the ngnl
against the church when he wanted 10
become a representative I'm the nations
congress. and made it plain that he di-
rected his criticism 90 those who were
opposed 10 The seating of Mr. smoot in
the United States senate.
Il want 60 tell YOU said ne. that
there are no more loyal people on the
face Of the earth than tho Latter-dar
Saints Nowhere VIII You Hud people
more true % the best interests of their
and government than we. ]
mi % factor
bringing good % this nation and win
help il to become the best and grandest
nation IN the world.
How Saints Are Maligned.
I'VE have been maligned, mistreated
and misrepresented. but not by the ma
ton II was by the lying. hypocritical
sueaking. cOWardly wolves i'm Sleeps
that go through the world
seeking to stir up strife and trouble
for the righteous They seek 90 brins
the wrath and ire of the nation down
upon as and our church. The govern
ment would have protected us had d.
not been FOR these contemplate hounds
that 50 about lying about us.
IF we have not been lied about az
late as well as from time immemorial
do not know what lying Is. Some meu
seem 20 be born liars. / believe Wi'h
President MILFORD Woodruff that some
men are sent into the world 90 lie and
they fulhU their mission. There are
those today who were sent into the
world with that mission TO perform. and
We have evidences lately that they are
performing their mission we'll Let them
go on with heir lying, they cannot hurt
us. But lot us go on hOnOring God,
honoring our citizenship i'm our state
and I'm the great nation of which We
are part and we viii continue to grow
I'm the future as we have I'm the past.
In lime these slanderOus liars who are
i'm the world TO bring the wrath and
ire Of the nation down upon us VIII D.
swept away and the word of the Lord
that no man can lift a hand against
his kingdom viii De verified.
Saints and Saloons.
when men get up and say that we
have saloons and an the other mOdera
of civilized society amOus
us. L wish they would specify as t0Whom
they mean by we No Latter-dey
Saint VIII engage in TIE saloon business,
nor viii he support such an institution.
If ne does he Is not a Latter-day Sain-.