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


baptized n will so to hell
There is no such thing as infant
damnatlon." he continued. 1T Is
form OF belief Of such ministerg vho
recently met in Los Angeles 10 fl %
their creed TO suit tho times."
The speaker then paid conslderaAe
attention to the fact that the Epwofh
League Is considcHg the policy Of
establishing a tithlng system.
what good Is II going to do then
to place In vogue the practice sarc'
toned by God II they do not have
scorB, revolators and prophets7 Tg
win have 20 have them. II they DO
not the other denominations will not
know what to do with their mong
They will be compelled TO run arornd
the world to the pope or some other
man TO tell them what TO do with t.
The apostle concluded his address
by asking all Saints to get married In
the temple
President william II. Lewis OF The
Benson stake and President Cameron
OF the panguitch stake spoke OF coudl.
lions In their respective stakes. re.
porting their stakes in a flourlehng
condition. The morning session vas
closed by a few remarks by APOSTLE
George Toasdalc. who read at length
from the Doctrine and Covenants. ex.
planning the qualifications Necessary
to make a good Mormon, and why
their religion makes them happy.
The principal speaker at the after.
noon session OF the conference was
Apostle NJ. s. Cowley, whose discourse
was a general admonltlon 10 the peo
pie to adhere TO their faith and the
church and not be led away by the
FAD" doctrines that we're spreading
over the country. He compared the
doctrine OF the Latter-day Saints with
many others that are extant, and De.
clared that the gospel OF Jesus Christ
In It's fullnoss was possessed only by
the Saints.
Tho speaker proclaimed Joseph
Smith 10 be n true prophet OF God.
who was far in advance OF his day.
and that many OF the things re-.
voaled to him we're being accepted
by the advanced theologians OF tho
day. He said further that tho law
Of baptism for the redemption OF tho
dead was one OF the great truths I'D.
vocated by the youthful prophet. but
that many OF the more enlightened
divines had limited at the necessity or
wisdom OF such law long before 10.
aeph Smiths day.
The other speaker was Apostle
Rudgor Clawson. who pointed out the
arduous labor that rested upon the
shoulders OF the presidency OF the
church and the apostles.
Closing Session.
4 The feature OF the morning sA~ion
OF the closing day Of tho confqdnco
were tho remarks Of Brigham II.
Roberts denounclng the theory that
Joseph Smith founded the church IN.
der a hypnotic spell In the afternoon
President John r. wlnder denounced
the statement that things are taught
within the temple which are not
taught on the outside.
AZ tho afternoon session President
John II. wlndor spoke on tithing. He
said that other Christian orgaulza-
lions were beginning to collect tth-
, ing Il remember In England WHOM
, I was there they collected the 10 per
cent by law II a man did not pay
up the officers would 20 into his fields
!. and carry away every tenth shock Of
r grain or bushol OF produce other
5 churches are collecting tithes today
, but under different names"
! a. II. Lund spoke along similar
I lines and dwelt particularly upon the
salvation OF the dead. This he de-
, clarod could be done and urged the
: Saints to do more for their fore
o fathers
J. At the closing session during the
/ presentation OF the church authorities
4 Elder George A. Smith was named TO
. mn the vacancy In the council OF the
! twelve apostles caused by the death
o OF Apostle Brigham Young. and re-
p ceivod the unanimous vote OF the con
ference as aid all the othors. Elder
o Smith iB the son Of Apostle John
Henry Smith and IL tho present re-
ceivcr OF the United States land ollco
G In Utah He ~ a native Of Salt axe
T. City and Is not yet 40 years Of ago
4, Francis NJ Lyman was chosen as
u president Of the quorum Of arostlee
+. Apostle Francis Marion Lymau was
10 elected 20 that position In 1880. III
Il, h the son Of the late Amasa 81. ~
= man. who was at enc time n coun'
'u solor 10 the Prophet joseph Smith
b Apostle Lyman came 10 Utah with hts
n parents IN lSi7. and has been a prom
IA inent factor In the building M Of this
state. lie Is now In England whore
10 he Is presiding over the Eurnpean mis-
e. sion. n duty he was called to perform
10 about two years ago
m Elder Heher J, Grant who has Just
returned from Japan was saleeled tC
'e succeed Elder Francis N. ynnn a'
g president over tho European fdlsslon
Il, over which the latter has presied fcl
O. the past two years and a half
IN when the election was over Presi
dent Smith spoke briefly aud the con
X ference was adjourned