The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-10

Never in the history of the church
has there been such crowds In at
tendance as at the seventy fourth con-
ference of the Church of Jesus Christ
OF Latter-day Saints, held in Salt Lake
City on the 4th, 9Th and 9Th.
1t was said by more than one Saint
who had not missed a semi-annual
conference in years that they never
saw such crowd as was in attend
ance upon this conference. It was
stated further that not since the flu.
neral of President Brigham Young in
the late '7Os has there been 80 many
people upon the temple grounds at
one time as assembled there Sunday
to listen to the higher authorities Of
the church dispense words of religion,
caution and advice. The crowd was
so great that many were unable to get
inside the tabernacle or the Assembly
hall, and an open-air overflow meet.
ing was held on the grounds.
President Joseph F. Smith and
Apostle Heber J. Grant. the recently
returned missionary to Japan, were
the only speakers at the opening SEES
sion of the conference, which was
held In the tabernacle, There we're
the customary songs and anthems by
the choir and duet by Wood and
Noal Pratt, grandsons Of Farley p.
Pratt. They sang favorite selection
of their grandfather, which had been
put to music by Evan Stephens. en-.
titled, "The Morning Breaks. the
Shadows Flee"
A general plea to all Saints to get
out Of debt and a glowing description
Of the fourishing condition of the
church. were 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 the theory that
healthful bodies are conducive to
healthful minds, and that the latter
make good Mormons. He advocated
the cultivation of all the arts which
tend to uplift men and women and
advance the ethical side of life.
The progress of the 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.
ress in japan in the way of making
converts, through the difficulty in &C.
curing the Japanese language. He
said the Japs are more eager to learn
the tongue of this country than any
other nation upon the face OF the
globe.
President Smith presided over the
afternoon session of the conference
the same as he did during the morn
ing. The speakers at the tabernacle
were Anthem III. Lund, one of the
counselors to the PRESIDENT Presi-
dent Pond of the Bannock stake,
Idaho; President l.. S. Steele, Bling
ham stake, Idaho; Apostle John Hen
ry Smith and Apostle A. o. Woodruff
At Assembly hall the speakers who
| addressed the overflow meeting in
that place of worship were Apostle
Hyrum Smith and Elder Allen OF
Canada. Elder Benjamin E. Rich,
| president of the southern states mis-.
slons, presided over the open.air meet.
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| assisted by Elder Joseph Il. Taylor
one of the stake presidents; President
| Dufiln of the southwestern states
missions, and President Robinson OF
the California missions.
AT the meeting of the general Sun,
| day School Union at night, President
Smith opposed card playing. saying
| There is far too much precious time
wasted In the foolish, vain and un
profitable, practice of card playing.
! wish to admonish the Latter.day
4 Saint against the awful practice OF
| idling. Think of wasting whole
evening In foolish game of cards.
know that these things often lead &c
mischief, and sometimes to serious
wrong-doing. and call upon the Lat
ter-day Saints. both young and old. tc
stop it,
| Second Days Sessions.
| During the morning session OF the
second day of the seventy fourth semi
annual conference of the Church o.
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Christian Science, hypnotism and tn,
theory Of evolution were attacked by
Apostle John w. Taylor. Apostl,
Taylor used an orchard afflicted with
blight as the foundation upon which
to make his arguments against tn,
"cisms." as he chose to call them II,
said that blight is a horticultural dis
ease which, II It is permitted I,
spread throughout an orchard. vii
kin every tree in It. The only cur,
is to cut Off the diseased branch, re
move 1t from the orchard and burn IL
and that Christian Science. hypno
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