The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-04-10

tween % man and DOS '"N'
should boz honest with bis Geo.
Elder Reuben @ Miller OF y
stake and Elders W G. ParHlns'
line rymm stake and Thomas f.
rctt Of Fremont stake gave cnco'
ling reports Of officers 10 their re
tive stakes
Elder } Golden Himbah was
closlng sneaker az the morning
sion and created somewhat OF a
satIon by telling the people now h
could populari1ed the church thi 4
ing the abolition Of the missionary b
tenn and the prohibition Of re >
marriages. In order TO make
church popular among the poop Z
the earth. he said. the church
cease sending out mIssIonarie ID
preach the gospel among The nauN b
And for the same reason. the practice
OF going into the Temple for the pur.
nose OF receiving ondowments and
marrying for time and eternity should
be abolished These two Innovations
would Increase the popularity Of the
Mormon faith among the people Of
the earth he said.
The afternoon session was Inter.
spersed with selections by the choir
and by quartettca and selections fpih
individual members. Among The,
sneakers were senatorand.Aposlle
Reed smoot. who spoke to the mutt.
tudc Of cleanliness. and Prof Tanner.
who spoke Of the educational work be.
ing done by the church. Other speak.
ers addressed the assemblage on the
workings Of various stakes. and The
financial and other conditions OF va.
rlous settlements Of the Latterday
Saints
At the evening session OF the confer.
ence In the Tabernacle the reports OF
the supcrintondcnts Of the various
stake Sunday schools were heard, after
which President Joseph F. Smith de.
liycred himself of n short address
upon the evils that beset the youths
and younger people OF Salt Lake
Elder J. NJ Tanner. who handles ne
business part Of the Sunday school
work. reported some improvements IN
the schools lie said there had been
numerous meeting houses CONSTRUCTED
and the old ones were rapidly being ~
ted up and improved upon.
Closing Session.
President Smith. In his closing u
dress to the Saints. scored the ens
mics OF the church In IA vigorous mm
ner. and denounced the crusat
against Reed smoot In the recent soi
atorial campaign While he did n
mention Apostle smoot by namo.
referred TO the fight against the churt
when he wanted to become a repr
sentative In the nations congress. an
made II plain that he directed h
criticism to those who were oppose
to the seating OF MIR. smoot In tn
United States senate.
Il want to tel you" said he, tina
there are no more loyal people on u
face OF the earth than the Latterdg
Saints. Nowhere will you find peopi
more true TO the best interests o
. their country and government thai
we. | tell you that we win be facti
in bringing good to this nation al
will help II TO become the best AL
grandest nation In the world
We have boon mallgned, mistrai
ed aud misrepresented but not by d,
nation. II was by the lying. hypoct
Q ical sneaklng. cowardly wolves h
Sleeps clothing that 20 through o.
world seeking TO stir mp strife NJ
l. trouble for the righteous. They sell
o to bring the wrath and ire OF the I,
Q ton down upon us and our churA
i The government would have prots,,
ed us had II not been for these con
temptiblo hounds that 30 about bin
u about us, II we have not been Ii
/ about OF late as well as from time N
u memorial. | do not know what bh
u Is. Some men seem TO be born Ian
y believe with President wihr
Woodruff that some men are sent n,
the world to lie. and they fulnn A,I
mission"
b. President John r. Wlnder. who !,
10 liyered the opening address Of n
~ session, took occasion TO rebuke "A
young people OF tho church for M
ing to have their marriage ceremsIe
ot performed In the temple. and wane
r.. them against marrying Gentlles
%. President Lewis Anderson q m
South Sanpete stake reported tia, !
~ spite OF the pest OF grasshoppen N
~ people had been forced TO coslsO
Is. with. they had been faithful In N
40 payment Of their tithing.
~ Thomas A. Waddams, preslder
IL the Hawaiian colony In Skull ur,,
m stated that his people were thriIh,
Elder Joseph McMurrin said a,
IA. Utah had become too small Tor N
Mormon people and they n,
hs spreading forth into other states n
or countries TO build their commulss
ed President william A. Hyde q n
oh Pocatello stake stated that his n,
Nd, munity was beset with many dr.