The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-15

industries. He said Utah should not
only produce everything It consumes
in the way of food products, nipple
ments and machinery, but should sup
ply the people of other states. Much
fruit and vegetables we're going to
waste because there was no way to
can them. The millionaires who have
made their money in Utah mines
should spend some of their money in
promoting manufactures. He ad.
vised the saints to get out of debt and
stay out, in order that they might be
prepared when a season of dullness
sets in, as II is apt to do in the course
of few years.
Both the morning and afternoon
sessions of the second days meeting
of the seventy fifth semi-annual con-
ference of the Church OF Jesus Christ
Of Latter-day Saints were mainly de-
voted to the giving of testimony by
presidents of stakes as to the progress
of the work of the church. Test
monies given at the conference have
shown that in several of the old.es-
tablished stakes in Utah the church
population is either stationary or
growing very slowly. They also have
shown that in some of the mission
fields, notably the eastern and Califor-
MIA missions, with headquarters in
New York and San Francisco, few
converts have been made during the
past six months or year. To offset
this discouraging condition, 1t is stated
that some of the new stakes in Idaho
and wyoming are growing rapidly.
and that the missions in Canada and
Mexico are making a good, showing.
The fact of the poor showing of prog
ress in some of the older stakes is ac-
counted for by the fact that many of
the younger members are moving to
other stakes-going out to secure
homes in new countries.
Elder William Bulge, president OF
the Bear Lake, Idaho, stake. told OF
the work in that state. Instead of the
one stake, which was organized when
he first went to Idaho. there are now
ten. These stakes are all growing
numerically and prospecting.
Elder AlonZo A. Hinckley, president
of the Willard stake, followed He had
been presiding over the stake for two
years, he said. The stake boundaries
were identical with those of Willard
county, Utah. and in It were 5000
members of the church and about
1000 Gentiles. OF the 5000 fully one
fifth were in the priesthood. and al
though church population was not in
creasing numerically, the members of
the church In the stake We're growing
in spirituality. He said the Mormons
and Gentiles were living together in
the utmost harmony, and among the
latter were many good, conscientious
men and women
Apostle Rudger Clawson gave a
general talk on sin and repentance.
He urged more attention to the ordi-
nances of the church providing for
tho salvation of the living and the re
demption of the dead, and of the lay
ing on of hands for the reception of
the Holy Ghost.
On Saturday there were no regular
sessions of the general conference at
the tabernacle, but in the morning an
import ln- meeting of the priesthood
was held in Assembly hall.
The distinguishing features of the
Sunday session OF the conference were
the refutation of a statement made by
a woman at meeting held in Denver
recently that young men and young
women, when away from Utah, were
ashamed that they lived in the state,
the appearance OF Apostle Reed Smoot
in the conference and his advocacy Of
the reopening of the woollen mills that
have been closed for years, and the
sustaining of all the principal officers
OF the church by unanimous vote.
President Joseph +. Smith said the
presidents of missions were under
strict instruction to guard carefully
the health of missionaries, and to send
them home when ill., They were to be
the Judges of what was best to be done
in their respective fields. The body of
the church should cheerfLlly indorse
their action in the cases of missionaT-
les and refrain from criticism of those
sent home.
Elder A. II. Woodruff, formerly pres
ident OF the Northern states mission,
with headquarters at Chicago, told of
the work in that field. He said the
people OF Chicago are not naturally re
ligious, and are too much absorbed In
the affairs of the world to pay much
attention to the salvation of their i'm
mortal souls.
Elder Joseph A. McRae, president
OF the Colorado mission, with head
quarters at Denver, told of the work in
that field. While there had not been
as many converts as expected, the PEG
pie had shown a friendly spirit toward
the missionaries.
AT the closing of the conference.
President Joseph F. Smith called down
blessings on everybody, including
those who would wipe the Saints out
OF existence. The conference then
closed its deliberations with the sing
ing OF an anthem.