The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-15
SEMi-AnNUAl CONFERENCE
SAINTS IN SESSION IN SALT
LAKE CITY.
President Smith Presides az Opening
Of ssventy.Ffth semi-Annusi Con-
ference Of Church Of Jesus Christ
OF Latter.day Saints.


Of Latter-day Saints was begun in the
tabernacle in Salt Lake City Thursday
morning, October 6. There was scarce.
ly vacant seat in the immense audi.
forum when, at 1915 o'clock, Presi.
dent Joseph f. Smith arose and an
nounced that the conference would
open with the singing by the choir
and congregation of the hymn begin.
ming Come let us anew our journey
pursue"
President Smith made the opening
address. He said he was happy in
the privilege he enjoyed at the open
ing Of the seventy.fifth semi-annual
conference of the church, and was
pleased at seeing such large repre-.
sentation of the brethren on a week
day, when all lines of business and all
the industries were being carried on.
Notwithstanding severe droughts in
southern Utah, New Mexico, Old Mex.
leo, Canada and other locations, the
season had been an abundant one, and
OF late the droughts had been broken
by copious rains, so that all the stakes
were enjoying a reasonable prosperity.
Il trust" said he, that the spirit.
ual conditions of the Latter-day Saints
nave been as good as the temporal con.
dltions have been, and that we are
progressing and growing in the knowl-
edge of the truth. and in faithfulness
before the Lord in keeping his COM
mandments and his laws as he has
prospered us, for after all the great
desireatum is the faithfulness of the
people to the covenants they have
made with the Lord, and which is
their righteousness"
President Smith said the church bas
IN the United States, Canada and Mex.
leo f1fty-five organized stakes of Zion
lhese have fifty-five presidents and
llo counselors. There are 600 high
priests who sit in counsel with the
presidents and counselors in all the
AFFAIRS OF the church. There are he
said' about twenty organized missions
throughout the world, presided over
ny presidents and counselors. and
these missions are supplied with ell.
uers and seventies that are sent out
10 preach the gospel, numbering at
present In the neighborhood OF 500
eiuers. There are 626 organized wards
presided over by 626 bishops. with
i'zo2 bishops counselors.
1t devolves upon the bishops of the
wards to look after the poor and IN
administer to the sick and afflicted
IL is also their duty to lool, after tho
spiritual welfare of the people; to see
'hat they are living moral, pure and
upright lives; that they are faithful In
the discharge of their duties as Lat.
ter'day Saints; that they are honest
IN their dealings one with another and
with the children of men generally.
and with all the world.
There are in the church 146 amor.
ums OF seventies, and these constitute
body of some 10000 elders, whose
special duty it is to respond to the
call OF the apostles to preach the COS.
pei and to go on missions without
purse and without script.
president Smith then explained the
| Sities or the members OF the two or.
ders OF priesthood, Aaronic and Mel.
chisedek. In conclusion he said II did
not make any difference what the
world says about the Latter.day
Saints, for they know what their mis-.
sion is and propose to fulfill it by the
heip OF Almighty God. That mission
was to save men from evil. from error
from wickedness and from the power
OF darkness.
FIRST Counselor John r. Winder
made brief talk on the trials. tribu.
Iations and successes of the church
missionaries. He rejoiced that con.
Verts were being made, in all parts of
the earth.
second Counselor aud Historian
Ah'hoh II, Lund discoursed on the
priesthood He said there was no
priestly caste in the church. as the
prlestIy Office was conferred ON nearly
every male member worthy to receive
| II. ''ee''e
AT the afternoon session. Elder
David II. Cannon, president OF the ST.
george temple, was the first speaker
ne being followed by President James
"A. Leishman Of the Logan temple,
Doth speaking OF temple work and of
the benefits that have come from be.
Ing baptized for the dead.
President John ID. 7. McAllIster of
the Manti Temple, urged that ali mar.
rlages should take place in the
| temples.
President Francis NJ. Lyman. prsi.
dent OF the quorum of twelve APOSTLES.
made strong talk for the introduc.
ton or fruit and vegetable canneries
and the building up of manufacturers