The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-10-14
SEMI ANNUAL CONFERENCE
SAINTS IN SESSION IN SALT
LAKE CITY.
President Smith Presides at Opening
Of soventy.Flfth semtAnnual Con.
ference Of Church Of Jesus Christ
Of Latter.day Saints.

OF Latterday Saints was begun In the
tabernacle In Sat Lake City Thursday
morning. October 6. There was scarce
" vacant seat In the immense audi.
torium when at 1915 o'clock. Presi.
dent Joseph =. 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 scycnty.hnh somlannual
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
tho industries were being carried on.
Notwithstanding severe druughts I'm
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 coplous rains. so that all the stakes
we're enjoying a reasonable prosperity.
Il trust" said he. that the spirit.
nal conditions Of the Lattcr.day Saints
have been as good as the temporal con.
dltions have been. and that we are
progressing and growing Ia the knowI.
edge OF the truth. and in falthfulnel 4
before the Lord In keeping bis com.
mandmcnts and his laws az he has
prospered US, for after all tho great
desireatum is the faithiulnoas of tho
people to the covenants they nave
made with the Lord. and which ia
their righteousness"
President Smith said the church has
In the United States. Canada and Mex.
leo hfty'hyc organized stakes of Zion.
These have nfy.aye presidents and
Ilo eounsolors. There arc COO hlsh
priests who Sit In counsel with tho
presidents and eounselors In all the
auairs OF tho church. There are. he
said about twenty organized missions
throughout the world. presided over
oy presidents and counsclors. and
lheSe missions are supplied with oil.
ders and seventies that are sent ont
70 preach the gospel. numbering at
present In tho nelghborhood of 500
e'dern' There are G2G organized wards
presided over by G2G bahama win
Nsos oianops' councillors.
II devolvos upon the blshops OF the
wards to look after the poor and 10
administer to the sick and affl.eted
" Is also their duty to look after the
spiritual welfare OF the people; to see
mat they are living moral. pure and
upright lives: that they are faithful in
mo discharge OF their dutles as Int.
terdRy Saints; that they are honest
IN their dealings one with another ana
with the children OF men generally.
and with al, the world.
There are In the church i4s amor.
ums OF seventies. ana those constitute
body OF some 10000 elders whose
special duty It Is to ro'pond to the
call OF tho apostles to preach the COS.
pei and to 80 on missions without
purse and without script.
President Smith thea explained the
tues OF the members OF the two or.
Iers Of priesthood. Aaronlc and Me-.
chlsedek. In conclusion he said IL did
not make any difference what the
world snys about the Latter da,
Saints, for they know what their mis-.
sion is and propose to fulnn II by the
help OF Almighty God. That mission
was to save men nom evil. from error
from wiokeinoss and from the power
Of darkness.
First Counselor John r. Wlpder
made a brief talk on the trials trim.
lations and successes OF the church
missionaries. lie reiOlced that con
yerts were being made In all parts of
the earth. '''' W
Second Counselor and Historian
An'hoh H. lund dlscoursed on tho
prie2thood. He said there was N,
prlestly caste In the church. as tho
priest office was conferred on psori,
every male member worthy 10 receive
H. ~ 'NN''''
AZ the afternoon session. Elder
David II. Cannon, president Of the 81
george temple, was the first spe1ker
he being followed by President Jameg
a. Leishman OF the Logan temple
uoth speaking OF temple work and Of
the benefits that have come fr"n, ho.
Ing baptized for the dead.
President John d. T. McAIllstcr nj
the Mantl Temple, urged that all mar.
rlages should take place In the
temples,
President Francis NJ. Lyman, prpsl.
dent OF the quorum Of twelve apostles
made strong talk for the lntrodu,.
ton OF fruit and vegetable canperle,
and the building up OF manufnctnrins,