The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-10-14

Industries. lie said Utah should not
luly produce everything it consumes
the way Of food products. iinplo.
ucn.s and machinery. but should sup.
lly the people OF other states. Much
ruit and vegetables we're going t.
waste because there was no way TO
an them. The millionaires who have
made their money IN Utah mines
hould spend some OF their money in
promoting manufactures lie ad.
gised the saints 10 get out OF debt and
1tay out. In order that they might be
prepared when n season Of dullness
'ets In, as II Is apt TO do Ia the course
" few years.
Both the morning and afternoon
,essions Of the second days meeting
4 the sevonty.nfth semi.annual con.
erence Of the Church of Jesus Christ
II iatterday Saints were mainly dc
voted TO the giving Of testimony by
presidents Of stakes as TO the progress
u the work Of the church. Test
monies given at the conference havo
lhown that In several Of the old.es-
.ablishcd stakes In Utah the church
population Is either stationary or
rowing very slowly They also have
lhown that In some Of the mission
telds, notably the eastern and Califor-
MIA missions. with headquarters in
New York and San Francisco. few
converts have been made during tho
past six months or year To offset
this dlscouraglng condition. II is stated
that Fome OF the new stakes In Idaho
and Wyoming are growing rapidly,
aud that the missions In Canada aud
Mexico are making good showing.
The fact Of the poor showing Of prog.
ross In some Of the older stakes is &C.
counted for by the fact that many OF
ihc younger members are moving TO
lthor stakcs-gulng out TO secure
homes In new countries.
Elder william Bulge. president OF
the Hear Lake. Idaho. stake. told OF
the work In that state. Instead Of tho
ono stake. which was Organized when
he first went to Idaho. there are now
ten. These stakes are all growing
numerically and prospecting.
Elder a ONO A. Hinckloy. president
n the Willard stake. followed. lie had
'een presiding over tho stake for two
years. he said. Tho stake boundaries
wcrc Identical with those OF Willard
county. Utah, end In II were 5000
members OF the church and about
LOCO Gcntil's. or the 5000 fully ono
hith were In the priesthood and al
though church population was not In
creaslng numerically. tho members OF
the church IN the stake were growing
In spirituality. He said the Mormons
and Gonti'cI were living toy Their In
tho utmost harmony. and among the
latter were many good. conscientious
men and women.
Apost e Rudrcr Clawnon gave n
general talk on Sin and repentance.
no urged moro attention TO the ordi.
nnnccs 81 the chufci providing for
the falvntlon OF the living and the re-
domrtlcn Of tho 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
Emporium. meeting OF the priesthood
was held In Assembly hail.
The distinguishing features OF tho
Sunday session OF the conference were
the rciutatlCn Of q abatement made by
wutnun NJ meeting held IN Beaver
recently that young mon and young
women. when away from Utah. were
ashamed that they lived In the state.
the app 1atauce OF Apostle Reed SmCot
In the conference aud his advocacy OF
the roopenlng Of the WOO lon mills that
have been cloael for years. and tho
sustaining or AL tlo principal officers
OF tho church by n unanimous vote.
Presld Mt Joseph +, Smith said tho
presidents OF Missions were under
strict instruction 10 guard carefully
the health OF misslouarloI and 70 send
them home whom No. They were 10 be
the judges Cf what was best to b. d. ne
In their respective fields. The body OF
the church should cheerlully indorse
their action In the cases OF mlsslunar-
les and refrain IRON criticism OF those
sent hCmo.
Elder a. H. Woodruff formerly pres.
dent OF the Northern states mis- ion.
with headquarters NJ Chlcnro. told OF
The work In that field. He sni the
people Of Chicago ar, rot natural 70.
llglous, and are tCo much Absorbed IN
the affairs OF tho world To pay much
'ttcnilCn 90 the salvation OF thon lm-
mortal souls
Elder Joseph A NcRae president
I the Colorado ml77irn. with he1d-
'unrtcr7 at Denver told Of the work In
hat field Mhl'o there had not been
rs many converts ne expected, the p o.
Me Ind shown 2 friendly spirit toward
he mlsslonnricI
Al the closlng Of the conference,
resident JoH'ph +. Smith called down
. osslrcs on everybody inc'ui ng
hose who would wipe the Saints out
u existence The con orence then
'losed It's deliberations with the sing
ing OF an anthem.