Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-10
CONFERENCE ENDS;
VISITORS GO HOME
Last Meetings We're Heavily At.
tended and Many Speakers
We're Heard.
ASSEMBLY HALL OVERFLOW.
List Of Authorities Sustained - Re-
corts from Different Sectlons-Ad'
iourument for Six Months

Conference was adjourned yesterday
afternoon for six months. The conclud-
,ng sossIons. three In number one an
orcraow meeting In the Assembly Hall,
,sre well attended, the remarks Of the
dlrorent speakers Of marked interest
"a the Iatter.day Saints, and the whole
oc,asIon one Of profit Accounts Of the
inherent meetings follow
SUNDAY MORNING SESSION
The choir and congregation sang the
hymn which begins
How firm a foundation, yo Saints Of
the Lord,
Is laid for your faith IN His excellent
word
what more can lie say than to you lie
hath said,
You who unto Jesus for refuge have
ncd.
PRAYER was offered by Elder Seymour
r. Young, president Of the Seven Prea-
dents Of Seventies
Singing BY the choir
ON the mountain top appearing
Lo the sacred herald stands,
Welcome news 10 Zion bearing
Zion long IN hostile lands
Mourning captive!
God Himself shall loose thy bands.
ELDER BEN e. RICH,
president OF the Southern States mis-
slon, Was called upon TO report his la
bors The mission over which he had
the honor OF presiding was probably
The Oldest IN the Church. Many Of the
Tldars who were associated with the
Prophet Joseph had preached I'm dis
trots now included In the Southern
states mission. And thousands Of the
people had been converted and emil
grated from there to the body OF the
Church. Elder Rich testified 10 the
good character OF the southern people,
Al time when there We're Ave hun
dred missionaries In the field very few
OF them were ever compelled to sleep
out doors 90 account OF not being able
10 obtain entertainment among the
people. The Inhabitants OF that part
Of Inc country were the religious class
fine whole, % urch-goers. AZ present
there were fewer Elders In the mission
than there had been for years Yet
there were many pabtlsms performed
every month,
The speaker called the attention Of
the congregation to the unjust criticism
Of the Saints az home when an Elder
returns home without having been
away two years There Is no such thing
as "a two years mission. A number
NJ the Southern States missionaries lose
their health while there, and under
these conditions II Is necessary for them
10 return home, Besides. there are
cases where an Elder can do more good
40 home than he can IN the mission
field. Very few return for reasons
other than these. Hence, Elder Rich
thought the Saints should be more re-
speCtfu OF the feelings " the Elders
who are sent home because Of III health
They should pray for them, instead Of
h0Wlug upOn them. He therefore adj
monIshed the Saints to adopt the word
ing which the late President Young
save the Mormon creed mind your
own business"
Elder Rich dwelt upon the principles
and ordinances OF the Gospel that the
missionaries carry to the world. They
were the same as those taught by the
ancient servants OF God No man
could hope to be saved in any other way
than that established by Jesus I'm the
flesh The Church and all the prln-
cIples Of the Gospel had been revealed
10 the Prophet Joseph. He had been
instrumental IN doing this great work
among men. And the only argument
that theologlans have been able TO
bring against the Church is that the
character Of the Smiths was bad. III.
der Rich declared that there could not
be found an abstract Of pedigree that
IS better than that OF the Smiths. Hun
dreds OF thousands can bear testimony
TO the good character Of those who
bear the name OF Smith In conclusion
he called attention to tho debt which
the people whom "Mormonism" has
gathered into the Church. The happy
nnd prosperous homes which the Saints
have In this country they owe to the
truths which have come to the world
through the Smiths.
PRESIDENT SMITH.
made the following statement at this