The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-04-14

o. was un uNNI'INIhI ''. 'iii'NN NI IN"
truth aud bore record that God was at
the helm of this work
Elder @ Uumn president of the
Central States mission. reported his
fabura This mission included FIVE
states and two territories. The work
was .ur1.upfIue there NJ Toe payment
OF uthIug was standard hy when the
faith of tho ucupiD were foo Doe judged.
then the prospects loo ihe central
States mission were encouraging Tor
during tho last few years the tithing
there had increased nearly 600 percent
with a pruportouaie amount OF
donations for the poor
ELDER Ben r. Rich. president " the
Southern states mission reported lhai
there was gradual growth To the
membership Of the church Scarcely
week. passed without several haptisms.
and sometimes Boz % single month there
were 800 persons baptized.
At The afternoon session Elder Rui.
ger CIawapu of the quorum Of apostles
was the drst speaker There was
time. be- said. when the church was
weak numerically speaking. and that
WAS soyputy.nyo years ago. hut now
tho church was strong. not only In
numbers. but also IN faith.
Elder G.. NcQunrriU reported con
|diuuus in the Eastern states mission.
and referred to tho establishment OF
church headquarters in New York
CITY.
Elder - " Roberts Of the first seven
| Presidents Of the Seventy was the next
speaker During the course OF his
remarks he said. The difference be-
tween the lattorday Saints and the
| Christian world generally is that
whereas they believe only In the reye'
| latluns given 10 men In the past, We
not only believe this but believe also
/ In the possibility OF revelation In the
present day But. because We believe
these things. IL Is not To be taken for
/ granted. as some Of our opponents
seem 10 think that the president OF the
/ church may enter the divine presence
as he will or TO call an angel when he
] will on the contrary these things
are at the disposal of Cod
There were no meetings Of the gen
cral conference on Saturday, adjourn
mcnt having been taken on Friday
afternoon until Sunday morning.
The closing days sessions Of the cOu.
ference were the Recommending Hcs'
sions 80 far as numbers were con
coruod thousands being unable to get
inside the tabernacle.
Al the morning session Apostle Hy'
rum NJ Smith aud !, Golden kimball
were the chief speakers. and their adj.
dresses were followed with as close In
tcrcst az any made during the confer
onco. The former spoke Of the news
papers. the Cartoonlsts. public speak
ors and ministers. saying that they
have been responsible for murders In
the past. and are now melting the ig
norant and the vicious to further
crimes. While In J. Golden Kimball's
speech. which he said he would deliver
In parallels and would explain to any
who did not understand, q shot was
also taken at the newspapers In tho
remark that n II were not that the
sons of President Joseph =. Smith
were restrained by their father, there
would be some horsewhipping In this
vicinity.
Apostle George A. Smith was the
first speaker at the afternoon session.
Apostle Smith spoke on the purpose
OF life. He related that Jesus came
to the western hemisphere In cloud
after leaving his disciples In the far
east. how he gave them the same or.
D. ganlzntion as he gave 10 the early dis.
ciples after he had assembled TO his
father and returned to earth.
Apostle John Henry Smith. who had
Just returned from Mexico, spoke OF
conditions IN MoNicQ while William
Knight son OF Joss0 Knight, Of the
] Taylor stake In Canada, told Of the
s work of the lat,orday Saints In that
; part OF the world
& Andrew Nlmhall president OF tho
= ST. Joseph stake lu Arizona. told nf
; the damage done in his country by
I the floods in the loss OF 5000 acres OF
. land and the breaking Of twenty-five
. canals
4. Apostle Charles W. Pcnrosc was the
B last speaker OF the afternoon lie en-
a tered into q learned argument To dem
I unstrato that the Mormon idea Of tho
I resurrection uf the body after death
was the true one. God controlled the
[ clements NJ which the body IL com
B.. posed. he said. and these elements are
@ understandable and eternal, For this
\ reason the human body is eternal as
n well as the spirit, and the body will
endure for all time although II may
be reduced 10 its primary elements by
/, death.
President Smith announced that II
@ was proposed that one Of the greatest
r. conferences Of the church adjourn for
A six months and the proposal was sus'
]. tanned by the uphsdng Of hands.
t
e, According to The statistical report
II Of the Dcscret Sunday school, as pre-
scented at the annual session held Sun
e day evening In the tabernacle, there
II are now l3G,999 officers teachers and
b members enrolled In that association
e This is an increase Of i,Sll over last
u years enrolment II was also report
D. ed that % per cent Of all the officers