The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-10-12

| Smltn, as trustee-in-trtst Z.
Brigham II. Roberts so,.
that portion devoted to tho ' ~l
OF the Josephites, was in a.. sAafses
swer to the speech made hv - an
ident OF the Reorganized cb,,s, "e'
salt Lake City Sunday. sentoms
The president of the raor. u
movement is the son of Jos,nS .e :
prophet, and claims that tho - ue
sion came rightfully to him 'e
In his speech Elder Rob-.
claimed that never had the mormo.
as individuals, more rights ana ~
the great power centcred in the NJ. ~
ident was exercised with modoran
He denied statement made h,
president of the dissenting chn,s'
that the world at large had boon
prejudiced against the Mormon 4.
trine by the followers of pr,os.
Young that they were refusing ,o -
brace the new faith.
Apostle Penrose, while maxim.
direct reference, dwelt on the ch.,.'
that there had been a hiatus or a..
Organization following the nronho,.
death. and, in speech preceding ,h..
of Elder Roberts. vigorously unho,1
the succession of Brigham Young
The attraction offthe last dav :,
the State fair did not thin the a,,o,.
ance at conference a whit. sometbr.
like $500 persons being present !,
each session.
Apostle George A. Smith delive,ot
the opening address at the mornrs
session. He rejoiced that the Sain,s
were a peculiar people. but rehuEeS
an apparent tendency to overlook for.
giving those of the authorities who
had, perchance unknowingly. offend
ed some member of the church Va
gave the Mormons counsel that |,
they felt affairs were not going r,oh,
in Zion it was their duty to look ipio
their own hearts and see If they copld
locate the trouble and dissatisfacton
there.
Frank Y. Taylor, president of the
Granite stake, followed Apostle Smith
and during his remarks paid glov.
ing tribute to President Smith
Patriarch John Smith, one of the
most venerable members of the
church, made a brief statement, bear
ing his testimony to the truth Of his
religion, but explaining that the con-
dition of his health and voice rep.
dered it impossible for him to speak
at length.
w. +. Jack, president of the Cassh
Idaho, stake, besides eulogizing Pres.
ident Smith and other leaders Of the
church, spoke feelingly of president
Roosevelt for the work that this man
of destiny is doing in reclaiming the
arid wastes of the west"
Probably the greatest crowd that
ever attended services in the taber
nacle was present at the closing ses.
sion of the conference Presideu.
Smith, speaking of the enemies of the
church, said:
Il ask for this mercy upon my enc
mics, upon those who slander me and
lie about me. ask God to pity then
and to have mercy upon them. asi
God to pity those who are misguided
ask God to have mercy upon thcs
who do this with their eyes open, and
] ask God to pity them, because they
need Gods pity and mercy more thar
the others! / would not harm hair
OF their heads for all ! possess in the
world! And ! ask my brethren to
keep their hands off item. Don't
touch them Don't touch those who
are paving their way to destruction
Let them go! Give them the liberty
of speech they want, and let them
write their own doomi 1t doesn't hurt
us, and II 1t does them any good let
them do it! This conference is a tes-
tlmony that Mormonism is not dead
nor sleeping, but living entity, and
is still doing. Let the world know
it,"
Another feature of the Afternoon
meeting was a remarkable story OF
vision told by Samuel w. Richards
brother of the late Apostle Franklin Z
ID. Richards, and a member of the
quorum of the seventy.
Nauvoo regrets having driven the
Mormons out, and would gladly wei
come them back, declared German T.
Ellsworth, president of the northern
states mission, at the morning meet
ing of the conference.
You do not hear of the LatterdG
Saints missionaries stirring up DIS
cord, laying traps, telling lies, and 90
ing that which will bring their op
ponents discomfort" said Elder M,
Ion S. Wells of Salt Lake, in speaking
OF the peculiarities of the Morinons.
But you find them travelling withou,
purse orsscrip, often going hungry anu
indignities to which me,
have not been accustomed, The gress
popularity of the Latter-day SAINTS
their quality of love-"
THE Latter-day Saints are flrmp
established in Canada. in Oregon
Montana, Idaho, Wyoming. Caliioinls
Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Me-
leo and have gone over the wall anu
are in the republic of Mexico, sun ~, o
ther south, and in the states OF 'uS
Union. the countries of Europe any
The Islands of the sea" said A. W
Wins, president of the Juarez saSs s
Of Mexico, IAN over the word w
Saints have acquired possess'ou IN
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