The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-07

ers had been moved By the spirit of the
Lord or by some other spirit. lie COM
pared the responsibility OF Joseph Smith
| the prophet 20 that of Moses, and said
mat growing out OF this responsibility.
there had been established in the church
or Latter-day Saints vast system for
PROSECUTING. lie gave the number of ell
GERS at present preaching in various fields
as Don't so.
lie pointed ont that the invitation ex-
| tended by the priesthood TO young men 20
go out and preach brought with il great
responsibility. For the young men the
responsibility was 60 obey the summons:
for the people to accept the word and
falth OF those who preached IT,
smoot Makes Speech.
Apostle Reed Smoot followed APOSTLE
ClaWson. lie said ia part
i am indeed thankful for my standing
III the church of Jesus Christ OF Latter
day Saints. / am indeed thankful for tho
position occupied in the world today by
our church and our people. / am not
ashamed of the power and position OF our
taken great pleasure IN noticing the 10y
a az = Of the people OF the state 10 the word
Il want 10 say that our young people
are as loyal 10 the church as were our
fathers in early days and they arc to-
day. 1 feel like testifying 10 all that
wherever | go l find this work of God
in the hands of honest, upright and God
fearing men.
They are making assaults on US from
all sides. They claim they are not as
saulting the Mormon people, nor the doc
tTlnes of the church, but the men at the
head of the church.
Assaulting Tithing.
why, brethren. they are assauIting the
principle of tithing. They are trying TO
make you believe that every cent is spent,
not for the forwarding of Gods work,
but for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of those who
handle The funds | n that
one IarthinE Of the tithinE is diverted
from the rightful channels or the work
for which God intended It. ! want
10 say that the EVIL One sees and knows,
even better than you, that the great work
OF God IS going steadily forward. 1t is
natural for him TO cry Fraud He Sees
Us building and spreading and knows that
something must be done TO retard the
work of God. lie thinks that he'll bring
distrust into the hearts of the people. But
believe that the people never had more
confidence in a man or set of men than
they have In the presidency Of the church
Worked Nearly to Death"
Il suppose that you have heard it COM
ing from all sides that the president docs
not work and that the cOuuselOrs do not
give the attention that they should to
their work
Apostle Smoot then said that he felt IN
his heart TO pray for more strength for
the president and his associates. They
We're worked, he said, very nearly TO
death. He spoke of the thousands of let
JeTs which came to the presidency from
all quarters He urged the members OF
the church 10 shorten their letters wheTa
IL was necessary TO write. and suggested
that IL would be better to see their bishop
before addressing correspondence to the
presidency.
When l study the history OF this
church and people I see that at all times
it is the same" he declared. when
things are advancing the evil one is busy
We are a tried people, TO be thrice tried
and ! believe that these evils are given US
in order that We may have experience
Won't Turn to Traitors"
81 say 10 Joseph +. Smith today. these
people here will never turn against the
ON tho testimony OF a traitor Live as
you know God wants you TO live and al
will be wen as sure as he has spoken
from the heavens.
al say that I believe that the people
would never testify with greater ferNencN
TO their loyalty than at the present mo-
ment. We are loyal and we Will be true
10 our church and 10 our country and It's
Institutions
Following Apostle smoot, an address
was made by Apostle Hyrum NJ smith,
who spoke for about twenty minutes lie
dwelt on the necessity Of spreading the
gospel into all nations.
Authorities Sustained.
President Joseph j.. smith arose nnIhC-
diately after Apostle Hyrum NJ con-
Guided and said:
81 will now present 10 the church the
officers to be sustained. 1t is expected
that every member In good standing VIII
exercise his prerOgaItNC ard vote Tor or
against any officer as he desires
The reading Of the long list occupied
about ten minutes and at the conclusion
President Smith said:
AS far as / can see the vote mas Oeeh
unanimous in every instance.
An adjournment was then taken uh1A
10 o'clock this morning,