The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-08
BEN E. RICH ATTACKS
CRITICS OF CHURCHMEN

The morning session opened with
even d larger attendance than on the
previous day. The delightful weather
had much 10 do with this, but the
same spirit Of determination to stand
by the authorities Of the church was
/ everywhere manifest. An air of ex-
pectancy was also widespread through
the congregation, and this added to the
interest.
The choir and individual singers
broke the monotony of upward of two
hours Of speaking. The opening prayer
was by President J. T. D. McAIlister of
the Manti temple The chief speakers
o. the session were Apostle Francis NJ
Lyman and President Ben E. Rich Of
the southern states mission. The lat
ter furnished the pyrotechnics Of the
Gay.
Apostle Lyman. who is president of
the quorum of apostles. and next in
line for the presidency of the church
spoke Of the wonderful growth Of the
church from its humble beginning till
the great gathering of this conference
with people from all the nations
The speaker said that the gospel
made the Saints free; that they would
demonstrate that they are true men
and women. that they would do good:
that they would make sacrifices. that
they were planted securely in the val
y
other people; that they were planted
solidly upon the land; that they were
building cities, schools and. temples.
All Vote One Way
Apostle Lymon referred to the re-
narkable Unanimity of the voting on
the previous day He said il was rare
that any opposition arose for the rea-
son that all the Saints see alike. that
they have faith in their leaders; that
the leaders have been selected with
great care. that the object has always
b.en to select the best men and wO-
men for important posts. Some weak
en-. he said. because it requires strength
and courage TO be a Latter-day Saint.
The world. the speaker said. thought
the Saints 20 be delUded, immoral and
wicked. He refuted this: said that any
man might know that Joseph Smith
was d true prOphet-that the records
were open To him. I'm the early days of
the church ne said. many fell by the
ayside because they were not tried
and seasoned. Now not a chief is
shaken i'm his faith. The 500 bishops
and l.3O0 missionaries are all firm in
the faith and working for the upbuild-
ing of Israel
The work the leaders of the. church
was doing for the people was outlined
and described i'm many details The
apostle assured his hearers that he
church would not be broken: that the
Saints would be a good people: that
they would he hoUora Die and upright
men and women; that they would be
loyal TO state and nation. that the
things that belong to the government
would be rendered TO the governments
and that the things that belong TO God
would be render to God.
Miss Edwardina Parry sang Il solo.
70. Dry Those Tears and sang il so
we'll that nothing but the sacred nature
of the meeting prevented an Outburst
of applause.
Big Increase in Tithing.
J. g. Duffin, president of the central
states mission. reported on the condf-
ito of the church work i'm his territory.
He took the payment of tithes as a ba-
rometer. and i'm this way demonstrated
that the church was in better condition
than ever before In the past five