The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-09
ROUTINE OF SESSION.
Action on Apostles the Only Unusual
Incident of Day.

The services of the closing day OF the
two apostles. were perfunctOry. An over
flow meeting was held in the assembly
hall in the forenoon, addressed by Rud-
ger ClaWSOn, Seymour b. Young, RulOn ;.
Wells, b. H. Roberts and Joseph A. Nc
Rae.
The tabernacle services opened with the
Andrew Kimball of st. JOseph's stake in
Arizona offered PRAYER. and the choir
Anthony w. WINS, president of Juarez
stake in Mexico was the first speaker
He said that the saints in Mexico num-
bered 3,S71, and that they paid $54, 100 III
uthing in 1903. He emphasized the fact
that Mexican government is particularly
friendly to the saints, and told of the re-
cent building of an academy in Juarez
stake. He also urged that missionaries
should be taught the Spanish language
Hyrum Smith Roasts Preachers.
Hyrum NJ. Smith. an apostle, spoke next
and attacked the ministers of other
ism. He said that the church had gained
2,400 members in 1905 and said this was
a remarkable result in view of the fact
that "so-caled Christian ministers gov
errors of states and mayors of cities have
leagued together to combat the doctrines
of the church and hamper the work of its
missionaries. He said it was also re-
markable in view of the further fact that
societies with large memberships have
been formed with the sole purpose of
fighting the saints.
Apostle Smith attacked the old-fash-
lOneQ revival. lie said StaIlStlCS or con-
versions put out by other churches would
show, If investigated closely, that the
preachers We're converting the same peo-
pie over and over again, and that be-
tween the reviVals the converts were
backSlidGrS-
William D. Phillips sang a SOLO "He
Leadeth Me- and then Apostle George A.
Smith gave a somewhat lengthy account
of the recent pilgrimage of several church
ElCnt to Joseph Smith. the prophet, was
unveiled, Apostle Smith denied what he
said had been charge viz, that the eX-
Pcnses of the trip had been palG from
the tithing fund. Every member of the
party. he said. betrayed his own expenses,
including President Joseph F. Smith. This
ended the forenoon session
The Afternoon Session.
The anthem, Praise the Lord, All Ye
Nations" opened the afternoon session
Nephi L. Morris. president of Salt Lake
stake, offered prayer, and the choir sang
/ Worthy Is the Lamb That Was Slain. ~
Apostle John Henry Smith followed in
an address in which he urged Sunday OBJ
sc-vance upon the saints. BY Inference
ne Endorsed the pending movement to close
theaters on Sunday Apostle Charles W.
PenrOse came next He spoke for nearly
all hour on the atOnement of Christ for
the sins of the world
Approve Churches Accounts.
President Smith then read the report of
the auditing committee appointed at the
| last session. The committee stated that it
had audited the books of the trustee IN
trust, IIlG pIeSlulLlB DlSLOpIlCs the llISl
| presidency and the Deseret News. IT
commended the manner in which the
[ books are kept, and pronounced them 10
/ he correct, but gave no detailed figures.
I After reading the report, President Smith
again gave an invitation to tithe-payers
TO examine into how the tithing fund is
| expended. The committee composed ADOs-
/ tie Clawson, w. w. Ritter and c. w. Nib
ley.
Apostle Lyman was theE introduced.
/ and at the conclusion of his talk the
changes in the apOStOlate were made and
] the general authorities were sustained.
Free Organ RecitaIs.
President Smith then asked the confer
| ence to approve a proposition to hold free
| organ recitals in the tabernacle at 5:1l
| every Tuesday and Friday evening from
now until the October conference. The
proposition was approved.
! Tt was announced that the Semi-annual
| meeting Of the general authorities of thg
| church, including the stake presidents
/ and ward bishops, would be held this
| morning at 10 o'clock in the assembly
/ hall The anthem, "In Our Rcdeemer's
/ Name was sung, and President John r.
| Winder pronounced the final benediction
| SUNDAY SCHOOL MEETING.