The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-10-12
GREAT CROWDS GATHER
AT SALT LAKE TABERNACLE
Al semtAnnual Conference Of the
Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter.
dsy Saints. All But Two Of
the General Authorities
Were Present.

Salt Lake city There were prpba.
ug 5000 people in the tabernacle
when tho scmiannuM conference of
the Church uf Jesus Christ Of Latter.
day Saints was called To order one
feature OF 'hu opening was the fact
that Of thu tvcnty.siN general authori.
ties Of e.e church an but two were
present rhD ahsoutccs we're Apostle
Heller + Grant, who is In Europe IN
charge OF ,hu mission work la that
Hold, AMI brigham u Roberts. of the
ms council of seventies. who is visit
Ing 10 Mu,Itp
Il Vas icw minutes after no
o'clock whom President Smith called
tho Conference 20 order and an.
nouneel ihr hymn 'Ilrdcomcr Of
Israel The Nur.ug was followed by
a prayer hN President William Nc
LaushlIu OF Liberty stake Eliza r.
Shows hymn "rhuugh Deepening
Trials Thronr Your Way. Press ON. "
was sung by the congregation and
choir
President Smith then made his open.
Tag address Much uf 10 was taken mp
with a narrative of his recent trip to
Europe and to 90, scenes Of the
early hiHor, of the church he com.
plimunled the relief societies. ana
dwelt at length on the harmony which
exists AMONG the general authorities
Of the church with great feeling and
cloquencc be- referred TO the fact that
his personal lIic was being attacked
and asserted that he would keep IN,
covenants be- had made lie scath
ingly denounced those who are at
lacking him aud the church through
him. and said
II 10 not care. and don't want {,
pay any heed 10 the ridiculous non
sense. the foolish twnddlc, and 10 IN,
impious slurs that are being cast a
me and my people by impIous heart
and wicked minds Let God deal will
them a. soometh to him good. Don
allow yourselves to be troubled owe
: these hInrs In the least"
/ Johu r. Windcr aud Anthem /
} Lund. counselors to President smitl
, aise.s l1nesll.ed tho conferences.
Al the afternoon session Francis N
Lyman. president Of the quorum q
the twelve apostles, was the prlncipl
y SPEAKER. Much OF his discourse
2 which lasted over an hour. was take
0 up with doctrinal matters, ana with n
q oXAortatlon for right living and IA
, dealing between man and man. II
. also alluded to the harmony while
exits among the authorities Of n
I, church. and urged harmony and unit
I, OF mtlon between the individual mcr
u bou Of the church 10 the end that u
g kingdom OF God might be built up.
d APOSTLE John Henry Smith then a
{, dressed the vast audience, much Of h
II tah being devoted to a laudation
American institutions and America
Il liberty lie opened by reading
: hymn. the burden Of which was u
Il responsibility resting upon the Sain
q 10 spread the gospel. Like Mr. J.
., man he laid stress upon the duty
parents TO properly rear and ira
= their children. and warned his henre
" that they could not face the anal iud
II meht themselves II they neglect
., any opportunity 10 nurture their q
d spring In the gospel
" Then Mr. Smith referred TO the -
IL enmont, and preached loyalty TO I
II fag. which, he declared, should ney
be lowered by any hand. lie said ~
the San Francisco and Nalparal
earthquakes were warnings from
Lord TO the children Of men to rep'
Al of their sins.