The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-06
SAINTS SHOULD
MARRY IN FAITH
Julina L. Smith Exhorts Mormon
Mothers to Discourage Gentle
Alliances.
CONFERENCE OF WOMEN
RELIEF SOCIETY REPORTS FROM
VARIOUS STAKES OF ZION.

/ Mrs. Julina L. Smith. one Of the
| wives of President Joseph F. Smith.
! eXhorted Mormon women to discour-
age matrimonial alliances between
their sons and daughters and the sons
/ and daughters of Gentiles at the gen
eral conference of the Women's Re
Eef society of the Mormon church held
at the assembly hall yesterday. Nearly
5000 women were present.
Mrs. Smiths talk was practically the
only feature Of the conference. Nearly
the entire day was spent in listening
TO reports on the condition of the Re
lief society work in the various stakes
or Zion. Almost uniformly those ma k
ing the reports testified that the work
was prospecting in their respective ter
ritOries.
Bathsheba w. Smith. the venerable
president of the society, presided over
the conference, and on the platform
We're many members of the general
Relief society board. Musical num-
bers by a Quartette interspersed the
business proceedings of the session.
Bishops Must Account.
letter from the first presidency of
the church, read at both the morning
ana the afternoon sessions. created
ripple or interest. The letter declared
that where bishops or other officers of
the church secure loans of grain stored
by women of the Relief society. thev
must either return the same, or pay its
equivalent in cash.
The letter intimated that this had not
been done in all cases: also that AT
times the bishops had taken the grain
without the consent Of the women. and
failed TO account for it. The letter
stated that such a thing was done
without the approval Of the first presi-
dency. and that in all cases account
ing must be made
Another letter from the first presi-
dency exhOrted the women TO observe
the word of wisdom" This is a rev
eIatlon governing the moral conduct OF
the SAINTS. and contains 1nhibit5ons
against the use of coffee. tea. tobacco. !
hQuOr and other articles in common
use The letter stated that the first
presidency could not permit mission
aries who failed to observe the word /
Of wisdom to work as missionaries i'm /
any OF the stakes Of Zion.
Bars Gentle Marriages.
Mrs. Smiths ak on the evils of mar ]
rage of MOrmOEs to GentiIes came late
IN the afternoon She spoke only a few
moments She related how she had
met Mormon mother who had told
her with regret that her daughter had |
married a Gentle.
This mother told me-" she said /
that the young man had been keeping
company with her daughter for over
year, but that she had never dream
ed that he intended to marry the girl.
She sad he was a good and honest
and decent young man. but that he did
not believe in the faith Of the Latter
day Saints.
If l had been that mother would
nave said to that daughter. do not /
keep company with Gentle Young /
men. They may be pure. they NAV !
De honest. they may be decent. but I
they are not of the faith of the church
Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The same is true of our sons. There
may be beautiful and good Young wO-
men and girls among the GentiIes; but
there are just as good and beautiful
girls among the Latter-day Saints II
Ihe young men and women choose
wives and husbands from among their
own people, there will be prevented a
great deal Of discord and domestic in
harmony"
Travels 1900 Miles. /,
Elder Andrew Kimban. who reported {
tor the St JOseph'S CArizO. stake Pc
lef society. stated that he had trav-
eled I,9OO miles to attend this confer
snGe, he came by way of Los Angeles
ana san Francisco to attend the con-
-erence- He told how the Relief So
Iety, during the Spanish-American |
var mad succored a regiment Of SOL I
Tiers CHARTERED in Arizona. and ban I
Shed the scurvy from their midst while {
ne Red Cross society was making up ]
heir mind what TO do {
MIS- Lydia d. Alder. in a brief ad- {
ireSs, requested the women present to :
lttend the meeting of the women in
crested IN the home Industry move {
nent at Barratt hall at o'clock mis- ]
fternOon. ms (
DR. Margaret c. Roberts spoke on tho Y
nurses work of the Relief society az Y
I'D Mrs. Emma Empey, superintendent
II the nurses work