The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-08
CONFERENCE SAINTS
CONCLUDE WORK
Most Uninteresting Meeting So
Far as Public Deliberation
Is Concerned.
PROCEEDINGS WERE TAME
AND LACKED ORIGINALITY
Speakers Had Been Cautioned
by Superiors, and Their Ut
terances Showed This.

II is years since such an uninterest-
ing conference, so far as its public de-
Gberations were concerned, has been
held by the saints in Zion as that
which closed in the big Tabernacle
Sunday afternoon. The proceedings
throughout were tame and dull, they
lacked zest and originality. The
speakers, evidently cautioned by their
ecclesiastical superiors to exercise dis
cretion In their utterances, followed
the injunction as closely as their volu-
bility and their sense Of discretion
would permit them. SUNDAYS services
were almost featureless. c. W. Nib
lev's tacit invitation TO capital to
seek investment here, Investments de-
sired by the church. and the church d
promise, if promise 1T might be called,
of protection, was unnecessary; capi-
tai will come under the changed condi-
tlons.
Apostle Whitney was interesting,
but conservative. Apostle Richards
was orthodox In his utterances, as was
Apostle D. o. Mckay, the two newly
elevated apostles.
The attendance at both sessions was
very large, but not of such dimensions
ss attended the spring conclave. Over
flow meetings were held both morning
and afternoon in the assembly hall and
in the bureau of information. Those
gatherings were also well attended.
Morning Session.
President Smith called the assembled
hosts to attention shortly after 10
o'clock and the proceedings opened b.
Thee Are spoken" Prayer was
offered by President Byron Sessions
of Big Horn.
g. w. Nibley.. private secretary TO
President Smith in his European wand
erings. was the hrst speaker. Elder
Nibley held the Latter.day saints are
much misunderstood in the world and
even. at home: Their mission was -
Things best in. what they cell socialism
lis 10 be found here he said.
- Here was equality, perfect equality.
The same ordinances, the same bless
lngs, the same gifts OF the gospel for
rich and poor alike. All men and
women are equal IN it. There is A
safety and security here not found OF
knowp N other places of the world.
Ihere is greater respect for law and
order IN this community than I be-
heve there is among the same number
or people anywhere else in the world.
a respect for the rights of men-not
only for those who are members of
our church, but for every man and
every woman; and | believe firmly that
men who have large interests here, men
who own railroads, who own mines
and smelters, they feel and they know
to very considerable extent that their
interests are more secure and better
sate.guarded In this mixed community
OF Latter-day saints than anvwhere
else IN the world today. There is NOT
the danger amoug. this people of dis
order that there is elsewhere. There
is not the danger of mob law, the dan.
ger from strikes
The Latter-dsy Saints took the posi.
tlon that every man was free 10 work
or quit work
another ASSOCIATION that he chooses, -
sad the speaker. He has the liberty
to do that. He can persuade other peo-
pie 10 go with him, but when he under
takes TO Kill man that wants to work.
there is sentiment in this community
Thus far shalt thou go and no far
ther, You must not interfere with the
man who wants to work that Won NAV
not want TO work.
I'VE had au experience here a wear
or two ago Of a coal strike. Through
the efforts and influence of strong men
and good. righteous men-well 7 do not
need TO mInce words-through the ef.
forts Of the presiding officers OF this
church, peace was maintained in that
section of the State. while across the
line in Colorado there was a labor war
that continued for two years and ali
but wrecked the interests of the peo.
pie OF that State. So that men who
own larpe interests here. and some of
them using their money today TO assail
the people who have done their best to
make secure all their interests, know
that they are SAFER here, that their
money is safer here than anywhere In
the world, because of the teachings OF
Mormonism, And this feeling viii grow,
Will increase among men who are not
of our faith.
''I wish we could get from those
interests return of like spirit that SET
tied that coal strike, Tho only return
the good work that was done IN that
connection by the people was that the
price of coal was raised TWENTY-FIVE
cents a ton. | wish thas those who are
in control of these large interests could
appreciate in some slight decree that
which was done for their Interests. Per
haps / ought not "a complaln-do not
Q COMPLAIN, but ] call your attention to
the fact. y
After referring 10 the scarcity of
labor Elder Nibley continued: ''Just
as sure as we are here the Lord will
not be mockcd. There will come upon
the people what You would wish to come
mon Your own sons and daughters who
were waYward; that would turn them
from the WAY they were following and
40 the Lord. So also Us God the Father
in his kindness aud mercy to mis- chill
,lreu, and he will bring to pass upon
the children of the world-and upon
ourselves. perhaps, TO some cXtcnt-
those proyidcnces whether il be hy tirG