The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-05
CROWDS GATHER
FOR CONFERENCE
Faithful Flock to Zion From All
Quarters of the Globe for
the Meeting.
TEN THOUSAND COMING
MoRMoNS ASSEMBLE TODAY AT
THE TEMPLE SQUARE.

This day VIII be marked by the be-
ginning of the seventy-eigt'th annual
general conference Of the church OF the
Latter-day saints. Men and women
from all parts " the world Will be in
attendance. Salt Lake City expects to
entertain at least 10000 visitors; al
ready nearly half that number have ar
rived
Open to the Public.
The services, exercises and meetings
to be held duTinS the conference period
will be open TO the public. except those
secret meetings of the priesthood.
which are not accessible to the public
This year. under the published procla-
nation Of President Joseph +. Smith
the general priesthood meeting will be
held in the tabernacle on Saturday:
usually this conference is held I'm the
temple. The priesthood meeting is an
nOunCed for o'clock.
During the conference there will be a
score or more of mission reunions and
auxiliary gatherings. There will be
concerts and there will be a reunion OF
the "Zions Camp" and the Mormon
battalion" next Tuesday evening at the
Lion house. The veterans will be the
guests of the first presidency, and it
viii be one of the great events OF the
April conference. In this connection,
President Smith and his associates
send out special plea for a large at
tendance.
President Smiths Address.
President Smiths address. Of course.
is the chief event in the conference
proper. The president may deliver It
at the opening hour today, or he may
not speak until the closing session; ne
is not governed by program rules. So
far as that IS concerned, none Of those
who viii deliver addresses are limited
to prescribed time or hours; anyone
may be called upon at any time.
There is always interest in the pres
ideD6s address for the reason that,
more or less directly, 1t contains the
outline of the policy Of the church au-
! thOrities, and in that If embraces q
comprehensive review of the work that
has been done during the half year last
Noted Men to Speak.
As has been the custom in preceding
/ years. apostles. stake officers ard bish-
[ ops win address congrega lions during
/ the next three days. On Sunday, it is ex-
/ pected. there viii be overflow meetings
/ from the tabernacle into the Assembly
/ hall and on the grounds. Weather
conditions being prOPitious, tens Of
! thousands of people viii attend these
meetings.
| Tonight there will be a grand concert
| in the tabernacle, and concert music
4 in BaTratt hall, where the Latter-day
/ Saints University chorus Will give a
| program. Professor Anton Peterson
viii be In charge as director. The solo
/ lists wiz be willard Weihe, violinist;
( Miss Sigfrid Peterson, alto; Hagbert
/ Anderson and Willard Christopherson,
/ baritone. The concert viii be under
! the auspices of the Norwegian Mission
airy society.
Great Crowds Gather.
/ As the trains came i'm yesterday and
/ last night vast throngs OF people
/ crowded the streets. They came from
| every part of this state. adjacent states
[ and remote regions. The additions to
/ the crowds on the sidewalks was no
{ ticeable Today's arrivals viii bring
/ the number Of visitors to the city up to
/ the total suggested, 10000.