The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-11
CONFERENCE WAS
RECORD BREAKER
Largest Gathering Of Saints in the
History Of the Church at the
Sevenly-eighth Conference.
President Joseph :. Smith Declares
That There Is Today a Greater
and More Gratifying Spirit Of
Union and Love In the
Church Than Ever

anu wore hfaNIyINH opifli 0i
Union and Love In the
Church Than Ever
Salt Lake Guy There can BOO but
little question that the Hcyontyclrhth
conference OF the Church OF Jesus
Christ Of laltcrday Saints WIS the
largest gathering OF the Kind in tho
history OF the church numbers oi the
faith being present .rom all quarters
Of the globe
Tho nrst days services VI the CON
ference. on Friday. October q. consist
ed of the srmiaunuai review by Pres
idont Joseph p. Smith and addresses
by President John g. Wlndcr and
Apostles a w. Lund. Francis 70 Ly.|
man. John Henry Smith and lioUer D.
Grant In the evening there was au
illustrated lecture and an organ &c.
ctal by J. j. Mcclellan in the tabor
naclo and n meeting OF the quorum OF
the seventies In the Assembly hall
During the evening also There were
meetings ana reunions ln various parts
Of the city
Ia his Address nt the opening OF tho
conference President Joseph g. Smith
| took occasion 10 say that there is To-.
| day greater and moro gratifying
/ spirit uf union and love In the church
/ than ever before. lie said the interest
/ IN the doctrine uf the l.nttor.dny Saints
/ lH more widespread than over and that
| the work OF extending the teachings
| Ut Jesus Christ ceases not, but in.
/ croasoH every day
80 FAR as I know. and think we
are Ia a position to judge rightly
there Is "a spirit NJ union aud love 10
all the church aud poryadlng the PEG.
/ pie Of God Such a condition IN q
source Of pleasure and strength The
| duty Of the l.nucrday Saints relative
to the work Of the Lord should be- par.
amount 10 everything else
| ~ ~ true that men and women nee.
essarily have to engage In various tenn
poral occupations. to provide them
selves with the noccBBarieA OF life.
The Lord designed that His children
should enjoy this life aud its blessings
Il has been said that the idlcr shall
/ not cat the bread OF the industrious.
and there should be no idlcrB among
y a.. fl...,.f.. - sso.f
The fattcrdny Saints should put
their highest thoughts TO the cause Of
Zion, To the cause OF truth. to tho
cause Of Righteousness. The Lord In.
| Hututcd this work for the salvation OF
men In this life as well as for the
souls redemption In the world To
/ come
Il do not believe In the doctrine
! taught by some that II matters not
| what a man does Ia this HE. go long
aa ne confcsscs Christ before death.
II wish To Impress upon the Saints
the necessity for observing the gospel
| procoptB You know Tor yourselves
the truthiulncHB Of the gospel. and
now II ~ for you To live lt-liye up To
the covenants you have made with
God, 80 that no man can point 20 you
as trnusgrCssur, as wicked and
| corrupt man
Lot your light 80 shine that men
win see your light, and gloriy your
Father In heaven.
Keep away from the hnunts Of sin
Have charity There are those who
speak only eyll OF lnttcrday Saints.
These persons are mostly In our midst
They shut their eyes 10 all good and
send out false reports. l leave such
persons In the hands OF just God
President Anthem n. Lund devoted a
large part of his adduss during the
forenoon session Of the conference to
the work OF missionaries In the for
cign field President lund declared
| himself extremely pleased with the ro.
| ports that come from the various mis-.
/ uiuns The speaker desired TO add his
testimony Ia that VI President Smith
] that everything points tu greater unity
| and deeper love and believed that the
Z manifestation of thlH spirit is due iu
40 small degree TO- those who labor
| abroad
There ga every hope and oncour
| agcmcnt for the lAttprday Saints.
| said President a. NJ, Lyman In the
| course OF un hours discourse nt the
| afternoon session of the conference
| "Thcrr is every reason why the people
| should bee cheerful declared Apostle
| Lyman "Tho Lord continues 90 sus.
/ tain Thorn They have been ginning
| experience and have am army ul yct
/ Grams in the service ui the luul
! Glowing words oft praise were those
| uttered by Apostle Hohpr j Grant iu
| memory uf tho late Apostle George
| Teasdulc Twenty four years ago the
two had assumed the office together
said Mr. Grant and there had never
boon @ moment when bee did not ud.
| mirc the man u8 he lived and now
| that be- was dead ne rvNcrcd mis- mem.
| DRY Apostle Grant also urged a com.
pllonce with the luiuuctious laid down
| IN the Word ut Wisdom.
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