The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-06
ary Six Thousand Saints Occupy
Seats During the Reading of the
Revelator's Declaration of
Principles.
NpHET JOSEPH f. SMITH VEHEMENT
WHEN He ALLUDES TO USE OF TIIHES
.st Crowds Throng Salt Lake and Attend Ses-
SONS of the Conference; Various Auxiliary
Meetings and Concerts Held

Message TO the world promul-
5y the twenty.six leading au-
= of the Mormon church, and
r,td declaration of principles,
was submitted to the assembled
Al Israel at the first service of
c.u,l conference Friday morning,
4, q complete surprise to the
.b, aud was the only distinctive
!. Of the days proceedings.
N Lew declaration was adopted by
i,rcvers by a rising vote, The
10. was only what was expected.
uggslion of this mode of ex-
f,r cane from President Jack of
- rake. who occupied a seat in
! Isiy Of the congregation, and the
II acted upon it, There was no
Eau Of the principles as enun-
10 the ukasc; the prophet SAID
vas DO time for discussion. and
document was adopted without
infant voice.
isinous as it is. covering, as it
r,ry phase of the Organization
political, religious theological
'anercial-tbe assembled Saints,
Bng between 5000 and 5000,
Vi the doctrine with the same
nd humility with which every
Fnr' they vote to sustain the
6iss No one questioned its
4, no one dared do it, for il came
"divine' source. to question
rould be tank heresy.
Apostle Whitney Reads.
es task of communicating 10
hhful the new order of things
Fhp. il might he more correct to
Ieiieratlon of old formulas
0rson H. Whitney was Sc
This was in accordance with
! lzis Of things. for in its
a form the distinguished mem
n lhe twelve was its author.
u LETT the study of the orator
Y has undergone changes; it
fa submitted, considered. dis
ard amended by the hierarchi-
H'rty.slS, but it still retains
q the philosophy of the ex-
historian.
ll the reading of the declars-
,'sclute silence prevailed. 1t
VI apostle nearly an hour TO
. the minds of his hearers its
'la purposes. When the church
saened those portions which al
Y polygamy and church in
ID politics he became partlcu-
,senement and denunciatory in
nNey; But his congregation
n9oved; they seemed TO have
su yet hear not; TO have eyes,
y aw not. When called upon
lne ukase their stamp Of ap-
ps rising to their feet, they
one massed body.
Inc prophet called for the
y, vote be stated distinctly that
~ only upon those who were
y OF the church to respond. The
''.n was unnecessary: there
isspopse; those who had found
''ael alone were present,
Hophet's Brief Address.
,ally In contemplation of the
,1saa the prophet. seer. and
,dI iioue his customary congratu7
ndresS brief, And its delivery
Tny lacking in fire and vehc-
~ as The speech WAS feature.
AZ president spoke urgently Of
nvs vs unity In all the organiza-
~. eIarch. When he took oc-
maze as.S. another explanation
- lithiug, this was the only
!" any way became dcclama-
Hs, ioid his followers that not
VI the tithes is used for
r. Oh the church authorities;
N, sustenaDce is derived from
FNIu FW Oh sugar factory stock
!. Al |. shares.
"a anos,iVn noVn session four Of the
~ Spos'les held forth on the ne.
q strct observance of the
v"saom. All the addresses
eu directly to tbr vounr,r
ID II 'ne. church, for whom there
h. a. ! growing fear Of scccs-
krle. .me r prevailing principles
G:Oro. VINO H spoke We're y. O. Nc
Nd y Richards, George A.
;,ny;,on Oh the rostrum were filed
7 lA1 = the prophet were Prrsi.
Bs II, Windcr and Arthur H.
3 lye VIE vne lace in the quorum of
fiOse % il,'isssing, that of Charles
9atrio,chh an tne others were pres
~ aiomsJ ,9hn Smith occupied
4 The place: aud the prcsi-
~ iet.' S,egyentics present were u
EEc ". j. McMurrin Rnlon
Scvmm.h ~ hart, j. Golden Kim
Ms, tbc r oI Is. Young. George
q /,s,ion !; absentee, is al present
~ J,n.o,nn IN the Sandwich Islands
I eepn;edi' assistant church his.
4 ~ soyo sr,va a seat with the prcsi-
isor rrfn'ng nf session the entire
VI The large building was