The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-08
MORMONS DONATE 70
STARVING CHINESE
Saints in Conference Vote to
Send Twenty Tons of Flour
to That Country.
MUCH ADVICE GIVEN
AT CLOSING SESSESIONS
Apostles Smith, Lyman and
Whitney Held in Reserve
for This Purpose. ..

historic Tabernacle, voted to donate
twenty tons of -four to the famished
Chinese at the morning session of tho
annual conference. Sunday. They gave
this from their bounteous store and IN
response 10 The appeal for aid made to
the Nation by President Roosevelt, The
act of charity was done by resolution.
President John R. Winder presenting
the resolution for their consideration,
and Brigham Fl. Roberts seconding il.
The text Of the resolution follows.
''Whereas, the President Of tho
United States has called national at
tention to the existence of the sore
distress in China on account of fam
inc; and,
Whereas, the Lord has greatly
blessed the Saints and the interest of
the church; and,
Whereas, our relief societies have
stored up grain against time Of need;
and therefore / move that the trustee
IN trust be and is hereby authorized
to appropriate and donate toward the
relief of the poor, famine stricken in
China, twenty tons Of -four"
The resolution was adopted bv the
| Saints raising their right hands. and
ut the word the vast congregation con-
Cured.
AT the morning session, also, Presi-
dent Anthon II, Lund occupied much
time. He quoted statistic showing tho
growth OF Zion by an increase in tho
b,rthrate, and cited a decrease in the
mortality as an evidence Of the observ-
ance of the word of wisdom
No report was given at this confer
ence relative to converts
Apostle. George Teasdale entered an
emphatic denial to the accusation that
there was any domination exercised
over the people, cor anything of that
Excess of Pleasures.
John Henry Smith, at the afternoon
session, spoke against an excess in
pleasures. He believed in rational
smnsements, but this was being carried
TO excess. and the younger Saints were
seeking the companionship of the un-
godly and were being led astray, was
his assertion.
Apostle o H. Whitney came to the
defense of the church authorities. be-
cause they were being singled out for
their weaknesses, He re-emphasized
the declaration of the ukase that the
priesthood and the people are insepa-
rable, and declared that the authorities,
like the people, were humand and LA
BILE to err. Apostle Whitney also spoke
for unity and asserted if the Saints
were united there was no danger from
assaults without the church; the dam
ger lay within
Apostle f. NJ. Lyman delivered the
closing instructions, He spoke in the
strange tongue of which the faithful
alone elaine the power of interpreta
tion. He counseled the Saints to be
advised by the priesthood. When an
apostle visited any stake or ward the
presiding authority was enioiued to
ask: ''What instructions have You for
our priesthood; what is necessary to be
done?'
At both services in the Tabernacle
the building was crowded TO excess;
at no time during the sessions were
fewer than 10000 persons within its
walls. Overflow meetings were held in
tho Assembly hall and at the Bureau
of Information and the Temple grounds
were thronged with the faithful who
were unable to obtain admission TO the
edi6ces.
Insistence for Unity.
Several distinctive features have
marked all the services of the confer
ence. There has been an insistence for
unity among the people; the care Of
the young Saints has been urgently en-
1olned. ana complete ana fulI OD-
servance of the word Of wisdom has
also been keynote for the speakers.
But the tendency of the younger gener-
alton to deviate from the rules and
teachings Of their fathers gave much
concern, for herein lies the hope OF
Israel,
An important priesthood meeting
will be held at the Assembly hall at
10 a, IN. today. The prophet requested
"members Of the twelve and presi-
dents of stakes to be at the door to
admit those who should be admitted
into this council.
Invoking his fnaf blessing on the
people, the prophet did not forget the
''enemies, - Let the mercy of God
be extended to our enemies. - said he.
1--WE wish them good, not evil. They
will bring evil upon themselves by the
course they are pursuing, and we need
not wish to have evil come upon them,
for ii will come soon enough II they
do not repent. May God have mercy
upon them.
With this final admonition confer
euce adjourned for six months.