The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-10-09
CONFERENCE WAS
RECORD BREAKER
Largest Gathering of Saints in the
History Of the Church at the
Seventy-eighth Conference.
President Joseph r. Smith Declares
That There is Today a Greater
and More Gratifying Spirit Of
Union and Love In the
Church Than Ever.

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Salt Lake City-There can be but
little question thst the seyenty.eighth
conference OF the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints was the
largest gathering of the kind in the
history of the church, members of the
faith being present from all quarters
of the globe
The first days services of the con
ference. on Friday. October 4. consist.
ed of the semiannual review By Pres
ident Joseph +. Smith and addresses
by President John r. Winder and
Apostles A. II. Lund. Francis NJ. Ly-
man, John Henry Smith and Heber j.
Grant In the evening there was an
illustrated lecture and an organ re-
c!tal by j. J. Mcclellan In the taber-
nacle and meeting of the quorum of
the seventies in the Assembly hall.
During the evening also there were
meetings and reunions "a various parts
OF the city.
In his address at the opening of tho
conference President Joseph +. Smith
took occasion to say that there is to-
day greater and more gratifying
spirit OF union and love in the church
than ever before. lie said the interest
In the doctrine of the LatteT-day Saints
Is more widespread than ever and that
the work of extending the teachings
OF Jesus Christ ceases not, but In.
creases every day.
so far as ! know, and | think we
are In a position to Judge rightly.
there Is spirit of union and love In
all the church and pervadng the peo-
pie of God. Such condition is a
source of pleasure and strength. The
duty Of the Latter-day Saints relative
TO the work of the Lord should be par
amount to everything else.
IT Is true that men and women nee
essarily have to engage in various tenn
poral occupations, to provide them
selves with the neccssaries OF life
The Lord designed that His children
should enjoy this life and its blessings
II has been said that the ider shall
not eat the bread of the Industrious.
and there should be no idlers among
the people of God.
THE Latter-day Saints should pur
their highest thoughts to the cause of
Zion, to the cause Of truth. to the
cause OF righteousness. The Lord In
stituted this work for the salvation OF
men In this life as well as for the
souls redemption in the world to
come
II do not believe in the doctrine
taught by some that II matters not
what man does in this life. so long
as he confesses Christ before death.
Il wish TO Impress upon the Saints
the necessity for observing the gospel
precepts You know for yourselves
the truthfulness Of the gospel. and
now II is for you to live it-live up to |
the covenants you have made with |
God, so that no man can point to you
as transgressor as wicked and
corrupt man.
Let your light so shine that men
will see your light. and glorify your
Father in heaven.
Keep away from the haunts OF sin. |
Have charity. There are those who |
speak only evil OF Latter-day Saints. |
These persons are mostly in our midst |
They shut their eyes to all good, and
send out false reports. leave such |
persons In the hands of just God"
President Anthem II. Lund devoted |
large part of his address during the |
forenoon session of the conference to |
the work OF missionaries In the for.
eign field. President Lund declared
himself extremely pleased with the re-
ports that come from the various mis-.
sions. The speaker desired to add his
testimony to that of President Smith !
that everything points to greater unity |
and deeper love and believed that the |
manifestation OF this spirit is due In
10 small degree to those who labor
abroad.
There is every hope and encour-
agement for the Latter-day Saints"
said President r. NJ. Lyman In the 4
course OF an hours discourse at the
afternoon session OF the conference.
"There 10 every reason why the people |
should be cheerful declared Apostle
Lyman The Lord cont 'rs TO sus-
tain them. They have gaining
experience and have an a. OF vet.
Grams In the service of the -, A."
Glowing words OF praise were those
uttered by Apostle Heber j. Grant In |
memory OF the late Apostle George
Teasdale. Twenty-four years ago the |
two had assumed the office together. |
said MIR. Grant. and there had never
been moment when he did not adj.
mire the man as he lived, and now
that be was dead he revered his mem |
DRY. Apostle Grant also urged com.
pliance with the injunctions laid down |
In the Word OF Wisdom.
Higher edcuation was the theme Of
an address by Apostle John Henry |
Smith. The trend of the speakers |
argument was that the church should |
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