The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-07
AUTHORITIES ARE
ALL SUSTAINED
Seventy eighth Annual Confer
enCe of Mormon Church
Comes to a Close.
ADDRESS OF B. H. ROBERTS
SPEAKER DENOUNCES CONTEN.
TiON-URGEs MODERATION.

with the sustaining by the great con-
gregation in the tabernacle yesterday OF
the general authorities of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latte--day Saints, the
seventh-eighth annual conference came to
a close. The authorities were presented
just before the closing of the afternoon
sion, and were read by Apostle Heber J.
Grant, at the direction of President Smith.
on account of the fact that Elder Grants
voice is of such power as to fill the great
auditorium and is clear in tone. The aux
Hilary officers and board members were
not READ, and the only change to this
class was the addition of the names of
three apostles, John Henry Smith. An
thOny w. WINS and Heber J. Grant, to
the religious classes. The name of
Charles w; Nibley was substituted for
that of William B. Preston as presiding
bishop. Bishop Preston having retired.
Orrin p. Miller and David A. Smith were
sustained as the first and second cOun-
sellers of the presiding bishop. II. II.
ROlapp takes the place of Bishop Nibley
on the addition committee.
The ambition committee of the church
submitted its report, which was accepted.
The conference adopted a resolution eX-
pressing the confidence of the conference
in the integrity of the trustee-in-trust,
who is President Smith.
ouch on PoiitIcS.
There were five speakers yesterday.
Chief among these was Brigham II. Rob
erts one of the first presidents of the sew
enties, and Apostle Anthony W. WINS,
who was elevated to the office at the
October conference. All of the speakers
confined their addresses to a discussion
of the doctrines of the church. Apostle
WINS however. went a little further, and
said that the saints should take part in
politics to the extent of seeing that only
the best men are chosen for civic offices.
In the afternoon j. Golden Kimball de-
livered an address that was bit out OF
the ordinary in that his style of oratOry
differs from that usually employed by
speakers in the tabernacle.
Last night a large number attended the
concert in the tabernacle, and the OdeOn
hail. where the Hawaiian and South Sea
Island reunions were held and where
there gas an entertainment, was the
scene of a unique as well as a happy
gathering.
Apostle Wins. Address.
Apostle WINS was the first speaker yes
terday morning. He referred to the fac
| that he had long lived among those who
| dwell in the desert and the Soiitudes anC
| consequently found himself somewhat EN-
! barrassed in the position he occupied He
| said that no matter whittier he had gone
| he found the LORD always near and deal
| to him and those who sought him. Early
Jesus there was eternal life and he wa:
! likewise convinced of the divinity of tbs
| Prophet Joseph Smith.
Birth he said, lis not the beginning
of life, nor is death the end. The gospe
/ teaches me that. II teaches me that there
| is life eternal and that we shall so bach
! to the Father.
/ The speaker said that the gospel laugh
| him that he must love the truth and like
wise that one must be moral if he would
| gain heaven.
As to Temperance.
| Temperance said Apostle Ivlns, had
been taught him, and he had resolved thai
he would be temperate. If all Latter
day Saints have been taught the pTin
cipIe of temperance he said, and if i
! is necessary to teacn temperance again
it is because some of us have not listened
| to the word.
| LOYALTY and patriotism to the govern
ment in which the church exists" saiC
| Apostle Lyman, ARE necessary. Church
government is necessary and civil gov
eminent is pecessary; The LORD mas Sc
Iected thosefwIfo shall govern his chuTcl
and the people themselves choose thos
who direct their civil government. w
are taught by the gospel that it is tn
duty of all men to uphold good civil gov
eminent To that extent therefore
it should be part of religion. No sec
nor creed should dominate the state. BIZ
| deem it the duty of all to see that tn
laws are executed by righteous mel
only"
| The speaker rejoiced that the progress
of the church was so gratifying. 1t is
manifestation CT the progress the worl
| of the Lord is making, he said. There
more work to be done in the future, how
| ever Every stake president ever,
bishop and every member of the priest
hood should go home determined TO do hi
part toward completing the work there
to do and there is plenty of it.
Contention Is Denounced.
Brigham H. Roberts denounced cOnten
ton, saying that ii is not the spirit O
Christ. Much of the opposition we NEE
| in the world" he said, is the result @
, our own fOllV While we go about pro
claiming peace, we often shoot it at thos
whom we would convince as though
t were a bunch of porcupne quilts"
The gospel IS perfect. said the speaker
The revelations of God stand invulnerabl'
He said that when the investigation wa
} on in the United States senate there wa
not a single principle of which the pee
pie had to be ashamed.
While the gospel was without flaw, tn
speaker admitted that there were point
in the church's history which could nc
T, successfully be defended. There had bee
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