The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-04-10


Al nrst there was little 10 encourages
the young prophet Joseph In the be,
lief that the gatherings OF Gods peo
pie would ever reach the magnitude
forotold In the revelations But II
mas all come true The speaker said
that the idea Of migrating to Jtah
did not originate with Brigham !.
Young but with the prophet Joseph,
who predicted that In these regions
Is fruitful and pleasant place OF abode
would be found
At the afternoon session Apostle
Francis p. Lyman spoke ON the tenn
p,rance question. saying that the
members of the church are tenn
porate people and that when THIS
great wave Of temperance is sweep.
ing the country no people are so wen
prepared as the l.atterday Saints In
further praise Of the cleanliness OF
the lives " the lattcrday Saints, MI.
Lyman said that "thc opponents OF
the church may question our tesu'
mony. but they cannot question our
lives"
Apostle John Henry Smith con
graduated the mothers who had been
given the opportunity Of thoroughly
instilllnE into their children the rules
laid down In the Word Of Wisdom
In this they were much more tortu
nate than many Of those In other
faiths.
Apostle Hcbor J Grant also spoke
ON the subject Of temperance, and OF
the condition Of the church and the
nourlshing condition of the auNiliar
les.
Second Days Session.
In all Of the addresses at the sun
/ day session. the second C.g OF the
conference. the speakers confined
/ their remarks 10 a discussion OF the
ductriual aspect Of the Mormon
church. making comparisons. In
general way. between the Mormon
church and other churches, faiths and
crcods. There was throughout the
addresses nm expression OF grauiica
| ton at the condition and continued
growth and prosperity Of the church.
/ The speakers declared that the
church Is In q more ilOurishing state
today than u has ever been before,
and that the outlook for the future Is
more than bright Apostles RudgeT
| Clawson. Hyrum NJ. Smith, George AZ
bert Smith and George + Richards
were the speakers at the morning SEES
sion
Speaking Of the members Of the
church. Apostle ClawEun sald Sew
onty years OF training have inspired
| them with the spirit which Is uncon'
lquorahlo, the spirit that fred the
heart Of Joseph Smith. the spirit that
fired the heart Of brigham Young
when he led his people into the wllds
Of the Rocky mountains and there cs
tablishod a great and ilourlshing com
munity the spirit that fred the heart
Of John Taylor. the champion Of
truth. the spirit that fred the heart
Of MILFORD Woodruff, the great mis-
slonary; the spirit that fred the heart
Of Lorenzo Snow. who also carried
the gospel TO all the earth. the spirit
which fired the heart Of the present
leader Of the church. who has lived
to sec the happy elimination Of hl'
efforts TO free the church from debt"
AZ the afternoon session Apostle
Orson r. Whitney delivered a doc.
trinal address. and among other
things declared that the "Mormons'
vf~fc not the enemies OF the UontiloH.
He gave the definition OF the word
!
times II meant one who was not a
Jew. and In the present usage OF the
word II means one who IN not n Nor.
mon. No opprobrlum attaches to the
designation. he said The mission OF
Mormonism Is peace. Il aims 20 bind
together all the people OF every nation
OF the earth"
Apostle David o Mckay spoke on
~ Oh
whether one shall serve the Lord OF
the world. Apostle Mckay said that
II was the hour for the %. 600 pcople
on the sacred temple grounds which
they would choose lie believed In
the gospel OF doing, and II the Latter
day Saints AZ once would resolve to
serve the Lord, much Of happiness
would result for In nothing Is there
source OF so much happiness as IN
rlght living, which means serving
God. The hour has arrived, he said,
TO choose between truth and error.
one cannot 20 on always serving part
OF the time the enemy and part ~
the time the church The Lord said
That no man can serve two masters.
ana that he cannot serve God and
Mammon
Closing Session.
The conference came 10 a close with
me sustaining Of the general authorl.
ties OF the church at the afternoon SEES
sion on Monday.
The addition committee OF the
church submitted Us report. which was
accepted, The conference adopted n
: rsolution expressing the confidence
dI the conference In the Integrity OF
D. Smith
There were Ave speakers. Chief
among these was Brigham II. Roberts.
one OF the FIRST presidents Of the sew.
entities, and Apostle Anthony w. WINS.
VINO was elevated 10 the Office at the
ootoner conference. All OF the speak.
ers confined their addresses IN n ais.
cussiun of the doctrines OF the church
Apostle WINS, however, went little
further and said that the Saints
should take part In politics TO the ok
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