The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-04

The present general conference of the
Mormon church is by far the largest and
IL bids fair to be the most successful ever
held by the members of the church In
the cosmopolitan crowd of conference
visitors this year there is evidence Of
greater happiness and prosperity than
ever before.
At yesterday mornings session of the
conference President Joseph +. Smith de
nVeTed his annual address. The keynote
of the presidents address was an appeal
Tor the careful training and instruction
of the young He asked that the greatest
efforts be put forth to instruct the Nor
mon young people in the principles Of
their religion in order that they might re-
main in the faith. The president went on
record as being vigorously opposed to
marriages between members of the Nor
mon church and nOn-MOTmOnS, Such
marriages, he said. were almost sure to
result Unhappily.
President Smith in his speech made a
plea for the support Of home industry.
This plea. coming from the leading spir-
itual adviser of by far the greater pOr-
ton of the people of the state, viii un-
dOubtedly do much to assist in the deVeI-
opment of Utah industries.
Lauds Honest ToiIers.
The president paid a high tribute to the
honest tOiler. He deplOTed the fact that
in the training of the youth the instruc-
ton in the trades was neglected for the
considered by some to be more genteel
than that of the tradesman. The train
ing of the youth in useful trades and the
development of home industries to give
employment to the young people, he said,
went hand in hand toward the progress
of the community.
Strong addresses along similar lines
were made by Presidents John r. Win
der and Anthem H Lund and Apostles
Francis NJ. Lyman. John Henry Smith
and Heber J. Grant.
Other meetings in connection with the
conference are being held by the differ
ent missionary societies and by the vari-
Gus organizations for the PRONUNCIATION OF
the church work
Tabernacle Is Packed,
The conference was formally opened at
10 o'clock yesterday forenoon by PTeSi-
dent Joseph T. smith When the confer
ence was opened the great tabernacle was
packed to the doors. Hundreds We're
standing in the aisles.
More than 1900 people thronged the
great tabernacle at the opening session.
Their devout bearing gave strong evil
dence OF the extraordinary strength or
the Mormon church and of the devotion
of its followers. a few were tourists,
but the great majority Of the vast audi
ence consisted of adherents of the Nor
mon taith.
Occupying seats in the tabernacle &C
cOTding 10 their rank IN the priesthood
were President Joseph r Smith. John r.
presidency; Apostles Francis NJ. Lyman,
John Henry Smith, Heber J. Grant, Rud-
ger ClawsOu, Reed SmOOt Hyrum N.
Smith. George Albert Smith, George F.
Richards OrsOn F. Whitney, David Q.
Mckay and Anthony W. WINS; Patriarch
John Smith; Elders Seymour B. Young,
Brigham H. Roberts, J. Golden Kimball,
Rulon s. Wells, J. W. MCMurrin and
Charles II. Hart, of the first council of
seventies: Presiding Bishop c. w. Nib
lev and COunselors O. p. Miller and David
A. Smith OF the tWenty-siX presiding au-
thorities of the Mormon church only two
were absent Apostle Q. W. PenrOse.
who is the president of the European
missions of the church, was unable to
leave his work abroad George Rey-
nOlds, the seventh member of the first
council of seventies, died recently. It is
probable that his successor will be named
by this conference.
Before opening the conference. Presi-
dent Smith announced that there were so
many conference visitors this year that
difficulty was being experienced in find
ing accommodations for them. He asked
that the Mormon people who had accom-
mOdations for the visiting brethren leave
:heir names and addresses at the office
of Elias Morris & Sons, near the temple
grounds. He made the announcements
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