The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-05
Tabernacle Is Filled to It's Ca
pacity and Addresses Are
Made by Many Leading
Members of Mormon Church
SUPPORT OF ALL HOME
INDUSTRIES is URGED
President Taft'S Sermon, and
NEW Religion" of Former
Harvard Educator Come in
for Discussion During Day,
URGE ATTENTION TO DUTY

Discussions of the priesthood of the
Mormon church, various aspects Of
the new religion" advocated by Pro-
lessor Charles W. Eliot, the support
of home industries, succession of the
presidency of the church and Presi-
dent William H. Taft's sermon" in
the tabernacle last week, were fea-
lures of the second days sessions of
the Semi-annual conference Of the
Mormon church at the tabernacle
yesterday.
Rudger Clawson, Reed SmoOt, Hyrum
NJ. Smith, George Albert Smith, George
F. Richards, OrsOn F. Whitney and
David o. Mckay, all members of the
quorum of apostles, were the speakers
at the two sessions. and at each the tab
eTnacle was filled to its capacity with
the exception Of a few vacant seats in
the choir section.
Striking Addresses Heard.
Probably the most striking addresses
were those delivered by Reed SmoOt,
Hyrum NJ. Smith and Orson F. Whitney,
dealing especially with the new reli-
giOn" and the theme of President Taft's
Salt Lake address from "A soft answer
turneth away wrath, but harsh words
stir up anger"
Rudger Clawson was the first speak
er of the day. THE Lord is good to US
and orders all things WELL" quoted Mr..
CIawson as he referred to the refresh
ing rain of Sunday night, followed by
fair weather, which tended to the COM
fort and convenience of conference Wis
itOrs and to the suspicious opening of
the state fair.
Mr.. CIawsOn spoke generally on the
priesthood of the church, saying there
was a vast difference between priest
hood and priestcTaft. Priesthood, he
said, was the authority of God dele
gated to man for the building up of His
kingdom on earth. Priestcraft, on the
other hand was the pretended and as
sumed authority claimed by man to per-
form Gods work, and the authority was
not of God, but of man only. He said
if the belief of the Mormon church in
the priesthood was true ii was also true
that wherever the children of God were
to be found, there also would be found
the priesthood of Cod In this connec-
ton he spoke of the revelation given to
Joseph Smith regarding the priesthood,
in which it was said that it should never
vanish from the earth.
The Mormon belief in the priesthood,
said Mr.. Clawson, was supported by
the scriptures and by revelations, and
in support of this statement he read
from the Bible references TO the priest
hood and from section 81 Of the Doc
trine and Covenants, where it is said
that the priesthood was conferred upon
Adam and handed down from father to
son.
Higher Priesthood Conferred.
Mr.. Clawson said there was every rea-
son TO believe that Jesus Christ held the
priesthood, asking if it was not said of
Christ that He performed the ordinances
of the church with authority and or
dained His disciples. He said that JO
seph Smith received the priesthood from
Peter, James and John, and later, he
said, John appeared to Joseph Smith
and Oliver COwdrey and, placing his
hands on their heads, conferred on them
the higher priesthood, saying it should
not be taken from earth again.
Referring to sections 81 and 107 of the
book of Doctrine and Covenants, Mr..
Clawson explained the two priesthOods
of the church, the first being called the
higher or Melchisedec priesthood and
the second being called the lesser or
Aaronic priesthood. He said there were
many orders in the higher priesthood,
including the seventies and elders, and
this higher priesthood might be defined
as the power and authority to hold all
the mysteries of heaven and to have the
heavens opened so that those holding
this priesthood might commune with
God. The lesser priesthood, he said, held
the keys of the ministering of angels
and of baptism for the remission of
sins IF you should separate the power
of the priesthood from this immense
gathering here today we would be weak
indeed" he said.
Mr.. Clawson said that some time ago
quorum of the priesthood was ap-
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