The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-04
THOUSANDS ATTEND
Church CONFERENCE
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at that time for the afternoon overflow
meetings.
President Smith then said that the
eighueth semi-annual conference of the
church would open with the singing by
choir and congregation of the hymn,
Now Let Us Rejoice in the Day of Sal
Vauon.' Ten thousand voices, to the &C
compartment Of the great tabernacle or
gan, We're beautifully blended in the sing
ing Of the inspiring anthem.
In his opening prayer Elder Seymour
the conference, on the great body OF Lat
ter-day Saints, on the presidency OF the
church. on all of the quorums OF the
priesthood and on all of their presiding
officers. The prayer was followed by the
singing by the choir OF the hymn, IAN
Angel From On High
President Joseph F. Smith then began
his opening address. Despite a cold from
which ne has been troubled for several
days, the president spoke with his usual
elOquence and fervOr. His well modulated
voice reached every auditor In the great
tabernacle and each one was vlsibly I'M
pressed by the strong and earnest ad-
dress of the great leader.
President Smith spoke chiefly on the
care of the children of the members OF
the Mormon church. He asked that the
children be given a thorough training in
the principles of the Mormon falUn. lie
bespoke for them the kind, Yet not lndul-
gent, care of the parents. He asked that
they be kept In the Mormon 1alJnf JIdJ
they remain i'm the faith by marrying
within the faith. He deplOred the fact
that there was intermarrying between
members of the Mormon church and peo-
pie of other churches. and said that Sucn
marriages almost inevitably led to grief
The president spoke in favor of home
Industry and proudly mentioned that the
coat he wore was made Of the last OF
Utah-WOVen goods. He deprecated the
fact that many great Industries OF the
state had failed through lack of support
by the people Of Utah. President Smith
said in part:
"My Brethren-The feeling that is in
my heart is one of great gratitude and
most cordial welcome to this vast cOngTe-
cation OF Latterday Saints. gathered in
this the eightieth semi-annual conference
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
day Saints. We sincerely pray that the
blessing Of the Lord viii be upon those
who have left their homes to come to-
igether in the general conference of our
church. We pray that our faith may be
lstTengthened, that our desire to keep the
taith may be increased IN our Souls ana I
that our overwhelming desire may be al
ways to serve the Lord and to keep his
commandments.
Counsel for Parents.
parents, fathers and mothers in Is
rael, may you instil into the minds of
your children Gods truths, and bring
them uD to serve God and keep his COM
mandments. Teach them that God has
spoken from the high heavens in our time
and that this cannot be intelligenty de
MED
I'VE know that this is true, and men
may not deny It. Men may say they do
not believe it, but the truth remains
Men may array themselves against il,
and fight IT bitterly as they have since
its inciplency, but the foundation of truth
remains mistaken The truth remains
that God spoke to his Prophet Joseph
Smith Just as he spoke to the prophets
of ancient time. Not only did the Father
reveal himself to the prophet, but the
Son was also revealed.
MY brethren, l wish to bear my sim
pie testimony 10 this truth, As I believe
IN my own existence I believe in the di-
vinity of this latter-day work As l have
reasons to believe that ! exist and have
my being, so I believe that God lives,
that Jesus lives and that Joseph Smith,
the prophet, was raised up by God for
this latter-day gospel
First of ALL 1 want those who are
closely associated with me, those who are
bound to me by ties of kindred. to know
the truth as I know it, TO love it as l
love it. Then I may be relieved of the
fear that any of them may leave the
light of the gospel to walk in the dark
ness.
Next TO this desire, my earnest wish
is to see my associates in life, my friends,
my associates in the Church of Jesus
Christ Of Latter-day Saints, to live ac-
cCrding to Gods gospel, to love God and
to love neighbOrs.
''The Lord has blessed me wonderfully
No man in the world has been blessed
more than ] have. / cannot express my
great gratitude for the wonderful, ines