The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-05

tney would let the Vile that God gave
them Go all the work to support the
family. He said he remembered once
of meeting man who was continually
looking for work and at the same time
hoping he would not find it, and asking
him why he did not go to work. We'll, -
he said, my wife is still washing" 1
said,: why don't you go home, then,
and help your wife with the washing?'
and the reply was that he thought that
was beneath the dignity of a man. 81
say, God pity such a man." said Mr..
Smoot.
Desire for Work.
Mr.. Smoot counseled his hearers to
begin with their children and instilI in
them the desire for work. II want TO
thank God that I have a trade at my
command and that If occasion or cir
cumstances required 1 could go out and
earn my living so long as strength
lasted said Mr.. Smoot. He said he
wanted his daughter to be able to work
and 20 be capable TO take care for a
home whether or not she was ever
obliged to know
In conversation recently he said a
man had remarked that he had never
kissed his wife since he was married.
Mr.. SmOot said that since he had been
married he had never left his home or
returned to it without kissing his wife,
and, he continued, Il would like to
have every father in Zion do the same"
Here Mr.. SmOOt was interrupted with
a general laugh as he added, Il mean
his wife, Of course, and not mine."
MT: Smoot said he mad given 20 years
OF his life to the interests of the vvooIIen
Hiliis at Provo and the greatest difficulty
mat was encountered in the management
ol the concern was TO get men and boys
70 stay long enough at a job to learn il
thoroughly. He said IL seemed TO him
as though it would be a good thing If the
manufacturers association and the Com
merclal clubs and boards of trade would
SEND a committee to some of the eastern
manufacturing cities to ascertain what in
dustries could be brought to Utah and
started here to give employment to home
people. lie took New Jersey for example,
than single county in Utah, where so
many industries were represented that
New Jersey had a vital interest in every
one or the 800 paragraphs in the new tar
III Dill He said he believed such a COM
mlttee as he had suggested could go east
and pick out 100 or more industries, large
and small, that could be profitably re-
moved 10 Utah, and every industry, great
or small, that could be moved to the state
would be source of blessing to Utah.
A Successful Home.
The speaker said there was no way in
which successful home could be made
by the father alone or by the mother
alone but that il took the father, mother
and children to make the perfect Latter
day Saint home. Mr.. Smoot closed with
prayer that God might give strength
and light to make every home a cOntented
prayerful, industrious, hOspitable, Godlike
and successful home.
Hyrum NJ. Smith said that while Mr..
Smoot was talking of the new religion
which was advanced by Dr. Eliot the
thought came to him that it was only the
I Of hn hnTg ov,I
llefs Of the Christian churches throughout
the country and, eventually, this new re-
lig1on would result in the downfall of
these churches. The advance of such be-
lefs, he said, would probably result in
the entire depletion of the attendance at
such churches. He asked if the hand of
God could not be seen in such move
ment, saying he thought that the hand
Of God was in all movements that were
worldwide. He said mankind had been
going to the other Christian churches for
found them. and for that reason mankind
! had turned away from and lost interest in
the other churches.
A Cry for Help.
Mr.. Smith said, however, there was one
element in the makeup of man that cried
out for support help, comfort and knowl-
edge from some sort of a Supreme Being.
he said that man had seen the handiwork
or this supreme Being and il was only
natural that man should continue to seek
for this Supreme Being, which was not
to be found in other churches. He said
mankind would not be satisfied with the
kinds of husks dealt out by other
churches. He reviewed the beliefs of the
Mormon church on the relation of God to
man. saving that many had been con-
WINGED Of the truth of the revelations
made to Joseph Smith The new religion.
Mr.. Smith said, could go on and its ad-
herents could say there was no God and
no authority delegated by Him on earth
until men lost faith In all things in the
so-called religions of the earth.
I say. let them do it," said Mr.. Smith.
| Then they will look elsewhere for that
Supreme Being and in their sez-ch for
the truth they will find the truth where
the truth is. in the Mormon church"
He said he could not blame DR.. Eliot
for reaching the conclusion that there is
no authority in the Christian churches of
/ the world. for that was the truth but if
they came TO the Latter-day Saints they
would find the authority of God.
In speaking of the priesthood of the
Mormon church. Mr.. Smith said the
church was wonderful and marvellous
organization, and one which no other
words could rightly describe. In this or
ganzatiOn he said every officer had his
work, and if any failed in this duty il
diminished in proportion the results ac-
eomplished by those who were faithful.
He said he believed that when a man was
called to an office in the priesthood. he
should search out his duties and perform
them to the best of his ability.
Duty to the Church.
The speaker said in his opinion the free
dom with which men resigned their posi-
tiOns in the church is entirely out of
keeping with their duty. In speaking of
the number of bishops who had resigned.
he said it was not always so that a man
could resign and get out of the duties
whenever he found those duties trouble
some or irksOme. This condition, he said.
he believed was entirely wrong, and when
man was placed in a position through
the inspiration of the leaders from God
that man should stay in his place or Of
flee Intil relieved by those who put him
there. Mr.. Smith said there had been
some bishops who had gone so far as to
deliberately move from their ward or
stake TO get an excuse for resigning. In
the last year he said, there had been
Sc denominations of bishoprics and with
about 6S5 in the church, more than 10 per
tons. tcw of these, he said, had been
caused by death.
Some wards, he said, boosted of their
ability to kill off bishops and instead of
this spirit, Mr.. Smith said there should
be a spirit of helpfulness that would
sible aid to the bishops in the perfOr-
nance of their duties. In speaking of
home industries, Mr.. Smith said that one
of the most important of the "hOme in
dustries' should be the taking of the raw
material of children ard making of them
good priests and bishops.
The morning session was closed with a
solo, 20 Shining Light Divine sung by
Melvin Peterson.
AFTERNOON SESSION OF
MORMON CONFERENCE