The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-07
President Joseph F. Smith De-
livers a Strong Address in
Which He Says God Only
Should Judge Mistakes.
LEVI EDGAR YOUNG is
GIVEN A HIGH OFFICE
Three Officers of Church Are
Dropped From List and Sew
eraI Excellent Addresses Are
Given During the Session.
CONFERENCE is A SUCCESS

Conference closed yesterday after
noon with the presentation of the
names Of the general officers, all OF
whom were sustained, and closing
address of Joseph F. Smith, president
of the church. The attendance was
smaller at both morning and after
noon sessions than on any previous
day, although the tabernacle was well
filled.
Including that of the president Of
the church, there were eight ad-
dresses on various subjects yesterday,
and the conference was pronounced
by the church officers as one of the
most successful in years.
A scathing Tebuke to Brigham H.
Roberts was delivered by Joseph F.
Smith, president of the church. Earlier
in the day Mr.. Roberts had said in an
address that the church had made mis-
takes, and a change in its attitude
would sweep away every vestige of ex-
cuse for the warfare which was being
waged against the church. The presi-
dent of the church, in his closing re-
marks, said the Lord God Almighty
was the only one to judge mistakes of
the church, and no member or officer
had the right to point out weaknesses
Mr.. Smith began by saying ne wished
to express his thanks and gratitude to
all the members Of the church for the
excellent and peaceful spirit that had
peTvaded all of the meetings, and given
to all a great degree of enjoyment and
satisfaction. He then read a prayer
written by Joseph Smith on the occa-
sion of the dedication of the Kirkland
temple. At the conclusion of the prayer,
he said:
Speaks of Addresses.
CAS- Bishop Nibley has said, we have
had a variety of subjects here during
this conference, and 1 want to say to
the Saints and to the elders that have
spoken that, personally, I have rejOiced
exceedingly in every word that has
been spoken wherein the proclamation
of the gospel of Jesus Christ has been
made"
Speaking of the addresses that had
been made at the conference, the presi-
dent Of the church said he believed that
all the leaders and officers of the church
should devote themselves TO the procla-
nation of the gospel of the life ever
lasting, and not dwell or seek to dwell
on the trivial and nOnsensicaI things of
the world or on personal conduct. He
said ne thought they should be dignified
and full of truth and full Of inspiration
of the gospel, and consider that it was
their mission to bear testimony of the
record of Jesus Christ and the divinity
of the work of God through Joseph
Smith, who was the instrument in the
hand of God for establishing his church.
Mr.. Smith said he believed if the
brethren would devote their minds i'm
this direction they would please God
better, and they would satisfy the
Saints better, and that by so doing they
would satisfy the object of their mission
better than they could possibly do
dealing in the trashy things of the
world. He said there was never a time
when there were not foolish ones with
in the church. Many were foolish
overzeal, and many were fool
ish through lack Of zeal Many had
been foolish in saying things that were
better left unsaid, and many had not
said what they should have said. This
Mr. Smith said, would re-
main so lOng as men were imperfect and
do not see as the Lord sees.
Mr.. Smith said he did not think il was
wise for him to proclaim the weak
nesses or defects of the church or the
faults of the priesthood. He did not
think it was right for him to point out
eaknesSes, and he said he believed
that the Lord God Almighty should be
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