The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-10-14
SAINTS IN CONFERENCE
Record Breaking Attendance a
Eighty.frst semtAnnual Meeting
Of Mormons In Salt Lake.

OF Mormons IN salt Lake.
Salt Lake City.-Thc expectations
NJ the church authorities OF a trcmon
dous attendance at the eightynrst
scmi.annual general conference OF the
Church OF Jesus Christ Of Lattcr.day
Saints. was fully realized. Not only
was the attendance rccord.brcaker
but 1t was one Of the most satisfactory
conferences OF the Saints In many
ways
The sessions were held upon three
days beginning Thursday. October d
and lasting over Sunday. there being
no session of the conference ON Sat.
urday, IN order that the visitors Nigh,
have an opportunity to visit the state
fair The first session Of the confer.
enc" WAS held Thursday morning at
10 o'clock. IN the Tabernacle. and the
afternoon session NJ . o'clock. while
iu the evening convention of tho
Genealogical society was held In the
Assembly hal.
Members OF the faith were present
from all part of the world. but ospec
tally from Uiah. Idaho. aud a number
li the nearby colonies uf the church
on Sunday the authorities Of the
church were sustained by the mem.
beers Of the church present. There
we're no vacancies In the higher Of.
Tee Of the church. but the recent death
Of Mrs Bathshcha W Smith. one OF
he best known and most highly re-.
sppcjcd women In the church. had
caused vacancy In the presidency
" the Relief society. Mrs. Emcllnc
Il Wells was chosen to succeed Mrs
Smith.
Music was prominent feature OF
the conference. In addition TO the
great organ and the famed Tabernacle
choir u number of the best solosts
of the state were on the musical pro
gram.
Although It had been feared Prcsi.
dent Joseph T. Smith would not be-
abe 20 he present. owing to recent
Illness. he presided at the opening ses
sion Of the conference. having risen
from sick bed. His speaking wa
an effort however. and several times
during his talk Of twenty minutes hi.
voice broke, and he was almost com
PEELED TO give way 10 his weakness
After welcoming the Saints and OK
pressing his gratitude for such q large
assemblagc NJ the FIRST meeting. Pros
ldent Smith talked on honor and
truth. lie said there was never a
time within his life when he had done
anything dishonest. nor had he ever
broken faith. he said. lie declared
that he had BEEN true to- hts God, "a
his church and 10 his fellow men,
aud that there was nothing in his
life which would make him quail
when he came before the Almighty on
the day OF reckoning.
II was with voice Of challenge
that President Smith d,fcndcd his
honor and character against attacks
coming he said. from men within the
church. Il was not a defense Of the
church position upon any matter. nor
In general. In regard to the policies
Of President Smith. There have been
some attacks against the president
by members Of the church. II l. un.
derstood. and these President Smlil
answered In no uncertain terms, Ia
spite OF his weak condition.
The rest Of the work Of the opening
session OF the conference consisted OF
addresses by Anthem u. Luni and
John Henry Smith. counsolors In the
first presidency and four OF the seven
presidents Of seventies
There are 1000 missionaries In the
field. said President Lund. who are
working diligently In the cause lie
urged attendance Of children and
membership in the various organlza.
tions for their beneft. Ho said the
Juvenile courts were doing good work
and he hoped the coming legislature
would sustain them.
President John Henry Smith said the
apostles Of the church had never
counseled the l.atterday Saints 10
steal. to lie. 10 bear false witness
against their neighbors They had al.
ways exh0rted the people to pay theit
debts and to live the upright life. lie
urged the extreme necessity Of vir
tue among young men, as well a.
among the maidens OF Zion
Al the afternoon session the speak
ers were Seymour Il. Young. Rulon 5
Wells. Joseph W McMurrIn and
Charles n, Hart.
r der Hart talked upon the doctrines
Of the church, and declared that the
Book OF Mormon VAS " divine origin
Elder McMurrin dNelt A. some length
upon education as a part Of the work
Of the Mormon church Seymour u
Young declared that he was absolute.
ly certain that Joseph r. Smith had
never broken a pledge or promise
and that he he ieyed In the president
without qualification Elder Young
said he had been In the stakes Of ST.
John and 81. Joseph. In Arizona. and
reported that all was nlurlshlng In
that wonderful country RulOn S
Wells declared that the children OF