The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-07
ADVISED TO STAY At HOME
Younger Members Of Mormon Church
Are Warned Against the Wander
lust by President Smith.

| agreeable weather the April confer
enoe of the Church Of Jesus Christ OF
Latter-day Saints convened on Sun
day with the tabernacle filled to over
Rowing and large crowds In attend
ance at the overflow meetings in the
Assembly hall
AT both general sessions on Sunday
the speakers dwelt especially on the
matter of home building and the de-
STABILITY of the young people remain
Ing at home, rather than scattering
to the four winds and seeking loca-
lions elsewhere. In this connection
stress was laid upon the important re-
sources and possibilities of Utah and
the adjacent states, and the several
speakers exhorted their hearers to
stay in the community and lend their
aid in the upbuilding of the state and
western country.
AT the opening session President
Joseph F. Smith made an eloquent
plea for home building and the pro-
viding OF homes for the children, the
remaining at home rather than mi
grating to foreign countries, and for
the patronizing of home industry. He
told of the many advantages offered
the MormonS right at their very doors
and deplored the exodus of many to
, distant lands. He asked for the CO.
operation of labor and capital to de-
velop the resources of Utah and the
adjoining states. and pointed out that
, the rights and privileges of the home
. people were being usurped by others.
:. The president declared that at is
@ wisdom to study agriculture. We
n ought TO produce out OF an acre of
ground as much as the heather Chi.
nese can. There is no reason why
we cannot cultivate the soil as well
\ as others 1t is a well known fact
that we have been backward, but now
/ we can, by the aid of schools, learn
the nature of the soil and OF it's con
II dtions and possibilities.
L Another thing is that we must CO
a operate and combine our energies and
y little means in the establishment OF
u home industries, give employment tc
II ourselves and children and provide
our own things"
II President Smith deplored the use
of intoxicants. after which he spoke
of the financial condition of the
e church, telling of assistance lent il
D. the building of meeting houses ant
called upon the people to contribute
II literally 10 the funds.
l. President Smith took occasion t.
pay marked tribute to the late Pres
,e ident John r. Winder whose dealt
y occurred week ago. In a quaverinl
Fl voice President Smith alluded to hin
d as zone of the best men it has eve
been my lot to know. | lost father
he a brother and counselor, one il
whose judgment | never failed t,
IL have implicit trust. He never shirkeC
his duty. Always vigilant in the per
Al Torrance of every duty, he was
IL choice spirit, a noble soul, wise, pru
IL dent man, just and honest"
President Anthem II. Lund followe,
{ President Smith. He also paid trit
ute to President Winder, and said h
hoped that when ne and the other
= present were called hence such goo
words, as spoken by President Smith
might be spoken in their behali
Bishop Lund told of the prosperou
year enjoyed by the Mormon churc
as In general. The missions abroad, h
IN said. have prospered, Great Britai
re leading, with Germany close secon
IN in the greatest number of convert,
is and all report excellent progress. TIL
missionaries, he said, have labored as
siduously TO bring the gospel anon
men.
lie At the afternoon session, over whic
President Smith presided, the speal
in ers were President Francis NJ. Lyman
of Elder John Henry Smith, Apostle HI
Der ]. Grant and President Melbin ,
W Ballard of the Northwestern Mission
all of whom sounded the same sloga
of back to the farm" or advising tn
is young people of Utah to seek for mat,
lr rial prosperity and advancement
their own state, where opportunitie
were more numerous than in othe
states. President Lyman declare
III that: THE country is fruitful and d
he sirable. If not occupied by Mormon
ST It will be occupied by others who al
lie not Mormons, and people coming
with capital, We do not object
their coming, but we want to share tn
!. benefits with them
+ Apostle Grant declared that he ha
es always been interested in home man
e; facture, and hoped that in the futul
&C. The people would be more loyal
N sustaining and building up manufa
turing institutions at home. He sa
,e- that preaching home manufactu
RI without buying the articles meant ia
a ure. lie believed the majority of Il
es PEOPLE failed 10 realize what W;
OF manufactured in Utah. If the Poop
on insisted on home manufactured good
ry he said 1t would make wonderf
III improvement.
40 The overflow meeting in the NOR
ing at Assembly hall was preside