The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08
ADVISED TO STAY At HOME
Younger Members Of Mormon Church
Are Warned Against the Wander
lust by President Smith.

Salt Lake City.-In spite Of the dis
agreeable weather, the April confer
ence Of the Church of Jesus Christ OF
Latter-day Saints convened on Sun
day with the tabernacle filed to over.
flowing and large crowds in attend
arce 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-
tons elsewhere. In this connection
stress was laid upon the important re-
sources and possibilities of Utah and
the adjacent states, and the several
speakers exh0rted 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 patTOniZing 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 1t is
wisdom to study agriculture. We
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 we'll
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-
ditiOns and possibilities
Another thing is that we must Co
operate and combine our energies and
little means in the establishment of
home industries, give employment to
ourselves and children and provide
our own things"
President Smith depIored the use
OF intoxicants, after which ne spoke
Of the financial condition of the
church, telling of assistance lent in
the building of meeting houses and
called upon the people to contribute
literally to the funds.
President Smith took occasion to
pay marked tribute to the late Pres,
ident John r. Winder, whose death
occurred a week ago. In a Quayertng
voice President Smith alluded to him
as one OF the best men il has ever
been my lot to know. l lost a father,
! a brother and counselor, one in
whose Judgment l never failed to
have implicit trust He never shjTked
his duty. Always vigi!ant in the PEI
Torrance of every duty, he was q
! choice spirit. a noble soul, a wise, pru
( dent man. just and honest"
President Anthem H. Lund fou0we
| President Smith. He also paid a trtb
! ute to President Winder, and said ht
! hoped that when he and the other:
I present were called hence such gooC
! words, as spoken by Presj dent Smith
might be spoken in their behalf
! Bishop Lund told of the prosperou:
! year enjoyed by the Mormon church
! in general. The missions abroad, h
said, have prOspered. Great Britain
/ leading. with Germany a close SECOND
/ in the greatest number of converts
! and all report excellent progress. Tlt
| missionaries, he said, have labOred as
| siduOusly to bring the gospel among
/ men.
At the afternoon session. over which
! I-I - l.
ers were President Francis VI. Lyman
! Elder John Henry Smith, Apostle He
/ Der J. Grant and President MeiDin J
! Ballard of the Northwestern Mission
all of whom sounded the same Slogan
of back to the farm" or advising tbs
| young people OF Utah to seek for mate
rial prosperity and advancement il
! their own state. where OppOTtunitie:
were more numerous than in othe
states. President Lyman declared
that: The country is fruitful and de
sirable. If not occupied by Mormon:
it will be occupied by others who ar,
not MormOns, and people coming il
with capital. We do not object Il
their coming, but We want TO share the
benefits with them"
Apostle Grant declared that he haC
always been interested in home manu-
facture, and hoped that in the futur
the people would be more loyal il
sustaining and building up manufaC
turing institutions at home. He salt
that preaching home manufacture
without buying the articles meant fail
ure. lie believed the majority Of tn,
people failed 10 realize what wa
manufactured in Utah. If the peCpl
insisted on home manufactured goods
he said it would make a wonderful
Improvement.
The overflow meeting in the morn
ing at Assembly hall was preside,
over by Apostle Anthony ". Wins
Music was furnished by students from
L. D. S. university. Remarks alont
general religious lines were made b.
Apostle Wins. Seymour B. Young. frs
president of the council of seventies
Rulon s. Wells and Charles Hart.
Apostle Orson F. Whitney presided
at the afternoon session, other speak
ers being President David H. CannO.
of the St. George temple, President !
G. Kimball of the first council Of seV
entities and Frank Y. Taylor.
Another Aviator Meets Death.
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