The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-07

ldilu VI Joseph SiTltn Is the true lalllls
and spoke in eulogy of Joseph F. Smith;
In this connection he said he would
rather take the advice and counsel OF
PRESIDENT Joseph F, smith than of any
other man upon the earth.
German e. Ellsworth. president OF the
northern states mission. also addressed
the audience. His field is the states sur
rounding the city of Chicago He told Of
the historic places he had visited, and
bore his testimony. He devoted some
time 10 the praise OF the Mormon elders
and declared that other churches could
not set their missionaries to work like
the Mormon elders do because they do
not nave the testimony OF God.
Elder Ellsworth also thought we'll OF
thorIties OF the church, saying that when
the president or one OF the authorities
PUT his arm around ones shoulder one
could feel the spirit OF the Lord He
Smith or one of the general authorities.
one Immediately knows that one is in
spired with the spirit OF Cod: is clean
The choir and congregation at the fore
noon session sang. Guide Us. o Thou
Great Jehovah" "Oh, Say. What Is
Communed with jehovah" Miss Esther
Davis, in beautiful soprano voice. sang
Christ Is Risen" Seymour B. Young
pronounced the benedictions
Evil of Saloons.
Apostle David o. Mckay spoke at the
afternoon session. He dwelt at length
upon the preaching OF the gospel. and
then took UP the pronunciamento OF
President Smith that young men Of
Zion should not scatter: but should stay
,-One OF the best ways TO build up the
home, the city the state or the nation
is to. speak we'll OF each" he said,
Referring to Utah. Apostle Mckay said
one spoke well OF It. And If we may
speak well of our state we must speak
well OF her men, of the men who build
this state. There is no other state in
the Union whose men are more sturdy
OF more loyal
Apostle Mckay also bitterly denounced
the, evil tongue OF gossip and OF the
fully, he said, "let us speak not at all.
II there are evil conditions, let us speak
of those conditions, but do not let us
revile the character of men. Let us
not pick at that which Will tear down
our brothers character, or evil of the
state, of the city or OF the commu
nifty"
pie could speak well OF their town. OF It's
churches. its schools. It's sidewalks, It's
improvements, they could not speak we'll
of its saloons; In fact, they cannot speak
of Its saloons at all. he said, without
shame. He likencd the saloon unto a
sunken road, declaring that when a hole
was found In the road it was repaired.
not by vilihcation. but by removal OF the
be removed by vilifying anyones char
acter but II can be by sending men 10
the town councils who Will see that the
condition Is eradiCated.
Looping Of Sin.
Apostle 4. w. WINS. the last of the
quorum of the twelve who are In at
tendance, who had not. up TO that time,
spoken, addressed the congregation much
along fhe same limo as the preceding
speaker. He took up the articles OF
these was faith itself. Without faith.
ne said. II is impossible to please God
The Mohammedans had faith. and the
Jews. but neither believed in the divinity
believes in the divine origin of Jesus
Christ. II does not merely believe Him
as a reformer, but believes that He was
the Son of God. The Mormon church
bears record OF the Father End the Son.
In discussing the evils which besct
and which threaten as the
agents of the adversary OF all righteous
ness. Apostle Wins placed at the head
and sexual sin. He said
these should be Topped off whenever they
are found. as the mlstletoe Is cut away
when II is found sucking the life out OF
the tree. The mistletoe is not of earth
and II comes without a struggle It is
a beautiful plant. but 1t is a parasite
that attaches itself to the tree and saps
its life until the tree dies Nothing
that is good seems TO come without a
struggle. said Elder WINS. and that
which is bad fastens itself upon that
which Is good like a parasite, like the
throttling mistletoe 10 the tree.
Blessing Of the President.
In closing the session President Smith
referred 10 the report that street meet
ings are planned for Salt Lake and Og-
den and other towns by returned mis-
sionaries. He was not opposed to this,
he said. but these meetings should be
under the direction of the bishops and
the stake presidents. In closing he said
my heart is full OF blessing for this
meeting. for all the people. for all man
kind. ! love the good In everything and
everywhere, The unfortunate have my
pity. Pray God that He may lead them
out OF the ways OF error and help them
10 walk in the light, And ! pray God
that we may walk In the light, SO that
we may enjoy His fellowship
During the afternoon session the choir
and congregation sang, 1--WE Thank Thee.
o God, for a Prophet" The choir sang
The Spirit of God Like a Fire Is Burn
ing" and Let the Mountains Shout for
JOY" Miss Dot Mcmillan sang a beau
tlful solo THE Earth Is the Lords" At
tlon sang the DoXology. The opening
erts and the henedction was pronounced
by Bishop c. w. Nibley,
The New Officials.
John Henry Smith, who has been
taken into the first presidency as second
counselor, taking the place of Anthon II.
Lund, who succeeds John r. Winder as