The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-07

I Christ Let US go forth from this con-
ference determined to control our
/ tongues"
solo, THE Earth Is the Lords" by
| Dot Mcmillan, was very beautifully rem
dered, after which Apostle Anthony w
WINS was called to the stand. He spoke
! OF the beliefs and teachings of the
church and said he believed that with
4 out faith it was impossible to please God.
1 The fundamental doctrines of the church.
I no wever, he said, were not regarded suf-
! ficient to insure eXaltation with God.
Work is necessary along with it. The
! speaker told of the duties of Mormons
and, after advocating the doctrines OF
Christ and the church, dwelt at length
on conditions throughout the world.
What is a menace to a nation is
menace to the church." he said. THE
greatest menace to the nation, the great
est enemy which the church has to COM
bat is intemperance and sexual sin. We
do not want to advocate offensive meas
ures. Regardless of the law, ii becomes
our duty to make known to our chill
dren the existence of this deadly menace
in the hope that they VIII be persuaded
TO avoid it,"
Correction is Made.
Presiding Bishop Charles w. Nibley
then said that Elder w. w. Ritter in
experimenting the report of the auditing
committee at the morning session, had
erred in his reference to the number Of
divorces in the church of people who hao
been married in the temples. He said
the number of 40 persons divorced was
correct, but that he erred in saying this
to be 1-3 per cent of the marriages per-
formed. Last year there were 2,14S per
sons married in the church temples, and
the 46 divorced persons represented last
year and previous years, so that the per-
centage was but 10 per cent.
President Smith said that 9143 persons
had been baptized in the stakes of the
church in 1863. and 5,S9l baptized in the
missions, a total of 1854 for the year.
1t was announced by President Smith
that, beginning Monday, April IL, the
free organ recitals would be resumed
daily excepting Sundays, during the
summer months, at II o'clock noon, until
further notice and he also called atten-
ton TO a district Sunday school meeting
to be held next Sunday. April 10, in Bar
raft hall, and to be participated il by the
Pioneer, Tooele and Willard stakes.
Bringing the great conference to close,
President Smith said: MY heart is full
of blessing for the people, for all the peO-
pie, for all mankind. l love the good, the
manly the pure in heart in the entire
world, and to the poor and unfortunate
extend my pity and sympathy. l pray
God to help the erring to change their
way, to walk In the light and have fell
lOwship with God. May peace abide upon
the people of God, of the state and of
our glorious country. May peace dwell
in your midst and may prosperity attend
The choir sang the anthem, Let the
Mountains Shout for JOY the congrega-
ton joined with the choir in singing the
doXOlogy, and the prOnOuncing of the
benediction by Bishop Charles W. Nib
ley formally ended the conference
Financial Report Made.
The principal features of the morning
session We're the reading of the financial
report. as submitted by the auditing COM
of
w. Ritter. August w. Carlson and Henry
II. ROlapp; a supplementary report by
Elder w. w. Ritter, and short talks by
Elders Ben E. Rich and German z. Ellis
worth The auditing committee report
was read by Elder Heber ]. Grant and,
upon a vote, was ordered accepted and
placed on file. The report of the COM
mittee, which is addressed to President
Joseph F. Smith and counselors, follows:
I'VE. the undersigned. the auditing
committee of the church, beg leave to re
port that we have carefully examined the
books and accounts of the church as
fully and thoroughly as the great mass
of accounts would permit in the time
at our disposal to perform this import
ant labor.
"It gives us pleasure to report that we
have found everything in a very salts
factory condition, both as to the method
of keeping the accounts, and also as
to the volume of receipts and eXpendi-
lures of the church in all its varied ac-
tivities; and while perhaps it may not be
within our purview either to criticize or
commend the expenditures of the church.
yet we cannot refrain from expressing
our qualification with the way these ex-
penditures have been made on account of
the various needs of the church.
We are pleased to say, as heretofore.
that the accounting department is in good
condition, and that the method of keep
ing the accounts improves from year to
year, so that now there seems but verS
little more to be desired. Everything is
done in an intelligent. systematic and bus
inesslike way, and according to methods
that save time and expense.
Very respectfully submitted. Your
brethren,
'RUDGER CLAWSON,
Wv. W. RITTER.
AUGUST w. CARLSON,
HENRY II. ROLAPP,
General Auditing Committee"