The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-05

was only momcntary, and the work OF
today II is being performed throughout
the world 10 the glory OF God.
Apostle Smith said i'd word i9r r,,ir 9rssii esd
Lorenzo Snow. He then said that the
president who Is at the head OF the
church at this time enjoys the approba-
ton OF the Lord and has the blessings
OF the Lord poured out upon him In luii
measure.
So greatly has the church grown. said
Apostle Smith. that 1T appears that some
time we will have to build another tap-
ernacle, for there Is no doubt maj, maj an hc
flied to overflowing with the people who
come TO conference
Latter-day Saints Triumphant
Apostle Smith dwelt at length upon The
warfare which, he said, had been made
upon the authorities Of the church and
the Latter Saints by the reoTganiHed
church; and said that tho president of OF
Utah, believing they had made great IN
roads into the ranks OF the Latterrday
ei5e we're grievousiy disappointed, however,
and worse confounGed. when the people
| sustained the authorities. raising their
| hands just urifle higher than usual
and holding them aloft just trifle lon
ger. II was defeat, said Apostle smith
from which the reorsanized church bare
| ly recovered.
All this proved said the speaker, that
the Lord Is with the church OF Jesus
Christ Of Latter-day Saints. and His
| blessing is upon the authorities who have
been appointed leaders and directors of
that church,
At the beginning OF the forenoon serv-
ices. the choir and congregation sang
'-Oh. Ye Mountains High, =" God Moves
Perform and "Our God, We Raise to
Thee Thanks" Melvin ]. Ballard. presi-
seo dpt of Know shs y iSo Le The
opening prayer was said by Elder JoSen
F. Robinson. Jr,, and Patriarch John
Smith pronounced the benediction
L,II
At the afternoon session Charlss A.
mission. was the first speaker; He de-
clared that the church is growing In n
Book of Mormon was eagerly sought now. now.
whereas. two or three years ago the book
could mot be sSa syes eaepS a|as Smith RSs m
prophet OF God and that Joseph + Smith |
is also prophet. =
the responsibility of parents in the bring |
ing up and the proper care Of children
He said that there, We're three potent
the home. the school and the church |
APOSTLE Richards said the most effective |
means Of influencing the he, S child Is & ny eEr X,
imitation. he said. and II the parents |
know the gospel and live it In the home.
the children will come up in the way
The speaker denounced the reading OF
dime novels and literature of that sort
had been influenced by reading dime
novels so that they stole and erected
harrlcade OF n hoVel and declared theN
would have killed their mother had she
come to the place.
Character Is the entire sum Of
thought" said Elder Richards 1T is
Of the utmost importance that we choose
the books our children shall read. and
choose for them, so far as possible their
Apostle Richards devoted much time to
a discussion of the church schools He
declared that the public schools are by
suit being that they are exclusively secu-
lar in character. and such an education
Is imperfect, he said.
AS to Church Schools.
Apostle Richards said the Latter-day
Saints had established schools through
out the land which were attended not
only by Mornons, but by nom -Morrnons
He said the schools were productive OF
not q few converts. He said that PTof
Horace Cummings, at the recent conVcn-
ton of the National Educational associa-
tion. told the educators there assembled
that OF the 800 teachers in the Latter
day Saints schools. not one used to-
bacco. and that Of the 10000 pupils not
above ] per cent used tobacco. This an
nouncement. he said. astonished the edu
Gators. and they wondered at these con-
dit!ons in Zion.
classes are doing glorious work. Al pres
ent he said, the church authorities hope
TO hold only one meeting a week. but
presently ne hopes 10 sec lllc liI0G "UeH
there shall be religion class In every
ward and that sessions be held Ave days
of every week al the close OF the school
day. No president of a stake. ne said,
should be satisfied until this condition is
brought about Apostle Richards said
that each lesson taught had for Its aim
The applicable OF some religious habit,
Saumel o. Bennon: president OF the
central states mission. bore his test-
mony In referring to the wisdom with
which the church authorities arc direct
Ing the work OF the church, he declared
that men or women with complaint
should go TO the bishop first and not
over the head OF the bishop
Gathering, Not Scattering.
Orson F. Whitney of the quorum OF the
twelve declared that the dispensation of
the church OF Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints was a dispensation of gathering
and not of scattering. Along this line,
Apostle Whitney heartily indorscd the at
terances Of President smith the opening
day;
we must practice concentration 10 GER
tain degree. We cannot expect to save
others unless our own feet are firmly
planted on the rock, While many may
think 1t is the proper course 10 spread |
and carry with them the leaveu TO leaven
the lump, these things must be done with
prudence. In lighting the adversary OF
all righteousness we should attack him |
with a wedge, as Napoleon attacked his |
enemies who were spread wide apart, and |
split him asunder. and not fight him when |
we are spread too far apart
Why They Are Mormons.
Apostle Whitney said he had been |
asked, and others had been asked the |
same question, why the Mormon church |
did not approach philanthropists and |
leaders of men. even ministers with |
large congregations. with the view of
bringing them into the church of Latter
day Saints In large numbers, instead of
by ones and twos The speaker said. In |
answer 10 the question why the church |
did not coionize on farms. that people did
not become Latter-day Saints because
they could be placed on farms or for
temporal things. but they became Latter |
day Saints for the love Of God. and they
who embrace Morlnonism do so because
II is their personal conviction that it is
The religion of God.
Apostle Whitney denied as had been
asserted by enemies OF the church, that
the authorities and the leaders tyran
nized the people and ruled them by
shrewd and sagacious management" but
declared that the Latter-day Saint is ac-
tuated by the dictates of his own heart.
Apostle Heber j. Grant announced that