The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-10-15

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knowledge of the truth.
At the Friday sessions of the confer.
ence, the features were the denuncia.
ton of the unfair tactics used by en-
emies of the Mormon church; a warn.
ing against the voicing of accusations
against the general authorities by
members of the church, counsel to
live clean and upright lives; the
prophesy that the Mormons would yet
sweep over the nation eastward in
victory; and a general invitation to
Gentiles to come to Zion to receive
the faith.
Following the system adopted at the
opening of the conference, the first
presidency continued the roll of mem
bers of the first seven presidents of
seventies Friday, finished them and
called upon five of the apostles during
the days session.
During the morning session j. Col
den Kimball and Brigham II. Roberts,
both of the seventies, made interest
ing addresses, especially Elder Rob.
erts, who traced the history of the
church and spoke for a more careful
investigation of the Mormon faith by
the outside world, rather than a gen
eral criticism and ridicule without rea
son
In addition to these two speakers,
the conference members heard Apos-
tie Joseph f. Smith, Jr, youngest of
the quorum of twelve, and Apostle
Anthony w. Ivens, in the morning ses-
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During the afternoon addresses
we're made by Apostles David o. Nc
Kay, Orson F, Whitney and George F..
Richards.
1t had been expected that some of
the public questions would be taken
I'D by the conference at the session
which closed Sunday, but there was
nothing in this regard-only matters
deeply concerning the church being
considered.
It Is estimated that $4,000 people on
Sunday listened to addresses IN the
tabernacle, assembly hall and in front
of the bureau of information building
in the temple grounds, and sustained
all OF the general authorities of the
church by unanimous vote.
In sustaining the general officers OF
the church, members of the organiza-
ton who had cume from many states
made no change in the personnel as
II existed at the last conference, with
the exception of Mrs. Emmeline b.
Wells, who succeeded Mrs. Bathsheba
Wilson Smith as president OF the Re-
lief society of all the world.
otherwise, the general authorities
Of the church remain the same, as fol
lows:
Joseph F. Smith, prophet seer and
revelator and president of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Anthem H. Lund first counselor in
the first presidency.
John Henry Smith, second counselor
in the first presidency
Francis NJ. Lyman, president OF the
council of the twelve apostles.
j Apostles: Francis NJ. Lyman, Heber
u Grant, Rudger Clawson, Reed
Smoot, Hyrum NJ. Smith, George AL
bert Smith Charles w. Penrose, Geo
F.. Richards, Orson +. Whitney, David
o. Mckay, Anthony w. WINS and 10
seph F. Smith, Jr.
John Smith, presiding patriarch.
First seven presidents of the seven
ties-Seymour b. Young, Brigham II
Roberts, Jonathan G. Kimball, Rulor
s. Wells. Joseph W. McMurrin Chas
II. Hart, Levi Edgar Young
Presiding bishoprc-Charles w
Nibley, presiding bishop; Orrin p. Nil
Ter, first counselor; David A. Smith
second counselor.
Church administration II. Lund
? church historian and general churci
I recorder; Andrew Jensen. Brigham H
Roberts and Joseph f. Smith, Jr., as
p sistant historians.
o General church board of education
:. Joseph F.. Smith, Willard Young, An
thon III. Lund, George II. Brimhall
i Rudger Clawson, Francis M. Lyman
= Charles w. Penrose, Horace NJ Cum
e mings, Orson F. Whitney, with Arthu
Winter as secretary. Horace II. Cum
e mings is named general superinter
dent of the church schools.
o Clerks of the general conference
;, Duncan McAllister.
Relief society Of all the world-En
incline B. Wells, president; Clariss
Williams. first counselor; Julina Smitf
i second counselor.
r The afternoon session opened wit
e the invocation by President f.
Bramwell of Union stake, followed b
S two anthems, after which Apostle HI
Der ]. Grant, Patriarch John Smit
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) the twelve made addresses and tn
d conference closed with an address b
President Joseph F. Smith and