The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-07
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bishop. with Orrin p Miller and David
a Smith IS first and second counseiors;
Joseph f. Smith, trustee-in-trust for the
Mormon church; Anthem II. Lund, church
historian and general church recorder /.
Andrew Jensen, Brigham H Roberts and
Joseph F. Smith Jr., assistant historians /;
members of the general church board of
educatlon: Joseph +. Smith. Willard
Young. Anthem II. Lund, George H. Brim-
nan, Rudger ClaWsOn, Charles ". Pen
rose, Horace II. Cummings. OrsOn f.
Whitney, and Francis NJ. Lyman; Arthur
winter, secretary and treasurer to the
general church board of education; Hor-
ace Fl. Cummings, general superintendent
OF church schools. Board of examiners
for church schools: Horace H. Cummings,
Chairman; George H. 2rimhall, James 4.
Ilnford and Villa I'd Young. Auditing
committee: William w. Ritter. August w
Carlson. Henry II. Eolapp John c. Cutler
and Heber ScowcrOft. Tabernacle choir
Evan stephens, conductor, Horace S. En-
sign, assistant conductor: John J. McClel-
Ian, Organist: Edward P. KimbaIl and
Tracy Y. Cannon. assistant organists;
George {. Smith, secretary and treasurer;
Noel s Pratt, librarian; and all the mem
oers. Duncan NJ McAllister, clerk of the
conference
Spirit of Interest.
The 81 me spirit of interest which per-
meated the sessions of the first two
days of the conference were manifest
throughout yesterday. and at the close Of
the eightieth annual gathering It was
unanimously proclaimed that the confer
ence just ended was the best, largest at
tended and most beneficial in the history
of the church. The thousands of visitors
who came here, many of them across the
continent. and some from foreign lands.
were loud in their praises of the results
attained, and will return to their homes,
full of new inspiration as a result of their
attendance
Yesterday marked the eightieth ami
Versary of the beginning of the Mormon
church in its organized form. 1t was on
April 6, 1890, that a handful OF men met
at the home of Father Peter Whtmer in
Fayette. western New York. and under
Smith. launched the movement which to-
daY numbers among its adhere nts nearly
half a million converts.
When President Joseph T. Smith con-
Nened the afternoon session of the confer
ence yesterday there were fully 5000 peo-
pie seated within the Tabernacle. The
choir and congregation sang the hymn,
We Thank Thee. On God. for Proph-
81, and prayer was offered by Brigham
II. Roberts. followed by the HMM. 1.-The
Spirit of God Like Fire Is Burning"
Apostle Heber J. Grant then read the
list OF church authorities. and uDOn their
being sustained, President Smith called
upon Elder David o. Mckay. a member
of the council of apostles. as the first
speaker of the closing session. After eX-
pounding the doctrines of Mormonism, and
at home and abroad. Apostle Mckay called
attention to the keynote as advanced by
previous speakers with reference to the
home. bv saying; "One of the best wavs
OF building up our homes. be 1t a domcile.
city, state or nation. is TO speak we'll Of
that home. Let the tongue be undel
control" He spoke of home environ
mems and cOntentment and urged the peo-
pie to speak well of their home state.
All the Heart Desires.
I'VE have all that the heart desires.
he continued. Every advantage, and
therefore let us speak we'll of our home
stC te. We cannot speak we'll OF the state
unless we sneak well of the men who
founded it. There is no other state in the
GOd-fearing citizens, than Utah. Let the
young men realize this and let their
tongues proclaim il. If we cannot speak
well OF il speak not at all
Speak of the evil conditions that exist
but do not revils the character of men.
We must not pick at that which VIII tear
down a brothers character. If we see a
condition which endangers our fellow
citizens we must meet that condition.
There are sunken roads in our commune
" but we do not need to publish them |
but let those at home see them. Our duty
is to meet these conditions but let us
do il calmly. Remember, the gospel of
Jesus Christ is one of good tidings. Live
it. prea oh it, but avoid those evil condi-
tons, have your sons avoid ii, the mass
which whiskey and the saloon will bring
TO destruction If we speak we'll of the
gospel of the church and OF our enc
mics We will be happier. and we will be
preaching and living the gospel of Jesus