The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-05
SPEAKERS EXPOUND
MORMON DOCTRINE
Suggestions Of President Smith
Are Also Warmly IndOrsed
by Members of Twelve.
NO GENERAL SESSIONS
WILL BE HELD TUESDAY
Closing Meetings to Be Held
Wednesday, When Authori-
ties Will Be Presented.

The second day of the eighticth annual
conference OF the Church Of Jesus Christ
OF Latter-day Saints was marked with
severe weather. but this did not pre-
vent two big meetings in the tabernacle.
Al both the forenoon and afternoon ses-
sions. the building was crowded TO ca
pacity, and many were unable 10 obtain
seats.
The trend of the addresses on the Sec
ond day was along theological lines.
Once or twice reference was made to
the keynotes struck by President Joseph
T. Smith the opening bodybuilding
| homes In Utah and home industry. Tho
| speakers who touched upon these sub
| Jects spoke In earnest support Of Presi-
| dent Smiths suggestions.
| apostle richards, at the afternoon Ses-
sion, told OF the work that is being done
| In the church schools, and expressed the
hope that ere long, there VIII be re-
| liglon classes in every ward and that
| meetings Will he held five days a week.
after school hours
Several presidents OF missions ad-
| dressed the congregation In the oay.
| These reported satisfactory progress in
their fields. and bore their testimony. as
| lis customary.
The music as usual, was excellent
| The choir contained almost II not quite,
as many voices on the opening day.
and It's work was splendidly done.
mo SeSSlOHS IOQdy.
There Will be no general sessions of
the conference today CruesdayJ. respite
| from attendance at the tabernacle be-
Ing given in order that the visitors may
attend large number OF meetings OF
! auxiliary bodies and reunions which have
been scheduled for today.
/ 4 general priesthood meeting held
Monday evening at o'clock in the taber-
nacle, which was attended by the general
authorities, tho presidents OF stakes.
bishops; counselors and others. A spe-
cial priesthood meeting Will be held on
! Thursday at 10 o'clock In the Assembly
hall
Tonight CTuesdayD the concert 10 be
given by Miss Maggie Tout and the
tabernacle choir in the tabernacle will
undoubtedly be the attraction for hun
drcds The concert has been announced
by the president OF the church. who also
gives 1t his Endorsement.
At Il meeting OF the Scandinavian mis-
sionarieS il was announced by President
Lund that a scandinavian gathering VIII
be held i'll this city june l2-l4. commem-
uratiVc of the siNtieth anniversary of
the establishment OF the scandinavian
mission by the late Erastus Snow.
| One OF the importaut meetings today
viii be that of the Genealogical society
In the Assembly hall.
President Wiuder's Successor.
The sessions of the general conference
Wednesday arc looked forward to with
more than usual interest. At the clos
ing session In the afternoon--if prece-
dent Is foIowed-thc authorities OF the
sidcraton of the members.
There are no vacancies in any OF the
higher offices. save that OF irst coun-
scior made vacant by the death Of Presi-
dent John K. Wlnder. IL Is, of course.
impossible to forecast whether the prcsi-
dcncy will present the name of President
Winder's successor, but IL appears 10 be
the general belief that name Will be
proposed. number have been sug-
gcstod. The name OF Z. w, Nibey, pre-
siding bishop. has been prominently men
toned Apostle John Henry Smith Is
proposed by some Bisnop George Rom
ncy may be chosen. And then, again
as has been almost uniformly the case
those who make conjectures may all be
wide of the truth.
The Forenoon Session.
The cold and The snow that lay on The
ground did not serve to deter 5000 from
coming 10 the temple grounds for the
forenoon session OF The conference. The
tabernacle was crowded. Although not
nearly SO many were obliged 10 remain
standing as on the previous afternoon.
there were not a few who failed TO find
seats.
Western States mission, was the hrst
speaker. lie delivered doctrnal ad-
dress In the course OF his remarks Mr
HcrrielI referred 10 Ella Wheeler Wilcox
as an 'inspircd poetcss." which caused a
flicker of Il smile TO pass over the faces
of Some who have read d good deal oI
APOSTLE RuJgcr Clawson said 1t was
the spirit of the age To seek wealth. TO
get rich quickly There are many means
OF doing this that lead swiftly down 10
destrricticn he said. Apostle tlswSor
said that In the beginning Of the nine
tcenth century a millionaire was rarity
hut now milliunaires are common. He
read a list Of twenty multi million
aires. whose combined wealth was S2.2o5,'
O0O 900.
great wealth. lie referred 10 woman
who figured in recent divorce action
| whose clothing cost enough 10 dress ~"
| &c inf ~
| Elder CIawson snid II was not well To
seek great earthly riches. nor was II good
TO be in poverty. Tor that brought sur,
Ccrine 1t were better to have just
Many Lattcr-day Saints are rich and
are growing richer SAID ,hn; EGef ,,nnST SmWSon:
from their riches. They derive happiness
from five things. The possession ol me
gospel of Jesus Christ. the contemplation
OF spiritual things contained In that gos-
! pel; the blessing OF the house of God,
where there is sealing In marriage Tor
eternity; the preaching OF Tho gospel TO
the people the administering of the nee
essarlcs of life TO the worthy poor,
Apostle Hyrum Smith.
Hyrum NJ. Smith dwelt upon the first
vision. when God the Father and God
the Son appeared unto Joseph Smith and
gave him the gospel for the last time. It
was a glorious day, said Apostle Smith:
but from that very time the clouds OF
! darkness seemed to gather and beset tho
Apostle Smith told OF The devotion and
abiding faith with which Joseph Smith
| carried out the will OF the Lord in re-
| storing the gospel and establishing the
church o( Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints In spite of persecution. these
| things were done by Joseph Smith. So
| bitter was the enmity cngcndercd against
the prophet that nc was put TO death. A
| martyr. Saints were bewldercd for
| moment. but FOR n moment only. FOR God
| raised up another leader in the person
OF Brigham Young. who was transhgured
| into the prophet of God In succession 10
| Ioscph Smith. He was sustained by tho
| Lord aud the people, and he led the
saints across the plains and into the
| valleys of the mountains. He WAS never
| rccrcant 10 the great trust that had
descended upon him from the Father and
| the Son. . "