The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-10

The cighty-lrst semi l-annusl confer
cnce OF the church of Jesus Christ OF
| Lattcr-dsy Saints completed its work
Sunday afternoon after six sessions had
| been held In the tabernacle. two in the
| assembly hall and one out of doors.
| The feature OF the conference was the
| complete and total publication OF Joseph
| L, Smith. president OF the church. On
| Thursday this holy man announced To
| his people that he had made a pledge
with God and man In bis carly child
hood. and that he had never once broken
that pledge. He laudcd himself higher
than any saint in heaven, and alto
| gcther declared his life TO have been as
| white and clean IS the driven snow.
His son. Joseph Il. Smith, Jr, tho
| Juvenile apostle. seconded his father
| motion on Friday. and nc was followed
| in the publication stunt by Apostle
| George L. Richards. who piled on tho
| lily-white in enormous chunks. Others
OF the apostles and lesser lights placed
their seal Of approval on the president
holiness but not quite so pronouncedly
as the apostles mentioned,
Having been rendered white unto d3z-
zlng brilliancy, Joseph +. bad good
cause TO feel that the conference had
not been In vain.
OF some that the publication Of Joseph
i. altogether for the purpose OF
putting the screws on elders who are
Inclined To talk for themsclves-some
go even so far as to interpret the signs
to means that there Is altogether TOO
much independence on the part OF few.
more especially those who have convics
lions about politics and have dared or
threaten to dare TO express them, To
a good Mormon there is no need OF fling
Ing the banner from the temple walls
In order that he may read as he runs.
In all the talks al the tabernacle the
ringing note was obedience TO the au.
thoritics who were the mouthDicca OF
the Lord. and some of the speakers
prophcsied VOC to them that raised their
voice against the authorities. more espe-
cially that portion commonly called the
Smith son-ian institution. The effect OF
the whole palaver was 10 impress upon
the the people that Joseph F. Smith vas TT.
Church officers Own Land
Having control OF large tracts OF land
in the Uintah country. It was meet and
proper and entirely natural that the
church authorities should deliver them
selves In the general conference OF Sc
we're condemnation OF the wahoer,usE
Mormons. Going Oft to California, NICK
leo, Canada was held up TO be an aoom-
ination In the eyes OF The LORD, Mho
had appointed Utah as the chosen place
for His children. and therefore 10 van
der hence was grievous sin, indeed
John Henry, Smith. at the hrs, 5t seI1 sein
10 10 the cast OF US there is n land
ful OF promise and OF propVltivbs tr
saints. and Sunday this land was named
by Apostle Senator Reed Smoot as %?
Uintah country, In view OF the inct tha5
the presidency OF the WaSatch stake has
bcnevolently assimilated all the, land
down there that's fit to have, IL toliowed
as a matter OF course, that the sp'r,t
of tho Lord should inspire the puthoi1.
ties to direct the guiding hnEer TO tllat
section The result OF this divine .direc-
ton no doubt. Will be q boom IN ths
f,.-yN NiVl1f
Sundays meetings were attended 10y
fully $1,000 persons, The tabernacle wss
filled TO overiiowing at both forenoom ana No
overflow meeting was held In the assem-
bly, hall. and IN the afternoon there was
another overflow meeting in that placS
and one on the temple grounds. addressed
by speakers stationed on tho steps OF the
bureau Of information.
The conference sustained The author
ties of The church. as usual, without dis
sentinE vote, There are no important
changes IN the present list
The announcement was inadc OF tne
gan recitals at the tabernacle. cNcopt nv
special direction OF tho first presidency.
President smitt closed The conference ,ril,r,,s
He took final whack at the enemies
OF the church and assumed an attitude
of defiance not entirely comportinS with
az an angel which. In effect. he says
he is. all excepting the halo and the
wings.
Music MCvelously Good,
The music on sunday was marvellous
ly good. There was special organ re-
citnl at noon. which WAS attended by
MANY hundreds OF persons. In the course
of the day tho choir sang, Angel From
On High" Restoration of the Gospel
and God BE With You Till We Meet
Again" John w. and Margaret sum
lT TSss!oa BY ne the aso Sso Of S2ne ns
choir sang. and with beautiful effect.
"Roscs and Lilies and the male MEM
CnnIinmnd an I,ana Thraa