Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-04-13

necessity of atonement are shown
more clearly in the Book of Mormon
than in the New Testament and that
through the principles of Jesus Christ
the Mormon cause will triumph
David II. Cannon of st. George Of
fered the opening prayer, in which
he beseeched Providence to "frus-
trate and bring to naught every effort
that is being made to thwart Thy
work." and that those who are max
ing the attacks against the Mormon
church may fail in every endeavor."
In order that conference visitors
might visit friends in the city, see the
aviation meet and attend various re-
unions. no session OF the eighty-frst
annual conference was held on Satur-
day.
Defense of Mormonism gainst the
attacks which are being made against
the church and its leaders formed the
basis for three addresses, delivered
by Apostle Anthony w. WINS, Joseph
W. McMurrin. first counselor of the
seventy, and Apostle Joseph f. Smith,
jr.. at the closing session OF the
eighty-hrst annual conference of the
Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day
Saints at the Tabernacle Sunday af-
ternOon.
At the conclusion of the meeting
all of the present general officers OF
the church were sustained for another
year; report of the financial condi.
ton of the church was read and unan-
imously adopted reply was made to
the anti-Mormon articles appearing
in various prominent magazines, and
a short farewell speech was delivered
by President Joseph F. Smith.
At the annual reunion of the Sun
day schools OF the Church OF Jesus
Christ OF Latter-day Saints at the Tab
ernacle Sunday night the articles OF
faith Of the church were recited in
fourteen languages. each of the thir-
teen articles being given in a separate
foreign tongue, at the end of which
the entire thirteen were recited in
English by the large congregation
which filed the Tabernacle TO its ca
paciy. report was made showing
material increase in the number OF
pupils and teachers in the church
Sunday schools. Addresses were de
} livered by President Joseph +. Smith
and by Apostle Heber J. Grant. Spe
cial music was rendered by the Tab
ernacle Organist. Professor J. J. Nc
Clellan. and by the Alpine Boys
chorus, OF Alpine stake northern Utah
county.
According 70 the secretary's report
the increase in number of Sunday
school students since the federal cen
sus in 1900, up to the time of the
last official counting in 1910, was for
, ty-two per cent, or nine per cent
greater than the increase in Utah's
population. The report showed thai
there are now 1851 children in the
Sunday Schools and 22.94S parents
The average attendance is sixty pei
cent of the entire membership.
The general officers of the church
sustained by unanimous vote AT th'
Sunday session Of the conference
were.
, First Presidency-Joseph f. Smith
, prophet. seer and revelator. and presi
5 John Henry Smith, second counselor
, Quorum Vf the Twelve Apostles
f. NJ Lyman. II. j. Grant. Rudge
% Clawson. Reed Smoot. II. NJ. Smith
- c. A. Smith. c. w. Penrose. q. F
! Richards, ID. o. Mckay. o. +. Whit
ney. A. w. Wins. Joseph f. Smith. jr
- John Smith. presiding patriarch.
First Presidents of the Seventies
S. b. Young, b. H. Roberts. j. G
? Fimbal. r. $. Wells. J. w. McMur
rim. c. II. Hart and Levi E. Young.
l Presiding Bishopric-C. w. Nibley
presiding. O. p Miller. first counsel
or. David A. Smith. second counselor
A. II. Lund. church historian ant
general church recorder, Andrew Jen
son. B. II. Roberts A. William Lun'
: and f. J. Smith. jr., assistan; hist1r
ians.
' II. H. Cummings. general superin
, tendent of church schools.
, General Church Board of Education
Joseph f. Smith. Willard Young A
H. Lund, G. II. Kimball, Rudger Claw
=. son. C. w. Penrose. II. II. Cummings
p O. F. Whitney. Francis NJ. Lyman, ant
:. Arthur Winter, secretary and treas
;. urer.
+ Joseph F. Smith. trustee-in-trust
d. NJ. McAllis.er clerk of genera
n conference.
The reunion of members of the 81
[ moan Missionary society was marke'
: Saturday night by the attendance O
n Joseph Dean. who is termed tn
o father" of that mission. having n
l. established il in 1883.
n Old acQuaintances were renewed b,
t the sons and daughters of Norway ant
{ Sweden Thursday evening in Barrai
/ hall, the occasion being the reunion
n of the scandinavian Missionary So
/ ciety. The officers chosen for tn