Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-04-14

which has not progressed during the
last ten years and that the mission of
Mormonism is to restore true Chris
tianity in the world, and Elder Rob-
erts maintained that the truth and
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 H. 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-first
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 y. Smith,
| jr., at the closing session OF the
eighty-frst annual conference Of the
Church of Jesus Christ o6 Latterday
Saints at the Tabernacle Sunday at.
| 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 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
pacity. A report was made showing
a material increase in the number Of
pupils and teachers in the church
Sunday schools. Addresses were de-
livered by President Joseph y. Smith
and by Apostle Heber J. Grant Spe-
cial music was rendered by the Tab
ernacle organist, Professor ]. J. Nc
Clellan, and by the Alpine Boys
chorus, OF Alpine stake northern Utah
county.
According to 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 1919, was for
ty-two per cent, or nine per cent
greater than the increase In Utah's
population. The report showed that
there are now 131, 551 children in the
Sunday Schools and 22,948 parents.
The average attendance is. sixty per
cent of the entire membership
The general officers of the church,
sustained by unanimous vote at the
Sunday session of the conference,
were.
First Presidency-Joseph =. Smith,
prophet, seer and revelator. and presi-
dent. A. II. Lund, first counselor,
John Henry Smith, second counselor.
Quorum Of the Twelve Apostles
F. M. Lyman, H. ]. Grant, Rudger
Clawson. Reed Smoot. H. NJ Smith,
G. A. Smith. c. w. Penrose. G. +.
Richards, D. 0. Mckay, 0. F. Whit
Aey, A. w. WINS, Joseph r. Smith, jr.
John Smith, presiding patriarch.
First Presidents OF the Seventies
s. B. Young. B. H. Roberts. ]. G.
Kimball. R. s. Wells, ]. w. McMur.
rim, G. Fl. Hart and Levi e. Young.
Presiding Bishopric-C. w. Nibley
presiding. o. P. Miller, first counsel
or. David A. Smith. second counselor
A. H. Lund, church historian and
general church recorder, Andrew Jen-
son, B. H. Roberts, A. William Lund
and F. ]. Smith, jr.. assistant histor
ians.
H. H. Cummings, general superin
tendent of church schools.
General Church Board of EdHcatior
Joseph F. Smith, Willard Young, A
H. Lund, G. H. Kimbsll, Rudger Claw
son, G. w. Penrose, H. H. Cummings
o. F. Whitney, Francis NJ. Lyman, and
Arthur Winter, secretary and treas
urer.
Joseph F. Smith, trustee-in-trust
D. M. McAllister, clerk Of genera
/ conference.
The reunion of members OF the Sa
moan Missionary society was marked
: Saturday night by the attendance Of
Joseph Dean. who Is termed the
father" Of that mission, having 70
established 1t in 1888.
Old acquaintances were renewed by
the sons and daughters of Norway and
Sweden Thursday evening In Barratt
hall. the occasion being the reunion
of the Scandinavian Missionary so
ciety. The officers chosen for the
ensuing term nv exclamation are