The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-10-13
CHURCH LEADERS
REPLY TO CRITICS
SPEAKERS AT CONFERENCE OF
LATTER.DAY SAINTS DEFEND
FELLOW cHURcHMEN.
President Smith Says Mormon People
Have Nothing TO Fear So Lon, as
They Lead Pure and Righteous
Lives.

Salt Lake City-Thc speakers at
the opening session Of the oighty.scc-
ond scmiaunual conference OF the
Church Of Jesus Christ OF Lattcrday
Saints. held In this city on october G.
all made reference to attacks being
made upon the church and It's repre-.
sentatlyes by wouldbc critics In dii.
fercnt parts Of the world
The morning session was attended
by larger crowd than at any semi
annual conference In recent years
President Smith was the principal
speaker at the morning session. de.
voting his remarks to defense OF
the MOrmons against the attacks and
scandals that have been wagcd In
different parts OF the world. This dc.
Tense he accomplished for the most
part by comparison OF the belief OF
the Mormon people with that Of those
hurting the ISLANDERS. The Mormon
people he declared. have nothing To
be- ashamed o. and nothing to fear In
these attacks 30 long as they lead
pare and righteous lives and follow
the footsteps Of the Savior Roplying
TO the attacks on him personally. he
said he would leave It TO the Latter
day Saints 10 Judge for Themselves
and dcncd the world to show whore
he had transgrcascd the laws OF purity
and chastity laid down by God
In conclusion President Smith re-.
fcrrCd TO tho tabernacle speech Of
President Taft declaring that II was
full OF sentiments that voice the feel.
ings Of every true Iattcr'day Saint
Il indorsc." said he. every sentiment
In that great speech on the subject
Of Universal Peace"
The music nj each session ~ the
conference was highly praised by all
In attendance
Apostle Reed Smoot delivered n
forclblc sermon ut the afternoon Sos
sion. lie urged the Mormon people
10 guard well their manner OF living
that they might stand the test OF the
worlds scrutiny as directed upon
them by the recent slanderous pub
locations in eastern magazines
The apostle declared that the final
result OF the Islander and falsehood oil
these articles would undoubtedly re
dound TO the good Of the Mormon peo
pie lie said he had given the matter
deep study and investigation and he
was convinced that for every 100 un
thinking persons who read the arti
Giles and condemned the Mormons nj
least fifty intelligent. truthloylng per
sons had detected the false ring OF
these accusations and consequently
sympathlzcd with the people so ma
ligned.
Other speakers Of the afternoon Sos
sion were President John Henry
Smith and Apostle llebcr j. Grant
President Joseph F. Smith presided
In his discourse President John
Henry Smith dwclt broadly on the
Mormon doctrine. citing its history
and achievements as proof Of It's
genulnencss as the lattcr'day version
OF Y IIlhllNllAAH Nv N'N'NN'A w ~
intolerant attacks against the church
as unbecoming the American people
I'm that they ARE n direct violation OF
the spirit OF the Declaration OF hide
pcndcnce and the spirit Of the Constl
tuition. with It's provisions for freedom
Of speech and worship
1.-THE Mormon doctrine" he said
came as an essential message 10 the
human family, which needed again IA
hear the original word Of God af
brought 10 the world In the long ngc
by the Savior As in the day Of Christ
this message had been sConed at by
most Of the world, so has the latter
day revival Of II had TO bear the brunl
OF Misunderstanding and intolerance
Apostle Grant devoted much Of his
speech 10 the importance OF the Nor
mon missionary work. lie said that
The church is spending $4,000 q
month In the mission fields and has
5000 missionaries preaching the EOS
pel I'm an parts Of the world, That
none Of these missionaries had ever
returned to announce that they had
found q better conception Of saliva
ton than that of MormonIsm, Is
proof. he said, Of its supremacy
lie warned the people against the
dangers Of commercialism dullinl
their higher Ideals. and he urged thai
they ever hold In mind the precepl
OF the great Teacher concerning the
fallacy and emptiness Of riches thai
are gained at the expense OF the
higher riches OF mind and soul
Second Days Sessions"
Both sessions OF the second day o.