The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-10
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE MORNING. APRIL TO- 1911
M'KAY OPPOSES
LIQUOR TRAFFIC
Tells Saints to Vote in Accord
ance With Doctrine and
Covenants.
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preston and a wonderfully sympathetic
comprehension of its artistic possibll-
ties The great audience was thrilled
and many were deeply moved.
j. Golden Kimball, member OF the
council of seventies, spoke briefly and
dualn'ly Of those elders OF the church
and Of those enemies OF the church vino
were not worth the trouble and eX-
pense OF damnation, He also SHARPLY
felt II their mission To Gull. cut and
criticisc. and To 90 little else" He de-
cries the Idea, which he said was preva-
the faith of their fathers. and wanted it.
distinctly understood that everybody had
II work out his own salvation. "some
OF us have got off wrong in this re-
spcct," he declared. ard expressed his
profound sympathy for The Mormon who
was no, willing and glad 10 do mission
work
Emphasizes Word of Wisdom.
Rulon S Wells. also of the first coun-
ell Of the seventies. In a brief address
laid particular emphasis upon careful
| observance Of the word OF wisdom. hold
ing that a healthy body gave additional
| moral strength, and that those saints
who voted for the saloon would have
! the, faint of Impure money upon their
souls.
AZ The opening OF the afternoon ses-
sion President Smith gave To the con-
gregation greetings from John Henry
smith Of the first preS;Ldency who was
and who. while much improved was still
confined to his room. The choir sang
From Afar. Gracious Lord" and Charles
F. Middleton, president of the South We
Der stake. offered the Invocation.
Mrs Margaret Summerhavs and
Thomas Tho, as; Ashwor,h rendered in beautiful
the organ accompaniment
APOSTLE IvinS's Address
Apostle Anthony w WINS. The first
and principal speaker Of the afternoon,
took for his text: by their fruits ye
shall know them He held that the
Mormon people as all others would be
Judged by their acts, but that they must
be Judged riehtcously and not by those
who ala no know the truth when they
saw it He dwelt al length upon the
criticisms that have been made up
on the church, specifically denying that
ii was reasonable or seditious organi-
zation. or that any ulterior motive moved
anv of its leaders or members. BE
slow 10 listen TO men who have been
cast off from the church because OF their
evil ways" was his admonition TO the
saints. THE church does not fear the
ultimate results Of these attacks"
Taking M the question of plural mar
riage, he said THE world saws we
marry more than one wife. but want TO
say that the world knows no more about
the doctrine OF plural marriage as it was
revealed TO the church In the beginning
doctrines, ask the world TO become
familiar with our doctrines before criti-
cisine. The virtue of the Latter day
saints stands today pre-.eminently above
that of every other people of the world. 70
Mrs. Lizzie Thomas Edward, soprano.
with the choir organ accompanying sang
'Halleluiah to the Lord her fine voice
being heard to advantage. and Joseph w
McMurrln smoke briefly of the Mormon
mission work
Son OF President Heard.
Apostle Joseph F. Smith, Jr.. began
with dootrinal discourse. but soon
drifted into prediction OF the evils that
would come upon any nation that should
refuse to permit the Mormon mission
aries to preach their doctrine. Woe be
unto any such nation he declared. Aft
will come the testimony OF earthquakes
and wars and famine and pestilence.',,
Apostle Heber J. Grant then read a
summary of the report of the adutins
committee which was to the effect that
all the accounts OF the church had been
properly and faithfully kept and all the
expenditures honestly and economically
made,
At the request of President Smith
Apostle Grant also read an official state
mcnt OF the first presidency. intended as
a reply to recent and current magazine
articles and criticisms. In brief. this was
Il denial that the church was now or
had been IN politics den denial @ mat hIn Its
disloyal To the government or nation and
the assertion that these attacks had been
inspired by men who had sought to bring
the church into politics and had failed.
On the question of plural marriages the
statements OF President Smith In his op-
cning address TO the conference were re-
itcrated.
Sustaining of Officers,
Then came the sustaining of the Off
GERS of the churci. which was accomD-
lished as fast rs the names could be read
and the hands of the congregation raised
I'm affirmation,
President Smith then announced that
beginning Monday. April II. the regular
daily organ recitals would be given at
! tie Tabernacle. beginning at ii O'Clock.
/ I'm his final address OF blessing. which
closed the conference. the church leader
cXhorted his people to encourage home
| Industry and prayed for the blessing OF
God upon the United States and the law
| makers OF the nation. MAY there be
peace throughout the length and breadth
| of the land. were his concluding words.
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