The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-12
CONFERENCE OF
MORMONS WAS
HELD IN Vermont
Vermont and New Hampshire Followers
of Joseph Smith Spent Yesterday
In Discussing Spread Of the
Propaganda.


of the Mormon mission in the eastern
states, to the number of nineteen, met
IN Worthen hall yesterday for con-
ference, the doors Of the meeting being
sw ung open to the public in the after.
noon at 2;30 and in the evening at 7
clock. Ben 4. Rich of New York
City, president Of the eastern states
p,ssion, Elder Joseph II Harper OF
Albion, Ia, president Of the New Hamp-
shire mission, and Elder William w.
Austin Of SaItLake City, Utah, presi-
dent OF the Vermont mission, were
among those present, the former deliv-
Z, ma an address at the afternoon ses-
sion The public meetings were well
attended bv local adherents of Nor
monism, as well as by many who came
seeking to inform themselves on the
tenents of the faith
After quietly smouldering for fifty
wears and more the agitation against
Mormonism has lately witnessed an
awakening, and now the long slumber-
ing embers OF q nationw wide and ira
ditional prejudice toward the strange
gospel. which had its birth back here
In the green hills Of Vermont, are be-
ing famed and swept broadcast through
tile medium of popular magazines
Mormonism has been branded as men
ace and the Latter Day saints who
enunciate its doctrines are denounced
as proselyters in this country and half
the nations of Europe.
Hence the gathering of elders from
Vermont and the neighboring state to
the number Of nearly twenty must per-
force reveal the Mormon propaganda
in more than one of its many as
poets II showed how thoroughly and
with what zeal the authorities at Salt
Lake City are pushing the faith into
every corner Of the country Young
recruits to the number of 1000 yearly
leave home to serve gratuitously in the
mission field,
Further revelations of an equally
significant nature were continually un-
covered BY Elder Rich in the course of
his remarks at the meeting yesterday
afternoon That the ultimate Nor
monizing of the whole world is the
lode-s star OF the MormoR's day visions
and the Mecca of his night dreams, was
plainly apparent from the elders
discourse yesterday
Dwelling at some length on a plain
statement Of the articles of Mormon
faith he said. I'VE believe that man
must be called Of God, BY prophecy,
and by the laying on of hands by those
who are in authority, to preach the
gospel and administer in the ordinance
thereof" a belief in the gift Of
tongues. prophecy, revelations, visions,
healing Interpretation Of tongues, he
stated is fundamental principle Of
tie faith
In referring to the life hereafter,
Elder Rih said that eternal damnation
waits only for the murderer The
rewards in heaven are graded on a
sliding scale, reaching upward, while
the degree of condemnation which
man will receive after death is meas
ured by scale graded downward In
short, a mans eternal reward or con-
demnation will be in the form Of a
proportion to his conduct on earth.
There shall be no unending punishment
except for the murderer.
Following the public service last even
ing the conference came to a close with
i business session, ending shortly be-
fore II o'clock During their stay in
the city, the elders made favorable
Impression and created considerable in
terest iD< their meetings and the mes
sage which they had to convey
The personnel of the comforting eld-
ers follows New Hampshire mission,
Joseph II Harper, Albion, Ia Joseph
IL Page, Dayton, la; Victor Austin.
Idaho Falls, Ia. Leonard Stuart,
Charlestown. la Elias Mather, Hyde
Park, Utah; A Ira Cox, Fairview,
Utah; Meridith Rogers, Garland, Utah;
David Hancock, Syracuse, Utah; Will
liam Mack. Farlane, Utah; ] A Turn
or. Eaton. Col Vermont mission, Will
liam w Austin, Salt Lake City, pres
ident. ] A. Bullock Provo, Utah; F
A Miller, Spanish Forks, Utah; George
c. Larsen, Salt Lake City; G S. Will
liams, Cumberland Wyo. G II Lind
Eery, Poole. Utah; John Harvey, Ray
inond, Alberta, Cam. Frank Brown,
Salt Lake City; B~ f Rich, New
York City, president of eastern states
mission