The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-04-14

more clearly in the Book NJ Mormon
than in the New Testament and that
through the principles Of Jesus Christ
the Mormon cause viii triumph
David II. Cannon OF St George Of.
fcrcd the opening prayer. In which
he bcsccchcd Providence TO "fru5'
trate and bring to nlusht every EFFORT
that Is being made to thwart Thy /
work" and that those who arc max |
ing the attacks against the Mormon |
church may fail in every cndeavor.
In order that conference visitors |
might visit friends In the city. see the |
aviation meet and attend various re-
unions. no session OF the cighty'hrst
annual conference was held ON Satur'
day.
Defense Of Mormonism Eainst the
attacks which are being made against
the church and iis leaders formed the
basis for three addresses. delivered
by Apostle Anthony w. Wins. Joseph
W. McMurrin. first counselor OF the
seventy, and Apostle Joseph +. smith,
jr, at the closing session VI the
eighty first annual conference oil me
Church OF Jesus Christ OF Laitorday
saints at tho Tabernacle sunday AT
tornoOn.
At tho conclusion Of the meeting
all OF tho present general officers oil
the church were sustained for another
year. a report OF the financial condi
/ ton OF the church was read and unan
/ imously adopted; reply was made to
| the anti.Aormon articles appearing
In various prominent magazines. ana
a short farewell speech was delivered
by President Joseph r. Smith.
AZ the annual reunion OF the sun
day schools OF tho Church OF Jesus
Christ OF Latorday Saints at the Tab
crnaclc Sunday night the articles oil
faith of the church were recitcd IN
fourteen languages. each Of the thlr'
tcon articles being given In a separate
foreign tongue. at the end OF which
the entire thirteen were rccitod 10
English by tho large congregation
which filled the Tabernacle to Us ca
pacly. A report was madc showins
a material incrclsc In tho number Of
pupils and teachers In the church
sunday schools. Addresses were de.
, llycrcd by President Joseph r. Sml,h
and by Apostle Hcbcr J. Grant spe'
clal music WAS rendered by the Tab
ernac,o organist. Professor J. J. Nc
! CIellan. aud by tho Alpine Boys
! chorus, OF Alpine stake northern UAh
, county.
J. According 10 the sccretary's report
i the increase In number OF Sunday
0 school students since the federal eep
l. sus In 1900. up to the time OF the
last official counting in 1910. was io'
g ty.two per cent or nine per ecf
u greater than the inorcNSp IN ilisis
" population. The report showed ~
: there arc now 1851 children inpe
! Sunday Schools and 22,94S parNs'
= The average attendance is biSiypc
= cent OF the entire membership
The general officers OF the chrfh'
a sustained by unanimous yOie at rhe
10 Sunday session Of the conicrnre'
n were.
10 First Prosldcncy--Jo1eph F. sanh'
70 prophet, seer and Teyolator. and resi-
o. dent a. II. Lund, first coumpr'
~ John Henry Smith. second coum pr
y Quorum Of tho Twelve Apos',,
T.. f. NJ. Lyman. II. j. Grant, WteI
%. Clawson, Reed Smoot, H. NJ sln'
O. G. a, Smith. c. w, Penrose' r.
N Richards, d. u MCKAY, " r. ~
ney, A. w. WINS. Joseph F. smla' IT,
H. John Smith. presiding patriaru
D. First Presidents Of the seVen'F-
ID s. y. Young, u. II. Roberts VI
re Klmball, X. s. Wells. j. W. h'1ur'
I'd rim, c. II. Hart and Low r. foat
N Presiding Bishopric-C' W. NYey'
10 presiding. o. y. Miller, first coataei'
81 or. David A. Smith, second ooupilo
IN a. II. Lund. church historian ma
w general church recorder, Andres yen.
Ut son, u. II. Roberts. A. William flnd
u and +. j. Smith. jr., assistant itor'
AZ ians.
IT. II. II. Cummings. general spfrin
- tendent of church schools.