The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-04-14
ARE NO PLURAL MARRIAGES
President Smith Assures Saints That
Plural Marriages In Church Have
Ceased and That No Man Has
Authority to Perform Them.

authority to perform them, and inVit
Ing the national congress TO bring
about constitutional amendment Civ
Ing the government the right to han
die plural marriages, President 10
scph p. Smith delivered the principal
address Of the cighty.nrst annual con
ference OF the Church OF Jesus Christ
" Luttcrday Saints at the opening
session OF the conference at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning, April .. In the tab
crnacle.
According to officials Of the church.
the address Of the president was the
most important made by any high OF
Hcer Of the church since the mani
fcsto was issued by President VIII
ford Woodruff in October 1890.
Among other things, President
Smith declared the church to BE- In
good financial condition, that the
birth rate among the members OF the
church ls the highest In the world,
that the death rate IS the lowest, that
/ the rate Of divorce ~ approximately
only oncnnh the size. proportionatc.
/ Iy. OF the rest Of the country. and that
plural marriages have absolutely
ceased In the Mormon church.
In connection with this last. Prcsi
[ dent smith declared that there 10 not
a man la the church VINO u author
lied to perform or solcmnizc a plural
marriage. and that efforts are bciny
made to nnd the persons who arc
leading the people astray In the mat
ter. and that when they arc found
they will be- dealt with as others have
been In the past.
President Smith announced, durini
he course OF his address, that In 1911
.he church had spent S2i5.OOO IN mis-
sluns, 100000 for church schools. an,
100000 for charity. Bap,isms II
stakes and missions In 1910 were Il,
! lO2. In the temples during 1910 1856
couples were married.; HOO couple
II church people were married ciyilly
IN the church there is one divorce Il
5000 members: the average rate u
he United States Is one In HOO.
President Anthem II. Lund urge
the people to stamp 6uf the liquor ev
and not to use tobacco. lie was gla
tho legislature had given the peopl
chance TO vote on the liquor que
: ton and declared that In all comm
litles where the Mormons are In IN
majority. prohibition should be eI
lcted.
3 There was large attendance at u
opening session. the greater portion
the church officials being presen
Apostle Rudger Clawson Is In Europ
l. Reed smoot Is in Washington In a
: enhance on the United States senat
i while John Henry Smith. second cou
: selor. was unable to attend owing
,ickness.
;, Francis NJ. Lyman, president OF u
l quorum OF twelve apostles; Apost
| Hebor J. Grant and Apostle Hyru
d NJ. Smith addressed conference at Il
lftornoOn session. Defon OF Il
church against the vicious attacks /
ing published In various magazin
l. we're the themes of the speeches
l. President Lyman and Apostle Graz
n while Apostle Hyrum NJ. Smith cul
gizcd the character OF President
@ scph +. Smith as model for all m,
u TO follow.
Apostle c. W. Penrose. the prln
pal speaker a. the morning session
o the conference on Friday, deplor
the fact that 80 many Mormons n
married outside the temple. urg
young people TO adopt the Morm
u ceremony. which is for this life a
d. an eternity. and denied that Chr
ever said there was no marriage
heaven. lie decriod divorce, b
maintained that the Savior had new
y said that a woman should live with
man who abused her. declaring II
the power that can seal can unsc
Other speakers at the morning s.
OF sion were c. A. Calls, president
- the southern states mission, "
er praised the authorities Of the chur,
and Apostle George +. Richards.
The speakers at the Friday aft
40 noon session OF the conference We
no Apostle Orson f. Whitney. Bishop
30 w. Nibey and Brigham II. Rober
70 one OF the presidents OF the sew,
O. ties
er That Mormonism is the relizatl
of prophecy made by Isaiah
Years before the birth OF Chr
OF the coming forth OF m
co velous work; that the miss
UT u the Mormon church Is
reclaim the MISUNDERSTANDING spl
ual world; that if science ana religI
no disagree It Is because science has
el yet discovered enough, and Il
strength will come from God TO C
Quor the world under the Morn
~, banner, were the features Of the
-, dresses delivered.
az Apostle Whitney explained whe
.. In the Saints believe their faith
~ the realization OF lsliah's prophel
w. Bishop Nlbley declared that rellg
Va was the only great work or sciel