Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-04-11

and A A. Hinckley, president of Des-
eret stake
At the afternoon session N. H. Well
ing, president of Bear River stake;
William A. Hyde, president Of the Po-
catello stake; Frank Y. Taylor, presi-
dent of Granite stake; L. w. Shurt-
lii, president of Weber stake; Heber
c. Austin, president of Bingham stake,
and o. N. Stohl president of Box Ell
der stake, were the speakers.
The conference came to a close on
Sunday with three great meetings,
the attendance being estimated at 49,
600. BY resolutions adopted by the
Saints the conference was declared
to have been the most helpful in years
Short addresses by members OF
the quorum of apostles along doc
trinal lines with the sustaining of all
authorities without change and a unan-
imous vote that the conference had
been one of the best in the history OF
the church marked the afternoon ses-
sion.
The speakers were Heber ]. Grant,
Hyrum NJ. smith, and Orson f. Whit
ney of the apostles; Hyrum G. Smith,
presiding patriarch, and Brigham H.
Roberts of the first seven presidents of
seventies, while only brief remarks
supplementary to some of the ad-
dress were made by President Joseph
F. Smith, who presided
One of the distinctive features of
the conference was the selection of
speakers, many of them being chosen
from the ranks of the stake presidents.
Addresses were delivered by the pres
idency, but only five members OF the
quorum OF apostles spoke from the
stand in the tabernacle and only one
member OF the first seven presidents of
seventies was heard at regular con-
ference session.
Charles w. Penrose of the first presi-
dency and Francis M. Lyman, presi.
dent of the quorum of apostles, were
the speakers at the morning service in
the tabernacle, while the morning
overflow meeting in Assembly hall was
in charge Of George F. Richards of the
quorum of apostles. assisted by
Charles H. Hart and Levi Edgar Young
Of the seventies and Andrew Jensen,
assistant church historian.
A telegram was read from Apostle
Reed Smoot at Washington Senator
Smoot expressed regret at his inability
to be present at the conference, but he
was with his brethren and sisters in
the spirit, he wired.
From New York came a message
from John w. Young, son of Presi-
dent Brigham Young. He congratu-
lated the Saints and the authorities
upon the continued growth OF the
movement and conveyed his very best
wishes.
Not only was the conference one of
the best in history from point of at
tendance, but all of the speakers were
at their best, and the visiting Saints
were RECALLED with words Of counsel
and cheer, and encouraged by the re.
ports of the growth of the church in
every department.
The musical numbers were of the
highest order, adding to the success of
the conference.
Seventeen missionary reunions in
connection with the Mormon church
conference were held In various parts
Of the city Saturday night. These in
cluded missionaries who had labored
in the following missions, together
with former and present residents:
Australia, California, central states,
French, Hawaiian, Hull, Leeds, Man
chester, Newcastle, New Zealand,
northern states, northwestern states,
Nottingham, Scottish, Sheffield, South
African and western states. At each
of these meetings there was an ex-
cellent program.
Representatives from twenty-four
stakes attended the quarterly meeting
Of the Genealogical society held in
Assembly hall Saturday afternoon inn
mediately after the close of the con-
ference session. Charles w. Penrose
Iof the first presidency presided in the
absence of Anthem H. Lund.
Appointments for stake conferences
of the Mormon church from April 10
to September 2S have been made by
authorities of the church on a schedule
that will allow some of the leading of
ficials to be present at each confer.
ence.
It was decided that daily public
organ recitals will be given at
the Tabernacle on April 21. The re-
citals begin at IL o'clock noon and
last about one hour They are free,
and are given at the expense of the
Mormon church. Hundreds of thou
sands of tourists each summer attend
the reeitals, carrying away with them
a profound impression of the great
organ of the Tabernacle and sweet
.recolleetions of delightful music.
T. George Wood, one of the found
ers of the Boy Scout movement
among the NJ. l. A. of the Mormon
church, is planning summer camp
for the boys. A definite place has not
yet been selected, but 1t will probably
be located near Salt Lake.
More than 500 members of the Nor