The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-04-11

The Tabernacle was taxed to its
capacity to accommodate the throngs
that attended the second days SEES
sions.
The speakers at the morning ses-
sion were S. o. Bennion, president Of
the central states mission; German
E. Ellsworth, president of the north
ern states mission; Moses W. Taylor
president of Summit stake; Joseph R.
Murdoch, president of Wasatch stake,
and A A. Hinckley, president of nes-
eret stake.
At the afternoon session NJ. 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.
lift, president of Weber stake; Heber
G. Austin, president of Bingham stake.
and o. N. Stohl, president of Box Ell
der stake, were the speakers.
The conference came to close on
Sunday with three great meetings,
the attendance being estimated at 49,
900. 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 unan-
nous 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 M. Smith and Orson F. Whit
ney of the apostles; Hyrum G. Smith,
presiding patriarch, and Brigham II.
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
/
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 message
from John w Young, a son of Presl
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 al of the speakers were
at their best, and the visiting Saints
were RECALLED with words of counse
and cheer, and encouraged by the re
ports of the growth of the church II
every department.
The musical numbers were of the
highest order, adding to the success o
the conference.
Seventeen missionary reunions II
. connection with the Mormon church
conference were he'd in various parts
of the city Saturday night. These in
cluded missionaries who had laboret
i in the following missions, togethe
+ with former and present residents
9 Australia, California, central states
1 French, Hawaiian, Hull, Leeds, Man
$ chester, Newcastle, New Zealand
q northern states, northwestern states
. Nottingham, Scottish, Sheffield. Soutl
Y African and western states. At eacl
of these meetings there was an ex
n cellent program.
: Representatives from twenty-foul
: stakes attended the quarterly meetins
d OF the Genealogical society held il
S Assembly hall Saturday afternoon i'm
+ mediately after the close of the con
e ference session. Charles W. Penros'
!. of the first presidency presided in tn
L absence of Anthem H. Lund.
e Appointments for stake conference
d of the Mormon church from April l
h to September % have been made b
S authorities of the church on schedul
that will allow some of the leading o.
If ficials to be present at each confer
It ence.
d 1t was decided that daily publ
l. organ recitals will be given a
e the Tabernacle on April 81. The re
e citals begin at IL o'clock noon an
e last about one hour. They are free