Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-04-10


and intelligent statement Of all re-
ceipts and disbursements" and added
that the church was to be congratu-
lated for the business methods and ef-
iciency shown by the work of the
first presidency and the presiding
bishopric.
AS on the opening day, the ad
dresses made to the conference were
Of an optimistic and happy nature
Each speaker talked of the excellent
condition of the church affairs, and
pointed out the matters which he be-
lieved should show an improvement
in the coming year The musical pro
grams were thoroughly appreciated.
The famous tabernacle choir was at
its best. Fully 10000 people crowded
every available inch of space in the
great tabernacle at each of the two
general sessions.
After every one, of the general au
thorities of the church had been sus-
tained by unanimous vote, the last
session Of the eighty-fourth annual
conference Of the Mormon church
closed Monday afternoon The many
visitors departed for their homes with
the blessing of their president, who
ence, and with the assurance that the
conference just closed is the best and
most promising in the history Of the
church.
The great tabernacle was comfort
ably filed Monday morning when
President smith called the meeting to
order.
Seymour b. Young, senior presi-
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made the opening address. He gave
some interesting information regard
Ing the spreading of the gospel among
the nations Of the earth.
Elder Brigham II. Roberts of the
first council of seventies followed
with an interesting resume of the
church's history as it taught the les
sons of sacrifice and service to hui
manity. He recalled the sacrifices
made by the pioneers to bring the
people from Missouri to Utah and
of the early labors of the missionaries
throughout the world
Rulon H. Wells of the first council
OF seventies was the first speaker at
the afternoon session He said that
the Latter-day Saints ought not to
preach anything that they did not at
least make an attempt to practice.
He urged the Saints to be engaged in
fighting sin, but told them that at the
same time they should be full of love
and charity for their fellow men,
Joseph w. McMurrin, another men,
Der of the first council of the seven
ties, said he was glad that the Saints,
after attending conference, always
said that the conference in question
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this feeling indicated sustained in
terest and progress on the part Of
the church members.
Levi Edgar Young took up discus
sion of some of the things which Will
liam James and other noted philo-
sophers had said about the need of
religion. He said he was glad that
Joseph Smith was not a schooled man
because the little pedagogic princi-
pies would have stunted his being.
He was not schooled," said the
speaker. That is why he was a great
man.
Charles w. Nibley, presiding bish-
OPP, said that the world for some
years past had been looking for an
easy religion, but he said the Nor
mon religion was not that kind. He
said the gospel as taught by the Nor
mon church was an exacting thing
and urged men to live up to it.
Man cannot be saved except by his
own exertton," said Bishop Nibley.
No one can bless your soul unless
you are willing to help yourself. The
Lord cannot help a man who will not
help himself. We have lot to do
for ourselves. We are working to-
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time, but even then the individual will
still have to develop himself"
President Patriarch Hyrum G..
Smith affirmed the things which had
been said during the conference and,
addressing himself to the young peo-
pie of the church, said that he would
"exhort the youth of Zion to follow
more closely in the footsteps of the
older leaders of the church and not
to forget the Lord and their parents
and the duties they owed to them"
Apostle A. w WINS then read the
report of the church auditing commit
tee, which was read at the Sunday
meeting. and asked the conference
what it would do with the report. On
the motion of President John w. Hart
of Rigby stake the report was accept
the committee. The authorities were
then presented by Apostle WINS and
unanimously sustained.
II feel certain that the spirit of the
conference is pleasing to the Lord, .
said President Smith in closing the
meeting. Il am satisfied that He ap-
proves of the counsel and admoni.
tons given here. May God bless Is.
rael and may the blessing rest espe.
cially on the presiding officers of the
church and its auxiliary organiza,
/ tions"
Thirty-seven of the veterans who
either pulled or pushed handcarts
across the plains and into Salt Lake
valley in the years between 1856 and
1860, with many of their descendants
and friends, held an enjoyable reunion
in Salt Lake during the conference.
A meeting of the Holland Mission.
airy society was held on the 4th inst
there being an attendance of about
900 elders and friends. The meeting
was presided over by Joseph HI
Smith, secretary. The members lis
tened to several interesting and in
structive addresses.
Statistics compiled by officers OF
the different wards and stakes of the
Deseret Sunday School union show a
total enrolment of 1S7.638, a net gain
of 6,4S6 over last year. At present