Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-10-13

& Salt Lake City.-Stormy weather
o may have kept number of people
y from attending the eighty-sixth serni
g annual conference of the Church Of
: Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, held
/, here October 6, and 8, but the at
e tendance was most gratifying and the
, conference one of the most successful
in every way in the history of the
: church.
Fully 5000 members Of the church
focked into the Tabernacle to hear
the keynote address delivered by
President Joseph F. Smith.
Pleas by President Smith for great
er activity in the work of the church,
both on the part of stake and ward
officers and among the members of the
church. and exhortations to Mormons
in general to be guided by a spirit oil
brotherly love and settle differences
that members sometimes take before
church and civil courts we're the fea-
lures of the opening session.
President Lunds talk urged a great
er and more regular attendance at
sacramental meetings. He warned his
hearers of the dangers of spiritual
starvation, and he dwelt upon the ad
visibility of encouraging singing as
part of the religious services inasmuch
as the more attractive the service is
made the greater will be the attend.
ance.
Joseph Smith, founder of Mormon
ism, and the relationship which he and
the present head of the church beaI
to the Divinity furnished the theme OF
the principal address at the afternoon
session delivered by Charles w. Pen.
rose, second counsellor of the first
presidency of the church. President
Penrose emphasized his conviction
that Joseph Smith was prophet OF
the living Cod adding that in his be-
lief he was one of the mighty" re-
ferred to in Holy Scriptures as reserv.
ed to come on earth in this last dis.
pensation to revive religious princi,
pies that had been lost for ages.
The tendency of the American peo-
pie to live beyond their means and to
indulge in practices that cannot help
but have the effect of making them
unworthy of the blessing of the Heav-
emily Father, was the theme of Apostle
Reed Smoot at the morning session OF
the conference on October 7.
President Joseph f. Smith presided
over both sessions. Apostle Smoot de-
clared his belief that in the end the,
Mormon church will accomplish the
work that the Lord designed for it and.
added that If the teachings of the.
church were put in force throughout
deal better place for it.
Apostle Clawson spoke briefly in de-
nunciation of moving, picture houses
and other forms of Sabbath amuse-
ments for their tendency to keep the
young from religious observance.
The music, as usual, was one of the,
enjoyable features of the conference.
At the morning session on Sunday.
October 8, it was necessary to hold
overflow meetings.
Present day extraYagances, both
by individuals and by the governing
bodies OF cities, states and nation, and
the seeming tendency of members Of
the church to take part in Sunday
amusements and card playing. fur
1ished themes Of addresses delivered
by Apostles Anthony w. WINS, Joseph
+. Smith, Jr., and James E. Talmage.
War was another topic touched on
oy Apostle WINS. In my travels" he
said, i met men who advocated war.
Ihey told me that our national dignity
lad been injured and they demanded
n return that the guilty be Inundated.
The only redress they could see was
he humiliation of the other fellow.
Apostle James E. Talmage reviewed
he benefits that have been derived by
members of the church in attendance
pon the conference session by the
words of the speakers. Praises had
.ot alone been given, he said, but
also
During the afternoon service tho
eneral authorities of the church were
President Francis M. Ly-
ian of the quorum of apostles read
he list OF authorities, and as tbs
ames were called $4,000 hands were
aised in affirmative approval of The
election made.
The general authorities are the
anne that have held office since the
Ist conference, with the exception OF
lie appointment Of Anthem C. Lund as
of the Tabernacle choir In
lace of Evan Stephens, who was hon
rably released at his own request.
everal new names were included in
lie general boards of auxiliary branch
5, but for the main the incumbent
liberties were reinstated.
AT the afternoon session Seymour b.
Dung, b. II. Roberts and C. w Min