The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-10-15
PREVIOUS CONFERENCE
CROWDS SMALL TO
THIS ONE
OVERFLOW MEETINGS HELD
FOR HUNDREDS.
Church In Business Endorsed BY Pre-
siding Bishop Nibley, While All Of
the Authorities Are Sustained
without Dissenting Hand - Key
note Sounded BY President Grant

With the unanimous and prompt sus-
tanning of each and everyone of its
general authorities and prayer by
President Ilcbcr u Grant for the
blessings of God upon the Lattcr-day
Saints, the ninety-first semi-annuil
conference of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Spinis was
brought 10 a close at $3.50 o'clock last
Sunday afternoon at Salt Lake City.
The conference, which opened Friday
morning. held general sessions each
morning and afternoon, a large NUM-
Der of special meetings Of various
branches of the church organizations
being held. Attendance ut both morn
ing and afternoon sessions Sunday
was by far the largest of the three
days. The tabernacle, capable of
holding more than ten thousand peo-
pie, was inadequate for the faithful
Overflow meetings were held in As
sembly Hall and the Bureau Of 1nfor-
nation building. Even then 1t was
out of the question for all who went
to the tabernacle 10 gain admission.
The nislcs and doorways were packed,
while hundreds stood up all around
the sides Of the balcony.
President Grant. in his "kcynote"
addr rs Friday morning, set the stan
dard for the scores Of church officials
who had occupied the stand by re-
quest of the president with addresses
during the progress Of the conference.
This keynote was keep the command
ments Of God" Some phase Of the
wide realm of thought opened by this
scripiural declaration was the theme
of every man who spoke The sub
jects emphasized were charity, pay
ment of iithcs, obedience to law, sup
preston Of the tobacco habit, the
evils Of hasty Judgment and the dis
tinetion made between the Latter-day
Saints and the rrst of the world, be-
cause, the speaker said, they are the
chosen people of God. Each address
was grounded on some point In the
doctrine of the church, and with few
exceptions references 10 political OF
business conditions gcro incidental.
However, nj the afternoon session
Sunday, Presiding Bishop Charles w
Nibley took occasion 10 reply 10 criti-
oisms Of those within the church, who
objected 10 the church being In bust
ness. He said business IL a part
Of the church business. II Il one of
the purposes for which il Is establish
ed. IL is in business 80 that Il can
help in the work of developing and
building up cities and towns and
communities The church Is one Of
,he means 10 this end and that Is one
of the reasons for lbs power and in
flucncc.' One of the features of the
morning session was the address Of
Apostle Melvin j. Ballard, who set
out his exposition Of the view that the
Lhtter-dny Saints were the chosen
seed of lsarel, set apart and design
Rted by God in q previous existence
for oXallation and glory here, who
were 10 enjoy the reward for their
faithfulness and loyalty in the "latter
day when the wicked gentiles and all
Others who rejected the true gospel
are 10 be condemned and punished. "
II took President Grant only about
twelve minutes 10 read the names of
all the general authorities of the
church, designating the various posi-
tons they occupy, and TO say; cit is
proposed that we SUSTAIN mention
ing name and title, "all in favor make
IL manifest by raising the right hand. u
Up went thousands Of hands. "Con-
trary by the same sign" President
Grant called. There was no suggos'
ton Of contrary" and the sustaining
was completed without hitch or stop
With the exception of a few special
musical numbers, the singing through
out the conference was by choir anG
congregation with organ accompani
ment. In the selection Of the hymns
President Grant almost invariably
chose one that was familiar 10 th,
great mass of the attendants, and
while he always announced the NUM-
Der of the song, il was noted thai
comparatively few individuals made
use of their hymn books.
With the tabernacle capacity filled
last Sunday at both sessions and IN,
choir under the direction Of Prof. A
C., Lund, the volume of harmony thai
arose from the throng was impressive
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