Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-04-08
LATTER-DAY SAINTS
IN CONFERENCE
PRESIDENT GRANT REVIEWS Ac.
INVITES OF CHURCH AND
ACHIEVEMENT OF YEAR.
Declares That Never Before Since His
Occupation Of Position Of Author
ity Had He Felt SO Much oc-
easion to Rejoice over Progress.

Salt Lake City.--The ninety-frst
conference Of the Church OF Jesus
Christ of Latter.day Saints opened at
10 o'clock Sunday morning, April B.
In the tabernacle.
In his opening address, President
Grant reviewed the activities Of the
church and the achievements of the
past year, declaring that never before
since his occupancy of the position OF
authority In the church had he felt so
much occasion to rejoice over the
progress made by the church.
Itemlzing some of the Steps which
he held as Indicative of development,
he referred first to the mission work,
declaring that this department of the
church furnished an unequaled ex-
ample to the rest of the world for
devotion to the principles of the Cos
pei. In proportion to the number Of
missionaries in the field he believed
that never in the history of the church
had the results been so gratifying.
Temple work, the president said,
had also shown satisfactory progress,
a striking example Of which was to
he found I'm the fact that the fast Of
ferings in single Sunday, set apart
toward the erection of temple In
Arizona. had yielded $11S,00O
Referring specifically to amounts ex-
pended in different fields of church
work, President Grant said that In the
past year $71S,407 has been used In
educational work, S346,203 for taber-
nacles. amusement halls and chapels
and S50l,T09 for missionary work. He
estimated the time and labor expended
by the missionaries to be the equiva-
lent OF $2,000,000, and declared II a
marvel for the world to note that a
people who numbered only half n
million, all told, should so far devote
their time and substance to the cause
they had espoused. Assistance given
to the poor during the year had
amounted to S450,000, while $15S,715
had been expended In temple work,
another illustration OF falthfulness in
living up to the doctrines of revealed
religion IN laboring for the salvation
of those who had died before receiving
the gospel.
President Grant paid high tribute
To President Anthem III. Lund, who
died only a few weeks ago.
Charles w. Penrose, first counselor
to President Grant, and Anthony w.
WINS, second counselor, recently ele-
waited TO the position from the quorum
of the twelve, were the other speak
crs at the morning session. The adj
dresses of both were largely theologi-
cal In character, Mr.. Penrose dealing
with the nature, power and functions
OF the Holy Ghost" while Mr.. WINS
spoke chiefly of the inspiration of the
Book of Mormon"
Apostle Rudger Clawson, now presi-
dent of the council of the twelve, sue
ceedng Anthony w. WINS, was the
first speaker of the afternoon ses-
sion. He devoted himself almost en-
tirely to an analysis of the authority,
power and functions of the priesthood
of the l.. ID. s. church, describing
both orders, the Melchesedlc, or high
er. and the Aaronic, or lesser.
At the afternoon session. before call
ing on any of the general authorities
to address the congregation Presi-
dent Grant said that in his haste and
press of matters to be attended to at
the morning session, he had overlooked
one of the most important, the report
as to tithing. Without specifying
exact figures, the president said that
he congratulated the Latter-day Saints
upon the payment of a slightly larger
sum in tithes during the year just
ended than in the previous year.
Apostle George +. Richards, presl-
dent of the Salt Lake temple, who
followed Mr.. Clawson, said that ms
the keynote of the last conference
keep the commandments of God" had
proved so successful, he rejolced that
the keynote of the present gathering
was continue to keep the command
ments."
Despite the storm that prevailed
throughout Monday afternoon, rain anC
snow alternating, the tabernacle was
more than comfortably filled at the
beginning of the afternoon session.
Solemn and emphatic warning to hi
people that they have no part in, mol
anything to do with, any agitation ol
movement against the Jewish peopl,
was given by President Ileber J
Grant, Just before the close of tn,
conference Session on Monday.
There appears to be-" said Presi
dent Grant, "a good deal of agitation
against the Jewish people We shout,
hold no ill-will against them. Tn
duly constituted authorities of on