Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-04-08

Jesus Christ, have opened the way for
the return to Jerusalem OF the Jews.
We believe that they will yet come
into the fold of the gospel. Let no
Latter-day Saint have any part in any
agitation or movement against the
Jewish people"
Apostle James Il. Talmage. DIR. Sey-
mour Il. Young, senior president of
the seven presidents of seventies. and
u. II. Roberts, second president of the
council Of seventies. were the speak
ers Of the afternoon. Each OF the
addresses given was doctrinal In char
acter, dealing largely with some par
ticular phase OF the l.. ID. s. creed.
After stating that the public gen
orally, regardless of creed, was al
ways welcome at the conference SEES
sions of the Latter-day Saints, Apostle
Talmage said that II was self-evdent
that the great majority In attendance
were Latter-day Saints. and that. while
his remarks would have special refer
ence to their faith the theme that he
would discuss would be of general in
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of the world.
The speaker first took up the ques-
ton Of the forgiveness Of sin, setting
out not only the necessity for the re-
mission of sin by properly constituted
authority, but also the obligation that
rests upon those who have received
forgiveness of so living that their for
glveness would not be recalled by God.
He cited the biblical parable of the
master and his selfish servant who re-
fused to forgive his debtor, after he
himself had been forgiven, as an ex-
ample of the penalty that may come
to one for hardening his heart.
President Young devoted thirty min
utes to "reminiscences of early days of
the church, speaking from personal
recollection of oliver Cowdry and
Martin Harris. the men who assisted
Joseph Smith, the prophet, In mis-
translation of the Book of Mormon.
Both of these men, he said, left the
church after 1t had been organized
but both in later years repented and
came back ain the gospel" seeking
not rank or privilege, but the oppor-
tunlty to die in the faith.
President Roberts quoted extensively
to show that the doctrines of the
church have been substantlated by
witnesses from the time that God and
Jesus Christ first appeared to the
prophet Joseph Smith and that ample
evidence of the truth of the revealed
doctrines has ever been with the fol-
lowers of the prophet.
The morning session of the church
conference, with the Tabernacle filed
in spite of the storm, was opened by
President Grant, who announced the
hymn, High On the Mountain Top
Banner Is Unfurled."
Justification of the prominent part
that the Latter-day Saints church has
taken In the Industrial and commercial
affairs of the state was set out at
Tuesday mornings session of the
ninety-first conference by Apostle
stephen l.. Richards. He declared
that not only was the participation of
the church in business essential be-
cause of the fact that the temporal
and the spiritual were ineXtricably in
terwoven, but that this very power of
the church In the business enterprises
of the state had proved the financial
salvation of numerous enterprises that
could not have otherwise stood the
strain of the financial depression that
had come In so many lines of activity
during the past year.
Following the address by Apostle
Richards, Rulon S. Wells of the coun-
ell of the seventies spoke briefly, his
theme being eternal life and the
means OF attaining It, His address was
purely doctrinal in nature.
Joseph W. McMurrin, president of
the California mission, spoke Mt some
length on the progress of mission
work in his territory, Joining this with
an earnest admonition to the people
to get away from the idea that mis-
sionarieS laboring in any field were
entitled to speedy release.
Charles IL. Hart of the council of
the seventies discussed the fundamen-
tai principles of the Latter-day Saints
doctrine. He laid especial emphasis
upon the recent statement of Presi-
dent Grant that only the head of the
church had the power, right or author
ity to receive revelations for the guild
ance of the people, quoting. the Doc
| trine and Covenants" to this effect.
Commentator of the Mutual I'M
provement associations of the l., ID. S.
church for the intensive anti-cigarette
campaign and high praise, for the leg
| iSlatures OF the states of both Utah
and Idaho for enacting anu-clgarette
legislation, and of the executives of
these states for signing the measures,
marked the address of Apostle Rich
ard X. Lyman, who was the chief
speaker at the afternoon session.
Perry G.. Holden of Chicago delivered
an extended eulogy of the Mormon
people and Presiding Bishop Charles
w Nlbley Contrasted present-day con-