OEFEHDSH0RH0N! PRESIDENT 8MITH REFUTi CHARGES OF COMMERCIALIS IN CONFERENCE ADDRESS. Leader of Latter-day Saints Declar That "Tha World Does Not Oppoa t Us for What We Do, But for Whal It Charges Us With Doing." Salt Lake City. Mrnirera of tl church from every state in the Unlo from Great Uritain and the Europe; countries and the varioua islam were present at the opening seesU on April 5 of the eighty-second aiinu , conference of the Church of Jesi ; Christ of Latter-day Faints. At the opening session more thi 7,000 peoplo were present In the ta ' ernacle. Only three of the gener authorities Apostles Heed Smoc. Rudger Clawson and George A. Smli were absent from their posts wh the meeting was called to order I President Smith. President Joseph r. Smith nr t Tresldent Anthon II. Lund were t) speakers. In his address. President Smith, ' his defense of the Mormon peop against the attacks and charges mai K ' i , . , . .. - J . i ' , -v ' '. ' ' . ". ; : . - J :" ' ) ; ' -.; ... ' ' J-At- 2 ' -eh'- ' jF-i: g' ',.. ' ',r. ft A ' . - ( , t ' -7 I ' L - .1 PRESIDENT JOSEPH F. SMITH. by speakers and writers of the pat few years, declared that "the worl joes not oppose, us for what we dt but for what it charges us with d Ing." . Various of the charges laid at th toor of the church were taken up b President Smith in his speech au fach branded as false and designei to place the .Mormon people- In a fals light. The charge that the church is en laged In commercialism was niOH forcibly denied by the president, whi Seclared that "there Isn't the leas I semblance of truth In the charge.' Continuing his denial of this accusa ; tlon, he said that the church does no j buy and sell goods or chattels, aru ; that the tithing system Is no mor j connected with commercialism that i the collection systems in vogue in tin ether Christian denominations. More I over, he declared the tithes collected i by the Mormon authorities to be vol untary contributions, which, he said j branded a absolutely false the tate tnent that the Mormon people' ar compelled to pay tithing. In concluding his denunciation ol the enemies of the church, he assert ed that they do not attack the principles prin-ciples and doctrines of the faith, but Instead they Interpret the Mormon ioctrines without regard to truth, and base their attacks on these Interpretations. Interpre-tations. He denied that the Latter-day Latter-day Saints are losing their spirituality, spiritual-ity, as has been charged In England, and declared the spirituality of Jhls people was never greater in the history his-tory of the church. The church, he declared, was In a prosperous condition condi-tion and growing, progressing and advancing dally. President Lund, In the concluding address. Implored the Latter-day Saints to mould their lives in the cast of Jesus Christ. He especially urged them to pattern after the forpfvir. and sacrificing nature of tne SavirA "I do not believe that we are retrograding retro-grading or losing our spirituality." said President Lund. "On the other hand. I believe we are growing stronger and progressing daily. I think the Mtter-day Saints have more cause to be thankful to the Lord for blessings bestowed upon them than any "other -people in the world. "We should show our appreciation ef this kindness, not alone In words, but In actions also. We should ofW thanks to the rd upon arising for his kindly protection and seek bis divine di-vine guidance In the duties that lav before ui In the day. Again at nU'ht we should seek communion with the Lord In prayer." Apostlo C. W. Penrose d tlvered the principal discourse cf the afternoon.. Sills remark! were directed alot g U channels made by the address President Smith, belnif devoted to tl rapid and sure growth of the cliurc spiritually, financially and temporall Especial attention was given In def Ing the attitude of the Latter-di Saints toward the other Christian d nominations. He declared that tl Latter-day Saints extend to the pe pie of the world the privilege of wo shlplng as they deem fit, without fei of Interference from the Mormon pe es P'e. . "In return, all that we want." sal Mr. Penrose, "Is to have the san 1 privilege, the liberty to carry oi message to the world, unhampered I the interference of other sects." Francis M. Lyman, the aecoti lie speaker, commented further on tli n, organization of the church, laying e , peciul stress on the powers of orgai .j,, Uatlon to bring about personal aislK ance and cooperation between a members of the church. His addri al was confined almost wholly to do is trlnal lines and dealt largely with th divinity of Mormonlsm. in The concluding address waa dell b- cred by Ileber J. Grant, who endea-a endea-a ored to disprove the claims advance ,j by speakers and writers opposed t h' the church, to the effect that Mo monism Is a delusion and a snare. All of the,j:eneral authorities, frot ,v the president to choir leader, wer unanimously sustained In their preser id positions at the closing sesslo's th ie second day of the conference. Hyrum G. Smith, son of Hyrum I n Smith of I'rovo, the oldest son of th I,, lain President Patriarch John Smltl . wan announced aa the successor to h' grandfather, the late Patriarch Jc - Henry Smith. Mr. Smith was born and raised 1 I'tnh, six-nillng the greater part of hi life In I'rovo, where his parents nor reside. Ho la 27 years of age, and 1 at pn-sent residing In Ixis Angeles. After the gene.Al authorities ha' been sustained. President Joseph V Smith stated the new patriarch is ; lineal descendant of the late Johi Smith. This Is the only position li the church that Is hereditary. The morning session of the secom day's conference was attended by mor than 7.000 church members. A post 1. Hyrum M. Smith, was the first am principal speaker of the morning nieel Ing. Ills addresa was divided Into twi distinct sections, the first being an ar pea! for support of homo products am home Industries and the second ail monlshlng the Saints to live the won of wisdom. George F. Richards, the secont speaker, confirmed his remarks ti doctrinal topics. The concluding; ad dress was delivered by Thomas E. Mc Kay. president of the Swiss Germai mission. His remarks were devotet to a review of the conditions of Mor monism In the territory under his su pervislon. AposMe D. O. McKay of Ogden wai the principal speaker of the afternooi session. His remarks were dlrectet - along the lines of a reply to the slnn l( derous charges made against the Mor . mons. Taking up thin subject hi pointed out how the Mormons havi been reviled and slandered during -past few months from the pulpit, through the press and by means or thi 0 motion pictures. This latter power h y referred to as the most forcible tueann ri discovered by the enemies of the 1 church, because of the vivid and falsn e Impremions left In the minds of thoss viewing the films. These falsi? Im- - presslons. according to the speaker t are the result of Ignorance, spurred on j by the ranting of people who try to t make capital of the alleged unpopu- larlty of the Mormons. - Orson F .Whitney was the first t speaker at the afternoon session. Ills I addresa wag devoted almost wholly to s doctrinal lines and the endeavor to i disprove the claims that Joseph Smith ; was not a prophet, seer and revelator - The opening prayer was given by Kd-I Kd-I ward J. Wood of Cardslon. Canada, - president of Alberta stake. The bene. , diction wan pronounced by Joseph Shepherd of Heaver stake. i Faster was appropriately observed at the closing sessions of the confer-' confer-' ence on Sunday, fully 15,000 memhers of the church taking part In the ser-vices, ser-vices, it being necessary to hold three overflow meetings. In the musical programs of both the afternoon and morning session the Faster spirit also was abundantly dls played. Solos appropriate to the day were rendered and the choir numbers were als chosen because of their appropriateness ap-propriateness to the day. President Joseph F. Smith presided at both meetings In the tabernacle. Apostle Anthony W. Ivlns. Apostle Joseph Jo-seph F. Smith, Jr., and Elder Charles A. Callls were the other speakers. That Mormonlsm will f.c-jrlsh. tn spite of the fact that sotn ctarpe that th" memliers of the third generation will drift from th faith, and that the peo r'e of the world will have the opportunity oppor-tunity of hearing tli testimony of th j third, fourth, fifth and sixth generations, genera-tions, were the declarations of President Presi-dent Joseph F. Smith In his concluding conclud-ing address. j The prlii'ipal speech of the afternoon after-noon was delivered by Ir. J. F. Tal-i Tal-i in age, recently appointed to the quo rum of the twelve apostle. The r marks of lr. Ta!m.ie wr dire'fet? ial uig the lines of Ejster. The do trine of the Latter-day Saint remrd inif the resurrection of the Savior wer j vividly (xirirnved as the speaker com-i com-i pared Mormon beliefs with those of lth other Christian denominations, j Hen E. Ki'-h, president of the east err. '"states minion, biuI H. G. Thatcher, for i the past three year" at the head of th I Netherlands mission, briefly added , their te-!mony as to the truth of Mor I monism. Mrtntars of nirminKham. Knland. MisisirKiary conforfnrr h'!d tin Ir tnth mnual r unlun Friday hIkM. Atnint Juit attended. Th rocnlar -p-t!)n of fflrcrs Is uniially hr-tl In the fall, tit Aiiir to rflenations. two n'- ! irf-siili'ts wre rhorn. Thpy ate Mlrt Cos and Kamur-I IIoarl The sr-mi-annnal reunion of th" orth-rn f"!t-s Missionary soci- ty ras he'd Friday Elrhf. I) A Ijitimer. ;rsldpnt ef th Fld'-rs' asswUtlun. am In char- Addriifs er d'ltr-red d'ltr-red by Mr. Latimer and (. E. E:is i-orth, president of tt mission. Th r.-'ti'-alopitnl h Ifly hfld Its tii;irtr!y m-'iinr atnrdiy aftrnoon Tht (iri-i'li-al addrr-KS was dnlivr'-1 t.y Ir. K. ti. Tltua of th. Ftah Aprl-i Aprl-i rtiit'iritl r ollt jj". !io sril on "Mod ! in M'-thxIs of lnd-:ns: ( ;"ii-,i!ii?!t-;il ''lid l.'ui''r.ii- I a ; a " I r. John A. Widi v(, ii-ii.-nt of til" Aerlfiiltural col-. col-. I've, adir-ss.-d th pa'herins. At a rruulon of i!salonarls rl th north''rn staus. Ir(sidnt M. J. r.allard d!arrd that thi tid of orrx nitltm In his district was tvirnine and that bundr'-ds rt r-onrts er ntr"r ins Its church snnua'ly.