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Show ISITS ATTEND THE FALL GONFERENGE SALT LAKE THE MECCA OF LOYAL CHURCHMEN FROM ALL j OVER THE COUNTRY. ! Church Leaders Go on Record as Favoring League of Nations and Opposing Mob Violence and j the Closed Shop Plan. i Sail Lake City. The nilllietli semi-' semi-' annual conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of I .a t ter-day Saints, held , at the historical Tabernacle on Oclo- her .'!, 4 and 5, was a most enjoyable , meeting for the loyal Saints, while the I attendance was till that could have, been desired in spile of the inclement I weal her. President Heber .1. (Irani delivered a most forceful sermon at the opening open-ing session. AM members of the council of twelve I apostles with the exception of Senator Reed Snioot and George Albert Smith, now in England, were present at the opening session. Of (he lirsl seven presidents of the Seventies, all were present hut Professor Profes-sor Levi Edgar Young. Eight mission presidents, representing represent-ing all the mission Molds of the church in the United Slates, were also present. pres-ent. The only foreign mission Held represented was .Mexico. of the tirst auihorilies of the church besides President Irani", there were preseut Anthon 11. Lund, tirst counselor coun-selor of tiie first presidency, and Charles V. Penrose, second counselor nf the first presidency. President (Irant in his opening address ad-dress declared that lie is firmly in favor fa-vor of the league of nations, lie said that, in a manifesto sent to the United States senate, lie strongly urged the ratification of the peace treaty and the league of nations without reservations, reserva-tions, as. he said, they could not be changed without, submitting them to Germany and that to his mind, would be a calamity. President Grant referred to the lawlessness law-lessness spreading in the world, especially espe-cially to the recent situation at Omaha. In discussing the strike problem he said he was perfectly willing for men to join unions, but thought the provision provi-sion in labor unions that allows the men to boycott or quit employment because an individual is not a member mem-ber is unfair. He said every .individual litis an absolute right to his free agency, and that when unions deprive a man of the privilege of gaining a livelihood that man is 4prived of his freedom. Apostle Orson F. Whitney offered in the benediction a prayer for the speedy recovery of the president of the United States. President Charles W. Penrose spoke in favor of the league of nations and also eulogized President Wilson and his work. President Anthon H. Lund, at the opening meeting, said the time is rapidly approaching when peace will be restored in the whole world. At. the afternoon session President Grant stated lie had decided to have a treatise he had just received from Darwin P. Kingsley, president of the Xew York Life Insurance company, entered en-tered in 1 1 10 official conference minutes, min-utes, as it is one of the best arguments argu-ments in favor of the league of nations na-tions he has read. He said time would not permit its reading in the conference confer-ence session. George I1'. Richards of the council of the twelve, who recently returned from presiding over the European mission, gave a picture of the horrors of war as he bad seen them. Rudger Clawson of the council of the twelve condemned race suicide. He said it was the duty of all parents par-ents to raise their children properly. At the second day's session of the conference, re-echoing the sentiments of the first presidency of the Church, Orson V. Whitney, Anthony W. Ivins, .lames E. 'I'alniage and Stephen L. Richards, of (lie council of the twelve, and Apostle David O. McKay and Joseph Jo-seph Fielding Smith, unequivocally declared de-clared for the league of nations covenant. cov-enant. Apostle Whitney told of a number of predict int. ; of Joseph Smith w hich bad come to pass. One was where the prophet had foretold that the Civil War would slart In South Carolina. Caro-lina. He also stated that Joseph Smith h.-:d become a candidate for president of the United Slates simply in an effort to avert the war by suggesting sug-gesting tAist slaves be purchased by the government from the owners. Apostle Whitney also read from the Pearl of Great Price, which stated Unrighteous Un-righteous should he preserved and that J Zion should be established upon this i continent. I Apostle David O. McKay said in his j sermon that Christianity had not failed. fail-ed. The world war, he declared, was brought about by unchristian people. In proof, he said that even the first prayers outlined in Hold Writ, which stood first for God, second for charily and Ultra for ;,-!-vico. had been violated violat-ed by the forces that "Mn:gM on the j war. Their object was might and si-if-ishness. President Don P.. Collon aL ,!.e Uintah Uin-tah slake, in offering the invocation, prayed that President Wils,.., might recover his health. In addition to the numerous inspiring inspir-ing and instructive nddresscs delivered by church leaders, the ninetieth conference con-ference will long he remembered for the high quality of the musical program, pro-gram, Utah's greatest musicians contributing con-tributing to the success of the conference. confer-ence. The final sessions of I lie conference, on Sunday, were so well attended that overflow meetings were held, four meetings being ill progress at once. Eight speakers briefly addressed the people in the Tabernacle in the afternoon, after-noon, led by Dr. Seymour B. Young, president of the council of presidents of seventies, who was followed ill order or-der of seniority by the other six members mem-bers of the quorum, namely: Rrigliam 11. Roberts, Jonathan G. Kimball, Rubin Ru-bin S. Wells, Joseph W. McMurrin. Cliarlcs II. Hart and Levi Edgar Young. Necessarily the addresses were brief and consisted mainly of testimony as to Hie divinity of the church's work. The sentiments expressed by President Pres-ident Heber J. Grant in his recent petition pe-tition lo the senate asking for the immediate im-mediate ratification of the peace treaty, it was slated, were endorsed by the first presidency as well as all of the members of the council of the twelve now in Utah, who constitute the directing leaders of the church. Nearly every speaker alluded to the league of nations and the good it would accomplish for humanity; how it is in accordance with Christ's leaching leach-ing and would hasten the coining of peace. ' Apostle Lyman, in his opening address ad-dress tit the tabernacle Sunday morning, morn-ing, declared himself in favor of the league of nations and in full accord with his co-workers. He stated he was expressing himself for the first time on this subject. Apostle Ballard declared that there are two ways of obtaining obedience and efficiency, one by force and the other by love, the speaker declared. He referred to the German army as an illustration of the former, when men had been forced at Ihe point of bayonets into trenches, and he spoke of the mission of Christ as an illustration illus-tration of the latter force, which he said should be followed by all, as only through love and charity would real efficiency be obtained. He said the leaders of the church had ever led by love and not by force. President Young staled that while he believed George Washington was a diWice Instruiueiit in establishing a free government, and also Abraham Lincoln, in seeing that the precious principles of human liberty, as written writ-ten in the Declaration of Independence, should not perish, he also believed President Wilson was t lie human instrument in-strument of God for extending these principles to every nation. President Hart said lie rejoiced that this was God's favorite land, and that a government had been established here for freedom and liberty, whose purpose it was to give this" right to the whole world. He praised the work of Pershing's forces in France, and said h2 deemed it divine guidance that bad kept Utah's fighting unit, under General Gen-eral Young, from being called to make the supreme sacrifice, though the men were ready to offer their all. Bishop Nihley said he was willing lo co-operate with President Grant in anything asked of him in the common cause. Less than one year ago he stood at President Joseph F. Smith's grave and pledged there that he would support President Grant in bis administration, admin-istration, as he had done President Smith. Bishop Nibley said too much money is being spent extravagantly, lie said that while there was prosperity prosperi-ty people should Save for the rainy days. President Grnnl announced that since the last conference, stakes had been organized at Hurley. Blaine and Twin Falls, Idaho, and the San Luis stake in Colorado had been reorganized. reorgan-ized. President Grant said there were j today 871 wards and seventy-nine stakes in the L. D. S. church. It is estimated that in the after- noon about 12.0(10 people crowded into ' the Tabernacle, the auditorium and I gallery being a solid sea of faces. About oiiOO packed the Assembly ball : 2U0t crowded into Barratt hall, and ,'iiKHt constituted the audience at the outdoor meeting held on the steps of ihe bureau of information buildiiiL'. The general authorities of the church were sustained by unanimous vole at the close of Ihe conference. President Irant reading the names. The R 'lief society conference of the church was held on October 2 in the Bishop's building. The feature of the sessions was the blessing give the large ; number of women present by President Emmeliue P.. Wells, who. though more than I'l years of age. and still weak Trout hci- recent illness, was present j at both sessioie:. Many missionary reunions, which form the social side of the L. D. S. general eonferece, were held, consisting consist-ing chiefly of programs, followed b. ibincinc anil ref reslimenl s. |