Show M SION IN MEX IGO 10 BE AB PRESIDENT SMITH SAYS SAINTS ARE RELEASED FROM DU DUTY dury ry IN SOUTHERN REPUBLIC head of mormon church at semi annual conference discusses troubles ica of colonial colonists sea elon sion one of interest salt lako lake city CRY at tho the opening see slon of the eighty thard deml annual conference confer of tho the church of jesus christ of latter day saints held in this city on friday october 4 dent joseph P F smith of tho the trials of tho the saints in war ar stricken mexico and declared that tho mission there Is at least for tho the present at IL t end bad that the bravo men and women who had risked their fortunes and their lives in ho the attempt to build up a branch of the church in that country are released from further duty lu in tho southern republic the president paid a globing tribute ute to tho the members of the church who had gone to mexico to make weir th belr homes declining iring that they have suf a great deal at the hands of a degraded wicked unprincipled grade of men many of whom unquestionably have good hearts in them and will manifest the goodness of their hearts when under the influence of good men and of favorable surroundings the american government said president smith has played the part of iscom dorn in standing aloof and lettine letting dog cat act the church dignitaries were vere well represented at the conference only two of the apostles being absent rudger claw claa son who Is in Eur europe opt and george F richards RIchard 3 of the first seven presidents of the there were ere present J golden kimball B young rulon S 8 wells J W me ic murrin and charles 11 hart bishop charles W nibley presiding bishop of 0 f tho ho church and his counselors 0 P stiller and david 4 smith pros ent scores of other high churchmen including patriarch hyrum G smith occupied seats 3 of honor fully persons many of them pilgrims from throughout the world far and near where the branches ol 01 the church are located were present the attendance exceeding that of any opening session in years following the address of president smith president anthon H lund made a brief doctrinal address addres following 1111 closely the line marked out bj by president smith in the closing of his sermon four of the first council of seven ties charles H hart joseph W me Bl murrin rulon S wells and jonathan G kimball also spoke at the opening days sessions each dell delivering yering an in tive and entertaining address at the saturday ss slon the vast audience listened to three more of the first council of seventies Brig hain if roberts seymour B young and lev levi adgar young the principal address be ing delivered by elder roberts in the afternoon four of the apostle apostles spoke including president francis M ly lyrian man and Apo apostles atles heber J grant reed smoot and hyrum at smith in his address at the saturday ees es slon president smith eald said god in his hig boi boundless endless wisdom and gra grac clou marcy mercy has provided means and has shown the way to the children ot men whereby even in the realm of freedom and the exercise ot of their own on judgment they may inay individually come to god in faith and prayer and find out what should guide and direct tach human judgment and wisdom and I 1 dont want the latter day saints to forget this Is their privilege it Is estimated that there were 12 persons in the tabernacle at each of the meetings on sunday and ID iv the afternoon there must wave have been 1 persons in the tabernacle as hall and outdoor gathering the closing sessions rounded out P conference that has been gra successful it was a might exposi tion of the wonderful and close fellowship which binds together a great people in one faith one hope and united worship of one supreme being especially in the afternoon did th overwhelming throng typify the corn com pact unity of the mormon ormon people speaker speakers at the tabernacle meet meeting ingv were elder charles nr penrose Pen rosc of th the first presidency elder orson F whitney george A smith david 0 F V smith jr an adf 11 Kay joseph james E talmage of the quorum 01 0 twelve apostles and president josep F smith who dosed closed and the conference in a brief eddres 0 admonition elder george F richard Is confined to his home on account of illness and president smith V asked tho saints to make a Pe n for bit subject t of thel their leov recovery ery a special prayers bof meetings wa wal one of the overflow held in the assembly hall in abarge V of the quo of elder anthony 7 of tolvo apostles rum president dett sam speakers w ere him as states alel 0 bennion of th e contra ells 3 president german germa mission athern in isslyn ason worth of the northern states president charles A callis or of me the and elder mission southern states david 11 cannon of st george |