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Show NO PLURAL MARRIAGES "reiident Smith Aiurfi Sainta Th.it Plural Marriage In Church Have Ceased and That No M.in H.ie Authority to Perform Them. Sail l.nk" CIH - I'o. l.irlnR that plural lii.iri l .i;. h have coaiu'd In 11"' Mormon i linn Ii nn.l that no man h iiiiilioilty lo p. rforiii tln ni, and Invlt-imk Invlt-imk tlio national coticr.'i to brlns! about ll i .umlltll'l.uial lllnomllll.'lH piv lux t'o- itmi nun. lit tho rlKlit to bun-ill., bun-ill., pluial niairhiuoi. l'ri-.-lilint Jo-i.. Jo-i.. .h K Smith ilt llv. nil tho prlnilpil ml. limn of Iho iluhty Ii rut annual con-fen con-fen mo of tho Clnirih ol Jnin t'hrlnt of Latior dav Saln'a at tho op. nlui: i ..... ,,i in o . l.i. k 1 liurK.lay nioriilni;. April 0, In the tub-I'lliiule. tub-I'lliiule. I Aci onlliiK to . fH. lala of the i huri h. : iho loliln of tho pri hlilent wa Iho nio. t linporinnt mnilo by any lry.li other ot-her of tho ihuuli alnco iho mini- foam aa In il by rnrld.-nl Wll (ui.l Woodruff In III I bor, 1 '.!. Amoiii! obir thlncn. I'r. nlil'nt Smith dorian d lb" i hun h to b" In j U'x.'l llnaiii lal i oii.lilioli, that tlio lurlh rule iiiiioiik iho menibi ri of Iho ihiirill la Iho- hli;ln-il III Iho world. Ih.it Iho di nth rate la tho low U, tint tho rate of divorce la approxluint. ly only one mill Iho hIo. prop irllonaio ly, of Iho rent of the coiintiy. and that p'airal m.lrlai!o!i have nbnolutcly c"anod In iho Mormon church. In connection wlih thla lat. I'roal drill Smllh il'.clun d Ihal there la not a mini In Iho chiirih wnu la uihor-li uihor-li d to peiforai or a.iloinuUo a plural niarilae, ami that clforla nro bolun mail., to f I ml tho pornona who a:e loailmi! tho people uatniy In the unit-l.r, unit-l.r, uml lhat wh -n liny nro (oiind lin y will bo dealt wllh ua other have b en In Iho pant. rronldcnl SmlHi nnnouncod, diirlui: ho coiiii.0 of bin nddrenn, that In I'.HH j .ho chur. h had apent Jir..oui In ml I iloiu, ::.iu,oiiu for church aclmola, mi I l.'im.ouu for rhar.ty. llaptlntna In ttakia uml mlanlona In loin were IV I till:. In Iho leiuplea ilurlnit 191" MtUd -ouploa wire inariled; l.luu t-oupl4 if church p. oplo woro mnrrlo.1 civilly. ,n Iho chiin h there la ono dlvorco lo 1.1100 ineniliora; tho nvrraiso into In lot t'nltid Stutea la ono In 1.1"'). I'rclfdent AnHiuil 11. Lund urisod tho pooplo tn alump fcui the liquor evil and not to lino tobacco. He wua itlad tho leulalaluro bad Riven the pooplo chance lo voto on tho liquor quca-tlon quca-tlon nnd declared that In all comma-ilil. comma-ilil. a whoro tho Mormona aro In the uajnrlty, prohlhllloa anoulil be in Ictod. There wua a lnrpe ationaance at tne oixaloa Mealom the (treabrr poriloa ot the church ofllclale bring proavnt. Apontlo ItudRer Clawson ll In Kurope, Itoed Sinoot la In Wa.uliiKton III at- rndanco on the t'nlte.l Htntra aenato. while John Henry Smlih. a.'cond roun t.'lor, waa unublo to attend owing to ileknena. Krancla M. Lyman, president of Ihe Viorum of twelve iiinatlca; Apoatl'i I Ichor J. Oram nn.l Aponiln Hyium M. Smith aildroaned eonforoucc nt Uu iflcrnonn aeanlon. Helen e of Iho hurcli imnlnnt Iho vli loua utlaika bo-liilt bo-liilt publlnhed In vuiloua maisutlnea wore Iho lliemca of tho aiieochea by I'renlilent Lyman and Apiatlo (Irani, while Apnatlrt llyriim M. Smith culo-Klacd culo-Klacd the chnracter of PrcHldcnt Jo-noph Jo-noph V. Smlih aa n model for all men Apoftlp ('. W. ronrone, Ihe prlnilpil prlnil-pil api ukcr nt tho mornlnic aonslnn of Iho conference on Friday, deplored Iho fact that ao many Mormona nro married outride tho tempi", ur;od young people to adopt tho Mormon ceremony, which la for thla li o and nil elcrullr, nnd denied Unit Christ over anld tin ro waa no inurrliiKo In heaven. Ho decried divorce, bin inuliilalned that tho Savior hud never aald thai a woman nhould live wllh n man who nhunod hor, declarliiK Ihnt Iho power that can aoul ran unaeal. Other apoakora at tho niornliiK aeanlon aea-nlon wore ('. A. Callla, prealdont of Iho aoiithern alalia mlHalou, who prulned Iho nuthorllloa of Ihe church, un.l Aimnilo (l.-orno F. Illchaida. Tho aH'ukrra nt tho Frlduy after-noon after-noon nennlou of Ihe conference wore Anomlo Ornon F. Whllney. lllnhop C. V. Mbley and llrlnhiun II. Iloberla, ono of tho proaldeiita of the aeven-Ilea. aeven-Ilea. Thu I Moriuonlnm la tho r. Illation of a prophucy miido by Inalali 7uU yearn before tho birth of ClirUt uf iho comliiK forth of a marvel. mar-vel. nm woik; lint the mlnalon if tho Mormon church la to reclaim the rapidly dlnlpa.lux aplrlt-ual aplrlt-ual w irld; th.it If science nnd reunion dlaiitirrn It In hj-cMiae aii.'iice baa not yet din over. (I i iioukIi, . nnd - that alreiiKili will oino from tlud to con-qucr con-qucr Ihe win Id under til" Mormon banner, were ihe fiaturca ot Iho ad-dn-.cs ilellvon il. Api.ntl" Whluiey oxplilned wherein where-in Iho Salnta b lo ve Ihulr falih In the reall.atioii of liialah'n propliecy; lllnhop Nlbhy declared Ihal rellon waa Hi" only is rout work or aiience which han not proar. ".! durlnt! the last ten yearn and lhat ihe tulraioii of Morinonl-m H to reitoro Irim Chtla tlanlty In Hie world, and F.lder Hob-oris Hob-oris niiilntalie d lhat Ih" truth ami ih c. kkI y ot ntoncni. nl am show n more cl.aily In lb" !l".'k of Mormn.i than 111 the New Tenlnimill anil Unit through Iho principled of J.-aua Chrint the Mortiinii c.iiiie will triumph. li.ivM II. Catnion of St. tie .ri'o of f.nd the op nliii! pinyir, In whl.ti ho I en hid I'rovid.ll. o lo 'film- 'irate and bring lo n niclil every effort that la belliK miolo In llivvatt Thy 'wink." mid lh.it iln'n" who aro nmk llil! III" lilt. i. kn nttalnnt tho Mormon ! church "may lull in every endeavor." In otder lti.it cniferenro vlnltora mlk'ht liit filcndn In th" city, aeo the aviation meet and attend (minus ro-null. ro-null. tin. mi nemliMi or Iho elKhty llrnt annual collier, in v w.m lo l l on Salur-! Salur-! day. iH-feiiso of Morni 'lilntil psilnt the attneli which nro being inndo nualiiai tho church uml Im leaders formed the basis l'r Unco b.IiIiosws, d.ilvoo-d by Aimntln Aniliony W. Ivina, Joiu-ph W. Mc.Munin, llrnt couufi lor of the sovrilty, nnd Aponllo Jon. ph F. Smith. Jr. at tl.o oIiwick c.,nion of Ihe . Isrh'y li.l minimi coiiforciioo of tlio cnurch of .1. aiis' rinb-t iJ Latter day S.ilnts at Iho Taln inacilo Suinkiy af lurn.Hiii. At tho eomiioioii of tho mooting nil ot ho pleM-al Kctleral ol Hears l li e church wen. Kiitaliud lor aisilhit year; a report of the llnaiiclal condl lion of tho church wo rend and uiiiiu-I uiiiiu-I Imounly adopted; reply waa Hindu to the aiitl-Nionuon lu-lleloa upiivurlng In vailous imnniiienl inanailnoa, and a short larcuvll hihcIi was delivered by l'ronlik4it J.m. ph F. Smith. At the iiniiual reunion of tho B"n-day B"n-day eohooln o( tho t'hurch of Joeim Chrint ot Uutor day Saints nt the Tab ernaclo Sunday illicit the articles ol faith of Iho church wero roclli-d In fourteen languages, each ot tlio Uilr teen attleli-a being given In a sepnian lorelgn loiiguo, m the end of whlcb Iho enllro thirtwn wero pxitod l foutu'i hv tho large coiigngntl'S) which 1111. d the Talicrniiclo to IU c 'party. A n inirt waa nuulo slioslo a innii.i-hJ Inciivw III tho tuimbor of puplln nnd teachers In tho church Sunday Bchouln. Addrotan-s were il llvernl by l'lvoldent JoaepU F. 8mllh und by Apos-lu llobor J. Urant. Special Spe-cial in 111.1c wsis rendered by lbs Tab ernueiu orgamnt, I roiennor J. J. '' flelbin, mid by Iho Alpluo Hoys' clHims, of Alilno stiiko iiortiicrn Utah county. According t') Iho seoretarya reprrt the Incmuui In nuiiiber of Buislur snhool atii.lents since Iho fwleral eo ana In 190(1, up lo ho lime of Its last official counting In I'-'IO. was Ut ty-two r cent, or nine per c a grmter (ban tho Inerowix (mljers poimlatlon. Tho report showitl i U there aro now m 651 children In t e Sunday Schools and 22.1I4S pan! i. The BvoraKo Bitondanco Is sluyi oont of the entire membership.. The general o! fleers of the chr k, surtalmd by unanluioua vote all'. Sunday session uf Uie roufem o, were. I First Presidency--Jor.oph F. Hillh. ' prophet, si-er and 1-ovulalor, and rl-A-iiU A. II. Lund, llrsl coiuir, John Homy Siiillh. ocond ruunt'r. (Jin.riiui t-r Iho Twelve An4 F. M. Lyman, II. J. (Irani, IUlr Clawnoii, Kurd Smool, ll. M. 'jih, (I. A. Smith. ('. W. Penros'. CjF. ! Hlrhards, H. O. McKay, ). F. M'U-I M'U-I noy. A. W. Ivlns. Jowph F. Snii. Jr. Jolin Smith, presiding pntrluro. First Pronldenls of Lho Si'Ven i S. ll. Young, ll. II. Ilohorts. I 0. Klinlmll, It. S. Wells, J. W. U ur-rln. ur-rln. C. II. Hart ami Lovl K. Yo ; l'roaldlng Ulahoprio C. W. R . prosdlng. O. P. Miller, Ural os-Vl-or. David A. 8mllh, second cou lor. A. ll. Lund, church hlfctorlal mil gonerul church recorder. An. In" '''i', son, H. II. lloborta, A. William I md and F. J. Smith., Jr., maintain I" tor-luns. tor-luns. II. II. Cumuilngs, general IP rln-tendont rln-tendont of church schools. Ueuoral Church Hoard of F.ilw 'ln Joseph F. Smllh, Wlllard Yo . A. II. Lund, a. II. KliuluUI, Kudgcri: law-ion, law-ion, C. W. Pennine, ll. II. i:uraMngu O. F. Whitney. lYanrta M. Lyme Arthur Wliilor, si-crotary nud I 'aa-uror. 'aa-uror. Joseph F. Smith. tnitie ln tn'r-I). tn'r-I). M. McAlllator, clerk of fral confonnco. The reunlou of niembers of Sa-moan Sa-moan Missionary society win ili-d Suturduy night by tho altend' of Joaoph Dean, who Is terms!! the "father" of that mission, havlit) H established It In lusS. I ' Old acquulntancea worn rencc"' by tho sons and daughters of NorJ and Sweden Thursday evening In u-ruil hull, thn occasion being lh amnion of Iho Scnndlmiviuii MlxBloiia.7 aoelety. ao-elety. Tho officers chosen W ensuing term by nciiaimitl "r'": j ProMilcnt, ('. M. Nielsen; vie fronl-douu. fronl-douu. ll. J. rhi'lalonseu, I"ior! Jr-gennen, Jr-gennen, t)lo (Jul I raiulB' n. J '"B l'i.'.er..on; sn-retary. I'hrlil"' Jo-hann.-ii; riishlor, ll. I'. Nulnea For the purpose of pertcrtig or-vanlzatl or-vanlzatl in, surviving iiieiuheti ' the 1 inh volunteers of the civil under un-der command of Lot Smith. "'' In Salt Lake Hiiturday uftcrmxH. but niter discussing Ihe niatu r l"r an hour, decided to take no dellnlK :llon for tbe present. There ore onll ttbout ' twenty members of the orlsla1 coni-tpuny coni-tpuny surviving. The semi annual reunion t 'be Morttiwtir smtos mtsslen, Frisw en-ing, en-ing, cenalated of a musical aaJ literary liter-ary entertainment, followed W dittoing ditto-ing and refreabmenta. |