Show t plural marriages have ceased in Mormon church and that no man authority to perform them and I ii ing the national congress to b about a constitutional amendment t l ting ing the government the right to to 1 die plural marriages President seph F. F Smith delivered the princ address of ot the first eighty annual c ference of the Church of ot Jesus Jesu Chot Ch Chr of ot Latter-day Latter Saints at the open session of the conference at 10 ocl Thursday morning April 5 in the t According to officials of the chur the address of the president was t most Important made by any high fleer of ot the church since the ma mal festo testo was issued by President W ford Cord Woodruff in October 1890 Among other things Preside Smith declared the church to be goo good financial condition that t birth rate among the members of t tj church is the highest in the war wor won that the death rate is the lowest t tl the rate of ot divorce is approximate xi mat only one-fifth one the size proportional proportionally ly of the rest of the country and t tt plural marriages have ceased in the Mormon church In connection with this last Pr dent Smith declared that there is isa isa isa a man in the church wile Is nut aut to perform or solemnize a plu marriage and that efforts are be made to find the persons who leading the people astray in the ter and that when they are fog fOl foil they will be dealt with as others h been in the past President Smith announced dur durl the course of his address that in 1 ll the church had spent in i r fo for church schools for charity Baptisms stakes and missions in 1910 were In the temples during 1910 1 11 couples were married 1100 coui soul of church people were married civIn civi In the church there is one divorce members the average rate the United States is one in 1100 Anthon H. H Lund ur the people to stamp HIt aut the tile liquor and not to use tobacco He was as I 1 Ithe the legislature had given the pe pea pet peta a chance to vote on the liquor q qUon tion Uon and declared that in all aU corn com pities where the Mormons 1 are in majority prohibition be acted There was a large attendance at opening session the greater the church officials being pres prest Apostle Rudger Cl Clawson is in Eur Reed Smoot is in Washington Intendance in intendance intendance on the United States sen while John Henry Smith second c cc was unable to attend owing sickness Francis M. M Lyman president of quorum of twelve apostles Ap Ape Heber J. J Grant and Apostle Hy By Hyl M. M Smith addressed conference at afternoon session Defense Defene of church against the vicious attacks ing published in various magaz were the themes of the speeches President Lyman and Apostle G Gi while Apostle Hyrum M. M Smith the character of President seph F. F Smith S-mith as 51 a model for Cor all to follow Apostle C. C W W. Penrose the p pi pipal pal speaker at the morning sessio the conference on Friday dept the fact that so many Mormons l married outside the temple u young people to adopt the MoOr Mor ceremony which is is' is isor for tor or this life Ufe all eternity and denied that Cl Clever Clever Gil ever said there was no marriage f heaven He decried divorce maintained that the Savior had ne' ne said that a woman should live man who abused her declaring t the power that can seal can ups Other speakers at the morning sion were C. C A A. A Callis president the southern states mission s praised the authorities of the chur and Apostle George F. F Richards I The speakers at the Friday aft noon session of the conference w Apostle Orson F. F Whitney Bishop W. W Nibley Nib and Brigham H. H Robe one of the presidents of ot the se ties That Mormonism is the theof of a prophecy made by Isaiah years before the birth of ot CIot Cl CI of ot the coming forth of a work that the mis of the Mormon church is reclaim the rapidly dissipating s sual sual sual ual world orld that If science and reli rell disagree it is because science has yet discovered enough and strength will come from God to quer the world under the Mor banner were the features of the dresses delivered Apostle Whitney explained wl wI in the Saints believe their faith the realization of Isaiah's prophecy i Bishop declared that n was the only great work or science nce which has not progressed during thelast tho the last ten years and that the mission of or Mormonism is to restore true Christianity Christianity Chris Chris- in the world and Elder Roberts Roberts Rob Rob- erts maintained that the truth and necessity of atonement are shown more clearly in the Book of Mormon l than In the New Testament and that through the principles of J sus JUS Christ the Mormon cause will triumph David DavJd H H. Cannon of ot St. St George offered offered of ot- the opening prayer in which he beseeched Providence to frustrate frustrate frustrate frus and bring to naught every effort that Is being made to thwart Thy work and that those who arc aro making making mak mak- ing the attacks against the Mormon mak-j mak church ma may fail fall In every endeavor |