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Show THOUSANDS AT CONFERENCE Record-Breaking Attendance at Eigh. tieth Semi-Annua! Conference of the Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake City. The eightieth semi annual conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opened at the Tabernacle on Sunday morning, October 3, at least 2D.000 people being in attendance at the opening session, It being necessary to noid overflow meetings in the Assembly Assem-bly hall and on the grounds, in order to accommodate the large crowd. At the morning session President Joseph F. Smith delivered his annual address, the keynote of which was an appeal for the careful training and Instruction of the young. He asked that the greatest efforts be put forth to instruct the Mormon young people In the principles of their religion in order that they might remain in the faith. The president went on record as being opposed to marriages between be-tween members of the Mormon church and non-Mormons. Such marriages, mar-riages, he said, were almost sure to result unhappily. President Smith, in his speech, made a plea for the support of home industry. This plea coming from the leading spiritual adviser of by far the greater portion of the people of the state, will undoubtedly do much to assist in the development of Utah industries. The president paid a high tribute to the honest toiler. He deplored the fact that in the training of the youth the instruction in the trades was neglected for the education looking toward occupations considered by some to be more genteel than that of the tradesman. The training of the youth in useful trades and the development devel-opment of home industries to give employment to the young people, he said, went hand in nand toward the progress of the community. President John R. Winder, first counselor to President Smith, and President Anthon H. Lund, second counselor, made addresses along simitar sim-itar lines. President Lund praised the work of the different church organizations, and particularly the work of the young missionaries in every field. Apostle John Henry Smith spoke chiefly on the development of the resources re-sources in the territory occupied by the Latter-day Saints. He urged intense in-tense and careful cultivation, the re-claiming re-claiming of the lands and the development, devel-opment, of the soil. He spoke of home industries as necessary to the development devel-opment of the country and necessary In order to keep the youth of the Mormon people from the sin of idle-uess. idle-uess. The children, he declared should be well guarded, and one of the best safeguards, he said, was lionest employment. Apostle Heber J. Grant talked at Lome length on the advantages of tiome industry. He praised Presidents Presi-dents Brigham Young and Wilford Woodruff for their part in the establishment estab-lishment of Industries within the state. The overflow from the tabernacle laxed the Assembly hall to its capacity. capac-ity. Excellent services were given tinder the presiding direction of Apostle Hyrum M. Smith. Features of the addresses given by mission md stake presidents were a defense sf the- action of the tabernacle choir It Seattle by Elder Melvln J. Ballard, president of the Northwestern States mission; a report of improvements in fhurch work in Arizona by President Andrew Kimball of St. Joseph stake, and a report of work of the California Califor-nia mission by President Joseph E. Robinson. Music was furnished by a ;hoir under the leadership of C. J. Thomas. |