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Show E11 FOR BROfi IND DEEPER CHARITY i WRGIVENESS IS KEYNOTE OF fNINETY-FIRST SEMI-ANNUAL H SESSION OF CHURCH. Hyment of Tithing One of the Essen-Itials Essen-Itials to Right Living on Part of E, Every Member, Declares E President Grant. ggnlt Lake City. A plea for u uder nnd deeper cluirlly, illspuHl Mn to furglw-, mi admonition to )Mdgo nut Unit o bo nut Judged," to f" i tin' commandments of (!od, imy y dollar of Itonost tithing owed to gjiserve strictly tho word of ShJomi, formed tho chief features of address of President Hebcr .1. fint at tho tnbernnele In opening tho flwty first scml-ntinunl conference of I&h. D. S, church on October 8. nil through tho remarks of thu of-Vfel of-Vfel bend of tho church ran his, lsapproal of carrying person-Iflsh person-Iflsh Interests and alms Into work, ent Grant ninilo reference to ;ue of nations Issue, saying a former conference ho had d his regret that It should bo political or party Issue. JIo retted that the league had idu a political Issue, holding s was ono of the questions iuUI bo settled outside party iit of tithing Is ono of tho es-to es-to right living on the part of ember of his church, the Mild, lie said that as .such ter-day Saints are strong ly, but maintained that the t fnlled to pay his tithing was himself most of all. mle for tho enactment of nu--ohlbltlon was btrongly voiced hope expressed that the time Don como when alt tho coun-tho coun-tho old world would ulso bo ent Ornnt also expressed his that tho women of America n granted tho franchise, but attempt to discuss any of tho of tho woman suffrugo cities-n cities-n II. Lund, first counselor to it Grant, who nuulo tho sec-rcss sec-rcss of the morning, expressed i' that the wlso counsel given church leader would find nn place In tho hearts of all pres-( pres-( drew upon sacred history for Ions to Impress tho necessity, ng with men In u spirit of lug the account of tho expert David and Saul. Amplifying lect of forgiveness, ho spoke nstory of Christ, who, when upon tha cross, prayed for ftjftness of bis persecutors, be-JwJtliey be-JwJtliey know not what they were itMMIcs W. Pcnross. I cond coun-jfiJ5 coun-jfiJ5 1'resldcnt Grant, after stating SBf address of tho leader con-.-PMMthe veritable words of eternal jgfiKtcndcd tho scopo of llliistra-ijjBBp llliistra-ijjBBp tho subject of having charity ,ftng with men. He r.lso dwelt tHf length upon tho necessity of tBtltho paying. "Tho church Is jHww," ho declared, "that It can aSHfel't i0 or you or anybody else; (jBiestlou of our own good to no tlSHkltU God, ourselves and tho MiMir afternoon session Apostfu fjjSKClawson dwelt largely upon jfefflifjeets, profanity, tobacco and jMJBcernlng tho first he referred ytfUgtn commandments nnd tholr ltMt-kw against tho taking In vain t( Jjeft&d'H nnme. Ho spoke In most WjiujItcrniH concerning tho Inter- LQHllMCjtlie church against tho uso pbacco nnd counseled earnestly Hflaftwa In any form bo prevented. 0 iCenufli, debts, Apostlo Clawson 1 'Thatyho bondngo of such obllga- u ism-ae than prison. 'nlicfJgjutes Senator Deed Smoot jicjcoimlsel of twelve dwelt In his " ,'ewlpf jwclpally upon tho Impor-lD"q Impor-lD"q ofJgJrlght sort of homo Ilfo In -1 commgaty, concluding his re- WwJtBJS eulogy of tho work of 'missionaries at homo nnd abroad, ' Bppkojcspeclnllv of the dcslrnhll-r dcslrnhll-r thf bringing into tho church those B lnlftonT ' ' son, FKjVhltney declared that "' gospel, 'called Mot-monism Is not l" iduct oOlio nineteenth century. It toV,lo' oveHnstlng gospel, tho samo lt"falay, ioduy and tomorrow. There vlwijyg2$'t one gospel. Thoro has " Kjjgwies of dispensations, and fc'llujt) be brought together so perfection may reign when the uWreturns The welding link must 'I rfpWtlcr that unity may prevail, '"aJjuEJje work of preparation for Mninahif tho Lord." At tho Saturday morning session of tho conference, service, sympathy and ultlmuto Justice In tho sense of retribution retri-bution were tho dominant notes of the three addresses delivered Tho xpeuk-ers xpeuk-ers were Apostles George V. Hlelmrd, David O. McKay and Anthony W. Ivlns, nnd the keynotes of their talks wero tho themes mentioned Apostle ltlehnrds emphasized "service," Apostle Apos-tle McKay "sympathy1' and Apostle Ivlns "ultimate Justice." At the afternoon bosslon the theme.1 discussed embraced the observance ol (tho Ten Commandments nnil "brotherly "brother-ly love" by Apostle Joseph Fielding Smith; the definition of the church's duty toward sinners by Apostle Jnmejj K. Talnmge, and tho duty of the church toward Its own people and toward to-ward nonchurch members by Apostle Stephen L. ltlehnrds. Kuch of the speakers took occasion to say that It was under tho Inspiration Inspira-tion of tho wlso counsel given by President Hcber .1. Grant In his keynote key-note address of Friday morning that they wero led to Impress upon the people, peo-ple, through elaboration and Illustration, Illustra-tion, the thoughts that were embodied in the leader's speech. Saturday night the Tabernaclo choir gave a concert as a tribute to tho long and faithful service of 1'rof. J. .1. McClellan, chief organist, who has Just completed twenty years of servloj In that capacity. Two mng-nlflcent mng-nlflcent bouquets of cholco cut flowers flow-ers and a beautiful gold watch, suitably suit-ably engraved, wero tributes In token of tho esteem nnd affection In which the organist Is held. One of the features of the morning session on Sunday was the address of Apostle Melvln .1. Unllnrd, who set out his exposition of the view that the Latter-day Saints were the chosen seed of Israel, set apart and designated designat-ed by God In n previous existence for exaltation and glory here, who wero to enjoy tho reward for their faithfulness faith-fulness and loyalty In tho "hitter day when the wicked Gentiles nnd i.ll others oth-ers wlio rejected tho true gospel are to bo condemned and punished." Taking for bis text: "Hy their fruits ye shall know them," Apostlo Lyman pointed out that it was more than 100 years ago slnco tho prophet Joseph Smith received his first vision, more than ninety years ago since the (lurch was organized, and more tlinn eighty-eight years ago since the "Word of Wisdom" was given to the saints through revelation. He nfflnned that this period of time should bo long enough to give demonstration that the gospel of the Latter-day Saints Is true. llyruin G. Smith, presiding patriarch patri-arch of the church, was the first speaker of the afternoon. Ho confined con-fined Ills remarks largely to a discussion discus-sion of tho need that the saints support sup-port and encourage each other in the doing of good, nnd a prayer for blessings bless-ings upon alt ills people. Presiding Ulsliop Charles XV. Nlbloy took occnslon to reply to criticisms of those within the church, who objected to the church being In business. Ho suld: "llusluoss Is u part nf the church business. It Is one of the purposes pur-poses for which It Is established. It Is In business so that It can help In the work of developing and building up cities and towns and communities; tliu church Is ono of the means to this end and that Is ono of the reasons for Its power nnd Influence." James N. Lambert, former president of the New Zealand mission, who has recently returned from four years of labor among tho Maoris, told of the avidity with which the natives of New Zealand wero accepting tho gospel nnd tho establishment of their raclnl connection con-nection with tho Kanakas of the Hawaiian Islands.' Dr. Seymour IS. Young, senior president pres-ident ofvthe first seven presidents of the seventies, recalled somo of the Incidents In-cidents In tho curly history of tho church, with special reference to what lie designated the massacre at Ilium's mill, September 1!S, 18.18. He testified that after seventy years of experience In tho active work of tho Mormon church ho saw more clearly than ever before the truth of Its principles. 11. II. Roberts of the council of seventies, sev-enties, expressed his feeling of Inability Inabil-ity to voice, In Ills own language, tho thoughts Inspired by the successful conference. Ho believed tbnt tho written writ-ten scripture would better carry the lurgeness of tho appeal. Ilrotheiiy lovo was tho theme of tin address by Union S. Wells of the council coun-cil of the seventies. His thoughts were supported hy quotations from the lllhle, tils argument being closed with a strong admonition ngaliibt bearing fulso witness. With tho unanimous nnd prompt ssutnlnlng of ench nnd every ono of Its general authorities and pruyer by President Helier J. Grant for the blessings bless-ings of God upon tho Latter-day Saints, tho ninety-first Muiilaninial conference of tho Church of Jesus Christ of LntteiMlay Saints was brought to n close at 4:H0 o'clock Sunday Sun-day afternoon. One or the chief subjects under discussion dis-cussion during thu conforonco wns stake leadership work, which was conducted con-ducted under tho church social advisory ad-visory board. Tho work comes under threo heads, social nnd recrentlonnl leadership, charities and relief work nnd touchers' training. Church school workers nnd principals princi-pals held tho first sewdon of their convention Wednesday morning Ite-ports Ite-ports by n number of prominent church school men "Who have been attending at-tending summer school sessions hub a feature of the meeting, |