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Show SMOOT, WELLS AND WIDTSOE ARE SPEAKERS Education and Religious Training is Main Theme of Conference Speakers The general authorities of the L. D. S. church were represented at the Sunday sessions of the regular quarterly quar-terly conference of Utah stake by two members of the quorum of the Twelve and one of the presidents of the first quorum of Seventies. The visiting authorities were Elders Reed Smoot, Johin A. Widtsoe and Hulon S. Wells. President T. N. Taylor presided at the services. The morning ses-; ses-; sion opened with the congregation singing, "High on the Mountain Top." Invocation was offered by President Joseph Eckersley of Wayne stake. The tabernacle choir under the direction of Professor J. R. Boshard rendered the music at both of the Sunday sessions. The choir sang, "From Afar, Gracious Gra-cious Lord, Thou Didst Gather Thy Flock " 'We are dwindling in our belief in the matter of government," said Dr. George H. Brimhall. "Figures quoted in my hearing the other dav seems to indicate this. The figures show that less than 50 per cent of the American citizens cast their ballots bal-lots at the polls. The sustaining of this government becomes a dutv in the light of this religion. "There are four classes of people among us: the non-American, who nves as though there were no princely privilege of walking up and I casting his ballot to tell how this I government should be handled ; the un-American, who grumbles because he can't have his way; the anti-American, anti-American, who is continuously tearing tear-ing down this government by his word and by his acts ; the American who believes that God concerns himself him-self with this government just as he believes this religion to be true." Dr. F. S. Harris said that the ideals of the Young university were not only the ideals of education but also the ideals that its students have been taught from their infancy. in-fancy. He spoke of the ambitions of the officials of the university of creating the campus of the institution institu-tion one of the most beautiful in the entire western section of the nation. He said that he had visited all of the university campuses of the western west-ern part of America and declared that none of them have the possibilities possibili-ties and opportunities of the campus of the local university. He explained ex-plained the plan for the beautifiea-tion beautifiea-tion of the campus and said that already al-ready the response from the campaign cam-paign were gratifying. Lola Nelson sang, "Awake, My Soul, the Dawn Is Here." "You have here in this city a great educational institution," said Dr. John A. Widtsoe. "It is perhaps per-haps not the best but it is the greatest great-est university in the world. It is not the greatest because of its build- ings or equipment, not because of mlliiIV'; does have premeat-ing premeat-ing in its clnssrOOlSsrilii nftftV-wiiir from its platforms the spirit of God. I know of no other school on the face of the earth working with such a spirit as the Brigham Young university. uni-versity. Out of no school has such a large percentage of believers went out as from your university. 'You also have here as adjuncts to the higher institution of learning three seminaries and the religion classes for the teaching of religion to the high school and elementary students in addition to their secular studies." He declared that educators the world over are in accord on the necessity ne-cessity of religious education and I said that the religion class movement move-ment had been copied extensively by other religious organizations. The choir sang, "O Day Most Welcome." Wel-come." Patriarch Joseph B. Keeler testified testi-fied to the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon. Referring to the present pres-ent attempt of scientists to get in .communication with the planet Mars, he said that Latter-day Saints have been taught from the revelations revela-tions of God that all planets are inhabited by His children as is the earth. "I never look over the Utah valley but that I thank God for my parentage," parent-age," Said Elder Reed Smoot. "I also thank God that my father was sent here in the early days from his home in Salt Lake and lived assisting assist-ing in establishing this city and county. In those days people seemed to think there w-ns not much difference between Texas, Provo or hell. I want to say that I have travelled around a great deal In the world and that I have never yet seen a more beautiful place than Utah valley." Elder Smoot said that the thinking think-ing people of the United States, those who have been directing the affairs of the government for the of the Turkish mission, was released as first counselor in the high priest quorum and S. E. Dalton of Springville Spring-ville was sustained to fill the vacancy va-cancy with Professor Reinhard Maeser as second councilor. Rulon S. Wells said htat the crying cry-ing need of humanity today is faith in God. lie declared that the world is greatly lacking in that respect re-spect and that sometimes people mistake credulity for faith, although al-though there is a great difference betwen the two terms. Mrs. Florence M. Anderson sang, "How Beautiful Upon the Mountain." Moun-tain." President T. N. Taylor likened the church unto a great school reaching into all the avenues of life. He said that the church offers "so many great opportunities to all of its members and that service in the work of the Lord brings joy and happiness. He declared that a person per-son who lives for himself alone never grows. In his afternoon address Elder Smoot took for his subject the power of prayer. "No man advances in this church unless he has always been prayerful." prayer-ful." said Elder Smoot. "There have been more wrecks, more loss of faith, through the lack, of prayer than anything else with the exception excep-tion of a failure to live clean lives. A prayer is a shield protecting the person uttering the supplication. "There is not the interest in prayer pray-er in America today as in years gone by. I know nt least such is the case in the United Stales senate, prayer pray-er is not uttered there because of any desire for such a tliimr i,,i I prist few years know thnr the spirit i 'of I'.nlslievism will nore find lode-j ' niont anionir the "Mormon people. 1 Murray Roberts and the choir sanr, "Ilosanna, Praise T'.o Thine." I I'.cnedict inn was offered hy I Patriarch Albert .Tones. The attendance at the morn'mr j session renrhed over the ir00 mark, I while a still larger attendance, was present at the afternoon session. Invocation was offered by President Presi-dent John Johnson of the high priest, quorum. The rhoir sang "Grant Us Peace, O. Lord." J. TV. Booth, at present president merely for the established form of tilings. The prayer offered by the minister, the chaplain of the senate, is not listened to with atteutioii bv the majority of the senators. "How different in the first, session ses-sion of congress when the wembers did not stand by their sej!s but knelt before the Lord showing themselves them-selves humble servants with abiding faith in the Lord." Myrteen Stein and the choir sang, "Guide Us and Deliver Us." Benediction was offered by President Presi-dent Stephen L. Chipman of American Ameri-can Fork. |