Show THOUSANDS AT CONFERENCE Breaking Record Attendance at Eightieth Eightieth Sigh Sigh- Semi Annual Conference of the Latter-day Latter Saints p Salt Snit Lake City The The eightieth semi annual conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day lay Saints opened at the Tabernacle on Sunday morning October 3 at least people being In in attendance at the opening session it being necessary to hoid hOld overflow meetings In the Assembly Assem Assem- bly ly hall ball and on the grounds in order to accommodate the tho large crowd At th the morning session President Joseph F. F Smith delivered his annual address the tho keynote of which was an ar appeal for tho the careful training anc and Instruction of the young He asked that tho 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 between between be be- as being opposed to marriages tween en members of the Mormon church and non Such marriages marriages mar mar- he said were almost sure to result unhappily President Smith in his Ms speech made a plea for the support of homo home Industry This plea coming from tho the leading spiritual adviser of by far the greater portion of the people d do will undoubtedly of or the state much to assist In the development of o Utah industries The president paid a high tribute to the honest toiler toller He deplored the fact that in the training of the youth the tho Instruction in the trades was neglected for the education looking toward occupations considered by some to be more genteel than that tha of the tradesman The training of the youth in useful trades and the tho d development devel vel of home hoIlle Industries to give employment to the young people he said went hand in sand nand toward the progress of the community President John R R. Winder first firs counselor to President Smith anc and President Anthon H. H Lund second counselor made addresses along sim- sim liar lines President Lund praised the work o othe of the different organizations and particularly the work of the young missionaries In every field Apostle John Henry Smith spoke chiefly on the development of the resources resources resources re re- re- re sources In the territory occupied by bythe bythe bythe the Latter-day Latter Sa Saints He urged Intense intense in In- tense and careful cultivation the reclaiming reclaiming reclaiming re re- claiming of the lands and the development development development devel devel- of the soil He spoke of home Industries as necessary to the tho development devel of the country and necessary In order to keep the youth of the Mormon people from the sin of idle idle- ness The children he declared declare Should bould be well guarded and andone one one o othe of the best safeguards he said was wan honest bonest employment Apostle Heber J. J Grant talked a at tome length on the advantages o of home borne industry He praised lents dents Brigham Yo Young ng and Wilford Woodruff for fol their part in the of Industries within tho thoM M State The overflow from the tabernacle taxed the Assembly hall hail to its capac capac- Ity Excellent services were given under nader the presiding direction of o of Apostle Hyrum M. M Smith Features of Sf the addresses given by mission ind stake presidents were a defense jf If f the action of the tho tabernacle choir It Seattle by Elder Melvin Melvln J. J Ballard president of the Northwestern States mission a report of Improvements in work In Arizona by President Andrew Kimball of St. St Joseph stake ind md a report of work of the California Califor Califor- nia lla mission by President Joseph El E. Robinson Music was furnished by a choIr under und r the leadership of C. C J J. rhomas Thomas |