Show CHURCH CONFERENCE IS FORMALLY OPENED PROGRESS OF CHURCH OUTLINED President Joseph Jseph F. F Smith in in Opening Address of Eighty- Eighty fifth Annual Conference Gives Report of Many Activities TEMPLE ORDINANCES EXCEED ALL RECORDS Tribute P Paid id to Mothers and Fathers Fathers- Are Urged to Set Proper Example for Children in Their Daily Conduct WAR SUFFERING RELIEVED PT T HE opening address o of the Eighty Eighty- o- o j fifth annual general conference Mormon church was by hy Joseph F. F Smith president of the church A feature of this address that has not hitherto characterized the tile sessions of the conferences of the church was the summary by President Smith of the expenditure of tho the funds received in tithes during the previous year and the uses to which these were put President Smith explained the absence absence absence ab ab- ab- ab sence of organ music s 's sting stating ting that it probably would be several weeks Before before Be be- fore tE organ would be repaired anc nd and ready for use He lie then entered into his address proper which n hf was as a message message mes mes- sage of peace and an admonition to study stud and strive to arrive nearer to the truth Everything seems to point to the fact that the church is pursuing pursuing pursuing ing its course peacefully he declared and and nud always onward and upward anc and there never was a time when it was t in better condition spiritually and tem tern Pre President Smiths Smith's address in full fun is isas isas iss as s follows to 10 Organ Orau I have no doubt that many of oC the good 00 1 people gathered here this morning not having heard will won wonder er what has become of ot the great Tabernacle organ orban It ma may be proper for me mc to sa say to you jou that the organ Is un undergoing thorough r repairs and Is In iii such uChi a condition that it cannot be used at present and perhaps perhaps perhaps per per- haps will not be prepared for use for tor seera several weeks to come L Since L the last conference L held In HUD Ule mo i. i l 11 no noi i has haR undergone somewhat extensive re repair repair re- re pair pairs pairA A new floor throughout th the building has be been n laid the seats scats have hac all been renovated and renewed re- re and and arid tho the building building build build- 01 ing n put in Iner er very excellent condition During the process of ot painting a and renovating reno tho the inward part of or tho the building It was as necessary to keep a doree do- do gree ree of ot warmth or heat In the buildIng building building build build- ing that Injuriously affected some parts of the organ putting it really out of or repair for tor the present I 1 thought Just Justa a word of explanation with reference to this thiN matter might be appropriate at atthe atthe atthe the opening of or this conference which Is the elgh fifth eighty annual general conference con con- ference of or the Church of or Jc Jesus JUS Christ Christof of ot Latter day Saints I 1 feel eel er very thankful Indeed that I 1 have hac been permitted with the rest of or you ou to be present at the tho opening of this conference and I hope that we will enjoy a blessed time to together ether during the three days day that man many o of us u. if Ir not lIot all of or us us will Ill ha have the privilege e of ot assembling as here hen morning and afternoon ls 1 to be Instructed and anti to give ho Instruction and to be exhorted and if IC necessary reproved ed as tho the spirit of the Lord ma may direct those who shall address us from tram time to time Church Chui-ch Work ork I I II am nm vcr very happy Indeed under the tho Impressions that weigh upon m my mind with ith reference to the tho prosperity of oC the work of tho Lord throughout these val valleys alleys al I leys JC'S of or the mountains and In tho the various va I rious missions of ot the church throughout through through- out the world Everything seems to point to the fact which wo we hold In our faith and In our anticipation that the church of God tho the Church of or Jesus JesusI Christ t of oC Latter day Saints SaInt Is 18 still pursuing Its course peacefully onward I and upward spreading and increasing Continued d on Page 2 2 I PROGRESS OF CHURCH OUTLINED I Continued from p Pago gO 1 on on the rl right hl hand hand and anti on tho the left leU and andal andall andall all along the front al It It will wi be bel of ot course coure It Is really unnecessary r perhaps for lor mo me to repeat In somo some measure at least le that that which has beer beca frequently frequent said at tho to opening conferences bren of oC the church that th re renever never has been n a n time at nt least lest within m my remembrance when the church was in a 1 better beter condition spiritually spiritual and I 1 think I ma may properly add ald temporally than It i is 18 toda today I 1 do not believe c bele that there thero ban hD ever been a R time Hmo when tho the organizations of the various quorums quorum of the priesthood were more perfect or more moro d diligent Ilent than they are aro at present or that when hon tho thio stakes es of or Zion wel worp more rl guarded and their In Interests In- In watched by those who are arc presiding pre pro siding ov over r them than th they are arc toda today I 1 believe that our general tre organisations lions Hons o of tho the church standard or of ot the priesthood are aro performing tons their duty quito quite Quie as af well vell wel now nO e and I rather rathel think somewhat better Detel than at atan an any previous period perlo of the churchs church's s history t In Gron-In In Comprehension Why Wh should It not be so RO We e arc are not snot ever learning and never coming to toa toa toa a knowledge of the truth To the contrary contrary con con- w are aro ever learning and we nrc ever drawing ne nearer to a proper comprehension of or Uie UIO truth and of the tho duty and responsibility that devolves olve de upon members of or the church who are arc called to responsible positions In it IL Not ot only does dOM this apply appl to those members who are nrc called caled to act In re responsible ro- ro positions In tho church but It applies to those who ma may be termed If we can u use uso o such a term to members with re to members of the tho Church n of Jesus Christ of or Latter day day Saints lay members of the church Who ho Is 18 there that under the cir dr circumstances cr- cr that around us Is not growing Who ho Is there of ot us that is not learning something da day b by da day Who ho Is la there of us that tha Is not gaining experience as we pass pans along and ant as we arc aro arc tending to the duties dutes of member membership mem mem- ber in the church and to th the duties Jutes of ot citizens of ot our state stale and citizens ot or I our great and glorious nation naton It lt I seems to to tome tomo mo mo me that it would bo be a avery avery vcr very sad coming doming upon the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Saint and her people to suppose for Cor a moment that wo so we are at H s. standstill that we have ceased eased to grow ceased to Improve o and to advance In tho the scale sCle o of Intelligence Inteli- Inteli Intelli intelli- gence genco In the scale scalo o 06 of faithful performance perform perform- ance of or dut duty and In fever every condition In which we are arc placed as a n people and andas andas as members of the Church of or Christ At Peace Pece With World orld orld I am ani most happy happ m my brethren and sisters to SR say to you ou that which you ou all ni know that the Church of Jesus Christ of oC Later Latter day Saints is at peace with wih Itself Isel and it Is at pea peace e with au authe all ni the world orld We c have no spirit of or war warIn warIn warin In our OUI hearts We Wo have ha e been taught and we wo have hae learned that It I I Is a 0 part part of our duty dull and a very important part of our dut duty to abandon the spirit o of strife triCe and of or contention and of Qt warfare either among ourselves or against an any P portion rP n of or the he children ron nf men We we Vo send out our ur elders to the nations na na- na- na tons of oC tho the earth not to make war upon the religious organizations that el exist t. t not to contend with wih them thorn and nl lo 10 create strife and confusion nn and contention contention con con- on- on tenton amon among the inhabitants of oC the world The Tho message that that we have havo to bear beer to the tho children of men is tho the me mesa mes sa sago sage o of lire life lre the message of peace the message of salvation and of oC redemption from Crom sin Out Our elders elder are Instructed hero here and tho they are taught realty really realy from their childhood up that they aro are not nott notto t t. to go out to make war upon the re religious religious re- re of of the world wh when n the they are aro called caned to sro KO out to preach tho ho gospel of ot Jc Jesus us Christ but to go GO and bear with them the message which has hns been given Iven to tho the children n of ot m men n nor through the instrumentality of or the prophet Joseph In this latter later dispensation dispensa dispensa- tion ton whereby men may learn tho the truth It If they will wi They hey are ni-a sent lent nut out to offer the tho olive olle branch of peace to the children n of oC men mon to offer the he knowledge to the tho world that thal God Coil has spoken from the tho heavens once more to nis i upon the tho earth oarth that God h Ins has S In His mercy restored re- re stored again to the tho world orld tho the fullness ss of ot the gospel of ot His only nl begotten son Ron sonIn sonin In the flesh that God has hiL revealed and restored to tho of m men n the th power and divine divino authority from Himself Himself Him Him- self to man whereby thoy they axe are e enabled and authorized to 0 perform the tho ordinances nances of or the thc gosp gospel l of or Jesus Christ necessary for Cor the salvation o of th the children chil ehl- ehl dren r n of oC men anti and ant their performance of oC these ordinances must of or necessity be he acceptable unto God who has given t t. t to then theu the tile authority t. t tu t perform the them thesa ordinance in fri His Hi mlle ian iane e. e Our elders am aro sent ent out out to preach repentance of ot sin tc to preach righteous righteous- 1 8 to the tho children of or men to preach to the world the tho gospel el of ot 10 love of fellowship fel fel- fel- fel I and of ot tri friendship GOI nc ship mankind man man- ln- ln kind kinds Ind to teach eRch men en I and women n n to o d do trat WHiCh is right in I Sl sight nt or 0 and In tho the sight fight ot of ard ard In the presence of oC all an men to ch tetch thorn thom Inc act act that God has organized organised ed His church that it I Js iR R a church of or which 1 lie He Himself lf is Js the author arid and tho ho founder not founder not Joseph Smith not President Brigham Young I not the t twelve cJe apostles that have havo been boon chosen In this diaper r It does docs not not belong to them the tho honor of oC establishing tha th church to which we belong God is Ie Its Is author God Is 11 Its Is founder and we are arc sent out and w we send out our elders to make this proclamation proc proc- to the tho world leave it I to their theiron own o judgment and discretion as to whether the they will wil accept of it it I. I investigate investigate gate it it I. I learn the truth for themselves es or whether the they will wi reject It and abandon it It I. I and we have havo o hO no fault to find with ith wih them If It the the reject It It Attitude Toward ard Other Others o We c do not make war upon them If It they do not nOl receive it it we wedo do not contend contend contend con con- tend with wih them if 1 the they fall fail to benefit benei themselves b by receiving tho the message that we wo give o to them for th their lr own good We e only pi pity our sympathy goes goe out to those that will win not receive the truth and that will wil not walk wall in the tho light when the tho light shines before belore them thel not hatred not enmity not tho the spirit of condemnation It la is our duty to leave condemnation In the thc hands of Almighty God He lIe le Is the only real true righteous impartial judge and we leave judgment in ills His Ils hands and it is not out our business to proclaim calamities calamities cal cal- amities Judgments judgment and destruction and li wrath o of God upon men if I they will not not receive tho the truth Let Let them thorn read ren the word of oC God as It ItIs ItIs Itis is recorded In the New Ke Testament and andin andin in the Old Testament Testament and If It the they will wi receive recel e it I let them read the tho word that has been restored through the gift git and power of God Goel to Joseph the prophet as s contained in the tho Doctrine and Covenants Covenants Coven Coven- ants and in Iii the tue Book of oC Mormon lormon Let them read these things and they will wil learn there themselves tho the promises that tat God has mado made to those that will wi not harken when thc they hear tho the truth but will c close o their ears cars against It and their eyes ees against the light To 0 Preach French use the Truth Wo We need not repeat repent these things and tr try to impose upon the thc feelings and judgments of oC the children of ot men men b by threatening threateninG them or b by warning them against the dangers and evils ls e that ma may como come upon the ungodly and antI andor of or tho the disobedient and unthankful and those who will wil not yield to tho the truth They will wi learn It soon enough If It I wed wo we d do not mention menton it I to them at all U It I Is not not the te part of our business b to dwell upon these thee things our duty is to tell tho the truth preach the truth tho the peaceable peaceable peace peace- able things thinGs of the Kingdom OC Of God the way of life and salvation the way of repentance the way of ot righteousness righteous rIghteous- ness tho the thoa a way of ot love e and ad of ot things dealing one with wih another tho the golden rulo rule to do unto others as w we would that they should do 10 unto us us as taught by tho the Son on of God The Tho great grea object and duty that devolves upon tho the Lat Lat- ter-day ter Saints Sant Is to learn each man and each woman for tor himself and herself herself her her- self eel their Individual dut duty as ns members of the Church of or Jesus Christ Crist of Lat Lat- ter-dl ter day ter-day Saints and just as soon as a aman aman aman man or woman weman learns his and her duty to God and to 10 those who are aro members with wih him in the tue household of faith peace Is established lovo lOVe is established good win will wil is assured no biting back bak no fault finding no bearing false witness witness wit wit- ness fleas against neighbors no strife no contention for Cor the moment that a Lat Lat- ter-d ter day ter-day Saint learns his duty he will learn that It It is I his business to make makePeace makepeace wil peace leaCe and to establish good will win and to work righteousness nes to be filled with the spirit of ot kindness of at love lo c. of charIt charity char char- It ity and of forgiveness and so far Car as ns te he is concerned there can be no war no strife no contention no quarreling no no disunion no factions can arise arise- arise among the people who know their dut duty as Later Later- Latter day Saints To Tench Teach Children Another great and important duty devolving upon this p people ople Is to teach tench their children from their very cradle until the da day they become men inca and women every principle of the gospel ospel of oC Jesus Christ and endeavor as far as It 1 lies let In the P power of at the parents to In instill In- In I still sti Into tho the hearts of or their children a love for God Goj and lo e a love lovo for tho the |