Show ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING OPENS I II I Crowd Taxes Taxes' Tabernacles Tabernacle's Capacity Capacity Capacity Ca Ca- and Overflow Sessions Sessions Ses Ses- Are re Held HeW Continued from Page Pago 1 L others will wil wile be ho e resurrected to condern- condern flat nation I o n. n naton A 4 solo oIo 2010 Rock flock o ot oe Ages Ages was lun sung b by Miss l Shipp following Iro ro ad address address address ad- ad then tho dress b by President Lund and choir san sn Ft Sons Song of or the tho Redeemed THe Tito benediction was we b by Joseph Anderson Ander son of tho the Mantl temple Authorities lr Every Evor members of or L. L the h general C I authorities ul 1 0 rl I C or OL I LUC le CUl cimer I was present or was accounted for at nt atthe tho the morning session of the tho conference The Tho thre three members of or tho the first presidency dene dency were present They aro ro President Prest- Prest dent Joseph F F. Smith and his counselors coun coun- Anthon If H Lund Iund and Charles W V. Francis M 1 Lyman president of the tho twelve apostles anti and all of tho al apostles except Hyrum M. M I Smith who Is s In England In iu ch charge of or the thi British Brish who mission and Rudger Clawson hat had charge chargo of the morning session of ot conference In tho the Assembly hall hail haJ were present The apostles on the stand were Francis 3 SI M. Lyman Heber J. J Grant Reed need Smoot Albert lbert Smith George F F. Richards Orson F F. F Whitney Pa Id O. O McKay lcK Anthony Anthon TV W. Ivins Joseph 1 F. F Smith Jr and James E. E E Talmage Of or tho the first seven presidents presidents dents of seventies Seymour Semour B B. B Young Brigham H IT Ii Roberts Jonathan G G. G Kimbal KimballS Kim- Kim bal ballS ball Rulon S S. Wells els Joseph V. W. y McMurrin Mc- Mc Ic- Ic Murrin and I Levi evl Ed Edgar ar Young were present and Charles If H. Hart was as assisting as- as al- al slating with wih the overflow o meeting In Inthe Inthe Inthe the Assembly hall ball bal Presiding Patriarch Patriarch Patri Patri- arch arIt Hyrum G. G Smith and tho presiding bishopric Charles bishopric Charles W. W Nibley presiding bishop anti and his counselors Orrin P 1 Miller and David A A. A Smith were pres pres- C eat ent L t 4 Afternoon Session n. n Interest In conference was unabated at at the afternoon session when overflow overflow over over- o er flow meetings were held In In n the Assem Assembly lily bly hall hail and at the bureau of oC Information Inor- Inor b hal natIon mation maton in addition additon to which tho the Tabernacle Tab Tab- was packed Many any who stood In the tho aisles during the two hours o of service In the forenoon returned to oc occupy occupy occupy oc- oc cupy the same places place at the afternoon session cession An anthem Let the tho Mountains Shout Shout for tor JO Joy was the opening number of at tho the afternoon session this being followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed by prayer b by SI M. t. t H H. Welling president of oC th tho Bear River JU stake The choir then sang tho anthem Ive e 1 Wait Wat- alty alt y ed Vt lur UL me LIe j ju U. U President Charles W. W Penrose was ns the Cr first t speaker at this session lon Dc De h his Is advanced age ale President Penrose Penrose Penrose Pen- Pen rose as ns robust and and forceful AS RS would oula an ordinary man twenty years his Junior He expressed pleasure at atthe atthe atthe the vast ast audience and the rapt attention attention aten- aten atten atten- tion to the addresses o of the forenoon ton and he said ho he hop hoped d that the same spirit that had guided the tho speakers at atthe atthe atthe the morning would guide him Me i-i i e declared that during durinG the morning mornings morning s he felt that that ho was receiving the word of oC God Authorities for Truth I President Penrose then spoke of tho the authorities through which tho the Word Vord o of God is accepted as genuine and he mentioned men men- as these the tho Bible Book of Mor Mor- mon Doctrine and Covenants CO and Pearl the speaker I of at Great Price For said sald I I do nut not think that nn any o of the tho prophets brought to thi earth earth more Important truths than did the Prophet Joseph Smith Tha Th Th address b by President Penrose was wan luSel largely doctrinal Tho The speaker told o of the significance of or Easter Baster the tho and tho tio appearance of ot Christ t to te His disciples He lie read from I Pauls Paul's epistle to tho the Corinthians and from front the Gospel GOpe of oC St. St LUKe I Christ eat cat at with Ills His disciples and showed shoved them the marks of oC the nulls nails naison I on on hrs his hands said the te speaker speaker He was v there with wih the same body that lUl had I been cn bur burled He that shat ha he 1 d l anti and was tas In the flesh and with wih I lottes n an AM In mortality Yet when he appeared appealed to them h he was Immortal Thie There is further testimony that Jesus appeared in Iii the flesh fesh in tho the Book of Mormon It I Is said there that Jesus Juu appeared to the and was there thereIn In the tho Also Alo when the tho Prophet Joseph Joseh Smith prayed to t know now which was the true religion the Father and andSon andSon Son both appeared to him and Christ talked to him Jesus Jeans was th the first born Son of at God and the tho greatest of all 41 beings who ever dw dwelt J upon the faco of the ear earth h. h Ho lie 10 was the only be begotten oten Son of oC God and Hk Jlko ike God He lia had a body Th The Father and tb the tue Son Pon and the Holy Boh Ghost aro arc three and while the Father and the Son h havo bodies it is plain that the thello theo llo Holy o Ghost Is Ia a spirit spirIt the Grel Grent Word ord Ch Chrit Christ rist Is tho the great greot Word ord the Son of the Eternal Father He lie le was not Adam dain as some re would say aay for He lie le gave commands command to Adam God is Js our Father and nd our out God Jod aa as ni He Ftc Is Christs Christ's Father and Ills Fits Ils God Ie Death th came caro to us UR through Adam Allam In end and lifo life came ame through Christ t foras forns for forns ns as Adam dm tiled died Christ was resurrected Christ is i the Resurrection and the J Light hh t. t and ld We uc shall hal walk with Him In iii me ments ments tho the light if we fol follow Ills His Ils command command- At At tho the close cose of ot the thc nJ address by President President President dent Penrose a quartet sang bang O 0 Give Me Ie Back My Iy Prophet Dear the personnel per per- sonnet of ot the quartet being James Mon Mon- carr Hyrum Christensen u August Wish Wish- and Alfred Ired Brab Braby Francis M. M I Lyman president of the tho quorum o of twelve apostles was the tho second speaker at lii the tho afternoon sos ses see idea sion Pr President Lymun Lyman told of or the pleasure that it gave ga e him to bo be present pres pros ent at such a well vell wel attended meeting and t that liat at he considered red It I a n high leg Lo tl U be allowed to lake take part Ho ne read rend the text text for his address which was a a. a plea plea for Cor service from the tho book of Doctrine a anti and 11 Covenants Covenant tp The twelve apostles he ho said are traveling elders ciders and BO o also are the seventies The seventies are expected to Join oln In the ministry of tho Lord Lara The seventies are ar not expected to go Into the mission field at one time but they be read ready to go JO At tt ft a minutes minute's tes te's notice just as the apostles are minute men Choice Choie of I President Lyman Iyman then explained the manner manner in which tho the men are arc re selected to co go o on missions to foreign lands or orto orto orto to do missionary work at home He Hc said the seventies should bo be first to tobe tobe tobe be appointed ted to this work nn and should be f first to be read ready to go With Ith thousands of at seventies in the chur church h said the speaker it I Is time that they be given shen the right right of ot wa way Each Bach ach should be b allowed to go o at least once on a mission and some should hould go two or three times according to cir cir cir- lr- lr It I took me me forty years cars carsto to finish my mission abroad and the rest of the time I have hn been laboring la at home as have have man many others I havo always been read ready to go when called caled at a n minutes minute's notice I l would urge urSe on the stake presidents presidents presidents dents and the bishops that that whon when they are asked to furnish men for Cor foreign lands hands or for Cor work ork at homo home they give first frt consideration to the seventies Consider tho the seventies se first aa as mIssionaries mis mIs- W We Vo want men of or experience and ad of ot suitable age to lend led in the orl work orland and I 1 shall urge that two men of ago age aso and experience be sent sent out with every cry young and inexperienced man There Is work for or the young oun men mep menat at home home Give Gln them an opportunity to work there and at the same time that you are keeping them employed train thorn them thor for the other work that will wil come later laer E Each ch must accomplish something some some- thing Teach Tearh tho the young dung men the value alue of working for Cor when you OU help a n brother broth broth- er you mB may benefit him but It I always benefits the one who does docs the work Then again b by keeping the young oun man bus busy you OU keep him occupied and andare aro are at It the this same samo saro time training training- him to bo be 1 Indu Industrious and keeping him out out of ot mischief If I young oun men are arc idle they are likely to be mischievous and to to get into trouble A selection A Lullaby was sung at the close of oC this address address' by Mrs J Lizzie Thomas Edward idward assisted by by tho the women of the chol choir The closing anthem anthem an nn- them was Grant Grat Us Peace 0 O Lord I sung sun b by Sarah t-arah I. I L. L Wood and James assisted b by the Tabernacle choir The rho benediction was b by David A. A Smith counsellor to the tho presiding bishop of the tho church Tho The work of tho the Tabernacle choir seemed better beter than over ever o er before beCore despite tho the absence of oC music from Crom the organ Ever Every seat scat In tho the choir was filled orsan and the zeal and and enthusiasm with wih which tho the members entered into Int tho the anthems and hymns together with wih their excellent time and othe other evidence of careful training were the objects of many fa- fa comments comment The organ was missed but ut It It seemed that each singer understood that there was a deficiency to be bo made macic up and md put forth a R special effort cHort to that end |