Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-03-21 | Page 16 | Spring Session of Conference is Called Off

SPRING SESSION OF CONFERENCE IS CALLED OFF L. L D. D S. S Gathering Postponed Post- Post for Second Time in iii Church History For the tho ho second time In the history of ot the Mormon church since sinco the holding of oC tho first t session in ill tho the fall ran of oc ISIS 1815 a general conference was called off yesterday when at regular weekly meet meeting Ins of oC the first t presidency and tho the I council of oC twelve In the Temple postponement postponement post post- of oC tho the April conference was ordered This Tills time limo tho the of ot Influenza In several sections of this state slate and Idaho was given gwen as a reason I Ifor for the tho postponement which according to authorities virtually means calling off ort the tho conference Tho The only other time that a general conference has not been held at its Us usual uRual time limo was In III tho the spring of or 1858 when the called so-called general move to tho the south Routh took place Tho lio occasion wa was the coming of or Johnstons Johnston's army and tho the Mormon colonists flocked Clocked from tue tho northern section of oC the state to Millard and Nephi and other surrounding towns 1 first In IS iSIS IS Conferences were started in Salt Lake valley with the coming of or the Mormons A conference was to have been hold In Inthe Inthe inthe the spring of oC 1848 but duo due to the tho tact fact I that Youn Young then president of or the church was at Winter Quarters I no conference was waa held that spring The lile first general meeting was was held therefore therefore there there- fore In the fall of or IS iSIS 4 S and twIce I yearly tho great gatherings of tho Mormon Mormon Normon Mor Nor mon people have o taken place with tho the of or the tho 1858 Hope Is expressed by the general I church authorities that tho the influenza epidemic will so 80 far have havo abated within with wIth- in the next three as to permit holding tho the postponed meetings then Tho conference meetings were Vero to havo have been held April 1 t. t C 5 j and 6 this year Much skepticism Is expressed b by some somo authorities over or tho possibility of oC holding tho the spring conference at all since sinco six of or ten stake meetings that were to have havo taken place In stakes of or the state Sunday havo been canceled on account Af f C tho the Influenza situation t Mere Here J la Decree Iccie i Tho decree issued uy tho the church I heads yesterday follows At tho the regular weekly meeting of the first presidency and council of ot the twelve held in tho the Temple Templo this mornIng mornIng morning morn- morn i Ing It was unanimously decided that the tho annual general conference of ot the tho church called for April 4 5 G and 6 next would be postponed until such later time aa nd the first presidency shall des des- ignate This TIlls action was taken af after 1 j I hearing of or the serious recurrence of ot tho the influenza epidemic in various parts of ot i I tho the state and after atter learning that no noless noless lc less than half halt the stake quarterly conferences conferences con con- scheduled for next Saturday and Sunday had to be bo countermanded con I by reason of local health conditions