Show I I MORMONISM GIVEN KINDER RECEPTION Opposition to l I Members rs of L. L D. D S. S Church Diminishing Diminishing Dimin Dimin- Says Grant Opposition to members of or the L. L LD D. D S. S church and the faith to which the they have given allegiance is diminishing in inthe tho the world orld and especially in this nation nation nation na na- na- na tion it was sLat stated in tho the Tabernacle yesterday afternoon by President Heber J. J Grant who just returned from a tour of ot California and Arizona ArLona A more moro kindly reception and the existence existence ex ex- of better feeling to ward toward the people of or the church was experienced in his travels President Grant said the I called so-called Mormons now becoming known for exactly what are are are-a a sober industrious God-fearing God and law-abiding law people The he speaker said that absolute sincerity on the part of or proponents had brought to the church a n greater proportion of at respect than existed thirty or even twenty t years yeal's ago aso Opponent or of m mIt It has 5 beno bene discovered President Grant declared that the Mormon people people peo peo- plo are the best colonizers and redeemers redeem redeem- ers of oC the tho soil the best upholders of or law la and order and tho most effective opponents of ot Bolshevism and other disturbing dis dis- elements clements with which our country country coun coun- try tn is afflicted While awa asa on his recent trip PresIdent PresIdent President Pres Pres- ident Grant discovered greater reater Interest manifested by members in their te- te ligion es especially throughout the California California Cali Call fornia mission a larger larg number of ot baptisms more faithful l payment of or tithes and enlarged attendance attendance-at at meetIngs meet meet- ings At the quarterly conference held in Mesa esa Ariz he said 48 per cent of or orthe the population which included many non non- non Mormons attended the meetings Choir Feature A feature of ot the music program yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- afternoon was the thc from Mater sung by the choir with the tho primo soprano p part rt carried carried car car- ried ned by Mrs Brewerton whose splendid voice was as strong and steady throughout through through- out the tho rendition and responded ef effectively of- of in tho glorious climax Members Members Members Mem Mem- bers of th the choir under direction of or Prof A A. C. C Lund seemed also to absorb absorb absorb ab ab- ab- ab the tho spirit of the tho master composition tion and made of it a more than usually usually ally finished rendition Miss Jessie Williams likewise was In good voice of or which she sho made mu musi- musi l- l use uso in the soprano solo olo Consider Consider Con sider and Hear Me as the third selection selection tion on tile program The two openIng openIng open- open Ing lag hymns were Wo We 0 Thank Thee 0 O God for a n. Prophet and and- Hark Listen Liston to the Trumpeters President Grant directed the services ser the Invocation being b by Richard R. R Lyman and the the- benediction by y Joseph Fielding Smith both of tho the council of ot apostles |