| Show I I BUSY DAY IN Tabernacle Is Filled to Its Ca Capacity Capacity Capacity and Addresses Are Made by Many Leading Members of Mormon Church SUPPORT OF ALL HOME INDUSTRIES IS URGED President Tafts Sermon and New Religion of Former Fornier Harvard Educator Come in for Discussion During Day I URGE ATTENTION TO DUTY Discussions of the priesthood of the Mormon church various aspects of the new religion advocated by Pro Fro lessor fessor I Charles W Eliot the support lof of home industries succession of the presidency of the church and Fresi President dent ident i William H Tafts sermon in inI inthe j I the tabernacle last week were fea lea features tures of the second days sessions of I the semiannual conference of the Mormon church at the tabernacle I yesterday Rudger Clawson Reed Smoot Hyrum Jf U r Smith George Albert Smith Gorge George GeorgeP G orge F P Richards Orson F Whitney and David O 0 McKay all members of the quorum of apostles were the speakers at th two sessions and at each ooch the tab tabernacle tabernacle tabernacle was filled to its capacity with the exception of a few Cew vacant seats in inthe inthe inthe the choir section Striking Addresses Heard Probably the most striking addresses were those th se delivered by Reed Smoot Hyrum M I Smith and Orson F Whitney y dealing especially with the new reli rell religion religion gion and the theme of President Tafts Salt Lake address from A soft answer away wrath but harsh words stir up anger Rudger Clawson was the first speak speaker er of ot the day da The Lord is good to us usand U usand and orders all things well w ll quoted Mr Clawson as he referred to the refresh refreshing refreshIng refreshing ing rain of Sunday night followed by fair weather which tended to the com corn comfort comfort fort and convenience ol or conference vis via visitors visItors and to the auspicious opening of ot the state fair fairIr Mr Ir Clawson spoke generally on tho the priesthood of the church saying there was a vast difference between priest priesthood priesthood priesthood hood and Priesthood Priest he heI I said was the authority of ot God dele dale delegated delegated gated to man for tor the building up of His kingdom on earth on the theother theother theother other hand was as the pretended and nd as W assumed a authority claimed by man to per perform perform perform form Gods work and the authority was not of God but of man only He Ho said if the belief of the Mormon church in inthe Inthe inthe the priesthood was true it was also true that wherever the children of God were to be found there also would be found the priesthood of God In this connection connection connection tion he spoke of the revelation given to Joseph Smith regarding the priesthood in which it was said that it should never vanish from the earth The Mormon belief in the priesthood said Mr Clawson was Aas supported by bythe bythe bythe the scriptures and by revelations and andin andIn andin in support of this statement he read from the Bible references to the priest priesthood priesthood priesthood hood and from section 84 of the Doc Doe Doctrine Doctrine trine trifle and Covenants where It is said that tha t the priesthood was conferred upon Adam and handed down from father to toson toson toson son Higher Priesthood Conferred Mr Ir Clawson said mId there was every rea rca reason reason son to believe that Jesus Christ held the tho priesthood asking if it was not said of Christ that He performed the ordinances of the church with authority and or ordained ordained ordained His disciples He said that Jo Joseph Joseph seph Smith received recel ed the priesthood from Peter James and John and later he said John appeared to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cow Cowdrey drey and amid placing his hands on their heads conferred on them the higher priesthood saying it should not be taken from earth again a aln Referring to sections 84 and of ot the book of ot Doctrine and Covenants Mr lIr Clawson explained the two of the church the first being called the higher or priesthood and the second being called the lesser or priesthood He said there were many orders in the higher priesthood Including the seventies and elders cIders and this higher priesthood might be defined denned as the power and authority to hold all the mysteries of heaven and to have the heavens opened so that those holding this priesthood might commune comm ne with God The lesser priesthood he said held helli the keys of the ministering of angels and of baptism for the remission of sins If you should separate the power of ot the priesthood from this immense gathering here today we wb w would be weak indeed ho he said s ld Mr lIr Clawson said that some time ago aso agoa a quorum of the priesthood was ap Continued on Page 7 1 BUSY DAY IN CONFERENCE Continued from Page 1 pointed pointe to t outline a a series of lessons to tobe tot tobe be studied by the te priesthood of tho church which had been received receive by the te t church and was used at the priesthood meetings last winter There had been some difficulties he said ad and nud during i the summer many of the quorums had been forced to t adjourn Now came caine cae the J difficulty of reorganizing the meetings and ad Mr Clawson said he wished that It i could be made possible possible to keep the meetings going ging the te year round saying c they would undoubtedly bo be much more effective k f Priesthood Meeting The speaker called cled attention to what it I meant ment for the church curch when the fa fathers faters thorn in 60 CO stakes and wards of 0 the church would take their DOS with wih them to the priesthood meetings where the fathers deacons teachers te priests and other orders might meet to obtain in instructions In this manner he said sid the 4 fathers and sons eons might be brought into more intimate relations of love than had ever before been known in the tho church Mr 11 Clawson Clawson asked his hearers to for the ad advancement think tink what it i would mean mon of the th church when every ever el ci eldor elder cider der dor should have hove three years training as asa asa asa a dacon decon three years ers as a a teacher and three years as a priest and then be berady ready rady for admission to the higher priest priesthood priesthood priesthood hood as a an elder Then there would be Le Lethree three years training as an elder before admission to the seventies and as he hI went on upwards in the orders of the priesthood h he would still receive instructions instructions tons in his duties dutes tW W We do not begin to comprehend the possibilities of this great get movement in inthe inthe inthe the church he said sid Mr r Clawson ex expressed pressed presed his belief belef that tat God would work great gret wonders through the training given given given en in the Casse classes of the priesthood and he said sid he hoped hope the presidents of stakes stake and the bishops of wards would appreciate this opportunity for tor training the youth of Zion Reed Smoots Address i Reed Ree Smoot Smoot the te next net speaker pre prefaced pre prefaced faced face his address by expressing his thankfulness at being able to address another conference saying he had en enjoyed enjo enjoyed joyed jo e the testimony and words of coun counsel counsel sel sd that had been ben given gien by those who had preceded him and trusting that the same good spirit might continue to the te end of ot the conference conference I for one never nevertire nevertire tire tre of thanking my Heavenly Father that tat I was wa born bor in the midst of these valleys and mountains he said The Themore Themore Themore more I travel about the world and come comein comein comein in contact with wih its it people the more I feel that every Saint should thank God Go every ever day that he is s per permitted permitted to t live lve here under such favor favorable favorable favorable able circumstances Mr Smoot said sd he regarded this inter intermountain intermountain mountain country countr as a blessed bles spot which God had nad so s lavishly supplied supple with wih material blessings that there was no other region to compare compre with wih it it He said he hoped hope that the Mormons would keep kep their sons and daughters with them under the protecting care of the home and that the fathers faters would cul cultivate cultivate the farms a little better and then divide with wih the sons and daughters and ad adso so bulk build bulk up the community Touching on the building up of home industries of which considerable had been beer said sid Mr Smoot said sid he wanted to 1 call caU the attention of his hearers to t 0 the fact that there are many successful homes home in Utah The success of ot a home should not be measured by elegance and wealth welt but rather by the spirit of peace contentment and Godliness to be found within its It walls Every Ever home In Zion he said sid should be one of order every home in Zion should be one of contentment and of ot hospitality and Godliness for it I is said sid that the beauty of the te home is order the of ot ofa ota ofa a home is contentment the glory of a aho ahome home hom ho i 1 and the crown of a ahome ahome ahome home is Godliness I wonder wunder if all al of ot our homes are such and I wonder if i we we as parents prent have built buit on such foun bun foundations that our children will wi have all al of the advantages advantage in life that are pro provided provide provided vided vide by successful homes he said ald Prayer Spirit Vanishing I That the spirit of prayer pryer and the I spirit of Godliness is vanishing to an i 5 alarming extent tent in the American home was th the opinion expressed by Mr Smoot who said sid that not even In some of what are called cle the best bet homes home is Gods Gos bless blessing bles ing asked ake on the food provided provide and in inmany inmany r many homes there is never a thought of prayer as a family affair This he hec c said sid seemed Seme a source surce of danger to our beloved belove country countr Mr 11 Smoot spoke of the new religion saying that Charles W Elot Eliot formerly president of Harvard college collage had come out with wih a faith fit that denies denie the divinity of Christ denies denie that man was created crete after ater the image of God denies denie the ef efficacy efficacy of prayer pryer and the spirituality of ofte the te sacrament and denies denie oven even the im immortality immortality mortality of the soul sul It I strikes me that in such a a doctrine entering the homes home there Is la danger for Christianity in our blessed country said sid Mr Smoot He then related relate something about Dr Eliot Elot and his standing among the fore foremost foremost foremost most educators of the country a man who had won high honors honor and had even been ben offered an ambassadorship from froma I a the thE United Unie States government Such teachings as those thoe advanced by Dr Eliot Elot are only the beginning of ot bring bringing bringIng ing into Int the homes of ol America a disregard disregard gard gr for the teachings of Christ and when this thie ti is brought about there is a weakness entering the home that can cannot cannot cannot not be overcome other than by the re remission remis mission mis ion of ot sins he said sid Homes in Zion I hope hop hop our homes here in Zion are arc homes home of order and contentment he said sid It I the mansion which is necessarily the best beet bet homes home home for a suc sue successful J c ul and contented home may be he only four Cour walls and of extremely hum humble humble humble ble design deign but if there is the love of God Go and contentment within those four walls wals it I is one of the homes that God is pleased pes with wih The spirit sprit of prayer pra er he said sid was one of the first frt influences that tt would bring contentment to home where a every ever member should pray pry and the family should let the te hearthstone be the te place for family prayers pryer where father moth mother er sons eons ns and daughters daughter could unite unie in inthe Inte inthe the te spirit of humility hope hop and com corn common common cornmon mon interest in the welfare of each ech other The speaker said sid he thought about the meanest thing on earth erth was a lazy man manTie He Tie had met and talked to men whom he knew were lazy layso so lazy lay in fact that tat they would let the thc wife wie that tt God gave them do all al the work to support the te family taly He said he remembered once of meeting a man who was continually looking for tor work and at the same time te hoping he would not find it it and asking him why he did not go to work Well Wel he said sid my y wife wie is still washing I Isaid Isaid Isaid said Why dont you go home then ten and help your wife wie with Ith the washing i and the te reply was wa that tat he be thought that tat i was beneath the te dignity digity of a man man I Isay Isay Isay say Smoot Smoot God pity such a man said sid Mr Desire for Work Mr Smoot counseled his hearers bearers hearer to begin with wit their children and instill in them the desire for work work I want to thank God that I have a trade at my command and that If it occasion or cir circumstances circumstances required I could go out and ad ader earn er my living so long as strength lasted laste said sid Mr Smoot He le said he wanted his daughter to be able to work and to be capable to take care cre for a home whether or not she sh was ever obliged to know knowIn In conversation recently he said sid a aman aman aman man had remarked that tat he had never kissed his wife since he was wa married marred Mr Smoot said that since he had been married maried he had never left let his homo home or returned to it i without kissing his wife wie and he continued I would like to have every ever father in Zion do the te seine same sae Here Mr Smoot was Interrupted with witha wih a general genel laugh as he added I mean his wife wie of course and not mine mie Mr v Smoot moot said he nad Cad given 20 years of or his hla life le to the Interests of the I woollen woollens woolen mUs mills s at Provo and the greatest difficulty that wa was encountered in the management of the concern concer was to get men and boys bos gt J to stay sta long enough at a Job to learn lern it thoroughly He said it I seemed to him as a though It I would be a good thing If I the Manufacturers association and the Com Corn mercial mercal clubs and boards of trade would send a committee to some of ot the eastern easter manufacturing cities cites to ascertain what in could be brought to Utah and started here to give employment to home people He took New Jersey ersey for example a state with wih territory not much greater than a single county In Utah where whore so many Industries were represented that New ew Jersey ersey had a vital vial Interest in every one of the SOG S paragraphs In the new tar iff it bill bi He said he believed such a com corn committee as a he had suggested could go east eat and pick out 10 or more industries large and small smal that could be profitably re removed remove removed moved move to Utah and every ever industry great grat or small smal that could be moved to the state would be a source surce of blessing to Utah Utah A Successful Home The speaker said there was no way In which a successful home could be made by the father alone aone or by the mother alone but that It I took the father mother and children to make the perfect Latter Later day Saint home Mr lIr Smoot closed with witha wih a a prayer pra er that God might give strength and light to make every home a contented prayerful and successful industrious home home hospitable Godlike Hyrum M Smith said sid that while Mr Smoot was wa talking of the new religion which was advanced by Dr Eliot Elot the thought came caine cae to him that it i was only the crystallization of the beliefs and of 0 the 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