| Show crusade against vice inaugurated by Seventy Second conference L D S apostle rudger clawson elevated to the first presidency as second Counse counselor lort joseph F smith Bc becoming coming first counselor resume of the proceedings the seventy second semiannual semi annual conference convened in the tabernacle at salt lake october 4 president joseph F smith opened conference stating staling that president snow was suffering from a cold and did not feel like braving the damp weather president smith said there were a good many subjects to come before the conference the authorities have bavo that some evils evil are arc on the increase among the latter day saints and it was much desired that they bo be stamped out one of these is the growing tendency especially specially ally among the youth to disregard the sabbath day another is the use of profanity iro fanity and tailing the name of the lord in vain which is not compatible with the professions of latter day saints the use of tobacco is to ie be lamented and deployed deplored and the tendency to show but little regard for the sacredness of the holy priesthood is deplored the church does doca not encourage the separation 0 of the people the speaker continued ile he had heard beard of many families becoming dissatisfied and moving away to california and other places thus separating themselves from the institutions of the church it if you want new homes and locations consult the authorities before you act ebere we have established colonies it has been in strict accordance with the W will ill and mind of the lord we want to become strong and mighty in the land if we separate we will become like the rest of the sectarian world and that will not do apostle reed smoot discoursed at some length on the great example of af obedience found in biblical history and the reward that follows going on to the subject of tithing he be said that contentment comfort and peace are found in more abundance among those who live up to the law the thedac day of the building of the temple in jackson county he be said will never come till the people learn to observe the law I 1 hope to see the day when the great law of consecration will be in vogue in this church hi be continued there are millions of people groaning under oppression and tyranny today some gome of whom do not deserve it caused by the unequal distribution of the blessings of god consecration will prevent this condition apostle clawson said the membership of the church is about and that there are ar approximately children in the church under the age of eight years church members own farms aud 00 per cent of the people own their homes whereas the average over the united states is 13 5 per cent apostle A 0 woodruff opened the afternoon exercises ile he asked everybody to attend the state fair saying there were too many saints willi willing tig to pay a halt half dollar to see a punch and judy show which is not elevating who are not willing to pay half the sum to see the exhibit of the states products the enemies of the church apostle woodruff maintained have made no headway in their warfare the church has never grown less but from its infancy has become a greater power day after day a fact which must be discouraging cou raging to the enemies of god in wyoming where apostle woodruff has been establishing a colony in the big horn basio basin he be said the prayers of the people had been answered when the saints were without money by praying they found employment on one occasion they in a special fast meeting asking god for forr relief ellef from imminent hunger at the close of the meeting the chief engineer of the burlington railroad system walked into the crowd and in the course of a few courts had bad contracted with the mormon colony tor for a piece of con lion by means of which contract the colonists were able to earn within the next seven months apostle cowley proposed a crusade against profanity and suggested that the bishops take up the question and labor among the young men especially who are known to use either through carelessness or under exciting circumstances Bt ances the name of Deity in vain he urged also that sucking suc klug cigarettes and old pipes be discouraged and stamped out SECOND DAY apostle lund urged that latter day saints should bow in obedience to the will of 0 god in whatever form it comes the lord tins has not allowed his people to wander in darkness b he e sat said id but has always led thorn them in a lightened path by revealing ilia his will to ills ilia r servants er van is apostle lund spoke of the necessity of the people spend spending log their spare time lime in mutual improvement work and asked them to heed counsel on all metters matters and not to have too much dancing and other recreation in their lives although a reasonable amount ol of the pleasure might t properly be sanctioned apostle merrill asked what man holding the holy priesthood would dart dard to take the name of deity in valo vain ua lie asked the ward authorities to put on their thinking caps and see if some means could not be devised to lesber the evils which confront the people in which he included smoking chewing arid and drin drinking drink kog ng if we had bad the proper people at tho tha head of 0 our municipalities I 1 believe many good things could bo be brought about remarked the speaker lie ile said later that it was the duty of every church member to try to crush out the evils B n 11 roberts spoke at length on the th growth of 0 the mormon church and refuted the notion that the present progress was not as proportionately great as in the early days the numerical strength of our church said president Ro roberts lberts should not blind our eyes our progress might have been 4 still greater but for the reason of some ideas getting into our literature a few years previous to the death of the tha prophet joseph smith the impression was created that in the early days the church cou counted tiled upon from to membership yet in reality there were only between and the numerical strength of tho the 4 4 SALT LAKE TEN TEMPLE tenille irLE mormon church today is computed to be nearly so you see we are notkar not far behind the early days and with just a little stimulation it will soon be still further progressive LAST DAY apostle rudger clawson was elected to the first presidency at sundays session 80 n becoming second counselor to president snow while joseph F smith was advanced to first counselor at the afternoon session president snow was the first speaker be expressed pleasure at being able to in meet beet with the Sai faints tits an unexpected pleasure as lie he had feared his cold and hoarseness would prevent his attendance continuing president snow declared that the officers of the various stakes numbering fitly fifty and the wards had been faithful and energetic but not so in much uch so EO us as they might be the time thus has come he went on n when you must awaken to your responsibilities and not depend upon the twelve apostles to conduct tb the a affairs of your stakes the dil t time me I 1 is here when the apostles will be directed in other channels it Is their busi business nebs to spread the gospel in foreign lands and open new fields among the nations 0 of f the earth you will no longer havo have them to reform your stakes slakes speaking of immorality that exists in different quarters of the stakes president snow said it was the duty 0 of the ward and stake officers to knoy know what thell their young people are doing whether or not they are indulging in profanity and dissipation or it they aro are minding the ps principles Inci ples of tho the gospel and obi observing servin g the word of wisdom and the law lav of tithing ua lie desired that all officers make a study of these questions and be doubted not that great good would come of their efforts apostle Brig harn young eulogized president snow saying he had been a bleaking bles bless king irig to the church and ex expressing expressly ag the hope that he would be spared many years to advise the people and especially the apostles |
