Show MORMON CONfERENCE COMES TO A ClOSE 5 Joseph F P Smith Jr Is Chosen to the Quorum of Apostles 4 44 4 4 4 4 f Apostle AP John Henry Smith was ws 4 4 yesterday elevated to the first pre pies 4 f Wency Adeney of the Mormon Kormon church am sm Ut 4 f 4 to the caused by the 4 recent death of President John Rev 1 Winder WindS Whose whole place a u as first coun 9 elor will wUl now DOW be filled tilled bj by President dent H The Th appoint f s 4 ment meat was waa unanimously sustained at ar a 4 the closing ing session of ot the April con eon conference 4 ference of 01 the church and at the th f time Joel Jo F Smith Jr was 4 f 4 named as al one of the tle quorum of 4 4 twelve apostle 4 4 4 The Th only other change aag II a th tho thoD 4 4 naming D ot 01 l Francis Mirion h Lymar Lma I Iu 4 4 as u a member of 0 the general ral church hurch 4 board hoard of ot education succeeding exceeding Pr s f 4 4 ident Went Winder The church 4 f 4 ties tha tie were sustained unanimously f t I 4 4 Crowds fully tully the equal of those on attendance attend nce at the tiie Sunday and Monday Monda 1 sessions sealon of the conference were Hero pre lIr at the closing meetings Tha Th he morning and afternoon were le 11 voted primarily to transacting the bu bUll busi business i iness ness oeM of ot the church hurch the report of or I h auditing committee being submitted in ill morning showing the finances to be in m splendid shape In addition to the re ro reports reports ports port and the sustaining of the chun h authorities In bJ the afternoon there we were re several leveral talks in which the Mor for Mormon Mormon formon mon doctrines were expounded and aDd mat matters matters matters of interest and a 8 nd Importance to ta church chuich chun h members and andla lav men alike discussed dl cued Authorities Sustained Following ar a ft the authorities of th the church for fr the ensuing t o terra term as 88 l by the vast a it assemblage a m lage after afternoon aft r noon Joseph F 1 Smith president of the th church Anton It Ii Lund Iund first counsellor of the first fint presidency John Henry Smith second couns llor of ot the first Francis M Lyman president of ti t I twelve apostles members mb of the tha th council of ot twelve apostles aJo tIlI Francis M Lyman Heber J Grant Ruder Rudger Ru r Reed R ed t Smoot moot Hyrum M Smith George Albert Smith Charles Charle W Benrose George Georg K Ji Orson F Whitney David O 0 I McCay Anthony W Ivin and Joseph F Smith Jr John Smith presiding pa p of the church First seven prel dents of Seventies Seymour Semour B Young Brigham H Roberts Jonathan G 0 3 Kim ball baU Rulon Rules S 3 Wells Joseph W tV rfD Charles Chrle H Hart and I Lt Levi vi 1 Young Charles W V presiding Continued on Page Three TJ JOHN HENRY HENR Y SMITH NAMED NA MED COUNSELOR 0 OR OF PRESIDENT I Continued From Page One bishop with Orrin P Miller and David A Smith as first and second counselors Joseph F Smith for the Mormon formon church Anthon H Lund church historian and general church recorder Andrew Jenson BrIgham II H Roberts and Joseph F Smith Jr assistant historians members of ot the general church board of ot education Joseph F Smith Willard Villard Young Anthon H Lund George H II Brim ball hall Clawson Charles W T Pen Penrose Penrose Penrose rose Horace H Cummings Orson F Whitney and Francis M Lyman L Arthur winter Inter secretary and treasurer to the general church board of ot education for Hor Horace ace le nc H Cummings general superintendent of ot church schools Board Boord of at examiners for tor hurch schools Horace H Cummings s chairman George H Brimhall James H 1 and Willard Young Auditing committee William W V Riter August W V Carlson Carison Henry H John C Cutler and Heber Tabernacle choir Evan Eran Stephens conductor Horace S En Ensign Ensign Ensign sign assistant conductor John J 3 McClel tan lan organist Edward P and Tracy y Cannon assistant organists George C Smith secretary and treasurer Noel S Pratt librarian and aU all the mem hers bers Jers Duncan M I McAllister clerk of ot the conference Spirit of Interest s The same aime spirit of ot interest which per permeated th sessions of the first two days d lYS of ot the conference were were manifest throughout yesterday and aul at the close cloFe of th eightieth annual gathering It was unanimously unanimous proclaimed that th the confer enoa enN en Just ended was the best largest at attended a tended and most beneficial In till the history of the church hurch The thousands of visitors who came ame hero here many man of ot them across acro the continent and some from foreign lands land landwere were loud IUd In their praises of ot the results attained and will return to their homes full of ot new Inspiration as a result of ot their attendance Yesterday marked the eightieth anni anniversary anniversary anniversary of the beginning of the Mormon church in its organized form fonn It was on April 6 1830 1820 that a handful of ot men met metat metat at af the home of Father Peter Whitmer In Fayette western New York and under fit te tl leadership of ot the youthful Joseph Smith launched the movement which to today today day dav numbers among amon Its nearly hat half ha a n million converts When President Joseph F Smith Emith con convened vered th the afternoon session of ot th confer conference conference ence enle yesterday there were fully full D peo pl seated within the Tabernacle The choir and congregation sang tho hymn Wo 1 p Thank Thee Oil O God for tor a Prophet et It and prayer pr was offered by Brigham H T Roberts Robert followed by th hymn The of God Like a Firs Is Burning Apostle Heber Hebr J S Grant then thon tI n read the th list lI t of ot church authorities and unon upon their being sustained President Smith called culled upon Elder David O 0 McKay lIKay a member of ot the council of apostles as the first speaker of ot the tle closing session Aft After r ex expounding expoundIng pounding the of Mormonism and an I telling of the benefits of ot mission work at nt horn homo and abroad Apostle McKay called to tile the keynote an a advanced by nr speakers with reference to the rr me hv saying One of the test best ways of 0 building up our homes be it a domicile city Ih state or nation Is to speak well of ot that tat home Let the tongue ton ue be under control He spoke of ot home environ rr ms and contentment and urged the peo pea people pip pIe to speak well of ot their home state All the Heart Desires We Ve have all that the heart desires he be continued Every advantage and therefore let us speak SI lk well of ot our home st te We Ve cann lt speak well of the state unless we sneak well of ot the men who founded It There Is no other state In the union which can boast of at more upright citizens than Utah Let the men realize this and let their tongui proclaim It If we cannot speak Mr 11 of it speak not at all Speak of oC the evil conditions that exist but bt do not revile the character of men We must not pick at that which will tear a 1 brothers character If It we see a aton ton Jit ion which endangers our fellow f we must meet that condition T Tre i re art are sunken roads In our cornmeaL t hut at we do not need to publish them V It t lot lt rt those at home see ses s them Our duty Is ts to met m pt these conditions but let us do it calmly Remember the gospel of ot J sus Christ is one of ot good tidings Live It preach rr eh It but avoid those evil eyll condi conditions conditions have your OUr sons avoid It the mass wit h whiskey y and the saloon will wilt bring to th destruction If It wo we w speak well of the gospel of the church lurch and of ot our ene enen enemIes n mIes lea we will be is happier and we will be jr ehing and living the gospel of Jesus Christ Let us go forth from this con conference conference conference ference determined to control our tongues A solo The Earth Is the Lords by Dot McMillan was very beautifully ren rendered rendered rendered dered after which Apostle Anthony W V VIvins Ivins was called to the stand He spoke of ot the beliefs and teachings of ot the tho I church and said he believed that with without without without out faith it was impossible to please God The fundamental doctrines of the church however he said were not regarded suf sufficient sufficIent sufficient to Insure exaltation with God Work is necessary along with It It The rhe speaker told of the d Ues of ot Mormons and after advocating the doctrines of o Christ and the church dwelt at length on conditions throughout the world What hat is a menace to a nation Is Isa a to the church he said The greatest menace to the nation the great greatest greatest est eat enemy which the church has to com corn combat combat bat is intemperance and sexual sin We Va Wedo Wedo Vado do not want to advocate offensive meas measures measures measures ures Regardless of ot the law Iw It becomes our duty to make known 1 to our chil children children children dren the existence of ot this deadly menace In the hops hope tuat they will be persuaded to avoid It Correction n Is Made Presiding Bishop Charles W Nibley then than said that Elder W W Riter in supplementing the report of ot the auditing committee at al the morning session had II erred In his reference to the number num ber of ot divorces In the church of people who hau haa I been married In the temples He said the number of ot 46 persons divorced was correct but that ho erred In saying this thid to be 3 13 14 per cent c nt of the marriages per performed performed performed formed Last year there were 2748 2148 per persons persons sons married In the church temples and the 46 divorced persons represented last year and previous years so that the per percentage percentage percentage was but 16 per cent President Smith said that persons had been baptized In the stakes of the church In 19 J and baptized In the missions a total of at for the year rear It was announced by President Smith that beginning Monday April 11 the free organ recitals would be resumed daily dally excepting Sundays during the summer months at 12 noon until further notice and he also called atten attention attention attention tion to a district Sunday school meeting m to be held next Sunday Sundar April 10 in Bar Barratt Barratt Barratt hall ball and to be participated lr i 1 by the Pioneer Tooele and Millard stakes Bringing the great conference to a close President Smith said My heart Is full of blessing for tor the people for all the peo people people pie for all mankind I love the good the manly the pure In heart In the entire world and to the poor and I extend my pity pit and sympathy I pray I God to help the erring to change their i way to walk In the light and have fel tel fellowship i with God May peace abide upon the people of God of ot the state and of our glorious country May Ia peace dwell in your midst and may prosperity attend you on every hand The choir sang the anthem Let the tho Mountains Shout for Joy Toy the congregation congregation tion on joined with the choir In singing the doxology and tho the pronouncing of at the benediction by Bishop Charles W Yo Nib Nibley NIbley Nibley ley formally ended the conference Financial Report Made The principal features of the morning session were the reading of ot the financial report as submitted by the auditing com corn committee committee composed of ot Rudger Clawson W WW Wv V W Yo v Biter Riter August W V Carlson and Henry HenryH H a supplementary report by Elder Eider W V W V Biter Riter and Short talks by Elders Ben E Rich and German E B Ells Ellsworth Ellsworth Ellsworth worth The auditing committee report was read rend by Elder Heber J Grant and upon a ote was ordered accepted and placed on file tile The report of the com corn committee commIttee which Is addressed to President Joseph F Smith and counselors follows We Ve the undersigned the auditing committee of the church beg leave I ae to re report report report port that we have carefully examined the th books and accounts of the church as fully full and thoroughly as the great mass massof massof massof of accounts would permit In the time at our disposal to perform this Import Important ant labor It gives us pleasure to report that we have found everything in a very ver satis satisfactory satisfactory factory condition both as to the method of keeping the accounts and also as asto asto asto to the volume of receipts and expendi expenditures expenditures tures turea of ot the church in all aU Its varied ac activities and while perhaps It may not be within our purview either to criticize or commend the expenditures of the church yet we cannot refrain retrain from expressing our gratification with the way these ex cx expenditures expendItures have been made on account of ot the various needs of ot the church We are pleased to say Fay as heretofore that the th accounting department Is In good condition con and that the method of keep keepIng keepIng keeping Ing the accounts Improves from tram year to year so that now there seems but very ver little more to be desired Everything Is done In an Intelligent systematic and bus businesslike busInesslike busInesslike way and according to o methods that save time and expense Very respectfully submitted Your brethren RUDGER CLAWSON W W RITER BITER W CARLSON HENRY H General Auditing Committee Committee Work Explained Called upon by President Smith to ox ex explain plain the work of ot the committee and nd any matters connected with the report of which he might desire to speak Elder Riter Biter said In part The report just read in your hearing In a general way covers the ground gone over by the committee but there are a afew afew afew few details which I am Inclined to think will be of ot Interest to the people at large not mentioned In the brief written re report report report port In the first place I wish to disabuse any Idea that may find place In the mind of anyone that the auditing committee or any member of It was dominated by anyone In the investigation of ot the rec records records records or In formulating the report I will say that none of ot the members of the committee e even saw President Joseph F FSmith FSmith FSmith Smith during the tho time they were en engaged engaged engaged In the work until after they the con concluded concluded concluded their labors and had signed the report President Lund passed through the of ot office fice flee where the committee was engaged only once and he only passed the time of day on that occasion As you know President Winder Inder was on his sick sickbed bed and there was no chance chanco of ot seeing him The committee was entirely free from outside influence and carried on Its work In a straightforward businesslike man manner manner ner ncr All Alt the members of ot the committee are business men and all of them have haye at some Orne time been bookkeepers and I wish to say that what they found they were able to judge of from a standpoint or of 0 knowledge knowl dge and experience And I wish to say that the books and records of the presiding bishops office ottlee are the most organized nd kept of any time in the history of the church as a far tar as I 1 know Every book required by the tho committee was furnished us with alacrity y and there was no evidence of ot the least thing being withheld I 1 desire d to mention a few of ot the things we found In regard to te the oper operations operations operations of or the church They are so ex and widespread In their ramifications ram ramifications tn that few fen of ot the Saints realize the magnitude of them The amount of ot funds handled by the depart ment of the of ot the church Is la simply enormous In the office of ot the presiding bishopric the amount of ot work done Is something astonishing There the records of ot about 60 f stakes and about wards are kept besides those of 21 mis missions missions missions In the world The rIle machinery of the presiding pr bishops office is so delicate that If It any |