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Show TELLS SAINTS THEY MUST NOT CRITICISE LEADERS A cupaclty audienco tsius iu attendance attend-ance al the overflow mooting In tho assembly as-sembly hall Sunday afternoon. George 11. Brhnhall, president of tho B. V. U. at Provo, delivered a scathing address to llio peoplo .upon tho rights or tho heads or the church, lie declared, when lie arose lv speak, that II was tho most unexpected circumstance in his: lKo. and emphatically asserted that there, was Intelligence In-telligence In the heavens before the wqrld wa; made. He uald there were some spirits which did nol understand motives. He pilled those who Indulged In criticisms of "tho brethren of the hurrh whom God has honored with tho leadership." "No saint lias a right to Judce the actions or I he church authorities." said Mr. Brhnhall. "and those who do so arj Hellish. J came to conference to vote, ami lo sustain my brethren, and In m opinion the Lord doesn't want to hear a. negative criticism In the schools ol the church." lMdcr Louis Anderson, president of the South Sanpete slake, spoito on tho privileges priv-ileges of assembling together and of the Inspiration of ihe Holy Ghost on such occasions. He said he was thankful he enjoyed the fellowship of the Lord and was happy In tho thought that all the people ot the land arc enabled lo partake par-take of the instruction which Is given by the church. More than 2,000,000 children chil-dren have been baptized In tho tcmplci of the state, according to the statement of TSIdcr Anderson. In closing, ho emphasized em-phasized the fact that he know Joseph F. Smith was the true prophet, seer and rcvclator. KIdcr "William IT. Sccgmlller of the Sevier Se-vier stake testified that over sinc-i 13B1 he has been a staunch believer in the Mormon faith, and declared that" he knew It was the true religion. Ills heart was touched one night, when he heard a number of the Mormon eldcra promulgating promul-gating the faith, he said. "Thirty-seven years of my lire havo been given to the church." said ICIder Scogmlller, "and during that tlmo a noticeable change has been scon over the land Many of those, who were homeless home-less on account or tho activity or the Indian now dwell In apacious cottages in the southern part or tho state, and everywhere prosperity Is apparent." At this Juncture. Apostle Orson Whitney Whit-ney arose and began to read off the names of tho church authorities, the same being sustained by the congregation congrega-tion by the lining or the right hand. , There were no votes against any of the names. The entire list was read off rapidly. Q The pica of Elder Sylvester Q. Cannon, Can-non, one of the speukers, was that parents par-ents take better care of the children and keep them free from all evil. Many of Ihe young people, ho said, arc being led astray, and It Is the duty of all parents par-ents to keep a watchful eye on their offspring. KIdcr Arnold Shultes of Liberty stake suoko briefly about the work In his section. sec-tion. In closing. Apostle Whltnoy thanked' tbo people for sustaining tho church dlg-nltarieH. dlg-nltarieH. and following an anthem by the choir tho audience wa dismissed. |