Show apostle cannon en purity COMING STATE money should not control its offices apostles and smith talk SUNDAY FORENOON there wag a fine attendance at the sunday forenoon meeting the choir wag large and the sinding exceptionally fine the glorious day ia rolling on etc jhb the opening op enina hymn opening prayer was by elder myron tanner tha choir sang afflicted sainta to christ draw near etc clerk bean read the statistical report for the last quarter there are etalee davidd into families there were male add female children born darine the last quarter and there wera new mem beral received and only 75 removals five ex communications took place and there were 34 deaths of males and 22 of females three hundred and forty six are drawing support abe stake as presented at the last conference were sustained Bed the choir rendered the anthem daughter of zion n CANNON was the first he dwelt on ane in the world he thought a minister mint be condemned for bringing up such a theme on the sabbath day with latter day saints all proper every day affairs are likely to be brought up for speaker said he had been lain to notice the acrimony that has already grown up between the people on political mattera the approach of a heated campaign and the nearness of hood to all human may lead the people astray already one man had stated to speaker that when it came to political and religious affairs the latter must stand aside if it cornea in conflict the affairs of many men seem to be squally combative on political condic kioa for my part said speaker 1 I would rather see utah re nain n ain a territory forever than enst euch sentiment should grow generalli general lp among the peo pie in some towns it has been reported that even members of their own parta are called in to administer to the ekk to the speaker it the height of folly for latter day saints to become GO engrossed with the minor affairs of life and neglect the affairs of eternity even the ei stera soon to have their franchise seem to be deporting them selves in a manner cot creditable to them the good results of comans womans suffrage in wyoming encourages us to the belief that good may also from equal suffrage in utah but it division is to come among the sisters then we had better not have the rage there is already talk of bilk dabs and tho women if they maintain their high place will have a great influence for good buch remarks as quoted speaker said he bad seen in certain newspapers and this led him to digress with a rather severe criticism of the partisan press he eaid he had yet to eee a partisan paper which did not indulge in discourteous and even vulgar allusions to political opponents then he spoke of another fear that he had of statehood he feared as many did that it wound revive the old antichurch fight religious beliet should not enter into the affairs of government it was contrary to the constitution to have a religious test lor office men not of our faith may be qualified to hold offida and speaker would like to eee them have an equal chance with all others in officers the speaker hoped in the naw state would always be pure and free from the influences of money in other states it was a common rumor that men could buy their way into the senate he hoped nothing of thai kind could ever bo practiced on utah he said he would rather live under a monarchy than under a republican lorm of government where euch corruption could be practiced utah people were expected in their sphere to help reform politics the tendency of bome of our people to ha office seekers was deprecated young men should strive to be patriots rather than politicians speaker eaid he would like to see the day come when men could afford to serve their country without pay this could be accomplished if were a more equal dis trib ution of labor and wealon high salaries speaker was convinced breed more or less corruption and produce professional office seekers again be warned the latter day saints who mav take to the this jail to f ora personalities at tack and compare principles he eaic but leave private affairs alone god will hold latter day saints responsible for personal attacks mad 9 upon their brethren all are weak and have their failings and it is alone by the grace of god that we may be saved the people were arged to stand firm to the principle and not be vacillating in their political convictions speaker said he was glad that women were about to gat their franchise th ugh he confessed to being a limited he thought women should not enter politics to euca a decree as to unsex them and he could not get over the belief that comans womans greatest sphere was her home speaker admired strong minded women ant he did not like to gee them so atron minded as to place them beyond the position them by the bible woman should ba a helpmate toman and not the head of the family comans womans true sphere speaker thought was to redeem the wayward but not so muan through the political lines women can have more influence by amply to their husbands and than by ging g ing to the polls jans SMITH believed such remarks as made by the previous speaker receive tha strict attention the latter oay sainte have made the claim of come out of the world and that they now hava a superior office with absee claims speaker had a fear that perhaps latter day might have a desire to choose for office men of their own religions belief buch practices he deprecated speaker then proceeded to portray the mission of the latter day saints he told how the people had coma out of the world and bronchi with them many traditions he urged parents to impress their children with the mission of latter aday saints tha fathers and mothers should make a practice of reading the scriptures more in family circles the tendency of the world today ia to fact this anty and the shine tendency seems to be with latter day many families it shoals ba said to their disgrace have not the scriptures in thair household and almost equally disgraceful is it when families have the sacred books and do not read them if the people and their children were grounded on the firm rock they would not bs shaken by politics or gocber wild theories of men the choir sang the anthem hearken unto me benediction by elder B cluffer Cluff Jr there was a full donaa in the afternoon opening prayer was offered by elder W S lanner of payson APOSTLE JOHN nanby SMITH spoke again in the alvernoon alter noon on mens success in life sjane men seem to triumph in the ling in which their tt luc most have a mission in their several spheres A conspicuous example was that furnished bv modam mods life great captains have also through bome divine gifts found a means of turning reverses into success bat there is something superior to all such lives in the mission of the savior he seemed 10 have with him an iuliu abee greater than natural born gifts his glory was greater than came from military renown he introduced a new principle of doing good for eail instead ot hate he imbued mankind with a love for humanity his mission was so different from the mission of a beaser hannibal conquered with a host but the savior became a conqueror within him belf his has continued to grow and spread its effects on all peoples of the alobe showing that the designs of the almighty were that his mission was foi the regeneration regen of the world latter day saints have had given to them in connection with the divine ala mla ion of jesua christ his in the most dimple kind is an advanced aap forthe farther betterment of buman ity the time is coming that nations will accept it and no longer resort to tho of arms the influence of the gospel will become more powerful in the future than it has been in the past Thoua anda arill accept it and it will yet revolutionize the world this gospel has received impetus of great magnitude by god placing at its head in this generation an illiterate personage his mission ia also far greater than that of a mohammed or other characters who have attempted to conquer the world by orce it ia the principle of love that baa made the world what it is today and it will yet redeem the world ABRAHAM H CANNON tod a story of a king of old who had given a of oil to a subject to carry a certain distance and return with a penalty of death if the subject spoiled binelo drop the task was successfully accomplished and the king asked how it was that the subject did it the latter replied by constantly keeping his mind on the duty given him to perform Latt erday saints have 0 oil riven to carry and their min la should be constantly OB the gospel we must do the duty oi god as dmn bato perform for he will force us to accept the plan he h a mapped out for us there are less peo pie in the church to day attending to their ful duties etian ever belora less titmice payers exist today than ever before people are paying tithing tor the purpose of gome to the temple or for some temporary addan daae perhaps refrain from paying tithes because are not satisfied with their or other church authorities the day has come when aba ba honest with the lord saint must alpo observe the command of ahr word of wisdom the same healthy condition that now ediete will not always continue president partridge made a few clos ine remarks and the conference SATURDAY saturday afternoon bishop cutler spoke ficat giving a report of A ehi ward then he spoke of education in general and at home dr continued the theme of education spoken of by the previous speaker and portrayed the advantage the many church eions affords apostle young closed he spoke on the section of the doctrine and covenants showing mans pre viona existence hie present state and what he could hops to attain to in the future |