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Show coiSici Problems Following the War and High Tribute to Joseph F. Smith Are Topics of Second Day. President Grant Makes Annual Report; David O. McKay Gives Rules for Family Guidance. T:,c 3eeor.d day's sessions of the eJghty-nluth eJghty-nluth annual conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Ixitter-day Salnt3, held yesterday in the tabernacle, were de-oted de-oted not only to glowing: tributes to President Joseph F. Smith, as on the first day, but also to consideration of marriage and tho sanctky of tho home, as well as postwar conditions and problems prob-lems incident to reconstruction over the worid. lU:'ercncea to the influenza epidemic epi-demic was made and the church statistics sta-tistics were read by J're.sldc-nt Ilebcr J. Grant. Tho attendance at the morning meeting meet-ing was about 9000, every seat being taken. At the afternoon meeting the attendance at-tendance was even larger, totaling 30,000. President Grant presided. The opening open-ing hymn, "High on the Mountain Top," was sung by the congregation, under the leadership of Professor Anthony C. 7-und, with Proiea&or . J. J. McClellan at the organ. The invocation was offered by Duncan SI. McAllister, who will leave coon to act as temple recorder tn the Ilawllan temple. tem-ple. "My Fatih in Thee." a baritone solo, was sung by Murray K. Robinson. CHURCH HAS 20,000 MEN IN SERVICE. President Grant then read the annual report for the year 191S. This report dealt with the military situation, showing show-ing that more than 110,000 church members mem-bers were in the service of the United States and its allies at the close of 1913. The rest of the report included statistics on the priesthood, tithes, temples, sacrament sacra-ment meetings and finances. In commenting on the last paragraph of the report, President Grant read an extract from the speech given by J. M. Fulton, an official of the Union Pacific railroad, at the Golden Spike celebration at Ogden recently, which he attended. The speech of Mr. Fulton paid glowing tribute to the pioneers for making Utah what it Is today. President Grant said he regretted the speeches on that occasion occa-sion were not published, especially that of Mr. Hood, chief engineer. David O. Mclvay, of the council of the twelve, in commencing his address, said: " rejoice in the privilege of meeting with you In this great spiritual feast. Yesterday was also a memorable- day." NEW METHODS. REPLACING OLD. lie referred to the Interesting remarks of President Grant, given in reference to the home-build I ng characteristics of the pioneers, adding: "They were home-builders home-builders in the truest and most fundamental funda-mental sense of the word." He read from the Doctrine and Covenants, section 6S, which tells of the duty of parents. In commenting on the scriptural quotation, he said : "We are living in a most mo men 1 ous age. We se on every hand ma infestations infesta-tions of commotion. The world is stirred as never before; political Institutions and principles are forsaking old methods, which are fast giving nay to new ones. Poli t leal .situations are being re volui ionized, ion-ized, some for better, some for worse." Mr. McKay vividly contrasted this with the fundamental institutions given by Christ. .He read an extract frum a recent re-cent statement, which In part s( a ted "that ties of marrige are hut temporary, and that it is all right for children to be born in life"? estate, knowing no brothers or sisters, and bearing only the mother's name." In counteracting such a belief, Mr. M-Kay said: -'Tew who have followed this form of autocrat!',- government se how men dnre strike at the perpetuity of family life. The responsibtlit y of saving the tnst itn-tions itn-tions devolves largely on you. Families should be eternal." Mr. MeKay outlined what a typical relationship in a Latter-day Saint home meant, saying: "In our church the nome is the sacred unit of society. The relationship rela-tionship of children slvmld be one to carry out ideal cit izenship. The secret of government lies in the home. The scret of Installing faith in God a nd (Continued on Page 10, Column 1.) MARRIAGE AND HOME ! CONFERENCE THEMES; Rcconslruclion and Post-War Problems Also Dis- cussed; President Grant Reads j ! Report for Year. j .1 ; j j (Continued from Page Que.) cii:ir'!i li.-s in tin I .,!:,:. t'.t,. ,aw p. il-IMi v upon th.i .fM-t:iit;i." i- .--'I:i!--1 i!'ir'')i vilL-u'N'S wr-r.; l.clpa !:ov.-riiius' :.,. f-s ' :i I ! Lsi ; I n u, uj.l.i:iM;n f'ii'iH'-; ' i ; I Si , l.sit t'-:;U i,uri: ". I "- r.-ij-nl.tiit I i n; 'iii-iin- i j. r - !':'.K-nry "I" iiii:iiln in ih: h'.if.;. ivh-rrwl (, ttii- r'ii:i!:nifnuil H;n- 1 I' , Jill' i Ul ! i- f , .f... J-,.;t , f, ! 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"Tliat. is i 1 1-i L of Bi-im;," Paid Mr. McKay, "winch should Bo a testimony to all." i Tim speaker Miinmarizcd his re mark h into i ho tour (.: sont.ials honor, ohedi- , ctKio, mutual scr ii:o and the ctf-rnil' of 'lio marriayo lelaLmn, and sanl: "God i lit i ns as pa r.-n t s to roar our children rinUy." .Alter n i errinK Briefly to tlio ; love of mother, Mr. McKhv referred to! tho f;imily of tin; lato Joseph K. Smith as an e,impio, saying: 'resident fcjmith j won the luve and rospoct of all Iws cliil- tii-on." j Mr. McKay said the last words of 7'resident Hmitli to his family, that they worn "tho whole suhslaticc that, makea life worth living," was indood a. classic. "Thy Kingdom of Envt'," a duet , was sung By ,J. li. I ioshard and .Elizabeth llva nr; of the Urighum Voung univerHity at Trovo. j ut liony AV. vins of tho council of twelve quoted a passage written by St. John on the island of I'atmos. Ho Began his address By historically 'reflecting on the past and and commenting comment-ing on tho tutu re. lie said is was now ! 1 yours si nee t lie surrender of bord I i.'iriiwallis at Vorktown, an event which ga ve Birt h to a new order of government. govern-ment. He next dwelt on the time when the thirteen colonies sought self-government, which not only meant freedom to . their chlldrtjii, But madn Amc-rirri a gath-' gath-' t;j-:ng p. ace, and an asylum where ;.ll the ( oppressed could Katlntr. Mr. Ivins outlined the period fo!lo-.v!ng when the free kowtii rr.eu r was e.-Uih-lisht-d, which opened the way for tho Bi -u!'.:ng down ( prejudice, so man did not interfere, with the rights of his neighbors, neigh-bors, and which g.-tvo all the right to enjoy religious EBorty. Touches Upon War. He Fafd it was eighty-nine years ago since tlio church was organ i.td. lie no.t rfft-rvf-d to the events which have occurred oc-curred in the last two years; first when the American marines wont into action at Chateau Thierry. He referred to this as a time never Befnro wltneHSd In the history of the world, when American soldiers fought on the Battlefields of France. In complimenting compli-menting and paying tribute to the hoofers hoof-ers of t in; army and the nation, .Mr. I v i ns s;. Id t ha t some men ci'it icise the head of our army abroad, but it is too well known that on no previous occasion h;is an American commander led in a. War that lias Been brought to such a suc- cesful determination. Mr. Jvins declared we should feel glad I 'resident Wilson haH managed as well ffs ho has. Ho called attention to the world's entering a new era; also to the great changes that have and will come. He paid, in referring to the priesthood, that without exception tho body would stand solidly behind the present church adminiBtrat ton, n.nd Inasmuch- as t he church is entering upon a new era, the members should bo just as true to the government as to the church. Patriotism Urged. " cannot be true to ono unless I am true to the other, and if I see danger abend for my country it is my duty to ward it off,'' lie declared. Some s;i cri-fices cri-fices and fundamentals of old policies must give way, whether they be personal per-sonal or nat ional, to broader policies, Mr. Ivins stated. The desire, he said, should be to take and give value received. He referred to dominant evils existing today, of the greedy robbing the poor and he stated these are evils for consideration of our government. He then asked why should we close our eyes to the past? "What our country needs is more unselfish un-selfish statesmen and fewer professional politicians," he declared. Mr. Ivins said when danger threatened, on each occasion occa-sion the nation and church has emerged stronger than ever before, and, notwithstanding: notwith-standing: opposition, has grown stronger each year, lie vividly proclaimed: "Without "With-out just laws, by which the rights of the oeoplo are protected, the church or nation na-tion cannot exist, as it stands for honesty, hon-esty, morality and respect for law." He referred again to the world entering enter-ing the war, and stated that, though the Tarter-day Saints believed in peace, abhorring ab-horring the shedding of blood, when the country called they responded as cheerfully cheer-fully as any other citizens. Ho called attention to the past year's history; to the number stricken by the epidemic; also to the loss of the president, presi-dent, Joseph P. Smith, who for seventeen years directed and shaped the policy and j destinies of tho church. In conclusion he said: "The world of 1019 is not the same world as existed a year ago. No nation lias ever before mobilized in so short, a time so many men from raw recruits, armed and equipped, and furnished them with commissary, trained and sent them to the battle-front, as have the United States, and though men may tell you how it might be better done, the results speak for themselves." In closing Apostle Ivl"s re-echoed the words of J. J". Holland. God give us men," which lie said were applicable. He concluded con-cluded by saying that "a time like this requires men whom lust of office cioet not kill," and his appeal was that personal per-sonal selfishness and ambition Be. put away and that members stand up for that which is right and which, slar.ds for the protection of right. H urged patriotism to both church and Mala and the performance perform-ance of duty, earnestly, not grudgingly. Apostle Ballard Speaks. President Grant at the conclusion of these remarks said "we have been listening listen-ing to truth, so we will ask the congre-ga congre-ga tion to join in singing- the inspiring hymn, 'O say What is Truth.' " He then introduced Melvin J. Ballard, junior member mem-ber of the council of the twelve, who was recently appointed. Apostle HaUard commented com-mented on the circumstances which post- I poned the conference, and aiso on his mis- j sions ry work. He related that this was tho hour of judgment when missionaries i should carry the message to tens of thou- sands, and that after the testimony of . God's servants hud gone forth, pestilence ! and death should follow and bo the per- 1 tion of those who did not repent of evil doings. He referred to a verse In the , Doctrine and Coxenants which states "a sickness shall cover the land." He stated the great scientists Bad said when the black plague came it was Through ignorance igno-rance of the people, f.nd uuld not happen again. Yet their prophecy came to naught, for with the world at the zenith in educational edu-cational affairs, the recent epidemic came r.-.i i.:- d - :. I'e s--(i c 1 h. - j funer. U v..-:-'-1! :r g h- 1 ; t -cc. He s..vl :v.:'-s .d Hie an:.-r ;:-d . "This is ne J vj. ,..;.f i,i i I. .i." if.- f. I-ord j was tryi! -2 ) y ii::s n:-';1 to 'ouch t:ie ' he,, rt s oi tin; 'hi.il : i men. and re- i K t d to 1 Lmj' ti'w;.' ;-. rd i ' v(-ra n i s i n " nor s::y I'.t.n tie- . oi k:i;ir W..I ome again, but I do si'.' t--.at om- n.rm of; "ii.i.'-t '.-!.'!..! rit or a r. v:ii rnmr u.nil . I receding tiic comiJig of tiu- Ued'd'.er. ; and Zio.'i siiail not c.mLi! i. uides ne v, :il . obey." Prosperity Discussed. . la concluding he toM of tlie pro,pority ; now coming to th.o ine:t;hi-;'s of tiie church, ! whicji h,; s lid they o;;:d i:.-e to pr-- j A ft. r hcarjiiLr tes tininy. ;-.e e ndeu by i pledging to tiie pro; t ria t in hi- new ! position, tiioii'n he I'e t wt-ak and humble, hum-ble, he would often s:: v, T11 be what 1 you want me to be. " lb' said he would be a wirtiiv renrescitative. Tiie cio-:n liy inn, "For the St reni'th of the i!i;!s We Thank Theu," was sung by tiie congregation, after wh'''li Fred A. Mitchell offered the benediction. Afternoon Services Held. j The afternoon services in the tabernacle j commenced at 1: o'clock. "I o What Is Kiu'li! " ". as sung by t he congregation. Tiie invocation was offered bv U'-muel II. Redd of the San .lu;n stake. "l.ead, Kindly UigiiL." a qtiartet, w:us sung by James T 1 . Xielson. Ilyruni .f. Ciiristinn-s.n, Ciiristinn-s.n, August Glissmever and Ir. W. if. I Huldaway. Joseph l'iehling Smith, a member of j the t ouncil of the iwc! vc, was t he first speaker. i fc said : "i have feelings of mingled sadness and joy in standing before be-fore you this a f ternoon. . This co:: fer-eneo fer-eneo and tlio remarks made by the speakers speak-ers brought to my memory many scenes of tho past, and I feel rather tender in mv feelings and spirit. I realize perfectly per-fectly that man's probation and his days upon the earth are limited, and when his work is finished it is to be expected that lie will be taken homo." He next dwelt upon the new conditions and scenes that present themselves as time rolls on. He referred to the wondrous won-drous sight of the priesthood voting, stating stat-ing it had been their responsibility to sustain sus-tain or re j ten the new members of tho general authorities, lie told of early historic his-toric incidents, when Urigham Young was chosen p resident, and declared tbat understanding un-derstanding is made e'ear by the experiences expe-riences of the past. In concluding he said all church leaders had presided over the church with inspiration. Missionary Tells Experiences. German H. Ellsworth, retiring president of the northern states mission, bore his testimony and stated his sixteen years of missionary work had been a great pleasure to him. He recalled boyhood dreams, when he had humbly prayed, "Father, above all my blessings, grant I may be a teacher of righteousness." He gave some of his spiritual and missionary experiences. In concluding he gave statistics sta-tistics bearing on the numbers .of the Hook of Mormon published and distributed in his mission, stating that lO.Ui'O books were first primed, then 11.', 000, then 2,,-OoO, 2,,-OoO, then 100.000, and before the printing office was removed to Independence, Mo., 250.000 had been printed; 330.0O0 had been distributed, of which 00,000 had been sold. He said TO per cent of the members of tiie Relief society of his mission had records rec-ords of genealogy. He had 100 young men and women under his direction. In conclusion he referred to the epidemic taking so many away. He said he knew not whv this had to be unless it was to administer to thns on the other side. Winslow F. Smith, who succeeds President Presi-dent Ellsworth, said lie had been greatly benefited listening to the remarks made. He gave incidents regarding his travels and stated, "I have always thought that the missionary work of our church was the source of' strength, as our church is essentially a missionary one." He said he had visited many stakes and, in concluding, con-cluding, he said he believed that there was a great opportunity at home for all to do good. President Grant, at the conclusion of Mr. Smith's remarks, stated: "Some say Mormonism dies out In one or two generations; gen-erations; you have just listened to one of the fifth generation of Latter-day Saints." George W. McCune, president of the eastern states mission, after bearing his testimony, stated the members should be ready to make sacrifices and when called on missions should be readv to go. Fie said he felt thankful he had been thought worthy to go, and his message to young and old was that they might be able to say, "I know that my Redeemer lives." Service Is Urged. Walter P. Monson, the retiring president presi-dent of the eastern states mission, after commencing his remarks with an anecdote, anec-dote, said the years he spent in the mission mis-sion field were the happiest of his life. Ho told how, in 1S1)S, he had been called on his first mission from Franklin, Idaho. He said that aTter returning home lie remained nine years, when lie was again . called on a mission, this time to En- i gland. Upon returning, only twenty- eight months elapsed until lie was called . to preside over the eastern states mis- ; sion. Ho said missionary work in the eastern slates was on the verge of a won- derful growth, but that the intolerance of the United States seemed centered there. In concluding-, he said : "Service conies through development in God's work." Miss Utile S. Shipp sang the soprano solo wntlen by Professor Evan Stephens, "( Gospel Peace," wi th violin obligato by May Anderson. Tracy Y. Cannon was at j the organ. 1 John U. Derrick, retiring president of tne western states mission, commenced his remarks by reading of the blessings : m store for those who leave all to work lir God's ministry. J Ec said. "Life will give us back whatever wo put into it. In many ways il is like a bank put joy into the world and it will come back, with compound interest, but you can't check out unless you have made deposits. Put joy into it -without selfishness .and it will all come back to you." Mission Shows Increase. He stated his mission had increased i four times in membership and in finances 1 ten times. He said he fell grateful for I his associations. j In commenting on how the people .should support the nation, he said: "We should stand as a bulwark bv tiiH nation, ! as well as by the head of tins nation, as we stand by the head of this church. I say this as I do in believing that the league of nations is a sten forward in religion. re-ligion. We arc approaching the day long looked for, when there shall be a universal univer-sal peace. We should use our voice to make tho world a better place to live in." John M. Knight, who succeeds President Presi-dent Herrick, related missionary la I ors w hen in 1 S '. . he w as call o d o n a i n ; s -sion. lie referred to the first church leader, and said he had gained great satisfaction in laboring both at home and abroad. lle'ner C Tverson, who latelv succeeded M"l in 3. Pal lard as president of the northwestern mates mission, began bin remarks by slating he hoped h-- would be aide to follow7 in tin- looistcps of his predecessor. In commenting on the need for relic. tod a:.' lie sa id : "This is I lie hour, for the sorrow-st ricken world is crying." lie comment ol c:i th-- great amount of good the published articles of 1 r. James K. Talrnauge were doing. Jle re hi ted missionary incidents, especially of the time wlu-n he labored in Tennessee Tennes-see with i b org.- Albert Smith, whom he . termed "a most worthy son of a nouie After (lie singing of tiie doologv by the congregation, the benediction " was pronounced bv 'la re nee ' Jarduer, president presi-dent of the Star Valley stake-. '"Many Meetings Held. - i The g'-':;ov;,i ,-h.uri !i priest hood mec; iug .vi held last nig.br jn the mbm a ir at ' 7 o'clock. Seveial mU.-inietrv r unions were also held. .V largely aivrbd m- i -iug uf the s- ake uciai hea. is v. as he Id I in 'he eh-T-.h : 'e building at 4:1' yt-- j l-.-. :..y. at w ' i g 1 re , ;ve i , t : j wodi u0 their ir:U i-ur n i Km- i - l-e.-."on ''!':. c-'V'.'s' r.'a:-'-V o-' a Yekly , S-.;hn I.. Pic; .arcs, chairman; and a., pa;-.-r sugg.s'mg a prog. -em lor a w t ek'.y ; f a i: '-:. uhdL.y written by William A. M or- : A large!-,- jurond-'d .conference meeting ; o' the genealogical workers was Imkl in j Ase7nh,v hah" ar'l.-r tiie general afternoon after-noon meeting vtsterday. president An- : l lion IK I. end pres.. led. Talks w.-re given I by president Lund, Ihshop Joseph t.'hr:s- t e'gon, M -.. -Susie Young Gal es and j President Lewis Anderson of the Manti l tmple, and a report was given by Xep.d Anderson. A 11 snoke encouragingly on genealogical work. Te:a's prog-am includes the final g'"n- , eral conference meetings at 1J a. m. and j - I'- In- . ... I A number of missionary reunions will be held this evening. i PRESIDENT GRANT SUBMITS ANNUAL CHURCH REPORT At the r-gular conference meeting he'd in th 1 r. ivraacio yesu rdtiy. Pr-.-sid- nt ( 1 rant gave on t . compiled inform;; tion ta kt-n from the annual reports of the church for the year Ji'lS. Tito principal tabulations were made relative to the g!K.U increases in the number of bap-. bap-. i i m s , in church at tend' '.nee and in amounts of tithing paid. The report also showed that the church hud over 2O,ou0 members in the service durmg the war. The complete rcoort follows. ; Statistic During the year 1P1S there .were- ll.Tiil baptisms and 15. children ' were blessed. There re 57511 deaths, ' which iy the largest number on record for any year. uf this number lu54 died of i influenza .and Ktii; died of pneumoni i. Military Over -0,000 members of the i church were in the military service of the : Ignited States and its allies at the close ! of the y ar .fl8. Uf this number Ms 3 I died in the service. "We Miould have been j ailowed not kss than twenty chaplains I and we made application for permission to furnish our quota, but for some reason, unknown to us. we were only ailowed to furnish three chaplains, two of whom raw-active raw-active service at the front in France. Priesthood There has been a better attendance at-tendance of the priesthood at the ward weekly meetings but there are slill i07S per.-ons who hold the priesthood whom the bishops report are willing to labor but have not been assigned to any duties in the stako or vard. Tithes. There has been a considerable increase in the amount of tithes paid for the vcar .I01S. The tithing has been well handled by tho bishops. Very little loss has bgen incurred, except through the failure lo find a market lor tho large potato po-tato crop of the year U'17. Temples. There were 175,525 baptisms for the dead performed m the temples, and there were 78,001 endowments for the j living and the dead. The Hawaiian tern- j pie is now- praolieallv completed at a cost , of a be tit ?200,oou. Tne Card sion temple is nearing completion l nfi will cost, when finished, "about $600,000. Sacrament Meetings. In consequence of the quarantine and conditions prevailing during the epidemic of influenza in the latter part of the year 191S. the attendance attend-ance at sacrament meetings has fallen off and .the visits of the ward teachers hae not been as regular as in other years. Finances The following are some of the ! expenditures paid out of the tithes and other church funds during the year IMS: There has been expended for assisting the worthy poor 270. 214. SO. For missionary work and building of meeting houses ir. the missions, mission bouses and' return fare, of elders, C'15,-7tn.51. C'15,-7tn.51. For the maintenance and operation of the church school system, including the erection of new school buildings, $6C5,-501.70. $6C5,-501.70. For the maintenance and operation of the St. George, Uogan, Manti and Salt Uake temples, $170,000. For the construction' and equipment of the Hawaiian and Cards ton temples, ?:MO,03G.17. For the erection of meeting houses til is does not include donations for the same purpose by members of the respective respec-tive wards) S2SS.7GC.7ti. For the maintenance of stakes and wards in all their various departments, ?52G.002.HL. Attention has been called to the fact that the work which the pioneers did in planting trees and in beautifying homes, farms, vard meeting houses, schoois and other buildings is being sadly neglected in the Hatter-day Saint communities. Advice Ad-vice and counts el to the Latter-day Saints is to plant more tre-s, to get the best ' kinds adapted to each locality and grow- : them wherever they can bo grown. |