Show r ADDITIONAL A STATE NEWS FROM NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES 1 I APOSTLE I TALKS AT PROVO MEET Smoot Reviews Church Progress Progress' Progress ress ress' ress-in ress in Con Conference I Address PROVO PROVO- PROVO PROVO-An An n evolution in the attitude attitude atti tude which the world holds toward the L. L D D. S. S S church from Intolerance and misunderstanding to one or ot understanding un and appreciation h has ha taken place In the last 30 years said Reed Smoot member of the quorum of twelve ap apostles and nd former United Unite d States s senator in his address addre to over r 1000 persons who attended the Sunday Sunday Sun day a afternoon session sion of the Utah Uta h stake take quarterly conference held Saturday Saturday Sat and Sunday In the stake taber nacle nade Former Senator Smoot related th the e change in attitude of cil citizens zens o of Washington D D. D C. C toward the church h during the 30 years he spent in th the e United States senate Misunderstanding Misunderstand Misunderstand- ing lag and false propaganda were large largely arge ly responsible for the the attitude attitude agai against the church during th the early years year s of his stay In Jn Washington he said sg but an enlightened understanding g had bad done much to remove this H He extolled the courage of ot the pioneers and expressed faith that young oung people peo pie of the church would meet problems problems problems' probe lems lems' of today as well as their ances ancestors ancestors mc tors did those of pioneer times Other S Speakers Other speakers of ot the afternoon session were Professor Christen Jensen Jensen Jen sen en and W. W Monroe members members mem mem- bers bens of the stake high council an and Richard Knight recently returned from froni a South African mission A report by T T. N. N Taylor stake e president and talks by Bishop Walter Walte P. P Whitehead of or the First ward Bishop Alfred E E. E Eves of the Third ward and Bishop A. A J Murdock of o othe the Fourth ward featured the morning morning morn ing program Graduating exercises o othe of the Provo seminary were held as a apart apart part of the conference Saturday evening eve ping ning and a program by the stake M M. I I. I A A. A featured the Sunday evening eve eve- fling ning session Changes in stake officers were announced an pounced as follows Professor Benjamin Benja min Thin F. F F Cummings replaced Ole E. E Olsen as president of the Sunday school chooL Chances Changes Made H H. Maurice Harding succeeded Dr Lloyd Oaks as its president of the Young Mens Men's Mut Mutual al Improvement tion Ralph Poulton was released as high councilman and replaced by Isaac Brockbank with Harry Stagg and Ole E. E Olsen alternate high councilmen Detta Green Grcen replaced Lottie Worthen as president of th the e Primary association with Lucille Lucill e Ahlander and Ruth Christensen as as- Leah S. S Larsen succeeded d Jennie Campbell as second counselor r of the Young Ladles Ladles' Mutual Improvement Improvement Improvement Im Im- provement association Musical numbers were furnished furnish ed by the B B. Y U U. mixed chorus with t Dr Franklin Mads Madsen n directing President T T. N N. N Taylor presided preside d over the two-day two session |