Show SMITHS ARE IN EVIDENCE ON LIST THE LIST Cognomen Frequent Among Church Officers Sustained Unanimously FUTURE PRESIDENTS TO BEAR SAME NAME Second in Line of Succession Succession Succession sion and Three Youngest Apostles Are Smiths The Ruling Family Joseph Joceph P. P Smith president of tho time I church Joseph F. F Smith trustee in trust for forthe forthe I Ithe the church I Joseph F. F Smith president of the Deseret Des Des- cret eret Sunday school union Joseph F. F Smith president or of the Y N M. M M. M 1 I. I A. A Joseph F. F Smith chairman of of the general gener church board of education John Henry Smith second c counselor to the president mt M. M Smith apostle George A. A Smith apostle Joseph P. P Smith Jr apostle To Joseph ph F. F Smith Jr assistant church historian John ohn T Smith presiding Davidt DavidA A. A Smith mith second counselor to the presiding bishop George C. C Smith secretary and treasurer treasurer treas treas- tabernacle choir 1 Mrs rs Bathsheba Bathshcba Bathsheba Smith president Women's Women 8 Relief Belief society In f the action acton of the Mormon conference yesterday conference conference afternoon in sustaining sus taming ft L members of the tho Smith family to to hi hi offices in the church many many of th members are wondering how long it will i be until every hi hig high h office in in the church is il filled filed by b some member of the Smith family Tn In addition addition addi addi- tion to the five offices mentioned above ton President Smith holds other church offices offices of of- flees as director in some of the tho church boards He is also president of the Utah Idaho Sugar company president o of the Z C. C M. M I. I L. L I president of the Zions Zion's Savings Sayings Bank and Trust company com corn pany panr a director in the Union Pacific Railroad company besides holding numerous numerous nu nu- nu other corporation offices John Henry Smith also holds other church offices is a director in the Z C. C M. M I. I 1 end and ad other companies Every member of the above named members of the tho Sn Smith th family with nith the possible exceptions exceptions ex ex- of John Smith and Mrs Bathsheba Bathsheba Bathsheba Bath Bath- sheba Smith hold one or more civil civi offices in addition additon to their church of of- offices flees In view view of the fact that four of the members of the family were already members of the fifteen highest officers in the church people are today asking if there was no one else in the church who could have filled filed the position to which a son of the president was as elevated elevated ele ele- dc- dc yesterday afternoon They are asking if i there are are not many men in 1 inthe the church who have spent more years in its service than has Joseph F. F Smith Jr and if the office which lIe he held and still holds as assistant church histo histo- nan sti rian and secretary of the Genealogical association was not enough for him After the meeting yesterday afternoon afternoon after after- noon and this mornin morning members of the church are wondering if when the next vacancy occurs amon among the hi high h officers of the church another member of the Smith family will wi be elevated to a hi high h position It I is said by bv those in rn a position position po po- po to know that ea each h of these offices pays a good salary or fee just dust as a you Iou please to term it i and anti that it lt would woul at least have looked b better had someone other than Joseph F. F Smith Jr been named an apo apostle te to Ip fill 1111 fil the vacancy caused by the elevation 19 of John Henry Smith As the matter now now stands there are aro four members of tho the Smith family in inline inline line for the presidency of the church in inthe inthe inthe the lne following order orde John Henry Smith a cousin of President Smith South Hyrum Hy Hv rum Smith a son of the tho president Geor George e A. A Smith a I nephew ai al jl Joseph Joseph Jo Jo- seph F. F Smith Jr a son The Theu Theline u line c of succession to the presidency no Francis M. M Lyman John len Henty Smith Anton II H. I. I Lund Lund Heber J. J Grant Rudger Clawson Reel Reed Smoot M. M lf Smith Geor George Q Albert Smith Charles W. W P Penrose nrose Geor George e F. F Richards Orson T F. F J. J David O. O McKay Anthony W. W Ivins Joseph F. F Smith Jr r. r The e three youn youngest members of the quorum of the apostles in ago age are Gorge George Albert Smith Hyrum Hyrm 1 M. M Smith and Joseph P F. Smith Tr Jr the latter later being being be be- ing tho the youn younger er of the tIme three With Wih the tho second in line of succession a Smith and the ages of three other Smiths so powerful a factor iu in their favor it F would indeed bo be strange if the presidency of the church did did not again como come to some member of the theS S ruling rung family after tho the present head I has been c called lCd to his fathers APOSTLE IVINS SHOWS SLEDGE HAMMER DELICACY The hc closing session of the ei eightieth annual conference of the Church of J Jesus Christ of Latter day Later Saints brought forth an attendance of over many standing durin during the two hours of time tho services No little lite interest was attached t to the question as to who would I succeed I dt John T R. R Winder Jf Immediately following the opening opening exercises Ap Apostle Heber J. J Grant rca read sto authorities of tho the list lisl o of the general tho thio church chuch who were quickly sustained by tho the raising of hands There was not Tot a dissenting vote voto on any of the of of- Following the tIm sustaining of the officers nfl om- cers Apostle David Davic O. O McKay Meay addressed the congregation He lie Ie dwelt at length upon the ho preaching of the gospel and then took up the of or President Smith that young men of or Zion should not scatter but should sta stay at home and build up the community One of the best ways to build up the home homo the city the state or the nation nalon is to speak well of or each he said wel Referring to Utah Apostle McKay said that ono one could not speak at all unless one spoke well weI of it I. I And if it I we may speak well of or our state we must speak well of wel her men of the men coon who build this eI state There is no other state Inthe in inthe inthe the Union Unton whose men are more sturdy or more lo loyal al Speaking Evil Evl of City Apostle McKay also bitterly denounced the evil tongue of or gossip and of the reviler If I tonge we cannot speak truthfully truth fully he said let us speak not at all If there are evil evl vil conditions let letIS us IS speak of I those conditions but do not let u ud us toe revile the Ule character of omen men Let us revie not pick at that which will wl tear down downour downour downour our fick brothers brother's character or evil evi of the state of 01 tim the city or of the tha Eider M McKay declared that while e people peo peo- pIe could speak k well Ee la of t h their tt town of Its churches I its schools I its sidewalks Its Is Improvements they could coull not well wel of it its saloons la iii fact sneak of its Is saloons at all al he lie he said without shame He Ho likened the saloon unto a sunken road declaring that when a hole was found in the road it I was repaired not by vilification but by removal of the cause So with the this saloon alon It I cannot be removed b by vilifying anyone's anones ones one's character character char char- char char- acter acer but it I can be by sending men to the town councils who will wi see that the tho condition is eradicated Ivins on Prevailing Sins Apostle A. A W. W Ivins the tha last of the quorum of the twelve who are in at attendance attendance at- at who had not up to te that time spoken addressed the congregation much munch along alon the same line lne as the preceding speaker He lie took up the articles artices of faith and said that hat the principal one of these was faith itself Without faith he said It is impossible to please God The had lied faith and the Jt Jews WF hut but neither believed In the divinity of Jesus Christ The Tue Mormon church believes In the divine origin of Jesus JESUS Christ It I does oes not merely believe beleve Him Himas as a reformer but blev that He was the Son of God The Mormon church also believes in tho the Holy Ghost which bears record of the Father nd nd the tue Son In discussing the evils vIs which li beset belet mankind and which wh h threaten as aa the agents of the adversary y of all al righteous righteous- ness ness Apostle Ivins placed at the head Intemperance and sexual sin Ho lie said these thep should be lopped hopped off of whenever they are found as a the mistletoe Is cut ut away when it i Is ts found sucking socking the tho to life Jfe out of the tree tree The mistletoe Is not tot of or earth and It comes without a struggle It Is Isa Isa isa a beautiful plant but bt it Is I a parasite that attaches Itself to the tree and saps Us its Is life le until the tree dies Nothing that is good seems to come without a a struggle said saM l Elder lder Ivins and that which Is bad fastens itself upon that which Is good grod like a I parasite like the throttling mistletoe to the tree A About ot Street Meetings Meeting In closing the tho session President Smith i referred to the report that street meetIngs meet meet- i Ings are planned for Salt Lake I ake and Ogden Og- Og den nen and ad other towns by returned mis mis- He was not opposed to this le ne said sai but these thee meetings should be bo bounder under the tho direction of the tha bishops and the stake presidents In losing closing he be said said- My heart is full rul of or blessing for fr this meeting for oil all al the tho people for fOT all al mankind man man- kind I love lov the good in everything and everywhere The Th unfortunate have ha m my pity Pray God that that He Pie may lead them out of the ways of error and help them tem to t. t walk in the light And I J pray pray Go God l that thet we WB may nay walk waiSt wal in hi I the light o tl that we may nay enjoy ills His |