Show MISSION IN MEXICO TO BE ABANDONED PRESIDENT SMITH SAYS SAINTS ARE RELEASED FROM DUTY IN SOUTHERN REPUBLIC head of mormon church at semiannual conference discusses troubles of colon colonists ats session one of interest Inter cit salt lake city at the opening los slon filon of the eighty third semiannual semi annual conference of the church of jesus J esus christ of latter day saints held 1 in this city on friday october 4 president joseph F smith spoke ot of the trials of the saints in war stricken mexico and declared that the mission there Is at least tor for the tha present at an end and that the bravo brave men and women who had risked their fortunes 1 ind and their ursa lires in the attempt to build up a branch of the church in that country aro are released from further duty in tho the southern republic tho the president paid a glowing tribute to the members of the church who had bad gone to Ilex mexico lea to make their homes declaring that they have suffered a great deal at tho the hands of a degraded delp degia ded wicked unprincipled grade ot of men many of whom unquestionably have good hearts in them and will manifest the goodness of their he hearts arts when under the influence of good men and of favorable surroundings the american government said div president aident smith has played the tha part of wisdom in standing aloof and lot let ting dog eat at dog the church dignitaries were well represented at the conference only two of the apostles being absent rudger clawson who is in europe europ A and nd george F RIchard 3 ot of the first seven presidents of the seventies there were present J golden kimball semouie B young rulon S walla J W mo alo murrin and charles 11 II hart dishop bishop charles W nibley presiding bishop ot of the church and his counselors 0 P miller killer and david A smith were verb present scores ot of other high churchmen including patriarch hyrum G smith occupied seato of honor fully persons matly many of them pilgrims from throughout the world far and near where the branches of the church are located were present the attendance exceeding that of any opening session cession in years following the address of president dent Sv smith inith president anthon 11 II lund made a brief doctrinal address follow ing closely the line marked out lout by president smith te in the closing of bis sermon bermon four of the first council or of seventies ties charles 11 II hart joseph W me murrin rulon S wells and jonathan G kimball also spoke at the opening days sessions each delivering an instructive tive and address at tho the saturday session the vast audience listened to three more of the first council of seventies Brig harn if IL roberts seymour B young and levi edgar young the principal address boing delivered by elder roberts in the afternoon felir ot of the apostles spoke including president francis M lyman and apostles Apo atles heber I 1 grant reed smoot and M na smith in ills his address at the saturday cession president smith said god in ills bon boundless lidless wisdom and gracious mercy has provided means and has shown the way to the children ot men whereby even in the realm of freedom freedom and the exercise of their own judgment they may individually co come me to god in faith and prayer and find out what should guide and direct their human judgment and wisdom and I 1 dont want the latter day anti inti to forget this is their privilege 1 it Is esti estimated matel that there were 12 persons persona in the tabernacle bernace ta at each of the meetings on sunday and in the afternoon there must have been persons in the tabernacle as hall ball and outdoor gathering the closing sessions rounded out a conference that has been gratifyingly successful tt it was a mighty exposition of the wonderful and close fellowship which binds together a great people ln in one faith one hope and united worship of one supreme being E specially especially in the afternoon did the overwhelming throng typify the compact unity of the mormon people speakers at the tabernacle meetings we wee e elder charles W penrose of the first presidency elder orson F whitney george A smith david 0 mckay joseph fl smith jr and james B U talmage of the quorum of 0 twelve twel apostles and president josepn V P smith who closed and dismissed the conference la in a brief address of 0 admonition admon lUon elder george 11 richards Is confined to his home homa on an account ol of illness and president smith asked I 1 the saints to malie make a petition petit loa tor for his recovery a special subject of their prayers one of the overflow meetings was held in the assembly hall ball in charge ot of elder anthony W iblas of quorum of 0 twelve apostles assisting him as speakers were president sam uel itel 0 bennson of the central states mission president german E ellsworth of 0 the northern states mission l n president charles cabarles A callis of the southern states mission and elder david H cannon of st george ten tell missionary societies of the church ot of jeans christ of latter day saints held reunions friday night talked over old days while qu pu mis lions renewed old acquaintances from among the many mamy who are in the city to the conference enjoyed music end and dancing and listened to short addresses ot of gooy fellowship frow from representative mea from among them sixteen stakes 4 were represented at tho the meeting of 0 the comans womans Wo mans goncalo cical society of the ha mormon church beld e saturday |