| Show A SPLENDID CONFERENCE I Thu rhu Lh conference of at the Church of or o Jems Jeu Christ Chrtt of nt ortt Lat t trdy which closed on Sunday may n be lie restarted regarded r us the th Ih banner r con conference oll oli ference us to tho the numbers of ot people who attended the encouraging t 1 ports J of ot the thc end conditions tho ho missionary work vork the tho unity prevailing the thC confidence co ro fa falU I lU t in the tho authorities the Intense d Interest In tho and ona thu Ih II through throughout out The Tho past year car Caf wan Willi W tha thU banner year In III ti the lie payment of ot tithing and this announcement gave general I faction Tho TIt report of uC the thu auditing fl committee thu accurate cUd complete accounting oC or tho the and disbursement was u I 1 pleasing feature the tI announce inch that tint not a 1 dollar of ot the tithing funk fund had hul been eon used lined for Ir the expense of or f the general of ot the th Church sas ua us Li surprising to tu carpers CArper aNd at as It was Wa gratifying to thu th Saints aint The Instructions Imparted were r mc In character and forcible In their simplicity and anti earnestness From Froni the tho opening address of ot President Joseph P I to the cloning remarks by I dent Francis l M I a II fervent Inspired nil all the Iho utterances utter of ot tho the COd 1 tho Immense audiences The musical exorcises exorcise an OK muni vero choice anti enjoyable The juvenile choir tho the solos and quartets 01 nil well nil an ca tho thu grand grind antheme and ard n tho the organ accompaniments were of at a 0 high order rier of ot merit ant nn were duly appreciated I On the tho first day of ot the Conference tho the great t Tabernacle was wae filled IlIe boo above a below Tho The crowds In attendance gradually Increased until tho the spacious r could not contain them and on oil III Sunday morning the Assembly Hall ne thrown open for tor nn un overflow meeting and wa iol Ip 1 IW filled filed to Its lis utmost t capacity In tho the afternoon both JOth buildings bull were packed with liNten InK irig humanity and thousands could not train gil admission lon to either tio Lo o nn on Inter Interesting esting meeting was wn held on all the grounds In the tho open pi per air with n a Wry Nry try largo large at nt Tho authorities of ot tho the Church wore were sustained without a n dissenting vote volo Numerous spoliations luUl mW been beun b lIn In III Indulged In by persons papers hay hav havIng I Jog Ing UK no connection or business with luch matters as a to appointments to flu fill vacancies In n tho Iho Church councils AB At A usual they thoy wore were very vor wide wille of DC the nark mark anti demonstrated the tho toly of ot tho prognosticators find and their lack of ot understanding un of or the tho th Church methods discipline fin Tho demise dentico of ot Mar Marriner riner W AV Merrill n a devoted and valiant In fri the tho warfare sin II am n and error loft n a 1 In iii the ho Council of ot the Twelve Apostles AI and that of or Chris Christian tian D I also aleo n a faithful and II blo servant t of ot the tho Lord 1011 n a n vacancy caney In III inthe tho the First Council of ot Seventy These WHO were w by the appointment of ut INigo Oc F T as liS an Apostle und and of or If Charles 11 Hart n onn ona oC ot tho the Seven Presidents of or the tho The Fite by 14 nuIn that John W V Taylor and Matthias p F Cowley owley had tendered their as members member of ot the tho Quorum of or the tite Twelve not being In III harmony with their on Important matters matler and that those thoo w ro accepted on tho the of ot October 1905 occasioned much nur ur prise fIR That action had not previously been heun made public There was woe no de di desire dier sire er to gratify the curiosity cUllo lIy of ot who wile hal hail no bu lne with the tha affair nor to 10 give occasion tot for meddler to 10 that Ihal U It as n 11 dono lo to The rhe were vere made macle lu 10 I the tho Council of or tho the Twelve and reported to the First tr of ot the tho It belonged only to the ho general conference to III consider e II tho matter It II will wag with profound re vu regret gret that thu step was tulion und It was ss as al In without tin Jn i Jut but In lii much sorrow Borrow Tha Ili 11 I I ell were tilled by tw the nf ot Or Orron Orron Oron ron on F atil David 6 5 loll To 10 Jill 1111 the place of or Cider r on the stuff tufT or of th the Church Jo Joseph eph F I Smith mith Jr Tr who Inu III boon an nn efficient there WaN WAH nominated All Ul 1 tho the authority s lr iro nt d wore loud by b tho thu confer conference ence NIce a forest at of howls hand being h nt at vote vot und ind not one ole heln heim offered In the tho ii It was wall a n nud imposing flicht und and tho thu n new w ap al pointer refi receIved lv d th Ih of ot beets of ot friends ant And II cr ore erl their i for tor the to which thoy they wore wor nm wai wa tint ver ally recognized Tho entire conference wu woe WUI fraught ht with will lIh great Interest enthusiasm m anil I carno eano from nil alt points from Canada to lol Mexico co and from the tho Tar rae cnut t to California mid tho the onit on Tho weather wn d tho the railway re arid and though the tho rot y w ro In had bail shape hape hat front from the tho continuous c ruins ruin anti and snow now that precede the tha splendid during conference the people traveled In comparative and were well welt repaid for tor their Journeying The outlook OlI t for tor the tha Church II U iiI I t magnificent ent Tho prospects fur for a prosperous year In III temporal thins are most The rt t among the tho Is Indicative II vo nf of 0 t II and aptt I de determination II e termination to tn work The rIo of ot the tho Priesthood and of ot the tho association nr In excellent 1111 I I I hut Thero Lher IH is more at a ro in I ci ti t than Ihan nv over r tiMor before 11 r I Is Harmony ahil goodwill are arc In lit active not 10 o evidence donee Cheer r 1 and are widely ox tx h ion lu I n J l 1 und lId sup supported en p ported l ruG I rejoice In he I of ot Clod CloI the tho whole Church 11 I II I with Wi tl vl J or fat and love lovo of nt lie tho Jort 1011 and of nt the Iho ThO rM I 1 lute lI U ii new to to the y work und we WO may look Ionic with for fr glorious from tho great reat atHer luff of Ut April tirlI 1 lUG |
