Show x CHURCH GROWING AND PROSPEROUS SPIRIT OF OPTIMISM PREVAILS I IN ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE Declares Declares That Evory Every of Vast Work of Church Has Improved During Past Year and Predicts Greater Improvement in the Future Salt Lake Lako City City A A spirit of or optimism ism ailed at the eighty fourth conference of or the Church of or Jesus Jesua Christ of Latter day Saints held hd Inthis in inthis inthis this city April to Inclusive two sessions being held each day President Joseph F F. Smith although although al al- al though suffering from Cram a heavy cold made the opening address and was in a most optimistic mood declaring that the tho church Is stronger more united unit ed cd and In a generally better condition condl condi tion toda today than it has ever been The president quoted statistics to show that every ery branch of or the vast work of or the church had Improved during the past year ear and showed evidence o of greater improvement In the future Therefore the tle Latter day Latter day Saints had bad reason to be lie optimistic Members embers were urged to put forth Corth greater J effort in an endeavor to fulfill their duty to the church They were shown wherein they erred and advised ad wised as to how they could better hotter their physical mental and spiritual condition President Smith spoke of oC those who had worked against the interests rf of the church and said that ho he believed that in time those who ma maligned tho the people of or God would become become be lie come ashamed of or themselves and would cease to wag their tongues George Albert Smith member of or orthe the quorum of ot apostles who spoke at atHie atthe the Hie opening session urged his hearers hearers hear hear- ers to take the words of or the president president dent home with the idea of or improve In lug their r d daily II lives s. s th LII ill al u W. W Penrose of or the first presidency and Rudger Clawson and H Heber lieber ber J f r. r ct Of the quorum of or twelve apostles apos apos- ties were the the speakers church observance observance ob ob- servance marriage and probation being discussed sed Apostle Grant electrifies elec elec- ea the gathering feathering with a powerful ora oratorical attack on the liquor traffic and declared that if It the Saints v were ere ere given a chance to vote on ou state wide prohibition there would be an end of ot the liquor business in Utah Apostle Cia address was largely largel doctrinal doc trinal dealing with the divine au au- authority of or the church and dwelling I with emphasis upon the of ot marriage lor tor time and Apos Apos- Apostle tic lie Penrose spoke of or the divine divino origin ot of the church and of the different phases o of the Mormon religion wherein it is different from other de de- de- de nominations A feature of the conference was the excellent musical program man many of or the leading musicians of or the state and aull the west est being present Two overflow meeting were wera necessary necessary- Sunday afternoon to acco accommodate those who could not evea ev findl id d room In the doorways of or the J I rong l tabernacle One tf was necessary in hi the p pf p iBM bers bets of the council w l I Z a os ties were proms G. G ti N a I 1 o i Q iId i n Jo ep m b t l II ct seas sess t dB lr Ii th taberna le Idl d t c J t fit L man aD of C the I r J. J s F. F Vj M ir vm m Apostle George F J 3 F d 1 tr Apostle Orson F F. Whit hit J i ji j Ir rethe he tho principal speakers In III G at the morning meet meet- g Apostle A A. W W. Ivins was in charge harga of the overflow o meeting in iii the tile morning at the Assembly hall Vital principles of the Mormon with faith were expounded at the morning session session ses sion slon of conference on OIL Sunda Sunday Revelation Reve neve nation lation the performing of miracles and the time healing of oC the sick hie d af among the s subjects discussed At the afternoon tabernacle meeting sermons were delivered by Apostle David pa O. O McKay Apostle Joseph I F. F Smith Jr and James E. E Tal mage Apostle Heber J. J J J. Grant conducted conducted con con- ducted the overflow meeting In the Assembly As As- hall with Charles H H. Hart lIart Joseph B. B Geddes L L. N N. Marsden n and Walter Vater P. P Monson Ionson as speakers Elder Benjamin Goddard was In to charge of or orthe the open open air air meeting with Andrew Jensen Samuel O. O Bennion and Ger German German German man E. E Ellsworth assisting The rhe Murray First ward choir sang at the morning assembly hall meeting and the Ogden tabernacle choir at the af af- meeting The Time tabernacle choir rendered the musical program in the tabernacle A At t the afternoon session an lien tion of oC the gospel and the word of oC wisdom advice to teachers with a word of or caution regarding the responsibility responsibility si that devolves upon them the time duties dulies o of the church members and a n refutation of oC those who seek to decry the Bible and to cast doubt t upon the tho were subjects dwelt upon by uy bythe the speakers As on the opening d day dy y the addresses addresses ad dresses made to the conference of an optimistic and happy nature The famous tabernacle choir was as a aIts a Its Us best Fully people crowded crowde every ery available inch of or space in tho the great tabernacle at each of oC the two general sessions Plans Plans for Cor the time publishing of or the of- of organ of the Society Island Elders Elders' Elders Elders' El El- ders' ders a association of the Mormon church In ill Salt Lake instead of or in ill tho inlands were perfected at a meeting I cf cr eighteen returned missionaries Sunday Eunda afternoon About WU Germans met Sunday af- af in Barrett pall hall pallo Jo to hold their conference reunion I Those who spoke poke at the reunion were Albert Grandly of or Alberta Alberta- a Can l d Philip of at Salt Lake The German their of Liberty stake furnished tho the L I j J. 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