Show CONFERENCE 1 CONVENES GO VENES IN ZION President Grant Giant Makes It Plain That the tho L. L D D. S. S Church is Not Hot ot in J Politics I dI I j 1 I- I 4 We Ve do not nat believe it just to min min- mingle gle glo reU religious aus h influence with civil government gov gov- j 1 1 Special em emphasis hasis was pl placed d by President H Heber ber J. J Grant upon Grant upon tho the above quotation from tram the writings of or roP let Joseph Smith at atthe the opening session of the ninth ninety-ninth semiannual semiannual semiannual semian semian- nual conference of ot the Mormon farmon church convened at Salt Lake Friday It has been been whispered i a- a aund und cund frequently and I hear the the- murmur now naw President Grant said that tho the pre presidency dency of time tIle Church of iC Jo Jesus g Christ standing at the head he-ad and holding the priesthood d desire ro this or that man or the other man m-an elected to office j t j J The presidency of the church al allow allow al- al low law every man woman and andi child chUd so so far as they are concerned that is isoM old odd enough to vote e to vote vate according to 1 his llis or her own conscience President Grant also emphasized the statement of or Joseph Sm Smith th that all men should step forward farward am and I use use their ability In bringing offenders offend offend- ers em against good laws Jaws to punishment He also alm read quotations from the speeches of Abraham Lincoln One of r the quota quotations ions said Let the the- people pe-ople know the truth an and l the tho country is safe Badi laws if tt they exist should hould be repealed as soon as possible still while they continue in force for tor sak sake of f example they taley should be religiously observed arany other pronouncements were we-r made mad by y President nt Grant that the people will do well to remember and observe r |