Show URGE LOYALTY TO H U 0 FF OBEDIENCE TO DOCTRINE IS IB COM BY SPEAKERS AT ANNUAL conference principles of church government and the 8 succession uc cession of p presidency r esi dency the principal topics discussed by president smith in address salt lako lake city there w waa 0 tho the largest attendance at tile the opening session on april 4 of the eighty third annual conference pon ference of any recent t spring con foredice fe fo renoe relice at least persons being present the presidency of the church cli with rif ill of the apostles of the ch church ex repthia two and adlof all of the first seven presidents of seventies of the church were present with the presiding paerl krch and the presiding bishop and his counselors president joseph lp smith and first counselor anthon 11 II lund were tile the speakers at the opening session while 0 0 A callas president of tue tae southern states mission melvln J Kl P allard lard president of the stites states nils ints sion lion joseph I 1 B robinson president st t tho the california mission and ben E uch president of the eastern states mission spoke at the afternoon session principles of church government and tile the succession of the presidency of the church were the principal topics lis discussed cussed by president joseph P F smith in his opening address in commenting op the attendance at tho the opening of the conference he said that ao we wes was s particularly well pleased bemuse conditions permitted practically ill of the leading officials to be pres int nt with the exception of reed smoot ind ind rudger clawson president dent smith in commenting on their ab sence ence said that senator smoot was engaged lu in a good cause and doing nuch for the alie ministry and that his a personal spat and influence is a ser lion for good and his example Is always praiseworthy As aa president if f the british mission he said rudger ludzer I 1 lawson was performing great service or the church president anton H lund first coun lelor elor in the first presidency gave a rief historical review evir of the centering of authority by revelation he tiso ilso urged greater activity in aniza animation tion of religion classes ben 0 rich president of the cut cast rn irn states mission spoke on rela ivo ive importance of the mormon hurch and the belief in the bible bibe an and i n the death and resurrection ot ol christ C A callis president dept of the southeastern states mission referred to prophecies of storm and flood and describing conditions in ohio and indiana he asserted that anese devastations deva sta were in fulfillment of prophecy at f the events that would come before the end of the world melvln melvin J ballard president of the northwestern states mission delivered stirring address in which he outlined the growth of the church in strength influence and membership and mentioned the requirements of membership in the church as factors in retarding the growth of Alor monism saying that chat he believed that this slow growth was for a divine pur purpose the second day of the eighty third annual conference of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints was devoted to addresses by mission and stake presidents only one address was delivered by a high official al of the church chur cli that was a brief talk at the opening of tho the forenoon session by apostle george albert smith the stake presidents and mission presidents with one exception represented the younger men jn in the ministry all of them were of the third and fourth generations a fact which was dwelt upon as indicative of the continuation of tho the faith throughout tho th generations president joseph F smith remarked that while most of those who had spoken were of oi tho ape third or fourth generation he be could produce jice at least a dozen or of the fifth generation who are just as good as I 1 am the burden of the addresses of bf stake and presidents was that the church is growing steadily and that the spirit of its members is unflinching they each and every one one agreed with the remarks of the church president on friday whoa lie he declared that the evasion of duty and the shir shirking kini of responsibilities I 1 ties on tho part of some of the heads of organizations must cease it etwas was stated that the duties of each from the highest to the lowest was defined in revelation ind and any who did not observe that which was therein laid down was doing that which was waa in disobedience ol of tho the command of god the tabernacle was waa taxed to ita capacity to accommodate tile throngs that attended the second days sessions tile the speakers at the morning session were 13 0 bennion Benn lon president dental ol 01 tho the central states mission german K E 1 folsworth president of tho the northern states nils mission moses W taylor president ot of summit stake joseph it 11 murdock president of 0 wasatch stake and A A president of kea dea oret eret stake at tile the afternoon atter noon session at 11 II welling president ol of bear river stake william A alyde president of tho the pocatello stake frank Y taylor president of granite stake L W ashurt lift HIT president of weber stake holler holier C austin president oc bingham stake and 0 N stohl president of dox box elder stake were the speakers the conf conference orenco came to a close on an sunday with three great meetings tile the attendance being estimated a at 18 dy by resolutions adopted by the saints tile the conference was declared to have been tha most helpful in years short addresses by members of tho quorum of apostles along alone doe doc rinal lines with the sustaining of all authorities without change and a unan amous vote that tile tho conference conte renco had been one of the boot boat in tho the history ot of the tha church marked tho the afternoon session the speakers were irabor J grant 11 hanim aruin AT smith and orson F P whit noy of the apostles hyrum G smith presiding pg patriarch and brigham 11 roberts of the first seven presidents of seventies while only brief remarks supplementary to some ot of the address were ware made by president joseph F smith who presided one of the distinctive features of the conference was the selection of speakers many of them being chosen from the ranks of the stake presidents addresses were delivered by the presidency but only five members of at the quorum of apostles spoke from the tha stand in the tabernacle bernado ta and only one member of the arsi first seven presidents of seventies was heard at a regular conference session charles wi penrose of the first presidency and francis M lyman president of the quorum of apostles were the speakers at the morning service in the tabernacle while the morning overflow meeting in assembly hall was in charge ot of george F richards ards of the quorum of apostles assisted by charles 11 hart and levi lev edgar young of the seventies and andrew jenson assistant church historian A telegram was read from apostle reed smoot at washington Soia senator ator smoot expressed regret at his inability to be present at the conference but he was with rats his brethren and sisters in the spirit be he wired from new york came a message from john W young a son of president Brig liam young ile he congratulated the saints and the authorities upon the continued growth of the movement and conveyed his very best wishes f not only was the conference ono one of the best beat in history from point of attendance but all of the speakers were at their best and the visiting saints were regaled ditl words of counsel and cheer and encouraged by tho the reports of bf the growth of the church in every department the musical numbers were of the tha highest order orden adding to the success ot of the conference seventeen missionary reunions in connection with the mormon church conference were hold held in various parts of the city saturday night these included missionaries who had labored in the following missions together with former and present residents australia california central states french hawaiian hull leeds manchester newcastle now new zealand northern states northwestern states nottingham scottish sheffield eld south african and western states at each of thee meetings there was an excellent program representatives from twenty four stakes attended tile the quarterly meeting of the genealogical society hold held in assembly hall saturday afternoon immediately after the close of the conference ference session charles IV W penrose of thi the first presidency presided in the absence or of anthon 11 lund appointments for stake conferences of the mochon church from april 19 to septem 28 have bave been made by authorities of the church on a schedule that will allow some of the leading officials to be present at each conference it was decided that dally daily public organ recitals recital s will be given at mlle he tabernacle on april 21 the recitals begin at 12 22 noon and last about one hour they are free and are given at the expense of the mormon church hundreds of thousands of tourists each summer bummer attend the recitals carrying away with them a profound impression of the great organ ot of the tabernacle and sweet recollections of delightful music T george wood one of the founders of the boy scout movement among the 11 1 I A of the mormon church Is planning a summer camp for the boys A definite place has not yet been selected but it will probably bo be located near salt lake more than members of the mormon morman church refugees from he various j stakes of the church in mexico who had bad been driven from their homes by i Alexi mexicans cans held a renn reunion fort in the dish ops aps building sunday afternoon the gathering was waa not only interesting but unique i |