Show crusade against vice binau inaugurated IP at by seventy second conference D so a apostle rudger clawson elevated to 0 o the he first presidency I 1 second counselor joseph F smith becoming first ap VJ counselor resume of the proceedings the seventy ae en ty second semi aerol annual conference convened in lathe tile tabernacle at salt lake october 4 joseph IF smith opened conference stating that president snow as aa suffering buffering from n R cold and did not feel like bray ing the damp weather president smith sald laid there were a good many subjects to come before the conference tho the have noted that chat some evils are on the Itic incie tesso aio among tile the latter iatter day balits and it wits wait much desired delred that they bo be stain stamped ped out one of these its in the growing rudenc co 0 specially rectally pec tally ally among the youth to disregard the sabbath day another Is the UBO too of I 1 i rot anity und and taking tile hie name of tile the lord in vain which 18 1 not compatible with the of latter day saints I 1 the lie title e of tobacco Is in to be lamented and di alore I 1 and tile tho tendency to how allow but little regard for tile the of the holy priesthood Is 1 deplored ilia ah church does not encourage the separation reparation of tile kopla the speaker continued lie ile had lilard of many families becoming and moving avi away my to tile and other places place thus separating themselves theron ulven front from the ilia of tile the church it if you want new homm ILS and location locut ions 6 consult tile the authorities before you act where behave ne have lulled colonies it lie lias been in strict accordance with the will and mind of tile the lord we want become to strong and mighty in the land it if wo we separate he ao will become like tile the rest of the sectarian Boc world and that will not do apostle reed smoot discoursed at some omo length on the great example of obedience found la in biblical history and the reward that clint follows going on to tile the of tithing ha be wilid that contort title it t comfort and police are found in more among those who live up to the law T ahe lie day of the of the complain temple in jackon jackson son county lie ho said will never come till the pi koplo itara to observe the law im I 1 hope to ste iia the day when tile the great law of cot will be in vogue in this curili hu lie he continued there are millions of people groaning under opp imil and today some of whom ilo do not it caused by tile aik binl of tile the of god will i prevent athla con on apostle Claw kion said raid tile membership of tile church Is in about and that theia are aie opt roxi proximately 85 children in tile the church aud r tile age of eight ylare church members own HO 80 farms and DO 90 per rent of the people own their homes whereas the average over the llie untied united states is in 5 per cent apostle A 0 woodruff opened the afternoon exercises lie ile asked everybody cry to attend allend tile ilia state t fair saying laying there were too many saints willing to pay a limit hal dollar to seu sea a punch and judy aliew will h Is not elevating who are not nol willing to pay halt half tile the sum bum to see aee tho the exhibit of the baates i tate product ilia eno ulles of the chamb apostle woodruff maintained have roads made no head headway way in their war fare file church has never grown less lens but from it its infancy has ha become a greater power day after day a fact which must be dl die cou raging to the enc uiles of god oil la in wyoming where apostle woodruff has baa been establishing a colony in the dig big horn basin he sold the pro prayer T ere of the people had been answered when the saints were without money by praying they found employment on oil one OLL occasion aslon they were in ft a special fast meeting setting god forr for relief ellef from imminent hunger at the close cloie of the meeting tile the chief engineer ang ancer of the burlington railroad rall road batem system walked into the crowd and aad in the couras of a few hours hour had bad contracted with the mormon morman colony tor for a piece of construction I 1 by meang of which contract checolo tho the colo nisto niata were able to earn vo within lh the next toven boothe apostle con lobey ley proposed a crusade against profanity and that the take up tile the quee tiou and labor among the young men especially who are known to use either eilber through or under exciting elboum statues stat mes cs tile the alluna of baity city in vain lie ile urged also alno clint I 1 mucking cigarettes cigarette aud and old pipes be discouraged and out second DAY apostle lund urged that latter day saints should bow in obedience to the will of god in whatever form it ik W ay iy comes tile the lord line liaa not allowed hll people to wander io in darkness ho he said kid V q but has alwaes led chernin them in alight a emed path by revealing nil will to ills ilia servants servant ari t apostle lund spoke of the necessity noce i k 44 of tile the people spending their opera timo time I 1 la in mutual improvement work joinell AV j I 1 sailed asked them to heed counsel on 00 all on mat 1 q ip i P term and not nob to have too much dano lIr and other recreation Moreal loii in their lives live although a reasonable amount of the pleasure might properly be sanctioned apostle merrill asked what man holding the holy priesthood would dare f to tale take the name of deity in vain lie be y asked the ward authorities to put on their 11 blaking cap and see ee it if some omo av means c could 0 n I 1 d D not ot be devised to lessan 4 r the evils which confront tile the people in which he included smoking chev chewing ving and cirlin klig 1 if we tied had tile he proper people at the head of our municipalities I 1 bellev believe ina many rood things could be brought about I 1 remarked the speaker if he i baid later that it was the duty of every church member to try to crush out the avils vil B 11 II roberts robert spoke at length on the tb growth of the church and refuted the notion that tho present pro gross grer was VIM not dot as a proportionately great an aa in the early days day hie numerical it strength of our church said ld president i roberts roberte I 1 should hould not blind our eyes ey our firgo greas might have been still greater but for the reason of some idan getting gelling into our literature a few years year pi previous evious to the death of the prophet Pro joseph smith ahe slon alon win was created that bhatla in the early days dava the pit ph u reb con couo a led fed u upon pan train from 91 to 20 mem bersh ip yet io reality f there wore were only between 80 20 and the numerical strength of the tb 1 lr SALT L A KU MM mormon church today la Is computed to be nearly so 0 o you see ee we are er notkar not far behind the early days and with justa just little stimulation it will soon be still further LAST DAY apostle rudgar rodger clawson was wa elected electea to the brat presidency at sunday leaton leaion leas s becoming second counselor to t president snow while joseph T V smith wits we advanced to first brat counselor at the afternoon session bastion president kaow was the first speaker he U a x pressed pleasure at being able to in meet aaa alth ith the saints an unexpected pleasure an he had feared his cold and hoarseness would prevent his attendance Proul deat snow doo declared lared that the officers cern of the various stakes mum numbering boring fifty and the wards had been beam faithful and energetic eberg elac but not nol so much so aae so they might be the rhe tl ine has come hobent be went ra on when you must awaken to your and not dot depend upon the twelve apostles to conduct the affairs of your stakes ahe time Is ie here when the apostles will be ba directed in other channels it Is I 1 their business to spread the gospel in foreign lando landl and open new fields amour among the nation of the earth you will no longer have them to reform your stakes 11 SpoiL kIng of immorality that exists exist la is differ cut quitters quarter of the stakes stake president goo vr said it was the duty of the ward and stake officers to know w what hat their young people are doing whether or not they are indulging la in profanity sod aad dissipation or if they tire are lading the of the gospel anil and observing Ting the word of wisdom and the law of tithing he desired that all officers maua make a study of these theme quentious and he be doubted not that great good would come of thele their effort apostle brigham young eulogized president snow saying he had been a ft lit bleating e abiog to tile tho church and th the a hope that he would be spared rainy years to adaime the people and especially the apostles 1 |