Show conference CROWDS a 4 gacinto IN SESSION IN SALT LAKE CITY i FOur fourteen thousand Tho und people attend 1 opening session of the seventy 1 fourth conference of the church of jeu christ of latter day saints one une of 0 the largest crowds in tho the history of the church attended the pening oming sessions of the seventy fourth annual conference confere aco of the church ol 01 jeans christ of 0 latter day saints in salt uke city on an Sun sunday flay tho the stona began in the forenoon but the biggest crowd was in the afternoon thea them tho the throngs oiled filled every inch of available space in the tabernacle packed the assembly hall w are an overflow meeting was held and occupied a large space on or the grounds several veral statements were made which were generally taken as refer enam to tho the smoot batio and the testimony given there by president deat joseph F smith to the effect that he intended to continue marriage relations with his plural wives in the opening prayer elder joseph M taylor gave thanks for the way in which the preal president dent of tho the church had defended the tho principles ot of the faith both at home and abroad president smith who presided nude mide an art in which he urged the latter day saints to bo be firm in the faith declaring the lord would reward bis his people to for following tho the lava laws of righteousness and truth apostle francis M lyman spoke in favor of 0 multiplying and replenishing the earth he ile declared that all saints know when president joseph F smith speaks god ad is 13 speaking through him and the lord makes no ml stales elder brigham FL roberts warned the Genit les nol not to r reject the word during the forenoon president jobs R winder made a reminiscent rd dress and president anthon IL lud lu d spoke on easter and the resurrection A largo large part dart of tho the address of c elder roberta roberts in the aftem afternoon oon was devoted to the subject of easter faster and ind the immortality of the soul iio ito mado made an incidental ci cd reference to dr W M recent sermons attacking part of tho the book of mormon overflow meeting Mc eting apostle hyrum smi ii a ded at the overflow meeting in the assembly hall hell tho the place waa was packed the meeting opened with prayer by josoph joseph christensen Chrls short addre addresses ases were mado made by nepal pratt predent pre dont of tho the northwestern states mission asel woodruff president of the northern emanates ema tates mi oslon and joseph EL rob hob e california mission 45 J golden kimball said sad hie his heart waa was GO to filled with a protest against the iniquities of the world that ho he bad had difficulty in restraining himself president david if cannon of the fit george tempe temple and joseph W mc ic ev Lakers president angus M cannon 1 in delivering the benediction prayed that the people of the world would learn to look took upon the mormons in a different and a better light and that the church might thrive despite all opposition outside rulon 8 wells and others spoke to the crowde crow daTon on the grounds near tho the bureau of information sunday school conference the tabernacle bernacio ta was crowded at the ca cabonce ronce of the deseret sunday school union sunday evening it Is estimated that fully persona persons were present the presiding officer was president joseph r smith music was furnished by the juvenile and adult choirs of granite stake under the director diorec dir ecton of Crote saor evan Step stephens henL every stake was represented as well as the california norths ostern states and southern states missions actor the reading of statistics on sunday school work tho the names 0 the officers were presented by the gen son eral oral secretary george D and sustained they aro are as follows superintendent perin joseph F smith first assistant ase latant superintendent george rey nolda second assistant superintendent J hi tanner general secretary ecret ary george 1 D busl business aois manager W amorton theae these officers and anti the board of twenty five members are the same as last year yew W D owen read an sm odi di toral in tho the juvenile instructor by joeph eph P F S aith dealing deag with stake or J W thays poke spoke on district cont erencen george harn itam hn recited new century sonnet sonnets there wre wore adres adre aea zoes on sunday school work by president smith president Preal dent A 11 lund and apostle P F M lyman th the benediction was delivered by john 13 It alben |