Show I PLEA FOR BROADER BROADER- I II I I AND DEEPER CHARITY FORGIVENESS IS KEYNOTE T OF NINETY FIRST SEMIANNUAL SESSION OF CHURCH Payment of Tithing One of the Essen Essen- I tills to to Right Living on Part of Every M Member ember Declares President Grant Salt Lake Cit A y 1 pica plea for a broader and deeper charity t tion on to forgive an admonition n to judge not that ye be not Judged to keep the commandments of of God Goll pay every very dollar of honest bonest tithing o owed d end and to observe strictly the word of wisdom form formed d the chief feature R of the address of President Hebel J J. J Grant at the tabernacle In ninety-first ninety semi-annual semi conference of the the L. L D D. S S. S church on October 8 8 All through the remarks of the official official of of- head hend of the church ran his ids strong disapproval of carrying person al or selfish Interests and alms aims into religious work President Grant made reference to the league of ot nations issue saying that at a a former fonner conference he lle had expressed his regret that it should be made a political or party issue Ho still regretted that the league had been made a political issue holding that this was one of the questions that should be settled outside party parti politics Payment of tithing is one of ot th the essentials es to right living on the part of ot ever every member of his church the speaker said He lIe said that as such the Latter-day Latter Saints are strong financially but maintained that the theman theman theman man who failed felled to pay his tithing was robbing himself most of all Gratitude for the enactment of national national na nn na- na prohibition was strongly voiced and the hope hone expressed that the time would soon come when all the countries countries coun coun- tries of the old world would also be bedry bedry bedry dry 1 President Grant Grant also expressed his pleasure that the women of America I had been granted the franchise but made no attempt to discuss any of the phases of the woman suffrage QUes- QUes tion Anthon II n i. i Lund first counselor to President Grant who made the secand second second sec sec- ond and address of the morning expressed the hope that the wise the wise counsel given by t the e church leader would find an abiding place In the hearts of all pr pres pres- es ent eat He drew upon sacred history for illustrations to impress the necessity of dealing with men In a spirit of love lore citing the account of the Ithe he experiences experiences of David and Saul Amplifying the subject of forgiveness he spoke of the history of Christ who when hanging upon the cross prayed for forgiveness of his persecutors because because because be be- cause they knew not what they were doing Charles W. W Penrose a s Bond cond counselor counselor counselor coun coun- to President Grant after stating that the address of ot the leader contained con con- contained the veritable words of eternal life extended the scope of illustrations illustrations on the subject of having charity in dealing with men lIe He fiso dwelt at some length upon the ll necessity of ot honest tithe paying The church Isso Isso is isso so big now he be declared that it can cando cando cando do without me or you or anybody else it Is a question of our own good to i oe e honest with God ourselves and the church At the afternoon session Apostle Rudger Clawson dwelt largely upon three subjects profanity tobacco and debt Concerning the first he referred to the ten commandments and their Injunction against the taking In yarn vain of the Lords Lord's name He lIe spoke in most emphatic terms tenDS concerning the Interdiction Inter Interdiction diction of the church against the use of tobacco and counseled earnestly that its use in any form be prevented pre Concerning debts Apostle Clawson said that the bondage of such obligations obligations obliga obliga- Is worse than prIs prison n. n United States Senator Reed Smoot of the counsel of twelve dwelt In his address principally upon the Import Importance importance t tance of the right sort of home life lite inthe Inthe in inthe concluding his remarks remarks remarks re re- the community marks with a eulogy of the work of ot the missionaries at home and abroad and spoke especially of ot the desirability ity of bringing into the church those livIng Iving In Zion that Orson F F. Whitney declared this gospel called Mormonism 1 Is not nota nineteenth century It ItIs Itis Itla a n product of the Is la the everlasting gospel the same yesterday today and tomorrow There has There gospel never was jut ut one and been a series of dispensations these must be brou brought lt together so reign feign when the that perfection may The welding link must t Lord returns I bind In order that unity may prevail pre which Is the work worl of preparation forthe forthe for forthe the coming of the Lord J At the tho Saturday morning session ot of o the conference service sympathy an and ultimate justice In the tho sense jenso of retribution retrIbution button were the dominant notes of th the three addresses delivered The speak speak- speakers ers were Apostles George P. P Richards David ld 0 O. McKay and Anthony W W. ins Inns an and the keynotes s of ot their talks talk were the themes mentioned Apostle Ichards emphasized service Apostle Apostle Apos Apos- tle tie McKay sympathy and Apostle Ivins ultimate Justice At the afternoon session the themes theme discussed embraced the observance o of the Ten Commandments and brotherly brother ly 1 love ove by Apostle Joseph FIelding smith the definition of the churchs church's duty toward sinners by Apostle James x E. E Talmage and the duty of th the church toward Its own people and toward to- to to ward members by Apostle Stephen L. L Richards Each of ot the speakers took occasion to sa say that it was under the tion of of the wise counsel given ghen by President Heber r J. J Grant in his key key- note address of ot Friday morning that tha they were led to impress upon the peo peo- Pie pIc through ugh elaboration and Illustration Uon tion t the thoughts that were embodied in vin the leaders leader's speech Saturday night the Tabernacle choir gave a concert as a tribute to the Ule long and faithful service faithful service of Prof J. J J. J McClellan chief organist who has just completed twenty years jears of service in int that capacity Two magnificent magnificent mag mag- bo bouquets of ot choice cut flowers flowers flow flow- ers and a beautiful gold watch suitably suit suit- suitably ably engraved engra were tributes In token of the Ule esteem and affection a in whIch the organist is held One of the features of the morning session on Sunday was the address 01 of Apostle Melvin J. J Ballard who set out his exposition of the view that the Latter-day Latter Saints were the chosen seed of Israel set apart and designated ed by 11 God Gol in a previous existence for exaltation and amI glory here who were to enjoy the reward for their faithfulness faithfulness faithfulness faith faith- and loyalty In the latter do day when the wicked Gentiles and all others others others oth oth- othI I ers who rejected the true gospel are arc areto areto to be condemned and punished Taking for his text By ny their traits fruits ye 0 shall shan know them Apostle Lyman pointed out ont that It was vas more than years ears ago since the prophet Joseph Smith received ed his his first vision more than ninety years ears ago since the lurch was organized and more than eighty eight years rears ago since the Word of Wisdom was given gh-en to the saints through revelation He affirmed that this period of time should be long enough to give demonstration that the gospel of the Latter-day Latter Saints Is true Hyrum G G. G Smith presiding p patriarch patriarch patri patri- trl- trl arch of the church was the first speaker of the afternoon He lIe confined con con- co con confined i. i fined tined his remarks largely to a discussion discussion discussion discus discus- sion of ot the need that the saints sup port and encourage each other in the Ue doing of good and a prayer for blessings bless bless- blessings ings upon all an his people Presiding Bishop Charles W W. Nibley took occasion to reply to criticisms of those within the church who objected to the tIle cl church being In business He lIe said Business is a part of the church business It is is' isone one of ot the purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses for which it Is established It Is in bu business so that it can help in the work of developing and building up cities and towns and communities the church is isone one of the Ule means mean'S to this end and that is one of the reasons f for r its power and Influence James N. N Lambert former president of the New Zealand mission who has liar recently returned from four y years ars of ot labor among the Maoris 1 told of th the avidity with which h the tile natives of New Zealand were accepting the gospel and the he establishment of their racial connection connection con con- with the of the Hawaiian islands Dr rr Seymour B. B Young senior preSIdent pres pres- president Ident dent of the first seven presidents of the seventies recalled some of the Incidents Incidents In In- In the early history of the tile church with special reference to what lie he ic designated the massacre at Hauns Haun's mill nill September 28 1838 He testified that hat after seventy years of experience in n the active work of the Mormon church he saw more clearly than than er ever before the truth of its principles B. B II H. Roberts of the council of seventies seventies sev sev- enties expressed his feeling of inability InabU Ity ty to voice In his own language the thoughts noughts Inspired by the su successful conference He lIe believed that the written written writ- writ ten en scripture would better carry the largeness of the appeal Brotherly love was the theme of an address by union Rulon S. S Wells of the council coun coun- cil en of the seventies His Ills thoughts were vere supported by quotations from the Bible his argument being closed with witha a strong admonition against bearing false witness With the unanimous and prompt of each ach and every everyone one of ot It its general authorities and prayer by President Heber J. J Grant for the blessings blessings bless bless- ings of God upon the Latter day Saints the ninety first semiannual conference of the Church of Jesus Jelu Christ of Latter day Saints was brought to a clot close e at t 4 30 o'clock Sundo Sunday sunday Sun Sun- do day afternoon One of the chief subjects under discussion discussion dis dis- during the tho conference was stake leadership work which was conducted conducted con con- ducted under the church social advisory advisory advisory ad ad- board The work comes under I three heads social and recreational i leadership charities and relief work I and teachers teachers' training Church school workers and principals principals principals pals held the first session of their convention Wednesday morning Reports Re ne- ports by a n number of prominent church school men who have been attending attending at at- tending summer school sessions was a 11 j I feature of the meeting oJ i il iliJ iJ f 7 ith f 6 J |