| Show SECOND DAYS SESSION despite the fact that rain was fall ing fully 5 people wee in attend ance at each session of conference on monday the weather however kept many away no direct reference was made to the smoot case although several of the ers mentioned the opposition of the outside world to the mormons one of the leading features was the appeal to the young men to remain firm in the faith the presidents the newly organized stakes in salt lake william mcl achlen nephi I 1 morris and bichard W young elbag S kimball president of the new blackfoot stake all representing the younger element of the mormon peo 1 pie made addresses in the afternoon declaring their adherence to the faith and their desire to support the author atles they were followed by Ap ostia hyrum M smith who declared it a mistake to say the younger mormons are not following in the footsteps 0 their fathers lie urged all yo ing men and women to stand fast tor their religion apostle A 0 woodruff spoke in ther forenoon declaring that zion was prospering despite her enemies dr seymour young said the greatest opposition came from professing president john G of tha eastern states mission told of the dis courage ments he and his co encountered when they starter their work in new york and other cities he said whatever else had been ac it was certain mormon ism was being well advertised and was arousing a great deal of interest he said the elders should live clean lives since they were representative of ane church and urged the mem bers in utah to do the same to make I 1 a good impression on converts asa others president anthony W ivans 0 juarez atako reported on the candir alons in mexico lie said there arg now 3 mormons in mexico tha colonies having grown rapidly and prospered our relations with the mexican government aro satisfactory h said we keep entirely out of poll tics and are allowed to live in peace thank god for that speaking of the church in general he declared the members number eil 50 more than they dl 1 thirty years ago and that they wore stronger ao 10 the faith than ever apostle clawson closed the forenoon session with a discourse o 0 prayer president josepa smith presided at both sessions president william mclachlan ot pioneer stake was the first speaker in the afternoon lie sara he enact been connected with the church for forty one years lie felt the cespon of his new honor and asked the prayers of he saints to help tul fill its duties properly president echi I 1 morris of tha new salt lake stake spoke of his inexperience in hs new duties and declared his loyalty to the faith pres ident richard W young or ensign stake followed president ellas S kimball of the new blackfoot stake declared his allegiance legi ance to the church ana urged the people to go to blackfoot Black toot ida as a good place to live |
