Show second day s sess on the crowd in attendance at the sat arday session of conference ot of the lau lati berday ter day saints was largely in excess of the opening session ses slon it being esti mated that at least 12 people were present the principal address of the day was made by apostle orson whitney who in the commanding language of which he is a master made answer to an alleged attack made by bishap bishop spalding on sept 22 in which the episcopalian divine took to task vari varl ous denominations creeds or cults apostle whitney entered into a spir cited defense of the purity of the mor mon I 1 ome and closed with the ex of the hope that bishop spalding did not i ot realize what he was saying when he uttered the words at tributes tri buted to him apostle II 11 rum AT smith tool too the prod to what he characterized hypocrites and fal ers aim ng particularly at those who he sd d pretend to preach the gospel et deny the per sodality sona lity of god other speakers were apostles rud ger clawson whose address was devoted largely to statistics george A smith who also spot e on the subject of marriage and children and george A richards hards who spoke of the ress of the church apostle joseph A richards at the afternoon session said that there is every reason to be thankful to god for the lord s promises have been ful fill filled we have seen the church grow in seventy seven and a halt half years from a membership of six to one of the magnificent I 1 iro ro portions which v we e now behold this has been accorn in the face of the sternest op position attacks and vituperation on the part of the th press pi ess and pulpit but in thib this work we know that the eternal father is at the helm apostle richards de declared clarel that mor monism was foreseen in a dream by and likewise its corn om ing was the fulfillment of a vision of john who had seen another angel in the distance the latter Latt erday day saints ought to be encourage encouraged ll and thankful they will become a mighty people they have tle tl e organization and the authorities of the primitive church why ought not then the church of the latter day saints be the greatest 7 9 |