| Show houss AT conference record breaking attendance at elgh bieth semiannual semi annual conference of the Latt latter erday day saints salt lake city the eightieth eight letti semi annual conference of the church at df jesus christ of latter day saints op opened ened at the tabernacle on sunday morning october 3 at least people being in att attendance dance at the pening session it being necessary to no ao d overflow meetings in the assem bly hall and on the grounds in order to accommodate the large crowd at the morning session president joseph F smith delivered his annual I 1 address the keynote of which was an appeal for the careful training and instruction af the young he ile asked that the greatest efforts be put forth to instruct the if mormon trinon young people in the principle principles of their fell religion gion in order that they might remain in the faith the president went on record as being opposed to marriages be b teen members of the mormon church and non mormons such mar biages he said were almost sure to result unhappily president smith in his speech made a plea tor for the support of home industry this plea coming from the leading spiritual adviser of by tar far the greater portion 0 of f the people of the state will undoubtedly do much to assist in the development ot of utah industries I 1 ahe he president paid a high tribute to the honest toller toiler he ile deplored tha tho fact that in the training of the youth the instruction in the trades waa was neglected tor for the 0 education ducia tion lo looking oldrig toward occupations considered by some to be more genteel than that of the tradesman the training of tha the youth in useful trades and t the he devel of home industries to give employment to the young people he said bald went hand in nand toward tha the progress of the community president john IL winder first counselor to president smith and president anthon 11 lund second counselor raade adages aim ar w liar jines lines president lund praised the work ol 01 the different charen organizations and particularly the work of the young missionaries in every field apostle john henry smith spoke of the resources chiefly on the development in the territory by t the lie Lat latter terdal dai he lie urged la tense and careful cultivation the reclaiming of the lands and the devel of the soil he lie spoke of home industries as necessary to the devel of the country and necessary in order to keep the youth of the mormon people from the sin of idleness the children he declared should be well guarded an and d one ot of the best safeguards he said was honest employment apostle heber J grant talked at some length on the advantages ol 01 home industry he ile praised prest dents brigham young and woodruff tor for their part in the lisi ament of industries within tha the state the overflow from the tabernacle taxed the assembly hall to ite its capac ity excellent services were given under the presiding deroo direction tion ol 01 apostle hyrum M smith features Fea turee of the addresses given by mission and stake presidents were a defense of the action of the tabernacle choir at seattle by elder melvin J dallard ballard president of the Northwest northwestern em states mission a report rt of improvement improvements in church work in arizona by president andrew kimball of st joseph stake and a report of work of the califor nia mission by president joseph el robinson music was furnished by a choir under the leadership of C J I 1 1 homas rudger clavson claw son reed smoot hy rum M smith george albert smith george F nic richards hards orson F r whit ney and david 0 M cla 1 all mem bera bers of the quorum of apostles were the speakers at the two sessions ot of the conference on monday and at each the tabernacle was filled to ita its capacity discussions of the priesthood ol 01 the mormon ch arch various aspects of the new religion advocated by professor charles W elot flot E F lot the support of home industries the slon of the deacy wy of the church and will am H 11 taft s address in the tabernacle last week were features of the sessions apostle clawson said there was every reason to believe that jesua jesus christ held the priesthood asking it if it was net not said eald of christ that he ile per formed the ordinances of the church authority and ordained ills dis caples 11 he e said that joseph smith received the priesthood from peter james and john and lat later er he said ab nb h appeared to joseph smith aad and oliver cowdrey and placing hia his ands on brads conferred on them the higher priesthood saying it should not be taken from earth again apostle smoot said he regarded this intermountain intel mountain country as a messed blessed spot which god had so lav ashly supplied with material bless ings that there was no other region 0 compare with it he ile said he toped that the mormons would keep their sons and daughters with them under the protecting care of tha the home and that athe he fathers would cultivate the farms a little better ind nd then divide with the sons and daughters and so build up the corn com I 1 |
