Show SI Tlc Sait £akc tribune- - Friday Morning- - -- April 7 1939 uar LDS Speaker V Stresses ' - Members of Council of Ttvelve Apostles Tithing ' Part in Conference Church Head Lauds Faith Of Followers f- Human Rights o Mission Heads Report on Field Activity Wiiltsoe Makes ' ft fa r£ ) V Vf Mi v J- “ r: - V Plea for Good Reading V 'v w From Page One) (Continued From Page One) What is this man for whom liberty confined by illness for two days Is so essential? and second what was Sent back to bed by his physi1 1 does on do with liberty when once cian Immediately after the mornacquired? With reference to the ing session and his first counselor first item I believe I have given a President Clark presided at the afternoon session summary of Our doctrine from "I am nnt- sick" President Grant which it may be logically deduced insisted “but there is no use of that man is vastly greater and more having a doctor if you dotnot obey important than anything else in the his instructions: universe that all other creations Principal speaker at the mornare designed primarily to serve his ing session in addition to th needs and purposes that all instipresident was Dr John A Widtsoe tutions ecclesiastical civic and somember of the council of twelve cial are but adjuncts and contribuapostles He made a plea for memtory to his progress and welfare bers to establish regular reading and that no government no science habits and to 9evote some time no art no philosophy and no order regularly to the scriptures of society is greater than the In f Dating the birth of present-da- y " intelligence and personality who f I c t Vi civilization from the invention of mainvents devises executes and -modern printing some 450 years tains them Even the church which ago Dr Widtsoe declared that the is set up under decree of God is printed word had liberalized men’s not greater than man for it Is minds and had made possible the established merely to conserve the spreading of the word of the Lord progress and welfare of man "has “Printing” he continued been the greatest ally of the church Higher Concepts and today it is increasingly im" Is it not time that there portant as a means of Informing be reconstructed for the world the members of our progress and mainnoble concept of man that makes taining uniformity of doctrine him something more than a mere “But the available evidence is chemical automaton in a mechan-- j that we are not a reading people istic universe with a defeatist phiThe motion picture and radio losophy that robs him of his highest which we welcome are Interfering incentives the finer virtues and too much with our reading” believe that self control? I He urged church leaders as well God is it high time and I thank Members of (he L D S council of twelve apostles and one associate member who as rank and file members to set that there is an institution in the aside some time each day for readLeft to right earth prepared and ordained to do taking a lending part in their church’s 10!)th annual general conrference ing the scriptures and other literjustthat thing for humanity Only R Smith Albert Reed Smoot George ature as a means of educating Lyman Sylvester Q Cannon associate Richard when it is done will the first sure themselves and acquiring more A E Bowen George F Richards Joseph F Merrill Stephen L Richards John A Widt-so- e foundation for liberty be laid than a superficial understanding "What I ask again are we to do of the gospel One member Melvin J Ballard Charles A Callis and Rudger Clawson president But he cautioned with our liberty when once acquired against reading what he described and how shall we preserve it? Here not to who visit leave Smith will soon was missions Joseph Fielding present European as "a mass of sexy unmoral poisontoo the answer comes from an nrie- ous offerings" which he said could was taken when the picture of theoiogical quate understanding lead only to intellectual suicide : — doctrines Free agency is the in: 1 Misses Much herent right of man Through it he r— in our Father family He himself or condemn Heavenly may exalt “Whoever fails to read the scripcan exercise his power of choice prayer and in secret prayer” Dr Widtsoe tures" continued memthe Richards and wisely only when he Bishop praised “misses much in life The Bible the for their bers of rhurch willinghas knowledge of truth "because the Book of Mormon and the Doctruth is the criterion by which his ness to contribute to and work for trine and Covenants are not apthe church elections become good or bad helpliterature” proached by man-maful or harmful to himself and proOther speakers at the morning Joy in Work gress” session were D A Broadbent presFUEL AND LUMBER ”We find joy in our work” he Estimated Value ident of the North Central states Science Has Share Walwas given Recognition said "We have learned the meaning 761303 mission Orlando C Williams pres$1429 27 An outstanding choral organiza- Coal pounds D S missionaries L Returned 82 of Provo who has Cox ter The speaker conceded that science of the word n 2176 00 35 misident of the ‘give’ and anyone who D S church L attended can give fragments of truth but who tion of the L D S church — the Re- Wood cords every an influential portion sion and S O Bennion member compose 378527 18000 since the conference denied that it can give the whole is looking for an easy religion need lief Society Singing Mothers— ex- Lumber general of the church’s membership will of the first council of (seventy truth necessary for the most intelli- not bother with Mormonism” day of President Brigham meet with friends and other church Mr Broadbent stressed the value $127450 06 isted only as a small group of LibTotal on hand December 31 3938 The emphasized bishop at presiding the of exercise free openYoung Thursday agency gent members at reunions to be held of proper home training as a means church’s of the session This whole truth he contended the necessity of not only helping erty stake Relief society members THE CHURCH UNEMPLOYMENT SITUATION AS OF DECEMBER ing of preparing missionaries for their Friday and Saturday nights of 31 1938 IS AS FOLLOWS 109th annual conference can be acquired through God's aid unemployed and needy members gathered together by Mrs Charlotte The schedule of reunions fol- work "I have noticed” he said food as such with church the 1 7760 1938 things PresiCox was asked by Mr which comes through faith and Employable needing employment January lows those missionaries W'ho have “that but to restore them O Sackett five years ago shelter and 6817 1938 31 dent Heber J Grant to stand Employable needing employment December prayer Australian— Saturday at 8 p m been active in the church at home Thursday 1200 of the women Skilled w'orkmen unemployed December 31 1938 1030 after the church head had "What then” Mr Richards con- to activity "Some of these people” in Capitol Hill ward Third North enter immediately into the work mem- from choice “are observed the he 5787 31 1938 read extracts from a letter practically every western state Unskilled workmen unemployed December tinued “is the application of these and Columbus streets when they reach the mission field 6406 sent by the veteran conferdoctrines to the conditions in the bers of the church” thrilled those attending L D S Heads of families needing employment — h Argentine-SoutAmerlean Sat- If they have not had this home William W Seegmiller president 3322 ence visitor world today? I believe it to be this: Number employed during year urday at 8 p m at the home of training it takes them some time states mission re- general conference sessions in the Number of 4340 the past 63 years used on church work projects during year that no nation under heaven can of the western During persons 1370 Stratford no matter what their Intellectual Clyde C Edmonds the missionaries are tabernacle and thousands of others Number of Mr Cox has attended 121 anpreserve this great ported that persons assisted by bishops Relief society and the successfully avenue qualifications might be" 56472 confercommittee and boon of liberty and freedom unless treated with respect and considera- who heard their voices over the air semiannual nual agencies general British — Saturday at 8 p m in He reported that all the missionmisthat tion within BRANCH AND WARD everywhere STAKE miles 25000 a OFFICERS have CHURCH ences of nation IN that CHANGES the people traveling the Emerson ward recreation hall aries under his supervision were Studies in East were and sion that CONFERENCE making OCTOBER they LAST of SINCE so of to the status ORGANIZATIONS all do in truthful conception Emerson avenue and Tenth East well and enjoying the work Mr Cox said that during his man in the earth and also an ade- good use of their opportunities of Mrs Sackett who last April di- New Stakes Organized street with their message Tribute people reaching so 82 years he has never paid rected a group of 1000 Relief Soquate understanding of the exercise Brazilian — Friday at 9 p m in the rays was organized November 27 1938 by a division of stake the 'of Carl F Nampa president Eyring of the options and powers of free much as $5 for doctor’s bills d Thirty-seconhall Williams paid high tribute to branches ward conferMr recreation Mothers at Homedale and independent Boise stake It consists of Caldwell with the New England mission praised the ciety Singing agency in conformity 331 Navajo avenue ave- the church leadership and reported Second wards and Kune Navajo in First Melba and Nampa now is sessions ence the east taberfrom Nampa the choir broadcasts standards of righteousness So surenue runs south from 1339 West that his 63 missionaries were well Weiser stake was organized November 27 1938 by a division of Boise to the missionaries studying under musical leaders of ly as either of these concepts shall nacle as an aid South Temple street and Weiser wards and happy Ontario Letha of Emmett stake consists It Nyssa Wade N the country Stephens vanish will bondage ensue And this Missionary Work ‘T was thrilled” he said “at the Californian — LeGrande ward assistant tabernacle organist has and Vale independent branch BoiBe First Boise Second Boise Third applies with equal force to the enstreet in the Boise stake Yale McClelland avenue of our prophet and leader voice and retained branch Meridian Glenns and wards new achieved the were Members of the church Ferry heights directing lightened of the world as to those 8 p m words are an inspiration and His 1939 by a division of the Utah 19 Saturday stake created Provo abMrs February Sackett's in darkness as witness the coun- urged to train and prepare their group during Canadian — Lion House social cen- his life ifl an example for all memstake This new stake consists of Provo First Manavu and Bonneville sons and daughters for missionary sence tries of Europe today ter Friday at 9 p m Reservations bers of the church to follow Our Several arrangements prepared wards Provo Second Third Fourth and Sixth and Pioneer wards rework by David A Smith former for banquet may be made with leaders are inspired men and if we Fault of Nations tained in the Utah stake member of the presiding bishopric by Mr Stephens include five-paWhile male leaders of the L D S Mrs Vera E Witbeck of 124 F follow their advice we will be in ” New Stake Presidents Appointed I am sure it is regrettable and now president of the Canadian harmony by two choruses the way of salvation” meet in their annual priest- street Wasatch 4341-- J Selections sung Thursday follow: Silas L Wright appointed president of the Montpelier stake to suc- church and a point of real hazard to in- mission Central state and Texas women Mr Bennion devoted his talk to inof Be of Lord direction "Blessed the Israel" hood "You under he said do” ''a by grave meeting C ceed President Edward dividual liberty that in many counRich missionaries — Banquet Friday at the leadership theme stressing the Ezra T Benson appointed president of the Boise stake to succeed their church first presidency Friday 6:30 p m ct Beau tries even to some extent in our justice to your son and daughter Gounod with Mrs Irene Cummings Brummel cafe need for outstanding leaders in ReDied mis“He the Great soloist into send them when the you President Scott B Brown own beloved America there is a at 7 p m in the tabernacle women Reservations may be made with every ward and stake and praising Careless deemer Died” field sion without providing proper by George Peter E Johnson appointed president of the newly organized Nampa and others interested will attend a Joyce Richardson Wasatch 6214-clearly discernible tendency to rethe church organization as a de"O stake Mrs Bessie Marley soloist of lieve — Lincoln ward veloper of leadership qualities people responsibilities home training” states Central the the of Bread Life" Franck session “For William T Tew Jr president of by Primary 2005 Ninth East street Friday at The first requirement of leaderarranged by Scott B Brown appointed president of the newly organized Weiser which they have long been accustomed to bear and to extend pa- the east central states mission re- Strength of the Hills” by Evan stake association at the same hour in the 9 p m ship in the church he eaid is faith Charles W Dunn appointed president of the Logan stake to succeed Assembly hall ternalistic solicitude and care to ported that his missionaries were Stephens "O Morn of Beauty" by n — Thirty-firand obedience to principle and the vast portions of the population finding many opportunities to con- Sibelius and “The Lord's Prayer” President Anthon E Anderson A of more than 100 chil- ward 1131 Ninth East street Sat- second is activity in the various Charles E Rowan Jr appointed president of the newly organized dren group However will intentioned such poli- vert people who have embraced by B Cecil Gates will take part in the Primary urday at 8:45 p m programs of the church and its auxProvo stake cies I am confident they are des- other faiths on purely emotional Maker of Blouses Danish — Banquet Thursday at iliary organizations theme built the around program tined to result in weakening of appeal Royal J Murdock appointed president of the Utah stake to succeed "The Way to Health” k 7:30 p m at Fourth ward Seventh Confidence Elias S Woodruff president of Approximately 600 of the white President Thomas N Taylor moral fiber 'increased dependencies One dramatization entitled “Al- South and West Temple streets Acquires the worn blouses to satin succeed Z mission Boise the states the stake Millar Reed central by singers appealed 8 and more important and worse appointed at presidentof dance to is in and intended cohol Court” part in the activities By Saturday Meeting taking por than all an eventual destruction of to church members to realize the as the distinctive garb of their or- President Ezra T Benson while alcohol p m at Hyrum J Jensen home Mr Bennion pointed out the indithat tray graphically HatMrs made were of not value the Santaquin Tintic of theip heritage and Carl Daniel Greenhalgh appointed president by grow ganization the fundamental concepts and phividual loses his timidity and achas not legitimate use as a beverage 2730 Highland drive losophies that have been responsi- to expect the many blessings they tie J Fairbanks in her home at stake to succeed President E Frank Birch Eastern states— Friday at 8:30 quires the confidence necessary for is of vital importance in other it 2222 made were Others Lake street ble for the progress of humanity receive as a matter of course New Wards Organized He cited the heads of p m gold room of Newhouse hotel leadership respects by the singers themselves or by in the world -states the church from the founder to club Estalami (Eastern M Elmer Christensen member of of a the division Thoenix Clark Presides ward created stake Fourth Fhocnix by members of their own ward Relief "What then shall we do about Phoenix First ward the Y M M I A general board women missionaries) — Friday at President Grant as example of President- Clark presided at the society units it? I think our mission is clear of the Boise division a Boise Utah state chemist will speak 6:30 p m banquet at Newhouse this growing process and ward Boise Fourth created stake by A number of Relief society orWe are to go forth not boastfully afternoon session in the absence of The presentation of the financial Mrs Leah A Lloyd is program hotel Reservations may be made Second ward 655 and statistical report by President hut confidently to deliver our mes- President Grant who was ordered ganizations in distant stakes sponBelliston Wasatch Donna with chairman Branches Made Wards sage of truth to our fellowmen To back to bed by his physician after sored socials and cake sales to as Independent East rentral states — Jefferson McKay was followed by the readThe general priesthood session Meridian ward Boise stake formerly independent branch of the will sist their representatives to come 1500 Richards street Saturgive the message we must livo it attending the morning session ward ing of a brief report from tho be not to the open public The invocation was offered by to Salt Lake City to sing at the con- same stake comand we must truly love those to church auditing committee day at 8:30 p m exof of Vale branch same Weiser the Claudius ward their of None sessions stake Hirschi the ference we whom are sent” formerly independent president French— Saturday at 8 "30 p m in posed of Orval Adams Harold H A rare horned owl evidently the recreation hall at 734 East Bennett G S stake Zion Park stake and the benedic- penses were paid by the church Spencer and A E Appeals for I’rayer tion was pronounced by David R Mrs Aita B Cassity is piano ac Wards Transferred The report follows: migrating from America to Eu- Fourth South street Bowen Dr landed exhausted on the An appeal for a more prayerful Langlois president of the Burley companist for the organization "We have examined the financial German — Conference Sunday Santaquin First Santaquin Second and Gcnola wards of the Ncbo rope deck of a vessel in rhurch nation and world was mado Idaho stake Frank W Asper is organist (Continued on Following stake transferred to Santaquin Tintic stake report of the church for the year 1938 which covers also the preby Dr Lyman first speaker at the Stake Name Changed afternoon session Pointing out that bishop's department siding c to Tintic Santaquin-Tintichanged this nation was founded by prayer"We heartily commend the acWard Nantes Changed ful searchers after religious freecounting system which is modern Hanna waryi Duchesne stake was formerly knowi) as Rcdcliff ward dom and that its greatest leaders and complete Garden Tark ward Bonneville stake was formerly known as Gilsuch as Lincoln and Franklin fre"The financial condition of the mer Park ward divine guidance quently sought church is sound None of its prop- "A government survey mado in New Independent Branches Organized erties are encumbered by mort3930” he said “revealed among It has no inL D S converts from three conference President Grant quoted the fol- - gage or otherwise L D S church members who The Scandinavian Coolridge branch Maricopa stake and Superior branch Maricopa debtedness" many other things that only one in European countries who still find will be held at 4:30 p m in the stake were transferred from California mission lowing: attended conference Thursday In closing the morning session eight of white American born chi Redw'ood City branch San Francisco stake created by making a were greater facility in use of their assembly hall Dr John A Widt-so- e Here lies the body of William earnestly requested by their dren participate in family prayers native tongues will attend conferPresident Grant made an appeal member of the council of division of Burlingame Rnd Palo Alto wards of that stnke t Gray lenders drive "While attendance at church Is ence sessions conducted in their for careful driving saying that he twelve apostles John Cederquist Pershing branch Alberta stake was formerly dependent branch of two lie died maintaining his own languages in connection with much more general than participatwould consider it a personal favor VVoolford ward carefully and avoid accidents recently returned from Sweden Clifton-Morenif motorists would stop breaking ing in family prayers only 30 per the 109th annual general conferand other former missionaries to branch Mount Graham stake created by a divjsion "I want to ask as a personal Now William was right as he the cent of the people in cities dnd 38 ence of their church speed limit of the Duncan ward of that stake Scandinavia will speak Grant Heber J President sped along All three meetings wdll be conMusic was furnished by about per cent of those in th eountry The Dutch conference will be Warner bratich Taylor stake organized from members of former favor” as as But he’s dead though just have the blessing asked upon their ducted Sunday 1200 Relief society "Singing Mothheld in Pioneer stake hall 126 Coutts branch Milk river district and members living west and south said "that you stop breaking the ’ he’d been wrong food at mealtime ers" recruited from several westRulon S Wells member of the of Tyrells Lake West Fifth South street speed limit If everyone who does "While-threcord of these refirst council of seventy and who J Reuben Clark Jr first coun- ern states The opening prayer was reported and fined the city Another special conference for Ward Made Independent Branch was offered by E Frank Birch rea in the first presidency addselor ligious activities in the church is speaks German fluently will be thousand be would the deaf will bo conducted Suncollecting was Mount Lebanon branch Graham stake formerly ward of same released from the presidency no doubt much better than that rethe at to necesed no his is voice 12 in the There cently the dollars a noon at principal speaker at the German appeal day e baptistry day stake ferred to the purpose of my adthe Tintic stake and the beneHe of session conference at 32:15 p m in the of close limit the the afternoon room of the tabernacle Willard for speed breaking sity Ward Disorganized was pronounced by Hyrum dress to you today Is to make an assembly hall Other speakers will diction to of the no necessity of mainout is there E Barlow will preside Addresses and trying futility pointed Uintah Blackplne ward Curlew stake and Juniper ward Curlew stake disi th be former mission presidents Tho Saints to resave a few minutes at a cost of Calder president in traffic" appeal for Ijitler-da- y will be Interpreted to the deaf by your rights taining moved Members continued away otai member with frequency to appeal to German choir will sing lives and To means of sign language latter this injuries emphasize point Continued on Following Pag) (Continued mmsm - 13 C4 - 'f v- & lr e sr rt — Mothers’ Choir Statistical Report of L D S Reveals For Year of 1938 Rapid Growth Provoan Gets Praise From Leader LDS Mission Workers to Hold Reunions Spanish-America- ' Primary Plans Health Play rt Czecho-Slovakia- V st Conference Speakers Voice Pleas for Safe Driving Sessions to Be Conducted In Foreign Languages right-of-w- ay ci e ’ serfs’11 |