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Show ADVISED TO STAY AT HOME Younger Members of Mormon Church Are Warned Against the Wanderlust Wander-lust by President Smith. Salt Lako City. In splto ot tho disagreeable dis-agreeable weather, the April conference confer-ence of tho Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints convened on Sunday Sun-day with tho tabernacle filled to overflowing over-flowing and largo crowds In attendance attend-ance at tho ovcrllow meetings in tho Assembly hall. At both general sessions on Sunday tho speakers dwelt especially on tho matter of homo building, and the desirability de-sirability of tho young people remaining remain-ing at home, rather than scattorlng to tho four winds and seeking locations loca-tions elsewhere. In this connection stress was laid upon tho Important resources re-sources and possibilities of Utah and tho adjacent states, and the several speakers exhorted their hearers to stay In tho community and lend their aid In tho upbuilding of the state and westorn country. At tho opening session President Josepti V. Smith mado an eloquent plea for homo building and the providing pro-viding of homes for tho children, tho remaining at homo rather than migrating mi-grating to foreign countries, and for tho patronizing of home Industry. He told of tho many advantages offered tho Mormons right at their very doors and doplored tho exodus of many to distant lands. Ho asked for the cooperation co-operation of labor and capital to develop de-velop tho resources of Utah and the adjoining states, and pointed out that tho rights and privileges of tho home peoplo were being usurped by others. The president declared that "It is wisdom to study agriculture. Wo ought to produce out of an acre of ground as much as the heathen Chinese Chi-nese can. There is no reason why wo cannot cultivate the soil as woll as others. It Is a woll known fact that we have been backward, but now we can, by tho aid of schools, loam tho nature of tho soil and of its conditions con-ditions and possibilities. "Another thing is that wo must cooperate co-operate and combine our energies and little means in tho establishment of homo industries, give employment to ourselves and children and provide our own things." President Smith deplored the uso of Intoxicants, after which he spoke of the financial condition of the church, telling of nssltance lent in tho building of meeting houses and called upon tho peoplo to contribute liberally to tho funds. President Smith took occasion to pay a marked tribute to tho late President Pres-ident John R. Winder, whoso death occurred a week ago. In a quavering voice President Smith alluded to him as "ono of tho best men it has ever been my lot to know. I lost a father, a brother and a counselor, ono In whoso Judgment I never failed to havo Implicit trust. He never shirked his duty. Always vigilant In the performance per-formance ot every duty, ho was a cliolco spirit, a noble soul, a wise, pru' dent man, Just and honest." President Anthon H. Lund followed President Smith. Ho also paid a tribute trib-ute to President Winder, and said ho hoped that when ho and the others present wore called honco such good words, as spoken by President Smith, might be spoken iu their behalf. Bishop Lund told of tho prosperous year enjoyed by tho Mormon church in general. The missions abroad, he said, havo prospered, Great Britain lending, with Germany a close second In tho grentcst numbor ot converts, and all report excellent progress. Tho missionaries, ho said, have labored assiduously as-siduously to bring tho gospel among men. At tho afternoon session, over which President Smith presided, tho speakers speak-ers woro President Francis M. Lyman, Elder John Henry Smith, Apostlo Ho her J. Grant and President Molbln J. Ballard of tho Northwestern MIbsIoh; all of whom sounded tho same slogan of "back to tho farm," or advising the young peoplo of Utah to seek for mate rial prosperity and advancement In their own state, whero opportunities were more numerous than In othur stateB. President Lyman declared that: "Tho country Is fruitful and do-slrnblo. do-slrnblo. If not occupied by Mormons It will bo occupied by othors who are not Mormons, and peoplo coming In with capital. Wo do not objoct to their coming, hut wo want to share tho benefits with them." Apostle Grant declared that ho had ulways been Interested In homo manufacture, manu-facture, and hoped that In tho futuio the peoplo would bo moro loyal In sustaining and building up manufacturing manufac-turing Institutions at home. He said that preaching homo manufacture without buying tho articles meant failure. fail-ure. Ho believed tho majority of tho peoplo failed to realize what was manufactured in Utah. If tho peoplo Insisted on homo manufactured goods, ho said it would make a wonderful Improvement. Tho ovorflow meeting in tho morning morn-ing at Assembly hall wna presided over by Apostlo Anthony W. Ivlns. Music was furnished by students from L. D. S. university. Remarks along general religious lines woro made by Apostlo Ivlns, Seymour B. Young, first president of tho council of sovontles; Rulon S. Wolls and Charlos Hart. Apostlo Orson P. Whitney presided at the aftonioon session, other speakers speak-ers bolng Proaldent David H. Cannon of tho St, Gcorgo tomplo, President J. G. Kimball of tho first council ot seventies sev-enties and Frank Y. Taylor. |
