| Show 1 r I V I II I I I A BIG Bill ATTENDANCE AT CONFERENCE j All Al Ruling Bodies of the Mormon Mormon Mormon Mor Mor- mon Church Well Nel Represented I PRESIDENT SMITH TALKS TALKS 1 1 Head of or Church ChUch Tells COI Interesting Incidents of III Ills Ils Trip V to Europe t j When hen President Joseph F F. Smith j i V f- f frose f rose to announce the lie opening hymnal hymn al at at the Clr first firM t se session lon of or the he seventy soy eiith semi annual conference his eye CO fell upon one of or the largest ga- ga I thins tons that ever has ilas as assembled on tho the first day of conference And not f I was wa there a good gool representation o of the thu he members of the lock flock Cock but lut of th the of t cers of the church In a addition dlton tl to I the thc members of ot the thc first Cirt presidency Joseph F F. Smith John R. R Winder and an 1 Anthon H H. Lund there were seated eat d on j the the church rostrum the following officers of of- I Francis M. M 11 Lyman John Henry Smith George e Teasdale Rudger Clawson Claw Claw- Cla i I son On Reed Reel Smoot H Hyrum Ium M. M 1 Smith George Albert Smith Charles Charle W. W Pen- Pen lose rose George F F. F Richards Orson F. F Whitney and David 0 O. MacKay 1 John 1 Smith presiding patriarch of the lie quorum quorum quorum quo quo- rum of the twelve twel Seymour B. B Young Youn George J. J Golden KImball Rulon Hulon S Wells Veis Joseph W W. W McMurrin and ant Charles H. H Hart of the tue first soven seven presidents of seventies se William B. B Preston Robert Burton and Orrin P. P Miller MicI of or the presiding bishopric Many Ian Sneakers The greater reater part ar of or the tho morning meeting Wl was vai taken up Ui by by- President Smith who recounted In detail the Iho ex experiences cx- cx I ot or his recent trl trip trill to Europe and of or the lie conditions existing in tn tho the arious stakes of ot Zion President John R. R f Winder and Anthon II U. 1 Lund also aho spoke briefly at iii the sc Ion slon In the afternoon addresses were vera maclo by Apostles Francis Francia Al M. 1 Lyman Iyman t nt John Jolin l henry nt Smith Iby j I Addresses at al both buth tho the morning and ami the lie a afternoon sessions of or the confer confer- OnCe were ivero rt d' d with anlie b the J by chor una leader leadership hh of ot 1 Kyi F il i g l l o I t s 10 chr 2 t t il ie raIs ho 4 18 I our Vr C ci d r. r I President Smith tt io poJo to the tho saints for tor nn on hou hour hlo hl mii i-mii remarks in lii great part dealt with m hi kits trip to Europe and visits to lH the the- sacred places of or the In this country ho he closed with a n ex- ex to those in authority In tho tile church lo to lead exemplary lives to u HOlc so HO live l c that no zio JO man alami can point to 0 thetis faUlts null because they will have none President Smith said Id AtI m i h by l' President I I feel eel this I very grateful I for fUI ci the lie privilege I 1 have ha of or L of uC brethren and I the tho faces fuccI m my i. v r. r assembled h hero Io at al th lie opening of or otia 1 I seventy seventh se annual semi J once ence and as on 01 all nU past occasion In conferences S1 S 'S when we have ha met our 1 I sincerely hope hup that the he spirit of I peace and md love of ot truth and lie Iho desIro for good may 1 bo 10 in lii all ail aJ that may ma bo be said sll or done lone our U I conference It I Is grat gratifying also alo tu to tl so sOe the lie numbers u of our brothers brothels and sisters sis sis- first tors tN'S who arc assembled at this thin meeting It I shows show an au interest In lu our tit U I of ot ZUn which i work olk and In iii the lie cause speaks well fun for hoo who are are pros pros- I cut cot and mill 1 I sincerely believe c bele that hut ti tho Saints Is increasing in- in tier Later faith ralth of oC the La da In creasing and that lint their heir knowledge j is is al also n increasing and their love lo e for fUl or UK th truth growing null and the lie people hoc bo- bo 1 c more mure and more mOlo e established h their convictions of ur the he truth of tho gospel wh which Ich has been mi restored h thc these e 1 latter Her days l Everything seems cem to point to tho hi t continued advancement of tho the C t I of The tiie earth arth has ins been blessed blessett l r tt in to a a vcr vel very great gleat extent by Iho tho favor of lie Iho thC Lord Lurd during the J last t tho the mo most t of or our fur ur people havo I reaped bountiful harvests al and havo o been heen prospered Ho nol only spiritually 1 hut but also temporally and amI I 1 va wi we possess the thu evidence that lie Iho go good d dor or s of the lie Latter day day r-day Saints ara ares diminishing but that thai they are Indeed Indeed In- In deed iCed increasing and we all all with al-with with but lul very ely few exceptions are uro arc as uj determined deter deter- mined today tOlay as asO wo O over were or 01 as ever over ever cr an any members of oC the tho church chulch were to continue to fight tho lie SOO good I fight and amid keep the he faith I Ir NOt ot cd I r desire to lo express my feelings o q of c i welcome lo to the lie Later Later-da Latter day Saints Saint who arc here to today ar and to lo those who shall haU r attend this conference and say to you yoli ni mx brethren and sisters that wo we love Jo c tine the truth and und the lie work worl of tho ho Lord to today to- to day even more micro than hull ever 01 0 before Weare We- We are tU not nol disheartened we wo arc not discouraged dis dis- we WC are not fainthearted We c b believe in un the lit I Lord jori rd an and ui-md wo we know that Ho Tic is mighty might to lo save s e that hat lie He hu haS huS' guided gUlde the tile destinies o of this thiN people from front II until the lie present moment mo mu- the fh first t moment 10 ment and that i it I is not in consequence I of lie Iho wisdom of men that wo we have 08 OS- the lie plots and schemes and machinations ma ma- of our enemies that wo woi have havo been Permitted to tu live Jve and mid cr grow w win I in iii time iho land to lo become what whitt wa ve we arc are but it is through the wisdom and I mercy und and blo blessings of Him the destinies not only of men but bul of or nations We e owe all al to God GUl we extent extend our lUI thankfulness and gratitude to tn Him him- for the iho manifestations of hum Hits Love and care and protection I 1 wa was going to 8 say that we did not nut owe we anything lo to our OU enemies that wu waSl- waSl L I the first thought that sprang up ul In my mind but I will vIli wf hold that buck back I think wo vt ole something to our enema enema- I les los for Cor the advancement u of tho the causo u I Io o of Zion for up lo tu dato late everything c that that- I Iha ha has been done one or attempted to be boone done ione to thwart the the purposes of or God and 0 tox to I frustrate His designs ns havo o ha be been betl n c toY a I ruled for the good of Zion ind u Or tho tid f spread of truth and thai will thai wi continuo II to tn be tiC the case until ulU the ti-me end cinch for rOI or the they fighting Gods God's work and auti not I Inor are uie ant al I nor that thai of or an any man s n I IVery Trip Abroad N Very recent recently with the lc approval 1 I on ou P o d' d dJ II I JI J- J I I I i b I 2 Dill BIG ATTENDANCE AT CONFERENCE Continued From Frou I Page 1 C One On- of oC some Iome of oC my brethren who were present when the thought occurred t to me and me-and and It find did not occur to mo me until Just a n few fete hours before I 1 came to th the conclusion I I started East Fast with n a friend to vl visit in the thc Eastern countries countries coun coup tries trios a n. little The thought first t arose aros Hi lit my mind on Saturday evening evening- an and nOli was matured so 50 far Car as my determination tion to leave homo home for or a n little was concerned on the following day I left homo home for tor a n little rest rest not not that I if expected to obtain physical rest bua but bu a n chan change o sometimes is rest to men Air who arc are constantly engaged ed In ha duties that are arc strenuous and sometimes ver very t Interest Interest- InterestIng burdensome As It ma may be bo InterestIng InterestIng Interest Interest- Ing Ing- to some of or my hr brethren thren and sisters sis sis- Is- Is I would woul like to outline to you yoi Oll I briefly of ot my m visit When wo we left lof here herc wo we stopped at Omaha and as I have traveled the plains In hl the dayot dast days day t ot of m my childhood again In the days day's o omy of my m youth with teams ox-teams and mule teams and so o forth I concluded ed 1 It l would x be Interesting to make a visit to the tho old camp ground of or Israel Isrnel at r ten tel Quarters on the tho bank of the MIs- MIs river and we went wont there thero on I r think it was the of Jul July the Plo Plo- E racer neer lla day Wo 0 Vo had the privilege e of oC meeting with some of time the elders engaged Inthe In Inthe I. I the tho mission work there and the few feu saints who arc are living living- about Omaha and that vicinity and hh I had ul i a royal roal good celebration of or Pioneer day We C met under the tho old historical tree said Bald to have boon been planted b by the tho hand baud of or orr r President Brigham ham Young and amI which note v now Is one of tho the largest trees In the tho i 1 vicinity and there our friends spread their feast featt t which wo partook of with them We as associated with them with t- t a great groat pleasure answering Inquiries y Ik made of or us k Halt at Chicago o oVe We Ve next mado made a little halt at Chicago Chit Chi Chi- l t cage cago and had a visit with some of our children there who are arc going to tor I r f r school and had a a. v very r pleasant time with them although our stay May there was Vel very brief We Ye were not long In New York as we wc landed there only a a. few v hours before the sailing of the i vessel Our voyage across the Atlantic Atlan- Atlan Atlantic AlIanI I tic was as never so pleasant before not before not nota I Ia a ripple on tho the ocean nor any anything thins I Ito to make male the vo voyage age more unpleasant t 4 than sailing upon a 0 lake a lake a placid calm sea We e landed at Antwerp on the da day of August and from Crom there thero visited t tho the city eft- of Rotterdam and the next j if da day tho the elt city of Amsterdam In Hol Hol- L land In Amstel Amsterdam am we attended a a. conference of Latter Latter- Latter day ay Saints and we wo found foun there a lively branch of or the thc church Wo We had the tho pleasure of meeting with the young men who have gone gono out from ZIon to proclaim ci i the gospel ospel to that thal people and as some gomo of or their parents may bo be present here toda today I d desire she to tp say to them that thal 11 t the they have great 1 reason ason to be proud of I L their boys bos I do n t think think speaking speaking I now of ot the meeting that wo vo had with J JV V Jj r all the elders ciders Inthe ml missionary fields I If f iI that we visited visited Itlo IMO do not think there i r tl r 1 r sr l can be found In all the tho world a a. like e num number bel of equally noble excellent S 'S spirited men as are arc your bo boys s 's who arc are out In the tho missionary field today and I 1 think thin this can bo be said ald of ut them almost most as ns a whole whole extremely extremely few fow exceptions exceptions ex ex- ex- ex at the tho most C Conference m nt Rotterdam From Amsterdam we returned to I Rotterdam and held another conference confer ence with our people the Latter day Saints and some me strangers and fi lends friends r j who welO Invited In and lind who availed 1 themselves of oC the Ufe opportunity We re er had a most excellent time with them there thero Here we found another flour flour- branch of or the church and the thel l t elders all an of ot them young men act active ac ac- tive energetic faithful virtuous and F noble are arc doing nil all in their power b by example as' as well as by precept to spread prend the tho word of truth among among that 4 p people ople From here we visited Germany Ger- Ger 1 many stopping a few fc days das at the city of Berlin Here lIere a again aln wo we met with the Latter duy Saints and with the tho elders ciders as as' many as c could get together 5 In that mission and we had t another if vcr very enjoyable time with them Here f wo vve found excellent conditions exist exist- existing ing but hut some conditions that were not nol favorable and which I regret to find Und and I will briefly tl say that It Is this thin Some of our young oung people who have havo gone gone to Berlin to study tudy mu music lc S or to follow other pursuits by their n negligence In not performing their f. f duties by their neglect to go so to the tho meetings of or the Saints by b their holding hold hold- ing big themselves apart from th the tho Latter- Latter day da Saints they tho are arc not wielding wielding- a whole wholesome mc or o good Influence upon tho the people or of that countr country 1 I want to tell you ou that and I fOa say It to m my regret They make the excuse that they the have to study and have ha to practise every ely day day ela-da day In III and day out and when Sunday comes comes comnes If the they do not have to continue their practice they the thearo aro aio so 60 fatigued that they cannot afford to go goto goto goto to meeting Now If all any of you OU have hav children In that condition I 1 would woul ad advise advise ad- ad i vise you to tl stimulate them to do their duty an and set sot a good example before tho the people of the wot world ld in III this till direr direr- lr cUon c- c tion Uon 1 I rea really II think that dial the sending Bonding of uC our children to tt Berlin to study Is considerably overdone Q and I 1 I. I do not believe that thal as a rule lulo good any or 01 any an fin r r particular good with the tho exception perhaps of ot a little more practice willever will wll ever cr accrue to our children who wo go there I Met Saints Saint In III B Herne From Berlin we went to Zurich h In Switzerland ami held a conference 55 FJ m there we went to Lucerne am and from there thelo to B Berrie where rno we again S f S met with tho In lit conference am and had a most excellent un and Interesting visit not only with our people In III son eon beneral oral cral but strangers who visited lulled with us We Ve also held meeting with tho the elders in some somo Instances having a as many mallY a aR aRGO s CO GO or 75 present with u ua us a at t on ono o time flea rom I here hero we returned to England Eng o oat or at least we came carne back to England Eng having landed at ut Dover on oil our wa way over b by way of Paris Paris- France Franco where we wo remained a couple of oC days In London wo we again mot met with our people In conference We e also albo all O met with th the el elders er very many of or them at ut that mis mis- slot Ion all nil of whom so fa far l' l as I could coul Judge or see ee seemed to be bo h In excellent excellent excellent excel excel- lent spirits and faith and willing an and ready and active In the performance o otheir ot of their missionary labors labor Ve We had a good conference In to London and w we afterwards had u a most excellent gathering gath gath- ering and met with the elders of oC the tho th mission In priesthood meeting From London wo we visited Scotland and ath ut at- at tended h n conference In Edinburg an und and Glasgow sow whore we wo al alt also J had an enjoyable enjoy enjoy- able time with the people and wit and with the elders of or that portion of the Brit BritIsh I mission ml lon south Ish Il Returning from Scotland We e called at ut Liverpool an and attended another conference of ou our SS at Blackburn In ne L. Lancashire and also nisi held a n priesthood meeting there Here we found foun the Inn samo cot con con- a far as-far ns as our |
