Show A CONFERENCE VOTES TO SPREAD 1 STATEMENT HOUT WORLD II i iI I President Smith Announces Church Is Out of Debt and Expressed Ex Ex- pressed Belief That End of Tithe-pay Tithe Would Il I. I l' l I Come Soon L d COLLECTIONS N IN 1906 EXCEED OTHER YEARS YEARS' I Officers Juicers Receive No Part of Money for Services Services Opening Opening H Sessions Bring Out Immense i ij j V Crowds I I Io o FIST FIRST SESSION OF OP CONFERENCE IN I A WORD ORD 8 o Proclamation of the beliefs and fliRl purposes of the Mor Moi Mormon folo fol- fol o mon prepared el hy by tie Ow l first st st presidency is unanimously 0 adopted h by the tilt conference to be ho spread broadcast 0 t throughout the world dOId President Joseph F. F Smith announces that the entire entire- indebtedness of the church has been heen paid pail Tithing Tithing- rl collections for 1906 reported to have ha e been heen 0 greater than for any previous ear year and President Smith 0 j expressed belief that tha day would come COne when church would not be he compelled to rely on tithing tithing to pursue its is work ork l Statement the tho effect that high officers of the 0 I church receive for their services from nothing frOl the tithing funds their support being heing gained frOu from d dividends li paid laid h bv 1 I the sugar Rugal companies the Z C. C M. M 1 I. I and nid other organizations that have been fostered by h. the church tons Attendance at opening s sessions larger than for ulan mahly previous years I L Adjournment nt taken ul until i 10 o'clock clock 0 this this CC C O With l h t largest n rg st attendance overseen over eer 1 1 seen for fot time the opening session ses OI of th the con- con conr conI r Ch fh t 1 I wa 1 opened en ni E t i n lac tab labor labor- L un RO VIII I III P M h 0 tn th IC It itt N r th time Sun Ine Tim galleries wert- wert 01 not Tau The gal most important action CI on b bythe by bythe I the conference conference- cont wn was nl th Of r the vies's adoption of or ii L statement thE p purposes and objects of or tho the Mormon church huch i 15 n prepared b by the tho 1 first I I the wor world l d. d to tn wont tor te for proclamation dency icy announced by Joseph Jo Jo- as DR church president ent of the 1 F. F Smith seph ph made In lit view of ot the persistent p was wn II misrepresentation of and anti persecution matt had been sent broadcast broadcast broad broad- church that the enemies of the time cast st by b read b by Apo Apostle Orson Or Or- statement was te The Tho and after Francis 31 1 son soil F P. Whitney Lyman president nt of the t apostles read from of or the statement Indorsement Indor au an that body he moved mon that It be b adopted time the conference conference- This was seconded by rl rising Smith and on OT b by John lenlY Henry ant carried without olt vote the motion was wag dl dissent The nt quorum of apostles nn and th the seventies sev sev- seventies se represented In the well enties wet were wel anti and the theIl time the rostrum rows of or f seats als on oil ant t Il ser officials o of the church including counsellors pres- pres stake slake presidents and and anI the bishopric of societies dents around the time front of or the ranged were rangEl prayer ayer tie the auditorium After l tr a a P. P singing of hymns President Joseph 1 the general general gen gen- Smith delivered an aim address addre on omi eral oral condition of or tho the church ChUlch in all de do- dona na rUn emits Pr President Address to greet the brethren brethren brethren breth breth- delighted I am ur this semi annual conference ren said bald Id at President Smith I 1 assure you OU all al for the that the size sizo of or this gathering gt meeting in seeing so many mans opening an and gratifying ent it is s extremely present pre an ati Interest Luhe in Lu inthe inthe It indicates pleasing I other church the presidency first t the he ft in iii inthis inthis leading authorities and tho the have hu this lending leading lea occasion and tW we wt congratulations to offer offet to t you yot OlN and only to all o of the members of the thc Church of or Jesus Christ Cht of or Latter day Later day of or blessings bless bless- Saints for all the abundance bles- bles of or the al Lord on these the e people logs ings throughout the length and breadth ol el elthe f the earth I do not desire to say MY anything any an- this morning in an overconfident o thing I shah hal but what boastful manner or 01 will b h be prompted by lh say ay I nope i tH spirit of ot the Lord that 1 I may ma not mint sa say anything that will wi not be and assuring a un and accept accept- In iii His Ils sight Ight ant l l able to you I I desire to lo speak first of or time the first and the time counsel of or apostles presidency bi for forthe forthe forthe speak only Of or these I 1 will wi ore are here of the time quorum the members for tor themselves themselves themselves them them- and will speak before you ou wi them from room rom judge selves that lint you ou may their own words and amid works work Is b United l Presidency IL I am happy to soy wy that the mem mem- members of the lie presidency of ot the church bers work workmore united In spirit faith and are closely thun than they hey have have ever lr been een more closey of the the time org o before since o present nt body and we wo I leave lave e a it to you OU Judge the time spit spirit of or faith and rl righteousness right right- ht- ht to work worl that thal tins has actuated the lie of or this hits bod body The TIl presidency of o time the love Ioe for hi- forone church Is it united In li-i faith and fr frone one another and I 1 can caim say n- n from t-om t personal per ver that thal there Is not nol a serial knowledge fonal thought In out our ou hearts that single Ingle tho and would not meet with the time approval al I sanction of or the Great Father This same good will wi union love e 10 and ant confidence conf- conf dence deuce exists between tho the first tl l quorum I seventies Tho fhe of or apostles and the tho s ente members of or this body bol are nr willing and nd mi meet et on hand to m always ready read and auth al a call ant amid ement placed brethren and upon them time them my mimy my thy sisters sister I you all al know from personal In thc they have visited you ou lct Knowledge e as ns your our own stakes stukes and you ou know of or the strength and righteousness of or their faith i i I. 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Vt bers of cf t th that t body ody are tre not divided erl ami J uit help Ih fire t. t a J tnt i 01 no r th I WIH n nod d Utho tJ 00 ehi hn ri not notable etil to Un- Un I o Tho The fj i o before berd ern presiding pris Smith MIo ho the the people said salci President lt time the th able travel to been has nis not stakes his a as much touch ms a he lie and nd II tho the si pi I loncy might Wish Wl h on no 1 account of o Illness s sn I 1 I In n his Ills family family- limit hut we is-c 0 hope he lie will wi be hI It is I for tUI In Jim the lime able abbe to do co so o JI J his duty ditty It I Is expected cl arid and intended that lint el C very I man oman on imo whom hom responsibility m pon Is I placed ed laced rind and 11 who wh is I culled called by time the spirit the tIme uttermost ut- ut his bus dut duty to tu or f the Limo Lot Lord to do 0 1 I can speak most heartily for or the men who are arc now pre presidents of f r stakes for 01 with exceedingly ly few few of God Goti They Timey ex they are ure men ht ure ti-c re men for their calling and n are arc en- en e I- I I I In looking hooking after time the diligently aUtI aged tH takes of or Zion Ann They The ure uie al' al men in iii whom whom- ve we place ilace the time utmost confidence and nd Is I the th build build- hose whose spirit and mission I buld I jg up til of O lf the kingdom om of God Col on L arl arth im h. Care Core nil Taken The high counsellors couns lor we well b because they are e too nu nu- know now as ae wl nerous nemous for p personal acquaintance W Wo u udo in do o know 10 however hOwl cl that tat care cal is being behl tal taken ak n that the they shall be of exem- exem eer- eer plan lary character nn and influential In their stakes takes Where here there Is weakness and uncia it Is out our advice j t a 1 nee necessity I for fo change OUI hut this timis department nt In the Lords Lord's vork shall be built bui up UI with wih the utmost Utmost utmost ut ut- most care and fidelity and that men mene be e procured who will wi not shirk the high duty dut that lint Is devolved ol ed upon them m. m ward said raid of or the time be The rhe same me may ld f-ld bishoprics They are UIE changing per per- pe body od of or Imps nips more morl than thamm any other church hurch government go Time changes are I made necessary by the th removal al of or the time I officers from ui their re respective res e wards of and anti the time dividing and multiplying o I tho ho wards ward in iii the th lie stakes ultes of or ZIon Here President Smith spoke of or tho the f important duties luttes dutes that befell time the bishops bish bish- I wards in acting as I ops Os in the time yam various arlous as well wel as spiritual fathers In iii their for or the members of the church wards ward He lie told of th the ne nc necessity tie tie- respective for Cor becoming personally et el onaH ac acquainted ac- ac I I with wih each man mal woman and child in iii th the lie ward so that h lie he- might be bo towards able to fulfill his whole duty I I t them hem h meni There is no otc In the tho Church of or Jesus Christ t o of Latter day Saints that i im 9 not chosen cho en by b that lint body he hc said ald Tho The Lord has given us His wa way b by which these things may be bo done Itis It I Is s the tho duty dut of the presidency to suggest to o tho Locy body tho Limo officers that are suggested sUggested suggested sug sug- by divine direction The Time bodies bodleR of or the time church may reject them I If they the will but butin In in so o doing the they they- take all an th the r wi but bitt If it they receive o them faith and and sustain them by th their prayers ayers then they are ate following Col owing out I the he expressed et will wi of o Got God Gor 1 Sympathy S for Bi I I I 1 wish to express the tIme great reat sympathy mpa for COl ei- ei the time bishops thy of the lie presidency I of of the time o various altus wards words We c say my to the time bishopric Be He united even C If I you nu knees knee before before be be- e- e have lave to go down on omi your fore God and earnesty earnestly jiray that you mu re receive i he the light bight of or truth truth- that hint may will to eye with his hits eye wih see you y-ott the 0 00 0 tiny may other authorities wi of or the thc church Truth ruth will never divide us but It will 1 wi and amid make the bishopric and unite u us the time counsellors see ce eye oe to lO eye c It IL I Is i the time dut duty coul of oC lo the stake presidents to tl get het hettO as a often US as circumstances de demand de- de d tO together uren opportunity will permit mand or as wi man should gather thel antI and Time The stake g J Continued C on PG Page e Seven Senn j CONFERENCE VOTES ES TO SPREAD STATEMENT Continued From Page One pra pray that tho they may understand each other in what is right Just and true and Rna then be able to present a n united unite front on all nil subjects An effort Is being made b by the pre presidents l of oJ stakes and amid quorums to In Induce uce the these e counsels of the priesthood to attend to duties Th They should cs establish schools and teach unity strength an and progress for they are arc tho the fathers of or the people The The auxiliary r organizations of the church are arc in good condition and the Sun Sunday a schools of or the church were never ne In iii better con condition than they arc are toda today oday Our relief relIc society is also thrivIng ing In Its Us dut duty In looking after the welfare welfare wel wel- fare of or the mothers and daughters of the church I expect the time day will come como when this organization will become one of the strongest of Its Ils kind in the worl world To accomplish h this end encl how how- ever eer It will bo be necessary to get th the young oung and vigorous women of th the church chulch interested in the relief society It is too much the case that with the young and vigorous women of the church they believe tho the relief society wor work vork should devolve devol entirely on theol the tho ol older er hea heads s. s We 0 also have our mutual improvement societies and the they arc are allIn all allin allin in thriving condition condition- Living Good I. I Li I want to say a ay that I believe there never lever was a time when tho lie members s of the church were ore living lI better lives lI I than thun they arc nrc today and amid there never as Was a n. time lime when tho the law of tithing I was better belter observed ed I want to say ay that for 1906 the Latter day Saints have ha surpassed the tithing of any previOus previous pre pre- vl us year in the thc history of the church This Is 15 evidence that thal the Latter day Saints are arc doing their duty ut an and Jiving living up to the lie line more faithfully than ever before We Vo have by the blessings of God and because of tho the general observance ob ob- ob servance sel of the law of tithing been able to pay payoff off all of oC the bonded c in indebtedness indebtedness in- in of or the church and toda today the church owes no one ono that It cannot pay at al once and wo we will III iIi not have to borrow any more f if tho Latter Latter- Latter day ay Saints observe e this law of oC tithing Furthermore we wo will see the day lav when we will not have to ask the members of the church for one Ino cent except voluntary offerings Then and andI I hope to live to see the tho day a myself we will Avill iIi have enough money In the house of the tIme Lord Lou so that thal we can pay ay all nil necessary expenses c. cOm Our Om enemies have been gloating and anti spreading the time mc mes age broadcast ca t tto to the lie world worl that the thc presiding officers cels cel's celsor of or the tho church chuich have boon been consuming the lie tithing money paid by tho lie people I want to state emphatically that there therO Is not a general In iii tho the church Cil that lint draws one dollar from from the tithIng tithing ing big fun funds s. s How do wo we get our money might be asked Of course we have necessary expenses to meet mcd and we wo all must live I and antI Ill I'll disclose just this much as to where our incomes come from from- lias Jimis I Fostered o Industries The rhe church has for Instance helped materially In establishing the sugar sum industry in the tho Int I region In Iii this Instance as well as I others It Jt has become necessary for the lie church to step I in jp find and give confidence to investors by fostering tho lie industries I of this Thou Then there thoro Is the Z C. C M. M I. I and other othel big hll Institutions that have been blen fostered by the time church They ley have been supported ant and In turn tho they have u been supporting self-supporting so that tire arc paving paving- good dividends and the l 11 lids s been repaid for JIt iii- hot J I Uth M wor Into Uio o uC have vO been settled the dividends than pay the tho expenses of oC the tho authorities tl ties tiCs s o of the church and all has been heen paid In iii a legitimate wa way I thou it I would m like c to tell you ou just this so that when you go to your om homes homs and und pee peo- PlO pie may bring this subject UI up you can cantell cantell tell teU It Il to them throw thorn throw It in their teeth and amid and you ou ma may also sa say that we have havea a little extra loft over too President ent Smith then spoke c of the schools of the church saying there were many good men at their heads an and commenting on their wonderful gro growth w |