Show I THOUSANDS OF MORMONS GATHER 1 FOR SEMI ANNUAL CONFERENCE 1 r Throngs js Pack Tabernacle at Opening Session and Listen Listen 1 To Speeches of Leaders Nearly Leaders Nearly All Chief om Officers Y t cers CelS Pr 5 PRESIDENT SMITH TELLS DUTIES OF SAINTS SA 1 1 Members of Church h J Too Joo 00 Prone to lo Overlook Higher PV Duties ti i s s-A s j V S S John John R Winder Keeps Ke ps Up Record and Maker Aak 1 H t f Short Address Add S ress 01 Due to the great prosperity pros pros- petit of or the people the conference of o tho hit Church of oC Jesus Jeu J u Christ of or Latter- Latter Ja lay Jay Saints Saint which opened Friday mornIng morn morn- Ing In fn tho the Tabernacle at 10 o'clock was v.-as the th largest Jarge t In fn the history of or the tho hurch This statement must be he quail quail- nod by the fact the day ay of or was t a n secular day It has probably happened that a greater concourse of or people has been present ent at the th open open- In ng of or a conference when tim tho was ivan on Sunda Sunday The statement Is not gl ties uess c s work worl but hut emanates from us ItS ugh high an authority as ns Apostle John JohnHenry Henry Smith The great grat crow crowd bc began an to assemble is us early tl as us 0 I o'clock Friday momma and ind when whon the song Redeemer of Israel srael was wa sung stung as the opening hymn here there was wal between mid and 1000 1 persons person Joining In the tuning of the tIle h lymn mn Not only was Avas the he spacious n Iund floor of the Tabernacle tilled HUed jut but ut the balcony halcon a a. a w well lt As S the coner con- con er will not adjourn until Sun Hun da lay nl night ht It was predicted that the crowd will huh bo be greatly grall augmented by b ho tho arrival o of conference visitors on i- i atur 5 d ay There Thore was waR no uio ostentation or on- display In iii the opening of or the the- conference President Pres Pres- ident Jo Joseph F F. Smith announced the hymn n anti and an the great as assembly aro arose All Church Official Present I. It was wa not noted 1 that the Uw following dig dig- i of or the ol oJ w were ver rl present Presidents President Jo Joseph u ph 1 l 1 Smith John n It Winder r anti and nn Anton II H. L President dent l FrancIs SI iI I. I John henry Smith r JIe T f. Claw Claw- won son n iii Smith p Alberi P F Y ll f 1 cu r v t of nf ht hI- or on th the first sov soy U rr YO J. J nG Creo G- G rite 1 toy toy- Jd I rc IL J. J b r 5 t h a ml- ml 3 i h hII II tV n t ii kf es' l 1 r rt Iq Assist t- t alit Church lU t S Ten Ten- semi sen cn By B- the ingi by tho the choir and cop con of or the tho hymn of Israel tine the conference opened Following Kol- Kol lowing tin the hymn William T. T Jack of- of cr cured ored tl the tho Invocation In which was wan fol- fol followed of-I of oh- oh owed lowed b by the ch choir h Hinging the hymn Softly Jams tho the Sacred 1 Dawning Dawning- Pr President Add s revs j President Joseph JO F. F Smith made th the the- I l first rd address l iress to In the th flit assemblage I j i feel J- J l g.-l grateful to see to EO o many at on our semi annual contra confer seventy eighth enty e ence he lip said I 1 express SS w welcome l lall ti to here for foi nil all of or you ou who have come conic the purpose of or tran transacting the bustness bushness bust bush ness o of this conference It I is Ig tt a faction to me to tn 0 witness the Interest t of our people 1 I would Invoke on you yot youlie OU the lie blessing bl's lm of o the Lord You ar nn LordI Lord Tord l. l the here to nih your our duty to I 1 feel thankful that the thin brethren health and nd of the thC presidency are In strength anti and united in tho the great work orl arc are likewise united TIlt The apostles themselveS and with wilh the among the th presidents of o The Tho seven even and with seventies sc are united with us each other There Is a spit spirit of union throughout all the lie existing anti and love lo church This Is a source of satisfaction rac soul who wilo has hn an Interest tion to every el e In the work of 0 the tile Lord Loril as carried curried out by h b the Latter day Saints Saint My Iy duty ut in in Inthe thin the church of or God Cod other nth othi r should be paramount to every er interest in the worl world We e have ha tho tIle loot in after out our worldly world world- nece necessity o of looking hooking ly hy Interests It la is I therefore essential e essential essen essen- fI fIn n- n should Saints that the I Latter day he be Industrious for Cor on It Is written n that shall not riot be he hold in favor th the Idler illier II our moors 1 I before the Lor Lord d i in JIt n i C an li U u. u uppermost In our should put we which r thoughts the cause of or Zion the cause cau of truth Mn l Lit o Ll is IU lIt The gospel of oC Jesus Christ is th the power of ot God unto salvatIon and It Iti itis ItI anti and woman woman wom wom- is I i necessary r 5 for er c every man an In the church hurch to work antI and keep his Ids commandments I donot do do- not believe Inthe in inthe little the Ihie idea that It tl matters mattel but what men inca may mar do just so o long l n ng as they cone confess Christ at the tho end of oC lifes life's the th doctrine It Tc ItIs ItIs journey 1 denounce burner Is I not not reasonable It I Is untrue It utter litter failure to all nil men Inert will prove an tin of Jesus Jelus the thc doctrine We Vo y admire lot of Oo God Christ t. t which Is the doctrine It makes upright men Inca in the dally These precepts were weN walks walls of or life Inculcated by Je Jc Jesus us while hll ho walked In n the tho flesh Hesh The Tile God Cod that sent Jesus Into Uw world worl sent us UI Into the tho world accomplish our mission ml lon anti ano j I Ue Ve I IlO obligation we wc mu must t learn our ur duty anti and each other l' l and to Zion lo 10 Got God to earth dur dur- during mIn m restored to which has been re I In lag ing these latter days We rC labor day by h tiny day for foz the lie bread br that dint perishes an and few hours comparI comparatively for tot the thC lie bread end of or life liCe Wo 13 arc are loo too prone to neglect the thC higher duties It is 19 therefore proper that we exhort tho the people lo to humility and earnest earnst devotion de the- Not Lord In Jn the tile work ork of or the that I can save sao sa any man maui or that any an another but men can mon mann can save set an example and proclaim the lie truth saved in to others Xo No o man oman can call be OC sIn ain In iii the kingdom dom of the Lor Lord Naman Na i man will be he cleansed from rom rein the tho power of or death unless he Is born a again aln Maui Man pan can only bo be t saved In righteousness rl ness and until thel therefore fore he ho must repent rep In iii Prophet Smith 1 I L I d the Lord giving ln i me a portion portion por por- declare my faith faitI tion tim of If his spirit to lo fn In UK- UK Son of oC God Cod that spoke wor worth words s to lo u utho Uthe that no man spoke and pave gave 1 tho the plan of lIfe Ufe and anti of or sal 1 I 1 want lo to declare to y you OU j that I believe Divine DivIno inspiration in an with all nil my heart In the of Joseph Smith tho the prophet t. t fiber ilber of ot mj mi m I 1 am ruin convinced In every 1 body that God raised up Jo epa 1 I to restore the c truth to the tho earth 5 S. S l testify to 10 you that Joseph Jo Smith Instrumental through God In log inS ng tho priesthood It Il I f Is my lily h i nn and m my jo joy antI and It gives give R to mo inc tKo tKo- O- O only real joy I l have han haver r I want j hits his life liCe to be joined with the tho greni Jr nf l. J 11 man n when wh m my work i is It ILLs I Is tills gospel of oC the Son of or ott od HIM gives m me Inc the only hope hOJe 1 h have t and anti 1 I h hayo ho o staked tl my m all on pl t if have not done clono so 0 In VaIn aln T 1 can say pay with J Job h. h l Thou 1 tile wf nb- nb t I this Is body body- bo yet t shan shall J I sta stand l In the C n before m my God Goll S You have received re-c re l etl the lruth Xo No X man under the sun can successfully S contradict this God has given gln n you hl his H spirit it you ou know now in whom you lU ru you lou ou have J received ed the gospel of ChrIst u I Live f 1 ll it Live It Il r f obligation you Oll m e owe aw to 10 Go God and ltd Titan man m n If H men malign you ou falsely live bite so th they can not point out nut corruption Sri you sh Keep away from rein he th haunts t. t i I of ot sin In Hears Malico lo Iti Nuit I 1 feel it in my heart henrt to all hil I men I boar bear no man malice malic Thore are ni enemies to lo the work troth 0 of the Lo Lord rd n as re wet weri enemies to to- the th Son on of ot God find G 4 diem Thoro are men i In ii our fur midst st who mH Io represent the people of God Cod Go r I l can cnn h fluid do O forgive v them r r hut so help me tile God they the can c cannot not become be- be become e si come my bosom companion companion- not throw a a. straw In the way ny t ti i l vc return to truth but ut T r hm I 4 I soon MOOn think of nf placing a a. depra JS In my nS' a itS all t Ui In w those thoRO men inca tny my In com companion r v S jf May Hl tho the Lord hh bless I. I th he 1 l tel n al r t D Day a If I Salmi 1 l Hope 1101 l m my u I DC tt M Mm m th sr Ti l out Ul two 0 J WI uC x t b U. J t the e ot 01 th thc thic LorU i i 4 no noi Mam th them m to for the tit affection thy liny for OJ k J but bur I 1 cin not ant ore a y t t. t JT J of right uM can enn not uit take talce L one who lio Hi ren n u during hIs hIst t I lire life Jit e aba by b b the r s e-s ot Qt flit thu thur church send on t him hinI i ed d Into InCo pre x- x r once enee Ot r his God S P Peace be b. unto Israel 1 Never tr mind what the tee world sa says f. f I L Let et t us Jive 11 our ow religion and work out our salvation 1 1 Following the of President Pre Smith Eunith the van lan sang Life Up Vp the Voice in Iii Sh Immediately thoro- thoro tho o anN John Jl n. Winder pr of lit the Jl t pa r i- i addressed tilt the assemblage Inart In Jn part art he hI said 5 Problem Winder tt lul r Old Olt J All Jn n of us are arc united d In the welt n of the tue kingdom dom in the earth My y do- do sanction sanction- dId and sIre anti and Intention Is to uphold tine the president of the church In Jn Inthe the he earth l 5 IT I hope all aJl o of you JOU aro mo ap at- united unite a as the authorities es o of the church cl at tit the nt lla day I am almost almust 6 will perhaps not and I T years ears ON of ot age an J greet gr et many man mow mott a assemblages nuch uch as 01 this I will till stand R an by hy you and uphold the president and nil me anti and my house henc henceforth I rth shall serve the Lord Lor from 5 and an cr S A II Lund Iun of or l the fir first t presidency In prefacing his address explained been abent absent absent ab ab- ab- ab that President had th the temple sent ent only da day from flom 1893 1592 He JIe- since Inc It It was wa-l dedicated in concurred in what Mr 1 Winder had liati to say and in l also what President t 1 Smith existing xi In lb J had hIatt to say gay Y about the unity all branches of oC the ruling ruling- bodies of the church Speaking of missions ml lons arl ann 1 missionaries Mr 11 Lund contended that the church ci does o s not expect Its It workers to 0 remain In foreign fields field's when hen tho they are arc at It deaths death's door on account of III lit health He lie also ahu had a great deal to toM M say about the lie J Japan lon He said saida a n letter had ha l recently ec bf been 1 received c I I f from 1011 roni A Alma l nia 0 O. O Ta ra Taylor 3 l lOl o t who wh o Is IS in lii u char charge JHU g e I of the thin Japan mission ml lon Mtr 11 Taylor T lies haN been heen In Japan for Cor more than six Ix years j Book ouk of or Moi- Moi and IH has huis translated the mon into thin the Japanese ton tongue uc Asfar AH J concerned he ile ha has I far as Mr 11 Taylor raylor is I postponed po his return to America for forto two tn-ti years tars at least He lie expects to stay lay aral and work worl for Cor thu tho church hurch S Commends Idea 11 He lIe also commended the lie activity o of or orthe the Latter Da Day Saints in bull Un now building nai and commodious m lne houses hou es and repairing the old ones onies le He lie wC rne warned them however howe not to be too zealous and entail great groat expense In their heir z zeal RI for proper places of worship Ho ur urged NI all nil to be faithful to tu the truth Perhaps the mo most l Important part of or iii s reference Mr Mu Lunds Lund's Lun s 's address was to HI the tile care of or the children He lIe referred re 10 ro- ro children n nI erred f rr to th scandals among public the In that hint were ele chronicled during the last summer Hu Ho said press parents should be particularly careful about looking at after r their children chit chil dren at night S We mu must t look to our children len h he said MI The TIte curfew laws han should bo be boI I enforced Warn Yarn the children against seek l goodrind good Jool hall had company compan Have them lem sc and rind wholesome companions Warn Varn arn the hid children 1 to spend their time prop prop- anti and profitably Many of us have faith that our own children will not stray front from the paths of right and We jut just careless others of us are must our children and if wo we do 10 there will come home to toUs tous fail to 50 0 us a sorrow that will bow our bonds S Mn t- t Cant Caru for Children He urged that those in charge of thin the religious Classes hases should go to the I probation of the Juvenile court and put put- their services at u hits his corn com mand The custom of the old and In amusement Voting mingling together S saM said c seems to hare fallen into disuse should see to t It the speaker Wo that older persons tolis are arc present at all nih S Sare amusement in lii which are allowed to Participate S He closed with an exhortation for all to aid the pout poor that may he hi itt Continued on lit Page Ten lout S SS S MORMONS GATHER r FOR FR CONFERENCE j I Continued From Irom P C One I rl lt When hn heui brot brothers lists list's n nd I Iler toni ler como come h lucre hero re from flom abroad 1 jet IM Ill us mis lS I look after them thorn h i said aid With lh I the lii benediction the morning g session lon Ho n r fd d. d I Se Ion Although the th hour of or at opening Friday Frilay Fri Fri- lay day afternoon was wa scheduled for It Ii 3 was vas a n quarter Lr P past pant t thru that hour hoU b before fole time lie opening n urns announce Our Sort nod t Raise to lO Thee 09 the h hi hymn mn br- br i ga a I he IH s session slon The fun was as Amor i IN lea and c the entire assemblage 1 i wil the choir In a w way that thu l b resound from frum rein pit pi to In todome dome j A jie ie ic t opening prayer wa H t of offered 01 ni- ni feret 1111 b by Edwin D D. D How Firm n a Foundation way was the second hymn II h hy choir chol nn and congregation Tit 1 l t ppe ker of or th the afternoon j I was wa- wa Francis Fand- Fand M. M 1 Lyman I I 1 am nun Kind glad to lo bo lie with ih you ou on once a again ln and expect to bo lie with whElm you ou many I more moro times was hIs Ills introduction bitt The ThC measure o of that is IR secured lo to the tn Lal-tn Latter day Saints is refreshing Thin The ll church Is growing stronger rn el div day h by imy da tiny day Ve We l am aro tolo today an army almy of I Ih veterans In the s service r lc of hue Lord LOII I The youth are alo receiving proper trim trim- n- n r Ing and will wi be le bC able ablo to take lake up the work whore we la lay It ft down lown If I w we uve un ar unwise t wise wo we will wil endeavor to do nil all ni the I t I Lord will wi permit us S to do The Lord I h has lias set fN his hand for Tor the last time limo on out 01 th the earth arth 11 The Thie work has has- has been heen given g fn n nto 1 to us nn and wl will vil not tuot be he given gl en to |