| Show EARLY TROUBLES I OF JOSEPH SMITH Orson F. F Whitney Speaks o of Deeds of Prophet Until Carthage Murder I I II I BIG CROWD AT SERVICES I Salt Lake Stake Conference a at atT T Tabernacle Sorrowful Tabernacle Sorrowful Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary An- An of Church I Il E Every EVry seat peat t e in tim tho the vast auditorium of oC th the tho was wac filled yesterday afternoon when tho the usual Sunday afternoon af nf- Cr were stere 1 conducted under un tin- 11 ibm der I th 1111 auspices of the th Salt Lake stul stake o conference John Jhn JohnV V II if Morris l president pros pres ident o of the conference presided ant and ond DI Bishop Dishop hop Orson P. P Whitney delivered tho the address of tho Limo afternoon After ACL an nn invocation In I II by l Elder lider Robert Bradford BIshop Whitney made nn an I eloquent and 1111 scholarly address speakIng speaking speak speak- In ing of tho the early life of oC lh the prophet Jo Joseph eph Sni Smith and the foundation o of ot th time the church m Bishop hop Whitney told toM of the lb h efforts of ot tho time prophet and Hyrum Smith to e establish an nn abiding place for the church then Ihen with hilt but a few fp members In Independence Mo 0 anti and of the rhe ejection of the day tiny Saints from front Missouri II anti and thou their going Into Illinois Bishop Whitney said in part er Annl iry iry of nf 1 This Is Iser er very near the anniversary of n a great and sorrowful event II In lh the hl history tor of tho the Church of or J Jesus SUR Christof Christ of or l Latter day Saints On Juno June 27 i ISI 1811 I time the Prophet Joseph Smith and H Hyrum Tum Smith were murdered tl ll h by ly fanatics fan fan- mUles Incarcerated in tho ho Jail at Carthage IIII III Ill I I OIl I want to lo speak of or the tile carl early life of the prophet II Ho began Iwan his career as DS a n rII religious loUf and reformer when 11 ii years old while ln 11 living with his parents in Manchester X N Y V His IUs mind was much affected over the matter mat mal tom tel of or his lila souls soul's salvation atlon and he was W much Inclined towards Methodism It was the fashion of or those times to ho have havea a n standing in some church and auti It was as I thought ht preferable to belong to 10 some church anti and be Interested lC ll In some 1 i ro- ro lI lon than to take al no stand whatever Cr In such sueh matters Joseph Smith wi wished hed to ally himself himself him him- self with tho ho church that was W the one true church lie did not care which church It IL was so 50 lon long n as 11 he realized his hearts heart's he He lie heard henr the Methodists Moth Meth olI t the Baptists tho the Pre Presbyterians and the tho say lay that th their lr church chuichi was waR the thc one true church He lie I was confused at all these thes claims After Acter I reflection and puzzling ml mightily over o I It all aU he r resolved sol to pass pas s tIle them all by hy and go o to his Go God in prayer lIe He cho chose choso c the interior of oC an n orchard orchard orchard or or- chard in which to meditate an and pray While deep In prayer I-cayer a n. great t light broke from rein tho the heavens ju just t over o his head hend antI and turning startled he ho beheld behold two forms Corms standing Just behind him To hl Ills his astonishment one oe of oC these those forms advanced and touched him on onis Is is Js my beloved cd son ion on said this torm hear him n 7 Translated the Plate Plate- C r other being a advanced and told I I him t the truo true church of Christ I had not yet been established and anti that no had Imad been selected to establish that church antI and become its first great teacher and builder lie He was al also o told that he had hind been chosen to re receive io 10 o cei the visitations of the tho angels The an angels came and a. a as a a. result of or their J visits left eft with him lila documents which he afterwards translated tr into tho thio Book of Mormon While en engaged aged In translating trans Linus- kitIng lating these records he r received a n visit isit from John the Baptist who ordained ordained or or- him hint nto tho the ministry of oC th t the church But tho the Mormon church was not destined to dlo It its prophet et and head lc fl was wa sacred mat while a prisoner for em unnamed mcl anti and undefined crimes he lie had not committed Soon after n the time thea a assassination asi Youn Young arose at tt t tho the head had of tho the twelve t apostles to to take tao his place and to take t UI up the tho work worl ho had bad started The fhe world has since awakened enell to toa toa toa a realization of the fact tact that Brigham Young Youn did c a n. great groat work and that h hwaK he was waK a n great grent man Tho world Is Juet just hC beginning to appreciate it file Tho worM world does cloes not yet comprehend tho work done by hy Joseph Smith BrIgham Young always said that he 0 had but on Oil the foundation found laid ald b by Joseph Smith that Smith that was waR his aim While Brigham Youn Young was waR a n great groat man Joseph Smith was W a ar greater r f and when whon tho lon long roll i Is Is' Is called the name of oC Joseph ph Smith will j allu n near nr the top and C certainly rl at atthe atthe the tho top toil of oC the names of oC men who havo have been cen interested In the building of or the Ci church SUNDAY SCHOOL Three Thousand Children of Salt tit Lake c cSt St Stake Slake Meet in lit Tabernacle At tho tile tabernacle yesterday mornIng mornIng morning morn- morn Ing tho the Salt Lako Lake stake hold held It its annual Sunday school festival with H tho Uw auditorium nearly HUed With adults and with about Sabbath school chool children present most of oC theu participating in the tho services Among the speakers were Edwin F F. F Parr Parry Jr ji Isaac Langdon jr ii Theodore Theodore Theo Theo- dore Peter A. A Anderson F F. A. A Wilcox W. W W. W Kiddle D D. J J. Lang II B. B Eld Elder r George S. S McAllister C. C W. W Forsberg and ti J C. C Thomas Thc They Tiley are aro superintendents of or tho the thoa various va a ta arlou rious rlou Sunday schools under the jurisdiction inns juris diction of or tho the Salt T Viko ake ko stake and each d delivered rd a 3 tall of or aho about t three O minutes In length cn th The Tho feature or of tho lie service yesterday yesterday yester yester- day morning was wag the musical program which was c curried carried d out Tho The combined schools sang sanS Beautiful ZIon J Joseph o eph Smiths Smith's First Pl Prayer er Glorious Things of of or Thee Are Aru Sunken Spoken When hun J Jesus us Shall ShaH Come In Ills Glory and How Firm a Foundation The com com- blued choir made a chorus containing nearly sweet clear lIttle voices olce A thoroughly appreciated feature of or orthe the musical mm iii was tho the singing in inot of ot Daughters of or ZIon by Miss Annie An An- Into nie Wells Cannon Canno I An |
