Show THOUSANDS AT conference record breaking attendance at beigh bieth semi annual animal conference of the latter day saint saints salt palt lake city the eightieth semiannual conference of the church 0 of jesus christ ol 01 latter day saints opened at ut the tabernacle on sunday morning october 3 at least I 1 people being in atteL attendance dance at the opening session it being necessary to i noid overflow meetings in the assembly ball hall and on the grounds in order to accommodate the large crowd at the morning session president joseph P F smith delivered Us his annual address the keynote of which was aa appeal for the careful training and instruction of the young he ile asked that the greatest efforts be put forth to instruct the mormon young people la the principles of their religion la in order that they might remain in the faith the president went on record aa being b ing opposed to marrianee marri agee agea between members of the mormon church and non mormon such buch mar biages he eald said wee welo almost sure to result unhappily president smith la in his speech made a plea for the support ot of borne home industry this plea coming from the leading spiritual arA ritual adviser 0 of by far the greater portion of the people of the state will undoubtedly do much to assist la in the development of utah Indus trice the president paid a high tribute to the honest tolle toile he deplored the tact that in the ti aaning of the youth the instruction in the trades was wa neglected for thu education looking toward occupations considered by some to be more genteel than that of ot the tradesman the training of the youth in useful trades and the development of home horpe industries to give employment to the young people he said went band hand in nand toward tho the progress of the community president john R winder ader first mun counselor to president smith and president antoon H lund second counselor made addresses along labar lines president lund praised the work 0 of t the different churan and particularly the work ot the kuung missionaries in every ea field apostle john henry smith emoke ke chiefly on the development of or toe the resources in the territory occupied by the latter iatter day saints he ile urged intense and careful cultivation the reclaiming of the land lands and the devel of the soil boll he ile of hoewe industries as necessary nece to the devel of the country and necessary Dec essary W in order to keep the youth ot of the mormon people from the sin of idle bess hess tte children be 1 bould be well guarded and ina one of the best safeguards sate guards he said aus lionett employment apostle heber J grant talked aa tome length on an the advantages of BOOK home industry he ile praised sed preal lenta lents brigham DrIg ham young and na wilbord woodruff for their part in the lament of industries within the irate the overflow from the taber tabernacle mitcle taxed the assembly hall to its capac ity excellent services were given under the presiding direction of apostle hyrum M smith features Fea turea of the addresses given by mission and stake presidents were a defense of t the action of the tabernacle chol it tt seattle by elder melvin J ballard resident of the North northwestern states bil kal selon salon a report of Improver top gents in church work in arizona by president andrew kimball ot of st joseph stat stake md nd a report ot of work of the callton ala mission by president joseph R robinson music was furnished by a boer under the leadership of C J I 1 hodna |