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Show President Smith Asks Mercy for Ene-1 mles of the Church. , Joteph F. Smith, president of tve J Church of Josus Christ of Latter-day i Saints, 'delivered a brief addrens at the afternoon session of the confer ence on Sunday. President Smith's . remarks were in the nature of an Invocation In-vocation of tho ilhlno blessing upon tho people of all the world in general and those oj the Mormon faith In particular. President Smith aliLIn substance. "1 pray that the blessing of God bo upon tho, peoplo of Zlon, upon the ofllcera of tho church, upon tho peoplo of tho world. I pray that tho blessing of God be upon Lie prol dent of the United Status, upon his cabinet and upon our brethren and our sisters wherever they may bo 1 pray that the mercy of God be upo.i our enemies. It U my hope and our hopo that thoto enemies will see the errors of their ways and be led to rpentanco. The church does not wish them misfortune, nor the suffering of a penalty they will bring upon themselves them-selves the retribution which all must endure who transgress the laws of God and of man and who deal unfairly un-fairly with nnd maliciously malign their neighbors. This retribution will be In extent as tho degree of offense has been. The great Judge will mns-ure mns-ure the punishment that Is to bo meted out to the enemies of his peo pie" President Smith referred to no one specifically as bearing animosity toward to-ward the -church, but included oil who criticise adversely its works, its creeds and dogmas under one head Tho speaker declared that the chmch was following the will of God Al mighty at proclaimed by Jesus Chris) his son. President S"lth, said thnt Zlon was grow ins cuiatan'lv nnd thu'. presently there would bo demand for more room. ' Wo will not be confined by tho restricting boundaries of n valley between two mountains, nor valleys bolwcon miny mountains. Our peoplo and our doctrine and our teachings aro spreading and will, with tho help of tho Lord, cogr tho wiole earth." |
