Show URGE LOYALTY TO CHURCH OBEDIENCE TO DOCTRINE IS 18 COM BY SPEAKERS AT ANNUAL conference principle principles of church government and the succession of presidency the principal topic topics discussed Dl cued by president Preil dent smith in address salt lake city there was the larg rat attendance at the opening session on du april 4 0 of the eighty third annual conference of any recent spring con ference at least persons being present the presidency of the church with of the apostles of the church ex hepting two and nil all of at the first seven presidents preel dents of seventies of tie tle church were present with the presiding patri birch ach and the presiding bishop and hie his counselors president joseph F smith and first counselor anthon 11 II lund were the speakers ip eakers at the opening see sevelon se eelon sion while C V A callis president ot of the southern mission melvina J dallard Ballard pres dent ident of at the northwestern states mission lion joseph E robinson president if the california mission and ben den E rich president of the eastern states uliston spoke at the afternoon ses MU principles of church government and he succession of at the presidency ot of he church vere ero the principal topics discussed lis cussed by president joseph F smith in hie his opening address in commenting meriting on the attendance 64 the pening of at the conference he bu fl that ie was particularly well pleased be ause conditions permitted practically til III of the leading officials to be pros pres tilt ut with the exception ot of heed reed smoot ind sad hudger rudger clawson president smith in commenting on their ab tence said that senator smoot waa was lu in a good cause and nuch for the ministry and that bis his personal lt and influence la Is a se be uon for good and his camle eam le ie to always praiseworthy As A president if f the british mission he said rudger jawson was performing great service or r the church president anton 11 lund first coun ilor in la the farst presidency gave a riet rief historical review of at tie confer ing of at authority by revelation lie he ilea urged greater activity in th the e organization of religion classes cen den E rich president of the east ti vi a states mission spoke on the rela ive iva importance of the mormon hurch and the belief in the dibie bible and a the death and resurrection ol 01 L christ brist C A callis president of the south astern lantern states mission ml lon referred to mph prophecies acles of and flood and de scribing bint conditions in ohio and in liana be he asserted that degasta lions dons were in fulfillment of prophecy t f the event events that would come before the end of the world melvin J ballard of the northwestern states mission delivered stirring address in which he outlined the growth of the church in strength influence and membership and men honed the requirements of member ship in the church as factors in retarding the growth ot of mormonism saying that he believed that this slow growth ras was for a divine purpose A the second day ot of the eighty third al conference of the church of at jesus christ of lat r day saints was devoted to addresses by mission and stake presidents obly orly one address was delivered by a high official of the church that waa was a brief talk at the opening at of the forenoon session by apostle george albert smith the stake presidents dente and mission presidents with one exception represented the lounger men in fr tho the minis try all of them were of the third and fourth generations a fact which was dwelt upon as indicative of the con of the faith throughout the generations president joseph F smith remarked that while treat of at those who be had spoken were of at the tho third or fourth generation he could produce at least a dozen of tho the fifth generation who are just as good as I 1 am the burden of the addresses of stake and mission presidents was that the Is growing steadily and that the spirit of ita its members Is unflinching they each and every one agreed with tho the remarks ot at the church president on friday bhea he declared that the abe evasion of duty nd the shirking of responsibilities on the part of some of the heads of organizations must cease it was stated that the duties of each iram the highest to the lowest was as defined in revelation and any wh id id not observe tha combined musical raul cal organizations organisations lations ol 01 call calt lake with approximately voices a score or more ao lIsts with a piano and the great organ accompany ing entertained an audience of 2000 rt lit the tabernacle on the evening ot at larch garch 4 with A program of at coin alons of o 0 van stephens foreign conference reunions of nis rits plon iries and former members of these conferences were held in colan with the annual conference ot of the mor non church alt A which WM was therein laid down was doing that which was wits in disobedience ol 01 the command ot of god ad the tabernacle was taxed to re capacity to accommodate the throne throngs that attended the second days ses sea elone the speakers at the morning session were S 0 dennion Denn lon president of 0 the central states mt fijn german E ellsworth president ot of the north cm ern states mission mosea W taylor president of summit stake joseph IL murdock president ot of wasatch take stake and A AL A I 1 binckley linc kley president ot of dee eret stake at the afternoon session it 11 11 II welling president of gear bear river stake william A hyde president ot of the po catello stake frank Y taylor dent of 0 granite stake I 1 L W ashurt liff president of weber stake heber C austin president of dingham bingham stake and 0 N stohl president of coi doi elder stake were the speakers the conference came to close on sunday with three treat great meetings the attendance being estimated at ise 18 ey dy resolutions resolution adopted by the saints the con conference tereace was declared to have been the most helpful in years short addresses by members ot at the quorum ot of apostles along doo doc trinal lines with the sustaining of all authorities without change and a unan amous vote that the conference Con terence had been one of the best tn in the history of 0 the church marked the afternoon session the speakers were heber J grant hyrum 31 smith and orson F whit ney of the apostles hyrum G 0 smith presiding patriarca and brigham 11 II roberts of the first seven presidents ot seventies while only brief remarks supplementary to some of at the address were made by president joseph F smith who presided one ot of the distinctive features of the conference was the selection ot of speakers many ot of them being chosa from the ranks ot of the stake president presidents addresses were delivered by the presidency but only ave members ot of the quorum of apostles spoke from the stand in the tabernacle and only one member of the first seven presidents of vt seventies was hoard beard at a regular conference session charles W penrose ot of the first presidency and francis M lyman prest dent ot of the quorum of apostles were the speakers at the morning service in the tabernacle rhile the morning overflow meeting in assembly hall was in charge ot of george P F richards of 0 the quorum of apostles assisted by charles II 11 hart ara levi edw elm young of the seventies and andrew jenson assistant church historian A telegram was atad ad from apostle reed smoot moot at Wast washington Ington senator smoot expressed regret at his inability to be present at the coa conference ference but he was with his bis brethren and sisters in the spirit he wired from new york came a message from jihn W young a son ot of dent brigham young he lie cong ratu the saints and the authorities upon the continued growth of the movement and conveyed his vrr very best wishes not only waa was the conference on of the best in history from point ot of at but all of the speakers were at their best and the visiting stints saints arc regaled with words of counsel and cheer and encouraged by the re potts polls of 0 the growth of the church in every department taft musical numbers were of 0 t tie 6 highest order adding to the success of the conference seventeen missionary reu reunions alons in connection with the mormon church conference were held in various parts part a I 1 of the city saturday night these them in eluded missionaries who had labored in the following missions together with former and present residents australia california central states french Ita hawaiian wallan hull leeds man alan cb chester ester newcastle new zealand northern states northwestern states nottingham scottish sheffield south african and western states at each of theeo thero meetings there was an ex ox cellena program from twenty tour stakes attended the quarterly meeting of the genealogical society held in assembly hall saturday afternoon im med mediately lately after thu tho cluse of the con ference session charles W penrose of the first presidency presided in the absence ot of anthon 11 lund appointments tor for stake conferences conference of uie the church lion april 19 to september 28 have bare beu been made S by authorities of the church on a sched nod that will allow some mme ot 01 the leading ot of ficiala ence finals to be present at each confer it ras pas decided that daily public organ recitals will be given aen at t the T tabernacle on april 21 this m vitals f begin ln at 12 non boom and lest about ore on hour they arc are tree free and are re given give at the expense ot of the mormon morman church hundred hundreds ot of thou sands of 0 tourists each summer attend the recitals carrying away with them a profound impression ot at the bret great organ of the tabernacle Taber naci and decolle lions ot at delightful music T borgo george wood one cue of at the found a 1 l ers era ot of the boy scout movement among the it I 1 A of aba 0 church Is 1 planning a summer e camp am for the boys A definite u place has ti ot yet been deleted sel eted but it w III probably be located near salt lek lake e more store than members of the 1 ifor non rion church refugee refugees from ho the takes ct of the te church in mexico who bad had been dr driven ivan tron from their sa homes by 0 Alexi mexicans cans held a I 1 reunion nth 11 the apa sunday 00 the I 1 gathering was not n y interesting Int resting ut lut unique ti |