Show Apostle Ballard Says Mormons f Should Not Marry Non-Mormons Non With an emphatic reaffirmation or his statement of Sunday night April 3 that no person save the duly COnstituted constituted constituted con con- head of the Latter-day Latter Saints church could receive a revelation revelation revelation rev rev- elation affecting the government conduct or policy of th that t church President Heber J. J Grant Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day April 6 adjourned the ninety- ninety first annual general conference President Grant said that in his previous statement he had no thought of conveying the idea that the power of revelation rested with one man alone for it had always alwaY'S been a doctrine of the church that any of its members might and did I receive revelations from God to help them in their daily lives and that the church had always believed that God revealed His will and Inspired men in all ages to acco accomplish work in furtherance of His purpose Feels Apology i Due Doe DueI I meant just what I said Sunday night declared the president I feel that I ought to apologize for formy formy formy my manner I 1 was not In the humor that a man hol holding the priesthood ought to possess I was gloriously mad Word had Just been brought to me that an individual in the church had said that he had the power power pow pow- er er- erto to perform perform plural marriages and that ho no power on earth could take it away from him i r No nian man on earth has the power I to perform pl plural ral marriages There I are no plural manages A so-called so plural marriage e ceremony If performed performed performed per per- formed is not a marriage at all itis it itIs Is adultery before God and under the law of the land We have excommunicated excommunicated excommunicated two patriarchs who have I pretended to perform plural mar mar- no patriarch has any authority author author- I ty to perform any any marriage ceremony ceremony cere cere- I mun mony in the church We accord to all men the right to worship God according to the dictates dictates dictates dic dic- tates of their own consciences We believe that God will bless the ef efforts efforts efforts ef- ef forts of or all men lUen who are striving to todo todo todo do His will but we cannot pray for those who do not not believe believe that Jesus Christ son of God died to save the world Articles l of Faith Quoted Even after the president of the church had announced the last solo the clo closing ing hymn and the ho name of the man who would pronounce the benediction he again to the plural marriage question by quoting from the Articles of Faith to the ef effect effect er- er that the church believed In being being being be be- ing subject to rulers and the law of tho the land and then said The law requires that a marrIage marriage marriage mar mar- be recorded and that before the ceremony Is performed a license be secured I have heard of or no recording re re recording recording re- re cording or of any license in this case General authorities of ot the Church of Jesus Christ of ot Latter-day Latter Saints were unanimously sustained through i the raising of hands b by the ninety first conference a few minutes before before before be be- fore 3 o o'clock o'clock lock at t the final The vote jn In each Instance was given as quickly as the hands could bo be raised after the president had read the names and called for the show- show Ing The sustaining took fewer than thaI bight ight minutes of time and at the conclusion President Grant said It seems to be unanimous Heber J J. J Grant was sustained as i I I jf president prophet seer and revelator revelator reve- reve lator of the church Charles W. W Penrose and Anthony W. W Ivins as first and second counsellors counsellors reap lively in the first with the following council of or the twelve apostles Rudger president Reed Smoot George Albert Smith George GeorgeF F P. Richards Orson Omon F P. P Whitney David David David Da- Da Da Da- vid O. O Mcl McKay y Joseph F. F Smith James E. E Talmage Stephen L. L RIchards Richards Richards Rich RIch- ards Richard R. R Lyman Melvin Melvln J Ballard and John A. A WIdtsoe The counselors in the first presidency and the council of the the twelve the twelve were also sustained as prophets seers and rev- rev Hyrum Byrum G. G Smith W was 8 sustained as presiding patriarch Seym Seymour ur B. B Young Brigham H. H t J den Kimball Rulon S. S Wells Joseph W. W McMurrin Charles H. H Hart and J r Levi Lev Edgar Young as members of ot the council of seventy Charles W. W Nibley Nibley Nib Nib- f ley was sustained as presiding bishop with David A. A Smith and 1 John Wells as first and second counselors coun counselors coun- coun respectively Moderation Counseled A capacity congregation packed the Tabernacle at 2 o'clock when President Grant arose to announce the hymn Now Let us R Rejoice Re I or joice jolce In the Day of ot Salvation John J. J McClellan was at the organ while Choir Conductor A. A C. C Lund led the singing Lemuel H. H Redd of Blanding Blanding Bland- Bland ing president of the San Juan stake offered the invocation Miss Margaret Merrill soprano a pupil of Director Lund sang Dudley Bucks Buck's Fear Not Ye 0 O Israel with a musicianship beauty and power of expression that placed her I work among the very best of the vocal numbers given during the Hyrum G. G Smith presiding patri pain patriarch patriarch arch of the church who was the first fint speaker of ot the afternoon counseled the people of his church to avoid ex ex- He said there were many members of his faith who had failed to secure any written blessings while others had obtained a multitude multitude multi mulU tude thus going to the opposite extreme ex ox- trem and weakening their own owa faith because the tho blessings would woal contain contradictory promises that tut the Lord could not could not fulfill President Grant read to the congregation congregation congregation con con- statistics showing the rapid growth and flourishing condition condition condi condi- tion of the missionary work of the church and then read the entire list of the general authorities of the church for Cor the purpose of having them sustained by the tho people Short Talks Invited Alter After this had been accomplished the president said We still BUll harean haTeau have haTe S San an au hour and five minutes left We heard from all of the general authorities authorities author author- able to attend this conference and It Is with satisfaction that I can cansay cansay say it has not been necessary necessary- to tell an any y man how long he could speak 5 I 1 call caH upon my counselors to make ake a few remarks and then I want to say something myself Anthony W V. V Ivins second counselor coun coun- lor Felor spoke for fifteen minutes In lu explanation of the churchs church's standon stand stanel y on the doctrine of at revelation He A l pointed out out how the church In lt its its' incipiency y was based on the revelations revels revel a- a lions of God to its founder holding ij Four r Page Continued on j t. t AY A Y i I y 1 ht i l t f ir t III APOSTLE BALLARD SAYS I From Page One always to the view that the policy of the church was formed forme through revelation revelation revelation rev rev- elation but that revelations as to policy and purposes could come only through its chosen head This has no application to revelations revelations revelations reve reve- lations which other people may re re- re for themselves he said We fully recognize that the spirit of God strives with men and believe that Columbus was vas inspired when he found the new world We believe that Luther was Inspired when whon he rebelled against the Church of ot Rome that John Wycliffe was inspired ed when he gave his life Ufe for the publication publication publication pub pub- of the Bible This church has never assailed or desired to dictate dictate dictate dic dic- dic- dic tate the policy or attitude of any other faith We Ve do not deny the power of God to speak to any of his servants PenrOse Adds Adda Indorsement Charles W W. Penrose first counselor counsel counsel- or In t the e first presidency followed with an indorsement and elaboration of the views expressed by Mr Ivins He showed that from the time of the Prophet Joseph Smith down to the present head of the church it had always been held that a revelation revelation revelation tion for the church could come como only through its head adding If It every everyman everyman everyman man high in the church could get a revelation for the church there could be bo no harmony The speaker said that in previous years false falso reports purporting to to give the tho sentiments of the leaders of the church on certain questions had been sent out from Salt Lake but this condition had been overcome over over- come Some members of the och church he said have havo lately sought to arrogate ar ar- rogato rogate to themselves the right to receive receive receive re re- revelations pertaining to government government government gov gov- to hold property and form forma a united order Some of these people people people peo peo- have repented the tho others have been excommunicated This statement was generally taken taken taken tak tak- en as having reference to the cults cult established by Moses Noses S S S- Gudmund- Gudmund son ir I y r j I I After Alter reading some soIl passages from the Book Dook of of Mormon Io mon and the Doctrine Doc Doc- trine and Covenants b bearing ng on the question of revelation Mr Penrose said that of or late there seem seemed d to be bea bei i a disposition on the part of el s some some me of the sisters to feel that that J they could hold hold th the priesthood which h hi asserted asserted assert assert- sert- sert ed to be ou out of th the que question F He admitted admitted admitted ad ad- t h however w ver th th that t. t a a. a woman woman could share the J I-ff I t of of the priesthood through her 1 husband and and then then remarked When When a man and ri a woman are one ono som sometimes she is the o one Y AHe He then then counseled the women ag against attempting attempting to assume assume as- as sume i any any n of the authority and nd power pow pow- er vested in in t the te elders elders of or the church hurch i At the conclusion conclusion of President Penrose Penrose's s speech President President Grant delivered his final address Mrs Eunice Edwards Anderson a pup pupil l lof of Mrs Emma R Ramsey m y Morris sang Bang The Mighty God Hath Hath Spoken n with good expression h The congregation congregation sang sang We Thank Thee 0 God for fora a Prophet and the be benediction benediction on was waa pronoun pronounced d by Apostle Ap Apostle Orson F. F Whitney y i iThe The devil Is still opposed to us ua trying to destroy the power and in influence influence In- In fluence gain gained d by this church Our boys and girls are our most valuable asset to the rc Church wo we must not permit permit permit per per- mit the them to become demoralized by affiliation In marriage with those not of our faith said Apostle Melvin Melvln J J. J Ballard first speaker at the mornIng morning morning morn morn- ing session of the conference The greater part of thirty and more minutes occupied by by Mr Ballard Bal Bate lard in presenting his views to the congregation was devoted to this of ot the desirability even the necessity of preventing the marriage of Mormons with non Mormons He began by Uy thanking God that the Lat Lat- ter day Saints were were different from other people e but w were re th the the salt isalt of the earth a peculiar people chosen chos chos- en and set apart by God for His great work in the redemption redemption of the world He told of of the opposition that had been the fate of the found found- founders founders ers of the church In inthe the various sections sections sections sec sec- of the coun country ry of the flight of f the Mormons to the place In the valleys of the mountains i and of the churchs church's progress to a position where actual and open opposition was not much in evidence I Devil Still Busy But the devil is still opposing us said the apostle and one of f the subtle ways In which he is laying siege against us Is by trying to In Induce induce induce in- in duce our young men and young women to marry those not of our faith Our s sons ns and da daughters rs under un der Cler God ar are more valuable than allour all allour allour our lands and material wealth our our our- most important duty Is the Cons conservation conservation conserva conserva- rv tion of this manhood and womanhood womanhood womanhood woman woman- hood and a great danger lies in the disposition on t the e part part of many of f I our young p people ople to make alliances l an s sIn in marriage with those who do not belong to our faith During the last year the children born to parents of Latter-day Latter Saints numbers nearly four times the s souls baptized into the church from all over ov over ov- ov ver v- v er the world So you can see th the importance of keeping our young people within the church of conserving conserving conserving ing to ourselves this manhood and womanhood Divorce Rate Low LowThe LowThe The speaker then to argue argue argue ar ar- ar- ar gue that no Mormon girl or young man could find happiness either here or hereafter by marriage carriage ge with a non Mormon declaring that many Instances in proof of this statement had come under his own personal ob ob- He also declared that when Mormons married it was Important important important im Im- that the marriage be performed performed performed per per- formed In one of tho the houses of ot the Lord and for eternity as well as for time The church statistics sh showed wed he declared that there thore was a far lower divorce rate where the marriages marriages mar- mar had been sealed in the temples tem tem- ples than when performed by one who did not have divine authority LevI Edgar Young of the first council of seventy and professor of western history In the University of Utah was the second speaker of the morning session His address was an argument directed against a statement that he said he had heard hearda a teacher In the school of a town in southern Utah make to the effect that the Mormon people while good were uncultured and were not progressive This view aroused the opposition of the professor who emphatically declared that th the early pioneers of Utah represented the finest and highest highest highest high high- est type of American citizenship and culture of this or any other country for he said it takes a high type of intelligence to understand the doctrines doctrines doctrines doc doc- docI I trines of Mormonism and to receive confirmation of their truth God does not call the tho Ignorant to do his great work |