Show THOUSANDS AT CONFERE E record breaking attend attendance ance at elgh E agh bieth semiannual semi annual conference of the latter day saints salt lake city the eightieth semiannual semi annual conker conference ence of the chur church eh of jesus christ of latter day saints opened at the tabernacle on sunday morning october 3 at least people being in atte attendance at the opening session it being necessary to noid hold overflow meetings in the assembly hall and on the grounds in order to accommodate the large crowd at the morning session president joseph F smith delivered his annual ud address dress the keynote of which was an appeal for the careful training and instruction of the young he asked that the greatest efforts be put forth to instruct the mormon young people in the principles of their religion in order that they might remain aji the faith the president went on record as being opposed to marriages between members of the mormon church and non mormons cormons such marriages he said were almost sure to result unhappily president smith in his speech made a plea for the support of home industry this plea coming from the leading spiritual adviser of by far the greater portion of the people bf the state will undoubtedly do much to assist in the development of utah industries the president paid a high tribute to the honest toiler he deplored the fact that in the training of the youth the instruction in the trades was neglected for the education looking toward occupations considered by some to be more genteel than that of the tradesman the training of the youth in useful trades and the development of home industries les to give employment to the young people he said went hand in nand toward the progress of the community president john R winder first counselor to president smith and president anthon H lund second counselor made addresses along similar lines president lund praised the work of the different churan organizations and particularly the work of the young missionaries in ili every field apostle john I henry smith spoke chiefly on the development of the resources in the territory occupied by the latter day saints he urged intense and careful cultivation the re claiming of the lands and the development of the soil he spoke of home industries as necessary to the development of the country and necessary in order to keep the youth of the mormon people from the sin of idleness tho the children lie he declared should be well guarded and one of the best safeguards he said was honest employment heber J grant talked at some length on the advantages of home industry he praised presidents brigham young and wilford woodruff for their part in the u stab lish ment of industries within the state the overflow from the tabernacle taxed the assembly hall to its capacity excellent services were given under the presiding direction of apostle hyrum M smith features of the addresses given by mission and stake presidents were a defense defens e of the action of the tabernacle choir at seattle by elder melvln melvin J ballard president of the northwestern states mission a report of improvements in church work wark in arizona by president andrew kimball of st joseph stake and a report of work of the california mission by president joseph el robinson music was furnished by a choir under tho the leadership of C J thomas |