Show GENERAL conference what promises to become one af efte 1 abe most imp important octant conferences feren fere nees ces of the church com coin fenced at 10 friday april ath in the great taber nacle the auditorium of which was as completely filled with ai n ts from far and near the distinguishing features were the discourse of president dent joseph fl smith who spoke for nearly aly an hour and the reading of ah afi address appearing over baiar the signatures of the first presidency by apostle orson F whitney the document is directed to the people of all the world anc and is a review of the tenets and practices practice 13 of the chu church ach a statement of its faith and a denial of the numerous false charges made against ib the reading was vas listened to wrape attention and was followed follone d by a unanimous adoption on the part of the la large lare r e con gri gation there were present of the general authorities all the mem bers of the first presidency I 1 11 I 1 bathe of the apostles the presiding 9 pa patriarch 6 of 0 the presidents of 89 seventies ven ties bishop preston and miller bouhe presiding 0 bishopric bi s h OP rit there was also a large jarge i representation earb sen tation of presidents of stages and missions and bishops of wards MOST IMPORT IMPORTANT jiNT ADDRESS the salt lake telegram has bars the fol following lowin to say about the ad address idress by presidency the most important address over ever given to tho the world by the leaders of the mormon church it and ild approved by tile the members in ii i confer conference enco assembled was that read at tho l he opening sess 1 rn ion of the seventy ei 0 1701 annual animal conference Us by apostle e dr r I 1 son conf F whitney this morning ahe he address which consumed fifteen minutes in in the reading ca was an answer to the numerous cha charges i ages that trave have been made it against ainest the church its loaders a and nd its deachin teachings L s the address add ress re ss is in tile the form of a greeting greo ting to till all the world from froin the church of jesus christ chist of latter day saints the pro amplo states that the hopu of betting 0 at rest the teachings n of the church which are so much misrepresented and by tile the people of L hu voi id 1 1 I he document treated all of tho charges changes brought against the church bot b 0 t b its ats religious teachings the questin question of the handling of the tithing funds and the part taken or would be taken in politics the reading rading of the opening address was followed by an ad dress by president joseph F smith the only speaker at the morning se session 1 assion president smith smith spoke of the different organizations odthe of the church and the harmony th at existed among them he urged ahat every member of the priesthood attend strictly to his duty 1 I do not believe that there was ever a time in the history of the church ach when the inc members eibers were 11 ving living their religion better than they fire are at tile the present pa resent time declared the president 1 I 1 11 there phere has never baoen a time in n the history of the church when its teachings were better adhered to As an instance of this I 1 refer to the tithing C paid by the members 7 The tithes i il he h e 6 9 f for 0 rth the e y ga t f S far ar sui surpassed pass e d enose of any a y other year in the history of the church chigi thi is s a proof of the faith of the people and their desire to livo live their relf religion 0 lon 1 I want to say to you that b because cause of this we have bave been ably able to pay off every cent of our bonded indebtedness today the charch does not owe one cent to anyone that it can not nob pay the speakers I 1 at the friday lt afternoon ses session sion of conference were apostles david 0 mckay george F richards Kic hards george albert smith and hyrum M smith at the saturday morning I 1 ses sion ion president john R winder was the first speaker and was followed by apostle heed smoot audger C clawson anti and heder J grant and president joseph F smith h after which the audit ing committees Committe ps report was read as follows salt lake city mar far 1907 president dont joseph F P smith sinith and counselors dear Br bretherd Bret ethern Kern we the under signed 0 members of the general church auditing committee bog be leave to report rep 0 rt as follows behave we have carefully examined the accounts of the trustee in L trust rust presiding ding C Bisbo bishopric pric tile the dese et news tile the latter day saints hospital and other business concerns in i in which the Chur church cherchis chis is interested for the year 1906 wo we find that the accounting in iii the various departments ca part ments is properly done every dollar received ic eivid has been i abr correctly nt ered and the disbursements i burs bur under your direct 0 we been economically and wisely mader for the exclusive vo benefit of the various interests of the church and we heartily I 1 endorse your judicious and c conservative 0 administration the church is to be congratulated upon the fact that the church bonds have been redeemed that the church is entirely out free from debt and has sufficient funds on hand to meet necessary requirements signed your brethren rudger reed smoot v W W riter C W nibley A W C carson arson general church auditing botn committee mit t ee jt TC the la 14 L D 8 conference speakers at the saturday af afternoon session were elder seymour B S SV gUs B H roberts and joseph joseh VV me md murren of the presidency 0 of f the seventy the general authorities of the church were then presented by Pres president ideA joseph F smith and voted upon as follows authorities SUSTAINED president joseph P F smith pres presented anted the general authorities of the church to be voted upon ay oy the assembly as follows joseph P F smith as Prop prophet yet seer and and president denhof of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints john it winder as fi first rs V counselor in the first presidency anthon H land as S second cond counselor in the first presidency As ag members of the council of twelve apostles francis M lyman john henry smith george teasdale heberd He berJ G rant rudger clawson reed smoot hyrum M F nith george albert smith charles W penrose george F nichai ds orson oison F whitney and david 0 mckay john smith as pre presiding aidin patriarch of the church the counselors in the first presidency a and n d the tax apostles and the presiding patriarch ch as prophets prophet 9 see seers A and revelatory revelators first even presidents of seventies seymour I 1 I 1 lf 13 ayoung young brigham C H U Ra huberts berts george reynolds Key jona jonathan ti ia n C G kimbill kimball rulon S wells joseph W mc mcmurrin Nl and charles 11 II harb flar william B Pre stog as ing bishop with robert T bur 1 A ton and orrin P miller iiller as the first and second counselors joseph P F smith as trustee in trust for the body of 91 religious worshipers known as the church of jesus christ of latter day saints aitmon H lund as church historian and general church recorder s f ax t andrew jenson A aj milton alton i musser brigham Brigha mH 11 h ab aft b at s and joseph JosephF F smith jr assistant historians horace H cummings Oum general superintendent of 0 h schools As members of the general church board of education edification joseph F smith willard young cantlion H lund george 11 brimhall rudger ruder clawson john K R winder charles W pen rose horace H cummings Oum arid orson F 1 whitney arthur winter secretary and abd treasurer to the general board of edA education cation duncan M mcallister as clerk clerk of the conference n ce y J elder cohrt TI T KT ira 4 was honorably ke released leased because 0 of f failing health tabernacle choir evan evail stephens conductor and mana manager ger horace S 8 ensign assistant conductor john J mcglellan mcclellan and walter J L poulton poulton organists adward P kimball assistant organist noel S pratt secretary joseph F smith jr J r treasurer and librarian and all tile the members auditing committee rudger clawson Ol awson reed smoot Sr root william W biter charles W nibley au A august u W 0 carlson arisen all were sustained by unanimous vote of the confer conference once sunday was the lasu lasi u day of conference and witnessed so ib is claimed disclaimed the greatest number 1 of nf people ever gathered on them the tabernacle cle gr grounds 0 ands several overflow sessions were he held adt and one of the last official acts of the conference was tb the e adoption of a resolution offered by president winder to send 20 tons of bjur f famine suffer ors ers of china the clio speakers at the confer conference e I 1 ice I 1 meetings on sunday were elders sylvester Q cannon william Villia ui H 14 anart rn art quo eore t em teasdale jollif johir henry smith orson F Whit neyl P presidents r e i d e rits althon authon H cju lund nd ahl blohn 1 JR R winder francis franciis iff imf lyman and joseph P S smith in i th in the iho in the assembly hall the speakers 1 were were elders nep nephi drafta Pr pratt aftA A W f ivin Ivins s J JG G kimball continued on oil page 3 THE GENERAL I 1 conference continued f from rom page W J A marea 0 E elworth J 14 K Bo robinson binson and andrev rew jenso behson n t s edg nd 0 H ebirt f kt at tho the out our door door incoming inco ting n g iu in the iho atif afternoon hernoon in front of the bur bureau htiu of information the speakers r s were elders W T jack G C P richards F P nephi jenson jenon rulon S wells george james duffin duff in and geo |