Show ADVISED TO STU AT HOME younger members of mormon church are warned against the wanderlust by president smith salt lake city in spite of the disagreeable ag weather eather wl the april conference of the church of jesus christ of 0 latter day saints convened on sunday with the tabernacle filled to overflowing blowin g and large crowds in attendance at the overflow meetings in tho assembly hall at both general sessions on sunday the speakers dwelt especially on the matter of home building and the desirability sir gir of the young people remaining at home rather than scattering to the four winds and seeking locations elsewhere in this connection stress was laid upon the important resources and possibilities of utah and the adjacent states and the several speakers exhorted their hearers to stay in the community and lend their aid in the building up of the state and westen country at the opening session president joseph P F smith made an eloquent plea tor for home building and the providing of homes for the children the remaining at home rather than migrating to foreign countries and for the patronizing of home hoine industry he told of the many advantages offered the mormons cormons right at their very doors and deplored the exodus of many to distant lands ho he asked for the cooperation of labor and capital to de celop the ra resources sources of utah and the adjoining states and pointed out that the rights and privileges of the home people were being usurped by others the president declared that it is wisdom to study agriculture we ought to produce out of an acre of 0 ground as much as the heathen chi nese can there is no reason why we cannot cultivate the soil as well as others it Is a well known fact that we have been backward but now we can by the aid of schools learn the nature of the soil and of its con editions and possibilities another thing is that we must cooperate and combine our energies and little means in the establishment of home industries give employment to ourselves and children and provide our own things president smith deplored the use of intoxicants after which he spoke of the financial condition of the church telling of assistance assi tance lent in the building of meeting houses and called upon the people to contribute liberally to the funds president smith took occasion to pay a marked tribute to the late president john R winder whose death occurred a week ago in a quavering voice president smith alluded to him as one of the best men it has ever been my lot to know I 1 lost a father a brother and a counselor one in whose judgment I 1 never failed to have implicit trust he never shirked his duty always vigilant in the performance for mance of every duty lie he was a choice spirit a noble soul a wise prudent man just and honest president anthon H lund followed president smith he also paid a tribute to president winder and said he hoped that when he and the others present were called hence such good words as spoken by president smith might be spoken in their behalf bishop lund told of the prosperous year e enjoyed by the mormon church in general the missions abroad he said have prospered great britain leading with germany a close second in the greatest number of converts and all report excellent progress the missionaries lie he said have labored assiduously to bring the gospel among men ap apostle ostle grant declared that he ha had d always been interested in home manufacture and hoped that in the future the people would be more loyal in sustaining and building up manufacturing institutions at home he said that preaching home manufacture without buying the articles meant failure he believed the majority of the people failed to realize what was manufactured in utah if the people insisted on home manufactured goods he said it would make a wonderful improvement t |