| Show MODERN STILES ARE CONDEMNED PRESIDENT SMITH REBUKES WO MEN WHO FOLLOW AND ridiculous MODES doctrines of the mormon faith and achievements of mormonism subjects of speakers at closing session of conference salt lake city the closing session of the eighty sixth conference of 0 thi church of jesus christ or of latter day saints on sunday april 9 was marked by the attendance of a huge crowd that overflowed thu the tabernacle into the assembly hall and then into tho the temple square where an outdoor meeting was held in the afternoon outlining of the churchs churche stand on tho the question of the liquor traffic ic hyphenated phena ted citizenship reports on tile the situation of IN mormon formon colonists in mexico aex and a statement by president joseph F smith of the expenditures of tho the church during his term in office had been the abe features of the convention doctrines Doc trinell of the mormon I ormon faith and achievements of mormonism were the subjects ot of most of the speakers on sunday prohibition was brought strongly to the front in tile the meetings tit at the assembly hall and C W nibley presiding bishop of the church spoke on oil mormonism and patriotism at the afternoon meeting in the tabernacle modern INfo dern fashions in attire wore were vehemently condemned liy by president joseph F li smith of the stormon mormon church la in his closing address at the meeting in the tabernacle sunday night of the deseret sunday school union ile he said many 0 of such fashions originated in the demimonde and he scathingly rebuked mormon women who follow what he be called immodest and ridiculous fashions some of the history of the mormon church in its rel re jion to tho the possible future of tho the jorj atlon was related by apostle orson F I 1 whitney at it the morning session the general secretary of the deseret sunday school union reported tit that at there were 1362 sunday school organizations at the present time in these there were officers and teachers or as many as there was of total membership at tile the time the mor tons mona left nauvoo salt lake city record crowds attended the opening session on april G of the eighty sixth annual con conference ferenee of the church of jesus christ of lat ter day saints an account 0 o was given by president joseph 1 P at the opening of the conference which marked the eighty sixth anniversary of aho he founding of the church and it was given before what la Is said to have been the largest gathering ever present at a weekday week day open opening ing of a conference the report detailed the expenditure ot of DiG during burink tho the fourteen years of president smiths administration of this total 3 was spent in church schools and 11 3 was paid to the poor through the various church channels 1 I scarcely need to add one remark to this report said president smith but I 1 want to tell you this that the tithes and means of the church leavo lave not stuck to my hands nor to tale hands of any of my associates they have gone to their legitimate purposes have gone to their legitimate purposes I 1 will guarantee you so long as my brethren are in charge with whom I 1 nm am associated you will never hare cause to suspect that your means will be misused or misappropriated appropriated mis besides president smith the speakers of the day were anthon 11 lund first counsellor to president smith who nilo talked on 11 1 religion classes diaries charles it I 1 V arose second counselor who haidley ha idled several problems of theology and I 1 rands rancis M lyman president of the twelve apostles who urged abstinence from the use of liquor tea coffee free and tobacco attending the tb conference are nearly all the general authorities of the church of the quorum of the twelve apostles four were absent they are senator reed smoot who Is in washington U D C hyrum 11 smith who is in europe presiding over me mission Iniss icon there orson V F whitney who I 1 la III with la a grippe and david 0 macli mcany cay who is confined to his home as a result of injuries r received in a recent automobile accident at tile the annual meeting of the relief society of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints I 1 held in the assembly Ass emby hall on march 4 dr emmeline B 11 ells president oi of tile the society Bo clely in her annual address welcomed the lie visiting delegates and mrs airs cattle calne of cache county responded to the address of dr wells R reports e of at the work in tile the stakes were given by mrs airs aggie 11 II stevens of we her ber mrs airs alice R woolley of tooele thoele mrs airs phoebe A brough of woodruff mrs minnie N robinson of tho the california mission and mrs louise B D denson benson of onelda oneida stake during 1916 1915 of the relief society ot of the II mormon ormon church aspea days with the sick and madra made a total of special visits to tho the ar af ilic ted a total of being paid for relief of the suffering as shown in the tha annual report of the relief society further inta data of the report showed that the society had given direct help to families that it prepared 2 bodies for burial and that burial clothing had been furnished tor for 1616 16 16 bodies tito society a 3 was shown to have bushels of wheat in ill store in various elevators and that pill all the resources of the society including moneys aggregate a valuation of |
