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Show AUTHORITIES OF THE CHURCH IE SUSTAINED Salt Lake, Oct. 7. With the sustaining sus-taining of the general officers of tho organization, with President Joseph F. Smith at tho head, the eighty-sixth eighty-sixth semi-annual conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Lattor-day Saints came to a close yesterday afternoon. aft-ernoon. No changes in the personnel of tho authorities were made. ,Thc sun again smiled a benediction benedic-tion upon tho services and the attendance at-tendance was accordingly exceptionally exception-ally large. It is estimated that the attendance for the three days which tho conference was in session was the largest in the history ot tho church. The fifth session was called to order or-der by President Smith at 10:05 o clock and the choir and congregation congrega-tion rendered: "Redeemor of Israel." Professor Evan Stephens directed the choir and Professor Edward P. Kimball Kim-ball presided at the great organ. The opening prayer was offered by President Pres-ident William H. Smart of Duchesne stake, and the choir sang "High on the the Mountain Tops." Doctor Young Speaks. Dr. Seymour B. Young, senior in the quorum of first seven presidents of the seventies, delivored the first address of the morning session. He gavo a historical review of tho work of his father, tho late Brigham Young, in providing amusements of a clean and elevating character for the people, peo-ple, making reference to the erection of the Salt Lake theatre. In the meantime Dr. Young paid tribute to his niece, Miss Emma Lucy Gates, the famous Utah soprano singer, sing-er, and n granddaughter of President Young, whom he said ho heard in the operatic composition, "La Travaita," in that historic playhouse on Tuesday night. He also made reference to tho education situation in Utah. He said in part: "I endorse the remarks made by President Smith at the opening of this conference on Sunday morning. It is our duty to maintain the prestige pres-tige of the church schools. I favor presenting to and keeping before the children the principles of our religion. I regret to say that sometimes matters mat-ters creep into the higher institutions institu-tions that arc not In consonance with the principles of truth. I am glad to say, however, that these things havo been successfully eliminated. "My memory goes back to the old Deseret university, which was first instituted and conducted in the old council hpuse, which was located on the corner where now stands the Deseret Des-eret News building There the foundations foun-dations of truth In education were Jaid by Orson Spencer and Orson Pratt. "Our people have always been regardful re-gardful of the work ot helping the human family. A hospital was established estab-lished in an adobe structure formerly used as a hotel by David Wilkes. It was located on the corner of First North and Second West streets and was called the Deseret hospital. Later il developed and now Is represented in the splendid institution called the Latter-day Saints hospital, which is regarded as one of tho best institutions institu-tions in tho United States. "We have built temples throughout the land, and in this respect we are spreading our activities. Not onl is there a temple in course of construction construc-tion in Canada, but we have determined deter-mined to build one in the Sandwich islands. In every respect we are trying try-ing to care for the good of all humanity. hu-manity. "I do not wish to decry the district schools, but I want to encourage the thought that the Lattor-day Saint schools are necessary." President James Wotherspoon of North Weber stake, the next speaker, said the Lord has given to his children chil-dren the gospel of Jesus Christ and if his people will obey the gospel plan they will be saved, He thanked God that his parents ombraced the gospel gos-pel and thus his lot had been cast with the people ot tho Lord. To him. ho said, the fact that God has given to his children the authority to bind men and women together for time and all eternity in the holy bonds of matrimony, is one of the grandest blessings and privileges God has given giv-en in this last dispensation, and one that all Latter-day Saints should avail themselves ot. The Seventeenth ward double quartet quar-tet sang "Loyal to the True and the Right." 35 Presidents Heard. President Smith then announced that during the sessions of the conference, confer-ence, including overflow meetings, fifty-three presidents ot stakes and missions had been heard. He added that in view ot tho fact that Apostle Reed Smoot would soon leave tor Washington he desired that the senator sena-tor speak for a few minutes. Apostle Smoot said in part "My Brethren and Sisters I believe that God intends that as the peoplo grow in the spiritual things of life, so shall they be blessed with the temporal tem-poral things of life, and we have had many testimonies during this conference confer-ence of the wonderful prosperity of the people, and I am so thankful for It. I am thankful to my Heavenly Father that our country Ib enjoying peace. And as far as I am concerned, concern-ed, I believe with all my soul that there has never been a moment -when our country was In danger of becoming becom-ing involved in this wicked European war. Prays for Rulers. "I havo been taught all my life, and so have you, to pray for the rulers ru-lers of the world, to pray for the president of the United States, to pray for the lawmakers of all countries, coun-tries, and particularly our own; to pray for the governments of states, the legislatures of states, all who make and administer the law. But, my brethren and sisters, that does not mean that we can approve of all the rulers of the world do. But It is our right to ask God to give them wisdom and judgment, and I meas-used meas-used my words when I said that I do not believe that there has been a moment that our country has been In danger of being involved in this wicked and cruel European war. "There are so many reasons for this that I have not the time this afternoon after-noon to even mention a tithe of them. But first and above all is the fact that there are one hundred millions mil-lions of American citizens that are opposed to the war. And again, I believe when the history of that war is written and the peoples of the world will know it, that It will be found that there are reasons that perhaps per-haps many are not thinking of today; the greed and ambition for power, and, not least if last that I mention It. a desire to control the commerce of the world. And thank God that our country, that we live In and arc protected in our rights by, has no Interested In Commerce. "It is more interested in the commerce com-merce of its own country than it is to control the commerce of the world, and we do not want another cent of any many's land on earth. All we want Is that all other countries will allow us to keep what I believe God gave us as a nation. "I believe what has been said here in relation to the wonderful prosperity prosper-ity we enjoy today. I would to God that it came in some other way than through the channels of murder and war. But I wish to call to tho attention atten-tion ot the people today, that this horrible massacre of God's children must cease before long, and when It does, the products of our state and of the intermountnin country will not be bo highly 'prized, will not bring in dollars and cents that they are bringing bring-ing today; and I plead with all that while this has brought prosperity to you, unhappy as it ia, that you will save a part of the Mes&ings that have . m q vA fallen to you for other times." SP Unanimous Vote. ' - At the conclusion of Apostle j! 3fl Smoot's address, Apostle Heber J. p. n't Grant presented the authorities of - the church, and they were sustained ' f by a unanimous vote. I The benediction was then pronouno wi ed by Patriarch Hyrum G. Smith and .; the great conference was at an end. . T |