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Show SECOND DAY'S SESSION. Despite tho fact that rnln was fall-lint, fall-lint, fully f.l,n0 people were In attend-3r.ee attend-3r.ee ill each R"3lon of conference on Monday. The weather, however, kept many away No direct reference was mailn to Ihe Hiroot rnse. IthoiiKh lev-nil at the speukers menllnned the npimsittfin of the outalde world t" Mi Mormons. (Hie of the lenilltiK fentures was the appeal to the younir men to remain linn In the fulth. The presidents o! the newly rrpnnlr.eil stakes In Bull I nke, William Mel nrhuin. Nephl L Vorrls and lllehurd W. Yntins;. aif! i:ilns S. Kimball, president of the new lllaekfoot stake, nil representing the voiiiiKiir elen-rnt iif the Mormon people, peo-ple, made addresses In the afternoon, tivlnrlim their adhe-erco to the faith, ind their d"slre to support Ihe author-'lies. author-'lies. They Mere followed by Apostle ilyrum M. tinilth. who derlared It a iilFtnki lo say tho younger Vormons ue not fnllowlnr. In the f....iens of 'heir fathers lie iirni-d nil young men and women to stand fast for 'heir rell,:lon. ApoKlIn A. O. Wrodriiff spoke In the 'orenoon, declnrlni; that Zlon wis T-oapnrlhK deMjilin her enemies. Dr. Seymour II. Young said the -reatest iptiosltlon mine from profcsslnn ','hrlstlnns. President John 0. McQnnnle of the na4tern Htntes mission told nf the dls-coiiranemenls dls-coiiranemenls he nnd his co-workers oncnuntered when they started their work In New York and other cities. He said, whatever else hnil been accomplished. ac-complished. It was certain Mormon Ism was being well ndverttsed am! was arousing a (treat deal of Interest. Mo aald tho elders should llvo clean lives, since they were representatives f tno church, and uriccd the mem-Sera mem-Sera In Vtnh to do the same to mnko. 1 good Impression on ronvorta and ithera. President Anthony W. Ivlna ol luaros stake reported on the conditions condi-tions In Mexico, lie said there sr8 now 3.7UH Mormons in Mexico, th colonies having grown rapidly anc prospered. , "Our relations wllh the Mexican trovorntnent are sntlHlactory." he said. "Wo keep entirely out of politics poli-tics and lire allowed to llvo In peace. Thank God for that!" Speaking of the church In general, ho declared the members numbered ".O.OOO more than tliey did thirty years ago, and that they were stronger In 'he faith than ever. Apostle Kudger Clawson closed tbo forenoon session with a discourse on prayer. President Josepn F. Smith presided at both sesslona. President William Mr nrhlan of I'lonoor stake was tho first speaaer In the afternoon. He aa:n he had 'Mien connected with tho church for 'orty-ono years. He folt tho responsibility respon-sibility of his new honor, and asked tho prayers nf the Saints to help ful fill lis duties properly. President Nephl L. Morris of tha new Salt 1 ake Htake spoke of his Inexperience In nls new duties, and declared bis loyalty to the faith. President Pres-ident Hlehard W. Young of tinstgn stake followed. Presldont Kllaa S. Kimball of the new lilaekfoot stake declared hla allegiance al-legiance to the church and urged tbo people to go to lllaekfoot, Ida., as a good place to live. |