Show PRESIDENT SMITH t REPLIES TO CRITICS Semi-Annual Semi Conference of Mormon Moron Church Opens With Large Attendance ti 1 at Tabernacle CHALLENGE TO UT UTAH AN SLANDERER Apostle Smoot Urges Pur Purity ty and I I Steadfastness Magazine ne I I Articles Answered f C CRITICISM of the slanderers of or Utah and md its people w was the burd burden of ot addresses by by President Joseph Josiph P. P Smith and others at the opening sessions of the eighty second sem semi annual conference of the Mormon church I 1 at the Tabernacle yesterday The morning session was more fully attended than any other opening I session in recent years while in the afternoon th the great Tabernacle wa waS i nearly filled with the people who semi annually gather to hear the words wards of cf 1 their religious leaders and strengthen themselves in the thc faith President Smith was the principal i is s speaker at nt the thc morning I session devot devot- devotI I ing inS his remarks to a defense o th the tho Mormons Mormon against the attacks and aDd scandale scan scan- I dale dals that tha have 1 been en wa waged ed in different t parts of ot tho world This defense ha he accomplished cl for the most part by a I comparison of at the tte belief belle of ot the Mormon people ople with th t of ot those hurling tho slanders land r The Mormon people he dc- dc i i Glared dared have hae nothing nothing- to be ashamed of at I and nothing to fear In these attacks to 50 t long lont as they thep lead pure pare and righteous rIc i lives BYes and d follow the footsteps of ot tho the I Savior Replying to the I attacks on i j him i he lie said he would leave it to the Latter day Saints to judge for I I the themselves and md defied the world to I show where he lie had transgressed sed the I laws JaVo of at purity purity- and chastity laid down b by God I Settle tn tu Small Anthon H. H Lund urged the emigrants to settle In the smaller settlements of or the state declaring declaring- that there they would find better opportunities to se seI secure secure se- se cure homes for tor families w where ro I they could bo ho independent of everyone He Ee- made a n. strong plea for tor more InIn in In- In In Utah and urged the farmers farm tarm- ers tD to w a wm t In ln advancing this line Une of or Ac ftC Two o hymns were rendered by the Tabernacle choir and Md the audience Redeemer of Israel and Come Come Ye Saints Prayer wa v as 5 offered by G. G E. E Ellsworth It was announced from the stand that all alt me messages and announcements must be left at the tho bureau of ot Information matlon mation whore they would be posted l in the Temple grounds Heretofore these announcements have havo been made during during- the tho Tabernacle services from rom the tha stand Welcome th the fhe lu n. n President Smith commenced his ad address ad- ad dress with a welcome to the many con con- ference attendants I to express said suid he our feeling of or welcome welcome- and good cheer for torI I I all aasem assembled bled here for tor the opening session sea ses- sion of oC the general conference We i iare arc are arc Kind glad to see you and offer our I I thanks for your pretence presence which Is evidence evl- evl dence of or your Interest In the faith and the re redemption of ot mankind It Is a a. a. a matter of ot congratulation to Latter day Saints that the they are arc led by a spirIt which lifts lilts their minds and hearts to I accomplish h the duties placed upon thornas thorn them as servants of or the Lor Lord I hope on and pra pray that th the spirit It of ot the Lord the spirit of ot wisdom and the I I spirit of eternal truth will pervade all aU I of the sessions of the conference as ns aswell aswell well weIl as the other meetings to be held during the week by In the auxiliary or organizations or- or I of oC the tue church hurch I pray that the speakers mn may be endowed with the spirit of ot God that they ma may be better able to bring home to us the lessons lesions of ot otHI Ills His divine teachings It matters but little to me what men mensa of ot what of ot our sa say us or they ma may sa say faith so long IonS as we have ha the earnest desire lesire to do good If Ie we but follow tho the dictates of ot our OUI own conscience governed o by br the teachings of oC the Lord we cannot help but triumph In the end lint Jut yet d we wonder h why such Mich a R. feeling of or animosity Is carried carriel toward any lib lib- loving erty-loving and God fearing people ItI It I ir surprising It Is surprising that men can cn publicly cly declare falsehoods of ot people peo peo- pie pe who have ha ave never ne done lone an any wrong to any an man or woman In la the world But hut such I Is the case It al always ays has hag been the case ease and always alway will bo be the ease case so lon long as the world Is full fun of ot wickedness and sin rin In It has lias been said t that hB t hack In thearl the th early earl lays days of oC Missouri the persecutions persecution against t the Saints were conducted with one demand The Tho leaders of or the persecutions per per- desired that the Saints dl discard dis discard dis- dis card the revelations from the Lord from this dispensation These men ar are ar moved 11 by b some spirit or Influence Judge yo ye o what that Influence Is The They Continued on Page NIne I QI t SMITH REPLIES CRITICS TO M second ty-second Annual Semi C Conference of Mormon Church 4 i Opens With Two Large Crowds at the General I t Sessions at the Tabernacle Continued From One 1 1 ho i imbued with the l idea ea an and aim of or orline in Lii the hearts of OL line disruption Ji Jitter day day Uel Saints Saint-s that they may mayie maye L ie e like liko c the rest of them 11 ko the tilO thet jf Jr t the worl world Pi t of ot Mormons ha hat at Is the tho between the theand theand theand and the rest resl of ot the world We Je JeEe e ee Ee e e. like JUte other Christian denom- denom livon liv- liv ns that Jesus Christ was th the thc m that he hO Is the re reer reer re- re ion of or Go God and on No people believe in ot of men er men Latter daY Saints th than n the difference The e c then Is 15 the that Is Is IsI all I says that wm WIll be Ia ed The I lieve an and Saints you ta say it Is a a. simple day r-day believe A anti that the they must go 0 t to i. i better onlY by I or ci- We v become Ills His cornand corn com worl by ot 1 lil HIs ills IUs so sowe followIng 8 and moro more like urn Him we may roa- become is IJ by the peo- peo Who ho J. J da day t. t such nii a b belief Is Is- there wrong wron world or 01 The light the C eking O oC It H has been light partS palt haS shown that It loves the darl daric- fore nore noree Joseph JosephI the tho Prophet believe In Di e that he restored the gospel I rand tand world does not note to man JUan Th The d 1 this But We wc are arc not here as ask e C the beliefs helles S or of men Let them k of may It I is their rl right ht the 0 as they We iV is it ours It t Is theirs sO ao object to their bringing talc false ac- ac The Thc fact belief lons ons against our L t- t t Tn nh I In H i we e believe the worl world it doos In no wa way Injure benefit to It In lu been a has ther toward lit flit has lifted mieu i by 7 this ii been hurt Who Vho has B Injured In been 2 Who Vho has the world wor worse e off ocr Is world would be a thousand times t Ji off If it would receive recel these theses injuring s Wherein are arc you ambit ambit- Why should men he be BIO ic believe because you ou against you ou s eph Smith I Let Iet et me tell you why Jews s 4 the he same tea reason that the iT Sited Jesus for the same reason of or death leath the apostles hey he put to 1 word of the spreading viol for fOI I That Is why they hate you ou bethey bethey be- be they are arc against the tho light and ande the truth 31 at else e- e did Jos Joseph ph Smith reveal re doctrine for doctrine andAl and Al pt f for r precept all of ot those things s st. A ft t t. t b bv liv the SOn of Go God 1 state it fear of contradiction an and revealed no noI sa say that he lie accepted h by the Son of I I pic 10 e not hen lie He was vas on earth carth the the thc Son and andI I Oly Ghost lIe He revealed Ie tho the doc doc- Iv that t you must believe In your our Sid ud that you ou must repent of ot your ur 4 He re revealed baptism h bi b immer- immer I I taught these things I taught them And so did Paul Matthew 1 nail and Luke Yet S Saints to toI crime for fOl day Latter I hose hese beliefs Ni nh ph taught u us to live 11 righteous f Is s the world Injured b by that Is IsI In that I Is I wrong any any- IWi bil darn s n accused of or b being ln tyrannical unjust Just Well you know about If H there is a A. Latter day ay Saint or timer In the world who can point anything wrong In m my life I am an anI I ngo ng to leave e for fOl the remotest parts i he earth I have never nc wronged p man woman or 01 child and and I det defy world y rid to show where I have havo defied I word ard rd of Gods God's law Jawor of chastity and andI I I have lIa never U used ed a dollar r beg bej bethe be- be j g to the church that I did not have the tho legitimate w ti-I mu tIU i never without the consent of m my I brethren and associates with the churchs church's mone money I have paid m my tithing and offerings just as you ou have dane dene who are arc as faithful as I am I. I Now OW the Prophet Joseph Smith has also revealed a a. principle that has hag been kept hidden from the world world the the union of or husband and wife forever The rhe Lord revealed this through h the Prophet Jo Jo- seph Other Christian ministers are arc arenow arenow now flow beginning to accept It He Ic has taught the tho necessity of ot the child turnIng turning turn turn- ing lug his heart toward the H light ht and that there is a work for tor thorn thom In the tho 1 tion of or of their dead who died led without knowledge of ot the gospel And he lie has advanced the tho teaching that all men will wilt be Judged b by their actions be the they good or evil e Are Arc these things to be ashamed mcd of or Are the they things that warrant warrant warrant war war- rant the false accusations hurled at us by the tho world Taft Speech In conclusion President Smith re referred referred re- re erred to the Tabernacle speech of ot President Taft TaCt declaring that It was full of ot sentiments that voice the feelings feelings feel feel- in ings s of or er e every true Latter day Saint I 1 indorse said he every e sentiment In that great speech on the subject of ot Universal Peace Those who were not fortunate enough to hear the Pros Pros- dents dent's talk should read tho the report of ot his speech In the papers A At t the close of President Sm Smiths Smith's th's speech E Edward wald Tout of or Ogden Oden sang ang angOld Old Home Beloved Belo after aCter which Anthon Anthon An- An thon II H. Lund delivered dell a short ad ad- dress Commenting on tho address of PJ President I Smith It Mr lr Lund d T cI lI J declared declared- laed A nl 1 v ju WUI ui LIL me lne teachings lie he has lias given us I am ant glad lad to see so man many people present at this conference Since the last conference the tho work worl of the church has progressed Good reports aro arc received from all missions Some persecutions have ha been experienced in some or of the foreign countries Even on In good old England wo o have ha had something of this kind Even E some of or the clergymen men have said that we should be driven rhen across tho the country and dumped In the sea A man has ha been paid b by the women of the east to go pro abro abroad d and oppose the tho movements mo of ot the Mormons There is only one fault to bo ho found foun with what ho has S said of us and that Is that he did not tell teU the truth In Sweden for the first time since Ince lS O two o of our elders have ha been ordered to leave tho the country Sweden's laws Jaws have ha been such as to permit them to I put our cl elders ers in prison hut but this Is IR the first time lime since 1850 that they have b been en or ordered to leave lea th the country Our brethren and missionaries have hae been ver very vary faithful In carr carrying the word o of the tho gospel to the remotest parts of the world orl Their reports have hao been furnished regularly The They have hao hel held numerous meetings and distributed quantities of tracts and booklets on th the Mormon question Even as far awn away a Africa a little breeze of or persecution has lias been felt but T y L feel that when th tho these e people l know now th the truth our people will he bo hehen given hen the tho same rights and privileges as s are extended to other denominations Helping the Our missionaries have hae made no at attempt attempt nt- nt tempt to bring people to this country countr though emigration continues When the they come let Jet us do what we can for thorn thom This Is Ig the very time when the tho brotherly hand of ot friendship should be extended to them Nearl Nearly all have spent all of their scant earnings to get here 11 1 are arc sadly In need of our I helping handI hand I hI J would say to lo the emigrants that thal I the they lint had better nut not stop stol in the cities but go out into the Hie settlements of or tI the state state- Perhaps It will vIll be difficult to tu secure employment at first but eventually event event- it will be the tho best for COl you In that you ou arc are afforded better bottel facilities for making a home than arc are to bo be had In tho thu larger cities Try to get homes of your own places where you ou can go JO and say This is Iii m my home places where no Jan landlord lold can tell you ou when you ou have ha to move mO Dont Don't be a clerk in the tIme city Of course some must do this work an and some are aie better adapted to It It- than to an any other of ot labor but strike e out for yourself yourself your your- our self you who have Initiative e and parse perse verance erance Though It means sacrificing the comfort and pleasures to to be found in the thc elt city at tho the start all o of those these privations will be repaid In fn the end encl President Lund spent some time on the subject of ot church schools In Iii our church schools said ERld he we wo are arc trying try try- In ins ing to teach the thc principles of oC our faith ralth This could not be done ono In our public schools nor In our high schools because It w would ul conflict with the wishes of others not of ou our belief belle Believe nelle In I hope our children will stud study for tor educations education's sake sale and not with tho the idea that the they can mako make more money and be bo relieved e of work worl We 0 want our children to believe in work worl All of ot our y young ung men intending to togo togo togo go on missions should be sent to our church schools and bettor better qualified for tor forthe forthe the duties that will fall tall upon them Inthe in inthe inthe the mission fieldIn field In In speaking about the rural districts dis dis- dis trl ts we have all heard a great deal about goods being imported that could coul Just as well be raised in Utah I hope that our Industries may multiply and ani that our farmers will operate co-operate with the time manufacturers by raising raising- the tho products products products prod prod- that they may need in the manufacture manufacture manu manu- facture of oC their wares Much of our bacon hacon and ham Is IR shipped here from the cast There Is no need for this l. We Va should be he able ablo to raise pork enough h to supply the whole state We should advance ance ourselves es to a A. point where we will bo able to export more than we Import In concluding Mr Lund spoke of or the tho fact that man many Utah farmers are de devoting de- de voting their whole time and attention to raising wheat which he declared to be he a mistake e. e sal said Is Is the Mixed Ib d he lie safest for Cor or the farmer |