Session notes: correspondence school notice, choir concert notice, and adjournment

A notice was read by President Smith concerning the correspondence school conducted by the Church, after which he remarked: ¶

We would admonish and advise our young men who have not an opportunity to attend the missionary classes at our Church schools, on account of their distance from them and the cost, that if they will correspond with Brother Edwin S. Sheets at the Bishops' Building here, at No. 40 North Main Street, and get into communication with him, they will have much benefit, I think, from it, and it will aid them in preparing themselves for missionary work abroad. ¶

President Smith then read a statement concerning the concert to be given by Professor Stephens, Professor McClellan and the choir, and commented as follows: ¶

I hope our good people will show their respect and loyalty to the choir — one of the best of our many most excellent choirs. We must not forget those who sing for us, like the Tabernacle Choir here; of course most of them are employed in their daily avocations and are unable to be present during week days, but they give much of their time for practice and they are always willing and are if possible present on the Sabbath to render their portion of service to the Lord, and we ought always to be loyal to our choirs. We have many of them, this one and the one at Ogden and at other places; they are worthy of all commendation and of all praise by the Latter-day Saints, and we hope you will not forget them. ¶

The congregation sang the hymn: ¶

We thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet To guide us in these latter days; We thank Thee for sending the gospel To lighten our minds with its rays. ¶

Benediction was pronounced by Elder Andrew Kimball. ¶

Conference adjourned until 2 p.m. ¶

AFTERNOON SESSION. ¶

Conference was resumed at 2 p.m., President Joseph F. Smith presiding. ¶

The congregation sang the hymn: ¶

Praise to the man who communed with Jehovah! Jesus anointed that Prophet and Seer — Blessed to open the last dispensation; Kings shall extol him and nations revere. ¶

Prayer was offered by Elder Joseph R. Shepherd. ¶

The congregation sang the hymn: ¶

O, say what is truth? 'Tis the fairest gem That the riches of worlds can produce; And priceless the value of truth will be when the proud monarch's costliest diadem Is counted but dross and refuse. ¶