Show VITAL SUBJECTS ARE DISCUSSED Speakers at Afternoon Session Touch on Important Matters II In the tile afternoon session at the tho Assembly hall the tho services ser were WerA under the direction of oC Joseph F. F Smith Jr JJ of or the tile quorum of apostles who ho In Indorsed In- In the sentiments expressed b by the tho various speakers In commenting on the tile attitude of oC the heads of the Mormon Mormon Mor- Mor mon church in iii regard to prohibition he ho said It had been rumored and whispered whispered whis whis- that the tIle church docs does not take an active fictive stand for prohibition This I wish to contradict ho he asserted I think I L am in a position to know an and the tho church does docs want prohibition The Tho first speaker Introduced was Walter u alter P. P Monson 1 0 president of the eastern states mission lon who spoke on the marked changos changes Inaugurated In the different church pulpits within the last fifty years Formerly a a. favorite fa exhortation was the vivid picturing of oC a hereafter composed of or fire brim brim- stone and desolation but lie he said this tills has lias been abandoned and In Its stead had iad been heen substituted sermons appealIng appeal appeal- In ing to the finer sentiments of or men He lie also referred to the Mormons with their small numbers as compared with the f ll n S f A F n V A n h WA L y U H serving the thc world as salt Is utilized In iii preparation of wholesome foods without It the tile result would be lat flat lacking lacking- zest eest and thou though h used in iii small quantities It is Js none tho the less vital to perfect attainment he said John V. W. Hart of Menan Ida president dent lent of or the stake gave ave attention attention atten atten- tion to the liquor traffic and to modem modern mod mod- em ern dances In iii his address H He lie asserted that hat after tho liquor traffic is stamped out efforts should bo ho directed to curb the modern dances lie referred to tho the work of the thc Idaho legislature In pass pass- lug a L wide state prohibition law and gave I e a short outline of oC tho provisions of or the act Melvin Melvln J J. Ballard president of or tho the northwestern states mission explained that the desire to become saved was In Insufficient insufficient In- In sufficient that baptism was but hut a small part of or the working out of oC mans man's salvation for Cor he ll said the tile water immersion Im Im- im- im Is much the tho samu as tho the buckling on of or the tile armor the armor the battle is yet ct ahead As a much as th the church I net net- needs ls recruits to Its ranks rant s it Is much better to defer baptism until the sincer ity of purpose and willingness s to heed Its teachings s has lias been heen proven by hy tho the candidates for mem membership He lie also spoke on lax laxness ness of morals moral and urged parents to tak It upon themselves ef to guard their children carefully n against any Intimation of a n double standard of or morality To anyone anono grounded In tho beliefs belief of the church hurch he said the loss 1 of L vH virtuousness I lIo I S 1 is akin t t to death c th All oc aI LII mo i stanus for tor should be bo Impre Impressed sed upon the young generation he ho said ald I With words word of oC praise for tho the head of the tile church President Joseph Ii F Smith a a. reiteration of the tho formers former's dec der- J at tho the morning se session glon that Mormons ar charitable W W. Young Voting presIdent of ot Ensign stake slake ex ox- ox pressed ed a high regard for tor the virtues of the tho Mormon people Mormons Morman never neer were oppressors he declared and when thc they tiley had suffered injustices they thc bore no malice towards the offenders nor nr did lid they harbor harbol any arty ill wilL With their carl early colonization of the thc state stale man many opportunities were afforded for ad nd- V verse erse legislation towards but li ho said on the records of the tho state could never bo be found an any evidence that outsiders were handicapped or their ef of forts thwarted d. Former enemies of the church havo have later latel entered Its ranks and positions of trust have hae been given th them ln Fork For hr ho said ahl Mormons have al always al- al ways wars had thu tho desire to help others |