Show L L. D. D S S. S TRUE TO AMERICAN IDEALS Apostle O. O F. F Whitney Delivers Dc- Dc livers Patriotic Dis Discourse ourse in Tabernacle Do you ou wonder that t the German I I Kaiser alser hates us that thul he lie said salti to Lo Ambassador Ambassador Am Am- Gerard Let Lct the American people look book out Who When I have finished with this war In Europe I will stand no nonsense from om the tho American people peo lico- jile NO w wonder ndel he hates us or i orl this thiN American government o which hits has had hat as Its principle the service of the people has set ct It Its face like JUe flint against ag that other form forni of government where herc the head tho the Icing king the k kaiser 1 ser Is the owner of the people owning them IJO body und and soul and alid they ther must do his hl hi hid bidding ding whatever it is So said sail Apostle Orson Oison F. F Whitney In his discourse before tho the Salt SnIt Lake stake quarterly conference In tho the labi Tabernacle yesterday afternoon NephI J. J L. L Morris president nt of or the stake tak presided 11 over o the th meeting the opening prayer being offered by Harden liar Har den len H Bennion Jl lon following tile the u singing sing by tile anti ann c u 01 UL in Lilt hymn O 0 Ye Yo Mountains High an ana and anda a a. vocal tolo Eolo h by Mrs J. J O O. Goodwin Harkon Harken Unto Me te Tho The closing prayer yer wets was offered by hy H rum GSmith G G. Smith pr presiding patriarch j fter a vocal solo by ly Mrs C C. I D. D Thompson Apostle Whitney spoke on th the tho them themi of endurance as us illustrated I Ithe In Inthe the thc life of oC the Prophet Joseph Smith and compared tho the democratic riles pies of the church which he lie founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Latter- day clay Saints with the similar democratic demo demo- cr cratic principles of the American re re- re public Joseph Joeph Smith an and Oliver Cowdrey one of or whom had looked upon Go God face to face and both of whom ha had communed with angels angel yet adhere ed to that divine principle as given them by God of 01 regard regal for fOl the ri rights o of humanity by asking askin the disciples o othe of the church to SUt sustain them just a as the church authorities are sustained toda today by the tho uplifted hand shows to me mo the tho divine purpose i in inthe inthe the tho discovery of ot this continent th the forming of the republic and th the founding of or this church Do you wonder wonder won won- der tier that the German kaiser hates th the United States with its principle o or of government for the people These are arc eternal principles wen went wenton on the speaker in which the Mormon Mormon Mor for formon mon people have always been Wo We arc are proud of our na na- na- na tion tion-of of the United States We e hava have hav havea a mission to perform I 41 could never understand stand the popular popular popular pop pop- ular belief that the Mormon people are disloyal As a boy I was taught taugh to revere the tho constitution and th the Declaration of Independence and th the principles upon which the American America government o is founded Ive I've always alway been proud that I 1 was an American Tears came to my eyes on my return from irom a foreign n mission on the ann ann annl- er r of my birth Sunday July Jul 1 I when hen I saw our flag floating over ove Castle Castlo Garden I told toM the captain o of our vessel vessel- My I first birthday I came cam cameto to the United States from another sphere but this birthday I came from rom another hemisphere Yet how dense Is the prejudice against our people We Ye havo have been bee deemed treasonable Yh Why the Lat Lat- ter-da ter day duy Saint who would be false fase t this to his country would be false to his God to himself to tho ho very verr principles h ho holds most sacred acred It Is Impossible for a Latter day Saint to be he a traitor to his country or or disloyal to her flag flag- Only one one thi thing Is greater to him than the constitution of the United States State that that Is the gospel of or Jesus Christ The LaUer- LaUer Latter day ay Saints are true to thi this country country- count They are ale sending their son sonto sons to the front to tp fight the battles o otheir or of their country Thus they will become becom better understood I l believe America has a mission t to togo togo go before the world worl and clear th the way for the expression of the churchs church's principles and that she will find a a. away way into el e every nook and corner of th the earth And woe to the nation that tha stands in the way That nation shall perish says say the Lord God |