Show TW c OVERFLOW W MEETINGS END N CONf CONFERENCE OF f l. l D. D Powerful Addresses Delivered Delivered ered cred by President Joseph F. F Smith and Other High Officials to Congregations I overflow meetings T TWO marked the close of the great spring semiannual conference conference con con- ference of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints yesterday afternoon One Ono of or these was as conducted in the assembly hall hail hallby hallby by President J. J C. C KImball Prof Evan E I Stephens having charge chan o of ot the tho music while the Ule other was held out on the tabernacle grounds near the tho bureau of oC information with President Charles H. H Hart fart in charge and Henry Giles conducting conducting conducting con con- ducting the singing Hundreds I of ot people stood during the entire afternoon service in the taber taber- Dade nacle President Joseph I F. F Smith atthe of at the first presidency presiding There are a few topics to which I wish ish to call can the attention of oC this conference con con- ference before it closes said President President dent Smith in delivering the closing address of at the conference Next to the greatest sin and crime that can be committed and for or which the penalty penalty penalty pen pen- alty fixed in the law of oC God is Just the same is the crime of oC adultery and I Sometimes we hear rumors ru ru- ru morn mars and reports from various parts of or our cou country that are heartrending and awful a if it they are true And that thatis thatis is in regard to the lightness In which the vows of at chastity are held by many of oC our young people and in some respects respects re reo re- re are slurred over by those who ought to be teachers regarding those principles and ought to in the youth principles of or virtue and chastity The L Lord rd fixed the tile penalty of death for the crime of at murder and the shedding shedding shed shed- ding of or blood and the tho Lord also fixed the same penalty of oC death for th the th crime of or adultery and There is no greater crime crimo s save ve murder murder murder mur mur- der than these two Let this be a principle instilled into the minds of oC our children and childrens children's children henceforth LIBERTY NOT LICENSE We have been talking about this wonderful principle of at liberty for which wo we are willing to sacrifice everything wo we e possess in the world What is this liberty for which we are willing wilting to sacrifice life and all we possess possess pos pas sess in the world Let me tell you It is simply this this the the liberty Ubert- of at all mankind to worship God Cod in righteous righteousness ous ous- ness Bess for all mankind to do right and do good and pursue happiness in JD n vIrtue virtue virtue vir vIr- tue and happiness But nut it cannot one moment descend to license or infringe on our brothers brother's right light No one has the right to impose on his fellow man We Ve must love lo God and nd our neighbor a as ourselves To infringe infringe in in- fringe upon the Ule rights of at others is not liberty For such cannot exist as they are contrary to the Ute laws and principles of or the liberty we are striving for Another thing I do not want this or r an any congregation of at Latter-day Latter Saints to conceive the idea that the true truo and living God the Father of Our OUI Lord and Savior Jer Jeras s Christ is isn in n any degree responsible for the carnage car- car nage and bloodshed and infamy that thatIs Is tad today a- a being perpetrated throughout the tho world because of or the war ar God is I not responsible for it God does docs not design wickedness among His chil chil- dren dlen God tempted no man to do wrong rang or to do wickedly All An this is contrary to the will of oC God Gail and to His Hislaw law that law that God who loves His children and desires them to have life Ute everlasting jn ing and not death We Ve hear of or mothers crying out as they get news of oC their sons Bons being slain in the war vaT Why does God permit permit permit per per- mit this this' The Lord has no pleasure in it H. And Aud 1 I dont don't want Latter-day Latter Saints to call God responsible for this crime The greatest commandment commandment command command- ment given gh-en to the church was Thou shall halt love the Lord thy God with all an anthy thy heart and with all thy mind and with all aU thy strength and thy neighbor neighbor neigh neigh- bor Jor as thyself If in the central nations nations nations na na- na- na of the tho earth this admonition had been heen taken to heart there never would have been an any bloodshed Because the people of at the tho world do not obey God this thing has come upon us APOSTLE SMITH SPEAKS Following the singing of He Watch- Watch Over Israel by the choir led by Professor Anthon Lund with ProCessor sor J. J J. J presiding at the organ Apostle Joseph F. F Smith Jr addressed the conference This government of or ours burs is overlooking overlooking over over- looking one of ot Its most Important du duties duties du- du ties tics In this hour of oC conservation of oC food and clothing and railroads I Isa sa say suy It is overlooking one of ot the most important things to be considered b by people In conducting a war war for the purpose of oC bringing to pass a righteous right right- ous p peace pace ace when It overlooks this op op- op to teach people righteous I I ness What an opportunity to conserve faithfulness and teach It to all the people But on this day when wo we I should worship God I wish to warn the tho Latter-day Latter Saints that It lt is the will of oC the Lord that they shall bemore be bemore more sober-minded sober as M w well ll as Industrious industrious Indus Indus- and give less time to pleasure The Prophet Joseph Smith has de declared de- de dared that every man or woman who I has received the spirit of oC God Is a prophet or prophetess Just as much muchas I as predicting the things of at the fu tu- tu tur ture Apostle James E. E Talmage next spoke and said in part In li these days events develop lap rap Idl idly As on the mimic stage action I works out so 80 so In the great drama of ot God on the stage of ot the world the purpoSe purpose purpose pur pur- pose of oC God Is la being made madi plain h by portentous events By last days w we wedo wedo do not nol mean the end of oC time lime As M I 3 I space Is unbounded so this gospel h Is eternal and nd its extent unbounded The Tin 3 gospel 1 h ib greater reater than Chan the Book a of oC t Mormon We 0 have yet to find a s. lac lack C Cof of harmony between the written words word S Sand and the present spoken word Apostle Talmace Talmage cautioned caution cd any who win I stumbled O cr the Lords Lord's command to tobe to he be perfect showing that man can be perfect in his sphere as the Father and Son are In theirs I r testily testify to you ou that the one who stands at the head of ot this church Is the mouthpiece of oC God to Ills His people and If IC we fall to heed his words we fall under condemnation This gospel gospel gos gos- pel of oC ours Is 18 so surpassing the greatest greatest great great- est powers and so simple as to satisfy the honest Inquiry of or a child There is no end to the thc principles of ot truth embodied in the gospel of ot Christ yet each depends s on the tle fundamentals God Vod give us strength to live up to them For we do believe In all God has has revealed doe doea now reveal and I I I I I 3 I 3 t C S snail yet yei et reveal I TRAINING FOR YOUTH Apostle Stephen L L. L Richards followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed speaking more moro particularly of oC the Importance of at proper for tor forthe forthe the young people of oC the church lie To said in this connection I Not ot to paint a gloomy picture I I yet would draw the attention of oC Lat Lat- I ter-da ter day ter-day Saints to some som of ot the few tew things needing Increased devotion on onI the part of oC Latter day Saint q For Forthe Forthe Forthe the past ten years my ray work ork has been among the tho young joung people of oC the church I never can tor forget et them I always see In them the future of oC the nation notion state and church If It I see Ice conditions militating against the childrens children's growth and the future their Heavenly Father has In store stora for them I feet feel called caned upon to protest against such things By way of at Illustration I might mention mention men men- en- en tion the fact that a bishop attending this conference has word of ot a n resort I In n his ward warr wh which Ich conducts dancing swimming refreshments and where In attendance on a Sabbath are more than persons among them Latter Latter- day Saints and other good people and which Is kept up with no purpose ave that of ot making money cares not a I farthing about the welfare of at the young men and young oung women there I B By the way such things as that resort are not uncommon toda today There I was a time when there were amusements amusements amusements amuse amuse- ments for the welfare of oC the people Now amusements are commercialized d. d The only thing to which attention Is Is' Is pal paid Is the making of ot money I apI ap- ap n. n I t. t fn e It 1 tn tim th h. h I 1 I r to live 1 according r to to the the iio gospels gospel's p pl plan of ot life I am nm not ashamed of oC the gospel gospel gos gos- pel pet of or Christ I am proud of ot It ft I Iam Iam Iam am proud to bear the name of at Jesus Christ God help me to be north worthy of at It I want you to tt teach ach your boys and girls to bo be proud of ot that name name to to be prouder of oC It than all other things that come to them In this life lite Another thing the speaker mentioned was vas the need of ot care exercised d b by parents In giving their children Unrestricted unrestricted un Un- restricted use of oC automobiles un-I un I Time and again he went on Ive seen at night automobiles loaded with boys and girls In positions th that th t would shame Bhame their parents and which some someday someday da day will be a a. shame to them Vone Wo We ne need bo be careful and have a caro care for tor their precious souls Bouls Horace Hornce S. S Ensign sang The Shep Shop herd herel King after which Apostle Richarch Richard Rich Rich- arch ard R. R Lyman spoke briefly telling atthe of at the peculiar pleasure he felt In ad addressing addressing ad- ad dressing tin tho and hearing President Smith ij lie recalled the first time as a lad when he heard President Smith at Tooele and only recently re ret revisited revisited re- re t visited that same meeting house and found the seat he had occupied then when he heard the head of oC the church for tor the tho first tint time years ago |