| Show APOSTLE APOSTLE TALMAGE REPEATS SERMON ON ONAR WAR Autocracy Is Form of Government Government Government Gov Gov- Prevailing in Hell He Asserts and the tho War ar wn was wa the title of ot the address delivered by Apostle Apos- Apos tie tle James JameR E. E In the Twentieth Apostle Talmage Tal- Tal ward chapel last night of ot his mao mage has spoken on the subject address In many ot of the largo large cities In Inthe Inthe Inthe the cast eastern m states during the last two months Ho lIo stated that ho was glad clad Jad to tell ten Utah people what ho had b been en i about them elsewhere lb Ho voiced a It splendid tribute to tho the press for Cor the fair and liberal treatment accorded him wherever ho had hai gone cone and stated that Utah's fame rame for tor patriotic services In tho current crisis had spread far tar farand farand and wide Tho The present great creat conflict Is a belated belated be belated be- be attempt on tho the part of ot Lucifer to try anew the tho Issue on which he was defeated In th the primeval world of ot the Scriptures res staid said Talmage Then and now here and there tho the devils devil's purpose was and Is to subject tho divinely given birthright of ot hu humanity humanity hu- hu manity freedom of ot conscience and lib liberty liberty lib lib- erty of ot action Autocracy Is the form torm o ot of government govern sovern- mont ment that prevails In hell and IndivIdual Individual Individual ual freedom Is the thc basic principle of ot tho the gospel of ot Jesus Christ Thc The Church of ot Jesus Christ of ot the tho Latter-day Latter Saints has particular concern In the present for tor the thc church claims to have O received cd divine lIlno appointment to proclaim to all aU the world the gospel l of ot Christ a a. a now restored to earth and the discharge of this high commission n nIs Is possible in Its entirety only as Ubert liberty lib crt ert erty of ot speech freedom of ot conscience and a. a l. l free tree press shall prevail CONSTITUTION INSPIRED Mor Moreover over Book of ot Mormon prophets centuries before the Christian era foretold foretold fore Core told the establishment of ot an enduring nation on tho the Amerl American n continent whoso government would be that of ot tho the people free treo from monarchial ty ty- ty rann ranny Wo Ve Mormons affirm that the Declaration of ot Independence and the constitution of oC the United States aro are Inspired documents document veritably scriptures scriptures scrip scrip- tures lures of ot the nation framed under the the- divine direction b by men chosen and raised up b by the tho power of ot God for that mission and that after this model shall the charters of at the nations b be b. shaped Thus shall be fulfilled In part at least the prophecy of ot the tho ancient that revelator that out of ot this land Jand which Is It trul truly the land of ot ZIon shall go so forth the law Jaw of ot the Lord to the world at large Wo We err when wo we ascribe all that Is Isto Isto isto to the direct will of ot God for man many conditions con con- obtaining toda today are aro ed to the and exist only by permission permission permission per per- mission or allowance The free agency of ot both men and nations is respected b by tho Lord anti and divino omnipotence will be be vindicated in devel development of oC eventual c good from Crom present evil GOSPEL OF LIBERTY The boon of ot citizenship In the kingdom of ot God is offered treel freely to alion all ali allon allon I on equal terms for tor verily God is no respecter of or persons and the church proclaims this in her article of ot faith Wo We believe belle that through tho the atonement of ot Christ all mankind may be 5 saved b by obedience to the thc laws and ordinances of ot tho gospe gospel That gospel sospel II Is tho the embodiment of ot tho the liberty that shall endure and every man who seeks to impose unrighteous domain upon his fellows Is the devils devil's agent Tho world la is preparing for tor the consummation of ot the ages which is the second coming comins of ot Christ The rhe exact time Is not to bo be revealed re but the tho sl signs specified by the Savior and his apostles are fast ripening into actualities The cr great at war was depicted a as ns one of ot tho the most mol significant of ot these signs fc Illustrative of ot the tho earnestness earnestne s with which tho the Mormon people regard their duty in the tho present crisis the tho speaker cited the fact tact that In addition to tho liberal contributions of ot Its members as Individuals tho the church as ns a n. body had devoted half a million dollars to Liberty Liberty Liberty Lib Lib- erty bonds on the vote of or UlO membership membership member member- J ship in general conference assembled and added that the tho great stores ot oI of wheat accumulated by the Relief neller so o cloty through years ars of ot plenty plent had been placed 1 at nt tho disposal of ot th the national food lood administration I |
