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Show "BACK 10 Ff!" IS FUlPITJlflmoj Speakers at Services of the Mormon Church Sound Warnings. DEPLORE DAY'S TREND "Be Producer, Rather Than Consumer' Is Oft-erapha-sized Counsel. "Back to the farm' to the valleys ot tho mountains; "be a producer rather rath-er than a consumer," was the doctrine hammered homo by tho speakers at the services of tho Mormon church hfild 1 yesterday afternoon in Assembly hall. State Senator William Seegmiller of Kanab, Kane county, sounded tho key. note and Bishop David A. Smith of the Salt Lnkti stake heartily approved and emphasized the views taken by Senator j Seegniiller. Both speakers deplored evidences evi-dences of present-day tendencies and ideals of education among the young people of the church, their words carrying carry-ing rebuke for those who shirked responsibilities re-sponsibilities and failed to take advantage ad-vantage of opportunities. Liberty Stake Conference. Hugh J. Cannon, president of Liberty stake, officiated, the services being a i portion of tho regular quarterly con-, con-, f erencG of the stake. State Senator .Joseph W. Eckersle.y of Wayne county I offered the invocation and the choir sang, "Behold, the Mountain of the lLord.''' President Cannon introduced ! Senator ' "egmiltcr, who hesitated not in goin ..ireetly to the heart of his subject, for he opened with the statement state-ment that hR wondered at, but was almost compelled to believe, that a false conception of "true ideals" prevailed among the young people of Utah today. He declared that almost daily great numbers of young men came to him, pleadiug for a.' position in order that they might support themselves. Sometimes, Some-times, ho added, they pleaded the extra burden of a family. A wrong conception concep-tion of life and failure to take advantage advan-tage of the manifold opportunities offered of-fered every young man and woman blessed with health and strength accounted ac-counted for this condition, he said. "Produce, Not Consume." "To produce, not consume, should be the ideal and aim," said Senator Seeg-millcr. Seeg-millcr. "The ability to produce is of more importance than typewriting and stenography." Here iu Utah are millions mil-lions of acres awaiti ng development, scores of industries yet in their infai cy; why stay in the city, clinging and dependent, was the pertinent question. The greatest and most important duty is to be Felf -supporting and we have divine authority for tho statement ' ' that we are saved only in so far as we use our given intelligence." "Hern," said the speaker, "are valleys val-leys of the mountains, reaching out their arms to us. The power of independently inde-pendently producing is, it seems to me, of more value than all the typewriting on the earth." Senator Seegmiller concluded with an exhortation to the young people to turn their attention from tlie city to the country. Bishop David A. Smith, who followed Senator Seegmiller, said that he heartily heart-ily approved of every sentiment expressed ex-pressed by the speaker and wished that something "could be done to instill into the mind of every Latter-day Saint the truth that there is more in life than to eat and sleep. " |
