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Show MORMON EIDERS 1 HEtOOffiSSl Elders in Church Advised Not to Join Any Order or Secret Society EXPOUND DOCTRINES Apostle D O McKay Dis cusses War in Europe and Its Religious Significance Exhortations to tl e Alo mon peop e to rene v the r covenants with the church and to follow Its teacl ngs more c ose y than e e befo e as befits the peop e chosen of God to prepare the V.O d for redemption chracte 1zed a the ad d esses at tl e two s ss ons of conference j esterdav A. warn ng from the first p es dency the fountain 1 ead of t e church t at e ders n the church ho d t emse ves a oof from all organizations o ts de the church confining their act! it es to church or ganizations -was deli ered by President C W Penrose Orders and secret societ es were ment oned particu ar y ln this an nounceraent Se en members of the quorum of twel e apostles del vered doctr nal ad d esses in which the warned the peo pie that the prophecies of old are being fulfil ed and that the second coming of the Christ is near at hand. Prepare for that event, thev urged so that the Lat ter day Saints may not be found de ln quent in the great work entrusted to them Portent of the War Apostle David O McKay made tl e statemen that he was absolutelj con inced that the great war in Europe was but a prelude to the uni ersal ac ceptance of the llormon go pel The war will prepare the way he said and when monarch es ha e fallen and empires been destroed the people will be scourged of wickedness and ready to re celve n their hearts the true Christianity restored to the earth, by the prophet Joseph Smith, he said. Th s thought -was the order of the day Each speaker cal ed on the people of Zlon to gather in their strength and prepare for the final completion of God s p an of salvation. "We live on the eve of that great day when the earth ehall be transfigured by the second coming of the Christ said one The attendance was considerably less yesterdaj than on the opening day "Not more than 500 persons attended die tab ernac e services and no overflow meet Ings were necessary At the morning sess ons the speakers were Apostles Heber J Grant, Rodger Clawson Orson F "OTutney and George F Richards. In the afternoon Apostles D O McKay Joseph F ""mtth Jr and A. "ft Ivlns were the only speakers Songs by Choir The services at the morning meeting began with the singing of "redeemer of Israel, bj the choir and congregation. The song serrlce alo Included the sing ng of the hymns We Thank Thee, O God for a Prophet, and "Golds t s O Thou G eat Jehovah and a solo of "The Holy City sang In the Swedish language by Franklin Madsen. Apostle Heller J Grant was the first speaker He exhorted the people to more practical religion than one which merely Includes a belief of doctrine and faith He said that the Mormon religion differed from all others ln that It pro vlded a practical Christianity applied to everyday life, not merely a religion of forms standing apart and aloof from the main things of life. He said that the Latter dav Saints do not want a dead religion and he warned that the people most adhere closely to dairy prayer and communion with God to guard against their faith becoming a dead thing Apos tie Grant said I wonder how many f jou are full and prompt payers of tithing keepers of the. word of wisdom and observers of that fine old custom of holding family prayers each morning and evening Many of those who hear testimony to the truth of the gospel do not lead lives that square with that testimony Let these beware lest their hearts become hollow and the fruits of their faith become as ashes in the mouth. Sacrifice Is Required Apostle Clawson reminded the people that the glory of God comes not to those who are unwilling to pay the price Only through great effort griat sacrifice and devotion can salvation be Insured and the blessings of heaven gained he salo He addressed himself especially to the young miss onartes called from thel homes to labor In the field if tl e wo Id be true messengers of God thej must forget a 1 else lay down their secular affairs leave friends and loved ones and dvot them se ves utterly to the work of Ood Service to the Lord can be best shown n kind and faithful ST. e to one s fel lows said Apot c nictards who fo ontd postle Clawson 1 npn a e hound togethe by a o nmon ond as th ch Uren of Owl he said and soon this bonl will man feet tse n k nd y regard and love of men fo b the r fel lows Then wll wars ceae an I e king lorn of God hasten to its f fll ment he sa 1 The speaker sa d his hea t was fi exl with sorrow rather than nge when he be c those who had fa len away from he h rch and gone Into godl ness and k nf I paths He sorrowed to th nk of the p n shment tl at w come upon them Apostle, Whitney talked of mans ut er dependence on the mercy of Ood for a 1 hlngs both tenporal anl spiritual He ompared the sp rlt of Jod to the Igh of e, s n h nlng bene ently upon men supplying their nee s and e I ling them g ea e ac o nr shments Fxplains Idea of Deity Apostle Whitney deno n ed as a s 1 the conrept on f God adop e 1 by n anv re Iglous sects hesc lavs h s sp Ht onl and w ol In omr ehonslb e to men ITe d are hat O 1 hnd made imn f omprehenslb e n many wa s and hat le are ha wan o y sp ri al was to 1 hat p was ot perfe t The h o w s e he Re R IP es of he Mex a m s Ion A os Ifll MK ss fls spe ke h on K I a e i A v. u H w s p c g sa n T h fegT'iWBnP" s ee f ed n f (CO f h h b r K n s ss gopafnh " 1 T I sp rl sn f hn h B s n p r n n w lha s h s fo urn nlty w n s pi ed to II e Wooll h and s he e y approved atlf c ad en Armed and that Fines R Woolley I e reimbursed to the no nt of flf teen thousand dolsrs ($16 000) fo tlei p operty A ep nst t e h e n tes as e h IS Yo k Itr nd J n 1 ted mo and Ih s nl n es p In the wreek ngof vflnns nf fairs "his Is In rlef I c history ot the matter problems of life as It Is applied by . the Latter daj Saints Had the nations now at war but followed that one little precept of Christ that ye do reconcile your self to your brother before doing be fore God s altar ln prayer there would have been no war If the teachings I of good will toward our fellow men and the rule of do unto others as you would 1 avc other dor unto you had been followed war would ha e been impossible This war may be but the prelude-to prelude-to that glorious day when the gospel of Christ, as revealed In these latter days, wm be universally accepted When monarchies have fallen and empires have passed away then will the hearts of the people turn to Ood and the true Christianity will be re stored. For my part. 1 believe with all my heart that this Is true and that It Is the glorious mission of this church to be God a Instrument In bringing about that destiny Apostle McKa delivered a sermon on the value of clean living, of temperance and chastity He said that the Mormon people should he examples to an the world In this that they should exemplify In their dally tries those principles de els ring that we Rain salvation ot by big acts, hut by the little dalh acts of living and should so live our lives that there shall eventually be no unclean per sons among the saints and to stand be fore the world as proof of the power of the true gospel to hold men to righteous U 1ng Predicts Punishment Apostle A W Ivlns declared that un less this nation repents and turns Us thoughts to God the same awful catastrophe catas-trophe will fall upon it as has fsllen upon the European nations. This nation has been amply warned he said He quoted from the Book of Mormon to show that God had reserved the American continent for a chosen race and that any people who fall to meet His expectations In that regard will be swept from the land even tually Apostle Joseph F Smith Jr was the last speaker He talked of the divinity of Christ attacking the modem theory that Christ was not of miraculous birth He declared that Christ was literally the son of God that he was divine In the literal sense and that the sc eptahce of any other theory was but evidence that the world has fallen away from true Christianity A feature of the musical part of the services was a solo b Mildred Brad ford Fear Not Te O Israel Thomas Hull delivered the benedl tion A general priesthood meeting was held In the tabernacle last night to wh 1 on y those holding the pries th ool we e si mltted Final Sermon Today Todav t e conference wl 1 o ne t a c ose There will be the sua norn g anl af ernoon sessions At the Intter he b slness of confirm ng the hurch leaders wl he transacts 1 A we I attendee H and no, an ronfe en e mee ng was eld in tho Aascmb y lia H n a af ernoon c mmenclng im me a ly af er t e afternoon sc vices in h abernac c I rom nent S and na s s fnom a I parts of he sta s and Ida o were I a ten an n The anlsh Norwcgan lor of M an 1 nav an meet gs In t e Hn t I ake s ke sang some e& ellent n mbers d n. t e scrv es and he spe kers were Martin hrlstofferaon former presl dent of tie 8 anl a Inn m ssion C A Carlo 1st Pres en Anthon H L nl and Andrew Jenso The mnln ton cs dwe t upon were h 1 ons at tl e prose t time of the H andl av n ond Hwodlsh m anions he a nn able ond ons n Furope on a o n of the wnr he his torj of the Hca avannsonw hs V e ng prepa en s or a s oft e anl the des h j oT up ng ths ondition f H s nn an r lea t re n he |
