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Show WAR 15 STRIFE OF GOOD AGAINST EVIL Rulon S. Wells Likens Present Pres-ent Struggle to Conflict of the Ages. Elder Rulon 3. Wells of- the first seven presidents of seventies, in his address in the tabernacle yesterday afternoon, likened lik-ened the European war to that conflict which has always been waged throughout through-out the world's history between good and evil, declaring that in this Instance the Teutonic race represented the forces of satan set to work to destroy the principle prin-ciple of human liberty as championed by the kingdom of God. The domination sought by SVilhelm of Germany, the speaker Inferred, was kin to that which Lucifer has always sought to impose upon the world and which the forces on the side of good for humanity had always opposed. "It would seem now," Mr. Wells said, "judging from the scope and intensity of the conflict, that It is about to reach a mighty climax, beyond which there could be no continuation of the contention." "I want to give comfort and assurance," continued the speaker, "to the parents of young men who have gone into service ser-vice of the nation that they are serving God quite as munh as they could do preaching the gospel. They are contending contend-ing on the side of good, represented In the maintenance of liberty, as against evil, championed by our enemies In their desire to re-establish slavery of humanity They are going out to fight because tlie rights accorded to free people have been trampled upon by a ruthless foe. Our young men are roally in a world missionary mission-ary field proilaiming with neressarv ' force the gospel of liberty to all man'. I kind." There were three meetings held yesterday yester-day In the morning, afternoon and evening even-ing at the tabernacle and assembly hall the occasion being the quarterly conference confer-ence of the Salt Lake stake. President Nephl L. Morris, of the stake, conducted the morning and afternoon meetings in tho tabernacle and Klder Wllford - Beesley, president of the stake Y. M it. I. A., directed the evening session in tho assembly hall. Presidents Charles W. Penrose and Nephl 1,. Morris were the speakers of the mornine. Folder B S Hinckley and Mrs. Lucy Grant Cannon spoke In the evening. Elder Rulon S Wells being the only speaker of the afternoon. after-noon. Music had a considerable part ln all the sessions of the conference, the Sunday Sun-day schools of the stake supplying that of the morning, the labemaclc 'choir hc-ng hc-ng present in the. afternoon and the Mutual Mu-tual Improvement associations furnishing the numbers In the evening A feature of tbe afternoon was a tenor ' vff S ''t Co1-" b-v Ja"' M V ?;". S"n!r ,n -e!!ent voice and with artistic effect. Mr. Montcar s tone volume was superior and his smoothness smooth-ness and tuneful sweetness were h apparent ap-parent in the fortissfmos as in the nlanls-simos. |