Show 1 i Ap Apostle Charges Vets With Waving Bottles Shouting for Liquor Hurls Allegations of Drunkenness Drunkenness Drunken ness During Gatherings of Service Men I PLEADS FOR LAW RESPECT a Other Church Leaders Tell of Need for FaithA Faith A scathing indictment of the American n Legions Legion's beer prop proposal sal saland and of lei leading ID figures in business basinets and social life who continually break the he prohibition law was hurled by Dr Richard R. R Lyman member of the council of twelve apostles In k l is I. I address before thousands of members mem- mem bers ers at the opening session of the semiannual cont conference renee of the tho L. L D. D S. S ch church in the Tabernacle Tabernacle- Friday Dr Lyman bitterly criticized the Legion for its recent convention proposal proposal proposal pro pro- to return beer describing the organization as waving bottles bottles' and shouting We Y want beer Are Arc the people going to follow follow- the standards of the Pilgrim Pil PH- grim rim fathers who went to church with Bible in hand or in these days when lawlessness ss and disrespect for forlaw forlaw forlaw law are the most serious problems confronting t e nation are are arc go going going going go- go ing to toll follow ow the lead of the American Amer Amer- lean ican Legion asked Dr Lym Lyman n RAPS DRUNKENNESS It takes but a little inquiring Inthe in tn the state to find out that some of our citizens refuse to take part in Amer American ican lean Legion conventions b because of f the drunkenness he d declared If 1 I am in error I Iw want t to to apol apologize to I the American Americ n Legion I already have received letters from l legion gl n of officers liters complaining about the remarks I have bave made regarding prohibition In these days when lawlessness and disrespect for the law are tHe greatest problems confronting us us I I cannot tolerate breaking of ot the laV laws of the land All the wise men are looking for lor a a. solution to these two problems Doctors road builders and all others assembling in convention should have bave enough respect for the law not to break it I 1 appeal to all the people of t the e church and oth other r citizens to come to the support of the constitution and the laws of our state SCORES LA LAWBREAKERS These leading people in social and business life lile who are willing to break the laws and sit b before fore our nation of young oung people and drink are taking something away from them which money cannot buy I 1 urge my fellow churchmen and fellow ellow countrymen living Irving in the land Continued on on Pare Page Eight 7 POSTlE ASSAILS BEER EDICT f Continued lcd from rom Pre PAre One Oae of oi Lincoln i J to save rave our country from ruin l. them not not to to cast casta a vol vote any for candidate who breaks th the theJa Ja law Jaw And also to participate i in iny any y function social or otherwise where law Is being broken broken- he con con- eluded David Davd 0 O. O McKay another member of ot the twelve apostles told his followers followers fol fol- lowers Jowers that it Is Is' better to suffer cutter wrong wro wrong i than to do wrong In the th the gospel of f thc theL L- L D D. D S. S church lies lie peace and salvation of at the human f family he said and asked the Lord toy to to give us power to face our ewe enc mies Apostle McKay urged the Saints t to test any any slander against the church and and to to let the gospel be the thc measuring measuring ing rod FAITH URGED Elders Eiders In the church who are fa fa- fa with the work vork of at tho the Lord are not noli magnifying the d duty ty of the church declared Apostle Joseph Fielding Smith I He said said that down through the ages o our Father FaUler In Heaven has been willing wil wil- ling to give men direction He poke at length concerning the Prophet phet J Joseph oseph Smith It If we have faith In God we we w will l find a a way out of this depression declared Bishop David A. A Smith first co the presiding bishopric bish Let Lct us turn to God and also let lot us study ourselves Bishop Smith urged the members t. t keep to-keep keep out of debt He also referred to the World war declaring that it brought out cut the fact that men are arc turning aw away y from God A message of good cheer chec and of forthcoming prosperity was brought by President Heber J. J Grant Addressing a a. throng that braved threatening skies and filled the huge tabernacle to near capacity President President dent Grant extended a 8 warm welcome I to church members froze frou all parts of Utah and surrounding states Optimism was the keynote of or dent deaf Grants Grant's address He told his listeners that as result s-result of his recent re re- cent travels to many stakes and missions mis mise sons sloes out of Utah he firmly believes that of or all an sections Utah Is suffering the least from the present troubled times We of ot the church should rejoice in m our present condition We shall never lever fear from want of or food and clothing and shelter Our widespread system of ot help carried out by the L. L D D. S S. Relief Relle society Is meeting all needs that arise In this distressing period pe pe- clod President Grant declared The speaker expressed satisfaction with tho the present condition of or the church and t scored reports that the church was wu mortgaging Its It property He branded such statements utterly false ant t informed his listeners that public records will prove the church is not going Into debt by loans Ioan on Its property stake mission or genera general President Grant Gran urged church members to unite i in a common effort to relieve suffering among the needy this winter three meals Denial of or even two or each month and turning over the food rood conserved to the bishop of the ward will wUl go far tar to provide pro food for these who cannot otherwise obtain It he declared TELLS TELLS OF SUGAR LOAN Returning turning to the tho economic condition condi condl tion tron of or the church President Grant said It doing its utmost to return the he sugar beet industry to prosperity that hat factories may be reopened and anda n a market restored t to t. t tho he grower been made to the Utah Utah- I h Sugar company by the church well secured by mortgages and It is believed these loans will be an Important tant taut factor In III carrying the sugar Industry In In- Industry through Its present crisis he said Scoring reported S suggestions that latter-day latter Saints abandon their belief belef be be- lef lief lIeHn In Joseph Smith President Grant said aid that no member who withdraws this belief belle can be called a B. true church church- man He lauded the prophesies and revelations revelations reve- reve lations handed down by th the prophet and nd pointed to them as standing firm against nl attempts of persons to disprove disprove dis- dis I prove rove them I As to the foreign affairs of the church lurch President Grant said that in all II his contacts with returning missionaries mis- mis he has not heard one report re- re port ort finding a truer religious belief in n any foreign nation WARNS LISTENERS President Grant warned his listeners listen listen- ers rs to be concerned with observing the commandments' commandments ie arid and the thc word of wisdom if they would turn A R deaf ear eart t to statements statements' b by Mormons non that Saints l willbe will wille some day the Latter day be e admitted into Christianity He sounded high regard for the late Orson F. F Whitney of the twelve apostles apostles apos- apos es and of the late Rey Rcy L. L Pratt of the he first council of the seventies Both have lave been replaced by men long ac- ac prominent in their work he told old the church members in informing inform inform- ing ng of the appointment of Joseph F F. Merrill and and- Anthony Anthon Ivins to the respective posts President Grant opened the morning morning morn morn- ing g session with a hymn Le Grand Richards ichards Richards president of the Hollywood CaL aL stake gave th the opening prayer In n which he expressed pressed gratitude forthe for forthe the he services of President Grant the of twelve and other high officials of- of of the church |