Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-07-29 | Page 5 | Bishop Charges Discrimination

I I 1 I I j 1 i I I I I I I I I I I i I i i I i j THE SALT I LAKE BISHOP CHARGES CHARGES' DISCRIMINATION L. L D. D S. S S. S Leaders Refused as Army Chaplains I i t Assertion n. n ti repressing Expressing rE resentment at the fact that several Mormon elders h have ve be been n refused positions position In the United 4 States States States' army as chaplains because they the Y were were non Christian Elder D DaV David d ASmith A A. Smith first firs counselor in in th the presiding ing bishopric of 0 t the e Church of Jesus e Us Usi Christ of Latter-day Latter Saints addressed ss i the a audience at t the e Tabernacle yest yesterday yesterday yester yester- rI r- r day afternoon Prefacing his discourse i by y a reading of the Articles of Faith Faith of the church Elder Smith declared that if a 8 t belief belie elie in hi the articles did not fix the standing of the believer believer-as as a 8 Christian he did did not understand the meaning of Chrls- Chrls Elder Smith did not refer b by byname byname name to any elders who have been refused positions as s chaplain but mUted after the meeting meeting- that one whom he referred was Eugene L L. L Roberts Rob t erts of Provo Prove Athletic coach of Brigham Brigham Brig Brig- ham Young university waa Te- Te reI e fused a post by the 1 Y M t. C C. A A. in lii war work bec lUse he was not regarded as asa as asa s a a. Christian During his discourse the speaker said there were now three chaplains chaplains' of I Mormon l faith falth in the army Lieutenant Brigham H H. Roberts Roberta with the One OneHundred OneHundred Hundred Forty fifth artillery ry Herbert B B. Maw chaplain at large u U. S A A. A. A and nd Calvin S S. Smith st stationed at Camp Lewis John Wells Veils second counselor in the presiding bishopric was the second speaker Mrs Lizzie Thomas Edward solo soprano sang a a. v The meeting was the second in the quarterly conference of tale President Sylvester Q Cannon in it charge