Show Elder I Kimball Warns Church Members to weep Y Youths Away From Cities Ri Rising ing Generation Pays Too Much Atte Attention tion to Illicit Pleasure H He Tells L. L D. D S. S Conference A wa warning ning to members of or the L L. L D. D S. S church against what he I declared modern day tendencies to 10 indulge in illicit pleasures and an ap app appeal 1 to keep the country youth away avay from the cities with Its Us paved streets Its bright lights and its many temptations were carried to the members rs of or th the church Tuesday Elder J Golden K mb one of th the seven presidents of th the seventies seventies seven even ties expressed the warning in ip his his' address addres at the Tuesday p-i p morning session of r the ninety seventh II semiannual semiannual semi emI annual conference of ot the Church o of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints WEALTH IS GOAL The charge that the rising generation generation gen gen- is staggering along al ng the high highway of war ot of illicit pleasure sure and amI plunging forward with the h shining dollar u as Its frenzied goal oal was ut uttered uttered ut- ut by Elder Kimb li hl What Wha t i is the trend of ot the for or Ol the young people of ot Zion l Elder Elder El EY der del n asked MONEY EVERYTHING Ease and luxury seem to be their objective Everything is monc money Money Ione i it everything The golden key that t al all doors door It en en- en titles tilles you O J to a a. a niche pich ev every ry place pace I The y yearning fOr lorf or worldly things with the dollar as th the objective was assailed b by Elder The young people sa say they are breaking away from the fogy togy ideas from rom bIgotry from superstitions traveling tra at sixty ity miles an sri hour El Elder Elder Elder El- El der declared claiming new liberties of t the he twentieth century and instead the they are ru running into for forbidden l n pastures Everywhere the sensual des cies Of or the thi age e are prevailing with th young th oung folks forgetting Ute tile in inevitable inevitable in- in evitable clr he 9 out olit tit U Unlawful sensUal pleasures pleasure must be he paid for tor 1000 times in pain and distress The angel stands with the swore sword vord of ot il flame me Elder d. d No Noman Noman Noman man woman maid malde jor or y yoUth can face him DISEASE IS IS' RESULT Disease and degradation deg are the results of ot such illicit pleasure the speaker said and charged that the gratification of ones unlawful ap appetite appetite a- a ap- ap petite i's is the cause for the downfall downfall down down- fall of or hundreds of thousands of God Goda children We Ve cannot look 1001 upon pon death as a Continued on page 7 7 CHURCH MEMBERS WARNED TO KEEP YOUTH FROM CITY Continued d from page 1 calamity if there is no loss of character character char char- acter El Elder er Kimball asserted When we contemplate youth we hope for love all aU the goodly gifts sweet affections Happiness is the objective and desire of ot creation This Thi path is virtue and holiness I promise the rising generation that you shall shall- hear the the- the voice be behind behind be- be hind you say This is th the wa way walk ye e in it TEACHING USELESS No man knows what he going to todo todo do l he gets there Elder Kinball Kimball Kin Kim ball said There is no use to teach tho those thone e whose whoso tendencies point to vice WildS Wild dissipated people will not come to us We Ve must reach out our our hands and go to them v 4 The duty of keeping the rising generation o on the path o of ot righteousness righteous righteous- ness nes's rests tests In the home with the parents parents par par- eats the speaker told the cons ton tion Art AYi appeal for a clean life of virtue virtue vir vir- tue love and s was again sounded in Elder Kimballs Kimball's plea that parents keep every boy and girl under proper love iove pleasure pleas pleas- ure work and anti worship KEEP CHILDREN HOME You good people in the country who live on farms dont don't send your children to the cities when the beautiful spirit of things s prevail in iii your lands pleaded the speaker Let them live In the o open en in the valley on the mountains along the rivers nd I nd am among the trees and let His Ills Spirit teach them of God Elder Kimballs Kimball's address toll followed owed oweda a solo by Charles C. C Martin His selection was was In oly Fathers ers House HaUFe f r Frequent recurrence to the commandments commandments com corn cannot do otherwise than give fresh power to the b beautiful beautiful beau beau- au- au white light of Inspiration d declared I. I-I. Roberts Robert of the first council of seventy in his lila ad ad- dress A great principle which statesmen statesmen statesmen states states- men recognize he said is that frequent reference or recurrence to the fundamental principles of the government Is essential to its Us perpetuation perpetuation perpetuation per per- and growth The speaker said that the members members members mem mem- bers of ot the L. L D. D S. S church had the same commandments as were given to Joseph Smith the prophet and amid he asked why the same inspiration the prophet derived from them may not be received while perhaps not In a superlative degree still In a arich arich arich rich degree He spoke of the sacraments of the church to the soul Foul soula Foula a spiritual power as palpably food for the spirit of man as the material material material ma ma- food to strengthen the bod body The speaker declared that he re rejoiced rejoiced re- re e that tha t th the church was getting Into its care all the places In which things sacred in its early history occurred He spoke c of the recent purchase of the farm of acres of thu tho sacred acred gr grove ve where shere the Lord appeared to the prophet of the place where the church was born Elder Roberts told of ot how he lie visited the grove groe and the farm and how awed and nd impressed he le felt to be in the sacred places He said that all titles were being ex examined examined ex- ex to the farm to det determine whether the house pointed out as the place which was used to or organize organize or- or the church was the authentic tic lc building He said if it it was not the church wanted to know the truth These places he said would al always always al al- ways be a sources of wonderful Inspiration There are those he said raid who say that Joseph Smith was a fallen fallen fallen fall fall- en prophet that In latter years he le marred malTed hi his mission The speaker declared that passages which he read from the Doctrine and Covenants Covenants Covenants Cove Cove- nants proved that this could not be betrue betrue true rue or he could not have issued iF med such a bun burst of inspiration He said that the prophets prophet's life liCe grew richer and greater as he came closer and closer to God in his closing years ars He said that his revelations d. d in power and magnificence and hrs his discourses grew in power The session was wa va opened by Pre Pres- Pres dent ident Heb r J J. J i Gr Grant t it announcing the he hymn Oh 01 Ye y fountains High to be sung by the tt-e tion The opening prayer was of offered offered offered of- of by L. L R. R of Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San- San pete stake F How Firm Firma a Foundation Foun dation was the seCond h hymn mn Comparing the persecution of the Latter-day Latter Saints in ir the the- th early days to o the religious religious' of all aU times Rulon S. S Wells the last speaker of the morning session emphasized the direction of or the Al AI Almighty Almighty Al- Al mighty in th the d destiny sUny of wars nations na- na Jons and Individuals The mornIng morning morn- morn Ing ng sessions concluded with the congre congregation singing Come Let Us Anew Our Journey To r ey i smoking by the young was condemned by Apostle David O. O McKay at the Monday afternoon session of the seventh Ninety-seventh semiannual semiannual semi semi- annual conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter Saints The speaker held that are 1 undermining to the character and that tho the youth who smokes is not adv advancing in life nor in his re re re- ligion Apostle Smith appealed to the tho older of the church to set an example for youth Need of ot the world for men of character was stressed by Apostle I Smith Character is is the crowning glory of man and the fruit of ot true rel religion gion he pointed out Participation tion ion in church work and abstinence from those things that W weaken aken character character character char char- acter were held as factors to suc suc- cess Apostle Joseph Fielding Smith told of a prediction thirty years ago regarding radio lIe He said it wa was the will of ot God that such discoveries be made The speaker held that re recent recent recent re- re cent Inventions would not have been discovered were It not for the church which he said is the center of truth Great responsibilities rest upon the Mormon people Apostle George Albert Smith told the conference God has enabled every person to know the truth and each should live so that he may add to his celestial glory he hl said Ap Smith held that men must I the knowledge necessary necessary necessary sary to his and that I unity of faith Is needed as there Is but one true gospel and faith Hyrum G. G Smith presiding patriarch of the church said he was I grateful for a testimony of the divinity of the work in which he lie participated He told of experiences of Joseph Smith and bore his Its testimony testimony testimony tes tes- that Joseph Smith was a atrue atrue atrue I true prophet I |