| Show DRAYERS UTTERED FOR Ss S a SENATE NA NATION lION lA LEAGUE f fA A AGAIN AIN C CREEPS fr INTO INfO l. l LD O O. O r I SERVICES Opposition to Covenant Is Seen in Address by Apostle D. D O. O McKay Divine Wisdom Sought By H. H A. A Westen O OPENING PENING with the prayer that the United States senate senate sen sen- ate be endowed with wisdom in deciding the league of nations question the closing session today of the ninetieth semiannual conference of the Church of Jesus I Christ of Latter pay Saints was the 0 occasion for fe featuring turing this subject in both speech and supplication In a cleverly worded speech that made no mention of the league but butin butin butin in which he said that the only way in which righteousness and peace could rule the world is through the I I predominance of Christianity and obedience to the doctrines of ChristI Christ I I David O. O McKay one of the council of twelve furnished the only opposition opposition 1 I tion to the l league ague thus far shown at the conference I Practically every nook and cranny cranny cranny cran cran- ny of the great Tabernacle was occupied occupied occupied pied and an air all of expectancy charged I the atmosphere Because only a reference reference reference ref ref- I to a former sermon on the league of f nations was made l Friday by byI I President Grant the large audience today was primed for a thorough de delineation delineation do de- lineation of the subject I Don C. C Colton president of the the Uinta stake stale in his opening prayer said We Ve pray that thou shall watch I over President Wilson ilson that thou may heal him from bodily affliction and pray that those waiting upon I him may be endowed with the power of bringing him health and strength o We Ve pray that congress may use I judgment judgment In deciding the great problems problems lems of the day and especially that the senate may use wisdom in settling this great question that they are now considering and hasten the day when men shall have war no more WHITNEY FOR LEAGUE Orson F. F Whitney one of the counell council council coun coun- cil ell of the twelve in the first speech of the session expressed favor of the league of nations as the only road open at present to universal peace I haven't much to say on the league of nations said the church official But Dut I am in favor of it It- It heartily I 1 believe In the league of nations and the ratification of the peace treaty Not because It is p per per- r- r I do not regard it as the gateway gateway gateway gate gate- way to Gods God's kingdom But Dut I 1 believe be believe believe be- be lieve It to be le part of the pavement reaching in that direction and I 1 propose propose propose pro pro- pose to get out of the mud and walk on the pavement as far as it goes goes In closing his address Mr 11 Whitney declared that God works both on the outside and inside of the church and that there are both big and little things that count We Ve must not dispense with the little things h he said ALLUDES TO HUGO He drew an Illustration from Victor Victor Victor Vic Vic- tor Hugos Hugo's description of the Battle Dattle of Waterloo and how Napoleon was beaten because rain and the other elements were against him It was God who overthrew Napoleon he ho de do- do dared The drouth of the past summer was also used as an illustration of the power of the Almighty One of the most Interesting features I of Whitneys Whitney's address was the statement statement statement state state- ment that Joseph Smith founder of the church had predicted the Civil war more than twenty-eight twenty years before before before be be- fore It occurred It was on Christmas 1832 he said Continued on page pale 7 sal NATION LEAGUE Continued from page 1 Ti 11 ph Smith predicted the war Milt was to break out and over question twenty-eight twenty years and months and days das before the guns was fired on Ft Sumter seph Smith immediately set if to avert this calamity by beg beg be- be 1 g g ga a candidate for president of St States lie He I senY f forth i isles lea and elders to set forth his and political principles RASE HASE OF SLAVES te Ie of or the provisions was for thi the th i Lion tIon of slaves Not by force the athe government purchase them j 0 on tent Smith mith said Let the colIan col- col ian owe his liberty to the gov- gov IRES Ian nt at He advocated this pur- pur through the sale s-Ie of public I years before the war Ralph RalphI I Emerson the great reat p poet et and fIgure made the same Ide pd d was commended How many her commended Emerson had con- con M 1 Joseph Smith had said a a Js s an awful thing to be a Mother MOTher MOT MOT- her In the eyes of 01 the world athoe athoe at hoe were we're Proud of it it ither her At dramatic close Mr Whitney d d' d e N Non No Fr are in the sixth day day day- night of the worlds world's e In rice face It Is the last day that God si ill 1 anil ands to complete our work He lie C ct t to di six days to make male the world le seventh was to be a day of Ie ost warning will break on the p th It millennium was his closing It In IC I ent tle l McKay In opening his ad- ad that he had heard peo- peo clare Jare that Christianity Is a b because cause of the late great a 1 not t Christianity said Apostle t J but the lack lack- of at it caused test war the world has ever There was no Christianity in ine fc e e world did not have Chris- Chris wf Why It Jt was the spirit of the theys ys that caused the war more jur pr years ago t Is today gOThere There are honest Ie peoPle in the world but It l because of them that these theses s s exist our duty today to preach and Christ crucified to the orld end h it had been rumored that McKay would speak in op- op r to the le league gue the only refas refs ref ref- as s made In closing his hia ade ad- ad e said on only Iv through obedience to this principle that we wo can have peace e and prosperity prosperity There is only one name that can bring righteousness and peace to th the world That is Christ I know h he e is our savior IVINS IS SPEAKER Anthony W. W Ivins one of the council of twelve apostles declared that h he e could see no other hope for the wort world d than the salvation which would b be made possible through the adoption by the world of such a covenant as that afforded by the league of 01 nations He H th sala tj matter Wh what t the fo form n i it would be a a. step in the right direction and if such a a. step were not taken he could only see a repetition of such a war as s had been fought I have have been accused of dabbling g Into politics but I have never spoken spoke for a party or for a candidate andam and 1 I am speaking today in the name of my m y Master who bids us all aU stand up for peace and maintain it among men this I shall shan do regardless of ot the opinions I ions of men So declared Apostle IvIns Apostle Ivins used as his text verses one and four foul from the book of ot Isaiah Isaiah- respectively And it shall come to pass in the last Jast days when the Lords Lord's house shall shat be established in the top of the mountains mountains moun moun- and shall be exalted above the hills and all nations shall shan flow into it it it And He shall shan Judge among the nations na na- and shall shaU rebuke many people and they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into prunIng pruning prun prun- ing hooks nation shall shan not lift u up sword against nation neither shall they learn war any more |
