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Show TEMPERANCE JHWOHlf AT MORMON CONFERENCE President Smith and Counselors, and Other Leading Men of the Church, Admonish Saints Against Use of lntoxlcr.nt3. Salt Lnko City. At tho opening session of tho seventy-ninth seml-nn-luial ronfereneo of the Church of Ji-sub Christ of Latter-day Saints, a resolution was offered by Apnstlo He-ber He-ber ,J. Grant, and unanimously approved, ap-proved, pledging Its olllcers and members mem-bers to use every proper means to further fur-ther the cause of temperance, to Be-eure Be-eure the passage of such lnws as may be necessary to close saloons and otherwise oth-erwise decrease the sale of liquor, and nlso pledged themselves to tho support of n Sunday law. Despite tiro Inclement weather, the attendance was large, overflow meetings meet-ings being necessary to accommodate the large crowds. Nearly all the speakers of both sessions of the opening open-ing dny of tho conference dealt with the subject of tempcrnnco ns based on tho revelation of tho Word of Wis-dom, Wis-dom, which prohibits the use of In-toxlcatlng In-toxlcatlng liquors, tea, coffee and tobacco, to-bacco, and which recommends tho spnrlng use of ments. After but a brief mention of Hie prosperity which had been granted tho church slnco tho last conference, President Joseph F. Smith devoted his address to the advocating ot temperance tem-perance as based upon tho Word of Wisdom, and to urging the Latter-day Saints to so live as to set an example to other peoples In this regard, and to make their nnmo known over the whole world ns advocntes of temperance. temper-ance. He nlso severely censureu the use of tobacco In nny form. President Smith's counselors, John II. Winder nnd Anthon H. Lund, who clso spoke nt the morning session, sustained the position taken on tern-porance tern-porance by President Smith, nnd pledged him tltelr hearty support In the stand which he had taken. The subject was taken up Immediately Imme-diately on the opening of the afternoon after-noon session by Apostle F. M. Lyman, who did not confine himself to speaking speak-ing against Intoxicating liquors, but who attacked tho habit of using tea end cofteo nnd the exccsslvo use of meats. Mr. Lyman treated tho 'matter 'mat-ter from a financial point of view, end showed tho enormous saving which would nccrue from tlte discontinuance discon-tinuance of the use of Intoxicants, tea, coffee, tobacco nnd meats. Apostle Heber J. Grant nlso mndo p spirited plea against tho saloons, nnd drew n terrifying picture of the rvsults of Intemperance. After ho had announced that tho checking of tho liquor trnflle wns In tho hands of tho peoplo whom he nddresscd, ho urged on them that they use every effort. In tho fnmlly clrclo and throughout tho stnte. to bring tho trafflc Into disrepute, dis-repute, nnd by their votes at the coming com-ing election to stnmp out tho saloon evil which, ho stated. Is corrupting tho youth of the community. Ho then presented tho resolution, which received re-ceived tho sanction of tho entlro conference. con-ference. At the evening session, Jitdgo H. H. Rolapp of Ogden nlso urged that tho peoplo of tho church talk with their votes as well ns with their voices against tho saloons. In tho courso of his address af tho opening session. President Smith fold: "The Lord has blessed us to a re-mnrkablo re-mnrkablo degree during tho lnnt half year. . . . The Lord haB prospered 'Ion, and I rejolco In the manifesto-tlon manifesto-tlon of his kindness. I am gratoful that, notwithstanding tho efforts so Etrenuously made to Injure the church and to bring it Into disrepute, these efforts hnvo been tho means of furthering fur-thering the work of the lrd. Theso efforts ngalnBt the church have had but tho effect of bringing the church prominently boforo tho world. Wo want tho whole world to understand tho doctrine, origin and purposo of the work of the church, nnd this can i nly ho brought nbout by bringing the vorld Into contact with our work. This Is being accomplished through tho attacks upon tho church. We want tho Just nnd understanding world to know and understand our dnctrlno nn our works. Thoro nrn rono so blind ns those who will not nee. none so deaf as thoso who will nnt tinnr nnd none so honrtless as thoso who. seeing the light nnd the Iruth. close their hearts agalnBt It." In speaking of tompernnco. ho said: "Thore Is a great movement on foot throughout tho land. A wavo of tern-porance tern-porance Is sweoplng over the countrv. unlnlng In power every day. I am In fnvor of this movement nnd Indorse It with all my heart." He then mndo n forceful and eloquent argument In fnvor of tomporance. and declnred thai tho Latter-day Saints, being the covenant peoplo of God. should set Dti example to other peoples, nnd (hould he upright nnd honest, living puro lives nnd loving and fearing God." |