| Show Concerted Attack Renders United Defense Necessary I The seventy-ninth seventy semi annual conference conference conference con- con ference of oC the Mormon ormon church has hits been marked first b by the firm and andopen andopen andopen open stand mand taken on tho temperance question and second b by the open oen avowal of or a vast majority of oC tho the people people peo peo- plo of the state to stand to together ether against the malicious and venomous attacks that are being directed against Utah and thinly veiled aH as against the Ica leaders ers of or that church chuich Attacks that Injure every man woman woman wo wo- wo- wo man nina an and child within tho the borders of tho the state and prompted only b by the malice mallco and avarice of ot the tile defamers of or Utah To the non Mormon who has bias at attended at- at tended el e every session of or this conference conference confer confer- ence it St appears that tho the effects of oC this gathering will ihl be reaching far In Its influence for the betterment of ot the tho people of ot the state regardless of ot religious re religious re- re beliefs and the world will know more about Utah and her people peo peo- pIe The people of ot the Mormon church I as shown by tho the sentiments Indorsed Indorsed I at this conference have awakened toa to toI toa I a somewhat tard tardy but ut nevertheless earn earnest t resolution that the state of oC Utah should not be the last In the tile Union to adopt somo me measures to control the liquor and do away with Its baneful Influence Another sentiment shown in this conference has been that It Il i is rank hypocrisy y for members of the church to aid b by example o 0 support the tho clement element ele do- ment inc In Utah which has for Its only object the lie overthrow of the thc Mormon ormon faith So Jon long as these people who arc are striving to defame lefaine tho the state o of or f Utah pre present ent an undivided front fron t ft against ug every overy member of or the church the Mormons for the preservation o otheir of oC f their rJ rights as citizens as guaranteed b by the constitution of or tho the state and andI I nation are arc morally bound to present preen t an undivided front against them The rhe only wonder to an outsider who ho Is IB not blinded by prejudice 1 is II that tha t this step has not been taken before I S NON XON |
