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Show LPS Leaders Tell Members to Hold To High Ideals .Henry D. Moyle df the council of the twelve and John Longdon of the general welfare committee were the visiting brethern at Deseret Des-eret Stake quarterly Saturday evening ev-ening and Sunday. Speaking of the election and the duty of ie people to get out and vote , apostle Moyle said, "Christ- ianity and democracy will thrive or perish together,. There is no reason why a person who is religious religi-ous and has definite religious convictions con-victions should not likewise be interested in-terested in politics and have definite defin-ite political convictions." He further stated that the fundamental funda-mental principles of Christianity were involved in the political issues is-sues today. He made a plea to the people to vote for those principles prin-ciples and ideals of religion and for the candidates who would uphold up-hold there principes and ideals. He forcefully denounced the sale of liquor by the drink and gambling. gambl-ing. He stated it was a fundamental fundamen-tal principle of the church that men should work "by the sweat of their brow" for what they get and be proud of their right to select their own occupation and course of action with no diction from federal agencies. He discouraged the use of subsdies and unearned income and condemned betting at horse races. He praised Deseret Stake and said it was blessed to have reat leads as President Finlinson, Pres- ident Morris and now President Black. l the afternoon session brother Moyle encouraged the people to read the church publications - the "Era" and the "Deseret News". "The editorials in the Era are the word of God written by President George Albert Smith", he said. John Longdon of the church welfare wel-fare committee told the people the welfare program was given to the church by the Lord, and as was predicted the program would not fail. "This program is not only succeeding suc-ceeding but it is bringing dignity and prestige to the church.", "he said. President June W. Black who conducted the morning session spoke about our missionaries in the field and asked the people to help them by living their religion and teach by their actions. "Let's make those we associate with feel that we have something", he said. President Jay Nielson conducted the afternoon session and expressed expres-sed the group assembled was a great source of strength. "Live the teaching so that you may have a testimony", he said. President Verdell R. Bishop .told of how the youth of the church were making a better record than their parents in going to church. The average attendance o'f adults : l,. ntzo ...una tlio nttpnrlfince 1 Uin ..J o """ of youth is between 40 and 50. Eldon A. Eliason highcouncilman was a speaker in the morning session ses-sion and told of the plans that were going forward in the building of the Delta Third ward and the new stake house. He told of the great need in the stake for an adequate ade-quate building to house the 4600 membership in Deseret stake. People Peo-ple were asked to pay their asses-s me.nls and support the building pro ject. Returned missionaries Charles D. Jensen of Sugarville ward who labored lab-ored in Georgia and Florida and Calvin Dutson of Oak City ward who labored in the Spanish American Amer-ican mission reported in the afternoon after-noon session. Ned Church, highcouncilman spoke of people being united and William Van Bishop new stake reus sion president expressed his joy I (Continued on back page) Conference ..... (Continued from front page) in doing missionary work in the past and pledged his best efforts in the big responsibility that had been placed upon him. Music was furnished by the Hinckley Hin-ckley choir who were commended by the various speakers for their songs. Mention was also made by the speakers of the Deseret stake choir singing at general conference in Salt Lake in Oct.President Black told of the many letters he had received from all over telling of how people enjoyed hearings them sing. The choir was led by director, direct-or, Ladd R. Cropper. Accompanist was Mrs. Cropper. Two special numbers were a double mixed quartet from the choir and a vocal solo by Carl Oliver Ol-iver of the Sugarville ward . The evening session was under the direction of the stake MIA with Lyle Bunker, stake Supt., conducting. conduct-ing. The program carried out a patriotic theme and a'fter a flag ceremony talks were given telling of faith promoting incidents by Mrs. Merltne Turner of Sutherland ward, Mrs. George Puckett, of the Hinckley ward, Gale Searle of the Delta First ward and Ray Church of Delta Second ward. The speakers each told of some of his or her experiences during the last war. Music was furnished by a group of MIA Maids and Junior Gleaner girls of the Delta wards, directed by Miss Gertrude Western, stake MIA music director. Ronald Nielson Niel-son of Hinckley ward sang a vocal solo. A good crowd attended all the sessions. Sustained to the high council were J. Lathel Callister and La Clead Nielson. Released were Fen-' ton Gardner, E. J. Eliason, William j S. Bassett, Cutler Henrie, Jay Nel-' son, Verdell Bishop and Lloyd Sch-' lappi. Evan Gardner was released as stake mission president, and Wm. ! Van Bishop was sustained in his place. Sustained as stake high priests were Harold R. Morris, president; Jos. L. Finlinson, M. Ward Moody, counselors, and Ben Robison, secretary. sec-retary. Released were A. O. Gardner, Gard-ner, president ,Ray Bishop, Paul Adams, counselors, and Lloyd Sch-lappi, Sch-lappi, secretary. |
