Show I CHURCH OH U WILL VI LL USE U S E FUNDS FOR BONDS SPIRIT OF PATRIOTISM DISPLAYED DISPLAY DISPLAY- ED WHEN SAINTS VOTE TO PURCHASE LIBERTY BONDS Tithing Funds to the Amount Amoun of a Quarter of a Million Dollars to Be Invested in Liberty Bonds by Loyal Churchmen Salt Lake City City At At the closing session ses ses- slon sion of the eighty eighth semi-annual semi conference of the time Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints held In Inthis Inthis inthis this city October 5 to 7 Inclusive I Iwas It was the unanimous decision of the time assembled assembled as ns- churchmen that the church should purchase with part of or the tithing ing Ins funds of the time organization through h Trustee trust in ln trust Joseph F. F Smith a quarter of ofa n million dollars' dollars worth o ot of Liberty bonds to aid the government of the United States in prosecuting its lt part In the war In defense of constitutional freedom In the world This Is the first time In the history of ot the church that lint the lie tithe funds have e ever er been diverted from their ordinary course of expenditure for purely church purposes Such action was only taken after President Joseph F. F Smith had said sald that It was the time duty of the time people to sustain the time government In the warThe war The motion to purchase the bonds was made by President Anthon H H. Lund first counsellor to President Smith and seconded by President Charles W W. Penrose second counsellor When the motion was put by PresIdent President President dent Smith with the time request that approval approval ap ap- be denoted by the time uplifted hand hands were raised In theall the air all A dissenting showing was called for tor but no hand was raised Twenty thousand men women am and children It Is conservatively estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated thronged Temple Square Sunda Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- da day morning and und afternoon Two overflow overflow overflow over over- flow meetings were held at each occasion oc oc- oc- oc casion one casion-one one in the A Assembly hall am and ono one in the open air near the bureau of information building In the big tabernacle tabernacle tabernacle tab tab- sat and stood 1000 persons In the Assembly hall were oo more and OO others stood in the time open air and sang and listened to admonition from their leaders President Smith had charge of the morning and afternoon meetings in the tabernacle In the morn morning Ink at the Assembly As As- hall President ent Se Seymour mour B BYoung B. B Youn Young of the first council of seventy se had char charge e assisted by Elders Walter Walterp p P. P Monson Samuel E. E Woolley Rey L L. Pratt and Andrew Jenson At the tile outdoor morning meeting Elder Benjamin Benjamin Ben Ben- jamin Goddard was in charge assisted by Elders Roberts Rulon nulon S. S Wells John W. W Hart Joseph R. R Shepherd anc and Heber C. C Austin Truths of the time gospel as they timey have been revealed In III the doctrines of the Mormon 1 church and their attending demand for obedience of the laws o othe of the land and the time laws of ot God were so vividly pictured In the admonitions of six speakers ers at nt the lie sessions of the second day o of the Mormon conference on October G 1 that lint a thrill of inspiration I tion Hon seemed to permeate the time vast ast con con- Standing oit u above ove a great reat man many exhortations were the time admonitions of ot Apostles George Gcorge Albert Smith and D D. O. O 1 McKay touching u won uon on divine requirements requirements requirements re re- re- re for lo loyalty alty to the time land and the time duty of the church anent the Insinuation Insinuation insinuation In In- of an uncompromising spirit spir spir- it of purity and cleanliness of habits Into the time minds of our sol soldiers whose sen service lee in the time armies of the United States already has been sealed by authorities authorities au nu of the Mormon church as a divine calling Throughout the time servIces services services ices threaded a spirit of patriotism closely entwining religion with the lie material material ma ma- duties dutil's of relieving relle the oppressed oppress oppress- ed from the bon bondage age of Satanic au au- Shortly before the close of the Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- session President Smith read i t telegram from Apostle Reed heed Smoot senior United States senator from Utah in which he lie expresses regret at nt being unable to attend time the conference It is e explained in III the message that duties duties du duo du- du ties in congress have havo ma made e gre great t de de- on his time DurIng the opening address addless Apostle II Hyrum rum M. M Smith discussed the true meaning of wisdom He lie said that the Saints were intelligent people and he ad added ed that they ought to be as wise as ns they are intelligent He lIe said that there was need of securing a better better bet bet- ter tel grasp on the Importance of being bean Intelligent and at the time same time wise I and he pointed out that lint wisdom om came with full acceptance of the ordinances Junius F F. Wells VeIls an elder of the Mormon church who followed Apostle George Albert Smith as speaker told of his acquaintance with presidents of the Mormon 1 church from President Brigham Young to President ent Smith He lie said that he always s 's felt a peculiar realization that they were men espe espe- chilly In the service Ice of God Cod to minister to Ills people under the new interpretation tation of Ills His laws laces Salt Lake That City the religious rell loul fervor of the Saints has Increased tr trey in the years since th thI thA world war began egan with greater numbers numbers num- num I bers seeking divine solace and kula I ance through unequaled perils was set forth forum In the sermon of President I Joseph F. F Smith and and addresses of oC other other oth oth- er authorities at the opening session October f 5 G of oC the eighty eighth semiannual semiannual semi semi- annual conference of the Church of ot Jesus ChrI Christ t of Latter-day Latter Saints Saint Saints Saints' The conference was one of oC the largest largest largest lar lar- gest attended In the history of ot the church Payment of tithes said President Smith has been greater since the entrance entrance en en- trance of the United States into the war than heretofore When President Smith a smile lighting lightIng lightIng light- light Ing up his venerable countenance announced announced an an- pounced that the conference was in session eager faces of young an and old shone from every ery pew of the Tabernacles Tabernacles Tabernacle's Taber nacle's uncles great auditorium The attendIng attending attending attend attend- ing spirit commented never never never nev nev- er was more reassuring and they added added add add- ed that lint the blessings which have been een bestowed on the people of the church bespeaks the truth of wonderful gui guid guid- ance Selecting as a keynote to a n stern exhortation exhortation exhortation ex ex- to faith and chadt charity the tile importance importance im im- im of living up to th the truths of ot church doctrines President Smith closed his opening address with a thought which thrilled the great congregation con congregation congregation con con- Live Ll the religion the Lord has given and look not for further revelation elation or or knowledge so long as there Is yet so much truth already revealed revealed revealed re re- re- re that Is not being lived up lived up to in its fullness Golden Rule Key to Peace Earlier In his sermon it was pointed out that if the people of or the world will love and live e in God and dwell In the time spirit of His Ills righteousness there would be no need of prisons courts lawyers and pettifoggers there would be no suffering no ill III feeling and no evil Il He lIe called attention attention at nt- to the fact that the lie Golden Rule still Is the lie key and forever will willbe willbe be the tile key to peace among the peoples peoples peoples peo peo- ples of of- the world Emphasis was made by President Smith on the importance importance importance im im- im- im of keeping the Sabbath and he lie exhorted parents o of young men antI and women to inculcate in them the significance significance sig siS of the Sabbath Call to Army Service Divine That service ser in the armies of the United States may be regarded as a alIne divine l call was pointed out as the conference had progressed toward afternoon afternoon attern af at- af- af tern on both b by Charles W. W Penrose of the lie first filst presidency and Patriarch Hyrum G. G Smith The latter said They are me the best of us who are going going going go go- ing Into the conflict He lIe urged the Saints to pray lUY for tor them that they may return clean and prepared for further magnification of the priesthood In a report which attracted the attention at at- of the entire congregation President ent Smith showed that the church now has a total of wards and 38 33 Independent branches 74 stakes and 21 missions In connection with the fund of the Relief Helie society he urged that time the children of all the members of the church donate one penny penn a week to the temple fund for helping to complete two temples tinder under un tin- der del course of construction one one in Canada Canada Can Can- ada and amid the other in Hawaii President President President dent Smith said that recently he was handed a check for 1204 1074 the aggregate aggregate aggregate gate of the Relief society's temple fund from all parts of the world The origin of time the temple penny penn fund fud movement mo started in Nauvoo for helping helping helpIng help help- ing to build the temple there It resulted resulted resulted re re- in a signal success which lasts even to today ay lIe He expressed his Ws gratitude gratitude tude to the entire church and he added that the tile Latter day Saints had been blessed In very man many ways during time the present sear Jear ear P Payment of tithes shows an Improvement over former years ears President Smith said he w was s highly pleased with tile the strengthening faith declaring that he loves lo the work before him today toda more than during any other othel period tf bf of his life lle lifer f Live Religion Is Advice Constantly have ha I prayed that the Latter-day Latter Saints live their religion said said President Smith for there is nothing else under heaven hea In the time whole universe erse so 1 important as the I gospel of Jesus ChristIn Christ In a n review of pi the time inspiring history of the Mormon church President Smith pal paid homage to the former presidents dwelling o ou on the character and achievements of all from Prophet Joseph Josephj Smith down to his present n ad- ad mInistration Following President Smith Anthon AnthonH H H. Lund of the first pres presidency ency said that hat a very bright future will b be in store tore for tl the e Mormon people if they wIll adhere to the time words of President Smith Temporal activities of the church hurch consumed some some of ot the attention atten- atten tion ion of President Lund At the afternoon session President Penrose Apostle Roger Clawson and Patriarch Hyrum G. G Smith addressed addressed the tie lie Immense crowds that lint ha had 1 assem- assem led bled I I I The he closing c session of of the conference confer- confer en nce ence c was impressive c and lent deep- deep rooted inspiration when the thee importance tan tance of of the reading of the Scriptures arti I to church doctrines caino In many exhortations Apostle James E. E Talmage who was the closing sessions session's first speaker and who is is' a man of or c. c exceptional learning ing ingIn In the Scriptures said that he had followed followed fol fol- lowed lowe closely the remarks of ot every speaker r aid ald invariably had Mt that he could have ha taken up the th themes and continued them because of tb their Jc f |