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Show UNBELIEF II IliS OF GOD CAUSE OF THE M The quarterly conference of the Weber stake was h-id yesterday in the Tabernacle, with sessions at 10 a m and 2 p. m., and wa6 marked i by the addresses of Apostle Anthony W. Ivins, Elder Levi Edgar Young of the first council of Seventy, and local church authorities and a fine musical program by the Ogden Tabernacle choir and soloists. The address by-Elder by-Elder Young at the afternoon session was considered by many present to have been one of the most remarkable remark-able ever given in the Tabernacle and the song. "The Spirit of God Like a Fire is Burning," was sung by the vast assemblage with a fervor rarely equalled. Tho musical program of the day, rendered under the direction of Director Di-rector Joseph Ballantyne of the Tab- I ernacle choir, was as usual of a high standard in choice of selections anil manner of rendition. The singers were In good voice and the instrumentalists instru-mentalists played their numbers with fine expression and good control. The program was as follows. Morning session Orgen Prelude "Song of Sorrow".. Sam F. Wh I taker Duet and Chorus "My Father Knows" Stella Wright Ol son, Jed Ballantyne and Tabernacle Choir Solo and Chorus "Grant, O Lord, We Beseech Thee" Walter Stephens and Choir Baritone Solo "Sun of My Soul".. . Le6ter Savllle Violin Solo "The Roses' Honeymoon" Honey-moon" Marcellus Smith Solo and Chorus "Jerusalem". . . . Walter Stephens and Choir Afternoon session: Organ Prelude "Sonate Pathetique" (Adagio movement), Beethoven . Sam F Whitaker Duet and Chorus "When I Can Read My Title plear" , Bessie Blair, Lillian Scott and Choir , Duet and Chorus "Hark, Hark, My f Soul" Myrtle Ballinger Higley, , Walter Stephens and Choir j Chorus "In the Time of Roses" . , Tabernacle Choir , Hymn "The Spirit of God Like a Fire Is Burning'. Choir , and Congregation i Mr. Whitaker also played the organ postludes and accompaniments, his ex- ( cellent work having much to do with , the pleasing success of the program. The conference was presided ever , by President L. W. Shurtllff and the , Invocation at the morning session was , offered by George W. Ure of the stake high council. t The first speaker was President j John Watson, who gave the quarterly , report of the Btake presidency Pro- , ceding the report, he said he was ( greatly pleased to see such a fine au- j dlonce. especially of the priesthood , and auxiliary association workers, , and hoped that the conference would , prove an inspiration to them in their future work. i Tho report for the quarter was to the effect that a number of ward conferences con-ferences had been held and an audit i Jit of the book and general spirit n inife8ted by the people at these jesslons. Indicated that conditions in he wards wore excellent. Reports 'rom other wards alBo showed that he work was progressing nicely In :hem also. The presidency, the report re-port stated, had received splendid support from the high council, stake LQZlllary association workers and ward bishoprics and the people In general, and for this they were sincerely sin-cerely appreciative. In concluding his remarks, Prcsl-3ent Prcsl-3ent Watson exhorted the people to I continue to do good, saying that saltation sal-tation depended on Individual effort. President Charles F. Mlddleton war, :he second speaker. He stated that 30 was thankful he was able to be present at the conference, after the Jrlous accident that had recently b-'allen b-'allen him at Brlgham City. He had heard, he said, that accidents usually rtnnt hard on old people and he was ?Id that he was only a little past ?ighty years of age, for if he had ieen eighty-five or ninety, he might lot have recovered from its effects Continuing, President Mlddleton expressed ex-pressed appreciation of his long as 3ociation with his fellow workers In 4 the church and for all or the blessings bless-ings he had received. He especial appreciated the establishment of the auxiliary associations, the blessings of which he had not enjoyed in his younger days. The work of these associations, the speaker declared, was of vast importance at the pres' ent time, as it was to offset the great increase in worldly temptations Following President Mlddletons talk Elder Alva G. Scoville of the high council, read the names of the members of tho different committees Into which that body is divided and explained the work over which the committees had direction. After doing do-ing this, he told the people to refer questions pertaining to any phase of the church work to the proper committee com-mittee in order to facilitate action upon them. Elder James L Barker, principal of ire Weber academy, was next called upon and made a few brief remarks on the question of "Religion In Its Re-E(Jucatlon Re-E(Jucatlon ' In bis talk, he SAld that the schools of the world nVhw d"',e!0Pment of Intellect ntellect ho held, was a weapon In the hand of character. If the character char-acter is good, the intellect will be I ( used for good purposes, if the character char-acter is bad, the intellect will foster bad purposes It therefore behooves the people, he said, to send their children, whenever possible to institutions insti-tutions of learning where religious as well as intellectual development may be attained. ' Bishop D. H. Ensign of the Eleventh Elev-enth ward also spoke brleflv. saying he was thankful for tho opportunity of being at the conference, the spirit of which, he felt, would Inspire the neople to greater efforts In following the teachings of tho gospel. The people have many evil habits and temptations to overcome, he continued, contin-ued, and they can overcome them by living up to the teachings of tho gospel. If they did this, thev would have no time to fall Into temptation The bishop also referred to the movement move-ment which was on foot in his ward for the building of a meeting house. Ho said that the members of the ward were not wealthy, but that the were faithful in the work and would accomplish their object. In conclu- sion, he exhorted the congregation to live above the low things of earth, (Continued on Page Five). UNBELIEF li TIES OF GOD CAUSE OF FOE WAR Continued from Page Four) that they might attain salvation in the kingdom of God Brief talks were also given bj Apostle Ivlns and President Young After expressing pleasure at the excellent spirit that had marked the time occupied by the preceding speakers speak-ers and for the report given by President Pres-ident Watson, the former spoke relative rela-tive to the cause of the present European Euro-pean w:ir. as an example of the lack of faith In God, manifested b the I people of the world Thi' preseut war, he said, was no' : the result of chance, but of an unbelief un-belief in tho things of God 1 was not the result of Ignorance, for tho warring nations are composed of Intelligent In-telligent people. This inlellisonce, however, has not resulted In the establishment es-tablishment of universal peace by the I people, as it should have done, but has been used for the destruction of ; their fellow men His concluding ' n marks wore along doctrinal lines I his argument lending to prove that the present conditions in the world were the fulfillment of prophecy Never In the history of the world, he said, had there been a time when men needed strength of character and ability to teach the gospel, than the present, nor when the world needed Its teachings more. President Young, In his remarks said he was always glad to attend b conference at Ogden and that the i purpose of conferences were that the people could get together, heart to heart. The members of the Weber Stake presidency, and bishoprics be continued he held In deepest reer-ence reer-ence for the great work they had ac-; ac-; c -om pUshed through long years of faithful service to th( People. "They iarc men, he continued, who know the p-,sp 1 through tht Irtue in iln m, and this Is why I appreciate them.' ! He also paid a tribute to Principal James L. Darker and congratulated the people for havlns such a man to head an educational Institution !n their city. He served as a nrssion-ary nrssion-ary with Elder Barker in Franco, Germany Ger-many and Austria, and knew him to bo a man of strong character. As an instructor In modern languages, he i referred to Principal Barker as being without a peer in America. Continuing, the speaker referred to the teachings of tho Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, saying I that there was no aristocracy in the gospel of Christ as promulgated by its teachers and missionaries, but that it was democracy In Its truest sense There Is a glory In It, he j declared, that the world will have I to acknowledge and come to out of I tho toils of strife It does not reach its greatest effectiveness through a sermon of cultured lnngunge, but through a language which radiates knowledge through the spirit of the speaker whether his words are understood un-derstood or not. In conclusion, he exhorted his hearers to try to understand un-derstand the great message ol Mor-monlsm Mor-monlsm and to live it The benediction was pronounced by Elder Wiley G Cragun. The invocation at the afternoon session ses-sion was offered by Elder Heber Scowcroft and the first order of business busi-ness was the presentation of the general and stake authorities to the . ongregation for their tc of approval approv-al or disapproval This was done by Stake Clerk Everett Neuteboom and all of the authorities were unanimously unanimous-ly sustained. The speakers at the afternoon ses slon were Elder Levi Edgar Young and Apostle Ivlns. Elder Young as first Introduced and occupied tho greater portion of the time. His address, from the opening words to the i lose, held the intense interest of tbe congregation, which filled the building to its capacity. The first speaker was President L. W. Shurtliff, who outlined tho work planned for the next three months laying special stress that Quality rather ra-ther than quantity of service sas desired de-sired by the stake presidency, as it was not records that were important, but efficient results. His opening remarks was a tribute to the Ogden Tabernacle choir and Its director. Prof Ballantjne. The mu-Bl mu-Bl a program of the day he said, had as on all other occasions when he had attended services in Ogden, been an inspiration to him. He was proud of the organization and proud of its director, he said, and felt that the people of Ogden and Utah should also !) proud of It. It was incumbent of tho people of Ogden. Weber county and Utahi he continued, to give It not only their moral but financial support sup-port toward its coming trip to tho world's fair at San Francisco. II was his hope that the choir, in its work on the coast, would not sing alone for Hie sake of art or the thought of the moment, but to sing their very lives, as they did a few months ago. when Prof. Giddings, tho noted educator, heard Its singing in the Tabernacle and said that Its of-Feet of-Feet upon him had caused him to de-wlre de-wlre for the first time, "to worship what the world called Almighty God." After his tribute to the choir. Elder Young took up his principal theme, saving that a present day sermon could not well be given without referring re-ferring to the European war. He Mr i said that he could not say anything any-thing derogatory toward any of tho nations engaged in the conflict, for "Who could be the honest Judgo of its cause.?" When he thought of it, he was saddened, but he belioved It was but the expression of civic, economic eco-nomic and religious ideals of centuries cen-turies Continuing, he reviewed tho development devel-opment of the nations along these lines, Including In his story a mention men-tion of the great souls thnt had lived In men of each country, his conclusion conclu-sion from this being that any one of the nations was in any great degree to blame for the trouble more than the others. The trouble, he said, was to be measured as individuals. Continuing, Elder Young stated that the world was 2.000 years removed re-moved from the life of Jesus and at no time has there been such a power of intellectual development than at the present. Yet there are being more men killed in this war on tho average than at any time in history This war, he declared, is an indictment indict-ment against modern Christianity, which the people have accepted blindly. blind-ly. The world has not enough faith In God, but it will boast of the blood It can shed. Tho gospel is sentiment, the speaker speak-er stated, not sentimentality or a bllud following of leaders, but Is a knowledge that every man must have in his heart Tho people have accepted ac-cepted blindly the false doctrine of tho grace of God, Instead of learninc that the individual alone Is responsible respon-sible for his own salvation. Mormon-Ism Mormon-Ism teaches that there will be no peace until there Is an individual understanding un-derstanding between child, man and God, and the true teaching ct' the gospel will bring this understanding Prayer, he said, will not bring back the kingdom of God back to earth, but prayer, backed up by light and hard work, will do it Thus religion Is needed in civic, social and political life to purify the souls of men. He believed that God and Christ were weeping for the people of Europe, but the people fell Into darkness and only through their sorrows and sacrifices sac-rifices will they be brought back into tho light. Ho mentioned many other things both pertaining to the awfulness of tbe war, and tending to prove the part false religious doctrines had to do In causing it, and in conclusion gave an analysis of the Lord's prayer, say ing that when the world realized that salvation was an Individual accomplishment, accom-plishment, that the people could read the prayer In all sincerity. Apostle Ivans spoke briefly, taking as his text the verse, "Thou shalt lovo tho Lord thy God with all thy heart, mind and strength, and shall serve Him In the name of Jesus ChrlBt; and thou shalt lo e thy neighbor neigh-bor as thyself." The keeping of this commandment, he said, was a necessity neces-sity and would prove the real strength otf nations. He also spoke of the necessity of keeping holy the Sabbath Sab-bath day and told his hearers to banish ban-ish evil and turn to tho Lord. Tho benediction was pronounced by Patriarch George W. Lark In oo |