Show WILL USE F OR BO I 1 SPIRIT OF patriotism DISPLAYED WHEN SAINTS VOTE TO PURCHASE LIBERTY BONDS tithing funds to the amount of a qua quarter arter of a million dollars to be invested in liberty bonds by loyal churchmen suit salt lake city at the closing session oil of the eighty eighth semiannual semi annual conscience of the lite church of jesus christ of ol 01 latter day saints hold held in ili this city october 5 to 7 inclusive it was the unanimous decision of tile assembled a q seni bled churchmen that tile the church should purchase with part of tile gitil tithing funds of the organization 0 rg ania aaion through ti austee in tr trust I 1 joseph P F S smith Ill itil a quarter of it a million dollars dollar worth of liberty bonds to aid the government of if the united states in it prosecuting its it part lit in the lie war in defense of constitutional freedom in the this is tile first time in the history v of the church that the tithe funds haie eer been diverted from their ordinary course of tor for cutely church purposes such snob action was only taken after president joseph P r smith had said that it was the duty of tile people to sustain ustain az the government lit in the war the motion to purchase pur chabe the bonds bon d an was IS made by president cantlion 11 lund lir ill st E counsellor to lit smith und and seconded by president chaales W penro se second colim counsellor ollor when tilt motion was put by president smith with the request that approval it be denoted by the uplifted hand I 1 hands were acre raised in the air A dissenting shoeing was called for but no hand wi was raised thousand thou zand men women Noi neli and children ell it is e on estimated I 1 il thronged thron ged temple square sunday morning mid lid afternoon two ale meetings eting nelc held lit at ca cich ell oc dision I one olle ii 11 tilt assembly 11 liall ill and one lit in the open air iwar inar the buican bin can of information building in the big t tabernacle it sat at wid ind stood pel poisons sous in the assembly liall hall 45 4 X more and lit 3 00 ollieus stood in fit alie tit open air and sang salig and listened to admonition 11 from their le leader atler president eident Pr smith had charge of the morning and afternoon meetings S in ill tile the tabernacle in ili the hie morning at the assembly liall hall eident Pies Pi ident seymour B young of the fai fint fin t council of benenty had charge ashted by aldeis walter 11 bonbon Moi ibon samuel E woolley y hey L pratt and andiew jenson at the outdoor morning meeting elder benjamin goddard was wab in charge assisted 1 by I 1 elders lt Ito obert berLs S wells well john W V hart koepli Jo epli II 11 shepherd and I 1 leber C austin I 1 truths of alie gospel as they hac banc been revealed in ili the doctrines of the monnon tion church and their attending demand for obedience of tilt laws of tile land and the llie laws las of god were so vi idly pictured in the admonitions of six ic t healzer pe alzer at the sessions of tilt the second tiny day of the mormon coffen nce on october 6 that a thrill of inspiration a seemed to delineate ate the vat vast congregation gre gation standing 3 g ort above a groat great many exhortations exhortation the admonitions of apostles george cc orge albert smith and in D 0 mckaly touching won ivon divine il ic for lo loyalty Nalty to the I 1 land and and tile the duty of tile church anent the insinuation of an all uncompromising spirit of purity and cle cleanliness abline s of habits into the minds of our soldiers whose i hos erlee in the armies of tilt united states st ates already has tin been sealed scaled by au u of ilic mormon chur church ell as a chine calling throughout the services threaded a i of patriotism closely entwining le ligion with the material duties of relieving the oppre oppress cd 1 I from the bondage of satanic autocracy to lo cracy shortly the close of tile the satin inday day ses session slon Pies president ident smith read i telegram front from apo lle iteld smoot calor united states senator front from utah lit in which lie he acs i egret ingret at being unable to attend the con conference ferenc it is explained in the mc sage that duties in congress have made gloat demands on his time tillie during tile opening address apo apostle ile it smith the true meaning of lo wisdom isdoll he sald that tile saints were borc Int intelligent ellig gent people and he be added that they ought might to be as anise ise as they are intelligent lie ile taid aid t that there was need of securing a hotter better hote bete grasp on the e of being beilig intelligent and at alic tit mime time ille t 0 and lie pointed out that wl wisdom doll came ith full acceptance of the tit ordinances junius F wells an elder of the mormon church who followed follo Ned apostle george albert smith as speaker aker ak er told or of ills ili acquaintance with pr presidents I dents of the mormon church from Pr president eIdent ill biggham young to lit resident smith lie ile sd tit eliat it lie ho alway i felt a peculiar realization that they were inere men espo chilly ily lit in the lie service or of god to minister to liis 11 1 1 people eoj lc under the he new Inter incerpi pi tation of ilia III laws salt lake cily that tile religious i fervor of the saints lins has Ineve increased ased tle tic ly in III tile the scars ears since sill thi tha inar began greater numbers seeking divine solace and guidance through unequaled perils atis set et foith ili the of president 1 joseph Joel lj V F smith sinith and addresses addie addi esses qc of other authorities sit at the opening session es I 1 oc october tj 0 el 5 u of oc tile IL eighty eighth semiannual conference of the chinch Cli of teus jesus cloist ot litter day saints saint ij the lic was one of the largest ct attended in ili the hi hitoi soi N of tile the el chinch luich allent of tithes said pi evident smith li lias has been greater since ince I 1 the lie entrance of the united states into tile the w ar than heie licie tolore when Pr president eIdent smith li a 1 smile lighting up ins ills none cn crAble countenance announced bounced that lie file as in oze session sion eager faces of boung und old shone flout f i oin eve every ry pew of the tahei tabet I Cles great auditorium the attending spirit commented bonim anted authorities auth critics cs never ile v er was more and ili alien added that thai the blessings bles bing which have been bestowed be on oil ill the C people 1 e opt c of the church be bespeaks peaks the aluth of wonderful guidance selecting as 1 a 1 keynote to a 1 stelli stein exhortation to falth faith and charity chat ity tile importance of living ill up to tit the truths of church doctrines doctrine pi evident smith closed liis ills opening addicks addi cbs a 1 I thought which thrilled the hie cicat congregation gre gation live the religion the loid lias has glien ian und and look not nol for ainther revelation or knowledge ge st so lony long as is yet so ao much truth aheady repealed tit eliat it i nut not being lied up to in its 1111 ne golden rule key to peace 1 lailien lai aeller lier in ili liis his sermon it nat was pointed out that if the people of the world will ill loic loe and live in god awl and dwell in 11 tile the spirit I 1 t of ali ills thele would ile be no need ced of prison courts laneis and pettifogger pettifoggers pettifog gers there would he be no liffering tiff ering ins no ill feeling and no cail enl lie called attention atoil ten t oil to the fact that the golden kue still is the key and forever will be the key to peace anion amoni 4 the peoples of the world emphasis 1 was i as made I 1 b Pl eident sinith on oil the sin ill por tance of keeping the sabbath and lit lie he exhorted parents of young oung men inon and women to inculcate in them the significance ance of the sabbath Sah bath call to army service divine that sen ice in the armies armise of tile united states state may be reg regarded aided a as a anine call was pointed out us its the had pio hessed sed tow aid afternoon both by diaries charles IV penrose of tile faist fil t presidency and patriarch G smith the latter said they lie the best of us who ale aie going into the conflict lie ile in red the saints to play pi ay for them that they inny return clean and prepared for further magnification of the priestl priesthood bood in ili a report rl dort which attracted the attention of the alie entire cong congregation congie galion legation president smith showed that the now flow lias has a 1 I total of maids and JS independent bi branches alche 74 7 4 stakes and 21 missions in ill connection with the fund of tit the relief society he hinged tit ged that the children of all tit alie members of the chuich onate donate d ont penny a 1 week to the temple fund for helping to complete two temples ie under uni course of construction 0 one I 1 I 1 e in canada and the other in ili llan hawaii all allro president i smith said aid that recently lie was as handed a 1 I check for 2 the agrie gute gate of the belief it clief socie tys temple fund aiom f i om all parts of the world orld the of the temple penny fund movement inov started in ili nauvoo for help ing ill to build the temple it to ic gilted milted in ili a success acce s which lasts even today lie he expressed lit liis gratitude to tile the entire church and all I 1 lit lie added ad tied that tile latter day saints had been bac n ble bleser blessed sed in ili very many ways luring during the it car payment of tithes shows an all improvement over former eais cais president smith said he it WMS wis highly pleased with the streng strengthen theril lug tig dec declaring luring that lie loves the work before him today more than during any ally other of ills his life live religion Is advice constantly have I 1 prayed that tile latter day saints live their religion said president Pr eIdent smith li for there sh Is nothing else under heaven in the whole uni universe verbe 0 fco o important as the gospel gopel of jesus christ in it review of tit the inspiring history of the mornion mormon church president pr s 1 lent smith paid homage to the former presidents arc dwelling dael it ng g on 0 n alie tl 1 e character 0 1 arac t e I 1 and achievements of all front from prophet joseph smith down to ills his present administration aaion following pie aident smith anthon 11 lund of the it licht imbt said that a very bright future will be in store for the lie people 1 it they will adhere to the word of president smith temporal activities or of tile the church some of the attention of president lund at tile alvernoon alter noon s lon ion president Pen panrose Pc nrose roie apostle roger clauw son and patriarch G smith addicted ed tile he e crowds cronis that had assembled |