Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-06

children alone. for example, did work
enough to earn $1,000 during the few
weeks that peaches were raised Box
elder stake IL not, however, the only
place where this remarkable Prophecy
on Isalah's has been fulfilled. Cache
VALLEY, Davis county, and many other
I localities OF our state can claim equally
well part In this prediction. In the
fair recently held at Boise the fruits OF
Utah took first prizes.
What a marvellous prophecy Is this!
And how maryelousy has II been real
lzed before our eyesl Shall We not
therefore. be true to our faith? Shall
we not remember our prayers, our
covenants the Word of Wisdom. ana
the other principles of our religion?
Shall we not sustain the men through
whose fundamentally, in part. all
these things have been accom- lished?"
ELDER REED sMOoT
Of the same quorum was the closing
speaker. He said in effect.
II am not ashamed OF my religion,
not ashamed OF the work which had
been done by the people called Nor
mons. not ashamed OF the stars and
Stripes. not ashamed OF Utah and Salt
Lake city While ! believe that my
first obligation is to God stil ! affirm
that this duty does not conflict with my
duty to my country. There Is no in
harmony between my debt TO our na-
ton and a love Of these my brethren
tors, the pioneers.
"Now Is the time, Il appears to me
for us TO set our homes In order. n
we do not teach our children. some
power will teach them to our infinite
sorrow. We have influence over our
children and we should exert this hi
huence over them so that they may be-
come upright men and women. Let me
refer briefly 10 a law given the Church
only two years after its Organization
the Word Of Wisdom"
Here the speaker read the entire rev.
elation. after which he made commenN
substantially as follows
For the last few months | have been
travelling among the stakes, where IT.
is reported that this revelation. given
for the weakest Of the weak" Is not
being kept by Latter-iay Saints.
hear that saloons are open and that
these are visited by members OF the
Church. We go where we are at home,
The man who goes TO a saloon goes
there because the surroundings are
agreeable to him. l hope that you. my
brethren and sisters, will make your
homes so that your children will love
them and that their companions will
also love to come there. Find out what
your children are doing, find out
whether they steal or lie or do anything
you would be ashamed to hear. In
Boxelder there Is a ward where no boy
under q uses tobacco or liquor. |
would to God there were no ward OF
which this could not be said.
ptau a 10 ma .ha .tha,.
day that he was unable to get along
because OF the Increased cost OF living
No man needs to make this complaint
In view of the work that is to be had
almost anywhere in the state by which
good living may be earned. Provo,
for instance, ships even more fruit than
Borther Clawson reports of Brigham
city. The trouble with my complain
ing friend was not that he could not
get enough profitable work, but that
he spent too much Of his time In suck
ing cigars and cigarettes. Every day
he smoked away 2b cents, enough to
buy pair Of shoes for one of his chill
dren every week.
The speaker went on to urge the
saints to lay up their means instead OF
going into debt, after which he re-
Cured to the Word of Wisdom.
Every year there comes into Utah
so carloads of tobacco. You need not
tell me that this frlghtful cargo is all
consumed by those outside the Church.
Some men assert that tobacco does
not hurt them, for they have money
enough to pay for IT, There is not any
man who uses this filthy weed but Ia
injured. He is at least injured morally.
since the use OF tobacco will weaken
their ability to withstand other temp
tations.
Il have confidence In the young men
or the Church. In the main they will
be loyal and true to the Church, to the
state and the nation, and above all TO
the God who founded both Church and
state"
The choir and congregation sang,
we thank thee, o God, for a prophet"
after which and the benedlction by
Elder l.. W. Shurtliff, the conference
took an adjournment till o'clock this
afternoon