Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-05

tunity Of Speaking TO you once more
I in general conferences l was much
pleased with the remarks of our be-
loved president. and I will aid and
assist him in carrying out every prin-
h ciple ennunciated by him this morning.
thank God that have had the priv
ilese of attending one more conference,
and that my life had been spared that
much longer.
] have been contrasting in my mind
| the conditions existing at tlla time OF
our conferences 90 years ago. and those
| of today. What changes have come to
pass in that time. Then the founda-
tons of our temple were covered up,
now We have the magnificent building
| itself here at our hand. Then there
were but few stakes of Zion. now they
| are many and the people have become
| numerous and are growing every day,
| and it is great pleasure for me to see
| it's growth.
1T is my intention and dctcrmina-
| ton to assist the president of the
| Church in every possible way, spr-
tually and materially said President
! Winder in conclusion, and he added
| tina every day he obtained from the
| Lord additional testimony of the d-
| vinity of the latter-day work and the
inspired calling of the Prophet Joseph
| Smith.
| PRIEST. ANTON II. LuND.
II have listened to the remarks
of Brother Wlnder with pleasure and
| endorse them with all my heart. T.
hope the people Will determine within
| themselves to carry out other principles
set forth in the revelation read by
President Smith. Some have thought
that the Word OF Wisdom was too
strict and too much to ask of the
lt,1tt 1N,,t Y
| CURED of the saints in the beginning
| of this dispensation, when it was
| decided by the Prophet Joseph and
the brethern that no one should be
| sustained as an officer IN the Church
| who should violate the Word Of Wis
| dom. IT Is no more than Is expected
| of the officers and members Of tho
| Church today. and no more than the
| people themselves accomplish. The
| speaker read from the writings of
Apostle Paul to Titus. in which he
| strongly advocated the observance of
| the laws of health and moderation,
and these We're merely the practical
| observance of the Word of Wisdom as
we know it.
| president Smith has this day spo1-
! on sound doctrine to the people," said
| President Lund. Some wonder why
| ceive revelation. The Church is led
! by revelation. and commandments in
| abundance have been given for the
| guidance of the people.
| II hope the movement of temper
ance will continue until temperance
| will be 4 success and be a virtue pos
sessed by all our people. Baneful
are the affects of drunkenness.sJcad-
| ing to many other crimes. Mcpherson
should Indulge in strong drink. 1t
| exposes the user to crime and the
fact that a wrong Is committed while
| n man is under it's influence is by
| no means eXcusable.
What an awful sight it is to see
man under the influence of liquor
1t is most hideous spectacle to see
any person under its influence. Lat
ter-day Saints should not indulge
the power to refrain from these
things. We can all preach the
doctrine of temperance. Hereditary
appetits are hard to overcome, but
1t can be done through self effort
and prayerful attitude before God.
should never go where temptation
lies Men should not frequent saloons
Nothing vain can be learned in them.
Only vain and filthy thoughts are
generated in those places, and they
ought not to be frequented by
that the ancient Egyptians would
get their slaves druN'i in order
70 show their children what a des-
5picable sight drunken person is.
Our children should be guarded from
this evil. and those. who have in tbs
past failed In this particular. let them
resolve now that they will henceforth
refrain from SHINING in this respect.
Paul invcighs strongly against
various forms of sin. and included
in these is drunkenness
Are the Latter-day Saints properly
looking after their children? In large
cities are many temptations and par
ents should know where their child
ren are when not: at home. The COM
ing legislature should pass n Sunday
closing law. Every Christian COM
imunity should have law, Sunday
theaters and kindred places OF amuse-
ments should not be permitted to
run. The Sabbath day should be
sacredly observed. The Lord has
set the day apart for the good of
his children. and the commandments
pertaining thereto should be sacredly
observed BY the Latter-day Saints.
f AFTERNOON SERVICES.
Elders i. NJ. Lyman. II. j. Grant and
n. W. Wins the Speakers.