The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-08

but the effect of bringing the church
prominently before the world. we
want the whole world TO understand
the doctrine, origin and purpose OF
the worlI of the church, ana TINS can
cnly be brought about by bringing the
world into contact with our work.
This is being accomplished through
the attacks upon the church. we
want the Just and understanding
world to know and understand our
doctrine an our works. There are
rome so blind as those who Will not
see. none so deaf as those VINO VIII
rot hear, and none so heartless as
those who. seeing the light ana the
truth close their hearts against II.
In speaking of temperance, he said:
There is great movement on loot
throughout the land. A wave of tenn
perance is sweeping over the country,
gaining in power every day. / am in
favor Of this movement and indorse
It with all my heart" He then made
forceful and eloquent argument In
favor of temperance, and declared
that the Latter.day Saints, being the
covenant people of God, should set
an example to other peoples, and
should be upright and honest living
lure lives and loving and fearing
God"
Second Days Session.
Salt Lake City.-The second days
session of the semi-annual conference,
OF the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
ler-day Saints was devoted largely to
the subject of temperance as ex-
rounded in the Word of Wisdom. The
speakers of the day were the apostles
of the church. All of the speakers
placed themselves on record as ia.
yoring the cause of temperance and
the observance of the Word OF Wis
dom.
John Henry Smith made a special
trip from the irrigation congress at
albuquerque to address the confer
ence. He took as they keynote of his
speech the need for the Latter-day
Saints to improve the condition or
the land by good citizenship and
obedience to the commands of God
as expressed in the Word of Wisdom.
Rudger Clawson confined his re-
marks almost entirely to the import
rnce of temple work among the
church members, and urged that the
members of the church perform the
ordinances in the temple for the de
and for the living who had not re-
ceived the covenants of the church.
Apostle Reed Smoot dwelt on the
necessity and efficacy of prayer es'
pecially as applied to the observance
Of the Word of Wisdom. He stated
that he, personally, was strongly
aware of the efficacy of prayer and
that on account of the prayers and
teachings of his mother it had been
an easy matter for him to observe |
tire Word of Wisdom, which he had |
always attempted to keep strictly
lie stated that PRAYER was the only
means by which this law could be
made general among the people. ar
urged that those who had received |
help from the Almighty should aid !
their weaker brethren by their peti
tons.
Apostle Hyrum w. Smith urged /
upon the head of the church the OBJ
servance of the law, that the people I
nnde- them might profit by their ex-
ample He stated that he believed |
the Mormon people would improve in !
their keeping of the law
APOSTLE George Albert Smith spoke |
in almost the same strain. Apostle |
George F. Richards dwelt upon the
fact that the Word of Wisdom was
most applicable to all members of the |
church and that it was necessary to |
Keep this law in order to fit them
selves to obey the more arduous |
commands of God
Apostle o. F. Whitney took as Y
subject the task Of m king Nh, world |
better and urged he obsc ance of |
the law as the s'~est nea of full /
filing Gods purpose in the world.
At the close of the afternoon SEES
sion President Joseph F. Sinh in
yoked blessing upon all who ad at
tended the conference.
Closing Session of Conference.
Salt Lake City.-At the closing SEES.
sion of the conference on Tuesday,
the general authorities were sus.
tdlneu DV unanimous vote.
At the morning session the speak
ers were John G. McQuarrie, Elder
Ben E. Rich c. A. Calls aud Apostle
D. o. Mckay.
At the closing session First Coun
selor John R. Winder urged upon his
more strict observance
Of their duty as 1.-THE payers. DO not
pay your tithing for the rewards
which have been promised" he said
and because you expect to receive
blessings w so doing, but
pay it because it is the will and com.
mand of God, and If you do pay 1t YOU
will surely be blessed as | have been
through my payment of tithes."
Counselor Winder was followed nv
second Counselor Anton II. Lund and
Seymour B. Young.
In closing the conference, Presi.
lent Smith said:
II desire to express the sincere
prayer of my heart for the congrega.
ion and for all faithful Larter.dav
saints In attendance. feel to invoke
blessing more abundantly upon the