The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-10-15
TEMPERANCE ADVOCATED
At MORMON CONFERENCE
President Smith and Counselors, ana
Other Leading Men of the Church,
Admonish Saints Against Use
of lntoxic2nts.

Salt Lake City.-At the opening
session of the seventy-ninth semi-an
ruaI conference of the Church OF
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a
resolution was offered by Apostle He
Der ]. Grant and unanimously ap'
proved, pledging its officers and mem
bers to use every proper means to FUR
Their the cause of temperance, to Sc
cure the passage of such laws as may
he necessary to close saloons and oth'
erwise decrease the sale OF liquor
and also pledged themselves to the
support OF a Sunday law.
The resolution was as follows:
Relieving in the word and teachings
of President Joseph f. Smith, as set
forth this morning on the subject OIL
temperance, 1t is proposed that all the
officers and members Of the Church OF
Latter-day Saints will do all in their
power that can properly be done with
lawmakers generally, 10 have such
laws enacted by our legislature soon
TO be elected as may be necessary 10
close saloons and otherwise decrease
the sale OF liquor and TO enact the
Sunday law"
Despite the inclement weather, the
attendance was large, overflow meet
ings being necessary TO accommodate
the large crowds. Nearly all the
speakers Of both sessions OF the open
Ing day o. the conference dealt witt
the subject Of temperance as based
On the revelation Of the Word Of WIS
dom, which prohibits the use or in
toxicatlng liquors. tea. coffee and to
bacco and which recommends the
sparing use OF meats.
After but brief mention Of the
prosperity which had been granted
the church since the last conference
President Joseph f. Smith devoted
bis address TO the advocating OF TEN
perance as based upon the Word o
Wisdom, and 10 urging the Latter-da'
Saints 10 80 live as to set an exampi'
/ 20 other peoples In this regard, an'
to make their name known over tn
whole world as advocates OF temper
ance He also severely eensurea tn
/ use Of tobacco In any form.
! President Smiths counselors, JON
I X Winder and Anthem Fl. Lund, VIII
also spoke at the morning session
/ sustained the position taken on ten
perance by President Smith, an
| pledged him their hearty support /
the stand which he had taken.
The subject was taken up imm'
dlately on the opening OF the aftei
noon session by Apostle + NJ Lyman
who did not confine himself to speal
ing against intoxicating liquors. bu
who attacked the habit OF using te
pnd coiree and the excessive use c
meats Mr. Lyman treated the ma
ter from = financial point OF view
and showed the enormous savin
which would accrue from the discoi
tinuance Of the use OF intoxicants, tel
coffee. tobacco aId meats.
Apostle Heber j Grant also mad
spirited plea against the saloon
and drew terrifying picture OF IN
results Of intemperance. After he ha
announced that the checking Of IN
llquor traffic was In the hands "f IN
people whom he addressed, he tse
on them tfet they use every efor
in the family eirels and throughou
the state. 70 bring the tratflc into di
repute. and by their votes at the con
ing election to stamp out the saloo
evil which. he stated Is eorrupun
the youth OF the community. lie cie
presented the resolution which II
eelyed the sanction OF the entire co,
ference
The overflow .neetNx 40 tho NOR,
Ing sessloS. was ueaer the directio
OF As~ostle An,hAny IvIss, and was Il
t4essed by ,raseph u. Robinson. G.
Ellsworth E. II. Calls and Andre
JenseA, In the afternoon Il was ne
.<Aasy to hold overflow meetings
18th the assembly hall and In Barra
hall The meeting Mt the assemb
hall was In charge of Bishop VERSE
Hen T.. Rich. Samuel o Rennion al
II ]. Cannon. There were fnlly ~
E In attendance At harrau hall, q
meeting was In charge OF Joseph
r McCrea. Nephi Pratt, Joseph Keel
and Thomas n Evans There We
about 500 present II Is estimat
that there were fully 10000 peoj
here for the conference.
|, At the evening session. judge II
!, Rolapp ~ Ogden also urged that I
penple III the church talk with IN
u. votes "a we'll as With their vote
against tho saloons
In tho course Of hts address At
opeutng session. President SIN
said
s-rh,, Lord has blessed MS 20
:, markable degree during the last h
!. wear The lord has prospect
y yion. and rejoice In the nantes
/. ton % his Kindness am CRATE
a that. notwithstanding the EFFORTS
vt.vuupuSly made to iuiurs the cru
srd 20 bring & into dtsrepute n,
EFFORTS have been the means 81
. tAerias ths work " the lord, TIT
:" EFFORTS against the church have :