Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-10-09
TEMPERANCE ADVOCATED
AT MORMON CONFERENCE
President Smith and counseIors, and
Other Leading Men OF the Church,
Admonsh Saints Against Use
of intoxicants.

resolution was offered by Apostle He
Der j. Grant and unanimously APP
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
be necessary to close saloons and 9th
erwise decrease the sale of liquor,
and also pledged themselves to the
support of a 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 of the conference dealt with
the subject of temperance as based
on the revelation of the Word of Wis
dom, which prohibits the use of in
toxicating liquors, tea, coffee and to-
bacco, and which recommends the
sparing use of meats.
After but q brief mention OF the
prosperity which had been granted
the church since the last conference,
President Joseph F. Smith devoted
his address to the advocating of tenn
perance as based upon the Word Of
Wisdom, and to urging the Latter-day
Saints to so live as to set an example
to other peoples in this regard, and
to make their name known over the
whole world as advocates of temper
ance. He also severely censureu the
use of tobacco in any form.
hV
R. Winder and Anthem H. Lund, who
also spoke at the morning session,
sustained the position taken on tenn
perance by President Smith, and
pledged him their hearty support in
the stand which he had taken.
The subject was taken up imme-
diately on the opening of the after
noon session by Apostle F. M. Lyman,
who did not confine himself to speak
ing against intoxicating liquors, but
who attacked the habit of using tea
and coffee and the excessive use of
meats. Mr.. Lyman treated the mat
ter from a financial point of view,
and showed the enormous saving
which would accrue from the discon-
tinuance of the use of intoxicants, tea,
coffee, tobacco and meats.
Apostle Heber ]. Grant also made
spirited plea against the saloons,
and drew a terrifying picture of the
results of intemperance. After he had
announced that the checking of the
liquor traffic was in the hands of the
people whom he addressed, he urged
on them that they use every effort,
in the family circle and throughout
the state, to bring the traffic into dis
repute, and by their votes at the COM
| ing election to stamp out the saloon
evil which, he stated, is corrupting
the youth of the community. He then
presented the resolution, which re-
ceived the sanction of the entire con-
| ference.
At the evening session, Judge II. H.
Rolapp of Ogden also urged that the
people of the church talk with their
votes as well as with their voices
against the saloons.
In the course of his address at the
opening session, President Smith
said:
"The Lord has blessed us to re
markable degree during the last hall
year. The Lord has prospered
Zion, and | rejoice in the manifesto
ton of his kindness. | am grateful
that, notwithstanding the efforts SC
gtrenuously made to injure the church
and to bring it into disrepute. these
efforts have been the means of fur
thering the work of the Lord. These
efforts against the church have had
but the effect of bringing the church
prominently before the world. We
want the whole world to understand
the doctrine, origin and purpose o.
the work of the church, and this car
only 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 oul
doctrine an our works. There are
none SO blind as those who will no
see, none so deaf as those who will
not hear. and none so heartless a!
those who, seeing the light and the
truth, close their hearts against It,"
In speaking of temperance, he said
"There is a great movement on foo
throughout the land. A wave of tenn
perance is sweeping over the country
gaining in power every day. l am II
favor of this movement and indoors,
it with all my heart" He then mad
forceful and eloquent argument II
favor of temperance. and declares
that the Latter-day Saints, being tn
covenant people of God. should sc
en- example to other peoples, an
should be upright and honest, 1ivin
pure lives and loving and fearin
God"
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