The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-06
Advocates Prohibition.

Advocates Prohibition.
After quoting the Biblical parable Of
the bondmen who complained Of their
treatment and were III treated even
more afterward, Apostle Smith said: Il
cannot forget that we, at our last con-
ference, went on record as in favor of
the controlling OF the saloon interests.
As a conference, we spoke in favor of
prohibition. and not only the council
but all who love beauty, decency and
morality desired it. other churches
and good men were in favor of the
movement, and we spoke our wishes,
asking that we be given relief from the
bondage Of the saloon under which we
had been tOiliDE.
We asked the state legislature for
assistance in securing this relief. and
also asked for a Sunday law. and We
were given a stone. We also asked for
absolute prohibition, and | want to say
here that the lower house Of the legis-
latuTe, with a few dishOnorable excep-
tions. stood squarely in favor of the
measure Liquor was and is destroying
your sons and daughters, and injuring
the best interests Of the state.
The upper house was the reverse.
With a few honorable exceptions. they
would not give the people what they
wanted. and openly said that not only
would they refuse 10 restrict the sa-
looms, but would give them greater Ii
cense than before.
We held out to the very last, hoping
to receive even the stone, which would
be better than nothing, but we were
finally left with the assurance that
nothing would be done except to give
the saloon wider scope than before
Relief From Contamination.
AS far as am concerned. / stand
I for purity in life, for every virtue. for
! everything that VIII help our people to
/ lead better and purer life. and as far
/ as / have authority to speak for the
church Of Christ, I may say we desire
relief from the liquor contamination: a
I Sabbath day to be kept holy. and we
/ deplore the condition Of affairs that per-
/ mits public servant to openly arise
/ and publicly cast aspersiOns on the
| church and its motives
! But do not be discOura eed. We
4 have had 10 fight for everything we
/ ever had. all of our lives just as the
! leayen is working in other things, so
| will it be with this. and we will live
| to see the day when we can put men N
/ our legislature who will listen to the
/ voice of the people. and viii free US
1. ITO your tents. ON Israel, redOuble
/ your vigilance I'm keeping your sons
I and daughters from the clutches of
/ those who would drag them from your
] threshold in their innocence. and be-
/ SmirCh them with the mire OF the outer
4 world. God bless Israel and the name
Of Jesus Christ"
Beyond emphatic mods of approval,
! exchanged between the listeners. there
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absolute prohibition was mentioned by
Apostle Smith, significant glances were
cast among the sea of faces.
At the Morning Session.
The speakers at the morning session
/ were Apostle Orson F. Whitney and FL
der Serge F. Balif, president Of the
German and Swiss missionary stations.
but recently returned to America, and
Elder George F. Richards.
Apostle Whitney remarks were con-
. fined 10 the principles of the Mormon
| belief and the relations between the
. religious and civil government, and the
fact that each member has the voting
power on all questions of policy or
/ government lie closed his remarks
by saying:
IF God were to command in every
I thing. that government would be in
. ferior TO a government of free men
I who could cOnscieutiOusly consider all
/ questions and. settling them according
/ to the right. govern themselves The
ancient Zion was but the foreshsdow-
ing of a greater Zion yet to come, as
foretold I'm holy writ. The Zion to be
n established win be a magnet to the
nations. but IL VII not be until TIN
great Law of common consent shall
have full sway"
Elder Serge Balin. who has just re-
turned from a four years stay i'm Ger
l many and Switzerland. was the next
II speaker. his remarks having 10 Go with
n the interests of the church in foreign
I lands, particularly the work of healing
the sick He told OF a case which
came under his personal view in Bres-
l Iau. where d cure was performed BY
two missionaries. though the patient
was suffering from tuberculosis in its
advanced state and had been given
two days more Of life by the family
physician.
He accepted the faith" said Elder
II Balif. paid his tithing and was cuTec
by the laying on of hands and anoint-
ne with oil
He closed his discourse by warning
the parents Of missionaries now in for
| eign fields not 10 send their sons 20"
much money. stating that their actua
expenses would be all they would re-
quirc.
1.-THE Dodgers drilled.
Elder F. G. Richards selected tn
non-payment Of tithins as his subject,
calling attention 10 the laxity on tn
part Of some members in "a linS to pa
their tithing until the end of the yea!
AT which time they are usually unabi
TO pay the entire year, leaving them l.
Il arrears TO the church.
! The Lord has said one-tenth OF