Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-15
THREE SESSIONS ARE HELD
Elder y. S. Fcrnstrom Calls Attention
To Unfortunate Conditions Rcspon-
slble for Much Evil.

Lyman, of the council of apostles. The
first named spoke at length of the
WprohibItion campaign and incidents
connected with &C. He deplored the
ISLANDER and false stories that were
gOing the rounds wherein 10 was
MUOught TO widen the differences exist
Tins between persons who are working
Mfor prohibition and those who are
|opposed 10 it, He took occasion to
. latly deny many OF the sayings and
MiOings attributed To him. The re-
marks OF President Lyman We're re-
Pleto with advice and counsel TO the
W.atter-day Saints and breathed
|pirit Of charity and good win to-
Wlards all men. brief synopsis OF
nc remarks of each follows.
ELDER HEBER j. GRANT.
Nrhe old Salt Lake stake has been
diNdded into six stakes, and previously
meetings were not so largely attended,
WIDEN six were In one.
Nhe remarks made this morning of
theA all-absorbing question. the liquor
QueluOn, were particularly interest
hibitlon
At recent meeting in Manti, Presi-
dent lJoseph +. Smith said that ladl-
yiduaN reformation was better than
forced prohibition.
i have been accused Of bulldozing
members Of the legislature, because OF
the fact that i am a church man,
working for prohibition The fact Is
that ] have spoken TO very few meme
bers Of either body. / hope that the
petitions of $1,000 will be listened to,
and that before the session closes the
right thing viii be done, that the ef-
forts in favor of liquor interests will
not prevail.
Il desire to resent the accusations
that the leaders Of the Church have
been taking undue action I'm the pro-
hibtion movement Also that I without
the sanction OF my brethren, prepaI 81
the resolution adopted last October
conference and tried to cram IL down
the threats OF the people. L don't
usually do that sort of thing.
Il have been accused also OF having
so berailed the governor that ] have
been denied the privilege Of speaking
iu state educational institutions. Moth
ing IS further from the truth. Neither
have I ever said that 81 the governor
vetoed "a prohibition bill the disfavor
of the Lord would follow him and his
children after him. 1 have nothing
whatsoever against the governor. 1nd
as for his children, one OF the best
friends i ever had was their grand
father Bearing false witness and ly-
ing have been rampant during this
campaign.
There are many kinds Of ticks" in
the world and OF them all the worst
Is politics The late II. w. Ellerback
explained the political parties as fol-
olws: one has the offices and says
we will keep them; the other says you
have got the offices and We viii get
them. The longer / live the more /
believe the estimate Is about correct.
Politics are much ike the measles
II they go in, they turn the possessor
yellow. and they can't see straight
What / said at Provo was not re-
Election on the governor and ! have
a letter from the president OF the Brig
ham Young University bearing me
out I'm what / say"
A thing all depends on why Il is said
In all political questions, there should
be correct punctuation.
Il believe there is no place in the
United states where the people would
so gladly welcome prohibition as in
Utah; and if it We're given, ] believe
there Is no people anywhere would en-
force Il 80 strictly The L.atter-day
Saints have been taught the word OF
wisdom All their days. There was,
within my memory. not a saloon In this
city and ia those times we never locked
our doors at night The majority OF
the people of this state want prohibi-
ton and the members OF the legislature
know they want a. This agitation did
not start last January. Last June I adj
dressed a meeting In this building on
the very subject OF prohibition, A GER
tain federal official has accused me- OF
being a bombastic bulldOzer. The
same official told "a member Of the leg
stature that if he would vote Tor "a
certain man for speaker OF the house,
that he the member, would be given
a.. IassH. a.HHas ..H.
mittoc The member did not vote as
directed and ala not get the chairman
ship.
Il win keep on preaching prohibition,
but I win not go 10 a member and make
any such trade as did this federal Of
fcial I propose TO work ana 20 work
in the open ON the prohibition question.
Il have as much right as citizen
20 go down 10 the city and county
building and work Tor the enactment
OF measures that 1 believe 10 be right
and Just. as has any other man.
"The Latter-day Saints have been
accused OF being insincerc. unpatrIouc
and reasonable The history of the
people proves ahundanty that such
statements are not true. You mas
trace the pages of history in vain ioi
a parallel case of loyalty ANA love of
country as exhibited by the people OF
Utah"
Tho musical exercises Of the after
noon consisted of the following hymn.
and anthem: Lord Thou wilt hear m'
when i pray" "Wc'rc not ashamed %
own our Lord" Gospel Restoration
and do what rs right Elder paN.'
T.. Davis offered the opening prayer
and bonodiction was pronounced Pop
Patriarch John Smith.
ELDER +. NJ LYMAN
Elder Francis A. Lyman. who thel
addressed the congregation cNpI'.e.
pleasure al being back from "a Ftca
tion OF 80 days in the east hut assure
those present that be would rHth.. b
a. home IN the ministry than taking
vacation He spoke of the large mum
her present and referred to tnr sma'
gathering IN the morning of t1e mem
bers Of the Salt Lake stake. l,.I'IenD
was also made to the fact that on
Sacrament was administered at 90
morning session. and that poo meeting
were 40 be held Boo the wards NJ pm
stake An the evening. Because oi tn'
those who were not at che meeting D
the morning would not rncDIf. pm
Sacrament unless they had gone 7
Sunday school llo said he desired
impress upon the Lattcr-day Saints u
importance Of partaking of tho sacrH
ment often, which is required nF u
Lord. Reference was made to NJ Do