Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-04-09
DEPLORES THE FACT THAT
LIQUOR LEGISLATION FAILED.
Member of Presidency Touches on
Prohibition at seventy-ninth Con-
ference of Latter-day Saints.

Salt Lake City.-At the opening ses-
sion OF the seventy-ninth annual con-.
ference of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints, on Sunday, April
4, it is estimated that at least. $4,000
persons were present, while at the
conference of the Deseret Sunday
Sunday School Union, in the evening, |
the attendance was the largest in the
history of the organization. Overflow
meetings were necessary at both the
morning and afternoon sessions of the
conference.
President Smith, with his counsel |
ors, and all of the apostles with the |
exception of Reed Smoot and C. w. |
Penrose, as well as nearly all of the |
other high officials of the church. |
were present. George Reynolds was
honorably released as first assistant
to the general superintendent of the
Sunday School union on account OF
poor health. David o. Mckay, second
assistant, was advanced to fill the va
cancy, and Stephen l.. Richards was
appointed to succeed Mr.. Mckay.
Joseph f. Smith, president of the
church, presided at both sessions, ano
the president of the church, with
John r. Winder and Anthem H. Lund,
his counSelors, were the speakers at
the opening session.
At the opening session President
Smith declared that his heart was full
of gratitude toward the Lord and OF
love for the Latter-day Saints and the
Church of Jesus Christ throughout all
of the world and to all that is worthy
in life that can compare with the
great work that the Lord is doing in
the midst of the children of men in
these latter days.
we of the faith have reached the
point where we can forego the pleas
ures of home profit-making and the
call of affection, consecrating our time
to the preaching of the gospel until 1t
is said to us 1t is enough and we
receive honorable releases to go to
our homes.
IF were asked to give up all am
possessed of for the purpose of build
ing up Zion or the advancement oil
the cause, | would say Father this
is all l have, and give it all without
regret.
This | want: / want to live so
that, no matter what any man in the
world may think, no matter what any
one else in the world may do or say,
there is but one thing for me to do,
and that is to be true to the COW
enants l have made to my Father in
heaven. i want to live so that | can
forgive my brother his trespasses as
he would forgive mine. There is nc
salvation but in the way. God has
mapped it out; there is no hope for
everlasting life but through obedience
to the laws fixed by the Father of Life
We have outlived the opposition
against the church of the Latterday
Saints, and the feeling that was sc
strong against our fathers and moth
ers in the early days, when they were
but handful, poor, homeless, driver
from their own premises and set tt
wandering about in the wilderness, We
they did not falter, facing hardships
innumerable that their legacy to Il.
might be what it is"
John r. Winder first counsellor II
President Smith, despite his havin,
passed the SSth milestone on life
journey, delivered his speech at TIL
conference in voice which reache,
to all points of the great tabernacle
He declared: Il am glad to have tn
opportunity of speaking to you agai
and l repeat my determination to g
on and especially to keep my COY
enant sacred and holy as have don
up to this time"
Anthem H. Lund, second counselo
TO President Joseph F. Smith, made
report on the missionary work all owe
the world, and spoke of the prohib
tion question He said, in part:
We have tried during the past VIII
ter to have legislation passed tha
would shield our city from the tenn
tations of intemperance. We want I
get the evil of liquor stopped if pc
sible. and our people should never b
seen entering a saloon or place wher
liquors are sold. This has been on
of our teachings for years.
I'VE did not succeed in getting
law passed to help u.s. so we must
more than ever on our guard for til
protection of our families.
We also hoped to have a Sunda
law passed. SO that amusements {
Sunday evenings could be stopped
that the Sabbath could be what II
Lord intended it for, a day of rest al
meditation. Let us influence our oh
dren. make their homes place of e
tertaihment. Make home of such
terest that they will feel there is
better place for them than thel
When they go to evening service the
is still time for visits to friends
their homes and for social meetings
Next Meeting of Development &C
eress to be Held in Weiser.