The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-16
PEACE DAY SERVICES
IN THE SECOND WARD
Governor Spry Speaks in Evening IN
Chapel, Extolling influence
of Religion.

Peace day was observed with the
holding of appropriate services at the
Second ward chapel, Seventh East and
Fifth South streets, last night. Cover
nor William Spry was the principal
speaker of the evening, delivering an
address that was replete with good
advice and practical common sense.
The Governors theme was Peace, ;,
and in descanting upon the subject he
necessity of being at peace with their
neishbors, but always to deal with
them in a frank and straightforward
way. He said in part:
No missionary need make any
apology for the work he is doing.
None of US need apologize for our re-
ligion. As long as sincerity and truth
governs our actions we are always
assured of a respectful hearing. My
father was converted to the church
by the sincere testimony of an elder
and what is true of my father is true
of other men.
Before we trouble ourselves so
much whether Russia and Japan will
engage in strife again, whether Tur-
key will absorb Bulgaria, let US see
to it that our own houses are in order.
Let US see that we are extending to
our neighbors what we ask of our
neishbors in return. If we desire to
scatter and disseminate the seeds of
peace, let us do it at home first 1 am
for that kind of peace.
Il want to see the people of Utah
stand shoulder to shoulder and work
in peace and harmony to help develop
the resources of our wonderful state
l want to turn all my efforts in that
direction.
During the six years that 1 labored
In the southern states 1 never entered
mans house without first telling
beforehand what my business was, and
always made IL clear so that there
would be no future misunderstanding
that l was a Mormon elder; and dur
ing all these years / was turned away
from but one home 1t was when A
J. StOokey was my fellow laborer and
we were looking for suitable rooms
We did not make any false pretenses
TO the lady of the house. When she Of
fered to rent us the rooms without
knowing whom we were we told her
beforehand When she finally let us
tell her whom we were, and we said
we were Mormon elders. the good
woman threw up her hands and de-
clared that, inasmuch as she had three
daughters, her home was no place
for us.
when we secured quarters else
where the lady relented, and sent US
word that she would be pleased to ac-
commOdate US. So 1t pays to be up
AiSil anu with muse WHOM you
come in contact.
The millennium. in. my opinion, is
a long way off; but the Mormon re-
ligion will accomplish more towards
bringing the peoples of the world to-
gether than anything else. We are
told that the Word will go forth from
Zion. as the Word of the Lord went
forth from Jerusalem
There has never been anything bet
ter than MormoniSm given to the chill
dren of men, Mormonism is not a
Sunday religion--it belongs in the
home, around the fireSide. in the work
shop and in the counting room. It
makes us honest and virtuous, and it
makes US keep the laws of God. It
brings to them who practice it all
their lives eternal life without the
shadow of a doubt
Bishop c. Iverson conducted the serv-
ices. John Robinson sang a beau
tiful solo, Grant Us Thy Peace" The
choir sang "As the Dew From Heaven
Distilling" r. H. Siddoway sang "The
Flag Without a Stain.'