The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-10-08
Eighty-third Session is Held This
Morning In the Tabernacle With
Good Attendance In Spite OF
Inelemency Of the
Weather
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leaders OF the Church, but that they
had been driven, pillaged and some
of them murdered by low, degraded
wicked people, and they are now free
to seek homes in a land where life
and liberty and property rights are
protected and preserved. The colon
lists should, however, maintain their
claims and rights as far as possible.
President Smith compared the driv
ing of the colonists from Mexico in
q measure with the early experiences
of the people in Ohio and Miss 1uri
and Illinois, and predicted that If
the colonlsts would remain faithful
TO their religion and to the consti-
tuition of the United States, they
would yet realize that what appears
TO be persecution now would even.
tually prove a blessing, as has been
the case in the exodus of the people
from the crowded eastern center5 Of
population to a land where they
could increase and gain a foothold
and where they might prosper AID
become useful citizens. He advised
the colonists not to become discour-
aged, and said they had friends here
and elsewhere who would come to
their assistance.
commends Stand Taken
President Smith commended the
higher wisdom, which, he declared,
had actuated the executive powers
of the United States government in
refraining from sending armed forces
10 intervene in the Mexican situation
He said that doubtless by that ac-
ton much bloodshed has been avoid
ed, and that an expensive and long
drawn out war had been avoided. Dc
said he believed that the time would
come when this government would
intervene, not by war, but through
peaceful means, just as it had in the
cases of Hawaii, the Philippines, and
other places that had been over run
with tyranny and cruelty. 1t is the
mission OF this government, the speak
err said, to establish peace, and he
expressed the hope that the time
would soon come when the influence
OF the United States would be used
in restoring peace to the distracted
little republic in Central America,
which break out in revolutions near
ly every year.
President Smith expressed the
hope that the Latter-day Saints
would ever remain loyal in their
hearts and souls to the principles of
the constitution Of the United States,
for it is through the workings of
those principles that they are bless
ed with liberty and safety. He said
they should ever seek to elevate hon
orabale men to positions of honor and
duty among the people.
In closing, President Smith read
the Ten Commandments and COM
mented upon each of them, declar-
ing in each instance that they are
eternal, irrevocable and as applicable
today as when they were given to
Moses on the mountain for the chill
dren of Israel. He also declared
that the principles of the gospel are
equally binding upon the people since
they were given by God He admon-
ished the Saints to obey the COM
mandments, and to live according to
the laws OF God.
After President Smiths address a
quartet composed of Josie Hinckley,
Aura Rogers, Lorus Pratt and w.
S. Holloway, sang "Ye have come
again, We days of pleasure"
Prest. Anthem H Lund
Prest. A. II. Lund was the other
speaker at the morning session. Fol-
lowing along thte remarks OF Prest.
Smith concerning the irrevocability
OF the commandments and OF the
principles of the gospel. Prest. Lund
referred to the divinity OF the writ
ings in the Bible and the other stan
dard works OF the Church.
The things which were just read
the speaker declared, were given by
God 10 Moses, his first scribe. They
came down TO the present time
through several thousand years, ant
had been subject to various changes
and TRANSACTIONS, but still the pee
pie of this day are favored with hav
ing the word of the Lord given T.
them by the servants of the Lord
Not only are the Latter-day Saint
favored by having the written wor
which has come down through tn
long ages, but having the write
word which has been given throug
Gods servants Of the present day.