Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-04-13

AS at the opening sessions on tn,
I preceding day, the great auditorium
was filled TO Overlooking, and will
few exceptions the general church an
thorities were present.
The forenoon meeting was devoted
| principally to sermons. II was at the
afternoon assemblage that the open
ing prayer. offered by Richard w
Young, president Of Ensign stake, un
folded the patriotic theme of the
speakers, when he invoked the bless
ings of Deity upon the president OF
the United States, his cabinet con.
gress and the nation to guide America
VIGOROUSLY through strife, and inn
ploring the people to 10 their duty.
The government did not make a
mistake in sending the American
troops into Mexico, nor was such a
move failure" declared ]. c. Bent
ley, president of the Juarez stake, in
his address at the Tabernacle Satur-
day afternoon.
Apostle David o. Mckay, at the aft
ernoon session on Saturday, said that
one of the greatest things the Euro
pean war had accomplished was the
prohibition of vodka in Russia, alb
sinthe in France and the restrictions
placed ON the use OF intoxicating
liquors in England, Italy and other
nations. He stated that this action
on the part of the warning countries
tA In tI,f .-fr
drink is destructive 10 the manhood
of the nation.
Apostle Mckay said that the idea
of some that the war was caused by
God was wrong. The war, he said, is
the fault of man and the transgres-
sion of the laws of God.
That the reunion of body and spirit
is the saving of the soul of man was
the declaration made by Hyrum M.
Smith in delivering the opening adj
dress of the second day of the annual
conference.
The changes which he said had
been made in the creeGs of other
churches were reviewed by Apostle
George Albert Smith. He stated that
while other churches had changed
their creeds, the Mormon church still
chung to the teachings that we're es-
tablished in 1880.
The willingness that should be in |
the heart of every member of the |
church to "go where the
Lord wants him to go" was brought |
out by Orson F. Whitney. He said |
that one of the first requisites of the |
apostles and others engaged |
IN carrying on the work of the church |
was to be willing to do the will of
God. He stated that the spirit of
every member of the church should
be actuated by a willingness to do
whatever the Lord divines.
Mr.. Whitney declared: GAS the
hrones rock and crumble the people
will accept the gospel of Jesus Christ
or the freedom they have been
granted. Through the smoke of bat
lie l can see the millennium. l can
zee God overruling the nations pre-
,aratory to the preaching of the gos-
,eL"
Anthony w. WINS, in the course of
lis address, said: THE establish
nent of the American government
rought about the emancipation of
nen and women in the civil and re-
igious life and it is our duty to as
lights"
At the closing sessions of the
ighty-seventh annual conference on
unday April s, the death and resur-
ection of the Savior was the theme
( the principal addresses delivered.
n appeal was made to the members
{ the church to be frugal, economical
nd loyal American citizens.
Each speaker dwelt upon these two
Important events in the life of Christ
nd related passages in the scripture
-hich tend to show that He really did
se from the dead and that the body
nd the spirit were reunited. The APP
earance of the Savior to His dis
piles, the placing Of the hands of
le disciples in the wounds of the
lNlOI WuCIt HIS bOAS hehd OtOh
Ierced with the nails and the sword,
is ascension into the kingdom of
cd. that as He rose from the dead
, shall all men rise. both the just
Id unjust. the sea give up its dead,
10 grave open and deliver that which
holds, that men shall stand before
cd and give an account of their
,eds, were a part of the potent
ings pertaining to life after death
hich were brought out.
Record breaking crowds attended
e conference, the addresses were all
structive and highly appreciated,
lille the musical features were all
at could be desired, making of the
ghty-seven conference one OF the
ost profitable in the history OF the
urch.
Extreme fashions in women's dress
d birth control were condemned In