The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-12
CHURCH WILL Use
FUNDS FOR BONDS
SPIRIT or PATRIOTISM DISPLAY
ED WHEN SAINTS VOTE TO
PURCHASE LIBERTY BONDS.
Tithing Funds to the Amount Of {
Quarter OF a Million Dollars to Be
invested in Liberty Bonds by
Loyal churchmen.

quit i"uht 1iIg--Al lIe tIDSlllS Stp-
sion Of the eig~hty-eighth semi-annual
conference of the Church of Jesus
Christ Of Latter-day Saints, held in
this city October 5 to Z, Inclusive, it
was the unanimous decision of the as
sembled churchmen that the church
should purchase with part of the tin
ing funds of the organization, through
Trustee-in-trust Joseph II. Smith, q
quarter of Il million dollars worth Of
Liberty bonds to aid the government
of the United States in prosecuting its
part in the war in defense of constitu-
tional freedom in the world.
This is the first time in the history
of the church that the tithe funds
have ever been diverted from their
ordinary course of expenditure for
purely church purposes.
Such action was only taken after
President Joseph f. Smith had said
that it was the duty of the people TO
sustain the government in the war.
The motion to purchase the bonds was
made by President Anthem I'll. Lund,
first counsellor to President Smith,
and seconded by President Charles w.
Penrose, second counsellor.
When the motion was put by PreSi-
dent Smith with the request that APP
prevail be denoted by the uplifted
hand, 12.000 hands We're raised in the
air. A dissenting showing was called
for, but no hand was raised.
Twenty thousand men, women and
children, it is co~nservatively esti-
mated, tllr0nged Temple Square sun
day morning and afternoon. Two oyer-
flow meetings We're held ut each oc.
clSiOn-one in the Assembly hall and
II in the open air near the bureau OF
information building. In the big tab.
in the Assembly hall We're 1900 more
and $500 others stood in the open iii
and sang and listened to ]admonitiOr
from their leaders.
President Smith had charge of the
morning and afternoon meetings in the
tabernacle. In the morning at the AS
sembly hall President Seymour j
Young of the first council Of sevent,
had charge, assisted by Elders Waite
L. Monsoon, Samuel Il. W0olley, Rey l.
Pratt and Andrew Jensen. At tn,
outdoor morning meeting Elder Ben
jamin Goddard was in charge, assisted
by Elders Roberts, Rulon s. Wells
John w. Hart, Joseph Il. Shepherd ant
Heber G. Austin.
Truths of the gospel as they hav
been revealed in the doctrines of tn
Mormon church, and their attending
demand for obedience of the laws o
the land and the laws of God, wer,
so wildly pictured in the admonition
of six speakers at the sessions Of til,
second day of the Mormon conference
on October 6, that Il thrill of inspira
ton seemed to permeate the vast con
gregation.
Standing OFT above a great man.
exhortations were the admonitions o
Apostles George Albert Smith and D
O. Mckay touching " on divine re
quirements for loyalty to the land an
the duty of the church anent the in
situation of an uncompromising spir
it of purity and cleanliness of habit
into the minds of our soldiers who's
service in the armies of the Unitet
States already has been sealed by au
thorities of the Mormon church as
divine calling. Throughout the Sery
ices threaded IA spirit of patriotism
closely entwining religion with the mi;
terial duties of relieving the Cypress
ed from the bondage of Satanic au
tocracy.
Shortly before the close of the Sal
urday session President Smith read
telegram from Apostle Reed Smoot
senior United States senator frOr
Utah, in which he expresses regret a
being unable to attend the conference
1t is explained in the message that du
| ties in congress have made great de
mands on his time.
During the opening address ApOstl
Hyrum NJ. Smith discussed the tru
meaning of wisdom. He said tina
the Saints were intelligent people an,
he added that they ought TO be a
wise as they are intelligent. He sal
that there was need of securing a bet
ter grasp on the Importance Of bein
intelligent and at the same time wise
and he pointed out that wisdom cam
with full acceptance Of the ordinance,
Junius +. Wells, an elder Of til
| Mormon church. who followed Apostl
George Albert Smith as speaker, toll
of his acquaintance with president
of the Mormon church from Presiden
Brigham Young to President Smith. II
said that he always felt Il peculia
realization that they We're men espe