The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-04-13

or Latter-day Saints In the tabernacle
As at the opening sessions on tn.
preceding day, the great auditorium
was filled to overlooking, and will
few exceptions the general church au
thorities we're present.
The forenoon meeting wal devoted
principally TO sermons. II was at the
afternoon assemblage that the open
ing prayer, offered by Richard w
Young, president OF Ensign stake, I'm
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 DO their duty.
The government did not make a
mistake in sending the American
troops into Mexico, nor was such a
move a failure" declared J. G. Bent
ley, president Of the Juarez stake, in
his address at the Tabernacle Satur.
day afternoon.
Apostle David o. Mckay, az the aft.
ernoo session on Saturday, said that
n Of the greatest things the Euro
pean war had accomplished was the
prohibition of vodka In Russia, abb
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
testified 10 the world that strong
drink Is destructive 10 the manhood
of the nation.
Apostle Mckay said that the idea
OF some that the war was caused by
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 creees of other
churches were reviewed by Apostle
Albert Smith. He stated that
other churches had changed
creeds, the Mormon church still
to the teachings that we're es-
ablished in 1880.
The willingness that should be in
he heart of every member of the
Mormon church to "go where the
Lord wants him to go" was brought
tut by Orson f. Whitney. He said
hat N of the first requisites of the
bishops, apostles and others engaged
II carrying on the work of the church
was to be willing to do the will Of
God. He stated that the spirit OF
syery member of the church should
DO actuated by a willingness to do
whatever the Lord divines.
MIR. Whitney declared: "As the
thrones rock and crumble the people
will accept the gospel OF Jesus Christ
for the freedom they have been
Through the smoke of bat
tie | a see the millennium. / can
see God o%verruling the nations pre-
p~aratory to the preaching of the COS
Anthony w. WINS, in the course OF
his address, said: 1.-THE establish
ment of the American government
brought about the emancipation of
and women in the civil and re-
life and 1t is our duty to as
sist the nation in defense of her
eighty-seventh annual conference on
Sunday, April 5. the death and resur-
OF the Savior was the theme
Of the principal addresses delivered.
An appeal was made to the members
the church to be frugal. economical
md loyal American citizens.
Each speaker dwelt upon these two
important events in the life OF Christ
and related passages in the scripture
which tend to show that He really did
rise from the dead and that the body
and the spirit were reunited. The ap-
.pearance OF the Savior to His dis,
the placing of the hands OF
The disciples In the wounds Of the
Savior where His body had been
with the nails and the sword,
His ascension into the kingdom OF
God, that as He rose from the dead
SO shall all men rise. both the Just
and unjust, the sea give up its dead.
the grave open and deliver that which
Il holds. that men shall stand before
God and give a account of their
were a part of the potent
pertaining to life after death
were brought out.
Record breaking crowds attended
the conference. the addresses were all
instructive and highly appreciated,
while the musical features, were all
that could be desired, making OF the
eighty-seven conference one of the
profitable in the history of the
church.
Extreme fashions in women's dress
and birth control were condemned In
and resolutions at the after