Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-10-12
CHURCH WILL Use
FUNDS FOR BONDS
SPIRIT or PATRIOTISM DISPLAY.
60 WHEN SAINTS VOTE TO
PURCHASE LIBERTY BONDS.
Tlthina Funds to the Amount OF .
Quarter Of a Million Dollars TO pc
Invested In Liberty Bonds by
loyal churchmen.

Salt Lake City.-At the closing ses-
sion of the eighty-eIghth semi-annual
conference of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, held In
this city October 5 to Z, inclusive. 1t
was the unanimous decision OF the as
sembled churchmen that the church
should purchase with part of the tith-
Ing funds Of the organization, through
Trustee-ln-trust Joseph r. smith, a
quarter of 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.
tienal freedom In the world.
This Is the first time in the history
OF the church that the title funds
have ever been diverted from their
ordinary course of expenditure for
purely church purposes.
Such action was only taken after
President Joseph +. Smith had said
that 1t was the duty Of the people to
sustain the government In the war.
The motion to purchase the bonds was
made by President Anthem III, Lund.
first counsellor TO President Smith.
aud seconded by President Charles w,
Penrose, second counsellor.
When the motion wus pr by Presi-
dent Smith with the request that APP
prevail be denoted by the upllfted
hand, 1900 hands we're raised In the
mir. A dissenting showing was called
for, but no hand was raised.
Twenty thousand men, women and
children, 1t is conservAtiyely estt-
mated, thronged Tempe Square Sum
day morning and afternoon. Two over
flow meetings were held at each oc-
casion--one In the Assembly hall and
one In the open air near the bureau Of
information building In the big tab
ernacle sat and stood $4,000 persons
In the Assembly hall were $500 more
and $500 others stood In the open air
and sang and listened to admonltion
from their leaders.
President Smith had charge of the
morning and afternoon meetings In the
tabernacle. In the morning ut the AS
| sembly hall President Seymour B.
Young of the first council Of seventy
AAAA AsAteA ESf As1ASlCA w W MAIGA
r. Monson, Samuel e. Woolley Rey T..
Pratt and Andrew Jensen. At the
outdoor morning meeting Elder Ben
5amin Goddard was In charge. assisted
by Elders Roberts, RuIon s. Wells.
John w. Hart, Joseph II. Shepherd and
Heber @. Austin.
Truths Of the gospel as they have
been revealed in the doctrines Of the
Mormon church. and their attending
demand for obedience of the lnws of
the land and the laws Of God. were
so wildly pictured In The admonitions
of six speakers at the sessions of the
second day Of the Mormon conference
on October 9, that a thrill Of inspira-
ton seemed to permeate the Ynst con-
gregation.
Standing ont above n greut many
exh0rtations were the admonitions Of
Apostles George Albert Smith mud ID.
@. Mckay touching upon divine re-
qnirements for loyalty to the land and
the duty of the church anent the In
situation OF an une0mpromislng splr-
1t of purity and cleanliness of habits
into the minds of our soldiers whose
service In the armies of the United
States already has been sealed by an
thorities of the Mormon church US a
divine calling. Throughout the sery-
Ices threaded spirit Of patriotism
closely entwinlng religion with the ma
teriai duties Of relieving the Cypress.
ed from the bondage Of Satanic an.
socracy.
Shortly before the close OF the Sat
nrday session President Smith read +
telegram from Apostle Reed SmooL
senior United States senator from
Utah, In which he expresses regret at
being unable to attend the conference,
It Is explained In the message that du-
ties In congress have made great de-
mands on his time.
During the opening address Apostle
Hyrum M. Smith discussed the true
meaning Of wisdom. He safd that
the Saints were intelligent people and
he added that they ought to be a.
wise as they are intelligent. He said
that there was need of securing a bet
ter grasp on the Importance Of being
intelligent and at the same time wise,
and he pointed out that wisdom came
with full acceptance Of the ordinances.
Junius +. Wells, an elder of the
Mormon church. who followed Apostle
George Albert Smith as speaker. told
Of his acquaintance with presidents
Of the Mormon church from President
Brigham Young TO President Smith. He
said that he always felt 8 peculiar
realization that they were men eaps-