El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-17
FL PA50ANS As M0RMGNS BACK
POWDER monks Up GOVERNMENT
Apostle WINS Says War
Must Be Won; Came to FL
Paso a Years Ago.

Come what may. the Mormon
church stands behind the United
States government in the present
war" was the forcefuI declaration Of
I apostle A. ". WINS. a member Of the
quorum OF twelve OF the Church Of
the Latter Day Saints at salt Lake
. City, before an audience composed
/ largely OF members Of that faith at
the odd Fellows auditorium. Friday
. evening.
And we expect to win" the speak
er added earnestly. In support OF his
statement Of the attitude Of the Nor
mon church. he stated that at a meet
ing held at salt lake attended by
1900 Latter Day Saints. the Ques-
ton was put 10 them, Are you will
ing 10 devote this sum of S25O,0O0 Of
tithes and offerings 10 the support or
your government" Every hand went
up" apostle WINS declared
Predicts Wonderful Changes.
The declaration Of faith IN ire Just
cause Of the government was coupled
with a prediction of world peace to
follow the present war
Il came TO FL Paso - years ago,
apostle Wins said, and II you live
half that time you will see some OF
world has ever seem
Then men would change their
spears into pruning hooks and beat
their swords into plowshares in the
near future was not an improbable
ideal, he stated.
Has Word for Soldiers
The presence Of United States sol
diers in uniform in the audience
caused apostle Wins TO pay tribute
70 the fighting men OF Uncle sam Al
though one soldier had once declared
to him that fighting was not a pray
ing business" ne appealed to soldiers
not 10 forget God in the defence OF
their country. He told Of the thou
sands Of Mormon young men IN the
army. and how their physical condl-
ton had been the admiration OF eX-
aminers.
The work OF the young mems and
young wOmeu's mutual Improvement
associations was presented by oscar
A. Eirkham, field secretary OF the
former organization, also from Sall
Lake City. With apostle WINS ne IS
making q tour Of the Mormon church
es of the west in the interests OF the
war work
In showing how the Church OF ne
Latter Day Saints was working IN the
present war, Mr.. kirkman said;
In the call for Red Cross IunQS.
the quota OF Utah was 100000. but
$500 600 was raised. The quota OF the
state for the first Liberty loan was
S6.5O000O, but the total subscribed
was sI0,OOO,0OO. The share OF the
state for the second Liberty loan was
$4,000, 900, but I see by the papers
thar SIS. 900 has been subscribed
Mr. Kirkham described work that
will be carried on by local branches
OF the organizations in FL Paso also
mentioning work for the older foiks-
Wins Sees Deer Tracks
An appeal was also made for an or
Eanizati0n OF Boy Scouts IN the local
church TO be affiliated with the ma
tfonal body, OF which president Wiz
son is honorary president lie Termed
auOst1e WINS real scout ana stated
that on q recent hunting trip In Next
co. M. WINS had seen the deer tracks
better than he did
his story Of a salt Lake bishop
who didn't want any Boy Scouts
around because his boys were too wild
already caused much amusement he
related how he had quieted the noisy
crowd Of lads by tying intricate KNOTS
Dancing was a subject also touched
on by the speaker. He showed now
the church had regulated dancing. Tor
the young people, making Il q clean
and healthful entertainment
Musical Numbers Given.
There was congregational singing
and the duet, Teach Ne 10 fray
(Jewitts) was sung by Mrs Ada Nor
ris and L / Carbon with Mrs Edith
Doan accompanist Bishop ? H
Hurst presided and introduced the
spea kers. On the platform were also
A. J.. Pierce, D. V. Farusworth ana
J. ". Wilson. Of the local church
Apostle Wins and Mr.. kirkham
have Just returned from q visit TO
the Mormon colonies at Colonia
Dublan and ColoniA Juarez, making
the trip by auto over the military
highway built by army engineers OF
Pershfng's forces. They 90 next TO
Douglas and Mesa, Ariz-. TO visit Nor
non churches there
Eniov Sunday Dinner