The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-10-15
PLEA FOR BROADER
ANDDEEPERCHAR|TY
FORGIVENESS is KEYNOTE OF
NINETY'FIRsT sEMI-ANNUAL
SESSION OF CHURCH.
Payment of Tithing One of the Essen
tails to Right Living on Part of
Every Member, Declares
President Grant.

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broader and deeper charity, DISPOSE
ZION TO forgive, an adlnonition to
Judge not that ye be not Judged" to
Keep the commandments of God. nav
every dollar of honest tithfng owed
and to observe strictly the word of
wisdom, formed the chief features of
the address of President Heber 7,
Grant at the tabernacle in opening the
nlnety-first semi-annual conference of
| the l.. ID. 5. church on October s.
All through the remarks of the Of
tlclal head Of the church ran his
strong disapprOval of carrying person
al or selfish interests and aims into
religious work.
President Grant made reference to
the league of nations issue, saving
that at a former conference he had
| expressed his regret that it should be
made a political or party issue. He
still regretted that the league had
been made a political issue, holding
that this was one of the questions
that should be settled outside party
politics.
Payment of tithing is one of the es-
sentials to right living on the part of
every member of his church, the
speaker said. He said that as such
the Latter-day Saints are strong
financially, but maintained that the
man who failed to pay his tithing was
rObbing himself most of ALL
Gratitude for the enactment of ma
tiOnal prohibition was strongly voiced
and the hope expressed that the time
would soon come when all the cOun-
tries of the old world would also be
dry"
president Grant also expressed his
pleasure that the women of America
had been granted the franchise, but
made no attempt TO discuss any of the
phases of the woman suffrage Ques-
ton.
Anthem II. Lund, first counselor to
President Grant, who made the sec
ond address of the morning, expressed
by the church leader would find an
abiding place in the hearts of all pres
ent He drew upon sacred history for
Illustrations to impress the necessity
of dealing with men in a spirit of
love, citing the account Of the expert
ences of David and Saul. Applying
the subject of forgiveness, he spoke
of the history of Christ, who, when
hanging upon the cross, prayed for
forgiveness of his prosecutors, be-
cause they knew not what they were
doing.
Charles w. Penrose, second coun-
selor to President Grant, after stating
that the address of the leader con-
tanned the veritable words Of eternal
life, extended the scope of illustra-
tions on the subject of having charity
in dealing with men. He also dwelt
at some length upon the necessity of
honest 1.-THE paying. The church is
so big now" he declared, that it can
do without me or you or anybody else;
it is a question of our own good to be
honest with God, ourselves and the
church"
At the afternoon session Apostle
Rudger ClawsOn dwelt largely upon
three subjects, profanity, tobacco and |
debt. Concerning the first he referred |
to the ten commandments and their
injunction against the taking in vain |
of the Lords name. He spoke in most |
emphatic terms concerning the inter
diction of the church against the use |
of tobacco and cOunseled earnestly |
that it's use in any form be prevented. |
Concerning debts, Apostle Clawson
said that the bondage of such Obliga-
tions is worse than prison.
United States Senator Reed SmOOt |
Of the counsel of twelve dwelt in his
address principally upon the impor-
lance of the right sort of home life in
the community, concluding his re-
marks with a eulogy of the work of
the missionaries at home and abroad,
and spoke especially of the desirable
ity of bringing into the church those
living in Zion.
Orson f. Whitney declared that
this gospel called Mormonism is not
4 product of the nineteenth century. 1t
Is the everlasting gospel, the same
Yesterday, today and tomorrow. There
never was but one gospel. There has
been a series of dispenSationS. and
.hese must be brought together so
hat perfection may reign when the
Lord returns. The welding link must
bind in order that unity may prevail,
which is the work of preparation for
he coming of the Lord" 4