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Show E MUTUAL MPR0VE H MENT CONFERENCE MB Two JIcetillgs ,,eld Last Sunday in w jCedar Tabernacle. MRS. ELIZABETH McCUNE PRESENT. uW Behavior In Places of Worslilp, and ,Hf ricrits of Book of Alormon and H Doctrine & Covenants. f ' Last Sunday tlio Young Men's and Ek Young Ladies Mutual Improvement jS Associations of the Pnrownn Stake held j'M their annual confereneo in tho tuber V nnclo in this city, beginning at 2 o'clock p. m. President Handle .Jones rf the Y. M. M. I. A presided nt the afternoon M session, which was' devoted to the M young men's part of the conference, 9f and President Annie Dalley of the Young Ladies Association presided in the evening. I After the usual opening exercises I the general authorities of the Mutual f Improvement Associations were pre- k ' scnted and sustained, after winch Ran- dlo M. Jones was sustained as Stake President of Y. M. M. I. Association in Purowan stake, with Samuel II. Jones andOrlaudo llrncken ns his assistants, John W. Webster as secretary and treas urer, and Walter 0. Mitehcl, Win. Berry and Henry Mnthla as aides, Mrs. Annie An-nie Dalley wns sustained us president of the Y. L. M. I. Association of Purowan Puro-wan Stake, with Lillian It. White and Ardena Dalley as her assistants, Emily D. Watson and Samantha Horry ns I aides, ami Nora D. Ilulett as secretary and treasurer. Mrs. Lillian H, White addressed the Confcrcncoton the sub-Jt sub-Jt i0? of ".Proper Conduct An Places of ' "Worship," saying that Ave ought to show as much respect to tho House of tho Lord as we would to the house of a friend. Places of worship, nvo., sacred and holy and should so be treated. If conversation is Indulged In beforo the services begin itbhcu'.d be of a character suited to thoexcre's.'s that arc to follow During tho service there should be no taking or whlspcrliigjn the congregation, con-gregation, and close attention should bo paid to the speakers. Those expecting expect-ing to nttenij should make It a point to be In time in order to' avoid disturbing the meeting by the their entrance after commencement. Inasmuch ns It has been required by our church authorities that the ladles remove their hats n worship meetings meet-ings these requirements should be compiled com-piled with, and a failure todo bo argues disrespect for our leaders and the ruler I of tho church. Ono of the gravest breaches of decorum is leaving the house during the services, nnd tills should never bo done except when it Is' absolutely necessary. A safo rule Is to conform os far ns posslblQ to tho pre- vailing custom of the peoplo among whom wo aro mixing. ' ELDER WILLAUD JONES Spoke on tho Importance ot a knowl- Icdgo of tho Hook of Mormon. Faith In tho book one of the first rcqusltes. Doubt '.a natural to many of us. There Is Buch u thing ns doubting our own existence. Tho Hook of Mormon is a strong evidence of tho divinity of the Bible. Many references aro made In tho Boo of Mormon to tho words nnd l teachings In tho Bible. Tho dealings t of Ood with tho people on this contl- 1 nont as recorded in tho Hook of Mor- mon are similar to his dealings with the peoplo of whom the Biblo speaks. MRS. ELIZABETH McCUNE. Who wub representing tho General Hoard said that she always felt well In getting out among tho settlements ' Had been raised on the frontier and - ! folt at homo among that class of peo- pic. Takes a great Interest In tho I wclfaro of tho young men. Is the 1 mother of six sous. Has been sur- I prised to eco that tho young men out-I out-I number tho young women In the con- IK joint meetings in the northern sottlc- IK ments, but enquiry hud shown that this 1 Is on account oi many of the ward olll- ft ccrs attainting tho meetings. Many of lift tno "KCI arc 3'n'nK tu0 Mutunls, IS Great good is resulting from tho study III ' tlic Jloo'c of Mormon In the societies. K Iu Snlt La1ce City a Kurcau f Inform-. ID atiou has been established for tho ben-BjB ben-BjB cut of tourists; nnd guides find a knowl-H knowl-H edge of the Hook of Mormon of great Hl service to them. Tho Y. L. M. I- A's. aro making a study of the Doctrino and Covenants this winter and aro finding it a very Interesting book. Mothers need tho information that this book contains. Tho speaker said she was grateful that she was born among tho people of Ood. Sho knew that Joseph Smith was a true prophet; that tho Father and-Son had appeared to him, and also tlmnngel Moroni. At tho night session, presided over by President Annie M. D.illcy of The Young Ladles Mutunls, after tho opening open-ing of the meeting In tho regular manner man-ner MRS. ALMA McOREOOR Addressed the conference on tho' subject sub-ject of the Book of Doctrine nnd Covenants. Cove-nants. Said tho Revelations were all given to Joseph Smith with the exception excep-tion of two which were given to Brlgh-am Brlgh-am Young. Gave nn nccount of its compilation and urged tho young ladies to make the best of their opportunities while studying this book. DR. O. W. MIDDLETON. Approved of the course Mutt was being taken In having regular programs for meetings of this kind. But thought we ought to be always prepared to speale when called upon, Approved of the plnu of having homo missionaries. MRS. McCUNE Had met Dr. Mlddleton in England some years since. Tho only satisfaction satisfac-tion in life consists in doing good to others. One of the greatest gifts of Ood to his creatures Is the lovo of books, for from them we get the thoughts of tho best people in the world. Was pleased to see that the study o.f literature Is being introduced , in tho mutuals. Wo can't live on ro-' llgion alone, wo must keep pneo with, tho world In our knowledge of everyday every-day affairs. Relieved that If the Normal Nor-mal students would attend to tho mutual mu-tual meetings they would bo able to do' as much or more Ih their classes tlin&y! they neglect thom.j The Young h;$ Journal and tuJ Improvement arn ought to bo taken W all our young pec I plo as far as passible. Tho speaker gave nn hitercstlnglnccouut of her ex- perlcuccs Jyhllo in tflnglanh",' nnu""'nlBd In New York in assisting the ciders In spreading tho gospel teachings. |