Show MEN saturdays of the first general Y M M 1 A conference the first general coti ference of tile young mens mutual improvement associations convened in the tabernacle in salt lake city at 10 esterday monin A distant superintendent V in junius cello preado pr eAdi A fair sized audenico was in attend sum after tile 0 exercises elder junius F N ells reviewed iwed the past work of the mutual improvement organizations and their growth until thal present time and especially hoped that t hey i n ight continue to grow and L prea d to V ery nook and corner of the territory Terri tor assistant superintendent ill it blardy alluded to the spirit of the word of improvement having existed previous ions to its organization tito atter could be considered as the ke to the vast labor of impressing 0 the testimony of the ile spoke of the fixations ficat ions necessary to made an donti see rotary or other of lIcer gave good in and rules for the proper conduct of tile associations prof evan stephens batir I 1 Z cone a severe cold adent E 11 anderson read ilia lecture upon it treated upon the uses and lie deprecated the use of in the associations which were not in harmony with the intents of these associations and advocated the use of those possessing beautiful son in preference to the mean ingless ditties so often indulged in ile recommended th e use of music books especially prepared for the As soc lations iio of asso c bation choirs and when in thorough working order musical festivals at each succeeding conference apostle cleber J grant nd elder win S burton spoke encouragingly of the good work wrought by the improvement pro associations since their organization 2 pm after prayer and singing elder james A langton read an essay ed titled libraries and reading it dwelt mainly on tire value ofa good air bray 1 imming the fut ure charac I 1 a to I 1 1 nen and laying a dounda ti yf r usefulness in years to come elder J 11 tanner belive red a lec ture on tile study and lessons it embraced the classes of reading matter offered the young man therill advia of friends in the choice of books covol reading private and public libraries a reference library containing of all kinds loud rawl 4 at home and the best a librarian it was it moo t antei ling lecture oro to be carefully studied by all interested secret goo 0 lambert redd the i 1 I arl thirty one of the 6 takes showed a membership of bupt supt L it Martin oatt made closing remarks stephens juvenile class sang good night 11 and the benedic lc tion was altered by bupt supt 1 string bam |