Show TRAINING OFGHiLDREN Theme of Speakers at Quarterly Quar-terly Conference BAD CONDUCT IS DEPLORED John Henry Smith Criticises Church ToiohsrG for Neglect of Their Work and Parents for Neglecting Their Children Hcber J Grant Speaks of tho Disposition of Men to Have cn Hell of a Good TimcHe Denounces De-nounces Statement of Eugene Young as n Lie j J I 4 I The Quarterly conference of the Salt Lake Slake of Zion convened at the Assembly As-sembly hal at 10 oclock yesterday morning The attendance both morning and afternoon was much larger than Is usual on the opening day The addresses ad-dresses were principally on doctrInal themes and upon giving children godly Instruction A largo portion of the morning session f ses-sion was devoted to the business of the prIesthood Ray C Naylor City Recorder Re-corder was ordained an elder during the service Angus M Cannon president of the slake spoke Jbrlefiy urging the brethren to be more faithful in attendance upon conference ABUNDANCE OF EVIL Elder James Griggs who has just been on a mission In Colorado related his experiences there lie was followed fol-lowed by Thomas C Grlggs superintendent superin-tendent of the Sundayschools of the county who called upon parents to I make closer associations with their children saying that evil abounds hero as elsewhere hut while we are surrounded sur-rounded by saloons we need not drink while profanity abounds we need not swear while obscenity abounds we need not make our mouths filthy with wih such things Bishop Spencer of Pleasant Green William Eddlngton of the high prIests quorum Patriarch Raleigh David Mc Kenlc and Apostle Rudgcr Clawson were the ether speakers at tho morn lag session All talked upon doctrinal questions Apostle Clawson In queston the course of his remarks taking occasion to remind the saints of the necessity of obeying the law of tithing TEACHERS AND PARENTS REMISS REinSS Apostle John Henry Smith was the first sneaker at the afternoon session He criticised the work being done by the teachers of the Mormon church doubted If I they had done the work which they are supposed to do and saw a great field for conversion of souls right here among the Saints He thought too that fathers and mothers wore too neglectful of their children and said that there are plenty of bad mischievous boys in the city who It they coull be reached could be saved and made splendid men He said that everywhere In the city groups of bo scan s-can be found forming smoking schools Indulging In profanity and In evil prac tices which will undermine their health Apostle Smith thought thc children of the United Stoles were more inclined to be Insubordinate than those of any oilier oili-er race and could not say whether It was due to a spirit of liberty or to the neglect of parents HELL OF AGOOD TIME Apostle Heber J Grant Indorsed the words of Apostle Smith and called for a halt among the Saints In regard to pleasureseeking on the Sabbath say Ing that not only were children prone to go on excursions on Sunday but the parents led out In this matter and it would have to be checked He said that the natural disposition of man was to drink and carouse to have a hell of 0 good time so to speak but that God had given the gospel to mankind In or del that he might overcome these desires de-sires CALLED EUGENE YOUNG LIAR In speaking of the pleasures which the young elders find In filling mission Apostle t Grant referred to the article written in the North American Review by Eugene Young wherein he said that the 1600 young men sent out to preach the gospel would return broken In spirit and would obey the authorities mighty well to avoid being sent on another mission and the speaker said a bigger lie was never told as the happiest time tme In the life of an elder is when ho is i in the mission field TRAINING OF CHILDREN After the reading 0 the reports of the Relief society and the Primary association asso-ciation for the nast six months Presi dent George Q Cannon addressed the congregation following lie lines of the former speakers with regard to the training of children He was Inclined to think that children properly trained In godly things in their youth would not be likely to go far astray Ho said that the influence of parents upon chit dren could not be overestimated and that parents should teach by example rather than words Speaking of the honor which children should bear to ward their parents President Cannon said he thought the secret of Chinas longcontinued power lay in the fact that tho Chinese above every other people reverence their parents and ancestor an-cestor This morning the Sunda3rschools of the stake will hold I meeting In the Tabernacle and the conference will be 1 continued in the afternoon wlbe |