Show MET IN JOINT SESSION State Conventions of Young Christian Workers REFERENCE TO MORMONS Thirteenth Annual Convention of the Christian Endeavorers Being Held With the Convention of the Ep worth League of the State Opening Open-ing Meeting Held Last Evening an Inspiring One Welcome Given byRev Dr BrownDr Beach Alludes Al-ludes to Mormon Problem t The opening session ot the Joint meeting of the thirteenth annual convention con-vention 0 the Christian JEndcavorers and the Epworth Leaguers of Utah held al the First Congregational church last evening was a most en Ihusiasllc one nnd full of Inspiration for all the workers Many delegates were in attendance nnd entered Into the spirit of the meeting with great earnestness President F E Blgelow presided The opening song service was an Interesting one and Included a number of soncs familiar In the work o the young peoples societies Rdv DI Clarence T Brown said that he appreciated the prlvjlcge of extending ex-tending on behalf of the young peoples peo-ples societies of the cIty a very cordial cor-dial wccome to the visiting delegates and on behalf of all present extended C welcome to the Pilgrim guest Hev Dr Bench of Denver A very pleasing response to the words of welcome vas given by Miss Maigaret B Martin of Ogden Sho felt sure that the members of the cOnvention con-vention would gain I renewed courage to overthrow doubts and diniculileft and he enabled lo gain the victory whkh they sought t After C wellrendered lupt Love Divine All Love Excelling by Mrs AGAndrews and Mr Gilbert Mr Ott announced tho nominating I committee com-mittee of the Kpworth league as consisting con-sisting of Mrs S J Griffin of Ogden Willis 1 Oagc of Provo and Alfred Peters Pe-ters of Salt Lake The Christian Endeavor En-deavor nominating committee Is I composed com-posed o Mrs C D Savory of Salt Lake Miss Martin o Ogden Miss Nan nip Clayton of Salt Lake S H Good win of Provo and Mrs K B Shepard of Salt Luke The committee on joint resolutions Includes Miss L E Padcn Springvllle Miss Alice Rogers Ogden I Miss Pond Provo Alex Bberhardt Salt Lake Miss Marv Gage Provo Mrs Bagby Salt Lake ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT I The annual address of the president Rov F T Blgelow was the nPxt thing on the Before taking program up his remarks the speaker read j a telegram tele-gram from Francis 13 Clark the organizer or-ganizer of the nirisUan Endeavor movement as follows Twentieth year I motto Phlllpplans ill 13U The speaker took an his text a part of the pledge of tho TCndoavorers Trusting 1 wi strive and mode a strong appeal ap-peal to the young people for more faithful zealous endeavor With renewed re-newed determination the young people would be enabled lo work out the glorious mission which they arc In the I i world to perform Rev Dr IBeach the next speaker referred re-ferred first to the convention which he attended hero last year of the I elements ele-ments which wfnt to make It successful success-ful said lie did not know when his heart had been so sjjrnfl as It was then and lhat If he hail been a man oC means he believed he would have sent a herk to some educational institution in the Slate as a thankoffering for the I cheer that the convention gave him The text for the address of the I evenIng even-Ing by Dr Beach was taken from the life of Joshua who was not afraid to I be In the minority who was not afraid to be stoned to death who was not afraid to talk sense when millions were talking nonsense and who said As for me and amy house we will servc the Lord Then he told the young people before him that he had made the explanation and the application applica-tion would be very brief and asked If they did not know from the experiences experi-ences of the past year that God was on their side PROBLBM THIS REGION lie told them that they were called upon to face a real problem problem prob-lem lhat God In his providence had given this region lo settle and said the Christian people of this icglon were not going to settle it by controversy oC an unworthy sort or by calling hard names but rather would win by preaching the Chrlstllest gospel and living the Chrlstlicst lives and added Whatever time you time willing to bc as zealous as some other people we think of as organized as vigilant as ofllclent as selfforgetting and self denying not In bitterness lr animosity I In controversy hut In love and helpfulness helpful-ness and Christian living spreading the light whatever time you are wiling lo do this then our victory will come I believe that yet the simple gospel of Tesus Christ will be in every home In Utah The benediction was pronounced by Dr Beach I Three sessions will be held today beginning with a business session at 0 oclock At 2 oclock a junior conference confer-ence will be held Christian Citizenship Citizen-ship will he the subject discussed at the evening session addreses to be made by Rev Peter Simpkin and Ilev Dr Beach v |