Show conference held by the Y P M I 1 A of stake at the following it port of the south central district conference of the Y P M I 1 A of utah slake held at springville Spring ville lav and sunday march aap is furnished by john D dion corresponding secretary for the stake A business meeting of the wis head on saturday afternoon ter noon and an interesting variety meeting in the evening with a bood attendance reports of associations and missionary labor were given by counselor C E anderson J S boyer jr president charles bird mapleton aident john 0 attenson St tenson sister minerva south branch springville Spring ville sister bird maple ton I 1 bupt supt G H the officers to conduct their meetings in the most effectual manner keep the bishops posted in regard to the workings of the associations and carrying out the plan and pro gramme as set forth in the con counselor J W cluff reminded he officers of the great y resting upon them and exhorted them make their associations beneficial efi cial on sunday morning the neville meetinghouse meeting house was filled among those presenta presen tT on hie stand was david john the stake choir in connection with the springville Spring ville choir under the leadership of professor jamese daniels excellent music bupt supt G H brimhall expressed his pleasure with the reports given in the business meeting aua called for further reports which were given and showed that they were carrying out the contris contrib plan and keeping their lectures going as near as possible president david john was pleased with the reports given and would have preferred to have listened instead of speaking these associations have done a good work throughout alie territory and will continue to do good those that attend them are cultivating their talents in alie spirit of the gospel there is an awakening among the old and young and wo should strive to cultivate the spirit of love one toward another appreciate one an others good qualities while we yet live teach our families to serve god and obey his commandments mand ments search for knowledge from all good books and not waste time in novel but rather devote our time to learning the nobler profession ol 01 life it is not good to read too much but it is that which we remember and thoroughly understand that benefits us referred to alie opposition brought to bear against the latter day saints when he joined this church in his early days we need not go to europe or the southern states to learn that this inthe in the kingdom of god we can learnia le arnit at home if we ask in faith joseph smith was n true prophet of god and the power and authority of god has been in the church ever since the beginning and is with ua today to day president woodruff is endowed with all the powers and keys of the kingdom and is a and holy man tho speaker invoked the blessing of god that all might have his holy spirit to guide them through life in the afternoon the house was well filled while the sacrament was being administered counselor J B keeled read from the gospel of st luke in relation to the eloids supper also from the third book of echi eighteenth chapter wherein carist administered alie sacrament upon this continent in partaking of these emblems we t hould have our hearts in the proper condition that we may eat and drink worthily and receive the promises made unto us and not come ander condemnation it is keeping the commandments of god that gives man power for the spirit of god is intelligence unless a person complies with the commandments of god he cannot see the kingdom of god we should put away from us everything that is evil and seek the spirit 0 f god love the lord with all our might mind and strength and our neighbor as several presidents lectures in theia associations with much and that their associations ciati ons were improving and the members take great interest in fulfilling their appointments elder A 0 smoot jr had learned that when an elderkjn israel was called upon to address L atter day saints lie must put his trust in the lord to give him utterance president young seemed prompted in the latter days of his life to organize the various associations we find in our today to day and we have an example of the great good which they are doing by the reports given in our hearing and the large gathering of saints to listen unto them on this occasion it is very necessary that all these associations work in unison one with another in order for the stake to pros per all the wards must be united and for the church to prosper all the stakes must work in unison union is strength and disunion is weakness we should all work vigilantly for the establishment of the kingdom of god bupt supt GH brimhall said this work is an auxiliary of a great system of education and abo time will come when these associations would follow a systematic plan more closely than at pres ent we should not slight our sabbath school on account of our improvement association hut they are intended to be a help and aid to the priesthood we have been greatly favored in our labors by alie aid of the presidency of this staked counselor J W cluff could not help but note the progress made by the associations they are nurseries where we can learn the principles of the goa pel we should humble ourselves be foro the lord and be proper condition to receive a testimony to the truth of the gospel BISHOP N II 11 had been well pleased with alio instructions given throughout t c conference and said that more of such events of this kind would do mud among the youth A lecture on civil government was delivered in the evening by bishop J E booth |