Show AT SPRING calil the Offic officers anil and Ill embers of tile I 1 HI ill it 1 A A ajoy aji 1 1 I liel ladle on sunday banday last tile ibe Y M X al 1 A ot of the south central BU all 1 districts of this stake of zion field a highly interesting arid and kiive conference at spring luke lake villa tit in a grove grov after the 0 parting opening exercises tho the its south bouthot of provo except on om reported progress aa in in their work and particularly on sabbath breaking sand braday 7 excursions and missionary labor amon among the young BISHOP floe T ANNER of payson pays on dwelt on the tha r record of life and admonis admonished lind all loito to BO live that individual character may stand forth without spot or blemish he advised the yo young a a g to pu put t aside now cow and forever all tint an antagonize t ilg ionizes a truth and progress and plant ia in its stead the seeds of holiness he deplored the condition of those holding the priesthood who visited dri using saloons and there reveled find and caroused in in sin sin dingli inin ling ng with the ho coarse vulgar and profane treated to blasphemy and obscenity and learned to despise law and home and god J 13 of 0 fiovo spoke of a letter he bo had bad received from fi om a young missionary abroad in in which the ibe writer expressed a disiro of hav bay ing the voice voice of au an angol angel in in order to proclaim with power tho the truths of salvation and thereby ro ra lieve those wel weltering in in sin and dark ness from their terrible bon bondage dago tho speaker thought all should be missionaries inia sion eio aries in in the cause of right and truth and mutually assist ouch other in nail all that IS is great and good ho strongly advised the young oung to bo be como independent through honest toil a and n d dignified labor anil and in in nil all ot of their work mental and phy physical to bo be orderly systematic and thorough ELDER JOUN JOHS SWENSON SVENSON a R newly returned mission arye poke impressively of the iho differ difference once between the ilia in in floence of the tha saints nod that of the tha outside world arld and exhorted earnestly t the he youth of zion to prepare them solves elyes for the tha responsible du duties ties of saint lifo life elden ELDEB of payson spoke briefly da on the importance of diligence in in the work woi k of god the eradication of evil and the cultivation of all that is is pure pars and lofty in in character rho 1 he choir sanga prayer was offered and the forenoon exercises closed in thi the afternoon the sacrament was administered after which bishop booth addressed the c congregation Logre gation ile he dwelton dwelt on the power of influx influence once in sh shaping ping manners and morals and of thi th potency of example for good or evil he denounced se fia briess en an cou raged liberality abhorred idleness and shiftlessness and lecorn inteli mended ded thrift egand and indu industry itry the speaker deflor deplored I 1 the course of many of our young men who abo go to the fineg mines to work and thus be compelled to associate with some of oe earths lowest characters charac teis and to a degree contaminate and blight lifes holiest hollest prospects HO he thought tile the young should create haruo industries assist in in establishing goorno borne murk markets ets and co operate for the tha good of fill all after discoursing briefly on the evil effects of tobacco and kindred wrongs hii was fol followed owed by president brimba 11 in in a 11 powerful appeal to the youth of large israel to expend expand their energies prop erly eily tor for the good of zion to be never satisfied to be of less lees worth than ono on hundred per cent in in alt all that is is worth doing to observe the word void of wisdom in in spirit and in practice to learn aleain to disdain those practiced racele ea e a which drag their vot votaries aries to ole degradation grada tion and vical but to establish a reputation that will stand firm and spotless forever As asa a means ineatia of laying a foundation for tn fit taro tare usefulness and greatness gio atness and goodness he bb recommended recommend od the young to become members of the BY B Y acad aalf em wherein said he be 1 I made inada the best investment in life and to which lam iam to day indebted for what I 1 may be OB worth after a strong to vandalism the choir sang eang benediction tion was offered by bishop argyle of lake shore and the conference adjourned to meet in in provo septem her bar next it 11 |