Show I 1 4 I 1 X I 1 HE CONFER MW conference ENVE y I 1 9 it 1 A nd 7 refigio C jas ses I 1 GOOD president george Q can cannon lion speaks lecture b D dr james E talmage Tal maze the Y M 1 I A and religion classes conference confer enca commenced on Satur saturday daT afternoon at 5 0 clock with au an officers meeting some business matters were attended to and bishop 0 F whitney addressed the young men MORNING president or H Brim brimhall ball was the first speaker he referred to the re lson ligion classes of the stake and tho the good food work they had accomplished the young mens missionary classes of the he B Y academy we were re made es especial mention of young men were being beine trained there who would take the mis mis i conary conary field among the young men for three months A number of young men taking the missionary course at the academy were introduced introduce dand and spoke brielly briefly bri etly bearing their testimony to the truth 0 of ith the e great latter day work belder phillips of the B Y academy addressed the meeting lie ile spoke on the tendency of the young toward skepticism and advised the van young men e n to fight against this spirit ily by ag becoming e v am members of the Y M M 1 I A they could do this to good advantage president joseph B keeler made a few concluding remarks ile he endorsed tho the remarks of elder philipa philip i in u regard to skeptic skepticism is in A tendency toward hafi delity was one of the many oppositions we bye to contend against god has given us talents we can overcome these oppositions and we must exercise these talents AFTERNOON AI elder eider B cluff jr 3 addressed the congregation he explained the object of the organization of ve religion ligion classes it was for the tha inculcation of the plea of the gospel in the minus minds ol of the children in many wards a great deal of good had been accomplished but in ia ether wards attendance bad been less and consequently the benefits less it had been suggested that the religion classes be suspended for the present aad and that tle the efforts which would be directed d to the religion classes b be turned tamed to the Y YM al 24 I 1 A Sab sabbath bali schools and primary association With this object in view there had bad been een ia es i a in the B BY Y academy academia a ir arni ing school for Kafi bath ach 1 l tearie m the tha Y M M I 1 A sabbath sohl soh aci l and primary associations chwi 1 il I te oe supplementary to the home and ami iti in thess directions should all our 1 ncr gieb sieb now be directed tha iha speaker called fr for a vote of the saints for the suspension of the religion chases for he present year that all e energies ti i orgies misfit ba directed as sug suggested zest pd the proposition was unan unanimously sustained superintendent Brim brimhall ball made a brief report of work accomplished accomplish pd iu in tha stake by the Y 11 31 1 I A the nernes names of officers and missionaries were then present presented ted and sustained president george Q cannon spoke to the saints in an educational strain ile he congratulated the people of utah biake of on having in their midat such an excellent educational institution as the brigham young academy where was taught not only the arts and sciences but the principle nt our most holy re huion hi lon tha th litter latter day saints said sal d the speaker sp had better facilities for education than the their religion taught them truths which were inex no changeable chan gable but the p people of 1 the world as aa paul expressed it were ever learning but coming to a knowledge of the truth to illustrate his beani meaning president cannon referred to ahe tho scientific theories rdv advanced arced by bv scientific men which received discussion and were con constantly scantly made mention of dar wins theory of evolution was made especial mention of many ministers of the gospel had como come to beneva in it and there was no doubt a spark of truth in id it but the latter day saints knew that man did tot rot originate in protoplasm or descend from a monkey they knew that man had a pro pre existence and it was there loro not necessary for them to waste there simein time in discussing these theories they had bad positive knowledge op on the tha subject and this thia knowledge was them through the gospel they need eed not fear that these would be upset by anhof any of the theories of men aien the ordinance of baptism was referred to for hundreds of years the world had bad discussed as to the correct mode of baptism but there was no necessity for any discussion of this thia ordinance by Latte saints for it had been revealed to them that baptism by immersion won was mhd correct mode I 1 it t r was as a fixed principle it was the earns in relation to the personality of god the latter day saints know knew that god aed was not a being without body parts or passions but was a being after whom man had been fashioned the speaker dwelt on the necessity of saints teeing seeing that faith in the gospel grounded in the hearts heart of their children many had been careless in this regard permitting their children to attend sectarian schools esho ois A great responsibility res bibily rested upon the saints to see eee that their children wil were re taught the principles of the gospel mothers in israel especially had a great influence over their cn ildren while children were young mothers could them almost as aa they pleased but fathers could nt be negligent in this matter did not give parents children chil chi daen Ideen for nothing they would be held accountable for them dr karl G maeser added few I 1 remarks remark emark he fully endowed endo reed the move of professor cluff for the discontinuance of the tha religion rati gion alses at present the fiL and mothers would do well to weigh carefully in their minds the remarks of president cannon ane speaker pleaded earnestly with fathers and mothers to labor with their children and pray to gid tor for their welfare these theae sunday schools and mutual ir improvement a pro associations did not berno remote e irom parents the responsibility of in ug their children should remember the words of the babior to peter pater feed my lambs thesa cheso oung noting people had I 1 e ru ht to expect t to be fed by the us par r I 1 uti 0 zion but we cannot gaie that anch wo WB do not possess therefore when agh prints and seventies in israel I 1 I 1 all 1 saloons use ue tobacco ou on the streets c can they germ feed ed tho the lambs lamba no they ar aro F acting atting a bad example to youth if d zion instead ol of giving them rood good wholesome whole some food they are giving them at nes cos let us na port these t ins for the support of the youth that they may be fed with the bread of elt anal life the presidents of mutual associations association teachers of si S 1 day schools and sisters of ct the primary institutions were ware promised blessings and nr d to feed the lambs of za Z an n v aih it h the food of eternal life cups sups brimhall maia made a brief closing chaing speech urging the couig mento men to join the associations and aid to magnify their callings in isael ane beautiful hil anthem and nd benediction was pronounced by elder al H harda DR LECTURE I 1 it t I 1 ii i he evanin arta dr tta nes E talmage delivered a licare to a crowded boa houn on 01 tho the subject of blasphemy e mv lie he referred to lu numerous ia the scriptures to to a biow the areat g avita or of the offense of ancin ancient t israel prini punished shed this crime crima with the th death penalty F but went on the speaker pe gehis his thia crime is now extinct it if so the selection of this sub eject has haq been inappropriate but let us ua irea do we not bear goda name frequently taken in vain among us ns as aa a people do we not oftentimes hear mea aleu who have bonn be n blessed with worldly prosperity borsting bos sting thal abey have a accomplished c complis hed bed this thia and that never never think ing that all belongs to god and to him solly solely is the honor due we are prone when 11 we hear ar speakers eakers who please us them credit for their powers of eloquence rather than god who gave them the gift no I 1 lam am afraid the subject is too 11 opportune and a appropriate p in conchi conclusion tion the h speaker urged hi his 1 s hearers heareas to be ba careful not to commit this great crime president brimhall announced that the tha conference would be adjourned the choir sang an anthem full fall of beautiful sweet music and the benediction d jedion i was pronounced alced by elder emil maeser |