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Show GREAT PROGRESS IN CHURCH ACTIVITIES IN UTAH STAKE REPORTED BY STAKE HEAD There are now 15,024 souls in thfe Utah stake of Zion, an increase of 629 during the past year, and 3,264 families, of which number 2,668 own their own homes. These statistics are in accordance with xhe report of President T. N. Taylor in his opening address at the quarterly stake conference held at the tabernacle Saturday morning. President Taylor was gratified with the showing. He strongly commended home owning as a means of promoting community interest. Those who own their own homes, he said, have a feeling of permanency in their homes, which is not felt by renters. The home owners do much more than" : others in planting lawns and flowers and beautifying their J Biirroundings. . I I work of the organization. She compared iH work of the Relief society to that of the church. Responsibilities Re-sponsibilities come on so gradually that the worker adjusts to them. She hoped the Relief society would continue to grow as in the past. There is work to be done, she said. There were 21,000 married women in the church who were not mcm-j bers, but who should be. The or-1 ganization is one of mothers, and is designed to help them in their, great responsibilities. Bishop George Powelson of thej Provo Third ward related an inci-j dent of the miraculous healing of : hbi brother, which was a testimony to him. He spoke also of the fulfillment ful-fillment on ancient prophecies. In the progress which the world is making, Bishop Powelson felt that the testimony of the gospel should still be treasured. Spiritual Values Important. Elder Sterling Taylor, of the high council, urged the performance of duty as a means of maintaining faith in the gospel. He spoke of the importance of spiritual values as compared with temporal. While a missionary in Germany, Elder Taylor had been impressed with the apparent solidity of the government govern-ment there; but it had passed, showing the futility of dependence onearthly power. Bishop Samuel E. Blake of Vineyard Vine-yard discussed the meaning of the term, saint. It had been charged that the Latter-day Saints were presumptuous in calling themselves Saints, which according to Webster meant people holy and Godlike. The speaker maintained that according to the interpretation of St. Paul those who had embraced the gospel, even though imperfect, were entitled en-titled to be numbered with the saints! Titbfi flyers Increase; "f esitlent Taylor also reported an increase in the number of tithe pavers a greater per centage than St of increased population. The etake, he said, had 73 missionaries in the field, not enough in his opinion opin-ion one per cent of the membership should be in the mission field. The president regretted that there were 9T1 young people, over twenty-one, in the stake unmarried, 543 men and 428 women. It was reported that the Fourth ward chapel had been completed at a cost of $36,000 and had been dedicated dedi-cated March 9; the Sharon meeting house at a cost of $20,000, dedicated March 23. Ground had been broken (or the Grand View church to cost $21 000 and for the Manavu ward house, to cost $45,000. A seminary near the Provo high school is to be . built. . Largest Seminary. The Provo L. D. S. seminary, the president stated, had an enrollment of between 3S0 and 400, the largest in the church. The Provo Bench i seminary has an enrollment of 181 ji or 8G per cent of the attendance at i the Lincoln high school. A seminary 1 is to be established at Springville nest school year. President S. P. Eggertsen, in be-gining be-gining his remarks, referred to a recent statement that the average - boy of today had about 3,000 leisure hours each year. He questioned if 1 a wny could be found to employ profitably so much leisure time. In i his youth, leisure time was not so great His day's work, he said, had commenced at four in the morning , and continued, with perhaps a little relaxation- until nine at night. Leisure Time Is Problem. If young people today have such a large amount of leisure time, the 1 speaker felt that there was a very serious problem to be solved. He urged greater care in supervising the time and work of young people. ! There should be greater co-operation between the home and the school. 1 At the Provo high schood, said President Eggertsen, there are some bright, earnest young people, but some of them are deceiving their parents and their teachers in not making the best use of their time. He commended the work of the schools in general and of the assistance assis-tance rendered by the church sein-v sein-v Inaries. University Head Speaks. President Franklin S. Harris of the Brighnm Young university, in beginning his remarks quoted from the scriptures, "The fool hath said in his heart there is no God." There is positive testimony, said President Harris, of men who have seen God. The negative testimony of those who have not seen God could not be counted against the positive testimony testi-mony of those who had seen him. President Harris discussed the importance of development of the spiritual being as well as the so-called so-called practical. lie related an incident in-cident dealing with the measurement measure-ment of the width of a river by an engineer without crossing the river. A man who did not understand engineering was not willing to accept ac-cept the results obtained by the engineer. en-gineer. A higher law was involved which was not understood by the unbeliever. un-believer. Spiritual knowledge is likewise obtained by a higher law, which the carnal mind cannot understand. un-derstand. . Other illustrations were given by President Harris to make clear his theme that spiritual knowledge comes to those "ho rely on the spirit of God and cannot come to those who do not recognize this law. He believed the particular work of the Latter-day Saints was in spiritual things. It was their duty to carry spirituality into the world to make the world better. Their lines should te conducted along the lines of order, beauty, and love that they might teach by example ex-ample as well as precept. Elder George F. Richards quoted the great commandment enjoining love of God. To love God it is necessary nec-essary to know something of his attributes, at-tributes, he said. Passages of scripture were cited by the speaker to show what these attributes are. "The scriptures tell us," Elder Richards stated, "that God is a spirit, but there are tabernacled spirits and untabernacled spirits. God, the speaker declared, is a tabernacled spirit. That God has a body was proved to the ' Prophet Joseph Smith by a vision of God the Father and God the Son. It was necessary that the leader of the latter-day dispensation should have a knowledge of God ; hence the vision was given him." The speaker dwelt on the groat Importance tjt love of God and love of one another. Patriarch Ilyrum 3. 'Smith spoke on the importance of magnifying any position to which one might be called in the church. No matter , what the call, there is a spirit goes with it. Every worker is entitled to that spirit. President Wilford Woodruff, a very humble man, who 1 many people believed would not measure up to the position of presi-' presi-' dent of the church, was cited as a 1 notable example of efficiency under the spirit of the Lord. . (Continued on Page Four.) i Elder George F. Richards, of the : Council of Twelve Apostles advanced ad-vanced the thought in beginning his discourse that true happiness consists con-sists not so much in doing the things we like to do as in liking the things we have to do. This aphorism he applied to the payment of tithes and other duties. Right Living Essential. , As the religion of men is so often . judged by the conduct of men, the speaker felt the importance of right living on the part of the Later-day Saints. They should be examples lu all things, for their own sakes as well as for the sakes of others. Good lives, he declared, would do t'totc than anything else in breaking down prejudice and leading others to accent the gospel truth. Righteousness Right-eousness was also essential for the sake of God. God so loved the orld that he had given his only wpotten Son for the sins of the ' world; the love of Christ for humanity hu-manity had been shown by his great i suffering because of the sins of the world. The speaker urged the Latter-day Saints, therefore to be, not i Merely bearers of the word, but doers as well. ! Presiding Patriarch Speaks. I Patriarch of the church, Hvrum U- Smith spoke of the two influences influ-ences which enter into the lives of men a eood and a bad influence and urged obedience to the lnflu- ' "j" 'hilt comes from within. In fol-'"wing fol-'"wing it, one follows the plain path 01 u"ty; It always comes first if me is in the line of his duty. The other spirit, the wrong one, comes . un many excuses and alibis, limp- , on crutches and seeking to lend non from the path of duty. ,..A!.m owning prayer was offered lT' le Olsen. Sr., the benedic-n benedic-n .v Bishop Oliver 13. Hunting- vinhL8lnSS was by the Spring-'"o Spring-'"o Mrst ward choir, under the di-footion di-footion n( cllorIster Quv c Br)wn FrZ'JIy Tnsk'" mls rendered by " ik Bjarnson. Pro v t"" cal1 b:r wnls showed the in ,? , ,h wari t0 he in the lend ."'tendance, Vineyard, an out la v- fin,,, ' cos'stins principally of ''"Mrs. second. nom m"sio nt Uie Saturday nftor- vn, f 011 nt the st!lk0 conference olioir msl,0(1 th0 Lakeview is, ' ',nil the direction of Chor-, Chor-, , .mond Bunnell. Invocation ,s ! Meier William Ashworth. Eloetn S4,')ixo" S)raks- of ii, I. 'hxoii, stake president lllo Itellef society, spoke of the funds ad expressed the hope that by the time school starts in the Ml fbuilding may have been completed where the principles of the gospel mav be taught to the students of the high school. ii Commended Young People- Elder George F. Kichards of the Council of Twelve, expressed a delight de-light of the activities of the Provo seminary students. Patriarch Smith commended the singing of the conference sessions He urged the people to repent from heir sins and seek forgiveness from the Lord. 20, in the Provo Second. Third and Sixth wards, and on Sunday, April 2, in the Manavu and the Provo Fourth and Fifth wards. Has Faith in Young People. President T. X. Taylor stressed the importance of the seminary work and said that to encourage the boys and girls in their undertaking in building a seminary will strengthen strength-en the homes and bring joy and happiness there. He urged the fathers to become real pals of their children and to associate with them in athletic sports and theatricals as w-ell as in church functions. "Personally I have little fear concerning con-cerning the young people," said President Taylor. "I have an abiding abid-ing faith in the young men and women who will carry on this work in the future. "I am not willing to be measured by the youth who takes no active part in church work but only by those who take part in the activities of the church. Boys who are addicted addict-ed to the cigaret habit or who frequent fre-quent poolhalls may not assist in furthering this work, but I have an abundance of faith in those young pie who are active in the church. "I don't believe in all this talk that the boys and girls are going to the bow-wows. This work has been established by the Lord and will succeed. The youth of Zion will carry on the work as desired by the Lord. The children should be taught in the home the value of clean living and clean thinking and help should be given them to go upward and onward." President Taylor urged parents to cooperate with the seminary students stu-dents in the raising of the necessary HERE'S MOKE ABOUT CONFERENCE STAUTS ON PACE ONE Elder C. M. Bird of Maplctou pronounced pro-nounced the benediction. Tui! action of the students of the Provo L. D. S. seminary in petitioning peti-tioning the Utah stake presidency and the high council for the construction con-struction of a new building and their pledging themselves to raise the necessary funds for the erection erec-tion and completion of the new structure was highly praised by the speakers of the Sunday sessions of the regular quarterly conference of the Utah stake. President T. N. Taylor presided at the morning and the afternoon sessions. The congregation and the tabernacle choir under the direction of Prof. J. B. Boshard sang, "High on the Mountain Top." Invocation was offered by Prof. Elmer I. Miller, superintendent of the Utah stake Religion class work. President J. William Knight said that the young people of the stake are progressing, and declared that they are real lenders, in many cases even surpassing the parents in leadership and in tho living of their religion. "Recently a large group of students stu-dents from the seminary conducted here by the L. D. S. church presented pre-sented a petition for the erection of the seminary building adjacent to the high school," s"''1 rrpaiticnt Klll.KllT'. ' "ShfisB yOung people pledged themselves to donate a certain cer-tain portion of the cost of the building build-ing and ata) to raise the rest by canvassing the wards of Provo. j They are ready to begin that can-1 vas now, and I trust that the peo-1 pie of the wards will rally to their support and assist them in getting I i the necessary funds." I i Praises Seminary j He paid great tribute to Prof. J. I A. Washburn, supervisor of the Provo seminary for the splendid ser-1 vice he is rendering and for the influence in-fluence that he has brought to bear over the young people. , Dr. George H. Brimhall, in charge of the seminary work throughout I the church, said that of the 6,000 students who are now enrolled in that work, 400 are enrolled in the Provo seminary. S "Make your own deductions," said i Dr. Brimhall. "Saturday President Harris said that no one can be without a re-i re-i ligion what he can be with a re-i re-i ligion. Man is not perfect as a man. He must have a religion of j some kind to make him a rounded 5 out man. i "Whence came the plan that man, i inspired man, must fight his way 5 i back to the presence of God? IM J was introduced by one of the sons of God. There was another plan j also introduced. The first scheme 1 presented free agency and sacrifice. 6 The other eliminated agency which 5 is inseparably connected with re- sponsibility. It alo oliminntt'd sac- j rificc. The introducer of the sec- j ; oud plan did not desire to go on 3 tho altar. j "I iinve so much faith in the j S young people who presented the $ seminary petition tluit if they re-S re-S j ceived no sujiport they would cut M off their pleasures and build the house themselves. S i "If you discourage the boys and 5 j girls you are injuring their future ? usefulness in this church." Mrs. Garn Clark and the choir j jsang. ''Dreams of Galilee." ?! Patriarf'h Ilyriun G. Smith said 3 ' that this is the work of the Lord ? I and that it does not belong to any J 1 set of men or women. 2 "Ir is His world also." said Elder ij. ' Smith. "He lias made the laws govern im: it. lie lias s:ud that we 'J, may choose and do as we please bur wo must take tho consequences." 3 The choir sang, "Hail to the $ Glorious Dawn." 5 Benediction was pronounced by t Thomas O. Ttoinney, in charge of 1 the ixenealogical work of the stake, t! Sunday Afternoon Sessions. ;j The afternoon session betran with t the congregation singing, "Guide Us l Oil Thou Great Jehovah." t; Invocation was offered by rresi-t rresi-t dent Bontley of the Juarez stake. l The choir sang, "O Holy Father." J Ir. M. C. Merrill, who is now in K I the government service in TVash- inglon, D. O., was released from his U position as second assistant superin-; superin-; tondent of the Utah stake Sunday t school board. Mrs. Jennie Knight j Manmun, who recently was made a E member of the general board of the ;S Y. L. M. I. A., was released as sec-ond sec-ond counselor to the president of Et the Y. Jj. M. I. A. stake board. K "William O. Creer, who has served t for some time as an nlternate mom-El mom-El her of the high council, was' sus-g sus-g tained a regular member of that 5 body to take the place of the late K John S. Smith. B It was announced that ward con-5 con-5 ferences will be held Sunday, April |