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Show ygHMi iiit: m:t:iv. I 3 IV 0Nn of tne l(,,lllll-" toplca of the f '.llSflf'iv BMl UXu HUke Conference which ; iWi Jlii clueed at the Tabernacle onHunday, 'm linti WM t'ie ,ltorln6" ' a larK roor. wli IHPjJf f! 'on ol "1U niembera of the Kldera XuB yf. quoruma. Tltlacondltlonwaa exhibited IM ntf by tnt reort from thut department of tfWC' V' the TrlefctbooU. Tho chief riiiun for m rfflff 4i ' thU delinquency waa clearly atated by P ffi ' i.J sBM aomeof theaptakera. Largo numbera I mtfr 'Ivtfj ' TounlS tura na eeu ordained wi ' J 1'ldera to uuable them to go to the r ffi ' Wl templea to be married, without ftut r Vi 'fl having had any training to enable ' V S ' J Yl! them to underatnnd the nature, iluttev, m W4 i M fuuctlona and rtapouiltillltlca of tho Wfl l - Trleithood. They wero not fnuillliir iy rf I with lta genlua and ji Irlt, nnd there- fjnul) 1 foTe not I'ffl"' operato wllhlu 1 1 Jutlni ' I a' The form of ordlnitlou hadUeu IhIIsB- i I compiled with, but thocorreoudliit; Bfllrfl ll aplrltual growth and fitneai were nj- Kvi L Mm latently absent. fill! " YlM T1)la ft"""10" I" lilorable. Tho 8 1 ' i It quettlDU of remedy la the leadline Flrai km thought cunnected with It. There ' ' III mmt' can le no doubt aato tho propriety of j4i- Bin refraining fromplaclug gravo reaputi fi $ MiJu alllllty uwu thuBowhoari'imprepArid ' IlKl 'rlt' Tnel,uuauH1y ' tlillt Kreater ' ' l iBI ln fuluro tlllM l-vrbtoToro. The Im ''' 111 portaut art of the mljt-it la, how ,j i ever, to produce the nemlel develop if P( weDt lu fouiig men, do tt.at thtin may be no neceMlty for their botnfz denltd the Inestimable prlrlltjje of en lerlng t'ie marital atate under the full auaplcM of the (Joapel u underalooJ by the I,atter.lay Halnta. It eeema aa If the matter la to a largv t'lUlit In the hand of the IllahO). It la from thera that recommrnda for ordinallona to the oftlcoof lllJir Inue. They ougbt tu I e baled on the general fltneu of thoae to whom they ate Riven. If not the y are liable to mlalead thoie onlceri of the Church In whoe handa la tlm duly of taking flnal action. In addition to thla fact la another of equal If not greatir Importanct that the production of flint of thecaud). datee la largaly In theaame handa The prouraa by which eligibility la riached la both natural and divine gradua lluu. Unltae thla la provided In the warda where the young men of larael realde, It la hardly pcailble for them to obUIn It at all. Within thoie local dtvlatona tho faclllllca exlat. The chief neciailty Is to kiep them In aillve operation. If Iheyaro allowed lo remain re-main stagnant tho young men of tho community grow up looaely, without any definite Idea aa to their true poil. Ilou.tlitlr rlvilegca, opportunltlw and duties. I'lnally their minds become so barren, from sheer stagnation, that 11 Is well nigh Impossible to turn their attention In the proper direction, and they drift Into the lifeless sea of spiritual spirit-ual Indllterence, and become a t rey to skepticism. Tho chief consideration Is to give (he youth something to do and treat them generally as If they were a very lmortant factor lu tho community, which Is thr fact. Hurli of them ai are worthy ought to bo ordained to ofllco In the Leaser 1'rlrsthood, the first being tint of Deacon, and tbt neat In order that of Teacher, aud the lieit I'rlrsU The quorums of there!-cral there!-cral orders ought to 1 kri t full, according ac-cording to tbo revelations on the sub-led. sub-led. The-e steia nru only preliminary. If the members of these iiuoruma aru Itll tolhtmielvre, It will be found that the orgaoliatlona will dwindle, dissolve and, so far aa any practical progress la concerned, will dlo out. Where thla occura It woulJ probably have Utu better If no steps whatever had been taken In tbo premlies. Tho law of divine economy has beeti violated, by conferring tho Priesthood uu thosn who were not ready to make usooflt In the Interests of prugreu. Tho situation situa-tion would be Jutt what Is cotu Ulnevl of In regard to insny of the fuorums of Klders now. Those lister quorums of tho wards need looking ulter and ought to be cultivated by the fathers so to speak of these, mlnutu local suImIIvI-sloua suImIIvI-sloua of the Church. The young men have not the necissary confidence an J experfrncelo lesd out In the (nth they should purine with, out assistance aud encouragement. Thosu who nre older and have understanding under-standing ought to meet with them and Instruct them not only In the duties of their own edicts, but In theuitureof the Priesthood aa a whole, that they may have understaudlug couocrnlnglt and be prepared for advancement. They ought also to bo InitructeJ lu the prncl(les of IhetJaepel, aud thus be euabled to obtain a ho of salvation salva-tion aud give an lutelllgeut reason for iooseslng It. They should also be taught how they can Instruct each other, by u mutually beneficent bene-ficent process. For these purposes there are no orgaulsatlous that atlorJ facilities tqual to those presented by the quorums of thu Priesthood. Unltss the means that tbo l,ord has placed In our bauds for the puriioae of developing the youth aro lltllllrd, startling delluqueuclia nu their part will continue to exist a natural result of our own shortcoming. They cannot can-not well taku hold of Iheao facilities themselves. They must be cilled, directed, taught and uied. The great est of all I the capabilities fir prisldlng Is that faculty whUli will euablea leading ofllccr to usu to the Ifest poasl ble advantage all the, Intelllgmcie placed uuder hie watituare. |