| Show RELIGION CLASS conference singing U my father the religion classes the lead leaa and the rest of 0 the congregation sang barig the iho accompaniment compani ment opening prayer in concert lead by master nathan vance the choir gang ill serve the lord while I 1 am soune 12 the sacrament was administered by tile the 3rd ard ward general and adal stake officers 0 of the religion classes were presented by supt bupt 0 W snow and unanimously supported elder fred ja J holton hollon reported the work in this stake from its inception up to the time of abl reorganization lie said that at the close ot of the seasons work that Is in june 1003 there were 38 classes in running gorder order but that last winter the oon contention regarding religion classes being hold held in the school bouser bouse was so lat intense elabe that they were practically discontinue three wards only kept up ap the classes bupt ampt 0 W snow reported the work since the reorganization which Is a little lilue different plan from rom the original organization they have a loci lady y sup slip and the Lwi chers lu in each carli ward or class work cuder her at the officers meeting fou artecia wards were represented olivia nausea hansen 0 of the bod 2nd ward who Is s III had sent la in a re quest to be prayed for or by the religion rell class bupt supt OW 0 W bilow offered up a prayer which was wai repeated in chorus by the congregation the couie sang nay speak no ill the 3rd ard ward class recited several parses paiA ages of scripture from memory prest arest L A snow was pleased to see th the e great number of officers and teachers present at the morning ber be sion and acid lie he made favorable mention of the abc three wards that had bad kept up the religion daises all through the bedion elder eider william A morton morion recommended that tuc the classes the memory exercises hald baid that he had loodea upon I 1 boba in his bis waid wai d who have the of 01 religion and primary work as veritable angels thought that the ibe time had arrived when tile the children of 0 the letter day saints should be caught greater reverence verance re tor for the servants ot of the lord and for houses bouses of worship this could be taught to better advantage by precept upon precept in ID the home and around the fireside than by tiring giving the children a regular curtain lecture if the parents set a proper rex example ample the ch children lidren will take it up dunt dont wiy my things around your own fireside that you would be ashamed to have your children herald upon the tha highway lie he told a very pretty petty little story fury about abouo elie bee and acid the butterfly anatlie andt lie flower the bee fathera honey from ane flowers and the asp gathers poison from the same source therefore let our remarks and talk be good of our neighbors and friends he did not favor the practice ox of parents preaching to their children morning noun and night lord help us ua to be virtu virtuous tor for to be virtru ab Is to be good to bo be good la Is to be happy and to be happy is heaven the choir sang aang ahe V world Is full of beauty 1 elder louis A kelch said that it if all the good wo we had heard during the meeting could be remembered aud put into practice we would have enough to think thick about for a long time lie he referred let erred to the rood good attendance at the session ue lie said I 1 these children will learn to thel their r teachers and when they gauw up they will have even greater love and respect for them than they do now 11 referred deferred to this the way buys who bad been in dr uarl carl 0 masters 1 cla classes sties spoke reverently of him elder joseph B R Summer haya was the lie ile said that satan knew what the bavi saviors ors mis mission was aad set il about tu to cestr y him alm ile he could nut lot understand why fiume bume people who the work ork of 0 the church would id still claim and persist in claiming in the same said lie he all associations irom from the tibiae the belief society was organized up to the present time had to fight their way up through prejudice and 0 that a great deal of 0 this prejudice came from members niem bets ot of the church bupt 0 W snow scow explained that the flowers bowers and de coratious had bad been leftover lell over iruin from last laai evening evenio when the thal district commencement exercises alad alpen beill in tile tha ball tile the rank ang we thee 0 gull god lur fur tl a prophet wo benediction by loulla petersen pc she lud in the prayer w which was repeated repealed in coultry by the EVENING SESSION all tile the flog 1 0 11 W was as ny the choir first dingi 1 now lei iti us re rejoice olce prayer by elder john crawford on rave five RELIGION CLASS conference 1 continued from rage page three singing the lord Is my light the rhe first speaker was juho 11 II forsgren ile he was taken entirely by but ui and had riot not given the subject any special thought but was prepared to support the religion class work and was very glad that it had been revised mrs rose K X petersen told of the work thai had been done in in the llie 3rd ard ward they bad expected that it would be a very hard matter to get gel started again but bui had bad been happily surprised guide Gulde lie MeTo to thee elder peter F baird had bad sustained the lorner former officers of the religion class and would support those who were now maged la in the work sirs mrs olga lk lee had also been en caged to in the work in the former association and they had bad to work against numerous difficulties under the new organization it had bad taken on 00 new lire life it Is an art illustration of truth crushed to earth shall rise life again sirs mrs maud klch elt that the work had bad recel received ved a great deal of encourage rage ment meat during this conference and she was converted to the necessity necess iq for or such an organization single peace be prest oleen V N stohl believed that the things done by our enemies to amnuoy us bad to pur our good ile he was very pleased pieced with wila the tie menior memory exercises that thai had been gone through gli during the afternoon said he be we havea a good general knowledge ot of the gospel but we lack a knowledge of specific points marintha Marln tha B R snow was a now member in the having been connected with wilmithe wiL tithe the religion im clas el asi as i wark w pik but six welo that ame she had enjoyed abe t cirit associated ith lt it and would be glad when classes claes started up hazel B stohl sald nad in the sad ward they bad classes organized for all ayes ages the main tiling thing now cow la Is lor for parents to give the classes proper suppo support rW singing the gushing rill bill elder william A morton called the attention of 0 the young folks to the fact that they were in the house bouse of if the lord aud and should conduct thein selves ly if nt calif abe courteous to everybody even to those whose cond conduct act li Is base and mean dont forget to be gentlemen and aad ladles ladies I 1 know that a good many ot of the things we do are done thoughtlessly but we should think the speaker said that he had bad learned a lesson since coming to brigham city he had bad beard ot of our storm and had expected that the people who bad suffered loss would be downhearted and grieving but to his bid pleasant surprise be bad nut but heard beard one hordof word of complaint it reminded him of the trials of jot job and as gort god had bad made up to job what be had bad lost and more too he be would male make up to these berf men in the same came manner he be believed tell eved that god had paid him fourfold four tour fold told for ane time be had bad spent in religion class work elder joseph R bays thanked those who bad helped to make this conference the success it had been ile he also called attention to tile the vices that were prevalent even in the district schools and that one ona advantage ot of the religion rell Klon class was to counteract these tb eq e evil said there wai wa no particular sin in being tempted but it was a mighty dangerous experiment singing do what Is 16 eight bight benediction by mrs mra gean J J baird |
