Show Y conference SA A city cx march afa c h kolator editor deseret deserea mews by request of mrs mary A freeze President of they L LM M I 1 A of the salt lake stake of zion I 1 send you a brief report of our quarterly conference which convened in the fourteenth ward assembly Asser ably rooms march president mary MaryA A freeze presiding prest freeze called the meeting lne ine eting to order and the services becan bec began un with the hymn by th the e choir ajoy joy to the world Ili prayer ayer by prest elmina staylor taylor second hymn praise ye the lord lard 11 minutes of previous conference read and accepted reports of the various ass associations belati dons dogs of this stake were realand rca rea dand then prest mary it A freeze arose and express expressed ealler ealier her gratification upon beholding so large an attendance the largest we had bad yet gather gathered edat at a young ladies ladles 1 quarterly Conver convergence ence euce this was encouraging to herand her and proved that the good work was wag increasing exhorted those present to use their influence in drawing still others into the mutual improvement association to various evils in our midst and gave good and beautiful advice upon meyeral topics secret prayer testimony bearing am and ana the avoidance of evil eyll com tom company pany said she would be pleased to visit the vari our associations requested d reports every quarter fram this time on counselor marid maria marih malih Y dougal gres greg ed cd edher her interest a had been read and spoken felt seit were too indifferent to tile the precious and glorious principles which had been revealed to us for our salvation thought we should morel more dilli gently read our church books urged the members to come out and rally around their leaders and said her sincerest desire was to become good and great in this church and kingdom counselor mattle horne home spoke of her desire from childhood to do good her patriarchal blessing pronounced her a f future of usef usefulness ulness among the young and her being called to the position she occupied in the Y LM L M Y I 1 A opened that field for her su suggested the circulation of books upon important subjects also lectures or addresses from elder sisters upon every day practical and needful topics as well as spi spiritual ritual instructions prest elmina elina S taylor referred to the visits made by prest M 1 I horne home and herself to weber and morgan stakes and the good spirit prevailing g among those saints kindly advised the young secretaries to endeavor to improve in their labors until they had attained the standard of excellence referred in most effective language to the evil effects of the skating rink with advice to all to shun the place president erastus snow who had accompanied sister jane A S richards of 0 oden ogden den to the meeting accepted the invitation to address thle the audience which lie ho did in his own fatherly impressive and grand manner said he was pleased with what he had heard and could believe that what had been said before he came was equally good ile he joined most fervently iu what had been said against the pernicious influence of a maans means which vilich was wag calculated to beguile and ensnare the young oung unsuspecting and unprotected unprotected said in salt lake city there are perhaps more snare siu sij to draw away the young than in the country places here are the hosts of evil concentrated the outside world send their emmi saries to assail the citadel of righteousness virtue and ha happiness those who are not prayerful are in danger there is a work of love to engage in the tho influence of the home circle will reach into eternities it will not be long iong before the youth of israel will be called abro abroad they will be found amlung amoun adio adlo thel the nations uso of thee the earth arthas as judges judge saud saua and counsellors coun and these young ladies will be beside their workers coworkers co and counselors I 1 pray the desire to be grea great ta and nd good may find a response in e every r he heart rt jesus said whosoever would on fd be great let him be as a little child tile the greater your home responsibilities ties the greater will be side influence he concluded by in the blessing of god gool upon all wha labor in ills his cause prest mary alary A freeze arose arase and expressed her thanks to president erastus snow for what he had said and hoped we would strive to fulfill every duty devolving upon us conference was adjourn adjourned eq for three months choir sang sano an angel anzel from on high benediction by president erastus arastus Cr astus snow AUGUSTA J joyce oyce CROc cro ii stake secretary ae oam 1 l ra |