Show taik gaie THE YOUNG YOTING PE PEOPLE olle oile oi LE ta tw n confer conference ellbo etite of the young mens mutual improvement associations of iii ike Salt sait lake stake held in the assembly hall on monday evening 0 was more on than usually inte lute interesting resting we have thought that the as assemblages es of that character h heid held beld eld eid heretofore have perhaps n abt esl esi t been so definitely individualized as they tiley night might have been the more strongly they are characteristic of what ave th e asso purport to be the interest in them and their usef usefulness ulness will proportionately increase yit wit appears to us that there are two primary mary iary objects connected with such gatherings atherinis athe rinzs which should always be kept liepa prominently in view in the pro ceedie za throughout one is to exhibit the progressive effects of the bove movement plent upon the tue youn young by specimen exercises by association members the more advanced they are the better as th thy thy v act as a stimulus to emulate tho progress developed this was made a feature of the proceedings of monday evening and dna in that regard they were to some e extent an advance upon those of previous 06 us conferences of the same kind held here the other leading trait that might profitably characterize meetings of the E kind rind nd under consideration is the delivering by the most competent persons to ibo ibe found of well ivell digested explanations nii nit ons of different branches of profit in the associations the of conducting them their effects affects etc in any event whatever addresses iare lare delivered should be mainly devoted to the practical side of mutual i improvement to the exclusion as can be of generalities remarks that are not pointedly addressed to qt the c maln main a subject necessarily detract I 1 el leading i object of associations an afe c S of that nature and are more a adapted a to gatherings whose object is not ot so clearly specific they ura ure are therefore probably not highly profitable because not absolutely appropriate 14 we were to ven turea a we iyla should say that in view ot of the f foregoing ore reports the reading and pre s ser arta tation tion of which consume colsum 0 a great deal deai of valuable time should be con flensted as much as pos possible the concentrated ent cent rated essence only should be given ya h fact as a rule the compendious form of report is not only generally more ac beatable bep cep table tabie to a public audience but also much inore lnore instructive than one that is elaborated this will be admitted at once onee when it fc is considered that abl one person in meyeral hundred has the faculty of grasping and retain ing the facts and figures of a long statement when it is read to a r I 1 congregation the bulk however would likely have but little if any difficulty in comprehending a report which simply embodied leadin leading f acts facts this kind of statement would not necessarily obviate the kee keeping keepin plu piu 0 on n giecold ie cold cord of a more elaborate relation which could be referred to when it became necessary chatis what is sometimes called lumping otherwise denominated boiling down is ig a grateful element in reports that are arc presented before public assemblies for acceptance unless in the case of an exhibit of purely financial or business facts in the minutes of the conference which were crowded out yesterday will be found a preamble and resolutions unanimously adopted they embody the sentiment of the young peo fie generally in th reference to the promoters of and sympathizers with the crusade against the 11 mormon hor bor people th they 17 also express the determination 0 of the youth to stand by their parents and friends who lare tare so inhumanly assailed by those who are see seeking kingto to breakup break breau up peaceful and virtuous families and cast anoff unoffending ending citizens into prison if it they can do nothing more they can with withhold bold boid business patronage from those who are condu conducting ting and ind aldin aidin aiding alding the crusade probably no body bf the community can wield a more potent influence in that direction than aff e young yeung people of whom utah has every reason to be proud some of the opponents of mormonism appear to lay the flattering unction to their souls that because a few of the youth turn against the fount fountain din sin from whence they sprang apran and snakelike snake like sting the ther hand that fed them that a process of apostasy apo stacy is ex among the rising generation qa greater mistake than this could be 1 to ide ade s tho the great grat majority of the youth ere e ap a brave as ant any race that ever alved and as true iii in ani their beir 41 tm q evula everlasting sting hills they will stand under all cir circumstances curns ances and will f form orm of one of the grandest and p purest n rest commonwealths ever seen on earth |