Show THE YOUNG MENS conference the conference co 11 ference of the young men meno o mutual improvement of the salt lake stake was wag belan the tabernacle sunday consisting of three ua occupying the forenoon afternoon and even evening jug in an the morning an officers ficera of meeting was wae hold beld at which the tenth ward M X 1 I glee club furnished the ging the meeting was called to or ot derby dorby superintendent joseph H felt and the glee club sang go ye massenge Mese Mes engere of glory fl elder rodney badger offered the opening prayer after which the hymn commencing 0 O awake my slumbering minstrel was wae sung kill call showed representatives from nearly all of the fifty one associations of the ibe stake all reported ct having begun their yearld year ld course fully organized and pursuing the manual the statistical report of the stake organizations was read after which superintendent pelt felt spoke briefly upon the necessity of continuing to follow out the plan for mutual improvement work the formation of civil government classes keeping cr correct records of the work done clone of responding promptly to calls for reports and many other important points of Illet instruction ruction to officers ot of associations he dosed closed by urging the associations auder the direction of their bishops to provide pure and legitimate recreation that the he dons done and daughters of israel may have no occasion to seek pleasure where impropriety exists elder C B stewart express expressed ea the fact that there is no labor that will bring the baul greater satisfaction than that of bringing the young people of zion to that 0 million of perfection they sire are destined to occupy the mutual improvement associations are especially suited to this areat work and by the united efforts of all we will be enabled to accomplish com it referred with great regret to the tendency manifest in some of our young men towards evil habits babits and stated that over one half million acres of land Is used in the liao united states lor the cultivation of 0 tobacco people are engaged in raising the poisonous weed which Is slowly working to destroy mankind no man retains bis big manhood who is a slaves slave to anything deprecated the tendency to the idea that religion to is ol of secondary consideration and the refer ring to spiritual things in a j jesting eating man ner iner we should have high ideals as an high as heaven related belated the experience of the apostle paul and urged the young men of today to manliest manifest in their heir lives the same spirit of perseverance in overcoming obstacles the same willingness to endure all things for sake make and the constancy and energy manifested by him after his bis conversion apostle H J grant gave many words of encouragement to the workers in mutual improvement and urged all to rem remember emter that while politics and other things are essential and should be studied they should never forget that the first duty of man is to his bis maker closing song invocation to harmony benediction by elder A S geddes 2 p m at the afternoon session there were present on the stand 0 1 the moses thatcher anu adu H J orsini grant of the first quorum of seventies Seve ties elders B H roberts and edwarc stevenson Bt evenson ot the presidency of the stake elders A M cannon J E bayjor and C W penrose of the general Y M M 1 I A elders M W thatcher M H hardy J F wells and B R C 0 badger and all ah of the stake I 1 the tabernacle choir sang the time is far spent there la is I 1 little atle remain ing 22 prayer was offered by elder angus M cannoo cannon choir sang though deep deepening ining trials throng your way 9 eider junius F wells stated that he had bad been away from the people of the lord for a year or more past engaged in business busine ae and felt that he had bad par taken somewhat of the spirit of the world yet his bla testimony is not in the least shaken and be rejoiced that the lord had brought him back to his people and for the help he bad received when surrounded by evils never before by him alered referred to the change of gentl merit ment towards the people as manifested by the treatment now accorded a mormon ai compared with several years ago spoke of the love jove we feel towards those worthy men wilo were instrumental in laytn laying the four lations of this great latter tiny day work and exhorted us not to forget those who had bad succeeded them in the vine yard elder mosos thatcher was the next thoughts of the goodness of god have crowded themselves theme elves upon me there is a natural tendency fl man to look beyond the power of man a something in 10 the man that leads his bis mind to look to to know god and jesus christ wilow he hath bath sent to is life eternal happy is the man who has this knowledge and can stand as a teacher among his bis fellows A knowledge of the son of god gained in bouto will make a man true to his big country generous broad to in view wide to in sympathy have noted with gregg greet satisfaction the improved educational facilities among us for the youth of zion the prospects are most ing have been delighted over the honors won by young people of utah in eastern houses bouses of learning and pro diet further victories and also that the day will come when thousands will come here to learn lessons of greater importance than cian can be learned shie elsewhere where for here is taught a science higher broader and more comprehensive than is in taught in any university in the land the science of the gospel the means of success to is work no amount of sophistry will onset offset the be fact that man did not spring fram the monkey but Is in the highest type of the creators creator Is work that thai as man is so go god once was anil and as god isi 1 so man may be young men of utah you who belong to the mutual improvement association As gools lu iu the midst of ile and all its rush do not forget that god to is your father and that you can approach him zion alons is cause to is onward let us be in our minds and acts actis high as heaven broad as the oceans ocean liberal to all men generous to all people we have suffered under the heel of oppress oppression iOD let jet us live to do good the constitution of our country will be torn to shred will hang as by a single thread and it will be the destiny of this people the destiny of the in members embers of the MN mutual improvement associations to make the declaration and maintain ita it a declaration that will be board beard from canada on the north to and through the be republics of south america that the principles of liberty contained la in thou abat constitution shall be maintained to the young men of zion I 1 would imy ay look around you take by the right hand with the reverence with which you would an angel one of the dauab of zion enter into the house of the lord aud and receive her under the keys of the priesthood as aa a wife for time ala and d all eternity think of themes them as the highest purest handiwork of god and treat great them as aa such shame on the young man who fritters away his hie existence in the use of things injurious to the body anu and hurtful to the mind choir sang bang the anthem how beautiful upon the mountains 7 pm choir and congregation sang oar god we raise to thee prayer by elder joseph E taylor choir sang behold the mighty god appearing 21 E elder der B H roberts said I 1 have a 8 warm affection for the mutual improvement pro associations for I 1 look upon them as my cradle in the gospel he quoted the iosim from which tie he deduced that the time will come when it will be considered an honor to have been born in zion her gone are to become distinguished and there will be among them a galaxy of men tit fit to lead the world and such are needed in the be world quoted from isaiah the writings of enoch ana tue the book of covenants Cove nanis to show how that zion is the pure in heart and is if referred to both as an a people and asa location hence be would say to the question where to is zion it is any 1 1 place in north or south america where dwell the saints pure in heart god is the father of all men and Is doing all possible tor for their salvation arom the words of mormon I 1 can call understand why there arose ages ago a why lycurgus stood among be spartans spartano Spar tans why there was a plato a So socrates crater a luther god was working for the salvation of his children preparing the world for the whole truth I 1 feel like giving all due credit to all men who have accomplished good mormonism teaches we me this lite life is like a great drama all the characters are needed for the working out of the great thought of the author no greater mistake is made by the world than when they say where ignorance abounds antho is the best beet field for mormonism Alor monism joseph smith was the first man to say that no man can be saved aved in ignorance and he urged with all the power of his being the attainment by the people of knowledge how broad is the field of knowledge which we are privileged and comma commended mended oded to to enter to learn of the earth its component parts and how controlled of the things on the earth and under it of heaven of things past of things present and add of things to ome all these things are open to abe he young men of zion the word is enter and wisdom says let us learn something of ourt ou selves ourselves whence we come why we are here and whither we go hence the mutual improvement work commences at that point and as am we emanated irom from god we are trying to learn of him I 1 take it that the knowledge of god to Is the beginning of wisdom which will give a man a standard tao dard of truth by which to measure all things the M L I 1 A have upon their banner the glory of god is in intelligence they should hould have another there to is no excellence cel lence without labor we sometimes attach too much importance to natural endowments and feel discouraged becam because e we think we are lacking in such we become aware of abe be explosion following the lightning and are apt to think it the work of a moment whereas it is the culmination of many days accumulation of the electrio electric ele element melite so when we read the powerful elo quence quence of a webster the rounded sentences sen tendes of a burke we are apt to think them thein spontaneous outbursts rather than as ae the facts are the bringing dg forth of ideas which are the accumulation of many a yearns yeara year a midnight worl work and study it is a mistake to think that men sue suc ceded without work the genius that best beat succeeds is the genius or of harj hari and continuous work many complain of poor memory lot let me tell you that it ih ife not a laoc of memory but is the practice of the vice of inattention this was beautifully illustrated by the speaker in regard to reading the secret of clear logical speaking speake ng to is clear logical succinct thinking harness thought though compel it to follow will and in time you can work out to a correct conclusion all problems train yourself to think correctly and speech will take tage care of itself let no one think that in speaking thus I 1 belittle the power or need of the spirit of god for I 1 know what he has said and believe it with all my heart and remember in connection therewith the in injunction unction that he has placed upon us that we should treasure up the words of life continually Y l it if we go to the father and may ay t have done doile all I 1 can to fit myself for the labor placed upon me now pour thou out upon me alky spirit that I 1 may have power to accomplish good and thine bethe be the glory he will honor our claim and respond to our cailliet call let us seek his aid at all times and if you would gain knowledge and have power with the heavens beavens remember that the one great qualification neoe is righteousness it is our only hope and the only principle upon which the sons and daughters of zion can become vie vic to oue superintendent joseph H felt expressed gratitude for the privilege en joyed by the Y M M 1 I A in meeting as aa we had this day for the words worda of truth and inspiration listened liate ned to and the irbe hope that all would take them home and in iti corporate them in all our work the then sang fang the anthem daughter of zion benediction bened lotion was pronounced by elder H J grant and the conference adjourned subject to call C B FELT secretary |