| Show YOUNG youn MENS MUTUAL improvement conference at 10 a m w wo an officers meeting meet inic waa holu belu with stake bupt joe JOB H felt presiding there being present 0 ot f the beneral superintend enoy rian ridney ey C badger or the stake ou peria tendency bupt supt J H felt assistants J W eardley and C B deew m with aide A 8 geddes J B hagget goo aeo E wallace W B dougall jr eighteen city and thirteen county associations were represented after singing and prayer bupt supt felt addressed those assembled he expressed his bis pleat pleasure ture in meeting thus with the actual workers in the mutual impei movement associations of the stake and nd regretted that there were so eo few present the importance ot of the work really demanded a larger representation we understand that our oar people ban baa between eight and nine bun bull jred missionaries abroad preaching be gospel yet in the speaker ld pinion the work at borne was waa at least leaah of hjal importance it t bad been suggested to each president that any question concerning the work A t mutual improvement on which light was desired should be banded in that it possible toe the light might be secured and harmonious armo olous action in the associations be doured but no questions tio no bad been received elder wallace urged that the members of our associations should support the organ of the Y M M 1 A athe the contributor by subscribing for it and that it be called to the attention or of the people and thus increase its sphere of usefulness referred refereed to the 60 50 cent annual lual donation expected of each member of the association and nd requested the officers to take the matter up to in waris and awaken au interest in and response ree to it ave instructions as to the he roll and record and made some ome suggestions concerning plat joint sessions eee eion with the Y L M 1 I associations were then asked by several anti anil discussed explanations belag being given bupt supt felt fait gave some ideas as aa to tj the aae of manuals ni B s I 1 and 2 and asked the secretaries to be more moire careful if possible soto as to properly recording their minutes advised that now new members be not put on the until they hey signified igni fled their heir willingness to thus thug take part parl leave politics out of the associations urged that hat lectures to be given so a often an aa practicable during tue winter and stated that a lecture bureau had been arranged for booher J B higgs spoke upon lib ranee baries making very valuable buggee ilion concerning them then followed some home discussion concerning toe ane Maou manuala als and it was suggested that these matters be taken up at a later meeting to be called by the retake after which the doxology was waa sung eung and elder B R 0 badger pronounced the benedic benedia 2 p m present on the stand eland of we the general dents wilford Won woodruff druff and joseph F smith alto alo apostle huber J grant and all those hose at the morning session tte too usual preliminaries were car fled out and elder A 8 geddes was wan the first find speaker he dilated allayed at some borne longto length upon mutual improvement work and numon labod the fathers and mothers to use every endeavor la in persuading their sons auna and daughters daughter to attend the mutual improvement As ar oi adone lons master charles pike then sang eang in a touching manner angels angela ever bright an anil air president joseph F smith then addressed toe that he be supposed the people gathered here bore this afternoon atter noun understood under tod that thin meeting was wag intended as aa a conference of the young menis mutual improve improte went associations or the bait like stake presided over by brother joaeph H fait this work is in a great one and one in which the parents ought to be deeply concerned fur for the future welfare of our children ob ildren la Is bound up with it to a considerable extent R ad from the book of doctrine and covenantor Cove nanto relative to the duty of parents to their the gospel igo BO that when they reach the age of eight years year they will beare be pro pared for baptism also alao regarding their duty asto as to prayer labor and observing the be sabbath day choir sang ang toe the anthem 0 lord I 1 will praise 31 benediction by E elder ider J W F bardley erdl a y 7 p m sang guide Us U oa ibue ureal aej prayer was offered by bluer taomas hull after another hymn by the be choir elder edera rC U BS B siewart bstewart Dewart delivered an excellent address on oil ex example aMIe lt if moral and spirit ual influence the address was wae replot with and noble instructions and showed what a mighty power and in flu enice could be brought to beat by etting setting good examples A qu quartette argette made up of 0 brothers Br othera 0 D H G whitney W Q G patrick and J D spencer then rendered in an impressive style re ba tuge the th general of the abe Y M M 1 I A aud their assistants an presented presented ted at the last general Y M ja H 1 I A conference were unanimously sustained by the vote of the con grega lion and also aleo the following slake joseph joaeph H felt as a stake with james W werd bard joy an aa first and C B stuwart as a soo co ond oed assi assistance aw latante C B felt as a secretary and J B as antrea treasurer aurer rider elder H J grant then addressed addre red the ibe congregation stated that he be was deeply interested la in M 1 I A work took only in thin stake but in all others and thought much good was waa being do e by or through them every young man who enters on an association to do good and aind improve will improve urged all to nook bk the spirit of the lord to be humble prayerful and faithful sul fulfil fulfill our whole duty the choir sang eang jesus I 1 my cross aroe have taken and the benediction was waa by elder eider john H smith |
