Show M X 1 I A conference the first meeting of the semian semi an nual conference ot of the Y M M X I 1 A of salt lake stake was held saturday Satur dai morning in the abst assembly ably hall at 10 with elder george 0 lambert presiding attar after singing sin gioe how firm a foundation prayer was offered by elder willard S burton I 1 t i elder george C lambert of the stake announced the purpose of the meeting and intro weed elder levi lev P helm president of the mill kill creek ward association who explained the manner in which the association of that ward is conducted A prominent feature is the formation of ot the association into a class which takes up different prin caples of the gospel for consideration and discussion by anis mt method abod an interest before unknown had been developed among the young people and a steady consistent improvement had taken place different young men were chosen to preside at bace meeting and much pro progress I 1 ress was due to this cause edone alone elder andrews andrew S kimball explained a simple and instructive method ot of teaching the procip principles les of our faith to the young people he exhibited on a blackboard a tabular view oi 01 the gen eral scope ot of doctrine doctrin eThe I 1 the first was a diagram illustrating the subject of the human fava family ily its origin present existence and future destiny in the same way a tubular tabular analysis of the gospel was shown and clearly commented upon by the speakers the subject of baptism was handled bandied in a similar man ner he then referred to the association over which he presided one feature of the exercises being the con ducting of two papers one 0 de by the young ladies the progressive Jour one by the young men the T competitor elder george C lambert remarked that the atten attendance elance at this the first meeting of the leon conference ference and on so busy a day was mas rot lot a criterion of the interest taken in the mutual improvement associations he had noticed a decided chang cha change tg for the better among a large class of the young people both io in general deportment and in religious religion ideas the interdependence natural sequence quence he etc of doctrinal principle are becoming better understood and while amusement is provided in the latter are no longer to be considered as mere entertainments the purpose of the conference being to io arouse an interest in the welfare of the young people he hoped that parents would perceive the necessity of using their efforts and that the attendance teD dance of the conference might be greater in the future elder william S burton explained the necessity for holding a general conference of this kind in which which the officers and members mem tiers boulo meet and compare ideas modes de vices etc and then adopt such as are adapted to the condition and needs oi of each association he spoke of the necessity of a fundamental knowledge of principle and of the greater duty of 0 living up to the same elder royal B young of the stake was in a way discouraged cou cour raged agea by the small attendance for he be knew the interest felt in the associations ciati ons and experience had shown them to be of great benefit to their members ile he believed that unlimited good might be accomplished ft the same aid financial and otherwise were extended to these associations by the wealthy members of the comma anity wat that is given to like institutions in the outside world the congregation sang now let us rejoice in the day of salvation and the benediction was pronounced by prest angus M X cannon the conference then adjourned till 2 p m on saturday afternoon the meeting of the mutual improvement assoria eions of salt lake stake was opened by singing the song of the workers P ayer lay by elder bider francis macdonald the choir sang sowing the presiding officer elder bider george 0 lambert presented the officers of the otake association tor for the approval of the meeting which were sustained in the following orders order the general voted upon at the general conference joseph H felt george C lambert and royal B young as the stake su of the salt lake stake C B felt secretary joseph S assistant secretary rudger clawson Claw soa SOB tri treasurer asprer and john 11 white his assistant aids to the stake 8 sperl u tendency first city district comprising the first second tenth eleventh and twenty first wards george buckle and john H kelson I 1 second district the third eighth ninth twelfth and thirteenth wards joseph S and james W eardley third district fourth N fifth sixth seventh fourteenth and fifteenth wards james H anderson and willard 0 burton fourth district sixteenth seventeenth eighteenth nineteenth and twentieth wards heber J romney and david R allen alien martir martin Christo pherson and william C winder Fa tanners mill creek and mountain dell J mcdanald mcdo bald and henry W brown east mill creek big cottonwood south cottonwood and taylorsville Tayl Taylors oraville ville john G sharp and jedediah Jed ediab edlah goffi goff west jordan sandy union wasatch and butlerville erville robert hazen jj and joseph F brighton norta point pleasant green G reen granger grander and hunter C M nokes and john holt herr herriman south jordan riverton Biver toa ba bluel taff dale and draper E eder der D R allen alien addressed the meeting having for his bis subject anatomy 11 the boys and girls of today he said were the men and women of the future and should prepare themselves forthe responsibilities which will devolve upon them uniformity in the proceedings at the society meetings nad been lacking there bad been to too much variety which did not instruct particularly but rather amused he suggested that the pro gramme committee adopt a more definite plan one had been drawn up ap by the super tote dency which he urged branch scie societies ties to adopt he was not in tavor favor of dialogues and recitations which were indiscriminately selected dy by those rendering them scientific DC subjects and natural history might be taken up and treated upon there were those who could handle such auch matters with profit to all the subject of anatol anatoliy my or physiology might be treated with great benefit to everybody he did not believe in the meetings of the societies being too religious ligi ous though if subjects of a religious character where presented in a pleasing manner they would be ip appreciated precia ted he suggested object les sons in illustrating the topic of anatomy they would inspire a desire for further farther knowledg knowledge m ELDER WILLARD DONE spoke of the study of the book of mormon it was an important one he said and had often been treated but lie he regretted with a lack ot of uniformity subjects or lessons should be presented in regular order it was besides containing doctrine a history similar to the bible those books and chapters which treated on history those which treated on en instructions and these which told of the prophecies three subdivisions as it were should be taken up separately short stories he suggested might be related but they should be consecutive and illustrated his idea very plainly all the subjects contained in the book might be presented in brief lectures say of ten or fifteen minutes duration durat ioa an understanding atthe book would be given the listeners and also secured by the lecturer there was a chronology of events which might be stu studied ditc with profit to all the results of obedience e and disobedience could be learned rhe contents should be died prayer fully toe things of god could no not t be understood dunles by the spirit of god facts faces only should be taught speculation tion should be laid aside an authentic map should be prepared for reler refer aiace and would prove a valuable aid in describing the travels and movements of the people of the days of nephi in conclusion he urged prayer fu fulu loess ess and hoped that all would be guarded in teaching the youth of zion ELDER BIDER A 8 GEDDES of the sixteenth ward followed and applied his aid remarks to the t sects of alco itol on the human haman system the importance of the subject would be realized by all the evil of the use of alcohol was one of the greatest in the world god knew the composition of humanity and knew what was required for their good for the their r ky systems stems for which he had organized the botanical zoological and geological worlds world stor for their benefit elder geddes ret referred erred to the word of wisdom and aa advokat cocat i d its observance vaRce that which pulls palls down or destroys or impairs in any way should not be taken into the body he showed the necessity of proper musti mastication cation of food the progress of tood food through the system the process of diges digestion tiou the taking of alcohol was vas detrimental he urged and would injure all who imbibed it this tais he be il luet rated very aptly and explained ane effects of drinking alcohol in irritating the blood and causing sores and ulcers etc and producing in many instances premature death he described the work of of the bod body yand and the creating iffie disseminating impure blood through the veins which s should plure be pure disease is engen deded heart disease or what is known as fatty beart is produced by the converting into fat of the material of the body by alcohol the direst of evils were ace maing to all who indulged in alcoholic drinks he referred to the vast amounts spent for alcoholic drinks the moral effects were spoken of and the crimes committed through its agency mentioned murder was prompted by the influence of alcohol it was the prime cause he thought mothers to a great extent were responsible for the appetites of their children which were engendered during their infancy and ba by degrees this was to bp deeply dep deplored I 1 ored he advised the study of this subject by y the young tn fu connection with other ether deleterious things such as tobacco tea coffee etc while they were young was the time to make impressions on their minds the speaker referred to the effects of alcohol in stimulating the stimulus obtained from it was art artificial facial he declared it I 1 to be poison there was enough i manufactured to supply every citizen half a gallon and one pint of it I 1 in n its raw state was sufficient to kill he concluded by talling tailing attention to the demoralizing effects of alcohol many men were a blot on humanity and died unknown and despised the evils of its effects should prove a grand lesson tor for the young all should strive to improve the rising generation ind and lead them I 1 in a pure ways 11 ELDEK DER GEORGE C said the remarks of elder geddes were far reaching to their effects and deserved attention ile he mentioned the prenatal pre natal effect on the appetites of humanity and the uncontrollable able desires sires for liquor born with children if this were considered liquor would be shunned as a demon the expense pt drinking if examined inight blight be shown with profit this item would bear looking at he referred to the spending ingot of means for drink should go toward supporting and educating their families tills was to be deprecated he strenuously urged the observance of the word of ef wisdom rhe heath health of the litter latter day saints was beco impaired by a disregard of this matter and he be trusted it would be kept before the rising generation in the mutual Improve improvement ent associations I 1 ELDER RODNEY C badger BADGER spoke briefly he had bad been interested by the subjects treated on which it if regarded would bove of benefit the practice of pure principles was dea necessary s and particularly was that the case in observing the me word of wisdom an individuals body cannot be diseased without itis BIS mind being df af fectea the one suffers with the other there was a sympathy between them by abusing the body the mind was impaired men lost thear in cop be quence he regretted this condition in i i his community it pleased the almighty when his children kept thair bodies clean and pure the law of reward and punishment was a natural law and when god dealt with thoe who obeyed or disregarded his hid laws re he acted with wisdom the evil effects of degrading habits had been seen bathe in the wreck of intilli intelligent men who had at one time apen popular lir they had been disgraced thereby thoughtlessness often led young men to degradation this should be held up before them there is no HO ona safe who indulges at all in spirituous liquors god will strengthen those who keep his laws and commandments mand ments there were ingue which sho should id not be kept kepi aad he advised all to aap k keep hem singing closing hymn apostle grant the benediction and the confere ce was ad journea until 10 sunday morning in the tabernacle I 1 on sunday oct 30 at 10 a m conference was hild held in t the 11 e T tabernacle 4 ber 1 acae elder geo C lambert of the sake amke presiding after singing gladly meeting prayer was offered by elder ben ED ach sina singing g ling beautiful zion elder joshua ff paul addressed duregg ed the meeting upon the subject of science aaril religion said he had chosen this subject u eject because of the feel feeling among many of the youth that there was a conflict between the two upon many points and wished to show that auch w was as not the case bul aut that true science and true religion were in perfect har harmony ile he cited numerous scientific truths that are claimed to contradict religious teachings and proceeded to show that instead of bein being opposed to they were in accard with those thoo same saine teachings the lecture was replete with information of great interest and value to all I 1 elder lambert rem remarked arkid that thai elder paul was a member of the tenth ward association also a a pro prow saor I 1 in I 1 n the university of dese deseret and that thae in his bis case scientific tide learning had not t apparently weak weakened ned sned hf bia faith ip religion but on the contrary copt had seemed only to strengthen it j elder james H anderson oho 91 the aids to the stake spoke on the method of organizing and conducting theological casp classes seii it was conducive to progress to have tose t ose who had bad an inclination enrolled as members of the class there should be presented in the form of a proposition the idea held by those opposed to a doctrine the stude rif would t len en take up the proposition in favor of the correct doctrine a and ad show ay b y evidence and reason that the opp opposing proposition was wrong chiq preclude prec pi eclus lud ed the necessity of any delme del dei me ate which was injurious A stu student debt should never be required to assume a balse also position n atit b ht always to argue oh the side ot of truth mee ing adjourned until 7 p ni singing the coming day i i benediction n by elder bider A H i cannon i at 7 p in confer conference evee met pursuant per sunt to adjournment in the tabernacle the boda bod of the hall be being ing filled to its fw full capacity y 5 meeting was called to oriex by elder geo gen 0 lambert stephens music class sadig sans fl jehovah eha after which prayer was offered by bi elder thomas F howells singing by stephens clu claas s the resurrection elder roal 13 young realized the great work to be done among us it is one of the noblest of works to be e cn waged in ib assisting the y young to obtain a knowledge of the work ei the lord we need not fear the ultimate result for it matters not net who borwhat nor what is arrayed against the truth cannot change the float final result the p l we are pre preaching achini is true and it is im that we all have this kno knowledge wl and not a belief on only f for acini ale belief without works oreg w will dro avar fUr us i but little fe should reduce our belief to 10 practice to apostatize was a serious thins thing we often say meu men apostatize from the work of god |