Show Y IRL 19 1 I A conference AT PROVO on november the quarterly conference of the Y M M 1 association convened at provo at 10 am th there ere was an officer certis meeting attended by almost seventy officers and in abers stake J B keeler presiding three carloads of people came from the south and the north contributed a like number all ail of these visitors orn who did not have friends Iri ends were actually and not theatrically taken care or of provided for and maue comfort able of thirty tour four wards in the fitzke twenty four were represented io in a manner to reflect credit on the ficere and mem berg supt bupt J B keeler answered a number of lf queta huns presented and told itose not liberally supplied with manuals where they could bo bd obtained george H brimba il of trio the general discussed with kiib great clearness the leading point brought aut ut by the reports the financial aud and the series of lectures to be riven given and the qualifications of such lecturer lecture rp the officer l meeting was wan adjourned u until antil 2 p W when ben a musical enter lain ment was niven given prof ollea giles boid being K general conductor the entertainment was continued in the evening and took look the lorm of a fri friendly eudly contest for proficiency of elocution the judges rendered a docil deci ion clon in favor ot of lehi but distributed their I 1 orients among the others in a way 10 suggest needed improvement while it ratified gratified those who had made off As under difficulties A small email admi salon fee was charged sufficient to defray all on sunday morning in continuation 0 or the conference services were held in the tabernacle at 10 am a m of the be general there werm Presle tits willo willod d woodruff george Q cannon joseph F smith and elbers milton H hardy ardy ae 41 d george H Brim brimhall ball the superintend ten lent ent and about alve ward officers stake president smout smoot and counsel and many load lad I 1 lug ag citizens after the hopeni opening aig exercises exer clees and remarks several very young men members of the sunday school and M 1 I normal training classes at the B Y academy were asked to express them solves with regard to these theise classes i arbey said laid in Mt jt it was pro gres sive acono lied time and energy was wag unselfish pure anil and far reaching they ih y the febulia would be tu to permanent and w holesome holeso mt progress td id ahee lhee president joseph joeeph F smith a very address addre aa dwelling UD ddn n the vanity and nothingness of education if divorced the purpose of all knowledge all lite all rt all experience the knowledge of gull god and kilo hie son bon jesus to iu know is tu to bave nave eternal life he said personally he be waa was grateful to luPro prokp tp george H brimhall Brim nall and milton H hardy haray for the wise effort ebon spent in preparing the manual an adjournment was taken until the after oon was waa occupied pally by presidents PreB idenia wilford woodruff ants and george Q cannon the former spoke on the importance of the eaula tion offered so 0 o freely to the young in ID view of the extended work before them which they and not another people must do of the great temptations surrounding every latter day dai t the inspiration that bad gathered together our children of every age where they could be taught of god bod the of sunday schools kiy president george Q 4 cannon and the great benefit they hey the M 1 I and all ail aber of if our bad been to the he commended the z zal al manlie sted and laded enuch good preat george Q cannon among other things pointed out the tendency ot of secular educato edu cavan to make critics and many of the people of tn inn world had rejected truth because it came to them in unlovely garb they made the manner more than the matter truth eternal truth should be welcomed by every honest soul whether it comes in grammatical and rhetorical fortu form or not the tendency ot of modern education both in spirit and word by text books and conclusions was to make skeptics 1 aud ud oystein might be carriea to such a leath as aa to quench the spirit of god utah county should be in advance in proportion to the great educational advani agea BaeS he aliso aldu gave mu much oh other timely teaching and A lecture was announced lor for the evening by president J joaeph P F smith b goorge george H bramball brim hall ball one ot of the general dents of the young menn mutual improvement tiou announced at tile the close of the onte renoe on sunday that the second part of the M 1 manual was waa now dow ready and would appear in the jonws ador in parts to accommodate those classes who having furnished part art first were ready for il it the evening lecture was for the most moat part on the subject of respect for legitimate authority Authur ity anu ana why Cn conference forence adjourned for three maths ELLEN J Beu |