Show ' THE SALT LAXE TREBMTE MONDAY 8 1935 Y M M I A Officers Attending Sunday's Conjoint Meeting Croydg Pack Conference in Final Sessions 'W F t First Counselor Speaks Against Trend to Dictatorship - - 44 e Zr5 recently appointed president of the California mission President Grant brought the conference to a close with a brief expression of gratitude for the outstanding success of the conference "Like all the others" he comment-a"this one is the best" Mr Clark began his discussion of X:1 the constitution by reading excerpts from a declaration of belief regarding governments and law in general which the general assembly of the church unanimously adopted August 17 1835 at Kirtland Ohio The sections read and compared by Mr Clark to portions of the U S constitution follow: (1) We believe that governments were instituted of God for the benefit of mans 'and that Ile WAS nen' t accoutning for their acts in relation' to them both in making laws and ad) ministering them for the good and safety of society Individual Bights (2) We believe that no government can exist in peace except such laws are framed and held inviolate so as to secure to each individual the free exercise of conscience the right and control of property and the protection of life (3) We believe that religion is instituted of God and that men are amenable to Him and to Him only for the exercise of it unless their religious opinions prompt them to infringe upon the rights and liberties of others but we do not believe that human law has a right to interfere in Members of the senerlal au- prescribing rules of worship to bind the conscience of men nor dictate perintendency and general forms of worship or private devoMu-a- s Hui of Men's board Young tion that the civil magistrate should restrain crime should punish guilt at the they appeared Sunday but never suppress the freedom of the conjoint meeting of the Young soul (4) We believe that all men are Men's and Young Women's Mubound to sustain and uphold the respective governments in which they tual Improvement associations reside while protected in their in- in the assembly hall The new herent and inalienable rights by the laws of such governments and that general board was announced sedition and rebellion are unbecom- for the first time and sustained ing every citizen thus protected and should be punished accordingly and at the Saturday morning genthat all governments have a right to enact such laws as in their own jud- eral session of conference Seated (left to right)—J' gtent are best calculated to secure the public interest at the same time Cornwall George Q Spencer freed° however holding sacred the of conscience Morris first assistant general Civil Law Appeal A E Bowen superintendent (5) We believe that men should Frank appeal to the civil law forlredress of general superintendent all wrongs and grievances where per L West second assistant genSonal abuses are inflicted or the John H right of property or character in- eral superintendent fringed where such laws exist as will Tailor and W O Robinson protect the same but we believe all men are justified in defending themSecond row — Harrison R selves their friends and property and Philo T Farnsworth Merrill the government from the unlawful of all Homer C Warner L L Baines assaults and encroachments persons in times of exigency where Burton K Farnsworth and Joimmediate appeal cannot be made to seph F Smith the laws and relief afforded Back row—M Elmer ChrisMr Clark pointed out that this atatement of belief was adopted at a tensen Floyd G Eyre String-a- m time when members of the church Stevens A Creed Haywere being persecuted by mobs at a time when their loyalty to govern- mond John D Giles and Axel ment was undergoing a severe test A Madsen He particularly stressed the prin Absent from the picture were eiple of religious freedom as incorA Kirkham Franklin S Oscar of statement into both the porated belief and the U S constitution ad- Harris D E Hammond Richding that nothing b more important ard L Evans and W Wallace to the members of the L D S church than to protect and perpetuate this McBride - j) " 1)-- 1 y d ir principle "Dictators of today" he added are trying to take hold of the re- ligion of their people and attempting to set up a modern paganism But1 thank God that can never be done under the constitution of the United Religious freedom is one of States j) vv 4 home what they should be that the country will be what it should be "To protect our standards of home life and therefore to protect our government it Is your duty and mine to see that the stranger does not break down the institution of marriage which is a divine institution" well-ordere- It V11 Daughters Fete Pioneer Father on Anniversary Sin Me1 WnsiMM F §t MftxN90651I 55:sMn75n 5M? b I M I p L D S Conference Visitor Celebrates 94th Birthday - SUGAR HOUSE -- -- - snow-whit- e 1 - War-nic- PHONE 'Ira' 1' Speakers Laud LDS:Training ire - Heber J Grant church president his own mother and her sister Church Education said Mrs Anna Ivins motker of the late Anthony W Ivins were the serene and lovely women he Officers Board Holds Meet most had ever known and both had 1 ex- Leaders Outline Activities Spirituality Highest of Organization for quisition of Soul Says McKay Coming Year I - The teacher to succeed must able to give their chilan overwhehnibg faith in huhave two dren the other rights nature and the Deity and a man in more The necessity for religion the world today was discussed by Dr wide understanding of the subject Richard R Lyman member of the matter L D S church auxiliary council of twelve apostles end the at the annual conk second speaker at the afternoon ses- leaders declared ference of the Deseret Sunday sion "The increasing influence of the School union Sunday night before church for good" he said "is like a an audience which filled all seats cord attached to the feet which con- and nearly all standing room in the tinues always to bring back into that great tabernacle straight and narrow way limy who Music for the meeting was given have deviated to the right or left by a chorus of Sunday school stun however great or slight the devia- dents from seven Salt Lake City stakes more than 350 voices strong tion led by Gerrit de Jong of Brigham Ns Such Pull university'Scholarship has no such pull Sci- Young ence literature and the arts cannot An illustrated- Message to teach en was presented with Lynn S possibly take the place of religion While religion never ceases to exert a Richards reader Annual Report powerful influence for good nevertheless it takes a tremendous amount' In the annual report As summarof it to keep us with all our frailties1 ized by A Hamer Reiser general doing our best all the time" a total membeithip of sootatary Dr Lyman said the aim of tht 333047 was indicated This persons chttrch is to make its members more included 1040 units in stakes and nearly perfect 889 units in missions with 126329 "One of the ways we do this" he male students and 145528 female continued "is by advancing boys and students 30018 on the Cradle roll Our young men in the priesthood and 15031 supervisors and stake aim is tp teach and train our boys to board members The class having in seven times at least that expect number of students their lives II they are regularly pro- the greatestwas the kindergarten And if they collectively with moted in the church the gospel doctrine are regularly promoted they will find with 87779 second with 70825 students class for the with alone themselves bishop Ten new general board members the purpose of being given a kind announced and sustained: M were and fatherly examination Bennion Lynn S Richards Lynn Is a The first comes when boy McKay Gerrit de Jong ready to be ordained a deacon the Llewellyn DeLore Nichols second before he is ordained a teach- Frank L Ostler Witbeck Lucy er the third before he is ordained Carl F Eyring InesMarie Fox Felt a priest the fourth before be is or- Gedge Sperry and of dained an elder the fifth when he is The superintendency consisting sent into the mission field the sixth George D Pyper Milton Bennion when he makes applicetoin to go into and George R Hill announced since the temple and the seventh when he last conference also was sustained is ready to take some charming young with other church officers woman with him to the altar for the Living Faith marriage ceremony "The teacher who will succeed must have living faith must obQuestions Put "These seven examinations consist serve the principles of the gospel of questions concerning details of have a real interest in his students church duties and conduct such as and in the lesson and be well preattitudes - toward tobacco tea and pared and encourage student parcoffee lithint keeping the Sabbath ticipation in the lesson" said Sylday holy attending to secret and vester Q Cannon presiding bishop family prayers being just and fair in a series of testimonies given by and charitable and patient in all church leaders as to aid they had dealings with neighbors and business received from various teachers associates Bishop Cannon cited his father 'And now beginning with this George Q Cannon and Francis M year of 1935 in addition to the Lyman both members for many seven exacting examinations an years of the first presidency of the church as outstanding teachers who On Plat Ten) had influenced his life parents Grant Addresses the fundamental elements of our conPt stitution and a part of our earth" religion" Every man and woman be conJoseph Fielding Smith discussed tinued engaged in the ministry of civilization end came to the conclu- the church is manifesting a real love sion that civilization as we know it for God and for his fellowman will not endure He predicted that Mr Bluth expressed appreciation conference In the picture Mr Parker is It will pass away leaving the good for the privilege of laboring in the Joseph F Parker of Joseph a pioneer of behind for future use Canadian MigSiOn stating that the 1852 celebrated his ninety-four- th shown with three daughters Mrs R D Young birthday "And I for one" he commented time he served there was the haphotel Manti (seated) and (standing) Mrs Geotge with at the p Temple Sunday (pare "care not how soon that comes to piest and most satisfying period of IL Ogden Richfield left and Mrs Estella R a luncheon attended by members of his famhis life pass McClellan Salt Lake City Miles L Jones recounted some of ily who were in Salt Lake City for the L D S- History Cited '-He declared that arts science and his experiences while he was servstatecraft are not sufficient for build- ing as president of the east central Hoover Spends Sunday ing an enduring civilization point states mission bringing out the point ing out that civilizations of the past that members of other religions are 'have started to crumble when they becoming more and more friendly In N Y Hotel Suite -—were at an apex in the arts sciences to the L D S church He told of being invited to attend —and statecraft NEW YORK April 7 (Al—ForHe closed his address with a brief a convention of the AssociatetCouni' reference to the mer President Herbert Hoover spent liquor question and cil of Churches in Louisville Ky birth- 1852 moving shortly afterwards to the last session of the state legisla- adding that he was treated with the Celebrating his ninety-fourt- h to Provo where a quiet Sunday in his- - suite at the then and ' City his 'Spring 'utmost and ehil consideration of some respect and while he turc stating: dayr he lived until 1871 After living in Waldorf-Astori- a today not yield"If civilization and government dren were gathered in Salt Lake City Millard county for nine years he Progress In Sweden - were to a day of bright spring sunas God would have Gustave W ing guided D that tor the L S conference Joseph moved to Joseph where he has lived Forsberg reported : them guided it would not be neces shine to leave his hotel the work of the church is F Parker of Joseph took exception since msg sary for our legislature to spend slowly but consistently progressing in to Sweden the belief expressed by some of He married Mary Elizabeth Ross In Hoover came liere yesterday to more than 60 days wrangling over and attend the annual reunion of his expressed gratitude for the privt the older generation that the younger who should sell liquor and how the lege of servint as president of that generation is not as good as it was 1861 and in 1989 hemarried Adellia former colleagues in American relaw is to be enforced We would not mission in his seventeen Of children Cooley lief work abroad during the early in the "old days" : even need these types of laws on our 12 are living They are days of the World war James M Kirkham who Just re"The members of the younger gen family At the banstatute books" B Florence Mrs Thomas Parker took cencharge of the east eration" he said "are now better quet last night he was eleCted presiF Richards selected cently George H and Mrs Ogden George Sylvester states tral mission told of some of In some respects They try to be Ad- : 'Love" as his theme stressing par his D Young Mani! dent of the American Relief experiences and paid high tribute boyish at one age but later they de- - Richfield Mrs R Ea- - ministration association Mrs Webber Mrs E C Magna to the tabernacle-Choi- r ' for its radio velop into fine men and women They tette McClellan Salt Lake City Mrs broadcast are turning 14 a religious id Alta- -Poulson—Sandy Mrs Melvlita Tuskegee Institute doors of many homei" be 'The said "have been opened to us be- " Mr Parker's 94 years have pro-- Baird Draper Anal Parker and John : A Mrs Marie 'LarElects New-Preside- nt COAL CO cause of these broadcasts" duced only a slight bend in his son Parker Joseph N Elsinore and Parker Byron The music at both the morning and shoulders and bis : beard on the Job" afternoon sessions was furnished by a brigbt glistening in his eyes the Murray TUSKEGEE Ala April 7 11P)---I "Lobb's Now equipped to deliver the tabernacle choir with Professor negro doctor of phisprightly quick step with whichlie Mr Parker was bishop of the A your coal absolutely Anthony W Lund dtitectitag Solo- walls and the tlarity which marks JosePh L D S ward for many years losophy and agricultural expert toWITHOUT DUSTS beists who apptaied with the choirl his discussions of his ideas on life Later his son James W Parker ! day was elected president of Tuswere Laurinda P Brewerton and around him serve to enhance the came bishop and now his grandson kegee Institute the nation's best NOExTRA Jessie Evans The organist was impression which James E Parker is bishop of the known negro college to succeed the Frank W Asper he makes A veteran of the Black ward aging Dr IL R Moton who was the-le- ad in The invocation at the morning ses- Hawk rndian war and a Mways of Attending the dinner were Mrs elevated to presideqt emeritus pioneer something new—Cali nal sion was offered by Wilford W the early fifties he has watched the Ogden Mr and Mrs Young Mrs The new president is Dr Fredpresident of the Timpanogos progress 111 the state for more than McClellan Miss Cornell McClellan erick Douglass Patterson a native stake and the benediction was pro- 82 years Born in Palmyra Mo JamesoEParker Mrs Claude Smith of D C and for the nounced by Alfred L Hanks presi- April 7 1841 he came to Utah with a Midvale a granddaughter and "Jew lastWashington seven years head of Tuskegee's dent of the Tooele stake wagon train en route to California inellyn Young Manti a grandson agricultural department 'I Parents The first he said rests entirely upon the parents And it is the duty of society to see that conscientious God-give- n - tr "Those parents who fail to do this" he said "must take the sin upon their own heads" He commented briefly on divorce and its attendant evils and declared that every child born into the world has three fundamental rights: These he listed as: (l ) A respected name (2) A sense of security for develop(3) Opportunities ment D S church to -- temple marriages "A temple marriage" he said "should be the ideal of every L D S couple and It is the best guarantee to keep the institution of marriage on the high plane upon which this church has established It" Commenting on the responsibilities of parenthood the speaker emphasized the duty of L D S parents to teach their children the principles of the Ichurch and to bee that they are bapitized at the age of 8 years -- - ticularly the love of God and religion which induced members of the L year more than $3000000 in tithes "And don't forget" he added "that all of these tithes have been judiciously and righteously expended for the work of the Lord here on e Threat Seen The speaker While stating that he did not want to appear In the role of an alarmist declared that the sacredness of the marriage covenant is being threatened by the advocates of community living those who believe children should be the direct charges of the state and those who advocate such ideas as trial marriage i He advised in all cases against secret and hasty marriages and urged all members of the church to have ) unday Sch00l— Cliurcli People Urged to Safeguard Santtity of Overwhelming Faith Need of Educators Say Homes Parents' Responsibility in Gulds Meet Speakers anee of Youth Stressed collatitution is the is only when homes-ar- ?? II First Presidenty Member Siitinds Warning Against Foes of Marriag'e Vows A pled for members of the L D S church to preserve the sanctity of marriage and parenthood was sounded at the Sunday afternoon and concluding session of the 105th ännual conference by David O McKay second counselor to President Heber J Grant "I believe" Mr McKay said "In the fundamental principles of our government and In our constituiion And one of the best sateguardleto the k (Continued from Pace One) - 4 t I SUPPORT K WARNS MEMBERS T t morthrita APRL Growth of the L IX S church from 32 stakes in 1883 when Heber J Grant president of the L D S church becalne an apostle to the present III stakes has entailed so much expansion that it is felt members of the council of the twelve apostles should notserve on the general boards of the Sunday school or Young Men's Mutual Improvement association the president told M A officers attending the conjoint conference Sunday at 8 a m in the Assembly hall Y President Grant said the-neM M I A general superintendency consisting of A E Bowen superintendent and George Q Morris and Frank L West assistants had been given a free rein in selecting its own general board Invocation was offered by George Albert Smith member of the council of the twelve tapostles who was until recently general superintendent of the Y M M I A Congregational singing of "Sowing" followed June Meet Set The annual June conference of the M I A will be featured by outstanding programs in three principal fields said Mrs Katie C Jensen Young Women's Mutual Improvement association general board mem- ber The executive committee is completing plans for a number of inspirational addresses musical features and dramatizations The activity committee is planning educational meetings unparalleled heretofore with at least one nationally known in the leader field of drama and possibly another in one other field local leaders directing other fields she said "The dance festival" she continued "will include in spectacles which 200 to 3000 persons will participate "An athletic tournament will be held for M Men while the Beehive Girl department is planning an Outstanding program its celebrating twentieth anniversarx with a reception rallyt parade exhibitions and a Sundiy night program in which Boy Scouts and BeehtveGirls erted an incalculable influence over his life AcOther Leaders He referred to other leaders including Eliza R Snow Hamilton G Park George Goddard Francis M Lyman Brigham Young John Taylor Wilford Woodruff and their counselors Spirituality is the highest acquisi"I don't know of a single thing tion of the Kota and is that thing these men did" he said referring which makes man the lord of all to members of the first presidency other creation said David O McKay with whom he has been associated second counselor in the first presi- for more than 50 years "that has not inspired me with love and redency of the L D S church Sunday spect for them Their first thought et 8 a m at the church board of edu- has been always for the good and cation meeting in Barratt hall for the welfare of the people" The two most inspirational InDiscussing means of aiding semhis life were named as inaries to contribute more to the structors inA Widtsoe member of 1Dr John growth of spirituality Mr McKay twelve apostles cited four principal fields: Physical the council of the flowers then a chemistry instructor at the including surroundings comfortable- - quarters and other Utah State Agricultural college and A Milliken physicist then things beautiful wholesome attitude Dr R on the part of the student experience at the University of Chicago by Dr in conducting services by students Frank L West new second assistant general' superintendent of the end the teacher personally "The ideals may be symbolized in Young Men's Mutual Improvement two great personalities of men who association the same lived at approximately Joy in Teaching time—Christ and Nero—the one viMrs Ruth May Fox general prescious and cruel and the other bring- ident of the Young Women's Muing out the best in mankind" he said tual Improvement association said Dr John A Widtsoe church comher girlhood and ever missioner of education and member that during the gospel teachings had of the council of the twelve apostles eines (Continued on Page Ten) conducted the meeting Dr Carl F Eyring of the Brigham Young university also discussed the matter of spirituality in the church school system members of Boy Scout Seventy-twtroop 45 most of whom are junior seminary students gave musical selections Not Only o Famed Power Shovel Starti-o- n New Project WHIPPLE — Cal - CLOCKS BRACELETS HANDBAGS GLASSWARE COMPACTS RINGS April 7 (iP)—"01d broke ground in 1931 on construction of Boulder dam began a new assignment today when it bit into the ground on the Parker dam unit of 150 the Colorado river aqueduct miles downstream from Boulder canyon Both dams are being built by the contracting firm of Six Companies Inc for the United States reclamation bureau building up sociability personal tactfind friendships the summer grarrt—is conpro--1 invaluable but also - Faithful" the power shovel that first May Fox general president of the Y W M 1 A told tif participate" a number of "thrills" to be found Activities Planned in the M I A program from the Mr Morris said that in the present standpoint of every individual' program the summer will be a period Mr Bowen said the utmost coopof "breaking in" instead of "break- eration and an entirely ofree hand ing up" Preliminary work will be had been given the association by done for the fall and winter season the first presidency He outlined and three ispecial organized activities purposes of the body to further the are planned motto "The Glory of God Is Intel June is to be featured by a picnic ligence" Mr West spoke briefly and fun'clay on a stake or ward Richard Condie sang Mrs Rose basis July by a pioneer encampment W Bennett of the Y W M I A and August bY parents' and chil general board pronosinced the benedren's outings and a social and get-- I diction after congregational singing together Mr Morris said that in of "Carry On" 1: DIAMONDS HOLLOW WARE -- Sterling or Plate and many other items -A- RE REDUCED 20 IN OUR REMOVAL CONVENIENT HUBBARD-DEN- SALE TERMS N Co Responsible Jewelers 217 - 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