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Show through tin; Mutual Tnqtrovenienl assiK-iaiion. ; The congreg'ition sang the hymn. "Praise t the Man Who Communed Commun-ed with Jehovah." Win. Jeppson gave a sketch of the life of'Cen. Mormon. Elder WlKiitl, y rejv rte-l the North ward in a nourishing condition. condi-tion. Honey vi Me was represented I by Joseph ITunsaker; thought llu j young men should learn to speak on llic first principles of the Gospel, in their meetings. A lecture oil ''The l'ringing Forth of (he Pearl of Greit Price," was given bv Xels Jens in. Daniel Walker reported the Three MileCrcek vard;be:ieved that ! every young man in the ward was enrolled in the assneiation. A. T. Wright, of Ogden. sa-.d he. also, w as engaged in this work, and took a deep inkrerd in these exercises. exer-cises. In Weber St ake we have been cultivating singing in the associations. as-sociations. All who have been abroad in the missionary field, know how essential it is to be abh to sing, as well as to preach and j l'r-'iy- Apostle Lorenzo Snmv addressed the congregation for half an hour: his serum was replete with useful i nst ructions and earnest exhortations exhorta-tions to the young men to continue in their labors?; to devote them-j them-j selves to the Kingdom of God and to sacrifice everything to secure fr themselves a joint heirship with Sinunnir. Benedict!- m by Ole Peterson!' Adjourned till 7 p. m. KViiMNtt Sf'SSIox. Singing. Prayer by J. 1). Peters. Wininr. Llder Hyde, ,..f Ogdcn, siioko on music, tkiO divine art. and tii organization of glee clubs, in th-' Mutual Improvement associations. Klder A. T. Wright gave interesting inter-esting sketches from his experience in the missionary field in New Zealand. Zea-land. Described the customs and habits of the Motiri people. J. I). Peters: It devolves upon the Mutual Improvement assncia-! assncia-! tions to make our young men bet-' bet-' ter; and it requires great efforts on i the part of those laboring in this field. H p'd that oJhcertJ and members will stud v everything pertaining to improvement and a knowledge of Cod. Aquilla Fishburn was presented as Musical Director of the, V. M. M. I. A., of Box Elder Stake; was un- 1 1 imouslv accepted. ; Prest. Kelly said we have roceiv-', roceiv-', ed invaluable ins true Lions and trust the fruits will be seen in the associations; felt encourage d by the progress made. Ask blessings upon our labors in these associations. associa-tions. The choir sang the anthem, "0, How Lovely." Benediction, by Prest. Piudger Clawson. m i l i i. a. Stiike Cnnfl'iTiico at the Tabt'r-naelu Tabt'r-naelu Last vSttntlay. SUMMARY OF Tilt THREE INTERE3TIHC SESSIONS. lU-uiftrliH by .Ajiosllc Sni'w, Presl. ICclTyJ I' rt- :t. "Waj-l hienu, KIli-r V rlRlit and OUh-vs- K110..111 iigiiis I"i i.Ji ts. j The Stake Conference ' of the j Young Men's "Mutual Improvenn nt associations, held in the Tabernacle Suivlay morning, afternoon and evening, was unusually well attended. at-tended. Alrhougli this was the I lirst conference iield for mouths, j much Lfonuin.e interest was displav-I displav-I ed by all. j The reports of the presidents ol j the different ward associations ; showed, in eery instance, heal I by. j progressive growth and mutual hn-j hn-j provrment. Nearly all these re- ports were delivered by young men I born and bred in theue associations, associa-tions, you might say. They were befitting examples of v, hat persistant persis-tant fipplication in the right course ; will make. Their reports were of- fered in a clear, fluent, straightfor- j ward nianner which can be attained : only by long and patient praticc i and perseverance in the Mutuals. or oilier places calculated to develop? deve-lop? and encourage extemporaneous extemporane-ous speaking. The Conference was culled to order by President Charles Kelly. Singing. Prayer by Counselor Xels Madson. Jr. Singing. Prest. Kelly spoke brielly of the I ! rise and progress of the associations associa-tions in this Stake. They weredoing unwontcdly well and he was proud of their advancement. Still there was room for further improvement, j 1 The general condition of the associations asso-ciations was very satisfactory, however. how-ever. Lorenzo Jensen reported the First ward association in good condition and improving. There are (Jo members enrolled. George Watkins delivered a lecture lec-ture on the three kingdoms; the an i m:il, the vegetable and the mineral. Lorenzo Jeppson said the Second ward Mutuals were movingsmooth-ly. movingsmooth-ly. There were. 75 enrolled. Quartette by members of the choir. James Chandler, of Willard, de-: de-: li vered an interesting lecture on j Truth. j George W. Ingram rend an original essay, the title of which was Pride. A. 1). J Inn sal: or reported the Fairview association in a fine condition. con-dition. Lvnian U. Martineau, President of the Y. M. M. I. A of Cache St itke. addressed the congregation, lb' exhorted the young men to improve im-prove religiously, intellectually and linanciuf ly. We should lie progressive in all things. Nothing ' will advance real estate more, looking look-ing at tilings from a financial point of view, give a town a name and help business more than to have, the people educated and cultivated up to the highest standard. A I t wu of uneducated people can i n t amount to anything and I -dj.il! no.' r buy a corner lot in j Mich a place. The speaker then ; urg'-d upon (lie young men the : i i-ast im..;-;ai,ei-of ti.ne and how i ur.-'n aMo is a g.-i.u ei.aaf t.'r. : h:i vi1 time n v, Li eh w e mi dit perns a lh'i;.a :ini.-a. Ucpuiali.m in re-alhy re-alhy counts little; :i g, -o. eharacier ; is everything: it N pric less, j The ch'.ir a;ur aivl heucdietion : was off-red by W. S. Hansen. ! ; .rTFi;oi.. s;-s-;e-. ' Meeting .-alb d t i f r.b-r by Prest. j ! Kcily. Sii;i,iii.r. pr-ver bv .Moroni i M.-rt-uscn. Singing! j ' Sacrament, administered. The i . L'ueial ,.V-c rs .f the Y. M. M. I. I A., of H,x .;;,ler S;ake, were pn-j pn-j -tenti-d and vi- t d. . Elder Ward, Willard Citv. iv-! iv-! ported Ids ass ciati n. S.dd tb, ' . Mieeibers i rinif. ?i- d more i uteres! ' in th-o mi-etiiejs t!:is winter than : , ever h.-f.-re. , Thon as Pet' rs g n e a Uk min- I iro'' lecinre t,n the :-ubvl of j ! "Auiooritv."' " j ! P- l-'urt. of the Third ward.' i tli -U''it the youiu-: . n of bis as- :oeiat!. u Would i.omp;,re favor:, bly! it'll th.-se ( ol her a.-.1 -.-iali : said the e e.j .ii ,t in eio -v bro-'.'ht : in m:-.y h i w-"-; i n ' :. ieJ ',-,. J- -U v rcp -d t:u- ; F''O ih a, . h-i.i li, Id wiy j |