| Show QUARTERLY coNnE conference RENCE of ue the young 11 bouny liens mutual improvement pro associations of weber treber stale held in the ogden tabernacle heuay oct 15 1882 10 am sleeting was called to order by prest E R IL 11 anderson the choir sang sall the morning breaks the shadows flee prayer was ft as ed by elder L A herrick choir sang arise arise with joy survey PREST 1111 trAT E ir 11 ANDERSON made a few remarks of general in interest to the associations and find announced the program for tho th morning exercises ISIDER P tar R ANGUS T spoke upon the principal subjects ta be kept capt in view at the meet lags lie ile said the principal objects which prest young had in view when these societies were organized anizel were to fit and qualify the the young men to fill any position position to which they may be called and also to make them successful missionaries missionaries abroad in disseminating the glad tidings of the tile gospel nhe speaker touched upon many important matters pertaining to the welfare and advancement of the associations ELDER Z ballantyne n next axt addressed the congre congregation gation upon t on k the subject of suggestive programs ho ile presented the following 61 subjects for the consideration of bihy ihy officers of associations tile study df music essays ways tho the principles of republican government songs recitations select readings faith fulth repentance baptism gift of the tile holy ghost character and attributes of god apostasy apo stacy from the primativa prima tive march fulfillment fulfilment of prophecy restoration of the gospel different lif ferent dispensations of the gospel P p el order of the priesthood nature r of gods government tho the resurrection tion baptism for the dead we lift of christ his second coming where will bo be our heaven ce celestial leati it mar blige tho the gathering dispersion df israel who will be the judges of t the lie house of israel the second death necessity of continuous revelation tho the atonement of christ sacrifice its origin and significance prayer the principle oft of tithing 11 the sacrament its origin and deanin meaning g the sacrifice required by the gospel tho the fall of man and anti his 1111 ultimate redemption etc L A spoke upon the subject of exhortations of faithfulness s on the part of officer ho ile counseled tile officers to be solicitous bolic itous for the welfare members of their associations and strive to be united in their la ia bars always alwa a being willing to lend a helping band to their neighbor elder herrick mado ather welli chosen and pertinent remark remarks PPE T E 11 II AS AN DEnsoN delivered a albort address anthe on alie necessities of the organizations of 11 ho ile referred briefly to the tic many vices vim existing in the world worl dat at tile present presen t time and the necessity of these associations to wield an influence for right and virtue in in older order that the young men and women might become worthy fathers and mothers erain in israel many other practical instructions were given bythe by alie speaker stated with the consent of alie authorities ties the central board had decided to call a few missionaries to visit the associations throughout the county the labors of these missionaries sion aries will not in any vay conflict with the regular missionary citro of the various associations chev m will visit their societies in ni e tactual work wor kand and glean from each cacti such information as will ben chit Z it other societies thus promoting th interests of all the he following wore called R of hooper david russell of rivendale Ri W W fife of ogden abnor abner ellsworth of west weber F calvin of eden henry bartholomew tholo mew of slaterville Slat erville noah noih L shurtliff of harrisville geo carver of plain city the choir then sang an ail anthem benediction was pronounced by prest F middleton and confer gate l d till p in va P pm in the bie conference was called to order by president E II 11 the tile chair i sang the hymn slug to the great Jehova lf praise elder joseph hall offered ered up prayer rayer and the hymn arise my kul arise was a s SUDS un v elder jolin L ahson an arose to tender hia his resignation of treasurer of the central board of Y M M 11 I A on account of urgent business busine s away from home rendering it ina im possible for him to attend to tho the duties of the office the resignation was unanimously accepted and the same filled N with ith E elder ider W S harris who was sustained in his nomination ni by the unanimous vote of the conference elder harris accepted the P position position in in a few remarks ex pres pros sivo sive of his liis willin willingness to perform faithfully the labors labori s of the position MOSES Ti next addressed tho the conference tie he was glad lad to meet on an ail occasion of this find kind and trusted we may be edified and instructed during the afternoon as we were in the forenoon when good and wholesome suggestions were ofT offered ered which if followed out would result in a vast amount of benefit in III the remarks of elder ballantyne especially the speaker eaker had bad noticed many good reflections chions and thought referring to tho the work of mutual improvement the speaker mentioned the contributor as its containing correct programs for the practice cc of the associations example is a better teacher than precept an inferior law judiciously executed is preferable to su superior rio i r law evaded or neglected lie ted pere bicic apostle thatcher cautioned tho the young against diffusiveness si Iven veness in the pursuit of study it is is far fit better to well digest and thoroughly master a few good books tai than ail carelessly ski aming oyer OT ermany many tin this s is a fast age an ago of newspapers telephone tele telegraph grap and other modern inventions L life i fe i is s too brief to even a dabin day in albl aimless s desultory new newspaper r reading n it is more profitable rattle to study a few vital facts to pursue the important study of the greatest science the science of truo true theology while the productions of some modem modern divines ou on the car early christian n ages es arc are interesting realf reading inar g r they contain many un untruths ruthi truths and errors which may prove fatal unless the reader bo be inspired by the spirit of true revelation in illustration of this tho tile speaker quoted the false doctrine doc trino advanced by can canon farrar in his life of christ in many regards a tood work regarding christs mission ila having ving been to establish the kingdom prophesied about by daniel the kingdom was to be established long on years after in tho the da day T of the ten tell kings this kingdom has been established in this our onn own day right here in tho the valleys of tho the mountains elevated upon the tile backbone of the tile american continent and all the nations odthe of the earth view us with dread apostle thatcher then reviewed the persecution odthe of the saints bv by the world and showed the error of if the world in fighting a against aanet ainet the kingdom of the latter days lie ile re late liaw dhow when a prominent belgian zen few years ago inquired of congress why chef they persecuted t the I c mormon I I ormon deop people c whom who in he lie knew know to be the purest on oil earth ho lie was answer answered pI that they did not care about the moral status t atus of the formans mormons Mor I for mons but they were aft afraid aid of their political power their union and harmony itea steadily dily growing in strength and ani extent similar was tho the case with the former day kingdom kingdom when tile pharisees Pharis ees ces seri scribes es and self righteous ones hated bated and persecuted scouted christ and his saint saints being envious and afraid of his strength and majesty the speaker referred to the endeavors of ef S satan atan to tempt the savior and pointed ollitee out the mec meekness kness and wisdom som with which he ile resisted the wily snares like him leading a life of humility wo we should strive to resist all the temptations of satan before whom too many fall down and even among our own people cople we find men who a arc capt apt to eve navo their judgment biased by a gift ft and tho the speaker exhorted the tile baits saints to beware of yielding to temP temptations tatlo ns of gifts and bribed returning to his former subject the labors or love and mercy with which tho the redeemer performed in the meridian of time tho tha speaker showed how the jews hated tinted him lim not because of any vices but because of his vir virtues tuc q just so the more tho the latter day saints increase in purity purit y and anti virtue resisting the temptations of babylon tho the more the world will hato haw us fearing his great power the pharisees Pharis ees ces and the tile priest persecuted fated chri christ ilay td and night L scheming and plotting against his life arresting him dragging him before forecourts courts six times timea and f finally nailing him to the cross this same cruel and inhumane spirit of hatred and malice may come ogain to try to extin extinguish guis atlie the kingdom of the latter d day ls saints ailts men may change ill nger au but t satan never changes he ever remains liei spiteful reful jealous and envious and his hosts which were cast down from heaven are exceedingly cee numerous there being a en spirits to every man inan woman and child Th these escare arc roving about na as dl disembodied embodied spirits I seeking and designing destruction to all who know and anda jear ear god and obey his commandments satan knows full well ivell god and his son jesus christ but ho he is tt driving riving and contriving to scatter alie seeds of evil and wrong tho the speaker pointed out tile everin ever in increasing creasing encroach ments of political corruption upon the great and g glorious c principle inci ples of the constitution ates every senator every congressman man takes a solemn oath to preserve the of that sacred instrument pie I inviolate n i and everyone every one who lends his aid or influence to have its provisions broken becomes a perjurer before the world and the hot holy angels still they can accod accomplish aplis nothing except tho the lord permits them every law enacted against us is 13 calculated for tile ultimate good of tho the saints for god ruleth in the affair of all men apostle thatcher concluded with a powerful admonition to th cyoung to rc resist sis st every temptation of the tile world not to worship tho the idol each temptation overcome brings brin us a step nearer to god and adt adas sa unto us nn an increase of power po and coumbe cou rage if t he the youth you th of ollion zion wan want t to prevail and have tho the visitations of aai angels els they must preserve themselves p pure ure forthe for the spirit of nf god will not dwell in an ail impure tabernacle there are faults or sins for which wo may be forgiven by repenting and making restitution but other sins are of ofa aluch much more serious clia character such as backbiting back biting and calumniating our neighbors for which we no can tan make nike BO no restoration we may get the forgiveness of the people anti and ask the forgiveness of god but when we enter tho the gates of eternity wo we will find that coursin is there as an indelible blot on our record especially grave is is the ein kin of fornication before the lord for w which there cabbe can ba no restitution the world call us impure and passionate si onate but tho tile speaker could coati testify that this people arc tho purest on earth lot the young preserve tile their ir purity parity inviolate and keep themselves Q ivas undefiled dented un Q the speaker here related the in of david when that man of god committed the great sin of seducing ir tho the wife of uriah a ein sin fur for which he be could never regain the keys of the kingdom let the young take warning from the great degradation and humiliation which then befell the mighty moun monarch reli the tile speaker showed how low the true work of mutual improvement consists as huchor more preserving in our brethren and sisters from going astray ai M for instance in shielding them from the vile influence of intoxication with a vigorous denunciation of the liquor tr traffic which the voice of the lord has declared to be incompatible with the character and good standing of a true latter day saint the speaker closed his highly instructive tive and greatly impressive discourse STAYNER STAY NEIl next addressed the audience s speaking cak on n tho the character and attributes attributes of Q god it raises the aspea speakers kers indignation inq dig nation to see that none of the inventors and discoverers of thedac the day or any men accorn accomplishing peishing shing great things arc are willing to give ive credit to the power of god which operates through h them we should a knowledge acknowledge c flis his liand hand in all things lings ti if for instance A man nian like E dison would acknowledge the spirit of god which i permits him to make all the dincov eries eric with which lie is enriching the human family the speaker could respect him much more god has prepared the earth and its elements for the good of man and to him belong the tile praise and to him we should ever give credit referring to apostle thatcher Thatch erH H address which he lie warmly endorsed the speaker showed the design in in the creation the fool hath bath said in his heart there is no god everything surrounding man liaa basi been prepra prepared for hia his good by a kind and wise wise providence ELDER W felt thankful to god for the privilege to hav I ave embraced the principles of tru truth th as revealed in inthe the tile gospel of christ when he thinks of the millions who cannot sec see the truth he be is filled with gratitude and he be has a desire to tri spread spead and promulgate these precious principle principles referring to the excellent remarks made by apostle thatcher elder penrose emphasized the superiority study over trivial multifarious farious reading it is not the amount of knowledge we no receive into our minds but the quality of it we want to mad road that which will in form the understanding and cultivate the mind all knowledge and truth cornea comes from froin god but it is not all written under the spirit of god first and foremost we should ghoul d search out the principle principles of theology and become acquainted with the truths of the gospel to o that wo we ma may obtain the spirit of god which biti will enable us to discern truth from error that becan advance in knowledge from degree to degree until wo reach the full fill stature and see as we are seen the light of intelligence that has never been made nor created should bo be the goal of our ambition having this we will be able to sift error from truth truth understood and practiced is salvation and exaltation the young should acquire a knowledge of truth early that they may keep themselves pure chas chaste to and holy temptations beset us but we ll 11 have ve all power to resist ai if wa we have the will receive no suggestion from satan but await and abide for the light of truth E even ven if satan should sugg suggest est the right do not receive ita it lest you coma under his influence if wo we listen to the still small voice we will resist wrong and if we no do so we will be blessed with tho the mercies of god the speaker closed his vigorous discourse with a defini definition tien of true libert liberty y as eo consistent ansi A tent AV with i t it the principles of tho tile gospel subject to rightful rule and legitimate authority I ty as bestowed upon the holy priesthood which preserves order by which peace is preserved and I secured 11 ie young ve guided and nd lent y t th air air parents arcutt in j a righteousness it more is antt 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