Show byerly conference cona of the young q mutual rm provement pro 0 associations of weber yaa slake 7 e SUNDAY nov 4 1883 by ten tho the ogden tabernacle waa was well filled and the seats all occupied only standing room was left for those who was a little late present on the stand were the presidency of tho the Junius F wells jos A west t atif flow F cowley rodney C badger the central board and presidents from various associations and others tile called to order by supt bupt E 11 II adderson Au derson derBon the choir sang tho the clorious fl glorious orious day is rolling on auglore al glory to the lord prayer by presta Pre preat C the choir sang the rising sun has tho night I 1 and brought again tho shining light SUPT E 11 ANDERSON stated that part of the time during the morning would bo occupied in hearing the program ho ile hoped the spirit ortho lord would rest upon sul ail who took part in the proceedings the first part of the program wasch was why y are the latter day saints persecuted by ELDER JOHN SON E elder ider gibson said one cause of the opposition to the latter day saints was the tile course pursued by the anti mormon newspapers towards this people in spreading falsehood concerning them and which are believed by credulous people in the states and nations ot of the earth hence the persecution of the mormons cormons Mor mons bythe by the world the speaker next referred to the contention that took place in in the If heavens eavens when there was ws a war when lucifer rebelled against god this resulted in satan and a third part of the host bost of heaven being cast out they fell and became devils and from that time to the present have afflicted the people of the lord and stirred up strife in the hearts odthe of the wicked to persecute the saints because they the kept the commands of god elder gibson then showed that these those two powers the power of god aud an the power of the devil exerted a great influence en on the of mankind one for good in exalting them to immortality and eternal life and tha other seducing them to toi if destruction and endless misery he ile gave numerous instances of the tile workings of these two powers from the days of adam and eve thence forward through the history of the world to the p present resent time quoting the words of the savior to his disciples if ye were of the world the world would love you but because ye yo are not of the world they hate you ho lie then referred to history lii story of the per of the world against the latter day sainte saints generally and especially against the elders who aresen are sent tto to preach the gospel all denominations denomination ot professing christians unite with those who persecute abuse and mob the saints of god elder gibson gibion said this was to bo be the lot of the sainte saints in the last days according to the fredic tion of ok ancient and modern prophets and the speaker eaid said these theme things are now being fulfilled the latter day saints have been gathered adhered out from the world they fave have obeyed the gospel they are hero here to build up the tile kin kingdom d om of god to do his will in p preference to obeying tile laws and comman commands da of man hence the special cirl legislation and other persecutions against u 3 the address was followed by a song the tile son sort of god will co come me it by elder win jackson and alie the choir elder ballantyne next read au an essay may from the huntsville Hunts villo pap paper cr on tho the ne casity and great importance of punctuality aliby I 1 it was well written and contained much good in instruction to all both old and young supt bupt E if H anderon And cron read a prize essay on oil how to ees se cure a full attendance this article embodied the principles of regularity in attendance at the meetings of the associations of making them lively and interesting by interspersing the exercises with music soup dialogues recitations etc and allotting to each one of the numbers a part in a program that is suitable to his t tastes and capacity and thereby induce him to take pleasure in doing all fill he lie can to contribute to the entertainment tain ment and instruction cfall of all who i attend these gatherings fec the essay was written by elder II 11 W naisbitt jr of the ath ath ward and developed talent and find ability which which should bo be fostered and encouraged by the tle older members of this community at close of the reading of tho the ea es say L elder Ide anderson delivered an excellent instructive address on the supervision of associations in the tile amusement music dramatic and literary line and showed to the members how useful they may become in affording instruction recce aaion and amusement to the people in in their several wards these meth will bring out and utilize all the talent of the ELDER if F COWLEY COWL BY was the next speaker he ile referred to the exercise exercises in the early part of the meeting and said they were euch such as were well adapted to tho the practical workings of the assoria As socia eions in regard to the weber slake stake associations he said ho he did not believe they were a whit be hind bind those of eny any other stake in the territory he ile then eave gave sonic useful practical instructions on 11 n the everyday every day duties of the lat t ter erday er day saints it is incumbent on us to ascertain what is our duty today and do it and then learn what is is required of us tomorrow to morrow and perform it when the saints gather to zion they find there are more things for them to do besides going to meeting singing praying ac they learn that it is necessary Ile cessar for them to subdue the earth build buz habitations meetinghouse seq ac ck c mutual improvement pertain to these things and to our conduct in all abe the walks of life in ill laboring to overcome every habit that is contrary to the law of the tile gospel the word of wisdom ac lie instanced the savior as an example who practiced practised all that he preace preached ed when ee he was on the earth of course the speaker eaid said no matter how good and pure our examples may be we ave do not expect that all the world will be converted by thero but we should do our duty ho ile emphasized the importance of his instructions on these subjects by fuoti quoting ing numerous passages of S scripture crip t ure bearing on these points the speaker pointed out tho the evils cf intemperance in the uge of tobacco in toxicants toxic ants the imbibing and fosterine fostering an angry spirit acs cile exhorted them to abstain from these arac arac cices and add to their fatich virtue temperance godliness charity ac and prepare themselves for the important missions to which they arc are or may be called to preach the gospel pe to the world and bring them to the light and knowledge of the ordinances din ances of god and the privilege of being participants bartic pa ants in the bles ings i 8 of th so 19 ordinances 0 in in his further remarks to the young men he pointed out to them that as they had bad been born and lived under such favorable circumstances they were under greater responsibilities bili ties and more would be required at their hands than from those who have not had the opportunity to learn the law and will of god on these important matters if wo we neglect these things we shall be cut short in our in the kingdom of god the choir sany san sang Y an anthem and the meeting adjourned till 2 pm benediction by elder joseph A west ArTRA AFTERNOON NOON 2 p in the meeting was called to order by supt bupt anderson tho the choir sang 0 lord I 1 to thy call in life or death whatever wh ateer befall prayer by bishop E stratford the tile choir sang 0 god the eternal father va who dwells amid the skies I 1 the sacrament was administered by officers leers off of the second ward elder angus T wright then presented general and local authorities of the mutual improvement associations all of whom were sustained by unanimous vote tho the treasurer then read the financial report of the central board of weber stake ELDER RODNEY C CADGER addressed the congregation ho be was interested in the cause of mutual improvement and had bad a duty to perform and ho be had bad a desire to do 10 good and assist to carry on the we work X that pertains to the advancement of the human family he lie had bad been much interested and instructed ted by the morning exercises he doubted much if we fully appreciated ri precia recia ted tho the great reat good that tha t has as been aud and still ia is being accomplished by these institutions there Es nothing that is good pure and elevating but what belongs to these associations the design a of organizing them in tho the first 1 in 11 stance was to place within the reach olevery of every young man the means of acquiring for him himself selfa a knowledge and testimony of tho the truth of the great work of god which he ile has commenced in these last days and which much more than we can call perhaps realize ho ila eaid said our testimonies differ we do not all secure them in the same way what is testimony to one person would not be testimony to another but all have a tas testimony ia in some someway way of tho the truth of the work i many ny ot other ie people e besides the lat berday berd y saints sa i n ts can say they know of ofa a truth that tho the principles i rici ples taught truer by them are true but b ut to have a thorough knowledge of the organization odthe of tho church t the he priesthood and the power thereof they must obey tho the fullness of the gospel which has bus been beca revealed fr from OM tho the heavens the speaker then showed tho the advantages the young men of this church havo have to obtain a knowledge of these things living as they do with a who have anion among 2 them thern apostles prophets prop heta and other men inspired of god to teach the laws and ordinances ot of the church and kingdom of god elder badger said 0 our ur fore fathers had inherited many traditions and imbibed fake false ideas in relation to tho the elan plan of salvation that we do not have ave to contend with if we practice tho the word of wisdom we will do away with many evila that are practiced by people who now violate the principles contained in that revelation he ile knew that among the other blessings to bo be thus acquired ni r e 1 1 are hidden wisdom and knowledge 1 1 ie dge of many things that we cannot otherwise obtain he ile was pleased to know that many were trying t to 0 live in accordance with th the requirements re q u irementa ire ments of orthis this law elder aldr badger said that he could not have sufficient confidence to call on m god to heal beal himself hia ilia fam family il or any other sif he lie did not com comply p j mf with this law hell ho had ad enjoyed the blessing of healing in a great degree even when ho lie was a youth and nd enjoyed tho faith to heal any p person erson of any kind of sick sickness de des s but he lie did not appreciate it ho lie did not suf realize that the gift was bestowed by god until il he be had suffered bereavement in his ilia own family he ile exhorted all those who desired a testimony of the truth of these principles to obey them and they will receive it they cannot obtain them in any other way ile also spoke on oil tho tio law of tithing celestial marriage and anti many subjects of interest to the ilic latter day saints both old end and young eltin JUNIUS P F WELLS had listened with much pleasure to all our daml 6 1 I thi i ay lav iy we have a yide y ide ti n ji h tp t P py and IU lun 11 cl chiri I 1 is X I 1 et d J i lis a i in 1 1 preparing r r or the noble cit stilly 1 ill awaits us if it we c labor fur for it vc we arc are enlisted in the tile cause ifju T ciui i ii i christ we fight fur him iiii and mar hiiri marh ni iri h under his baunta mid in ili 11 i imme wo nye shall gain tho the victory elder wells spoke of the tile restora restoration tiou of the tile priesthood ural the tile and then the which gives us authority to administer in the laws of the gospel our fathera fathers have borno borne testimony of the truth of these things and it is u tho the duty of every one ol 01 us to obtain a knowledge of them for ourselves q we arc are by the reet restoration oration of th these ese rrt made workers coworkers co with our vather father and god in tho tile great great work worl of human redemption thua thus wo we called upon early in ill life to be made participants pants a in these things that we may so act and I 1 live ive that we may know that we arc are living according to the mind and will of god that we and all that we have are consecrated to him and that we are accomplishing our tie destiny tiny there is not anything of so much benefit to man as to know that he has a knowledge that ho he is doing the will of god and that I 1 ho io is accepted of him one of the greatest helps to accomplish these desirable objects is the establishment of mutual improvement societies he ile spoke of people in europe that he lie had known to walk very many miles to bo be present nt at meetings meeting ga that they might participate in the s spirit that iva was enjoyed at those gather gatherings ings this feeling should prevail along tho the young who belong to ono of these institutions this was one of the objects the late pre president evident young had in view in in organizing them that they might blena blend amusement with instruction and testimony odthe of the truths of the work of god th these ese mot meetings tings should be conducted with wisdom and prudence and wo should not allow anything to bo be done in sue such I 1 i gatherings that is itt unholy or that would grieve away enway the spirit of goa true religion does not deprive its recipients of true enjoyment for there is no pleasure to 10 great reat and lasting as that which was derived from obedience to the laws elder wells advised that under the sanction of the bishops Bit hops the members of the various associations should fit ru ah tho the people e with entertainments musical dramatic ac ho ile said let them be of a high order that they may be elevating and instructive in ill their character the speaker then counseled counsel 1 tho the young youn men and the you young n women this community to read revelations XIV gand gund find out for themselves whether or not that declaration has been fulfilled it is the right of every person to obtain a knowledge for themselves one person has as much right to know as an another oilier if they pursue tho tile course marked out for that purpose ho ile likewise spoke of the importance of watching over our children while they are young arild see tha t they are not deprived of any ally mean that will enable them t to tiquire a knowledge of the gospel them solve sel velas well as their parents elder wells closed by a powerful ex hoi tation to avoid in temperence lill and d observe the word of wisdom several missionaries name were presented and sustained choir then sang an anthem and c conference on ference ad adjourned burned benediction Ben diction by president K N 0 flygare |