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Show I HIGH CHURCHMEN SPEAK AT MT. OGOEN STAKE SESSIONS Large Congregation in Attendance at Quarterly Conference; Christmas Carols Sung by Choir; President's Report Shows Excellent Progress Made Apostle Richard R. Lyman, President Presi-dent J. Golden Kimball or the First Council of Seventy i ind Andrew Jen-son. Jen-son. nssistiint church historian. WCT9 lrlnclpal speakers at the Quarterly i nnicn-ni'i' Mount up.l-n lukr lu l l In th Ofrdn tabernacle Sunday President Robert . Burton presided, assisted by his counselors. lost-pli Rlrle and Joseph C. McForlfcne Large i-ongrepatlons were In attendance at both sessions of the conference Christmas carols simp by the choir and congregation was a feature of the musical portion of the service. Tho quarterly report was read by President Burton, showing a pro-1 gresslvc work going on in. the new Btake President Burton said tho stake presidency appreciated the sup- 1 port of the members in the work of, the stake. He urged that the good work continue and congratulated the members on the Improved conditions In the wards as shown in Increased ;i r t t-n i a m m im-rimts. m urging payment of tithing he reminded the members that church officials had declared de-clared that If all members would pay tithing there would be no need for additional donations. but because some are slackers the faithful are called upon to pay more than their portion. Ho urged all to attend their family and secret prayers. KEFJP RECORDS. Eldcn Jensen told of the Import met of keeping records and urged all members of the church to keep their Individual and family records because of tho assistance they could thus glv-to glv-to the church in the compilation o! the church history. lie called attention atten-tion to the calamity that befell Weber stake several years ago when all the stake records were destroyed in 1he Reeles building fire, and said that was an illustration of the necessity of eaeii member of the church making an j keeping records. President Rlrle said he hoped the time would come when by compulsion compul-sion the Bible and words of the prophets proph-ets "would be taught in the schools of America. He said that great educators edu-cators were beginning to sec the necessity ne-cessity of teaching religion In the schools because tho spirituality of tho people was at a very low ebb. lie said he was proud of all the stake ano "ward workers and made special men-, tion of the activities of the young men and women in the stake. He advised I against following the fads and fash- Ions of the world. DOCTRINE OF 1,0 E. President McKarlano told the story of the birth of Christ 2000 years ago . and that although physically the Babe was just like an ordinary baby. "t He possessed a wonderful spirit and ! It sa-s not veirj long before He manifested mani-fested a Godlike spirit. His Influence Influ-ence and teachings have been felt 1 from that day to this and millloni j have worshiped Him for tho wonderful wonder-ful work He did and taught. 1 he speaker said the doctrine of love was The greatest power in the world today, and if all would partake of that power there would be no war. but al would be at peace. He said the spirit ot I love was manifest in the priesthood j and members of the priesthood had a I fratcrnalism that made it unnecessary unneces-sary to seek it among the various secret se-cret organizations lh- said he had noticed a spirit of love und unity in all the wards of tho stake. LYMAN SPEAKS Apostle Lyman, at the morning si elon, declared that one of the great- i est needs of the world today is men I of virtue. Men who will not listen I to unclean stories if they can get j away, and men who will not repeat ' the unclean stories they hear. He ' discussed the M. L A. slogan. '" -believe In a pure life through clean thought and action." He said he was working with other members of the I priesthood, seeking to bring up In I the church a group of young men that j will be truly worth while. He salt the world needs today Christian men and women who will live unselfish, clean lives, who would assist In th-: teaching of the M. I. A. slogan. The speaker called attention to the i physical condition of thousands of young men of America who were called call-ed into the armv during the w-.ri,i war They were rendered unfit to fight because of their secret sins, he said. '"No man will go wrong In action, ac-tion, until he goes wrong in thinking;, ' he declared. "Before the year 18SH the condition of the world could be ji described as dirt, ugliness and dis- esse; Who today sits down to eat before washing his hands? Few. bo-cause bo-cause conditions have changed anJ we have found the source of all d!-,-Conditions have changed and the condition of the world today can be described as cleanliness, beauty and health' Apostle Lyman expressed his appro-ciatlon appro-ciatlon at the beautiful and appropri-ate appropri-ate music of the choir. He said he was glad to make his first visit to ' 1 n stake and hoped the spirit of the Bord would always direct the workings of the stake. He was par-jj par-jj licularly pleased, he said, to s-., bo many bos and young men at th - J1 conference. WARD MEMBERSHIP. 1 Bishop Wllford u Ridges of fche I Ninth ward reported that a recent I census taken would give the ward a I membership of more than 2000. All i the ward organizations are Working J well. The Sunday school, he believed, j was the largest in the city with an 1 : verage attendance ot goo each sun- S tiny He urged observance of the Sab- f bath day as a day of worship. " I Bishop Thomas B Wheelwright of I the Twelfth ward said the members I 1 Pl the w.ird were striving to keep the I commandments of God There were I I some, however, who were neither rlj- " 3 lnfiT nor helping to draw the load as I J far as the church is concerned. He hsd found that when these people . ..jSjfl were labored with they responded and Wvlj good results followed. II.- had two j good counselors and an excellent ward clerk, he said. Of thel'J34 members in the ward, more than 300 held ward .',3 und stake offices. I I President George E Erownlng of ff'-J "Weber stake congratulated the "new v&l' Make on its excellent work during -j the six mouths of its organization and V; hoped all members and officers would eontlnue to sense tho responsibility V '1' resting upon them. :1 HUMOROUS TRAIT. i&I President Kimball said he was jjfrill pleased to make his first visit to the I iiv j etake and In his usual humorous man- JKj net discussed points of doctrine and SpFl reminded members of the stake bl fil tnelr duties. He said he realized that jij j men do not amount to much as far as God Is concerned, unless they an- WsJl guided and directed by the fplrlt of' tiie Bord. He said men who hold the I priesthood m do anything they re appointed to do If liicy have faith, becausi with God nothing Is Impossible Impossi-ble He thought the people today vvcr too materialistic, they wero thinking too much about making I money Spirituality, he said, should come first. i The speaker said the Latter-day .Sunt church was the church of God J and not the church of man He hoped the timo would never come When It would be necessary to look ai k to know If Mormonlsm was true. Some people, lie said, went to the qemefery ami looked Into the grave for comfort when they should bo looking upward and heavenward. j President James H Douglas of the I high priests quorum, was the first speaker at the afternoon session. II said the quorum had 162 members' divided among the six wards of the Stake and of that number 127 Were actively engaged In ward and stake' ,worK i ue presniencv. was meeting with the classes In each of the wards I and visiting the aged members in I their homes. Havld E Henderson of the Itakq j M. I. said the Mutuals were fullv I organized in all the wards of the stake The members have the spin, of the gospel and are ndeavortn-c to do what Is required of them. The object of the organisation was to Implant Im-plant Into the hearts of the young t lie teachings of the gospel. The scout work, be said, was organised I loo per cent. WORK PROGRESSES. Mrs. Gladys v.. Harbertson, president presi-dent of the stake Y. B. M I. A , sa.d her branch of the organization was fully organized and the work was go-ihg go-ihg forward with a vim. The girls. ' siie said, are deeply Interested in the gospel work and the Bee Hive girls .' re making a good stand in their activities. ac-tivities. She reported a successful Summer camp held last summer. Apostle Lyman said the whole theme of the gospel seemed to be one 'of resolution. Resolutions were madia mad-ia praver and at the opening of eac' year was a time when most peopi made r. solutions. There was a great need for people to resolve anew co struggle a little harder and to live 1 8 little more nearly their great Ideals. He suggested that officers in the stake he examined each year as to L"ielr faithfulness in observance of the gospel requirements. Apostle Lyman made an appeal j all parents to have their boys en rolled In the Boy Scouts and that these boys be required to pass certain tests each year. He also suggested that certain test.", be applied before members mem-bers of the priesthood were advanced to higher quorums and before they vvcre allowed to enter the temple. I'riPi.ldcnt Kimball said he did not think there was a more thankless Job than that of working for other people. peo-ple. This was found to be true in the home. as well as In other organizations. organiza-tions. He called attention to the fact that the Bord does not interfere with His children, c.od. he said, is father o; the spirits of men and we are the lathers of the mortal tabernacle. God seems not to meddle with our affairs r od when we pray to Hirn He will an-wer an-wer our prayers when He gets readv. he said. lie asked those who were given the authority of the priesthood i'' they "were going to treat it like -iu old rag. or will you render service and saerifice." He reminded his hearers they would get out of their s ri. - un'y that which they put In We get only vvnal we work for. That is justice and God Is jut. he said I'nder the direction of Lester G. Hinchcl)ff, with Sam F Whltaker at the organ console, tne following musical mu-sical program was given. "Far. Far Away on Judeu's Plains."' "Holy Night Silent Night " '(), Come All Yo Faithful," congregation ; "The Good Shepherd." Mrs Artie Elakeley; "O Little Town of Bethlehem." Joseph P F melius, "Fear Not. O Israel," Loo. ter Saville: Hallelujah Chorus" Worthy Is the Lamb That Wis Slain." choir. White the congregation v. as leaving the afternoon service the choir sang Holy Night, Silent Night " |
