The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-10-05
The semi-Annual Conference
TIE EXPORTS AND ADDRESSES.
. rsteresting Occasion = COnjoint
Meetings Discussed-OEicers
presented and Sustained
Lite, Etc,
Mutual Improvement.

Tha semi-annual conference O. me
Untusl improvement Associations met
n the Assembly Hall at o'clock last
evening. Apostle WiHord w. Woodruff
siding. Also pre- sent on the stand
B.oyidpnt George Q. Cannon, Apostles
5.o,,lIIin .. Richards, Moses Thatcher
I'd George TeasGale; Elders Angus NJ.
c CT Junias L. Wells and other
LII and Territorial officers.
The Tabernacle choir was IN attend
aDce, and sangi
na!orious things OF thee are spoken"
PRAYER by R. c. Badger.
The choir sang;
"zion stands with hills surrounded"
Penorts OF the following Stake Asgo-
c;ati6ns we're made Dy Charles Kelly, OF
Fox Elder; Erastus Snow, Jr., OF st.
George; w. II. Seegmiller, of Sewer; il.
2 Msrtineau, of Cache; aud Joseph II.
Felt. OF Salt Lake.
The choir sang the anthem:
THE Lord hath brought again Zion"
APOSTLE Moses Thatcher made a few
remarks. and spoke of the necessity OF
continued mutual improvement. The
members of the Cache County assocla-
tons preferred that the majority OF the
meetings should be held conformity, and
that the BOYS and girls should meet
spnarately, say once each month.
Additional stake reports were given
NV q II. Anderson. of Weber, e. f.
Alfred. OF Sanpete, Morgan Richards, of
Par0wan, and Arson Call, OF Davis
n n. Roberts made few remarks
contrasting the difference between the
faith and beliefs Of the young people of
the Latter-day Saints, as compared
with the faiths and beliefs rejected by
orr fathers when they espoused the
principles of truth and came west to the
Territory of Utah. Mentioned some Of
the evils which menace the interests OF
mutual improvement.
Junius +. Wells said that the princi-
pal object OF the associations WAS so TO ar
range the programmes of their meetings
as to interest the young peoplein a way
that would bring 70 them a personal
testimony of the truth of the
church and kingdom of God.
Obstacles had arisen; 4 general tendency
TO frivolity had been experienced, but 1t
had been demonstrated during the past
ten years that religious exercises had
t9nduced to the greatest prosperity Of
the associations. It was in accordance
With the views of our late President,
Brigham Young, that the religious fea-
lures OF the organizations should pre-
dominate. In reference to the sexes
meeting conformity, evils were liable TO
arie therefrom and which separate
meetings. would obviate.
President MILFORD w. Woodruff said
be had been very pleased to hear the in
tereSting reports and remarks that had
been made. He rejOiced that he had
lived to see the progress made by the
church and in the organization Of the
primary and mutual improvement sOci-
cites. To-day We have $1,000 children
enrolled in connection with our Sabbath
schools. They are not always going to
remain Sabbath school children, but
viii become men and women and ioin
the associations, whereby they NAV be
qualified to testify OF the gospel to the
Inhabitants of the earth. The ewes
OF Cod and the heavenly hosts are
watching over the rising generation.
Individually, [ DO not think it wisdom
that our young men and women
ehould always meet together. I have
no objections 10 them frequently meet
l,ng conformity, bat it IS necessary that
they should meet separately at times, so
IS TO receive instructions specially
adapted to their sex. l rejoice that the
blessings OF God are upon our Young
people but still there is plenty of room
Iof improvement: A great destiny
STaiIs this generation, a great work is
psi9re rs and We hare no time to lose,
MAKING It necessary to obtain a testi-
A9hy Oh the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
me following officers were then pre-
Se9n1ted, and unanimously sustained
inmord W. Woodruff, general superin-
tIfendent and JOSEPH +. smith and
IoseS Thatcher as his counselors, with
f d a I. Wells, Joseph A. West and /
NJ Badger as assistants; n. V. CLAY
tOh as secretary, and w. 3. Burton IS
S treasurer. Library committee. Moses
ttAa!cAer, J. Z. Wells, L. 9. Badger.
'oN; II. Parry snd II. q. Whitney.
.hoSeS Thatcher said that the subject
;" " eGnlolnt meetings would be natIlTely
Considered, and the decision arrived al
@I4l1Ioanced through the press.
me assistants to the Superinteri-
orllcy OF the Salt Lake Stake were re-
5ossYeo 70 meet at n. II. Felt's resi-
Oelce tomorrow evening at 7 O'Clock.
With fPo vi, sang the Song OF Triumph"
AZ Is; Soio by Vim. H. Foster.
PPep1rned for six months.
NeAeolcuon-by Apostle Erastus Snow.