Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-29
The YOUNG MEN
Rsst in a Conference Of TER Mutual
improvement Associations.
sonE INTERESTING ADDRESSES.
A synopsis OF the Proceedings anu
Discourses Had aud
delivered.

The cor ference Of the Young None
Mutuh Improvement associations Of
the salt Lake Stake was held In the
Tabernacle yesterday, consisting Of
three sessions, occupying the forenoon,
afternoon and evening.
Ia tue morning an oiiicef' meeting
was held at which the Tenth warn
81. 1. Cilee club furnished the singing
The meeting was called to order by
Superintendent Joseph II. Felt anu
the GIeo club sang "Go, We Messengers
Of glory.D Elder Rodney Badger
offered the opening prayer, after
which the hymn commencing 10,
awake my slumbsring minstrel" was
tung.
Il II call showed representatives.
fftm nearly all OF the finy.One associa-
lions Of the SAKE. All reported hav-
Ing begun their years course, iuly
organized and pursuing the "Aiah'
ual.0.
The statistical report Of the Stake
organizations was read, after when
Superintendent Felt spoke hri,hy upon
the necessity Of continuing 10 iouoM
out tue plan for mutual Improvements
work, the formation u civil g'vefh.
ment classcr, keeping correct 10 'ofds OF
the work don't, OF responding ifompuy
90 calls for ftp0fts, anu many utns'
important points " instruction 10 tul-
GERS OF associations. lie closed oy
urging tue associations, uuder Tue
direction Of their Bishops, 10 pfoNlie
purr anu legitimate recreation That the
sons and daughters oi Israel may nave
no occasion 10 seek pleasure Whctr
Improperly Exists.
Elder g.. Is. stewart txpresiod tho
fact that there 10 no labor that VIII
bring the sJul greater satisfaction thhh
that u bringing tho young people oi
Zion 10 that . million OF peficc'
ton they are destined 10 occupy
TIE Mutual Improvement assoeia'
tiuns are especially suited 10
this great work, and by the united
efforts Of all we viii be enabled TO nc.
complish IL. Referred with great
regret TO the tendency manifest In
come OF our young men towards evil
habits, aud stated that over One-hali
million acres OF land IL used IA the
tobacco; 05a, 900 people are engaged IN
raising the poisonous weed, which u
slowly wotking 10 destroy mankind.
No mao retains his manhood who l.
A slave 10 anything. Deprecated tue
tendency 10 tnu idea that religion 10 OF
secondary consideration, and the refer.
ring 10 spiritual things Ia y Je-ling man.
ueT. We should have hign Ideas, a.
high As heaven. Related the eHpeti.
ence OF the A apostle Paul aud urged tue
Young mon OF today ~ manifest Ia
Their nvss the same spirit oil pcfse-
VeTances,n -oNetcOmlng obstacles, the
eErre12 ihingneas 10 endure all thing-
Tor righteous ess sake and tue con
stancy and energy manifested. " bim
after his conversion,
Apostle n. J. Grant gave many
woIds OF encouragement 10 the workers
la Mutual Improvement, ana urged
Gll 10 remember that while politics anu
ether things are essen ,ial anu should
be studied, they should never forget
shat the nfst duty VI man II ~ his
Maker.
Closing song "1nvoualion to har'
mony." Benedlolion by Elder A. T.
dsddvs.
2 D., MAT the afternoon aeHsluI
there were ltescut on tue stand, ui tn
Apostles, MOsra Thatcher Huu IL. J
Giant; VI the First quorum OF Sovutiui
Eiuutr -. "A. R1UvTa Ruu Edwnr
Stevenson, ut the Presidency OF IN
STAKE, H. ders A. NJ. Cannon, j,
Tayiot aud &. W. Pcntuse; Vt IN
Geurtal SUPPLEMENTARY Y, NJ. NJ.
A., Elders N. Thatcher, NJ. II. HARDY
J. II. Mells anu IL, &. BaugeI, anu a
Of tue stake Supvfintendvuoy.
rhe Tabernacle choir sang, 9TH
time II far spent. there h little remain
ing.0 Payer was offered by Ed,
Angus AZ. Cannon.
Choir sang "rhough deep'nin
trials tnrong your way"
Elder Junius 4. Wells stated tina. Il
hal he,n away from the people Of N
Lord Tor year or more past, engag .
la business, anu lett that ne had pa
taken somewhat Of the spifit Ui "a
world, yet his testimony 10 not Ia N
least shaken and he rrj1iced that "a
Lord had Drous ht HIM tack to II
people, Bnd Tor the htlp he hal d,
criVud when SURF unued by evII
never before by him encountered.
Referred 10 tue change VI cent
meut tuWaiuH the people
manifested by The treatment now a,
corded a Mormon A. compared wit
several years ago. sp1ke VI the love W
feel towards thusu worthy mon WI
were instrumental In lay ing the fout
dauons Of this great latIrI-IAy wurl
anu eXhOrteu IN not 10 forget IA .
who had succeeded them IN tnu win,
yard.
Elder Moses Thatcher was the noi
speaker. Thoughts OF the goodness
dOd have crowded thrmieiyrs NO
me. There IL n natural tendency /
mau TO look beyond tue power VI ma
IA something In the man that Loaf
hir mind 10 look TO Diely, "IO kuo
God anu Jesus Chfist wuOm lie hat
tentis lie eternal" HAPPY IL tue nm
who has this knowledge anu eau stan
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