Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-10
MUTUAL inPRoyrNENr A,sOcIA.
HONS.

HONS.
The time is At haud for the Auinai
improvement associations among toe
Latsr.dhy Saints to resume Ulnlcf
sessions Thofo h vast neld Tor
these organizations, when conducted
recording to tue design Of their insli'
tuition, which IL 10 improve the intel
isolual condition Of the young feorle
BY mutual association IN the study Of
religion, governmental science. arii
tolence and literature. Tho ntcesiily
for such improvement sxlsts in every
community. Tor there is always room
for progress: hnd these associations are
intsndod 10 alive dssifable opporIuni-
tics tor Advancement, anu 10 lead
,sople to avsil themselves thereof
II IL fully ieeogn zed that tho I'm.
provsmtnt s1eieiiss have accomplished
a vast amount Of good among the
young people In thoto valleys; and be-
cause OF their sfieeliveHoss 10 that line
II would be calamity 10 allow DE-
cline In their efficiency. Il will be
generally conceded. also, that ihsy
have not been as powerful agencies a'
they could be Ia occupying tho field
that Ia peculiarly their own. The
reasons for this are varied, aud perhaps
not altogether within reach of over.
tuning under existing circumstances.
Yet q systematic. persistent, inleill.
gent, united effort could DO much To
bring abou, more desirable condition
than exists In some wards ami Stakes,
according 10 reports received.
los work like this II uqiirss cola-
bined efforts, not only by those who
could confer benefits but by those who
are 10 DO the recipients thereof. II n
desire 10 b. benefited does not exist,
then efforts 10 confer blessings are
measurabiy futile. But In an inlelli.
gent @ immunity there IL comparative.
~ little VI fiieuiiy IN accusing a vish
10 secure evident intellectual ad.
vantage. The next work In order
n to awaken sufficient ambition
aud vigor to grasp tho opportunities
that exist to httain a forward now.
ment, and TO remove barriers TO tho
advance. This can DO done only BY
means that Will appeal to the stronger
msnlal faculties OF the Individuals t.
DO reached. FIR tho Accomplishment
oi this aim there should he more com.
paot association han now exists In
those wards where tho Mutual Im.
pfovemenI associations DO moi flourish
Ne they should. II there DO thu
perfect association and intsTsst be.
tween those Ia authority Ia wards anu
the mbtrship OF the Organizations
that there should be, then there Is be-.
bind them a force which cannot fail Of
achieving goodly measure Of succcss.
hut this Il not enough. The same
condition OF harmonious interest
should extend 70 5takoi, aud In tine
very nature Of tho geotrai ofganlsa.
lion should exist between the aoritties
Themselves. Further than tbs, tho
methods that might cover tho FIELD In
u sabbath school would be- Insufficient
Tor tho other. because there isA diilef.
enee both IN eonditiDus and material.
The outlining Of a Ilau Of optiatloua
that would cover present deficiencies
no doubt Involves considerable dludy
pnd work, and oeriaiuly fequlros In.
splTallou. There have been very
many valuabe suggestions, but q.
must be admitted that all The ground
IL not yet covered. ID n fout localities
have different needs. In the cite
for instance, there should be- a closer
intefmiugling Of eo.workers from the
NJ rent ward societies. A 8ytt1m
interchange Of workers would accom-
pli'h thif, aud would remove the
denTth OF workers which nov
exists in some localities. This point
IL not covered by mere mission.
airy appointments, but require, al
Organised corps oi lecturers aud In
slruoigrs tuoh "a could be gathered
irum the associations themselves.
Every organization could furnish one
or more, ~ might DO ieiirpl, anu the
burden thus DO mado 10 TALL lightly on
oil, white variety and competency
would be secured. Tue whole, Oh erat.
INK under general direction IN the uis.
uic. u their labors,and tee guized ana
upheld ~ all the authorities therein,
would give needed impetus 10 the
Cruiv.
Nery many other Gu ggpsti0ns might
he presented, ana will readily occur
TO those who have the detail Of The
work entrusted 10 them, provided
they can give 1t their time and attou.
Ton. Tho presen, season ought 10
witness nm awakening from tue cam.
parAtiVe lelhAfgy that existed 10
mAhy associations las! sessou. Then