Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-25
the RELIEF SOCIETY CONFERENCE.

The RELIEF SOCIETY CONFERENCE.
on Saturday next, June q. there is
10 be conference In the Salt Lake
stake Of an important womau's organic
zation-the Relief Society. IL 10 the
chief Of all woman's associations among
tho Latter.dny saint', and In its pur-
po,ea reaches to every department Of
work engaged IN by the gentler sex
that have momborship in the Church
OF Christ. Its training IL for oil that
exalts and onnoblcs, whether at home
orin public, whether to maiden, wife or
mother. The blessings q, 10 dcsigned TO
confer are not limited TO its member
ship, but extend TO oil who need
helping hand In requirements Of MIND
or body. And all women members OF
the Church owe II 10 themselves to
make the conferences and operations OF
this society an unqualified success.
The good this society has done In lie
more than half century Of oKisionoe Is
incaleulablo. Every stake In Zion,
every ward aud branch Organization,
wherever located, has performed
part In the divine labor which benefits
and blosses the poor aud needy, nour.
ishss thesiok, relieves the M cited, ana
comforts those who are called to
mourn; and this labor is marked out
for the future course. In all this there
can be only good things said for n
society which merits aud receives the
divine favor for ils humble anu uuseli'
ish efforts.
Great a. has been the work tina. the
Relief Society has accomplished In the
Church, there is abreast It today a
broader field for operation than ever
before. IL may not be- In relieving
des,itulien, because there IL less OF this
than In some periods OF the ChuTeh's
history; but 1. is In that training and
instruction TO It's members which
saves thom from sorrow In this life
anu tAhlh AANh ~ INV AAtN ." NNt'N'
Today there lie n special opportunity
for the society to put forth i,s efforts Ia
increasing faith AMI fidelity to the
Gospel 10 the hearts OF Is member1.
In this respect one suggestion may
be made for more persistent and active
work. The Lhttor.day Saints who
live their religion areApraying people;
by their devotloua In that form they
keep In close communication with the
Lord. To-day there Is great need Tor
tho Relief Society TO inspire mothers
with = deeper sense OF the import
anue Of prayoriulness. II oil the
mothers In Israel were prayeriul In It.
true mcaning-ii they not only prayed
themselves In intense faith ana
earnCslntsi but taught their chill.
dren active participation In prayer
0t this character there would
be vast Improvement over the
conditions which exist. Such prayer
fulnuss would be tho antidolo 20 a very
large proportion OF the listlessness, the
disregard Of sacred things, and tho
waywardnoss manifest Ia mauy quar-.
tors today. Mothers need instruction
In prsyer, and to give that Instruction
TO children In substance more com
pletely than In form. Paying tatheu,
mothers and children constitute
families that are largely proof agaiubi
tue temptations which now too com.
monty are submitted 10.
Among the Lal,vra8y Saints the
young mon have grand opportunities
Tor learning the truths VI the
Gospel and the eternal forces thcTs1 T.
by iue missionary experience that &.
open 90 Them, 10 isas essential t4ut tH.-
knowledge should come 60 .4g y0uug
women as TO lboy5uug men. Tho iog,
mCr have not the foreign ml. iguary
rEler.vuco necessary lu many iua,uu
rtstl develop the testimonies, but il
their home training by pSrvnl1 who
unit. ~ the family 10 uTucussl yFaygr
iIu,t aud In local atsogialiSa., thvy
can have tho requirement H'Hllea
Aud tAv E llsi Society can aud UgRh
To- uuu Yo,yu. factor DO impreg,uH sh.
ami O.agr uu.hs upon mothers Il
lsm. luul their Sons and tlolr laugu
lJTs aag ba preserved lu truth AM
virtue as valiant worker Tor the rigAN