Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-19
IMPROV EN- ENT ASSOCIATION
The Young Men and Young Ladies
Convene In Conference.


The Young Men'a and Young
Ladies' Mutual improvement AssociA-
tions held their second annual oonlei-
ence In the Tabernacle yesterday, tn
first session commencing at 10 a,m"
with President Joseph +. Smith OF tue
general superintondeucy presiding
After the usual prellminari's OF einS-
ing and prayer, General supe'inteni-
emit EImina S. Taylor OF the Dung
Ladies, delivered an HddTess. lbls was
followed by reinstks from Pieslieht
Joseph f. Smith, after when MISE
Della Dayues responded WIN Tue sOI.
Jndith. nnd Miss Lucy Hoving OF
Caoh. Stake made ia few iemofhs on
mutual Improvement work In that
locality.
IN THE AFTERNOON.
The choir Gang me hymn:
We're not ashamed to own our Lord
Aud worship Him On earIh'
Prayer was 1fIefed by Elder Jonh'
than u. Klmuall.
The choir urthet sang:
Again We moet around tho board
Uf Joaus our redoeming LOrd.
Tbs Priesthood OF tnu Ninth ward
,fllniats1 In the naturalization OF the
SacTement
Elder Jhomns Hull, general secTe-
taty of the Y. NJ. NJ. /. "A. then reap
the statlstieAI anu financial reports Of
both associations, 40 well as preHshung
tho uenetal eilleerA Of the same, tue
yotes on whion were declared 10 bh
unanimous. The officers are as foi-
l0wti
M, NJ. [. A.-WilfOrd Woodruff,
general euperinse ndent; Joseph r.
Smith, Heber J. Grant, b. HI. Roberlei
clunsellrs; assistante, Francis M.
LYMAN, John Henry Smith, j. u.
Kimbnlj, Juuius i. Wells, Milton IL,
Hardy, Rodney q. Badger, George Ii
Brimhal, EDWARD ii. Atder5or,
D.uylzs NJ. Todd,lJohn EJHepploii
Edward Ii. Snow, Nephi IL. Motifs
Richard w. Young, HorAce q. WHIT
ney; Thomas Hull, secretary; wa
liam y. Burton, treasurer; IL
Stephens, music director.
vi. nj. L. A.-Elmina 8. Taylor
general superintendent; Maria Y
DuugsiI, Martha ii. Tingey, oOuute
Iofs: aids, Agile Campbell, Adelli
w. Eatdley, sarah u Idington, LillI'
II. Freeze, May Booth 'Talmsge
Minnie j. Snow, Emma Goddard
Rose Wallace; Ann NJ. Cannon, secTe
taTy and troseurpT; Mae Taylor, CORES
pondiuy secretary; Joan Campbell
recording secretary; Suha Y. Gates
editor OF Journal.
Slater Lizzie Thomas.Edward rem
dored a solo In very pleasing style.
Elder Juuius +. Wells, assistant 4
the general euperinteudency,au dTesse'
tue congregation. Ho spoke OF the
early experiences OF tho saints an
the guiding power Of God which hAI
been constantly over them. incl
being leu to the valleys OF the Rock
Mountains was referred TO, as was ala
she organization OF the Mutual In
provemont associations and thei
rapid and steadily increasing groWtf
A foundation .had been laid, sail tn
speaker, which would inuoctrinat
into the minds OF the youth OF IsTae
a feeling of responsibility, aud ths
feeling would bear tia fruits when r,
quired, In the upbuiljiug and roilin
on OF the Kingdom OF Got ugon th
earth. The future vac one OF grer
promise wherein to witness the faiti
people, and all of this rs u result o
their connection with the Muiui
Improvement associations and kindrt
Church suXiIiAfiss,
Blister maria Y. DOugall Of IL
Young Ladies' general supsrintOn
rncy, was the next speaSer. Slst
Dougali endorsed the remarks OF u
previous speaker in the assertion tn
the young people of the Church won
would bear of the SiDgdOm o; God c
the earth. The Mutual lmp'oveme
CANCELLATIONS were uceOmpl shlng
great good among the young, and
band OF faithful sotg aad Janghts
were being trained is the ways OF O.
and were getting resdy for the wo
which would devolve upon them Ia 1
lutnTo.
Elder A. II. Peterson, superiuten
ent Of the Cache stake association
next spoke. He Said he reallzei IN