Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-11
THE MEETING OF
THE YOUNG MEN
Two Powerful Influences are at
Work in the World,
ONE Is SIN, OTHER PURITY.
The Inheritance OF Evil and lie Con
sequences-World Is Growing Bet
ter-Belicf la PracIicai Religion.

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The Young Mems Mutual Improve
ment association Of salt Lake Stake,
held an exceptionally interesting COM
ference in the Tabernacle last nighLAf-
ter the singing ANA prayer President
Richard Il, Lyman presided.
Secretary Higgs presented the fol-
lowing general officers. who were unan-
imously sustained by the congregation.
General Superintendent - Lorenzo
Snow; counselors. Joseph f. Smith, He
Der j. Grant and Brigham II. Roberts.
Aides-F. NJ Lyman, John Henry
Smith, NJ L. Cowey a. o. Woodruff,
X. 5 Wells, NJ. II. Harry, H. e. Bad
ser, +. H. Anderson, D. NJ. TODD. Nephl
l.. Morris, j. \. West, Willard Done,
l.. G. Snow, Frank y, Taylor. George
II. Brimhail, Rudger ClawsOn, j. W.
McMurTin
General Secretary aud Treasurer
Thomas Hun.
Musical Director-Eyan Stephens,
assistant Horace s. Ensign.
superintendent salt Lake Stake
Richard Il. Lyman. COunsclOrs, Joseph
5. Merrill and George A. Smith.
stake Secretary and Treasurer-Jesse
b. Higgs
Corresponding secretary-J. W. Mus
ser
Musical Director-J. ]. Mcclellan.
Aides 10 Stake uperintendent-Jed
r. Wo0llcy, 4, A. ClaWsOn. george Me
Ailister, ). O. CritchlOw, l.. H. Wells,
u. j. Lange, f. NJ. Lyman, Thomas
Cook, ii. ID. Barber Is. Brown, b.. l..
Parker. Heber Z, Iyerson having
been appointed Bishop Of the Second
ward, was h0norably released from fur
ther service with the Mutual Improve
ment association work. and Thomas
w. sloan, Elias Woodruff. Theodore
Nystrom and Hyrum Calder We're given
vote Of thanks upon retiring from
further service as aides 10 the superin-
tendont
Prof Brimhall was the first speaker.
ana he spoke in an interesting and in
stiuetIye vein. lie said that there were
but two Kingdoms IN the world the
Kingdom OF sin, vice, and corruption,
and the kingdom Of purity and righte-
business Some were members OF that
lower kingdom by Inheritance. When
young men battled against their natur-
al tendencies towards vice and sin.
they were paying on the mortgage be-
queathed TO them by their fathers
This law Of Inheritance Is the founda-
ton Of charactera young men should
overcome their evil heritages, that
they may be united with maidens as
pure as the mountain SHOWS, and bring
offspring into the world free ana I'M
encountered with any SUCH mortgages
for they would have a hard enough
struggle Ia life without the additional
load Of inherited weaknesses.
Elder William II. King followed with
q spirited address, which was very in.
terestng. He declared that men should
not be ashamed to open their mouths In
defense OF revealed religion. The
great men Of the day believed in the
Immortality Of the soul, the ylcarious
work Of Christ, and an eternal judg-
ment. President Mckinley and every
member Of his cabinet, on being APP
had expressed faith in these
cardinal Christian principles. The
speaker said he was optomlstlc: he
thought the world was getting better,
and civilization was advancing Phil
0sophers like Herbert Spencer had
tried to separate God from the work.
lngs Of nature, but II had failed. The
number who are making Christ their
eXemplar are increasing every day.
AS the world progresses there will be
more altruism and less selhshness,
greater faith and less atheism. more
virtue and less vice. There will be
more love OF humanity and Of God. and
men. will rise 70 a higher purer life.
There can be no Christianity with.
out Christ; although we cannot see
His face, His glory fills the whole
earth as the sun which has just sunk
beneath the distant mountains, floods
the sky with its radiance. although be-
fore II disappeared we could not gaze
upon 1t.
Elder King made a strong plea 10 the
young people to center their faith in
God, not 10 be ashamed Of Him, nor
HIS Gospel, for IL was the only means
Of salvation.
Thomas Ashworth sang THE Light |
Of the World" which was rendered In |
an excellent manner
BY request OF President Smith. Su- |
perintendent Lyman introduced Mrs. |
Deborah c. Leeds OF the Pennsylvania |
Prison society who made a brief |
speech. She was pleased to hear that
the speaker who preceded her not |
only denounced the use Of whisky, but |
tea and coffee. The people assembled
had certainly had high standard Of
morals pointed out TO them. In her
experience with criminals she had
earned that almost the universal ex-
,use they gave was, that they did not
.hink.. People should think 20 do good
and think not to do evil. We should
owe God with all our heart, mind and
strength, and our neighbors as our
selves, and II we did that she was sure
hat we would all meet again in the
world 10 come
Willard Christopherson delighted the
audience with a bass solo, entitled "a
Dream Of Paradise"
President Joseph +. Smith followed
n a brief address. In which was lndi-
,ated the principles OF "Mormonism."
which were Identical with the Gospel
Introduced BY the Savior.
Superintendent Lyman. In closing.
poke in high terms Of the Mutual I'm
,rovement workers, and defed anyone
o point TO a band OF pureT higher
minded, better hearted men In the
world.
The choir sang, 20 My Father" and
...s-s- Thomas Hull pronounced the
,enedictlon.
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