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 unhcritanc. Of r,,i aud Etc Con
scauenc..-worid IL Growing iic,-
tcr-Iselicf IA Practical Religion.

tcr-IseIicf Ia Practical Religion.
The Young Mems Mutual Improve
mcnt association VI salt Lake stake.
held an exceptionally interesting con-
ference In the Tabernacle last nlghLAf-
ter the singing ana prayer President
Richard Il. Lyman presided.
SECRETARY liiggs presented the fol-
lowing general officers. who were IMAM
imouaiy sustained by the congregations
General Superintendent Lorenzo
SNOW. counsclors. Joseph +. Smith. He
Der j. Grant and brigham II. Roberts.
Aidea-F. NJ. Lyman. John Horny
Smith. NJ. II. Cowlcy. \. o. Woodruff.
H. :. Wells. ~. N. Hardy. II. e. bad
ger =. II. Anderson. u. Al. Todd. Ncphl
l.. Morris. j. \. West, Willard Done.
l.. &. SNOW. Frank Y, Taylor. George
n. brimnail. Rudgcr ClawsOn, J. ".
McAiurrin,
General Secretary aud Treasuref--
Thomas Hun.
Musical Dlrector-Evan stephens.
assistant. Horace ). Ensign.
Superintendent salt Lake Stake
Richard r. Lyman, c0unsclofr Joseph
3, Merrill and George \. smith.
stake Secretary and Tfcaaurer-Jcsse
u. Higgn.
Corresponding secre,ary--J. W. Mus
scr.
Musical Dircctor-J. J. Mcclellan.
Aides to stake Superintcndcnt-Jed
y. Woollry. 4. a. Clawaon. George Me.
Alliatvr, j. y. CritchiOw. l.. R. Wells.
u. J. i.angc. y. N. Lyman. Thomas
Cook. "a. -. Barber, -. brown. r.. l..
Parker. l!uber &. iycraon having
been appointed Bishop OF the Second
ward, was honorabIy released from fur
thuf serviec with the Mutual Improve
inent association work. and Thomas
W. sloan, Elias Woodruff. Theodore
NyHtrom and llyrum calder were givcl
a vote ot thanks upon retiring from
further service "a aides 10 the supcrin-
Prof Brinhali was the first speaker.
ana he spoke ~ an inturcating and In
attuctlvc vein. lac said that there were
but two kingdoms In the world. the
kingdom of sin, vice, aud corruption.
ana the kingdom of purity ana rightc-
business. Some were members OF that
lower Kingdom BY inheritance. when
young men battlcd against their natur-
al tendencies towards vice and ain.
they were PAYING on the mortgage be-
queathed to them by their fathers.
This law OF inheritance II the founda-
tlon OF charactrr,and young men should
overcome tlr'lr evil hcritages. that
they may be united with maidcns as
pure as the mountain SHOWS, and bring
onhpring Into the world free and TN
cncuinbcrcd with any such mortgages,
for thcy would have a hard enough
struggle IN life without the additional
load OF Inherited weaknesses.
Elder William u. King followed with
u spirited address. which was very IN
tercstng. lie 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 ylcarlous
work OF Christ, and an eternal judg-
mcnt. President Mckinley and every
member of his cabinet, on being APP
preached, had expressed faith Ia these
cardinal Christian principles. Tho
speaker said he was optomlatic; he
thought the world was getting better.
and civilization was advancing. Phil
Osophcra like Herbert Spencer, had
tried to separate God from the work.
ings OF nature. but Il mad failed. The
number who are making Christ their
cNempiar are Increasing every day.
As the world progresses there Will be
more altruism and less selnahnuas,
greater faith and less atheism, more
virtue and less vice. There will be
more love OF humanity and of God, and
men. viii rise TO n higher, purer lie.
There can be no Christianity with
out "a Christ; although we cannot see
His face. His glory nlls tho whole
earth ns the sun which has Just sunk
beneath the distant mountains. Hoods
| the sky with itH radiance. although be-
fore II disappeared We could not gaze
upon H.
Elder King made a strong plea to the
| yodng people TO center their faith In
God. not to be ashamed OF Him. nor
Hts Gospel, for II 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. SUI
| pcrintcndent Lyman introduced Mrs.
| Deborah c, Leeds OF the Pennsylvania
Prison society. who made a brief
| speech. She was pleased to hear that
the speaker VINO preceded her not
only denounced the use OF whisky. but
tea and coffee. The people assembled
| had certainly had a high standard OF
morals pointed out TO them. Ia her
experience with criminals she had
learned that almost the universal ex-
| cuse they gavc was, that they did not
think. People should think 10 do good
and think not To do evil. We should
love God with all our heart, mind and
strength and our neighbora as our
selves. and u We did that she was sure
that we would all meet again In the
world to come.
Willard christopherson delighted the
audience with bass solo. entitled "a
| Dream OF Paradise"
President Joseph r, Smith followed
In u brief address. IN which was lndl-
Gated the principles OF "MormOnlsm,"
which were Identical with the Gospel
| introduced by the Savior.
Superintendent Lyman. In closing.
spoke IN high terms OF the Mutual I'm
provement workers. and deied anyone
to point TO band OF purer. higher
minded, better hearted men In the
world
The choir sang. 20 My Father" and
t-S.i.-s- Thomas Hull pronounced the
benediction.
IRRIGATION COMPANY RGANIZED