The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-10
YOUNG FOLKS URGED
TOENTER MAT RIAONY
Bishop PrestOD's Advice to
Latter-day Saints.
TOO MANY UNMARRIED
WHY MORMON GIRL WENT
WITH GENTLE.
TOO MANY UNMARRIED

AZ iHt AFTERNOON session OF IUt CdlL
Lake stake conference yesterday
Bishop w. 3. Preston delivered some
interesting remarks on the subject of
marriage. He thought all young men
and women should marry as soon as
they reached marriageabIe age
You ought to get married" said he,
just as soon as you are ole enough,
and this subject ought to be talked
about because there are too many men
and women here who should be mar
ried but are not. Why. a bishop of
that little village of Logan the other
day told me that right there in Logan
there are 400 unmarried young men
and women of a marriageable age, 200
boys and 200 girls
The other day I went to young
lady who was keeping company with
a Gentle and said /: Why do you
keep company with GentileT Wei,
Bishop Preston she replied, you have
asked me a plain question and l viii
give you a plain answer. / am keep
ing company with Gentle because L
am nearly 81 years old now, and up
10 the present time not one Mormon
boy has asked me TO be his Wife We'll
/ just walked away and didn't say d
some of our boys have got the no
ton that they shouldn't get married
till they have some property. but L say
get mari led right away and then get
your property.
when my son-fn- law came to me
and asked II he could pay attention to
my daughter with the intention or
marrying her, l asked him when ne IN
tended to get married. He replied that
probably he would be able to marry In
one or two years He had the idea
that he must have a certain amount or
property before marrying. but L told
1,s~ he xtran rod IN
Ter, providing she was willing, ne
would have to marry her right away,
within the month. And they were mar
z-ied. and got along all right, just as
other young men AID women should
do today"
Payment Of Tithing.
Apostle Cowley spoke on the subject
OF tithing. lie said that many had an
swered the call of President snow
and come UP generously with their
1.-THE. This, he said, was the only way
TO be sure of obtaining the blessing OF
the Lord, for it could be had only by
ObeyinR his law to the letter The
Saints have been blessed in the past
by observing this law. said he, and
would be blessed more abundantly in
she future If they keep up their record.
Bishop Robert t Burton spoke OF
the necessity of a member of the
church carrying recommend from
the bishop when moving from one ward
to another. He also made reference to
the collection of fast offerings, and
said that the various stakes should
awaken 10 a strict observance Of this
duty
Bishop Albert w. Davis reported the
condition Of the Center ward. He said
that the people in his ward are relig-
ioIls. and attend to their duties in the
church as trey should. Tine bishop OF
Brighton ward. z w. SchOenfeld, re
ported his ward in good condition, and
that the people are united in their eff
L.ra 1w~rar
ment of the gospel. Elder Lewis NJ.
Cannon reported the Cannon ward in
creasing in numbers and doing much
good
The afternoon services were begun
with singing by the choir Elder Henry
J.. Richards led in prayer
/. Il. S. College.
Professor ]. II. Paul of the L. d. S.
college spoke briefly of the condition
OF that school and its prospects of
growth for the future He referred in
commendatory words to the help that
has been given the institution during
recent times. mentioning especially the
gift of S2O. 900 by Mrs. Barrett in the
name of her son. This. he said, Will
be a lasting monument 10 his name
and viii be enough to start the cree
ton Of a new building for the academic
department of the school
I'VE have about 500 pupils this year,
said he "and the fund for running
year amounts to only $1,000. With this
small sum we have to get along. and
considering the work we do, 1 am safe
in saying that the l. d. $ college is
doing better educational work today
than any other like institution in the
state"
Apostle Clawson said that he was
glad 20 see such fair congregation,
for - was an indication of the spirit
OF the peOple-the way they turned
out to attend these quarterly confer
ences. He then referred to the good
work of the church schools. work that
not only represented mental, but also
spiritual training. This he thought a
good thing, because the spirit of evil
is always trying TO lead the young into
bad ways. He also said that young
men should get married, that il rs
privilege they should never Slight and
that when they do take this important
step in life they should go to the tenn
pie and have their wives sealed to
them.
Sessions Of the conference will be
held today at 10 a. IN. and p. n.
MAZE SEApIES RANK ETTDT