The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-05

to deal with combined capical. The day
has come when the influx Of pccple here
has made IL necessary that our yOung
meE look TO something else besides
farming. There was q time when the
could move away a few miles. take up
land and live on 10. That time has
passed. DC viii not do for our youth 20
look too much toward the professions
Tor they are already overcrOWded. Then
they must follow the trades. To do
this they must identify themselves IN
some way with the labor organizations.
These unions are formed for the pur-
pose of protecting the followers of the
mechanical arts and they have the
power 20 dictate how many shall prac-
uce a certain craft and how many ape
prcntices there shall be. The man who
would become an artisan must Identify
himself with some organization or he
VIII not stand much chance for sue
cess.
81 admit shat sometimes these unions
90 too far I'm their demands. and have
Incorporated within themselves fea-
lures that are not good but If our
young men would follow the trades they
must recognize the unions. L haven't
the time 20 further discuss the matter
at present but IL remains for the
church TO determine what relation our
young men shall bear to these organ
izauons."
The Church in Samoa.
Elder Joseph H. Merrill. late of the
samoan mission, was the next speaker.
He reported progress ia the islands
over which he had presided, and said
that the spirit of the Lord was as
strong there as In any mission. even lf
the climate were hot and the place close
to he'll.
I'VE tell the people down there said
he that he'll IS cold
Mr. Merrill urged the Saints to be
faithful In the payment of their tthing
and 10 be ever ready to answer a call
TO the work of the church.
There are many young men, said
he, who are deferred from going on a
mission because Of their wives. The
latter hang about them, crying and
fretung and declaring that if they go
she and the children viii have no means
of support. I want TO tell YOU. brethren,
that any woman who viii lay a straw
i'm the way of her husband viii come
under the condemnation of the Lord"
Elder sylvester O. Cannon. lately re-
turned from The Netherlands mission,
reported that the work of the church
was prospecting in that country. He as
serted that the outlook was brighter
than ever before.
Opposes Secret Orders.
President Charles Kelly Of the Box
Elder stake, then made a report Of the
work I'm his district.
Il am thankful I can say" said he,
that we have not a single secret Or
gauizatiOn In our stake. When a young
man comes to us with a rec0mman
ton that he be ordained teacher or ell
der. the first question that is asked him
Is, III he belongs TO a secret order. The
answer i'm every case has been NO
Many efforts have been made to intro
duce these secret orders into our stake
Lut. thank God, the evil has not gotten
there.
These trades unions are but secret
orders, and they should be Stunned by
the young men of Zion. I agree with
Brother Roberts that our youth should
branch out into the crafts and arts. but
these secret organizations are evils that
they must fight against.
III we viii but heed the instructions
given US by our prophet and his fol-
lowers who have been at the head of
this church, we VIII triumph In the END.
7 thank God for MILFORD Woodruff, who
made peace. at least partially, between
our people and the nation. He disband-
ed the Peoples party and gave us the
manifesto that stopped an investigation
that would only have worked harm TO
the people Of Zion"
After an anthem by the choir the
meeting adjourned until 10 o'clock this
morning.