Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-14
CONFERENCE OF
SALT LAKE STAKE.
Three Interesting, Well Attended
Meetings Held in This City
Yesterday.
SOME EXCELLENT ADVICE GIVEN
card PLAYING and Excess Of Dress De.
claimed Against "Mormonism'
Clearly Defined.

rho quarterly conference Of the Salt
,ake stake Of Zion convened In this
cnv Yesterday, meetings being held at
10 A. m. in the Assembly Hall and at 2
ond D. m. In the Tabernacle. President
Angus NJ. Cannon and his counselors
presided at all the meetings, which We're
well attended and at which reports and
remarks Of q satisfactory and encour-
aging nature were made.
The morning meeting was opened by
the choir and congregation singing the
sunday school hymn. GLADLY Meeting"
Prayer was offered by Elder John Nich-
olson. The choir and congregation
further sang, I'VE are Sowing, Daily
Sowing" also from the Sunday school
song book.
PRIEST. ANGUS NJ. CANNON.
President Angus NJ. Cannon, In a
few opening remarks, congratulated
the Saints on the good attendance. He
repoted that but few changes had oc-
cued in the salt Lake stake since the
last stake conference was held, those
changes being In the presldencies of one
or two Of the Elders quorums He
said the sacrament would not be adj
mlnistered today, and regretted thIs
very much, but as al the business Of
the conference had t. be confined TO one
day It was deemed best to dispense
with the sacrament meetings in order
to hold three sessions during the day.
He advised against permitting funerals
TO interfere with the sacrament meet
mss in any Of the wards Of the stake
WILLARD c. BURTON.
Elder Willard c. Burton, first assist
ant superintendent OF the Sabbath
schools Of the stake, said the total en-
rolment OF all the theological classes OF
the Sunday schools of the stake was
about $500 He urged that they at
tend the conference, The speaker re-
ported that the schools, as whole.
we're progressing nicely, and that n
good work was being done. He re-
ferred to the remarks OF Asst. General
supt ]. NJ. Tanner, at the recent sun
day school conference OF this stake.
with reference TO excessive pleasure.
seeking card-playing and Kindred
evils, and urged against these things.
JOSHUA II. PAUL.
Elder Joshua II. Paul, president of
the L. d. S. university. also smoke
strongly against the evil of excessive
indulgence In pleasure, and especially
against card-playing. Elder Paul said
1t was not generally known that our
state Legislature had recently enacted
law that would make It absolutely
necessary that one or more klndergar-
Ten schools be established In each school
district IN the state with a population
OF 2oOO or over. and said that unless
our young ladies' prepared themselves
py proper course OF training, II would
become necessary In the future TO get
teachers from the east to supply the
demand for these schools. He main
tained that no better material could
be found any place than among our
own people TO supply this demand. II
me young ladies' would only prepare
Tor II, and that they could not find
more beautiful or more lucrative vo-
cation than that OF a kindergarten
teacher He referred TO the unusual
iaclllues OF the l.. ID. s. university In
this line, and said that the state uni
Versity also had an excellent kinder
garten course, as also the y. Y. aca-
DENY Spoke of the necessity of prac-
Teal education, and explained the many
advantages TO be obtained by the stu
dents who attended the l.. ID. s. uni
Versity, which institution he reported
10 be In most flourishing condition.
JOHN HENRY SMITH.
Elder John Henry Smith, of the coup-
Gil OF the Twelve, In speaking OF edu-
cation, said the saying that there was
ample room at the top of the ladder
was as true now as Il ever was. "The
pasls OF success is Industry and never
enuihg perseverance; yet, with these
.uanncations, II sometimes happens
that q lack Of knowledge of the obll-
CATIONS that attach TO us in the per-
iioIinahce OF our varied duties in life
leaas 10 our destruction" The speak
az emphasized the fact that In obtain
necessary to cultivate honesty and in
tegrity, He referred to frauds that
mad been brought to light recently.
Nhere prominent men, who lacked in
these important qualifications. had APP
proprlated TO their own use the funds
,,nat we're intrusted to their keeping.
ne SAID that It was not intemperance
a,one mat led up to these things but
t,so an Indulgence In desire for dis
play-to dress better than ones income
would permit Of He pointed out that
great men OF the past lived the most
simple and unpretentlous lives.
81, PRESIDENT John r. Winder endorsed
me remarks that had been made, and
me meeting adjourned till p. M, In
,1hhe tabernacle Singing, Beautiful
ZION and benediction by President
Joseph e, Taylor,