Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-06

Grant, Henry $. Tanner Hyrum NJ.
smith, William B. Dougall. joseph +
smith, Jr,, Oyando g. Beebe, Lewis T
Cannon Philip s. Maycock, BENJAMIN
Goddard, George A. Smith.
y j., NJ, l. A.-Elmma S. Taylor
president Maria Y. Dougal, first coun.
sWpr Martha II Tingey, second conn
se1or; Ann NJ. Cannon, secretary; Agnes
Campbell, secretary: Mae Tay-
lor Nystrom, treasurer; Alice Calder
Iuddenham, music director; Martha ].
READ, organist; Elizabeth Thomas, as
sistant organst.
Aids-Adella w. Eardley. Sarah Ed
alhgloh, Agnes Campbell, Lille r..
freeze, Susa Young Gates, Minnie j.
snow, May Booth Talmage, Joan Camp
bell, Emma Goddard Rose w Rennett
Alice X. smith Elizabeth c. McCune
Ruth NJ. Fox. Julia NJ Brixen Helen
w. woodruff Augusta w. Grant Mary
A. Freeze, Estene Neif, Nellie Coebrook
Taylor, Emily Caldwell Adams Mary
h. Connolly, Elem Wallace.
MIS-. Louise B, Felt was sustained as
president OF the Primary associations
WIN Lille 7 Freeze and Josephine n
west as her counselors. May Anderson
secretary and treasurer; Olive w Chris.
Jensen, assistant secretary and Vera T
Felt, recording secretary: also all the
aids
Mrs. Louie b Felt. general president
OF the Primary associations addressed
the conference. She expressed plees-
ure at the privilege afforded her and
assured those present that the Primary
associations were In healthy condi-
ton and for the most part were presided
over by mothers of families who were
N ha ~
little folks. The speakers dwelt upon
the influence eXerted over the children
by the Primary associations and felt
grateful to those In authority for the
privilege of being represented and heard
at this conference.
Prof, J, j. Mcclellan then rendered
on the organ, Home. Sweet Home"
PRESIDENT JOSEPH T.. SMITH.
President Joseph Il. Smith addressed
the conference He said he had been
requested TO make some remarks rela-
tive TO the great and important subject
of marriage, but as he had very little
time in which TO speak, he could not
nope to say all that might be said on
this subject.
The speaker said that a great many
people In the world regarded marriage
as business or social contract, gov
erned largely by laws of convenience
and the laws OF the land, in,force and
effect only for this life. The result
Of this custom was that the oath OF
matrimony sits very easily upon the
shoulders of most men and also upon
many women. The latter, however,
assumed the greater responsibility In
this relation, as they had to bear the
burden of motherhood The speaker
felt, however that the responsibility
OF the man In entering upon married
life, should be just as great as that of
the woman.
President Smith read from the first
chapter OF Genesis concerning the crea
ton OF man and woman. thus laying a
foundation for the remarks he desired
to make on the subject Of marriage.
When Adam and Eve were created,
said the speaker the command was
that they should multiply and replenish
the earth. They We're formed I'm the
image and likeness of God. and bound
together not for this life alone. but for
time and eternity. a custom which God
designed should he porpetuated In the
earth, This was not q civil contract,
but contract wrought out by God for
the guidance and rule Of life OF His
children.
This divlnely created system Of mar
riage was not understood by the chill
dren Of men today because they had
blinded tho eyes Of their understand
ing ard had refused to place themselves
IN position TO receive the truth.
This plan was thoroughly understood
arclently The Apostle Paul, speaking
10 the Corlnthian Saints, declared that
the man was not without the woman,
nor the woman without the man, In the
Lord, Alone, said the speaker, the
man Is not IN the likeness Of God for
he was not created alone nor was Il
designed that he should live alone.
President Smith referred 10
the Mosaic custom providing for
that II man should die without issue
his brother should take his wife and
raise up seed unto him. Then he cited
the question put to the Savior by the
pharisees, asking whose wife the wo-
man was who had seven husbands. In
answer the Savior intimated that she
belonged only 20 him to whom God had
given her.
President Smith cited also the pas
sage OF Scripture forhidding man
to put away his wife aud emphasized
the statement, What God hath Joined
together let no man put asundcr," ex-
planning that no man had q right TO
cast of her who had been given him By
ID, the Father. The sin Of adultery