Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-06
General Meetings Of the Mutual
Improvement Associations Held
Yesterday in This City,
SESSIONS LARGELY ATTENDED,
p...ld,ut Smith Delivers Impressive
D,eourse 90 Marriage 80 Fine Ser
mon by Elder Roberts

- rorsral conference Of the Young
800 and Young Ladies' Mutual I'M
n,oyement associations convened IN
~. ,,v Yesterday, meetings being held
mo Assembly hall at 10 a. m and
!, me Tabernacle at 2 and 1880 p. M
sno conference was one OF the best at
..adod IN years and the instructions
.ror were of a character calculated
- enhance the interests Of the young
reople throughout the Church.
The FIRST session was in the nature
=, an officers meeting at which papers
.,,.,e read dealing with different phases
a, Mutual Improvement work Mrs,
martha II. Tngey conducted the ex-
.,.lsss The congregation sang the
hymn: "Redeemer Of Israel Prayer
,n., ororrd by Elder Benjamin God
ia singing, Earth with her ten
.ton.srA flowers" The roll call showed
Moi ont OF So stake organizations In
,bo church. IS were represented by the
Yang ladies and 40 by the young men,
Ms Tlngey, IN a short address, then
,,,ended hearty greetings to those
,Tssent ana expressed the hope that
IL meetings would be Of great benefit
"a iii concerned She said that the as
iatlons generally we're IN good con-
S,,,or and that the officers had every
reason 10 feel proud OF their achieve
ments for the Lord was surely blessing
them In their work
PAPER ON REVERENCE.
The irst paper presented was by Mrs.
Minnie j. Snow, who dealt with the
Subject, Reverence For Our Places Of
Worship The speaker threw out
many valuable hints and submitted
that there could be much improve
ment In this direction,
The paper was discussed by DIR.
George Il, Brimhall who called atten-
tlon to the fact that THE Lords house
s house Of order" and that reVer-
ence FOR our places Of worship should
first be taught IN the home. He
thought officers Of the associations
should be exemplary IN this regard.
The subject was also discussed by
Mrs Alice X Smith, who depiored the
tendency among the ladies' 10 wear big
hats, thus 0bscuring the View Of those
behind them She felt that irreverence
led to rebellion and should therefore
Ne discouraged as much as possible.
RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
AZ the close OF the discussion the fol-
loving resolution, introduced by Elder
Edward n Anderson, was unanimously
adopted by the conference:
Be IT resolved by the Officer OF the
Y L, and Y NJ, NJ. l. A., In conference
assembled:
That We viii exert every effort 10
persuade the members Of our associa-
lions TO join US IN developing In the
hearts OF the young people a sentiment
OF reverence for sacred places and sa-
cred things and TO unite with us I'm re-
framing from talk laughter and all
unseemly conduct In our worshlpplng
assemblages and I'm keeping ali our
places Of worship clean, well-ventilated
and attractive"
RESPONSIBILITY or OFFICERS.
Prof Josiah r. Hickman discussed
me subject Responsibility of Off
GERS, making a point of punctuality
ana keeping promises. The paper was
an intensely interesting one. containing
as IL did many valuable suggestions and
emphasizing the force OF example upon
members OF the associations. Elder
George n Child and Mrs, Emma W.
Pyper discussed the subject, endorsing
Prof Hiokman's views in the matter.
AT this iuncture Elder Philip s. May
cock took occasion to suggest that in
eases where the young men were slow
TO act the young ladies' should take the
initiative rather than that the work
should be allowed to Tag.
OUR SOCIAL LIFE
Our Social Life was the subject of
q paper presented by Mrs. Rose w.
bennett who discussed II I'm two dl-
Visions a. how can we as officers best
develop spirit of welcome and social
pity IN the NJ. J. A. meetings.: Oh how
TO control the same within proper linz
~ Discussion followed by Mrs. Clara
Buth.
Mrs, Augusta w. Grant then stated
mat II was the desire of the general
hoard TO adopt some color or emblem
10 be worn generally by Mutual Inn
workers, and she asked that
suggestions be sent to her at Ia Sec
Ond East street
d., AFTER singing The time is far spent"
'he benediotion was pronounced by Mrs. 4
Adella w. Eardley.
All FIEDNnnA