Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-06
EVENING MEETING,
Elder Briant ). IIinckley Dis.
cusscs Home Preparation

The evning session was begun by the
choir singing the hymn
"swcctly may the blessed spirit
one each faithful bosom shine"
Prayer was offered by Elder j. Col
den kimball.
The choir sang the anthem
From atar gracious Lord W
HOME PREPARATION.
Elder Brlant S. Hinckley was the first
speaker, his subject being "Co-opera-
ton OF parents IN home preparation"
The speaker began by expressing to the
parents the gratitude o. the officers
of the NJ. J.. organization for the as
sstance rendered IN the past and in
dulged the hope chat they WuIld stil
be favored with such assistance. He
said the Latter-day Saints believed that
the young people of Zion possessed the
yigor of native strength and IN tins
opinion they were largely supported by
known facts. In this connection the
speaker called attention TO a statement
made b. a member of the state 'su-
preme court, who declared that there
We're growing up in these valleys young
people possessed of musical talents and
who We're fast becoming recognized I'M
the earth. The natural elements. said
the speaker were such as to produce
this, to say nothing of the religion
which the young people OF this section
believe in, This religion embraced
everything that was uphulldmg and
enrolling and was calculated to devel-
op the very highest type of manhood
and womanhood
The speaker referred TO the objects Of
the Mutual Improvement association
which had been stated by PRIEST. Brig
ham Young TO be the development of
the young people In all that tended to
make life better and more noble.
Coming down to the subject assigned
him Elder Hinckley pointed out the
need OF home preparation along the
lines indicated by the course Of study
mapped out This preparation was alb
solutely essential, for boys would not
attend fiat and Improbable meetings,
The boy should be brought face to
face with the fact that he is the ar
chitect of his own fate. that he must
exert himself in order to get the very
best results from his lesson The stu
dent should first gather the thought
contained In the lesson, Next he should
generate the thought and having done
so he had developed the habit Of study
and had come 10 love the work for the
good TO be got out OF IL. Home study,
in this way, would serve as an antdote
for street walking etc. cause the youth
to shun the evils attendant upon an idle
and shiftless life.
The speaker dwelt upon the grief Of
mothers over the perpeXing question,
Where is my wandering 10y tOnight?'
and suggested as "A remedy for this con.
dition the drawing In of the young men
to the Mutual Improvement associa-
tons. where they could drink In the
instructions given and learn to forsake
their evil ways. In this influence
Of the home was great factor for II
was a well understood fact that the boy
would become what his father was, and
not what he wanted him to be,
Thomas Ashworth then rendered the
solo, THE Holy Temple"
THE PRIMARY ASSOCIATIONS.
May Anderson secretary Of the Prl-
mary associations. was the next speak
er. Her address dealt principally with
the aims Of these associations, one of
which was to instill into the hearts OF
the children a love Of God and an obedI-
ence to those presiding over them The
speaker stated that much of the sue
cess attending the officers Of other Or
CARNATIONS in the Church was due TO
the lessons learned in the Primary.
There were at present $50 such associa-
tions I'm the Church, having mem
bership OF 1000 children under the in
telligent care and direction Of 1000
painstahng officers.
MRS. HART ON HONESTY.
Mrs Elmlra Hart then spoke upon
the subject Of Honesty" which, said
she. comprehended truth, uprightncss
and moral rectitude. In her discussion
of the theme the speaker paid warm
tribute to the pioneers. who. through
their supreme honesty. had laid foun-
dalton upon which their children were
now building, The homes OF the Lat
ter-day Saints were models OF honesty
and virtue, In them reigned peace and
happiness, a natural result OF the teach
ings OF Godfearlng parents.
ADDRESS ON LOYALTY.
Miss Maud May Babcock addressed
the conference on Loyalty" She said
there was quite general understand
ing that loyalty meant little Fourth
OF July eflervescence and nothing more,
But the Century dictionary defined II
al being constant I'm service and devu-
tion, am mistaken allegiance TO certain
principles or institutions. Loyalty was
not passive, but active; II required that
we do something, The Savior had said
Not every one that saith unto me,