The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-09
CROWDS ENJOY
SIGHTS IN TOWN
General Mormon Conference Takes a
Rest for One Day.
MINOR MEETINGS ARE HELD
WOMEN OUT IN LARGE NUMBERS
At PRIMARY GATHERING.

Latter-day Saints who gathered in
salt Lake to attend conference had an
opportunity yesterday to transact bust
ness and view the sights Of the city
There were no general meetings Of the
conference. but there were a number OF
meetings Of auxiliary bodies. Prom
iuent among these was the priesthood
meeting. and as this was behind bolted
DOORS. and the attendance confined to
those in the inner secrets of the church
organization. the people i'm general can
enIy speculate on what transpired. it
was stated. however that unhing i'm
connection with the matters now before
the public was taken uD. The streets
were crowded with visitors all day and
late into the night. Every place of
amusement did a TOusing business
one OF the important meetings of the
aay was that Of the Primary asSOcia-
ton. It was scheduled to be held i'm the
brigham Young Memorial building.
but owing TO the unusually large at
tendance it was adjourned to Barratt
nall Even this room was inadequate to
accommodate all who desired to attend.
Proceedings at Meeting.
The meeting opened with PRAYER nv
Mrs. Aurelia Rogers. President Mrs.
'Louie B. Felt was in the chair She
addressed the meeting. telling of her
qualification because Of the large at
tendance and because of the splendid
condition Of the work. She laid spe-
ciaI stress on the importance of the
primary association. taking as it does
The child i'm his tender years and doing
much 10 mould his character.
Mrs Florence Snow Critchlow read a
paper on How to Increase the Al
tendance at Primaries" The three
great factors I'm the problem in her esti-
nation were the qualifications Of the
teacher the character Of the meeting
whether interesting or Eot-and the CO.
operation of the parents
Mrs. Ruth PenrOse discussed 'sTbe
Management of Difficult Children"
She recommended careful study of the
temperament Of the child and an adap-
tation OF methods 10 suit the individual
case.
mo Use to Pray. s"
Mrs. L. G. Richards spoke against the
use OF tragical subjects i'm the teaching
OF young children She illustrated her
point with the story of the little bow
VINO had been SO impressed with the
description Of the CruCifNiOu that when
told to say his prayers at night he said
y m not going to pray any more.
God is dead and it is no use to pray
any more"
The speaker strongly recommended
the use of beautiful things in the teach
ing of young children.
Mrs Elizabeth Leighton of St. Joseph.
Nr1z., Mrs. Ida Smith. Mrs. StOddard of
oregon. Mrs Heber BenniOn of Murray
ana others spoke on different phases of
primary work.
The programme was literally inter-
perscd--With music. Miss Margaret
q ~ and Mrs Louie KeysOr favored
the assemblage with solos. The latter
was accompanied by Miss Vera Felt on
the violin. \ number of hymns were
sung by the entire gathering
Conference Will End Today.
Today the seVenty-fifth conference
VIII reach its climax and crowds Of UNI
usual size are promised. There viii be
"a meeting I'm the tabernacle at 10 o'clock
iu the morning. and another and final
meeting at o'clock in the afternoon.
At : O'Clock in the evening the general
Semi-annual conference of the Deseret
sunday School union viii be held in the
Ia beTnacle.