Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-19
THE PRIMARY ASSOCIATION

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This IL the twcnly'hCh anniversary
NJ the organization ~ the General
board of the Primary Association Of
The Church Of Jesus christ Of Latter
day Saints II tnkos the children of
the Saints ut ~ early nm age ms they
nre capable ~ receiving religious In.
suuoilon ana trains them IN the prin'
clplcs and ordinances Of the Gospel
md In lessons ~ morality, honesty
truthfnlnoss, fraternity and charity II
supplements the work Of The sunday
schools 40 far M II relates 10 the little
ones, tho older members Of the sum
day schools being usually connected
with the YOUNG Mons and Young La.
dies Mutual improvement Associn'
,one, The impressions made upon
early childhood are lasting and lnllu-
cnllal,
The Primaries take children under
their care from -four years old To four.
teen. These Juveniles are taught how
20 pray In public ana IN private, TO IN.
woke the divine blessing upon their
food ut meals, TO sing IN eoos and In
concert ana TO display their talents
IN various directions for profit and On.
tcrtalnment az their regular gathers
ings.
Tho FIRST association OF this Kind waa
started AZ Pennington, Davis County
and was organized Aug H. 1919, with
Aurelia Spencer Rogers rs lts prosI-
dent, on September o. 1879 Primary
association was organized IN the Flew
enlh ward, Salt Lake CITY, with Louie
n, Felt M president, other nssocln.
lions wore very soon formed, and the
work spread unill In 1881 II had ok
tended into twonty.four stakes OF
Zion, with n total ~ co.'s members,
who had held during the year proceeds
ing S,5S2 meetings The good work
progressed until General BOARD was
organized June ~, 1880 with Louie ~,
Tolt " president Matilda NJ, llarratt
and Clara g, Cannon IN counsclors
md Lille n Freeze M secretary, The
present officers Of the General Board
Nrc Louie II. Felt presidents Lille r.
freeze and Josephine u, West, coun.
tclors; and May Anderson, secretary,
At the annual conference Of the OH
cors OF tho Primary Association, held
IN this city June OH, 10Th ana nth,
1905, an account ~ which was crowded
out OF our pngoA there woro reported
62O associations ont Of a total Of 66a,
with total of stake ana local officers
numbering 6i26 The total enrolment
~ mcmbors was i22io, Of whom
16lO0 were boys and 260SO
wore girls. Most Of these
associations nrc Rr1dcd, ana g0j Of
them have libraries Of their own, Thcy
hold regularly weekly meetings IN an
The wards and have special meetings
nj stated periods, Of stake ana local
Onicow, They also arrange Tor en-.
torlanmonts In the respective wards,
ma make regular reports to the Gone
oral Board
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