Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-06

Holbrook stephen l.. Chapman, Jesse
knight oscar b. Young. Jonathan y,
Page, Jr. Richard W. Young.
The vote was unanimous, He also
made special mention ~ the Religion
class organization Of the Church. ana
urged the Bishops OF wards 10 give this
institution their best attention ami en-
couragenlent; for Il Is, he said, a vers
necessary adjunct of the church In ed
ucatng the children " the Saints,
PRIEST wiNDER SPEAKS.
President John X. Winder was thu
next speaker, He endorsed the re-
marks OF the President as true. lie took
joy be SAID, In the substantial growth
" the Church. He referred to the ree'
or'ls OF temples which show an Increase
IN the number Of marylages over ans
previous years which shows that the
young people Of the Church are turning
their attention 70 the necessity OF hay
ing the sacred ceremony OF marriage
Performed IN the temples
PRIEST. LUND.
President Anthon II. Lund followed
with brief address, the leading IDEAS
OF which are as follows. The closing
remarks Of President Smith, he said.
those IN whichthe President declared the
things for witch "Mormonisnl' stands.
reminded MIN OF u passage IN the New
Testament. IN which the Apostle urges
the Saints TO faith, charity. knowledge,
etc. President Lund read this passage
and commented briefly thereon.
The speaker called attention to the
necessity OF our continuing the zeal
which first led NO many Of the Saints,
81. - A. "a "a
the Gospel in foreign lands or In other
parts OF the United States when they
ccmo here permit material things to
interfere with their spiritual interests.
President Lund related a circumstance
concerning man who In hts earlier
days was jealous, but VINO had grown
somewhat Indifferent religiously This
man what expressed himself as stili
convinced of the truth of the Gospel and
as still taking delight in the activity he
had formerly manifested. The Saints
should not let their desire to preach
the truth by their examples die, so far
AZ their home influence and nelghbor-
hood influence are concerned. Our
neighbors should know by our lives
that we are what we profess-Salnts
The speaker referred to the progress
which the state and the Church had
been making IN education. We are
commonly spoken of as an ignorant
people, and we should see to II that this
charge be shown TO be untrue by our
lives A large number of Church schools
had been organized. These should re-
ceive the support OF the Latter-day
Saints who can possibly afford to send
their children 10 them; for IN these,
theology is taught the young people IN
connection with the secular branches
OF learning. He spoke also Of the de-
sire OF the part Of those who have
charge OF these institutions to intro
duce the more practical subject OF man
ual training.
Connected with this matter OF edu-
cation, President Lund said, was the
Religion class movement. II was de-
signed to supplement the work Of our
Church schools. He urged upon the
authorities of the wards and stakes
to give It their attention as an educa-
tional organization
In conclusion, the speaker referred
to the progress Of the work OF the Lord
as shown by President Smith The
translation of the Book OF Mormon Ia
nearly completed In the Turkish and
Japanese languages.
The choir and congregation sang the
hymn beginning
Redeemer OF Israel
our only delight,
on whom for blessing we call
Benedoton was pronounced by Elder
David II. Cannon. After which con-
ference was adjourned Till ? o'clock.