Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-26
Many Instructive Addresses on
The Training Of the Youth
OF Zion.
PRIEST. SMITH AND OTHERS.
Responsibility OF Parents Forcibly
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Music by the
Choir and Soloists--Other Notes.
Special Correspondence.

1IONO, Otah to,t RCD -hs-~A WHY
interesting and profitable NJ. l. A,
stake conference was held here yester-
day. favored by the attendance Df the
following members of the general
board, President Joseph +. Smith, d.
s. Hlnckley and L. u. Martineau, and
Sisters Alice r. Smith, Susa Young
Gates and Matte Read. Elder Charles
Pike accompanied the officers from
Salt Lake and favored the meetings
with highly appreciated vocal selec-
tions
Separate meetings Of the officers
were held In the forenoon nj which re-
ports were made By President IIlck-
man and President Alice Reynolds OF
their respective associations and valu-
able Instructions given by the visiting
general officers.
AFTERNOON MEETING.
In the afternoon general meeting
was held IN the Tabernacle, President
Hickman presiding After singing by
the choir, prayer was offered by Elder
John A. Widtsoe. and an announce
ment made hy President Edna l.,
Houtz OF the First ward Y, l.. ~ ]. A,
of Prof. John M Mills course Of lee
lures on tho Book OF Mormon, to be
given IN the First ward Westinghouse,
commencing Wednesday evening.
Elder b. $. flincNley addressed tho
congregation speaking ON the import
ancc OF making n success IN life, and
IN order to do that the necessity for
making a right start, taking for his
text Eccleslastis IL: 10, Let us hear
tho conclusion Of the whole matter,
fear God and keep His command
ments. For this Is the whole duty OF
man" Elder Hinckley read duty AS
happiness" giving as reason for
the change the doubt indicated by the
transators Ms TO the word duty"
being the correct translation.
An impressive discourse was preached
on the failure Of wealth and worldly
honoTs TO satisfy the immortal spirit
OF man; happiness would come only
through love for fellow men, and
through work for their salvation. This
was the object OF mutual Improvement.
He closed with an earnest testimony
TO the great influence for good exer-
osed by the Brigham Young Universi-
ty an eloquent tribute to Or. Karl q.
Maeser, and q strong testimony to the
uthfuness OF the Gospel.
Elder Charles Pike, accompanied by
Miss Matte Read, organist OF the gen.
eral board, sang. Lord OF My fnmost
Heart's Recesses.' Sister Susa Young
Gates briefly expressed pleasure In the
beautiful music, and the remarks of
Elder Hickey.
Elder Lyman r. Martineau spoke of
the Importance Of proper home spirit
and home training In the development
OF the character OF the young, and In
getting them interested in mutual in-
provement work. He gave some
practical Illustrations Of home-makinS
and the family relation, and their con-
nectlon with and influence on mutual
improvement work.
President Joseph r. Smith was the
next speaker. He referred to the prom-
Use of the Savior that whosoever should
forsake father or mother, brothers or
sisters, homes or lands for His sake,
would receive hundred fold In this
world and eternal life In the world to
come, and read from the sayings OF
the savior showing the secondary Inn
porrance OF material things, and the
ability OF the Lord to provide for His
servants engaged in preaching the
Gospel, II they would exercise faith In
Him. The speaker expressed fear that
the missionaries gent out by the Church
today worried too much over material
affairs, and did not exercise sufficient
faith in the Lord.
The substance given the people by
the Lord could be expended In
no betetr way than By training
the children In the principles OF the
Gospal building schools and sustaining
the missionary cause The speaker
would rather spend his fortune In Civ
ing his children a knowledge OF the
Gospel than to leave them ten fortunes
which might Great discord among them
after his death.
The warning Of the Savior against
covetOusness was read, and the price
less value OF the gifts OF the Gospel
COMPARED with worldly things was
clearly portrayed the former beiug
eternal gifts which would endure and
were necessary In order to return to the
presence of the Father. The great gifts
Of the Gospel, through the power Of the
Holy Priesthood were gifts worth strlv'
Ing for and enduring FOR, and more "a
be appreciated than gold and silver foI
they were eternal In their character. IN
this connection President Smith spoke
earnestly OF the family relation, estab-
lished oternaly IN tho covenants OF the
Gospel. which was a blessing he priced
above all earthly blessings.
Elder Pike sang, 81 know That My
Redeemer Lives"
BenedIction was pronounced by Mis-.
Nellie sumgion
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H-'i-'u 0i1''',iN''
very large conversation was IN al
tendance at the evening session.
After singing by the choir and prayer
by Mrs Esther eau Stewart "The Lost
Chord was rendered by Charles Pike.
President Alice Reynolds was the first
speaker She spoke Of tho testimony Of
Jesus and OF the tuthfulness of the
Gospel as the greatest Of all good ant
pt the importance and beauty Of child
like faith IN God and Ills goodness.
Elder George II, Brimhall spoke Of
greed and covctousncss as menta
stealing. and warned against II as on,