Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-13

their entire career for good. The time
spcnt br the children IN these classes
could not be more profitahly employ
ed. There they are developing charac-
-5aying the foundation ~ a noble
manhood and womanhood
A song. Lets be kind 20 one
another" was sung by ten boys from
the sixteenth ward.
incidents from the life Of President
Wilford Woodruff we're related hy a
little boy from the Twcnty-fourth
ward
A little girl MARY Mexican. OF the
Twenty ninth ward, also SANG a song
Or Martha Hughes Cannon then
addressed tho conference. She said
That since the organization of the
Relief society by the Prophet Joseph
Smith. voman's intellectual freedom
had begun Womcns societies could
now be found in an parts of the
civilized world our own organization
has from us beginning been striving
to solve many of the problems that
have vexed the world. They have
been caring for the widows and the
fathcrless They have encouraged the
spirit Of self help i'm those who were
able to contribute TO their own needs.
The poor have been aided without
being Inundated Those who receive
and those who give feel that they
belong 20 the same family they are
the children Of the same Father 10
rs far better TO help a poor man I'm
his home than to place him I'm q
charitable institution II the people
OF the church live uU to the require
monts of God. there will be no very
rich or very poor among them. The
teaching OF tho Word OF Wisdom will
solve the liquor problem for those who
accept that revelation ON temperance.
The most important subject for the
study OF mothers is motherhood In
the past. girls have been taught al
most everything except that which
would lit them for their great duty
in life The Relief society has wisely
provided for the formation OF classes
i'm which this question can he con-
sidered. when we have more properly
educated mothers. we shall have few
en- defective children. Ignorance is the
cause of many Of the ailments OF
mankind one Of the questions before
parents Is. when and how 90 teach 10
children the mysteries of life. so
that they may grow up with pure
thoughts and not have their minds
contaminated with evil. Matters such
as these are thOughtfullv and pray
erfully studied in the mothers classes
OF the Relief societies. The women OF
this Church are not slaves intellec-
tuallv or otherwise. They are invited
to learn all that is possible concern
ing the works OF the Almighty.
solo was then sung bv Mrs. Alice
W POLAND. after which Zina Y. card
said that. as a king without subjects
does not make kingdom so teach
cr without a class does not constitute
a school To make a successful Pri-
mary association. il is necessary for
the parents 10 cooperate with the
teachers i'm having the children attend
their meetings. SO much good
comes from these gatherings OF
instructors and pupils. The lit
tie boys and girls are taught
the gospel and are urged 20
be honest and polite. We shall pot be
Judged 50 much by the number OF
meetings which we attend as by the
way We conduct ourselves in the or
binary affairs of daily life. The chill
dren are taught TO put into Practise
each day the precepts which they re-
ccive In their classes
President John r.. Minder spoke for
a short time He said that We are
receiving blessings dsv by day. and
we ought 10 pause to consider the
goodness OF God 10 us He thanked
the Lord that his life had been
heightened out through so many years
and that he had been permitted TO
attend the sessions Of this conference
Renediction was offered by Netuc ID.
Bradford.