Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-20
EVENING SESSION.

The third session of the Salt Lake
| stake conference which convened IN the
Assembly Hall at Z p. m, was devoted
to the work OF the Young Mems and
the Young Ladies Mutual Improve
| ment associations and the Religion
| classes OF the stake. Elder Harold q
| Reynolds. of the Religion class super
| intendency. called the meeting to order.
| The following program was presented
Singing. by the Religion class chill
dren OF the stake, Let us all press on
In the work OF the Lord
Prayer In concert by the children
y quartet from the Twcnty-Second
ward rendered 81 selection
The children gave Il recitation Tile
Fifth Wheel" In allusion to the criti-
clsm of some who have said that the
Religion classes are no more necessary
to the Church than IS a fifth wheel
to wagon.
Solo by Lottie Butler of the Four
tecnth ward.
A paper WAS read by Mrs. Bertha
Asper on the subject "The Need of Re-
liGious Training in Childhood"
A double quartet from the Sixteenth
ward sang 20 Calvary"
Elder Joseph A. F. Everett mem
bcr OF the stake Religion class hoard,
sold that the object of the association
which he represented was to teach the
children to carry out In their daily
lives the preccpts which they learned
In the classes
Nearer. my God to thee" was sung
by Miss Annie Erickson. During the
singing of this piece of music. four
young women of the Nineteenth wasd,
dressed in loose white gowns. illustrat-
cd the sentiments of the hymn by mals-
ing appropriate gestures
The girls CT the Fifteenth ward Re
liglon class sang Twinkle, twinkle IT.
tlc star
Stake Supt. Henry B. Elder of the
Religion classes spoke of many acts Of
practical charity which had been ler-
formed by the little children-such AS
chopping kindling wood for the aged
and carrying provisions to those who
are poor. Among other things the chill
dren are taught correct table manners
to treat one another with kindness and
courtesy. and to pray often for the
guidance of the Lord
colo was sung by Carl Mcmillan
of the Twenty eighth ward.
Brief remarks regarding the work Of
the Mutual Improvement associations
wore made by Stake Supts. Alexander
E. Carr and ClariSsa A Beesley.
Effie NJ. Ashton, d member of the
stake board of the Young Ladies' as
ISOLATION, spoke on Kindness and
Helpfulncss."
Master Jensen of the Twenty eighth
ward sang n solo.
John C. Lake and Edwin A. Parsons
rendered a duet. "rhe morning breaks,
the shadows fec"
ELDER b. S. HINCKLEY.
Elder Bryant S. Hinckley. Il mer-
Der OF the general board of the Young
Mems Mutual Improvement association.
addressed the meeting. He told the
boys that the whole purpose OF im-
provomelt work was to teach them 10
appreciate the whole of life-to kinds
upon the altar OF their heart u love Of
all that is true. and to bring boys Into
communion with heaven. Tnc boy VINO
receives his education upon the street
corner today Will be the failure Of to-
morrow He who mingles with the up
right and the noble will be u success
in the future Every boy is travelins,
on one OF two roads-the path that
leads to safety and happiness or thc
ono that brings him to destruction and
bitter remorse. 1t is much better TO
shun the way OF evil and walk In the
way OF righteousness and honor.
President Martha H Tingey of the
Young Ladies associations of the
Church thanked the stake workers for
the program which had been presented.
The hymn, I'VE thank thee, o Cod,
for q prophet" was sung by the con-
greeation and the children of the Re-
ligion classes after which Elder Brig
ham f. Grant pronounced the bcnedic-
tion.