Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-12
c. ASMURTHWA|TES
ADDRESS ON MORNONS
Convention of the Utah Chris
tian Endcavorcrs.

The annual convention of the Utah
State Association OF Christian En-
deavor was opened this morning at
Phillips Congregational church The
convention was to have begun at 10
o'clock, but owing to a late train from
Ogden, and the absence of Rev. Noble
Strong Elderkin, president Of the State
association, the meeting was some
what delayed and the attendance rath-
er light.
Rev. r. IA, Simplsin delivered feel
ing address of welcome and urged
upon the young workers the neces-
sity of earnest and intelligent effort
He was, unable to remain at the morn
ing session as he had to go to the
Z train to meet DR.. HI E. Clark, father
of Christi IAN End lea Yea. Swork no will
be here today and tomorrow. Dr..
Clark addresses the meeting this after.
noon and evening and Will preach a
sermon at the church tomorrow morn
ing. Rev. Elderkin also had to leave
the meeting to meet Dir. Clark, and the
services We're conducted by II. P. Horn,
state secretary.
1T was stated by the secretary that
some of the societies, namely Leili.
Payson. Springvllle. Sandy and some
others had discontinued for the time
being.
The feature of this mornings session
was a paper by C. A. Smurthwaite of
Ogden. on Reasons for the Loyalty of
the Young People of the Mormon
Church." If any went there with the
idea they would hear and anti-Mor-s
for there was nothing in the gentle.
mans talk which savored of bitter
ness or ridicule.
Mr.. S1nurthwaite stated that as to
the lessons which could be learned
from the Loyalty OF the young Nor
mons, he would leave that to the in
ference of his hearers. that what he
proposed to do was to briefly tell what
he regarded as the reasons for the
loyalty of young Mormons.
He said the Young Mems Mutual
Improvement associations We're some
what similar to the Christian Endeav-
or societies and stated that the genef-
al attendance and interest in the Nj.
T. "A work was most commendable.
First of ALL" said the speaker, the.
Church frowns upon public dance halls,
while the ward dance is encoura geu.
This shows a social phase to the worle'
and at these dances the young men
nave r. chance to meet the young la
dies
Mr.. Smurthwaite then went on to say
that there was great loyalty among the.
tons of the church. and that they hail
intense zeal He referred to family
prayers and those offered UP at meet
ings and said that in all God was asked
to bless tho authorities of the Church
and also the missionaries. He said
that the Fundamental reason for the
loyalty was that parents taught their
children almost from infancy unques-
tioning obedience 10 the priesthood and
urged them to attend Mutual Improve,
,nent meetings and prepare themselves.
for foreign missions
THE Young are made to feel said
lie, 'sthat unless they sustain the Church
authorities, there is no place for them.
There is the parents faith in eSaltation,
a difference between salvation. While
your preacher pleads for salvation, we
Young Mormons want eNaltation."
He further said that parents and
teachers were irnpelled by O. force they
did not understand themselves, to urge
the Young to devotion. Mr.. Smurth-
lwaite.s remarks We're greeted with con-
siderable applause