Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-26
Encouraging Reports Made to
Quarterly Gathering in
Assembly Hall.
SAFEGUARDING THE YOUNG
speakers Urac THIS a. One Of tie
Most Important Questions
Con fronting Parents.

| Counsclors Joseph s. Wells ana John
/ Al Knight were also urr ut ON Do.
| stand together with lJr-. representa-
| ton Of the high council 1r tine stake
and the presidency OF 10, h|gn priests
quorum Elder Hyrum 81 smith Wa
also ia attendance. The music during
the service was diminished by the
Eighteenth ward sabbath school, the
selections rendered Ueing as follow:
Onward Christian Soldiers "Kiud
and heavenly Father and My county
It's of thee
The opening prayer .as offered by
Elder Joseph r.. 1ayloi. ANA tcuadi.-
| zion wits pronounced by President dos.
:. Wells
John NJ. Knight Of tho stake pie-i-
dcncy expressed the pleasure the OF
| hcerS uf the stake had .u meeting the
! people In their quarterly conference.
| Conditions Ina the stake. he said. wCr"
quite satisfactory, the people being pose
-, ssed OF the spirit Of the gospel as
was evidenced in the liNo- of great
many of them, Tho snuspn's work
| among the priesthood quorums anl
| auxiliary organizations had been zoe
| sumed with considerable zeal and in
| forest manifested in taking up the
| lessons az outlined. lie then presented
| tho names Of the general authorities of
| the Church and stake officers all OF
whom we're sustained by unanimous
vote
Elder John r. Caine spoke of HIS long
| s. rvioe in the church as "a high coun-
cilcr, having been set apart To- that of
| nCc by President brigham Young In the
| year 1859. and had served with the
various high councils i'm this city evCr
since. lie observed quite "a changed
condition among the people now as
| compared with past years u the matter
! Of settling their difference, as former
ly the high council was called to-
| gether often to adjust difficulties, but
since the organization of the Ensign
stake there had only been two occ4-
sions for calling the council together In
that capacity. This was an indication
to him that the people today were on
eavoring To- live in harmony, ana az
peace with each other, and the fruits
OF the gospel were being realized, H.
testified OF the JOY and satisfaction ne
had received through the gospel II
Christ: and did not. so far as he per-
sonally was concerned, quite agree
with the saying of the Apostle Paul
that N man lived more than the three
score years and ton usually allotted &"
man. that his days We're fun OF labor
and sorrow He had now reached four
score years and two and his days were
mingled with considerable Joy.
Elder Caine stated that the high
council had been divided IN committees
t. oversee the work Of the various nr-
gan cations ia the stake. His appoint
mont had been To- the committee on Re
lief society work and he highly com.
mendcd the work being done by the
women in their organizations in tn
Ensign stake.
Elder Henry r. Richards also spoke
Of his long connection with high coun-
ellis having acted I'm that office FOR 81
uYr1fafFnrylf In tine stake
had been 20 the committee on elders
ouorums As rule the young men
comprising the membership OF those
quorums were endeavuring TO qualify
themselves for missionary service, ana
in pursuing the subjects and lessons
outlined. much benefit was being de-
rived He also spoke OF the great mis-
sionary work being performed by the
bureau OF information. I'm which labor
he had been called 10 assist.
ELDER W. w. RITTER
Elder william w. Ritter stated that
the subject which had been uppermust
| i'm his mind OF late was that OF preserv-
| ing our young people i'm their virtue and
| personal purity. This thought hH1
! been accumulated ln his mind perhaps
| through "A recent talk he had with
! Judge McMaster OF the juvenile couI'
| of this city He felt that no more
| serious problem confronted US. and no
greater responsibility rested upon the
| Tatter-dav Saints than the surrounding
| their children with the proper safe
| guards to preserve their chastity ana
virtue. He suggested the idea or M
! troducing such features In the program
and lessons NJ the Mutual Improve
| ment associations as to make them
! interesting and attractive to those who
may not be Of the religious turn OF
| mind. and then exercise proper wisdom
IN INTRODUCING some religious instruc
/ tion He favored the plan now adopt
/ GA Of taking up literature and art
| Elder Frank X snow testified Of his
! faith and confidence in those chosen
| 10 lead this people and also in the peo-
| ME COMPRISING the church as he loved
! the I.atter-day Saints and had their
welfare at heart Having been APP
| nointed to the committee on lesser
priesthood he nit much interested n
| The work Of these quorums He be-
| ttevod one Of the best ways 10 pre-
| serve the youth IN virtue and integrity
| 10 the truths Of tho gospel was for pa
rents TO see 10 Il that they are pre-
! nared and NJ ~ receive the priesthood
! ond encourage them 20 attend their
quorum meetings
Elder lanes II Moyle gave much of
rho credit 20 his parents for the inn
rressions he received when a child Of
tbc truths 81 the gospel and which had
led them to love the truths OF Mormon
ism, and he reioicod I'm the fsct that
be had never felt 10 waver In his faith
as 10 the DIVINITY Of this work, and Ga
cherish the principles o. virtue. His
5uties i'm this church had always been
agreeable 70 him and never at any time
wore they more $50 than at the present
,tne II ne had his own choice OF
pogition and work 10 perform II would
he that now given him II he were given
his choice Of n stake TO 1--we I'm 10 would
be the Fnsign stake. and II he had his
choice OF q presidency OF the stake II
vrouId be the presidency of the Ensign
| stake. Did not believe there was a
stake in the church whore more broth
civ love and better. feelings existed
among It's officers than in the Ensign
1 stake Hc felt there was safety in al
vavs living So a. To he In harmony
,,ith tho bishop % the wand. and en-
sewing tho confidence and fellowship ~
mat hishop He had tried 20 be IN
| ,his condition always. While Il was
| nute necessary 10 be in perfect har-
mony and IN unity regarding the great
Fundamental principles ana doctrine.
OF the church. yet he believed this did
not prevent tine eSafcise or fT.-,,pn, 81
thought and expression Of our ideas
,,o,. take away from MS our own individ-
ualitv along many lines. as In a d.
,crslty " thought and ideas much good
Vas 10 be- accomplished.
ELDER HYRuM SMITH
| t.ia., I!s,llul NJ smith addrossed The