--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 5 number: 6 published: 1902-04 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, "Conflicting Meetings," *Improvement Era* 5, no. 6 (April 1902): 476.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0506unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera0506unse start_page: 476 end_page: 476 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1902-04) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0506unse publication_year: 1902 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1902, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Conflicting Meetings Conflicting Meetings. Is it right for a president of a stake or anyone else, to appoint a meeting or social party that would take the member of the Y. M. M. I. A. away from their meetings, without first speaking to the ward presi- dents about it? The president of the stake presides in his stake, and has en- tire charge of all the affairs that pertain to his stake, but a wise man in this position will not do anything to conflict with any local arrangements without giving the proper notice to those who are interested, and consulting with those who will be inconvenienced by the special appointments; that is, he will consult with the bish- op, who, undoubtedly, will find it to his interest, and to the bene- fit of his ward, to consult with the proper laborers under him, before making any appointment that will tend to discourage or conflict with any of the arrangements that such laborers may have made, or with any appointments for meetings that they may have advertised. But it must be borne in mind that all auxiliary organi- zations are under direct control, first, of the presidencies of stakes; secondly, under the bishops of wards; yet these authorities, undoubtedly, will find it to their advantage to respect every officer in his position, and consult him in all things that pertain to his labors.