Show STAKE conferences ST JOHNS the quarterly conference of st johns stake of zion convened on the ath and ath september present on the stand the presidency of the stake high counselors bishops of the various wards and many of the elders the reports showed that though we have many things to contend with the saints are in a fair way to provide for themselves pleasant homes with the exception of ramah where the grasshoppers have played sad havoc the cropf are as good as for years past if not better education was one of the ahlet topics dwelt upon during the conference it was urged that we strive to educate ourselves in the principles of the gospel anti and that in thu the education of the young the sunday schools and the various associations we should be energetic in our labors our church schools should be patronized so that the young may grow up in the principles of the gospel as well as in the sciences of the world home manufactures received a fair share of attention rhe ithe meetings were crowded and the spirit of the lord was with us rho rhe saints returned to their homes encouraged abod strengthened excellent music was rendered by the choir led by brother william holgate conference beuce adjourn adjourned td for three months to meet at st johns subject to the appointment of the confer conr er ence committee committe 6 SAMUEL D MORE stake clerk SNOWFLAKE the rhe quarterly conference of the snowflake stake convened at snowflake september 7 and 8 on the stand were president jesse N smith and his bis counselors and most of the members of the high council on sunday morning the speakers were president jesse N smith L H hatch and J H richards Bic hards at 2 pm the sacrament was administered and the time was afterwards occupied by elders ralph balph I 1 ramsey bamsey edward W webb aud and lewis hunt A priesthood meeting was held in the evening at which some valuable instruction was given on monday morning the sV speakers eakers were joseph fish and president L H hatch at 2 the geneal authorities of the church were presented and sustained the written reports of the bishops were read a aud ud sh showed owed th that at t the h e wards ward are in very good co condition the statistical report way was presented the remainder of the ti time ane was occupied by elder J H frisby C L bloke alof larsen president jesse N smith and J H richards an excellent spirit prevailed during tile the meetings and muth much good couns eLwis given n many subjects of interest were spoken upon our church schools being one of the main points brought before the saints conference adjourned for thre months to convene at taylor on oil the first sunday of the next quarter JOSEPH FISH clerk |