Show 3 TE 14 OV ferenee foresee bell heli tio tit M ay etli wi and 1 NA 8 kiet elder era ena erastus snow presiding n f priddy abay ath 10 am singing in j by the ii e st S t george choir maeth prayer by g P prese arese r snow singing by cedar city choir pres snow made some Introductory remarks referring to the obligations resting upon the saints to seel seek diligently after a knowledge of the ways of god they would obtain such knowledge by earnestly and prayerfully listening to the teachings of the ine servants of god and by studiously reading the printed word of god st george choir sang sons of michael Ichael Bl 11 elder win wm snow made some encouraging remarks on the character and works of the tho saints living in southern utah singing by the cedar choir benediction by eider elder J gates 2 pm M singing by chest the st george choir prayer by elder 11 elder john W berry president at reported tho the indians Indi atis alis in long valley and immediate vicinity as being friendly the sett settlers lers lera had used those indians indiana to hu hunt t after and take care oj of their stock as it would woul be decidedly dan dani i derong for settlers to hunt an and n take care of their k own stock lie ile stated that the fort snow had six months since instructed the th e settlers of to build was now finished hed the people in long g valley had sown own large ga quantities n and were anticipating an a abundant harvest i bishop A P winsor of grafton stated that ho he had pursued a conciliatory but bitt nirm firm course towards the indians in the grafton ward the natives on the virgen in the vicinity of grafton were friendly the people felt a desire to do their duty but wished to receive additions to their numbers song by elder S I 1 L adams lar lid r W vm m B maxwell stated staved st that from feht feet ho best ludian ludlan information he lie could obtain ho he judged that the lie lle navajos cavajos have to theother side of the colorado I 1 elder wm martindale spoke on the blessings realized by the people while they strive to live asSa as saints ints luts reviewed the condition of the world and bore testimony that peace wai tallen fallen from the earth and aud given to the latter day saints 4 pres snow in speaking of indian difficulties said tile the blood of our brethren and of the la manutes that has been shed silea will suffice ce before the lord if tile tiie people will listen to the tha voice ot ol hlll the good spirit and do their duty if these conditions are complied with he felt authorized t to say the past evils will suffice ile he gave some valuable instruction in relation to the course we should pursue towards the indians singing by elder 8 L adams benediction b by y elder P F B woolley a 6 pm meeting of southern convention after which a lesser priesthood meeting was called callei and transacted its business i if rny may ray ath 10 loam t m g byrt by st george choir prayer by elder eider henry herriman singing by santa clara swiss choir r elder john Ye beker spoke of the earl eari early agn ip cultural experience of the first white settlers sett settlers I 1 fers ceis in utah after alter which he reviewed the increased ability wealth and power of the people c singing by the cedar choir elder HW hillier miller spoke to the people in his hit usual energetic style ile he related some of his experience in farming farmin in the east also is in northern and soll soli southern thern utah UG 1 his extended exten extended aed experience proved to his entire satisfaction that a small of landwell land well weil cultivated was more lucrative in ii yielding comfort and wealth than a very large piece with common cultivation song son by elder S L adams benediction by elder jacob gates 2 rpm pm singing by the st george choir cl clr prayer by elder eider wm snow singing by cedar choir f elder jacob gates discoursed on the blessings privileges and abid powers of the gospel 1 I rr elder mcfarlane bishop willig spoke of the tho b result ing from obedience ob dianco to the gospel and exhorted the saints to continue in well dol doi doing in i singing by santa clara swiss choir choir bisho bisbo ir lunt contrasted some gome of the tenets of sectarian religion with the principles of the gospel go as revealed in the last days singing g by the st george choir benediction n by pis ris pres E snow sundar bundar sunday may ath 10 40 am singing singing by cedar choir i prayer by bishop daniel 5 meart McArt mcarthur hW singing by st george choir father elisha ellsha groves interestingly odi oil the present condition of our nation he then exhorted the saints to increased faithfulness thereby to secure creAsed increased ln blessings from our father the general authorities wera were unanimously sustained by the votes of the people present erastus snow was unanimously sustained as its president of the southern mission I 1 S f the following named were then unanimously voted fon for hosea stout john walter elodge ED E dodge odge james jabes 9 bleak franklin B woolley david H cannon burgess john job n 0 I 1 angus laniel daniel D mcarthur Mc Artnur taylor en bird wm arm empy emps erastus mcintire members orthe of the ill lii high h council in this stake df zion walter Grange granger rj president of the tha elders quorum robert nobert gardner st t ewdward edward bunker santa clara robert D covington cov v agton washington n jmj joshua ahna T willis toquerville anson amson T win sor grafton henry lunt lunty cedar as presiding high priests and arld bishops in lu their respective W wards r d s john presiding high priest P est and acting bishop of panaca manaca ward and thomas S smith presiding high priest und acting bishop of the settlements on oa the lower lowen muddy henry eyring president of the priest quorum john larson largon president of tb e teach ers quorum ephraim Wll wil president of the deacons quorum resolved that pine valley pinto ltd shoal creek crek and mountain meadows be organized as a award byard under the name of pine valley ward eie Eje resolved solved that the settlements in long valley be organized as a ward under the name of long valley ward I 1 moved seconded and carried that we sustain the presiding elders in the several bran branches es and the local bishops counselors while thein their the che respect respective ite lve bishops sustain them james G bleak was unanimously sustained as clerk and historian of the Son sou southern thern missions president snow gave an account of the spirit and instructions of the recent general confer av G 9 I 1 t zei zhi J 11 singling bxxbe cedar choir benediction by bishop mcarthur j i 2 p m singing ba by cedar choir prayer by ba shap bishop dobert robert gar gardner nen ner singing by st george choir president snow read and critically examined of the anti antl polygamy act passed by ion ron congress gon gress in 1862 he felt that the dressing and protection or of the lord waula would beaver dam settlement and called for volun to strengthen that settlement he then advised the people to ba diligent in raising raisins grain as all that can possibly be raised will ba bet needed eded ile ite conference adjourned till MI 10 a m the th eri bri first ers in november next i t 4 singing by cedar choir be benediction letlon by el els 1 dern derl Iler lier herriman riman niman 1 1 james G obi oni 1 bieak Y clerk of conference 6 i J lt april editon EDITOR DESERET NEWS dear DEAK SIB bir AS through your paper pa er a request has been made for the li news hews aws from tran the north and the south with refard regard to the wea weather crops I 1 etc I 1 thought it m might n not gome come amiss eyen even fop tor the unlearned writer of upper dixwell dixie to drop a line or so tipon upon these matters I 1 we had an unusual amount of snow for this region during the past winter yet it lasted but a short time f in the valley after winch the winter passed off pleasantly we have also had an unusually late frost this spring doing damaged damages to some of the early fruits such as apricot apricots a and grapes the he peaches are not hurt 0 01 the latter there will be an abundance I 1 kave have have pea rea cites clies now the sire size of ai at common which give hopes of an a early crop we are plant planting 71 21 ng our cotton and other crops P s and the weather is fine spirit of cultivating the varieties of runs high here i A short time past somo some six of us y by order of our probate judge penetrated these herto impassable mountains mo antans and made trail over overto to berrys barrys val vai valley vailey apy we have al i ready received dispatches by this new nev trail one ona 1 reached grafton in four days fromi frony mantl 11 i we are today to todar daj day mourning the departure from this life of ada Ad adaline allne aline ne daughter of hedio N X all red and wife at I 1 henry I 1 enry barnabi Bar nabu stevon steven 8 0 of this place plato As short sermons and aud dispatches are the order of 0 the day d ly I 1 will canze eino eine o for the present yours truly S K GIFFORD |