Show ALLS WELL IN BEAR LAKE LAKETOWN utah sept last week we had we the greatest d downfall ow n of rain we have had bad in this county for at least the past seventeen years three our tour days of well nigh con sinuous pouring it caught our farmers with the grain bundles lying in the fields and wath their stacks uncovered and of course everybody expected a heavy frost to follow the rains rain but in this we are happily disappointed the weather cleared up warm and nice and the damage to the grain will be tittle little it if any while the benefits to out our country from the storm can scarcely be estimated truly providence has kindly changed our climate for our good and prosperity in bluh county 1 pursuant to instructions from the church headquarters the stake presidency called a district two days day oon con ference at randolph ou on saturday and sunday the fth and ath instant ine tant the saturday forenoon meeting was attend ed only by the county bishops bi counse lors ion home missionaries and other elders elder james H hart of the stake presidency was present and con ducted the exercises throughout the condition of the people of the several wards was waa reported to be very favor able indeed temporally and spiritually and peace good health and integrity prevailing among the people the bishops were admonished to set not in order aud fill up as ar last fast as possible and consistent the quorum of the lesser priesthood and to feel after the young people and see that they are properly and faithfully instructed in the principles of the gospel also that eider lyman hymana s counsel to set out plenty of trees in the he various towns ands and particularly in and around the meeting house lots and regarding the appointment of suitable persons as an local hist historians be adopted on saturday afternoon a general meeting was held at which elders william H lee of woodruff joseph irwin of lake town and president J H hart spoke the two former treating upon what great and alorio glorious ue things have been wrought out for the litter day saints temporally and spiritually by reason of their adhesion to the principles of the gospel and the overruling provi dences of our heavenly father and aad the latter on the power prerogatives and limits of the priesthood as laid down in the prayer and prophecies of joseph smith recorded lirtie in the book of covenants etc elder eider hart gave us many items from his bis elaborate and interesting experience in the churlou showing that the people of the latter day saints have made no mistake whatsoever in accepting and carrying out in their lives liven the prin opples revealed through joseph the seer beer many matters relating to church history and organization its trials and triumphs were also related by this speaker the sabbath morning meeting was addressed by bishop J john 0 h n M woodruff who reiterated paul pauls Is assertion that be was not ashamed of the gospel of christ knowing it to be the power of god unto salvation the subjects of the tree free agency of man the blessings blea aings flowing from obedience obedie aoe to god gods goda a laws the need of charity to all and of speaking all the good we can of each other were capably outlined by this worthy brother elder hyrum grant ol of the presto denoy dency of the davis stake of zion and by the way enjoying with a number of his loes local friends an out in our country addressed the batata on the efficacy of the faith and prayers of the saints in aid of the elders addressing them abow the opening of the minds of the people of the world concerning our people and their sets acts religion and manner of life the be softening of the hearts of our follow fellow citizens toward us u and the effective working of the leaven of the gospel in the souls of mankind he complimented our people on their integrity and expressed his bis opinion that the saints in the country stakes and wordis wards were livow nearer to our oud god than the people of the cities a are re he thought there is as great a work necessary in behalf of our young copt people as there is in to go to the he nations of f th ane earth both of which are essential and wi ato shoula not cesse cease to teach them by precept and especially by example the principles of the gospel elder grant grants Is remarks were chiefly directed to the younger people in whom he has great interest and upon whom an excellent impression was evidently made he spoke favorably to our keeping the sabbath day holy not making it a day for excursions etc of the duty we all hav to store our minds with useful knowledge and to rely upon gods added help that I 1 we may be able to use it to the bese beai g od and for the enhancement of gods glory in the salvation of mankind at home as well as abroad bishop A mckinnon of randolph elaborated upon the necessity of thorough organization of the lesser priesthood of the duty incumbent upon parents to train their children so that when they became eight years old they will be intelligently ready for baptism into christy church and subsequently to receive and magnify the responsibilities and priesthood of the mae church he said though we may have been born in the church we must not forget that it is not a hard matter to grow out of the church by continued diligence only can we maintain our integrity always of course relying tor for help upon out our heavenly father on sunday afternoon elders J W of lake town and J JR hart were the speakers after the administration of the Sa sacrament crame the lormer former on the outpouring of the calamities spoken of by gods ancient and modern servants and fulfilled io in our age of the world the superiority of the gospel to the doctrines of men man and the presence of god gods goda a hand over his people to in affliction and trials many of which may well be truthfully said to be blessings in disguise and the latter upon the power anu comprehensiveness of the gospel the poured out upon us in the way of a bounteous harvest and the moderating of our climate for our good also on the order of the church regarding the adjustment u of difficulties the great good done for us as in the stake recently by the heavenly counsels imparted by elders lyman and merrill the necessity of our build ins ing up UD and beautifying these settle kenw of our being dill gent in our temple work for the living and the dead and upon our earnestly laboring for the salvation gal ration of the youth of zion elder hart concluded by in invoking gode choice blessings to rest upon the people of the district stake and church the meetings were very fully attended the spirit oi of the lord was libe liberally raily enjoyed the remarks ot of the brethren were admirably adopted adapted to the occasion occa aion and last but by no means meana least we must compliment the ban dolph choir upon its ite very excellent exo ellent musical renderings president hart told them it was the best beat be had heard beard outside of the tabernacle truly the best beat we have had bad the pleasure plea eure of listening to in blob county we trust that the other ward choirs will not be jealous at this but that it way may be an incentive to increased dill genoe gence and capability throughout our county and stake in this praiseworthy and useful branch of our education clouds hover oer odor ua no just now andl the wind blows but our experience justifies our trusting that all will be well and that we can gather our cro crops 0 K our crops have been excellent never better our people are experimenting experiment ingi very encouragingly cou ragingly with winter wheat sumei of which has already been threshed the visit last week of elder B H roberts to all of the wards save gave valley in the county was a very welcome one the seventies were appropriately pria tely admonished and encouraged aud and the public meetings though not attended fully on account of the drenching rain were seasons of great rejoicing and much food for long and studious reflection was found in theological and soul inspiring discourses of the brethren the steamer J C rich bich is getting more used to the lake and the gers ers therein pronounce it an tied ed success A movement it IB on foot to got get up cheap excursions for the sun day schools and thus take ad vantage advantage or of our lovely moonlight and our beautiful fulk bear lake during the present months month in fact bear lake valley as the yeara arte go on increases in popularity as a resort for ye salt bait lakers ana denizens ot of other crowded centers j our county teachers teacher P examination was wae hold held at randolph a few days ago the candidates did well and the district schools are opening up for school year throughout the county politics are beginning to be largely discussed of course the Demio Demo and abd republicans have held county constitutional conventions and elee teck their delegates to the respective territorial gatherings gathering C E allen alien made a trip through the county tor for the republican cause and he wilt wil be soon followed by attorney weber from weber county in the interest ot of democracy we bear lakers are enjoying borho of us home raised corn plums plume pears apples and many other things st at one time thought impossible of cult culture here andas we often sing ling in Chu church and sunday school in bear like lake we w can with great thanksgiving to the giver of all good 99 say truthfully prospers all is well 1 your our Br brother ther JOSEPH |