Show SEVIER STAKE the quarterly conference commenced may at half past 10 a in on the stand were present elder orson hyde of the twelve apostles president ii john nuttall of ka kanab n ab brother henry maiben of provo president F spencer his hia second counselor and patriarch wm vm mcbride together with the various ward bishops and leading men of the stake the fhe morning meeting was occupied by elder hyde in speaking of the necessity of sec securing titles to our land and papers of citizenship raising lucern and other nees sarles saries and also on the principle of tithing ing elder L J followed on the same bame subjects and on building of temples and officiating for our dead dle Afe meeting eting adjourned until 2 p m when it again convened and was addressed by brother maiben in regard to our pur daily duties especially president spencer then tien spoke on securing qun land titles by strictly complying with the lawse laws aliens becoming citizens of the united slates plates and availing ourselves of the benefits benedits accruing from the timber culture laws extended by acts of Con gres greb to settlers on the public lic llo domain fall wheat and temporal matters mutters generally elder eider if hyde yde recommended planting dg plenty of trees ties but especially taking good care of our animals and raising plenty of lucern for them also exhorted them to beware of infidelity meeting adjourned until 10 am the next day I 1 when elder eider hyde again addressed the congregation on ou getting out oi of d debt abt and keeping aloof from kindred dilemmas and annoyances exhorted to keep the Sabbat bi iday holy spoke on the covenant of marriage advised all to stop trafficking in if liquor quor fo t 0 practice a cace 1 honesty and fidelity in the management of public funds and to honor the trust committed to our care elder L J nuttall read from the book of doctrine and covenants martof part of the revelation of march 20 1839 spoke upon our duties to the dead but more espee especially lally to the living on sustaining the priest hood on the bad effects of using tobacco and strong drinks encouraged alk alg d thi the young to become identified ivle with the young mens mons and young ladresa La diess diesa mutual improve ment associations commended the sabbath echols aa as calculated to be a great benefit td to the chil chii children drei drel also to see that we had good faithful latter day saints for teachers al our day schools after a few remarks from elder hydes byde meeting adjourned until 2 pm when after the usual opening services F the statistical and financial reports were read by elder wm morrison clerk of the stake who n next e at presented tho the general authorities of the church aa as upheld and sustained at ut the last general conference 6 who were unanimously sustained led after that the local authorities of the sevier bevier sta stake ko of zion were presented and unanimously sustained with one dissenting vote to one ono of the nominations the speeches delivered by elders hyde spencer ISI maiben malben alben siben and nuttall were necessarily short but lively and full of the spirit of godana will be long remembered by the saints the be sweet melodies ies fes of the tho richfield rich Bich nield field monroe and glenwood choirs added to the general pleasure 0 8 conference adjourned to meet again in richfield on the tho mth ath and of august 1878 benediction and blessing by E elder orson hydo hyde A special meeting of the high I priests bf the was held hold on the saturday evening cir cn J KEMPE assistant Ass litant latant clerk |