Show HIGH PRIESTS conference the annual conference of 0 the high priests of tile the box elder stake was held in the taber tabernacle nacle last sunday meetings convening at 10 and 2 in the morning reports were given by the various leaders of the wards showing the condition of 0 the high IT agh priests excellent remarks were made by elder joseph A west heber loveland joseph 1 M I jenson pros pres L A snow and pres W C Il horsley the meeting in the afternoon was tor for the public generally the announcement having previously been made that governor william spry would attend and occupy part ot of tho the time there were other visitors also besides ills his excellency pres isaac smith ot of the cache stake and editor nephi anderson of the liahona sharing the time with him pros pres james olsen presided at the meetings and the singing was furnished for the afternoon session by the I 1 tabernacle choir some little business was attended to alter after which pres 01 sen introduced elder william spry I 1 governor who delivered a splendid doctrinal address the governor spoke for nearly three quarters of an hour ills his theme being mormonism from a practical standpoint which lie he characterized as a system containing all the virtues necessary to lead men to a better life the opportunities I 1 which the gospel offers should make the children better men and women than their parents and there should be no excuse tor for not living virtuous lives because there Is 13 every advantage possible offered to do so th the c gospel is the best thins thing in the world and all else fades into insignificance beside it the governor bore a powerful mony to the q of mormon morino ism and urged his big hearers to live levei live that will entitle them to the co constant fellowship of the god will lead them into all 11 truth iss 01 s grf his hia pleasure at el backart baultin his hia old home I 1 and in inbe the MI midst ast s of 1113 bis former friends and associates e s stated it was wag 27 years since ho he removed to logan during which time a new generation had grown up and many of the old residents had passed into the other life the speaker read from tile the doctrine and covenants and DOOR cook of mormon commandments w which I 1 lich the loid had given with promises of great reward which were a comfort to the latter day saints and should lies be read often elder anderson felt fell perfectly at home and was delighted to be back again in the midst of ills his friends even for a brief visit referring to the up building of jackson county elder anderson stated that the saints have plenty to do here at home to occupy their attention and can perform just as great a labor by faithfully performing the duties that devolve upon them as though they were sent to build up the center stake of zion which event Is something far in the future according to the belief of the speaker the liahona is doing a splendid work nork and is sent broadcast ober ocr the land as a messenger of light and truth lu in tile the month of 1 slay copies were vere distributed tri buted and its influence for good is bing being felt the work generally in the central states mission is getting along nicely but not much progress is being Vs de with the inhabitants of independence a great many ol of whom nhom belong 10 lo tile the lie ite organized church elder anderson will return nila aln to independence to resume his labori labon PI on the Lla liahona hona the musical numbers furni ii nl ava im J ly ily the choir were alock of AF ares as come ye disconsolate some clapp day and marching on thu prayers were ivere offered by bishop thoi tho nah at ley and W L WatA ns ms and sacrament was administered by the bishopric of tile bif fai ath ward |