Show BOX ELDER STAKE CONFER enoe the quarterly conference of box elder fitzke was held in the tile tabernacle brigham city saturday and sunday april and issa saturday 10 am Pre rne present on the stand apostles Apo atlea W woodruff L snow and FD F D richards the counselors to the stare stake president aud and several bishops Aft after aften erthe the opening exercises the irk ark clerk read the statistical report of the lue stake several wards were then represented by their bishops all of which were reported as steadily increasing in ia number and advancing in spiritual and temporal power A postle postie P F D richards said inasmuch as prest preal woodruff deaf deal de desires sires aires reB ree 1 I will represent weber county lie he then gave the numerical strength of 16 the two political parties I 1 as denoted at the last c city ity election in ogden the moral condition of and efforts made in various parts of the county to establish liquor and billiard ea BA loons the struggle which is going on to stem the introduction of the evils of christian civilization BO called prest woodruff gave a brief account of the condition of salt lake city the evils of babylon existing there and also of the many goo good 00 things of the kingdom sabbath schools mutual improvement societies clet ciet les ies female belief relief the great good which is being a accomplished c complis hed by these institutions of zion counseled the young and old to let liquor saloons alone singing and benediction 2 p pm in after singing and praye prayo apostle F V D richards Bic ric hards spoke of the mighty work of god we are engaged in and of its ite influence exer cleed in the world on the power of god bod displayed in shielding welding us from vi a persecuting dominion bought to b hi abst established abolished ablis hed over us eald sald it was the duty doty of our young people to marry at a proper time we want the relief belief societies to continue in their useful work and fulfill fulfil the design of the prophet joseph when he organize it president W woodruff bore bone testimony to the ther truth of the remarks of brother franklin the work of our god will eventually fill the whole earth and in its ita progress it will grind to powder everything organized and put in its path with a blaw tant tont to atop it god will fight the battles of zion we wa are to build temples with pure pare hands free from the blood of men singing and benediction sunday 10 am singing and prayer president george Q cannon wag was always pleased to meet ath with the saints and to witness the union peace and love manifested by them in all of their associations god has not left it to one man to buildup build up his mighty kingdom or given to one man only the testimony of its truth but every one who embraces this work in sincerity receives by the holy ghost a testimony and end knowledge of its truth and divine origin exhorted a ali ail I 1 to purity of life honesty and chastity apostle P F D richards desired that all would realize and have indelibly impressed on their minds minde the principles just presented they however are not new god has taught them to his hla children from I 1 the beginning the young people ought to be discreet in their choice i of company seek unto god for power to resist temptation related the trial of joseph in egypt his victory and reward the fall of reuben and the declaration of the lord gri 1 I am a father to israel and ephraim is my first born bom 11 singing and benediction bene tene diction 2 pm P in singing and prayer the sacrament sacra bacia ment was administered counselor E A box presented the church and biake blake stake authorities i all ot of whom were wern unanimously sustained he be read the he stake sabbath school report president NV woodruff fr gave a pleasing account of his early experience and related portions of this works work a early history quoted a part of the prophet josephs joseph P rayer prayer in liberty jail and the lords lord a answer thereto on which he made bome some excellent remarks president geo goo Q cannon spoke of the vast number of our ancestors behind the veil kell thega therin g of their turning of the hearts of the children to their fathers the progress aa and accomplishment of the work brother D M burbank was ordained a patriarch conference was adjourned for three months singing and benediction JAs JAB bywater clerk |