| Show BEAVER STAKE conference the first quarterly conference of or we the lahav r retake of zion convened on saturday and sunday dec and arid 2nd kl pilet hood meeting was held I 1 in it the forenoon of saturday dec 1 an C excellent spirit prevailed and the of the thid bishops and pre pro of quorums showed a general disposition on the ibe he part of the people and aud the members of the different fe reut rout quorums to live their religion aud and nud and dp do all thy can to aid in build building ingup up the kingdom of god anthe earth in rn the afternoon at 2 pm the meeting began with singing and prayer president john B murdock addressed d the Co conference and requested the elders who might be called upon to address the tho people during the conference to speak on the building of temples the education of the young and the utilization of the irUme tit tithing hibi bibi offerings and such other subjects as the spirit of the lord might suggest to them prest preat john ashworth said some might consider it a waste of time timo to call the people from their various occupations and ask them to meet in 16 conference but if we could come together ber her and tau tak talk I 1 of our local and g general mi interests bur time would not be thrown away many persons thought that we as a people would display better ju judgment ii if we were to build more schoolhouses and fewer tempi term tern piea plea both were 10 our were our nurs nura nurseries eries erles led leg and should be much better bettor sustained and more encourage encouragement clent rient given to our teachers means should be given to our sun sunday ay school superintendents that prizes ticket sand such things aa as would pleaseant plea please plesse seand and attract our children and induce them to attend our sabbath schools might be obtained the speaker speake suggested the propriety of appointing home mis missionaries to visit with hud and labor among the people s and thus create a better belter feeling throughout the entire county he advised the young to accept of the twelve apostles altheir as their guimesind gui gul guides desand desind and advisers in regard to their amusements and to act upon the good counsel coun poun seix peli that had been given on this subject elder aillo midot T farnsworth sen said I 1 those who received the gospel gosi in the gentile world rejoiced that god had again revealed his mind and will to his chosen children on the earth we learned that temples must be built and that the priesthood should direct temporal and spiritual matters in zion if we failed in our first attempt tj 0 carry atit any ans principle of the gospel did that pro prove the principle itself incorrect was there any thing in the world more precious than the gospel with its saving ordinances din ances and principles elder arza hincha binckley hinckley ey bald eald the good instructions we received would rould prove of little benefit to us unless we had the holy spirit to enable us I 1 to appreciate them and crry carry them out in our lives tp g geb get t and enjoy noy doy j the holy spirit was the grand secret of union with the saints Surf sunday day decoud Dec dee Sud 10 ja A in after singing sinking and prayer bishop james Md McKnig mcknight Knight bt said many elders eiders had gone abroad and preached the gospel to the nations of the earth yet it but few of the children of men had embraced the gospel and aiden den tinted ther melvea with the church of jesus christof latter iatter days the reason of this the nations of the earth were in darkness aud and few of the inhabitant sot the tho daffer ent nations to which the gospel message had been carl carried cari led lerede sirous of servi serving dg god and learning of df his ways and their hearts were riot prepared to know and receive the gosiel gospel when they heard it it was impossible for an ignorant people to build up the Zion of burgod our god upon the earth to the tild end that we might have w n educated intelligent community growing up around us in the p persons erso enso of our children we should employ and sustain the best Kf to labor laboi with thern them in the school broom room and not patronize those whose interests were not in common with our own elder william willian fotheringham spoke upon obedience and said that our day and sabbath schools were instituted for the purpose 0 of lf in in 1 strutting ting rig our children in principles of the gospel the principles of honor truth chastity and md nid z bality and to prepare them to be le come gome useful instruments in the hands of god in hi bringing about his righteous purposes and in ushering in a reign of righteousness and peace on thees theet theearta the earth irth he suggested the propriety of ot parents atten stten attending ding parties partie and other places blades cheref their sons and daughters congregated for amusement and by lending the power of their presence to aid in quelling much of the riotous spirit that prevailed diled with gome some of our youth elder ellas eilas H blackburn asked if we prayed prated with our children and encouraged raged them to atte attend ild iid sabbath school were oui our sons and daughters here this morning to hear our exhortations and coun sels sets many of them were not note some of thern them had bad returned to him bim vrho who gave them while too many who had been left ift with us were absent and many of them were engaged ii in 1 objection objectionable aple apie pursuits if we anticipated a lepri reunion lon ion with our loved ones who whid had gone behind the vail and if we wb expected to receive thenia them gain again inthe iti the morning of the resu we must train our spelts in the dire direction lorl forr leading that thit way elder daniel tyler said baid there was nothing connected with the gospel of christ that was not of great importance to us we should 1 hs fathers and mothers instruct our bur ur children to carry out tho the counsels of the apostles con derning our dances a rid arid the young should be willing to observe those instructions the time would come when this entire conti bouti continent nent would be dotted ath with temples reared by and for far this people reodie this was the land of zion our children should be taught at ht home and should not be sent to teachers whose sympathies ies were not in keeping with the spirit and teachings of the servants of god parents who used their best endea endeavors vors to train their children in the way that they should go while they were in their youth would not be held responsible for the actions of thear children in after years president debt ashworth said heln hein he in common with his brethren and sisters feit felt the loss of the absence of the members of the twelve apostles but he felt satisfied they were fully engaged in their ministerial duties elsewhere ap 2 p m the meeting corn coin commenced merced with singing and prayer follow edby administration of the sacrament after a few words of exhortation by prest murdock the reports of the several bishops and of the presidents of quorums were read by elder richard S home horne anich are here but very briefly recorded beaver city Fir stWard charles D white bishop had two good d day schools well attended aho also a daod good sabbath school second ward john X smith bishop reported several ord ordinations in atlon s of young men as priests and deacons there was waa one day school and a good sabbath school largely attended high priests quorum daniel tyler five member members I 1 elders quorum john president tS everal several of the members had been re baptized belief Society ruth Euth tyler president the society owned a a good lot with a good brick bouse and furniture had in the beaver operative cooperative co store and one 25 charein sha bhare share rein in the comans womans Wo mans book articles kirti litti cles cies now on hand band amount to the society also had a rock building course of erection which when complete ed fad would be used for storing grain and eind for foe the establishment pj home industries 1511 bushels bushela of w wheat heat were now in the possession poss of the society the society consists of eighty two members ii chad chAU iPg twenty four teachers who were fully alive to the thi e duties of chator nico flee Y L ba M I 1 A mrs julia P M lF arnsworth I 1 president prest dent there were floriy active member tf in cia chit tion iorli and its numbers still increasing cre lnla 7 greenville ward robert easton bishop adamsville adama Adams ville Ward rhomas Thomas gunn Acting Bishop ward jamesy sames mc me 4 knight JB ishop relief belief society of polly ann ann zabriskie president the number of members of this thia society Is fifty amount of receipts disbursements 20 75 bal bai 1 aiice arice in trea treasury tury tuny suny illo 14 10 the tet sabbath t school q of 1 shiners ville under I 1 t tha the I 1 auperin tendency feit feie feitler fElt ler elias ellas H blackburn avas was brosl Tr prospering ing there were e two testament classes classes one bible cio clo class elass ano ond one Third bird hird reader class one U d ve eader reader class one oue first raa beader r class and drip primer trimer class tot total eleven 0 one P hundred pupils average attendance a tle tie ud with a fair prospect of in jc rense rease ase Y al M 1 I A of A Wa walker fifer flier president twenty twe cwb members meetings gs are heid held beld on friday evening each I 1 week Y L bim 1 A of miners Minera vuie vule mells Mel mei issaLee 4 lete leta president debt antly anticipated jp meeting monthly WR with thet they M M MI 1 A the statistical report of beaver ftak stake of zion since its 16 feorg reorganization piza was as follows 27 families 25 seventies 75 hl high 1 gh rei pr aesta iesta ests elders 21 priests 6 teachers ia 9 deacons deh dek 1772 lay mei met members abera chil ehll children ld dien ten i under eight years yearb of age males maies baptisms 2 marriages marria gea gei 4 10 16 births 6 births fe females m i ales aies ti tithe payers donors to tem temples individual drawing support 6 deaths total dumber of members 1474 61 01 50 was received and disbursed for temple purposes bythe by the ward war a of beaver city president murdock spoke encouragingly of the brethren who had bad been lieen laboring on thib the manti mantl temple the tithing payments have bave been beeh ofa of a liberal nature during the them year sear SL ar he tie desired the people tol tot keep a force orce of hands bands at work w ork on the manti blant temple during the winter season he was pleased to know that the si sisters old and young were taking so active a part in aiding their brethren in the good work there was lelent sufficient scope for each of us in n W which ch to exercise the latent and ahli ahll ability t y that god had given us he requested the heads of families to be prompt in paying their cash donations bf fifty cents per month to tv assist as in building temples elder richard S horne then resented presented the general church mulch au hori ties lies as they were sustained at the last october conference in salt lake city and they were unanimously sustained the local authorities of the beaver stake of zion were then presented and unanimously sustained in the following order viz president of the stake john IL murdoch first coun counselor felor john sohn ashworth second counse counselor lorAL M jj D Sh shepherd ephord bishop first ward beaver city charles D white first coun lor thos schofield second counselor thos parkinson bishop 2nd and ward beaver benver gity pity john H smith first counselor counsellor andrew patterson second counselor thos frazer members of the high council wm fotheringham willis coplan copan an philo T farnsworth Fama worth sidney tanner wm robinson henry Ga leJohn gale gaie john Swindle burst richard 8 horne home WIlso hG bilas ellas H blackburn edward slaughter and ind Alph U farnsworth president of the high priests quorum daniel tyler first coun foun james farrer second counselor geo ayres president first elders eiders quorum john robinson first counselor samuel lamuel 0 white lle lse second ond goan coan counselor alexander campbell bishor bishop jphn X smithy president resident first quorum 01 of ol priests Pret president ident of Tead Ted hers fiers quorum joseph tattersall tatter sail rall first counselor co beor duckworth grimshaw counselor I 1 Williat tn nIT ha white i 1 minersville Miners ville ward james hT cKnight mcknight mc knight first counselor william wood men yen second coulise eDurise counselor lor joseph banks thomas gunn acting bishop and presiding ead eader elder ei in ward war a 1 bishop greenville ward robert easton first counselor cou melor william richards charde Rl second william ed wards county eaf of sabbath sabath schools william im fotheringham i 1 relief belief socia society ay iy of beaver r city president ruth W tyler arst first cown counselor eliza W V haw kins ins second boun counselor ann ahn tzeyi belief relief 11 glier soc society 0 of r minersville Miners ville president polly ha fin zabriskie first bir sir sarah barah 4 blyn myers secona aoun counselor elor relief belief society of adamsville Adams ville president ent agnes ingran first ann joseph second counselor elizabeth simkins relief society of greenville resident resident aident re ann richards first counselor sarah arthur second counselor counslor ruth reese standing fierk clerk elerk of conference and historian for the stake ridhard S home horne I 1 I 1 I 1 al A pst mst of hame missionaries rles ries wap wal then th en read yead the won aon confrey Con conference freU fren 1 voting unanimously to sustain those alu were thus called i patriarch b J toh ohn n asmith i A we w should set a worthy plebe piebe bc fore fort Tv our children and teach them ahem tru that they might bt lit iro Oro brought tight up in aud and ad monition of the lord joun jour god Q 0 d children should respect thair pa p a rients cou coun couo neel bel eel and be guided b them parents teach in ia pa tience children should learn in mee meekness kness kneis many mady young men meu meb treated their fathers with great dis ite leb speet calling cal cai them 4 dad old man etc ete youg Y aurig ladles ladie who were engaged to young toung men mert W who hb so treated their parents blad had a right to consider such euch eon bon conduct duct duci a cause folbre fo for ibre breaking the engagement i president preside dt ashworth said we blou ahou should id 8 solemnize olem nize tour jour marriage 6 ac cording to tha la law gr of god tha tea t our union in this thip near relationship might be eternal 4 we had perfect ip I 1 es but we svere were far from perfect ourselves we were prone to lay ay and do ronar yet set we were the th lorda lords deop people e he lie had gathered d u out of the world that we mi ah ef build up his kingdom ba on i thearty tb president murdock said abao abeo the jes of building emalea avais vas not placed upon the shoulders of a few tow e individuals butt it was a labor required of the entire people our brethren who were in the missionary field were laboring earnestly to gather the poor and the meek 0 pj the earth to dzion we should aid them we wel should aid them lib lit brally with our means inthis in this work of gathering he desired pie to depre represent ent all their home industries dus tries at the quarterly conferences and requested edall edail all ali to increase ii in paying tithes and oali conference adjourned until the 2nd and and 31 30 of e march 1878 although we felt the loss lose we sustained in to being deprived of the presence and counsels ot of members of the twelve apostles jet yet a good spirit prevailed marked af attention was given to the speakers speaker sand saud and all seemed well pleased with the conference the evening meeting on saturday was well attended and much valuable instruction was i given glyen by elders eiders daniel paniel tyl tyler geo Ey eyres |
