Show BEAR LAKE conference the quarterly conference ot of the bear lake stake was held at paris on february ath and president james H hart presided after the opening exercises president hart made a few remarks he regretted grett edthe the unavoidable absence of president william budge and trusted that the saints would unite in faith and prayer that they might receive such blessings and instructions as were best suited to their condition there was a good representation sen seD tation from the wards of bear lake and bear river valley but none from star valley in consequence of the bad roads the bishops reports were exceptionally tio nally nolly good the dividing line between the dead and living branches branch re being more clearly defined tithing though not so large as at last yearns settlement owing to the drouth droutz would show that this principle was being more strictly observed the Saints There had been some deaths and moch mach sickness during the past three months the lesser priesthood as a general rule were laboring earnestly among the people elders moroni dunford and hyrum oakey returned miss missionaries ion reported as to their fields of labor and bore powerful testimony to the truth elder miles reported the satisfactory condition of the bear lake stake academy and his labors connected therewith remarks were also made by presidents J H hart and geci geoage ge osmond and bishops W H lee and joseph kimball the testimony of the spirit was manifest throughout the conference |