Show M WAYNE CONFERENCE Tb The Wayne Stake quarterly confer conter- eo ence aoe was waa held beld in ID the bowery Caines- Caines YUle ville Wayne WalDe county Utah Saturday and aDd Sunday Aug 25 and 26 President Willis Willii E Robison presiding Present on the stand the Stake presidency High Councillors and B hoF Elder Eider Robison expressed Joy in meet meet- meeting meeting I ing DI for tor the first time In conference at the health of ot the people in this Stake generally Is ii goO good the he Stake presidency have hare since ince last conference con con- conference terence ference visited every ward in iD the Stake and all aU are in a prosperous con con- condition condition condition there are fair prospects prospect for tor a aloud loud good harvest harreit the Sainte Saints here have bave great cause caule to be thankful as a we have hareno no saloons in the Stake and are measurably free from many ot or the vices that settled old places He referred to the revelation given giTen to the late Jo John n Taylor impressing upon the Saints Saint the necessity of at setting i their houses bouw in 10 order Counselor Hans Ham M Hanson Hanion ad- ad addressed addressed ad I dressed the Saints upon individual salvation demonstrating that our Mi sal sal sal- salvation ration depended upon the good Rood wor works 1 Wi we perform while in the flesh The speaker felt to compliment the Saints of Blue and Gra Graves e valleys on the success l made in converting the once oace desolate country into loto a place of gardens and orchards orchard He remembered remembered remembered passing through these valleys wh when n there were very few lew settlers and lose less attractions attraction than meet the eye of 01 the passer passer-by pa ier-by ier today ib Elder lder Seth Taft quoted the prophecy tI that at God would in the last lawt days day take one of ot a city and two of ot a family and gather ather them to Zion also alio the prediction prediction prediction tion of I Isaiah that the mountain ot of the house of the be Lord Lard should be built In the tops tope top of the mountain etc etc He showed bowed that in fulfilment of ot the prophecy prophecy cy the Gospel had bad been beeD restored Elders were sent cent out to proclaim the glad tidings of ot great joy many have ga gathered hered from the nations nation of ot the earth and temples temple have baTe been built and Saints are now officiating therein thus ful- ful fulfilling ful filling to the very letter the prophecies quoted When the Sainte assembled in the afternoon a choice Variety of or fruit decorated the stand land consisting of very fine peaches peache and pears and aDd some apples that measured 15 inches round that had bad been raised in the Caine ward The Blue Valley Fremont and l loa oa wards ward were reported in good condition by Bishop Walter Waher flanks Bishop Hiatt E Mayfield Elder Jonathan Hunt and Eld Elder r John JohnT JohnT T Lazenby Counselor S Bastian said that thus thua far tar the tue Stake Stake Presidency bad strictly followed the counsel of Elder G M Lyman in regard to visit visit- visiting ing regularly the wards wardi in the Stake The speaker referred to the hard times endured by the people p ople of Dixie in settling tiling that country He believed that the climate of Blue Valley was favorable for tor the raising o of nearly all BIJ allkind kl kinds ds of at fruit that have har been raised railed raise diD in Utah spoke poke briefly upon the evil of 01 card playing and Sabbath breaking and encouraged parents parent to lend a help help- helpIn In ing hand band in the Sunday school work Elder Wm 1 I 1 Calli Callihan ban spoke poke briefly upon the influence and power of at ex- ex example example ex example ample advised Saints Saint al ta to 0 ta take a review Jv ew every night of ef the tae day a day proceeding note ote their failings and seek eek k to 0 do better beUer on the morrow Immediately after the afternoon meeting a Stake Priesthood meeting w was held when the Priesthood were instructed In ia their labors labor and duties dutle by the Stake Presidency and Elder Franklin W Young Foung Sunday morning adorning Aug A g Tte following wards warda were reported to be In Ina ina Ina a prosperous proe rous condition Teasdale ward by Elder Lewis Adams Adami Thurber ward by Bishop Wm Win Meeks Meeka and Lyman ward by Bl Bishop hop Peter J Christensen Elder Franklin W Y Young then ad- ad addressed ad dressed the congregation on Temple work and impressed upon parents parent the necessity of ot seeking king to give giro their children a good goad education even though it may coat much sacrifice Himself Elder Rust Buit and three other men were the first to visit this Blue Valley he felt to rejoice greatly in seeIng the people so 10 comfortably situated Elder J John Giles Gilea spoke poke upon the ordinances of th the House Houie of ot God and Elder John W Jackson Jackion who said he be was w railed raised In the Church a d born in these valleys valley bore a faithful testimony testimony mony mony to the truth ot of the latter day latter work At the afternoon meeting the Sacra Sacra- Sacrament Sacrament ment w was wai administered ad mi n later d the general and Stake authorities were presented and aDd sustained by the be vacancies vacancies cie cies having occurred in the Sunday Sanday school and primary work the offices were filled as aa follows tollow Joseph Ecker ley ley was wai sustained as a Stake superintendent of Sunday with Walter WalterH WalterH WalterH H Jeffery as AI a first fint and Sidney A Hanks aa as second counselors elo Ella Robison Hunt a as first Counselor in the Stake take presidency of Primary Elder Hans Ham M Hanson Hanion rejoiced to see ee the unity manifest in voting said laid It w was waa the duty of ot all to sustain u t by bl their faith and prayers the brethren and sisters i ten just Juet Ju t voted for lor He spoke poke in relation to the false falie doctrines now being taught by men mea who claim to have had more revelation than the day Latter Ray Saints and aed warned warDed the congregation to be aware ot of e tame false teachers teacher He encouraged the people ot of Blue Valley to plant orchards orchard and shade bade trees and beautify their homes home Elder Willis Willii E Robison said aid it Ii In 18 wrong to make the Sabbath a day ot of pleasure i wal ordained of at God to be bea bea bea a day or rest leet re t and aDd worship impressed upon his hearers hearen the great sin Bin ot or fault tault- faultfinding fault fi finding and aDd eVil speaking was wai pleased to see eee ee a disposition among the be people ot of Blue Blue- Valley to manufacture straw hats hate hat and other things worthy of notice encouraged the youth to study tudy and prepare for tor positions posItion or of responsibility in the land laud referred to the fact that tbd many of ot the brightest and prominent men in our Church today are men of ot bumble parentage who have bave struggled in poverty to reach the position they bold today He felt to thank sincerely the good people of Gainesville for tor the kindness shown the visiting brethren and Rod sisters liter also alio the choir for the sweet music all who hall had taken part in making this conference a time ot of rejoicing On Friday August 24 the first Sunday school jubilee of at the Gaines Tille ville and Blue Valley Sunday schools 0 of Wayne wa held beld In the the bow bow- I ery cry at at ile There wa was waft a very lar large at attendance In addition to the exercises exercise rendered by y the schools represented Which were very appropriate instructive and entertaining short abort addresses were delivered by President W E Robison Counselor Gearlen 8 S Bas Bal tian Bishops Walter Ranks Hanks and W m Meek Meeks I and also Superintendents Joseph ley and Walter H B Jeffrey and aud Sunday School Missionary Sidney A Hanks Hanka Immediately after conference ad- ad adJourned adjourned ad adjourned the Stake presidency pre of the Relief Beitel Societies held beld a relief meeting and a meeting of ot High Priests was held beld when a number of brethren were set let apart as home missionaries All the meetings of the conference were well attended The weather was favorable and a good spirit pre prevailed valle throughout The people of did all aU In their power to entertain and m make ke happy the brethren and sisters from Fremont valley JOSEPH ECKERSLEY Stake Clerk |