Show o u STAI STAKE E CONFERENCE It jI- jI The following extended and and Interesting interesting inter Inter- est esting ng report report of Roosevelt stake con conference lence was furnished by William H. H Gagon stake clerk for tor last week weck but failed to appear because of or the ele electrical tr cal shut dow We Ve gladly publish It this week The ninth quarterly conference of the of Zion was held heldon oil on Saturday and Sunday Dec 9 and amI 10 at Roosevelt The general assemblies assem assem- blies of oC the conference were held in inthe inthe the Roosevelt amusement hall The first session was held on Saturday at 10 10 a. a in m. President Colton presiding Th There re were present Presidents Byron Byron By Dy- ron 1011 0 O. O Colton Ephraim Lambert Lambe t and Frederick Frederic S. S Musser 1 of tits the th stake presidency as well as a very avery good gooel attendance of of- high anc and alternate alternate alter alter- nate high counselors bishops ishop bishop counselors and and ward clerks Despite the severely cold jold olt weather and bad condition or JJ the ho roads a avery avery avery very good attendance was ih p at It Iter er rr session held belt The e increased at each Cach session t the he last session numbering There being none of the general l authorities present the tho di discourses were handled by the local authorities ties and aud a splendid spirit was felt at each meeting The singing and the musical selections rend rendered rel by choruses choruses choruses cho cho- ruses and the choir unde und th the direction tion liou of stake chorister zanies James Hood were very good and were a appreciated td t. t ed d' d db b by all nil present The fhe opening remarks s of the time conference conference conference con con- ference were er made by Pres Colton Colton Col Col- ton tou who welcomed those present to the conference He expressed thankfulness for the general wave of prosperity that was gradually creeping creeping creep creep- ing lug ov over r the Uintah basin after such times tines o of depression repression as had been ex- ex for tor the past few years Ho He Indorsed the remarks of Apostle lel Melvln Melvln Mel Mel- J. J Ballard at nt a former conference conference confer confer- ence that this Is a land reserved n ed by God f for r a dwelling place for tor the honest in heart He spoke feeling feelingly I ly on the theme of the last general conference conference to an awl an 1 upholding and sustaining the law He lie urged the sa saints in La especially l to II up p. p hold the law even though they fan fall failed fail ed to approve of or the tho details of seine DIne of or tho the enactments to bo be frugal honest and if unable to meet finan financial cial obligations to unfold their con to their creditors and manU mans fest a desire to do right High counselors Er Ernest est H. H Burgess Bur Burr Burrgess gess Josiah P P. P Rudy John G G. G Bolton Dolton and J. J Robert Lambert occupied th the I time In obedience to th the laws of or God as well as the tile civil law lax This session was opened and closed close by singing and d prayer The afternoon session Tras was occur pled pied by short and spirited talks froll nine nino of the bishops of the different wards They all spoke to to the tho keynote key keynote keynote note as given given- In Pres Prea Colton opening address as well as lith plying paying and kindred subjects Sunday morning session was talc eh ei up first by an address from Pre Pret Prea Mussel Musser on law and order and aDd tu the tb great good that comes through baiR obedient to those in authority and anti it ia showing proper respect for ci t e priesthood Ho urged the settin betting of better hetter example by tho the older mem memo The others who hers bers spoke were Joseph H. H Lambert president hl high h priests quorum Ray E E. E DUlman senior president nt quorum seventy seven ty Sister Clara E E. E Hanson prell- prell dent Relief society Sister Mildred DUlman Dillman president Y L. L M. M I I. I A A. A and nd John E. E superintendent All made spirited i talks on several timely subjects subject Sunday afternoon session a proclamation proc from Mayor A. A Birch reference to the Christmas seal sale gait was read rea by President Colton Calton Win Vm L. L Woolf oolf superintendent T T. T M. M 1 M. M 1 I. I A. A gave some statistics on prohibition He explained explain ed how ho impossible It was to separ- separ separate ate certain poisons front from rom jo so called The general and stake authorities were presented and and sustained Charles L L. Knight of Randlett ward ward bore a strong testimony to tk tit th truth of the gospel and advised batter better better bet bet- ter order in meetings In the rural wards Sister Anna H. H Smart principal Duch Duchesne county seminary gave gaye ear ea- remarks on the tho record being made in the seminary s as well as the high efficiency of the the high school this year James Hood told of an organization that is 15 b b. b iQ b aa a ef elected el- el f- f in the United States for the protection of the county and It wai wa thought that they would control forty forty for lor ty million votes by the next election Willis Villis Johnson included with nil hie interesting remarks and two elections elec of or poetry fro front from l Edgar I Pres Ephraim Lambert reminded the saints that the end of the year is ii dra drawing wing to a close and of the many things timings to be attended to that then there might be no regret when a survey was made of the old year He He also the of ot th the ga gave ve ext extracts of ot the report church auditing committee on tithing ing fog for the year ear 1921 He stated that those who paid tithing did not question what was done with it Pres Colton made a few remarks wherein he admonished the thi saints to live up to the things taught Ug t tin in this conference He said that i ithe II v the main the were their religion quite circumspectly and ami that the strength of or our church a j lies in ur o-ur our obedience to the laWt la i and ordinances of the he gospel a |