Show st george stake quarterly conference the regularly quarterly conference of the st george stake of zion convened in the tabernacle saturday and sunday all numbers of the stake presidency and the bishops of several w ards w ere present the general attendance was good although nona of the br ethern from silt like city attended forenoon FORr NOON choir sang come 0 thou king of kings primer was b elder rufus C alien choir bang 10 lo the mighty god appearing elder thomas P cottam of the stake commended for their attendance he spoke of the work of the stake pies and high council and their love for each referred to the ebors of the eaily settlers of dixie and the fact that during the past year many of the old veterans hive passed to the great be vond made mention of the tern of education we have today compared with that of fifty vears ago and urged the youth to take advantage of their present opportunities gave some statistics relating to population and tithe payers showing an increase along these lines eldar I 1 C macfarlane bishop of the st george east ward addressed the conference among other things he said he was extremely grateful for alie spirit of contentment among the people and mentioned the fact that the courts in this district have very little to do referred to the health of the dixie country and gave figures to show that the settlements rank high in this respect spoke of the educational work being carried on heie and ohp splendid facilities here for this work said he believed the people of his ward ere arving to do the will of god and during the year they had increased in good works elder david gourley of the stake academy spoke in alie interest of that institution and the work being done there he also talked of his impressions of dixie and alie people elder edward R arci bishop of santa clara ward sported very favorably concerning his ward said they vere erecting a new and up to date school building which will com paie favorably with any in the country all ward organizations are fully organized and doing good work every able bodied man in the waid had employment the tithing for 1912 was nine dollars per capita and the fast offerings were forty five cents per capita elder william gardner spoke words of encouragement to the saints and gave good counsel pertaining to their duties in the gospel quoting the scriptures to impress the importance of his suggestions choir sang author of faith and the congregation was dismissed with a benediction pronounced b elder M M harmon SATURDAY choir sang the happy day has rolled on pr iv er offered by elder bangham jar vis choir sang hark listen to the trumpeters Trum peters elder geo F whitehead of the stake presidency referred to the testimonies borne at the forenoon session of the conference and followed along the lines of remarks then made he talked of alie great work accomplished during the life and ministry of the prophet joseph smith the mesa gei brought to earth through this great and good man and its influence upon the human family in all alie world elder jog K nicholas cs of the elake cancroy cad croy occupied a portion of the tune in which he told a glory s 5 illustrative of industry and prosperity ho told of his going across alic ocean when he went to preach alie gospel and of the wy his filth had been increased the ladies chorus sang 1 I cad Us 0 father elder james mcarthur bishop of the st george west ward reported tho condition of his ward said there biad axen a gri dilal increase in the payment of tithes and during the past five sears the in been over one thousand dollars the people of his ward generally were trying to serve god the speaker made mention card playing and kotlier things that leave an evil elder thos S terry sr of enterprise ter prise one of the patriarchs of thib stake told of his accepting alie gospel 71 years ago and bore i strong testimony to its truth and the fact that joseph smith was a prophet of god he related many instances of the manifest ions of gods gocr in the healing of the sick while crosno the plains to utah choir sang the anthem sing to the lord and a benediction was pronounced by elder chas W priesthood in the stake priesthood meeting at the close of the afternoon session of conference pres thos P cottam addressed the priesthood in relation to improving our surroundings and beautifying the homes and urged upon them the necessity of doing more work along this line made mention of some of tho wards that are doing much in tins line pres geo F whitehead cad spoke in the interest of the establishment of a hospital and asked for the support of those present in the vay of stock subscriptions told of the purchase of a building for this purpose pui pose and other matters along this line he spoke of the individual sacrament service and urged its institution in the wards of this stake pres edward H snow read statistics aiom the annual report for 1912 and offered suggestions to the bishops along these lines spoke of the duties of the priesthood SUNDAY fours 00 this session of conference ft as as usual under direction of the stake sunday school union board pres E H snow presiding after hymns had been sung prayer offered up and the sacrament ad ministered sister josephine snow told the a story of a bo who because of his virtue and fidelity became great elder W 0 bentley r addressed the conference on the value of sunday school work and the responsibility resting upon those in charge of this great work in which each one should bear his portion of the labor bupt supt geo E allies expressed his appreciation of the good attendance and the order maintained he told the children the story of the boy david who was much b the lord and the people of hia da elder arthur F miles of the parents class of tho rt george eat ward S S addressed the conference on the principle involved in this department made mention of some of the evils that beset the youth of zion hat could bo guarded against if the parents would do their duty A benediction was pronounced by elder geo T cottam SUNDAY AFTERNOON choir sang come thou almighty king prayer was offered up by elder john 6 woodbury choir sang the lord is great the general and local authorities of the church v ere unanimously sustained elder james andrus said he was extremely grate fulfor the privilege 1 of this conference ande feeling reference to the kindness of his br ethern during hia illness and acknowledged the hand of god in him to health to alie extent that ho was able to attend this meeting referred to his love for his fellow laborers in the priesthood and the spirit of unity that exists in tha stake presidency and high council elder D II 11 cannon president of the st george temple addressed the saints along gospel lines commenting upon the of the church ind its for honesty referred to the law of tithing and the duty of the people in this referred to the faithful labors of the atako presidency in securing alie church high school elder hugh M woodward di reeled his remarks principally to the young people saying every young ann ind eer young atoman should be able to understand and tell why aliey are members of this tion lie told of the idea modern as to alie existence 0 man spoke of the opportunities JS Z x ua 1 1 T arf ivak W afforded the young in the church and of the impressions the church organizations are biking among ed of this nation pres E H inov made closing remarks referring to tho many good things of this conf crenco and commenting interesting on the spoke of tm hopes for the stake academy the stork it hid accomplished and its promises for the future choir sang arouse aye mortal and conference adjourned with a blessing pronounced by elder james T bleak |