| Show quarterly conference st george stake of zion the regular quarterly conference convened in the stake tabernacle saturday mar 16 at 10 a ni fres E H snow presiding visiting brotheren were apostle richard R lyman and elder oscar kirkham services commenced with choir and congregation singing 0 ye mountains high prayer was offered by elder R A morris singing now let Us rejoice etc pres E H snow stated that we had now been nearly six months without a conference and had been left to ourselves somewhat many had been sick tho few as compared with our population enterprise has had considerable sickness from influenza some good people from st george and other places had gone to assist them spoke of our annual statistics for 1918 which showed many good things though the tithes had decreased some possibly because some wealthy members had forgotten to pay their tithing pros geo jarels 0 the high priests quorum now deceased was spoken of in terms of praise and alon our soldier boys were spoken of as making a good showing tor our stake many returning much better der loped physically as a result of their training we are blessed with much snow in the mountains at present our population could be trebled it our vacant land was brought under cultivation wa should all remember our vows with the lord we must live our religion and do our duty we have many good people here our bishops are splendid lot of men and help much among the people bishop edw II 11 fret of santa clara gave a good account of his ward as meeting goes but stated that during the closed period the people a marked disposition to not observe the sabbath eo well this being true of all people shows the divine wisdom of god in asking the people to meet together often the ward Is getting along very well the people paying an increase of tithing were growing in population had done their share in the war two young men of the ward giving their lives in the service of their country the lord has been good to us and our prospects are good we connot expect to get along without sacrifice bore a strong testimony to the truth of the gospel elder oscar kirkham of the Y M M I 1 A gen board spoke of the good work being done by the primary here and praised the workers very highly he told of going into mexico with A W ivans bow the colonists in mexico fasted and prayed when they were threatened by villa and his band who left them unmolested although villa had sworn vengence on all americans god heard the colonists prayers and protected them villa taking a course directly away from the colonists the speaker related other incidents referring to the colonists and their treatment by revolutionary bands of mexicans ha paid a glowing tribute to A W ivans tor his work in the colonies apostle R R lyman after expressing an earnest desire that the spirit of the lord would be with the conference urged all to get the young boys to attend conference as bro kirkham was a boys man and could greatly interest them spoke of the great foresight of the early leaders of the church and those now at the head spoke of hla early ufa and was thankful for the good men he had come in contact wah had been helped very much by pres edw H snow while at provo and felt to say god bless him the choir sang do what is right and the congregation was dismissed with a pronounced by elder jarula saturday afternoon after singing by the choir prayer was offered by elder john T woodbury choir sang praise yo the lord pres abos P cottam said he was much pleased to be permitted to be present at this meeting saoko very feelingly of the people of enterprise who had influenza among them to a great extent spoke of tho great blessings enjoyed by the people and of bis thankfulness that hia father had excepted the gospel and brought him up under its blessed influence eu vw wn up m w of the goabel man Is prone to evil and must be constantly on guard read the scriptures and study the prophecies urged the boys and girls to prepare themselves for carrying the gospel abroad urged all to pay their tithes and offerings and receive the promised blessings urged the boys and girls to learn to know their father and mother elder jog K nicholes sang who treads the path ot duty bishop samuel isom of hurricane eald he felt more thankful now than ever that there was a god to look after his people and preserve them through these trying times we are much blessed in having the gospel laws and we are thankful for the privilege of paying tithing and making sacrifice wo at hurricane are doing well and are much blessed our young men in the army have not been burt and are BO far all right our organizations are doing good work bister una gray sang love divine elder oscar kirkham said it was not what was eald but how we received it that did good this Is a day of deeds and the young men should be mobilized for the lordi service we must all feel the importance of our mission on earth told of the wonderful courage odthe french soldiers some of their bons eons tell into sin and contracted vile diseases we must fight against these things the M I 1 A general board is preparing a summer course for the young people there is nothing I 1 am more proud of than the gospel elder R B lyman said he was much pleased to see the large number of men present the preaching of the gospel was a mans job in every sense bad noticed that in some churches women predominated the things that count in the church is the power of god the L D S church has many who are willing to make sacrifice tor the gospel we must be prepared to carry many responsibilities some ot our boys in the army have learned to smoke we must be charitable with them many men in the world do much worse had found out that many men do not live up to their religion when away from home the word of wisdom will give virility to the church told a story of how we should always be good to the needy do not turn them away read a piece of poetry the service flag bore a strong testimony to the truth of the gospel and appealed to all to try to live in strict confirms ty wah it the choir sang captain of israels host and benediction was pronounced by elder william gardner forenoon singing onward christian soldiers prayer was offered by elder J H singing in our lovely deseret community song service led by miss meta carters america love at home battle hymn of the republic 0 ye mountains high keep the home fires burning bupt supt jos K Nl choles spoke on the buum bvm ft 9 6 standpoint pres cottam discussed the preparation of missionaries by the S S the school should cause all to desire to do missionary work pros whitehead told what the community expects of the S S the highest type of manhood la that which desires to build up the community and own their own homes elder E M hall discussed the subject of character building by the S S the great benefit derived from attendance sister ella hafen discussed the subject what the B S may expect of the children bister lyle lendsay discussed the subject what the S S expects of the home the home must cooperate at home and at school bupt supt snow what the S S expects of the priesthood the priesthood should at all times be exemplary and anxious for the welfare of the SS elder W A woodbury what the S S may expect from the indifferent the indifferent Ind efferent are when wilful criminal song ill be A sunbeam elder oscar kirkham spoke on the care of S S song books advised that flowers and crops be grown on all waste pieces of land elder lyman told a story of abram lincoln his poor surroundings meager chances and great urged the children to be like abram lincoln by being extremely honest singing cod bo with you till we meet again benediction by elder geo E miles similar singing arise 0 glorious zion prayer by bishop jeter snow singing As the dew from heaven distilling the church and stake authorities were presented for the vote of the people and unanimously sustained pres geo F whitehead spoke of his great love for his associates in this stake commended the people tor the good work done in building up the country in years gone by and now endorsed indorsed indor sed the praise of pres snow by apostle lyman stating it was true this all come through faith in the gospel men that are not true cannot be trusted and depended upon said to the young men nothing la so valuable as a good name honesty and told of early here how scarce money was etc young men should make their word good in business and with the church officials do not make obligations ligat ions beyond your power to fulfill make no excuses but those that are genuine we must make an effort to do our duty this is what develops strength by this course we can learn to like our work and become true and faithful spoke of the late D D mcarthur as a man of great integrity and of his son the bishop as like ahlm we should not avoid responsibility miss mary kemp eang the great white throne elder harvey hall of hurricane m t 0 h in rm had met some saints and many good men of the mormon faith they held their ind lived their religion very few army men of our church took on the ways of the world spoke of the judgment of god visited upon the land and the fulfillment of the predictions of the prophets miss evelyn thurston rendered a piano solo elder oscar kirkham made mention of the good music rendered by miss thurston was pleased with the remarks of the young soldier and hoped bro hall would get on the firing line at hurricane pulsed the buildings on the tabernacle block especially the gymnasium and pool many of ua are too serious and should relax all old and young should take advantage of the sliming pool we must plunge in and enjoy it we must do this with the gospel the M I 1 A board want the old men and the boys to go on an outing together during the summer and get acquainted we should always encourage one adoth er our boys are worth more than all else we must help them gave an account of the boy scout work and the good it has done tor all it makes for honesty bro earl bleak rendered a violin solo apostle lyman stated that he had enjoyed very much coming in contact with the people of this stake they reminded him much of elder A W ivans he Is as pure gold man of faith and integrity the spirit of the stake and conference has with it a profound sanctity that Is not met with everywhere spoke in praise of elder harvey hall the soldier from hurricane he admired such men gave an account of the work done by the U S marines at chateau thierry Th lerry france when the french were all but lost how they turned the tide of battle they saved the I 1 world I 1 thank god that on that bat lies my brother bad gone through the salt lake temple for that brother and at that time realized more than ever the sacredness of that temple ordinance nothing but the power of god assisted these men virtue being the great test of men and the source of strength told of the sins that dims forever the sins ot read a piece of poetry referring to fathers and mothers virtue Is the only true path to lead the choir sang an anthem the glory of the lord benediction as pronounced by pros D H cannon the members present at the afternoon session was at the tore noon session |
