Show mm cos T h aej s 0 f W a d bishops T TEMPLE dedication two days set apart for latter day saints sunday school scholars SATURDAY MOB KINd the quarterly conference of the tha utah stake of zion convened this morning at the stake tabernacle the attendance was very meager the members of the tabernacle choir and many saints be being ng in in salt bait lake city on the stand were Prea idesta john and rat ridge members of the tha high council and bishops the conference confer enca was opened by the congregation singing that beautiful hemn cartr Illari clye 1 ye mortals hist I 1 be still voices from Cumo hill etc prayer was waa offered by elder mcintyre the congregation sang bang do what is right the day dawn is ia breaking hailing a f future of freedom and light DAVID JOHN explained that on account of the dedication none of the twelve were present and perhaps would not be present President smoot was slightly under the weather and hence was not present but would make an effort to be present represent atthe at the priesthood rile eting this evening BISHOP GEORGE DAT reported the condition of the tha american fork ward it had bad been bean reported he be said that there were wera members of the church in american fork ward but he bad never seen them that la Is not until the last two or ahrea weeks now he did not have to hunt them up they hunted him up they all wanted to go to the temple some had bad even claimed to be members of the church not be cause caus they ethey bad absen baptized baptised sed but bei cause they bad been blessed when they were babies the speaker had hopes that the dedication of the demule would result in much rood it would cause causa many to reflect the saints were urged upon to read the dedicatory prayer at least a half a dozen times great good would result from its careful consideration BISHOP HILL reported that in springville Spring ville the tha saints had been under some boms inconvenience since the division of the city into four wards on account of not having ward meeting houses the bishops and their counselors however had held meetings with the teachers and a good ei spirit it had prevailed A new energy bad d been aroused and the sunda sunday y meetings as a result had been better attended he also had hopes of much rood good rasul resulting ting from tho the dedica tion BISHOP J r P B R JOHNSON had a report to offer similar to those earning coming from other wards for several weeks past he had been busy issuing recommends for the temple tern pie dedication during his twenty nine years service as bishop he kad had seen a time when the saints were more willing to respond to any call to contribute of their means than for the completion of the temple the ward had paid over ever its assess ment which stood to their credit JU ho spoke of the great privilege of attending the temple and he urged the brethren to go and take their entire fasti lies with them offered an encouraging report the people had bad responded liberally with their means and ana there had been a gen eral desir e to attend the dedicatory services he thought it would work a wonderful reformation among the mm mem berm bera of the tha church and aney would try to live up to their duties budea more strict strictly iv than in the past he was waa united n ith the teachers and all were united wila the people BISHOP GILLESPIE represented the pleasant view ward the tha ward had taken great interest in the temple dedication A new ward house housa had been built and according to the suggestion of president nent john had bad been built large enough to accommodate the ward for meyeral years to come the following telegram was read by president john 1 to david danid john As so BO very many of the sunday school children of the saints hare baye contributed to the erection of the salt bait laks lake and ancl have hava expressed an earnest desire to attend tha dedication services the alist presidency of the church have extended the legs lege to the sunday school children 0 the primary find first intermediate departments part ments with their respective teacher and members of the other two depart ments meats with their who nave bute not attended the at the temple to be present at the special dedication services to be held friday and saturday april and children enrolled in alo sunday schools cf f the saints bat who are nt nit members of the church also hive the privilege of attending atten inc aing these two daa da m have been set act apart for the benefit ol 01 0 the sunday school children of the church of jesus christ of later day saints under eight veara of age ay but the privilege is also ext extended eLded to those members of the tha other two departments who have not yet attended the dedication services the and nd one ot oi his assistants should take rge of the intire number coming from the school and assign a teacher to each eight or ten pupils watching them car carefully caie fully while on the train etc the sai vices will he be short and baited to the capacity of mhd cailJr ault li ii that children too rail arail a to undertake t the he journey be left at home homa great care should betoken betaken by taken in comply iua with ith ar range ments as suggested tid so as to avoid an accident and that to lo children childrs he lost please report without fail to the general secretary not latter than tuesday morning next the number lumber 0 of f pupils and of officers ficera and torch bers era fro ir each school when final instructions will be published arrangements are aire titling being mada for special low railroad rats of which due notice will be given I 1 very ery truly your ere brethren go 90 Q CANNON GEO JOHN MORGAN general P S S M WHITAKER general secretary TI the 0 m meeting 5 etin g was adjourned by sinking and D rayer until 3 2 c oc |