Show y iila I 1 I 1 ll 11 I 1 z I 1 an t A al aft I 1 2 i 1 I 5 1 I 1 I 41 r v a ay X ai I 1 6 of a the me utah stab I 1 ot REPORTS OF BISHOPS remarks by bv apostle F M lyman get out and aeed out of debt the quarterly conter duce of the utah stake of zion convened this morning at the stake tabernacle there were present on the stand apostle F M lyman baake presidents A 0 smoot 1 david bohu and edwarc partridge patriarch G W brimhall members of 0 j the high council and bishops ol of wards after the usual opening exercises president nt a made a brief report as to the condition of the utah stake of zion reference inference was made to the reorganize tion of the bishopric in alpine ou on account of the death of bl bishop i s mccullough A state of affairs was waa found in alpine which is ia not often tl the ccase case abundance an abunda uca f material for was found there some six or chisht men were vere proposed brother brothe r albert was selected as and J W vance and thomas carlisle jr KB as his counselors the dedication of the salt lake temple had bad the effect of awakening reawakening re awakuni n 9 the people 0 to o a realization nf n their calling ing this spirit hos has a little is ia a tendency in th tho world to take thines thin digs esy easy at aa far as religion is ia c ricer ned this f bould noi no be ba we the case we should be alive to our religions duties even more than to our worldly affairs bishop halliday mado made an en colraine con cou raine raging report of tho the american fork ward ard the sunday school was a little handicapped through the absence of the but the primary associations sm ciati ons were in excellent condition bishop george D snell bnell said that one not wih the later day saints might think by at chiz meeting zhe eling that there wa rai alack of ofin interest inthe work of goil god but such is not no t the pie case they are working faithfully in a quiet u iet unostentatious way for the un building of the kingdom of god this is the condition in spanish fork the speaker aspesi er felt encouraged from a financial point of view the crops gave evidence of a bountiful harvest harve t and there seemed to bi a n r tion of the people to free themselves from debt it was urged that the people should produce more at home instead of irra ire carting sc BO much froni from ab abaroa roal h bisho cobley of pleasant grove grovo reported the p pr ople koplo of the ward over chieh he presided to be in a proa perou condition apostle F M laman felt en conrad inconsequence ce of the reports made by the bishops he referred to a remark made by bishop snell i when a man i is living his rel gion hn he always haa bae time to pi vies each ch it but if lie is not levim his religion lie he never hus hug time tima to P preach aeh it thin is true arne not cot only in a religious sense cense hut but a so in regard to tf affairs affair god so arranged it that man inan should devoto devote about abot A six sit days of the seven to the worship of the lord laid oar spiritual coalition condition depends ina in a measure 7 a upon pon ou our r temporal condition if we are not healthy i faour 2 our boli bodies les we cannot feel well spiritually und and it if aur financial affairs are not in a prosperous rus condition we dont feel so well spiritually pi ritually I 1 was given aa a reason the other day why a aman man did not attend church that ho ha did not have suitable clothing clothine ile he could work around on lais his farm in his overalls overall colored shirt and old coat ani and hat but he be did nut feel like going to church that way wat the speaker urged a t to first principles in a financial dav we have vat going too heavily in debt buying expensive machinery and farming im implements pie mento ts when we in could uld have got alon alinn without them wo we roust must learn to wear our old clothes a little longer and man age to get out of dett deft and keep out of debt A man who bo keeps hess kee ps out of debt is a heller better citizen and he feels feela haprian ha priar livier but these times will not last lasi always ali rays I 1 bopa we will learn a lesson e isan eisan from them thein lo 10 0 keep keeport kee pont out of debt it waa al politics icis awhile ago but we dont beat anything byth ing ct cl politics now no we are al a now and broke at that the chinese farmers cited as I 1 examples example a of thrift in the grotins vie tle urged L ti heed aids example aud and devote more attention to their farros anti and gardens yar dens |