Show conference opens SOME REPORTS ARE MADE president partridge praises the people for weh doiny bishops make reports there was a very rood attendance at the tabernacle this forenoon foren con at the first cession of the quarterly conference of this stake president partridge pro sided congregation hymn on jaee as come come ye saints no toil nor labor fear etc the opening prayer was offered by elder oliver B huntington of bille services continued by on page president partridge was the first speaker he felt sony that there were not any of the first presidency or aboa alea present as it was a very thing that a conference be held in this elake without some of them present he thought perhaps abat hey were disgusted with the saints of this baake for their poor attendance last con ference it seemed abat there was a feeling of indifference that bad taken hold ot the sainta but he was plad to aee that the saints were getting more interested in church matters but there wera some who want to the fields and worked instead of attending their meeting on saturday and he was sorry to oay that some even plowed or hauled bay on the sabbath it waa for this reason that the ward conferences wera discontinued and only held on sunday at which all the of the ward would have to be done there are too many men who neglect their spiritual doties bat for all abat the work of god will RO on anit the eama for he haa pat his band forward to gather bie people to repentance for the last time and he will not let the people go eo far astray as to atop tha progress of his work but would spur the people up to a realization of their duties and obligations obliga tiona which they owe to him there are baoy thousands of who are desirous desi roua of keeping his corn mand menta the saints have done well in the way of paying their tithing nl fast offerings and abe keeping the poor of tae atae we build our churches and tabernacles from donations and they should be liberal BO as not to call on the general tithing fund dont bo small in your donations for on man who is liberal will jose any thing by it for by being liberal and free hearted yoi will receive the of god fi has not he aard that those who are lib cral will be blessed we have faith in his predictions and promises for they will be fulfilled speaker eaid that be did not get up to preach the bishops of the different wards be given an opportunity to report as to the condition cond tion of their words beshoo john E finish of payson waa called boon to report and said that his ward was in good condition and that the people were trying to live up to principles of their faith bat of coarse three are some black people among them they bad boat por chased a to nse as a ward bouse and had paid for it by ase sains the members of the ward speaker said that the young men and women of afon should be foord employment at home so that they would not leave home for thereby they always lose the spirit of the bishop gardener of spanish fork next reported that hia ward waa in good condition and gay a few inter esling bishop D R tay or of salem ward baul that he endorsed the remarks made and said more interest was man iii church matters elder abel J banc of lebi depre dented his ward eivin the same en cou raeine reports as the others er followed with come verv instructive rp marka but for lack of space we are compiled comp pled to leave anem out bupt supt L E eggertsen Ee gertsen of the sunday schools of the stake reported thac the sunday schools were in a flourishing babinc an enrollment of over pupils H thanferd than feed the saints for their help and encouragement meeting closed by the choir an anthem benediction by elder J E daniela conference Confer enca adjourned till 2 p m |