Show SAN JUAN CONFEIIKNCE Htllr Soclrty hunuay School Unloal ImpruTrmsntauil 1rimiry deco cmilons Join In Ibo Slat iliellugs MAtInS Colo May ItO 107 Tbe quarterly cot f jreuce 01 tbe Ban Juan Blake ol Zion convened In Ihe Mancos ward meeting house at 10 o in May 3rJ 1S97 Tbere were pros tint of tbe Btake presidency lllders F A Hammond and William Halls soda sod-a lair representation ol High Coun cllorr Blsbopaand vliltlng Batnts from other wardaol BIke The Holutt of IbIs ward turned cut en mama lo all the meetings Prest Hammond called the meeting to order Elder William Katie ot Ibe BIlk prsaldeucy addreased the congregation speaking of the many bltulngs ol the Lord wltbiu reach If the people would Jive for them President F A Hammond once pled the remainder ol the lorenoon session speaking ol the Judgmenta of God that are bolne poured out upon Ibo nations ol the earth and broom which the Balnls are comparatively Ire and of the great change that has taken place In Ibe feelings of our non Mormon friends toward us as a people also ol tbe requirements of tbe Utspel to which all must conform who obtain eternal life At 2 p m Elder Lewis B Burnham spoke a short time upon bis willing Uesalodo hIs dUly Elder Frauklln D RIchards ol the Monll 0 Annt ato hi tlmhl wile Jan B and Rider Obarles We 1enrose having arrived they were made welcome by President Hani mouJ President F A Hammond then eave a report of the condition ot Ibe Blake as follows Health ol tbe ueople good financial condition much better than last yeai all kinds ol giain sad fruit projects excellent quite an Improvement spiritual matters Elder 1011 lilohards lad ress d the congregation He ataled that the canaeo I the delay In Ibelrjjurney Irom Salt i > ake was the otaing In train service IDO bl famer vIsit to Manuos Ho spoke of the many hIts logs ol the Lord attending tho Latter day Salute In all their cOuple Cited Ibe building ol Ibe city ot Kauvoo and tbe great sucotaaol Ibe Balnts In all their undertakings Counselled tka Saints to he trn 10 Ibo Priesthood land l-and 10 main Ibo president ol the Stoke Eider UmmoDd sod bl heelhreil In theIr labor aDd 10 eeo that all dlfterencti among the Saint bu adjusted al once as III Is I of great Importance Im-portance to live In peace here In order to do so In our eternsl borne Elder Oharles Wieerote discoursed upon tbe conditions gbvurnlug our entrance Into tbe world and our true relationship to our heavenly Father He said tbe trials through whlcb wt i are passing are all desIgned for our benefit He also sp ke of the excellency excel-lency and majesty uf Clods power and wliuom to wblob man can aspire he lives lor them A Priesthood mealing was held at 730 pm Tbe following named Bunopa and brethren reported tbe condition cf their respective wards Bishop F I Jones nf Montlceilo BaaopGso Hallo nf MOlloo ij Ua till Jjuiher C Utirnuamol llurnham nod llder D J UJaTtrsol niull RIder 1 enromOO d Ulcoaro spnhe upou the duties ot tOo llrelblu bold IUK tIe Priesthood tsirclally tbe Letter Priesthood making very clear rniuy points not Ibotouuhly under toou byall In tegard lo Ibo calling of bo Priest Ulde P A Hammond endorsed the emarka ol the bielhien and Code seed the Jllsbops to aupilut PrUsls v ud put thorn 10 work lu their several During tbo time ol tIme Priesthood mtetl c the Mourn orb bowler ol hu Belief Booieiy OliO V U M I A met at tho boino of llisbop Uo rue liall lout reolved much valuable ojuniol from M nier II on rotc who is I uuver locking for aoabuoou Ice of good thlutfa to say Too sitters report bavlBK > u exiude l I time Ak 10 n m Bunday the Baubath cuool u uvenud A Itr u sh 11s01 sloii Ibe business ot I the conference was again taken up TUB general aud lcd I autborlllea ward uuailmouily uilnlueJ Eidtrs Penroeo aud Klcbaras ojch spoke a short llmv P rmlislun bavlrg I ecu oltalued from lbs mulcts the Union Hall In tie village 01 Maucos was Iho too ol our Bunuy allernoon cervices Math Ma-th half nf thu congruialloo ware lonMornious The hall war cot oriably filled sod excellent urJer aud alieuuuu prevailed Allertlio oi nlni exercise I Elder Uuarlea W lon e delivertd a forcible forci-ble dlscourre upon Ihe Hue plan I u He and salvation sad omnhis z oJ tliu lad that our Heavunly Father could not be the aulbor 01 more loan one system 01 religion The speahtr looted numerous passajuj of tiorl lure lo prove that the prlmtllvn Church was broken up after tliu apostles toll asleep and that lu Ilme alter days Ibo Ojipil should be restored re-stored Elder F D Itloharda die cuces d upon the principle of revelation showing that lu Ibo wonderlul achlevrmeuU ot men In the arts aud BJIOUCBS there are abundant evidences of dlvlnti wisdom Bud why IB tbe world sj slow lo accept revelation In religious matters when through Hlsalmnasul mercies arid klnduem ihey are receiving receiv-ing so much at Ill baud tko ipeaker louobed upjo Ihe mission of the Prophet Joseph Smith and too coming forlb 01 Ibo B ok 01 Mormon EUer F A Hammond bore his testimony lo the truth of the word of tbe bietbren Sunday evening the Young Indies and Belief Boolely held heIr conference confer-ence Bister lllchardt Elder Penrose Elder nah eroe inch tpoke by way 01 counsel and exborialloc Monday morning at 10 oclock tbe Primary conference was held Alter a lew well olioeou words of Ibo vltltlng brethren the children rendered a very pllcll proaum conlsllnll 01 IDglua mrcb lag recitations and physical culture The ixerclses were Indeed lupreailvt and entertaining aud nflacled gresl credit upou the officer ol the ajsicl alma nod especially our talented educator edu-cator Miss Anna ilallj who had Ike reIning ol the children In then munch and physical culture ex erotior Bister Richards In her original happy wa eddUO the oblldu and her kind loving words were listened to anu appreciated by all present Eleven oclock having arrived our visitors were obliged lo withdraw lo take the train lor home While band bklng nd foodbylO weceex chanced wel eyes wore plentl ul thus evidencing Ibe love and aQtcllou felt for our dear brethrein and our beloved 3leter Kiobards who had come so far 10 feed us on Ibo good things of Ilio Alter returning from Ibe train our venerable and honored president F O Hammond poke a low momeuti In ills kind fatherly way and adjourned tke oonlrnolr ibree monlb thus oDdd one 01 the moll proftt able and elminrlalnlogconmencncn 00cr held In Ihe Btake From the very moment President Hammond called the conference to order to Us close II 1 was one contlnusl least of good tliluji and while we unite in blessings upou our brethren aDd slstera for inelr libors wear not slow In acknowlt Ing the goodnesi of our Ueivenly Oabher foe Ike rlob ol1lpourln ol UnHoly Un-Holy Spirit which was so abundantly manliest during our conference CHAitLKa E WALTON Blake Clerk Per H M TAYLOR Cleuk pro tern |