Show STAKE CONFERENCES Stake Deseret Feb 19 1900 To time the Editor Stake Slake conference convened hero here last Sunday and Monday The visiting brethren were Elders F M Lyman and Anthon II un n neo 80 ot of the First Council of oC The rho being most beautiful the tho lit st was large e The given were timely and ot of on an aging The dR day preceding the conference n a anew new ward was vas at Abraham Abroham with the following officers A 80 O 0 M r null and C CB B 11 Ilcken as hiS counselors The rho prophecies uttered upon the tho des del desert crt ert land are fast tAlt fulfilled The Theland land Is being Many Inny car carloads loads ot of alfalfa were shipped from Crom CromI I this place last season I Halt 1 a dozen families will arrive here from Dixie next veeR and settle elUo at al HInckley and ond Abraham Stake The Tho conference or of the tho Box Dox elder cider Stake was held In the Tabernacle Cst City Sunday and Monday Fob IS and 19 tt A large congregation gathered Sun Sunda Sunday da day morning nt at 10 0 II a m the Sunday school children occupied time the galleries and t the hI greater of oC the tho floor There were Ir Present ent on the stand be besides sides eldes the Stake authorities 1 Elders C D I and ond nulon S Wells Well of the First Council of Seventies and Andrew lenson Jenson The Stake president Elder Eider Chas Kelly presided Rt at nil all the meet In Inge s The morning program was chiefly gh ghon on over to Sunday school exercises exercise Stake Supt L A Snow brIefly reported the condition ot of time the schools In Ii the Stake The Thc First ward school gave a concert recitation of the Articles ot of Faith Time The children then nil all song rang a Sunday school song FOng Eider Rulon S spoke briefly on time the greatness of Sunday school work also on the nece necessity of the thc young pea plo pie getting married An exercise was given b by the second Intermediate de pertinent t ot of the tho Second wa ward school the he primary department or of this the Fourth ward gave n a class exercise BrIer Brief rl re marks were then thon made by f Elders C D 1 and Andrew Andren Jensen Jenson At t the afternoon session Elder lell Kelly reported the condition ot of the Stake lie ot of the tho many important changes recent recently mil made de In the organizations of oC the Stake and referred to the success tot tul labors or of the tho two specIal mission missionarIes arIes appointed to labor among the tho Saints and strangers In time the western part ot of the Stake Slake 1 Elder lder C D FJeldsted spoke on the tho changed conditions In work lie said there was now no need of our young men going on missions Ignorant ot of the Gospel lie spoke of the t ty of our young men going to the world preaching the Gospel Elder Hulon S Wells said the un denyIng motIve or PUrpose In life la Is to seek lINk first the tho kingdom ot of Gol and its righteousness All other occupations are merely IncidentAl Elder Andrew AndreI Jenson ot at the history time the Church Is making and the II tOO heed ot of erecting U IL suitable historians office lIe urged the Saints to help In inthis this much needed In time ovenin nt at Elder Eldor Timos Hull huh ot of time the control central board of the Y 1 M MI I 1 I A spoke to lime young people on their duties nil a Saints t Cr r amusements etc Sonic Somo excellent advice was glen given to the large audience ot of young oung Present Elders Time C Young and C 1 r Jen JenSen Sen J missionaries to the western part ot of the tho Stake reported their labors About ono One and amid fifty families bad been visited fifty or of whom hom were 1 Eastern who ball bad settled Fettled In the county They Ther had boon kindly received b by all and felt tolt that much good had hadl l been en done Ilone J Elder Jonathan Nelson reported hula his Quorum of Elders Elder Eider Aivord reported the tho Quorum and J Elder Prior Pacer Farer the third quorum Thomas Yates of oC the North word Bishop Grover of Garland lush op Lars Lara F Johnsen ot of Door Boar Dish Dishop Dishop op Oeo Geo Pacer Facer ot of Willard rd enoh reported the condition ot of their respective wards f Elder Ider J 3 D B Burt president of till thit Priests quorum reported the tho Quorums condition as being quite la lay arable rho Ihie afternoon meeting WI was addressed b by m Eider er Andrew Jenson who shio delivered on an Interesting discourse on the n need ed ot of missionary work among the tho strangers our gates of the motives of our mIssionaries and the Influence th they y are arc exerting on the world mind ot of the bleu bless inge derived from keeping the Word ot of Wisdom l Elder l er A M Madsen explain the ac lion ot of the tho Third Yard ward In purchasing the houle Ue lie further lurther gave gae some advice on bOth temporal and spiritual matters Eider Oleen Olcen N Stohl spoke ot of the blessings derived from spending pen ln our means insane In the Interest of oC the kingdom of oC hod Elder J 3 D B Peters s spoke oke briefly on one e educational matter Stake Clerk Sunday School loI Mesa la Maricopa Co 0 A T P February It ii IMO 1900 The Sunday school chool conference of oC the tho ot of Zion was held here hereon on the and nth and It Is corn com remarked that we nm never r had n a better con conference terence We wem blessed the presence of Heber J 3 Gramt and General Sunday school Sup Supt K Karl rt G 0 GM M Elder Eider JGolden J Kimball ot of the First Council ot of Seventies and Sister Grant lJ besides lime general attendance ot of authorities the reports ot of Stake Sinko and aud ward superintendents It was learned that the Sundal Bunda schools Were In rood good condition and various claSs exercises vero given uhn In evidence ot of the good work being done In them rime file many beautiful lee I IIlona I eons Ilona and nud strong testimonies given by bythe the tho visitors 1 mado a deep on an anthe the 1 Elders Grant and Claw Clawson son san commended the tho Saints for the faith which manifest by their works nd suggested items Item of Improvement In Sun Sunday Sundy day dy school and other matters Elder Eider Kimball plead with the young people to 1 ho 0 pure and chute chaste showing the tho advantage ot of this course I Grant us some phasing tiona In regard to selecting litera literature turo ture and Brother gave US time tho latest and most mOlt conservative definition ot of might have havo been and In simple yet eloquent language taught US many beautiful lessons lIe He Ia gave In Instructions which found a willing echo In every heart All the lore JOVe our venerable Sunday leader Dur DurIng Ing the tho visit of oC the brethren Brother M MC MC C Phelps wua WIe Set let apart to Art ns as see lIec end ond counsellor to 10 Jill M Horne Home or of the tho M Mesa II ward Jr 11 Lewis lomb was sot set apart to Oil 1111 n a In the tho council ot of the 9 th Quorum of Seventies time tho Elders quorum was moor with I Ii Y V Outline pr president and Frank Fuller and r Gee coun ollor Marlow Bond Rain Babbitt Seth Jonson anI and Loran Dana Dann were Vera set lct apart to 10 flit missions In inthe the tho Southern States will take talt the course lit at prior to go goIn going In ing to their fielde ot of labor laborThe The tho o 0 far has haa been pleasant and r dr dry Fruit trees nud reeve have hae been In bloom sino Ino Jan tO J anti and oranges stIll hang on the Ir trees QS An n epidemic Of whooping cough couch lire re among time the health end peace r in n our sunn sunny sunnyland land mm lIEN F LE LB DAltON Stake of Schools |