| Show THE UTAH STAKE DIVIDED three Stake Effected at a Conference I III r flue 1111 New cw Well t 11 I III Ill 11 to the South Provo Utah Co Jan tony conference ot of the Utah Stake ul or Zion was wal held In the Stake Slake tabernacle on Irl Saturday January 12 nl at 10 a tn m Rider David Dald Joint Johll ut the stake presidency There Were tr J Grant and lIved of the Council of 1 Eiders David John and Li L Chipman counselors to the late dent Elder Partridge of the presidency eleven members of the Council three live presIdent of Seventy president of the PrIests circa teen leen and others otherl of the hood of the Stake lake and a larger lorger stion atlon is II usual at the first meet lug irig of If conference J lder David John expressed III ti seeing co 80 ot of the Saints Saint In III at In III speaking of the late Irate EI EIder iler der the said In part Since our last conference we haVe lIae been called to mourn the lose of our beloved fiend find anti brother President who WAI vu called away very suddenly None of us UI UI ted he was going so o soon lOon but our Fattier h hs sell at to call hOllie und tand Partridge has ha d his hll work unit been laid to ret rest II lie was a 1 of God overt as s the Lord Nl SOld in III a lion of at the tilt father her of Part Partridge ridge Ire he as aa a man without guIle anti hRS has left a noble nuble family and a good sool example fur tor to follow I Moroni Know Abel J Evans and Stephen L I each aeh spoke briefly testIfying to 10 the unIt unity existing among the people ill the Stake and re referred tu to the division ox pressing the belief that the plated chonge would In greater If good and Increased blessings to tile the Saints I lder J Orant rejoiced In meeting with the Salute and In the proposed pro posed dIvision ot of the Stake fur or he felt that there would be all an increased spirit spiritual ual growth and development of the pee peo pie Tue Tho nettle of at the people could I be more looked after and itis It ItIs I Is a fact that we do better when we know that some one olle is hI looking after us He spoke of the blessIngs which follow faithful and humble support of the wisdom and Judgment given to the ot of God b by III Inspiration itI In the selectIon of men to occupy Positions us Ills servants among the PeoPle In the afternoon the following breth brethren ren addrEssed thE congregation bearing to tile the truth of DC the Latter day III woric and aDd to the blessings It had bought to them and Ill all the Saints Ia William S II lark Clark Roger ROler Far larrer r WIlliam E Banett Abraham Halladay Johnson Jr OlOr George S Taylor Talor I Charles fl D Glazier and J 3 W WDean Dean Bean hl er Road Reed Smoot spoke of tie de ot of Elder Partridge and bore to hi his worth anti his hili Integ nt to the work ot of God showing that he hat hail been hEen Inspired And tull fully for tor the labors given Ien him to 10 perform as I pre ot of this Stake or of Zion ion So also with resident l David John the knew men rend had learned to 10 love them u ate fathers lie Hf Ill spoke Oke ot of the theIn In and unit unity of the SAints of Utah i Stake When the matter of at dIvision i was wa first ret mentIoned to him It cau caused 1 him a feeling of regret but bul now llos he knew It to be for tor the benefit benent and or of the people anti ho he felt to tolIa lIa say to the people on the north and to 10 the people on the south God bloss and proper you ou that tha t ou 1111 may grow row II anti nr increase In the love loe rf the truth and In labors of love ioe for this great work lie He earnestly exhorted the Saints to re renewed energy antI faithfulness and increased In creased love loe anti good words lor th the kingdom of God Gol GolOn Godon On Sunday forenoon a ver very In larg riO fon vas WIS in III attendance In all ad to the visiting Riders Elders ot of the ha there wre were f nt Pre Pied l lent Joseph 1 South And George Tta al and A O 0 Woodruff Teasdale was wal the first speaker le lie felt great l II iii inciting with the Saints anti ni thaN share wih with them Ih the privilege of Ih the sPIrit liMit and andor word or of the Lord To ro leow know Oo hod the Father I is life tl eternal so eo the Savior tell I us anti how le are we e or the people of the world to kno know WI we keel I and do the wil wIll ot of the Father Pathier The should 1 he be taught the sure principles or of the At th their lr und and the I In Stakes and wards of Zion hion are not justified lore before the hen the they I know 10 that thaI III the ople Are for forIt forit It Is II only b by loin the he wl will ot of Ihl the that we rn can hop hope to l be J by Joseph P F SmIth spoke at length upon the principle of the author authorIty I Ity of tile the as asto to 10 man In tb the Church ot of Oo God the power and elet effect ot of this dle delegated authority for or the or condemnation naton nation of at th Ib lull souls o of men Thi The speak speaker er r read extensIvely from the lad and And upon th ration 1101 f In the Priesthood cx x the rights and powers ot of tho leading quorum and In Inthe Inthe the Church lt lie promised that 1111 ibis conference e adjourned the there would b be an or of thi this Stake o 0 ion In accordance wih with the spirit anti uhl wl sill of at our In it heaven and ho hoi 1 the SIJ Salute would sustain the t 1 the l he presented by ther anti and I hi thi efforts for the of Zion In Inthe inthe the earth In the afternoon the general of the Church ChuNh were wre anti unanimously su sustaIned l Elder lder REf heed Smoot then thon addressed the ton LIon le lie presumed theN there was not a person present who hall had not heard he of the of at the Presidency to dIvIde the Utah StAke Into three Stakes Stake ROl anti he explained that thal It would be the polIcy l Cf the Church In the future to hlo breve Stakes more compact anti so 10 fat fatSI 11 SI practicable to have hae no greater num s bar ber than about souls In Iii All riy one Stake le lie then gave the lne lines of division of the thie three Stakes to be formed oUt of 01 the Utah stake and ld that the On sin Stake would b be knowl known f as the Utah Stake Slake Tue north Stuk al lilt the wards north from a Ino line running lal east of 01 and west welt on en the boundary th the ward and including ward The central stake Itak Comprises the wards ward south louth of the south boundary of Linden ward and extending to Spanish Pork Fork ward vord including al all the tue ward warda itt In SpanIsh l Fork ork canyon the ho Pleasant Vailey uler ward mi may Rl at some Mome future tle be made I te Pert of Ime The Stake lake comprises all Idl the ward sOUth of It n a lne line running east lt all arid wet west on the tue north lne hue of Jork Fork ward except tile wards ward in III R l orl canyon Tire The divisIon wa iu Unanimously sue IU b by the The following Ille brethren who hall had h been n selected b by the the Presidency ot of the Church sustained b by the AP tics tend Mid the high Counci CouncIl for tor In the Presidency ot of the new flew Stakes wert were then aIti by the congregation For th the of the Utah John President Joseph 1 It Keeler second tNt first counselor counselor Lafayette I lor or the of the L Ii Janice 1 II Clark counselor Abl Abel J Evans leond second For l of tl the South Stake Jonathan S Page Jr ApIU mot moot explained that th names for the north and south Stakes hail had riot been decided upon but would b be announced at to b be hell held next Sunday In III American I olk fur for the north Stairs anti In lalon fur fUI the South Stake It at which 11 time th theae Stakes Stake would be more or and counselors to PI Page would b be presented to the Saints tor foi their acceptance Elder Moroni Show was an or of the Fourth ward of Provo to tl till the vacancy occasioned by tho selectIon of Bishop a as counselor to President John Elder 0 A Woodruff bore his te tee limon to 0 the tue truth of the work vork of tho Lord and spoke of Is its growth crowth and ris rI a anti 11 of tile b tha that would rome coin to the 1 ople hy by reason or of tile dIvision of If the Utah Stake or of Zion Aon giler 1 ald John Ipke of hlo hIa labors labore In ill the Presidency or of thie Stake with the brethren who have gone be beyond yond ond the Veil 11 and asked the SaInts t to sustaIn him The oilier Heler holbrook Snow Iti ilman Clark 1 aJ and hat itati been ln cale called to fl Ill 1 petitions in the new organIzatIons each Ich spoke briefly signifying hIs hll intentions to labor earnestly In Lii performance of at tile the duties him Joseph F Smith was wan tie the lat last speaker lie He 1111 sail he was pleased with the business transacted and wt wih h the spirit of humility Ind sad manifested b by the brethren who ho hll Intel been n caled called to new positions lie He spoke of the duties dulles of PresIdencies o of Stakes anti Councils they should hould be unit BI In al all thinKs thIngs and one no another be fre free from passion anti anger always with thol those In Ill always to 1 ee peace love loe nail ant unity Imong among th the people The members ot of very er quorum b be tul full unIted and eer every memo her ber should learn hil his tut duty A spirit 06 o reverence for the Priesthood should be cultivated b by the Saints and the mn men holding the PrIesthood should bt be re respected Ind and honored In their positions All 1 the of the conference were favored ith th beautIful singing I by bythe the tabernacle choIr under the dine lion of ton J W 1 1 N Stake Clerk |
