OCR Text |
Show - i i nil I i I i i. - i i I in ii nil ii nrrir" imiimiirtrtnmw rmniii twfuwio v ,.. Sunday, Sept. 15, 10 a. m. . The Authorities, of the Church and ff. ' " retake were presen ted and sustained. . Prefit. Jacob Gates spoke but on account of his remarks being quite lengthy we . " have reserved thom'for next issue. Elder A. P, Hardy gave a good report of the Natives; said they need some . , risBistance io Bowing wheat this fall and ; they ought to have a few tools. Preparations Prepar-ations arc being made to open a school for them and teach them how to read. Eider A. P. Hardy wn3 sustained a? Missionary to and Presiding Elder, over the Indians in this Stake. Four rep oris from Relief Societies read, which Were very favorable. Bp. George H. Croaby of Leeds. I have been highly edified. I have been encouraged encour-aged by the reports and good talk. Our ' Sunday Schools are in a- good condition, '.. . and some of the children do not wish to be away. In speaking of the yellow fever, tlie passage was brought-to my mind where tlio Lord says a desolating sickness should spread over the land. 1 was back to the Missouri river in 1863 but I had a great desire to got back home. 2 p m. The Circular of the First . . Presidency, published July 1877, was reed. Sabbath School reports read. Bp. T. J. Jones of Washington ; I can say I feel well in meeting lToro with you," ' . : and in hearing the reports of the increase - ' ' of the good that is being done in the differont Warda. : , Our children know comparatively noth- ; ; ing of the ways of the world . How few of us have a knowledge of the Gospel as we should have? When our young men go on missions they do not have 4 the. knowledge that they, wish to have; but, if they are faithful, they obtain it j while on their missions J ' I hope we may have the spirit of God ' and keep it, pay our tithing, and do the rest of our duties. If wo strive to keep the commandments of God more fully, we shall be blessed. He represented his "Ward doing well; then gave a few items concerning the Washington Factory. Said he wished all who had claims for goods on the Factory : to present them, as they had a large stock of goods now on hand. Bp. Marius Ensign from Santa Clara addressed the congregation, but wo have not tho room to publish his remarks now, but will do so at some future period, lie-ported lie-ported his Ward on an average ; considerable consid-erable sickness, but no deaths. Bp. Wm. Show of Pine Valley next addressed the Gonferenco but we are obliged to reserve his remarks for the future. Reported his. Ward 'in fair I condition. Prest. J. T. D. McAllister said: Wo f want the tithing in grapes and not in wine. ' The water ought to be kept from the vines now, as both the grapes arid the wine will be better by so doing. A brother has been appointed to make tho tithing -wine, that it ' r may all be of tho samo quality, i Yesterday was the last day for register- ing voters. On the th of November the election for Delegate conies ofY. Wo want every legal voter to arrange to bo within his or her precinct on that day and cast their votes without fail. 't; You who have not, should get your first papors-r-you can get them of. brother R. 0. Lund who is authorized to give such papers. ' , . ,. Now if you Bishops will keep this in mind and teach it in your Wards I will v be thankful. 1 " 1 , ' -ii n " Ho admonished the' people to preserve clcanjineas and good order in their cities and' oettieincntD, and remove all nuisances vvhich. offend and are a source of annoyance annoy-ance to, order-loving people. If e felt that they had a good time in coming together : had many good remarks, and hoped they would all go away with a determination to live more closely to God. Conference adjourned. |