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Show 1 SAINTS OF llfill S1E I HOLD . IEIGS Hrcc Interesting Sessions of Bonfcrcncc Held in the Tab crnnclc Meetings arc Well Attended. CTio three sessions of tho Laiter-nlay Laiter-nlay Saints conference which con-.venexl con-.venexl Saturday aiid Sunday were I well attended and excellent addresses wero n feature of tho conference. Tho musio furnished by tho choir and solo singers was beautiful and credit is due J'rof, Boshard for tho excellent preparation. Elder O. F. Whitney mado tho assertion that if tho opposcrs of tho Mormon church could gain enough power to causo tho extermination of the Mormon people, God would smite tho land. Tho speaker cited tho conditions of tho places from which the Mormon people had been driven and asserted that tho peoplo of theso places would wolcomo the Mormons bade at any time. The musical program by tho choir of this session follows: "Why So Long,"" Wo Proisoond Bless Thco." Solo, "Fear Not Israel." SATimnAV AFTKUNOON Tho church authorities wero unanimously unan-imously sustained by the saints nfter which a report of tho pi pa organ fund was presented. Tho report showed that tho orgrn had been paid for and 814.GO had been turned over to tho stake fund, Elder G. H. Brlmhall gavn on n(lilresfl,ctMic6cning-thc-. IrainingvOf the young peoplo of tho church and called nttcution to tho theology taught at the B. Y. II. Advised that spiritual (raining be n requisite; to tho KchoolaHtlu learning of the young people of tho church. Elder John Henry Smith spoko of tho teaching received nt thu conference con-ference and asked thu saints to think well of all they had hoard as they would be benefited thereby. Parents wero advised to live correct lives that their children may bo proud to follow their example. Advised Ad-vised the young people to marry in the temples, saying that this was the only proper way for tho Latter-j Latter-j day Saint children. ! HUNDAV MOHNI.NO Tho Sunday morning session convened con-vened nt ten o'clock nnd Pres. J. 15. Keeler nrcsided. Elder Jeseo W. Knight was thu first speaker, takiug for his text, "Honor Thy , Father and Thy Mother" Elder Knight gavo a pleasing interpretation interpreta-tion of this Bcripturo and advocated the observance among the young peoplo. Depicted the beautiful characters that have, had their bo-ginning bo-ginning in the respecting of father and mother. Bishop O. H. Berg gavo a doctrinal doc-trinal sermon, advocating tho study of God and tho salvation plan. "Go Yo into all tho World and Preach the Gospel," wns the text for a beautiful 6ennon by Elder O, F. Whitney. lloMids "Woproaohl the gospel to save monj thu gospel is not meant to damn men but to bring them again to their God. 1 ho redeeming sacrifice of Christ has savtel mankind .from tho fall of Adam, thus thu gospel of Christ is a saving plan. God has lwd ewm-passion ewm-passion with his children by saving mankind through an emrthly Savior, Tho musical program coimitl of tho fallowing fiiJectiotiB' by tho choir: "Consider nnd Hear Me,'1 "Thu Lord is my Shepherd." HUNHAV AWK11XOO& President Ilolbrook thought that lull the people that attended the .liornlng exorcises wore well payed for their trouble iu thu trno onjby-j incut of thu spirit manifested, The i presidency of tho stake have cujoj-j ed perfect harmony in all their lab- ors pertaining to the welfare of tho '11 people of the Stake. The high council iu their deliberations havo "H been of one mind nnd in tho stake very little feelings have existed and .H those havo been ndjustcd by tho ward teachers. Supt. Cummings discoursed up- jH on marriage and tho great benefits of a woll-matcd life. The Latter- Hl day Saints havo mnny principles JfB that hold father nnd mother, bus- 'rfl band and wife together for a longer period than life AjKistlo O. F. Whitney waa im- ' , pressed with tho unity of the f jH speakers who spoke in tho morning JH meeting. Thoy bad spoko upon many things that Hq '"had not fl thought of and from tho many sub- jects suggested ho desired to bo led H to spunk upon one. His a law of 9 tho church that the members of tho .H church mo prompted by the sumo. JH spirit aa tho luadura and in thie way jH theiy know hat thu leaders mo .'fjjl tuuehing them tho truth. Ulie spirit H of tho hut general confeunce di- JH reju'tcd that the obHurviuv u of the word of wisdum was neglected -d JH that tho Lord a not pleusud with 91 i tho way many of the taints werg ,J i(i'"ig. Bfl |