Show conference AU an 0 occasion of spir vitual fitial feasting 4 ii I i OF AN AND discourses i other i i The quarterly conference confer enco of tile the Sta kepf zion con conTe in t vie e L D S meeting house sun aty and monday dec 23 azid 24 all the presidency of the stake were present together with representatives enta tives of the various wards sunday 10 10 a in the congregation sang now let us ua rejoice i 7 TT T prayer by patriarch jan jonathan alfin I 1 V I 1 crosby f choir sang aang spirit of faith brebt murdock said it is ie always ith 4 timidity that thail 1 l arise to speak to t the people odthe aings thin of god is i with tha ali present attendance of the tha taints mid and ill i atit cd that before we adjourn this confer once enco we will he fully satisfied and shall aall know ow whether we are advancing or backsliding back sliding we find that notwithstanding the efforts of the adv adversary Y we vre are arc moving on n in in bringing about the purposes of our havely Hea vonly father iti in je reporting porting ih the eh ifft co u n tt ife i jas not much work brought before that body for their adjudication nd tle the members are very willing to attend their meetings 0 once tice every month arid and attend to such duties as are required of tact there is a wave row going over the people and the opposite element is operating against our people but our religious friends are loosing faith in their doctrines do and are arc drifting into infidelity fideli tv a and nd are more or less opposed to the doctrie we are promulgating mul r gating we cannot depend upon our parents parent or relatives ivea for ih j blosil blessings jigs we may receive but murt work out our own salvation i i 1 f hive t ll succeeded in tile the work they have I 1 undertaken are tho th people in these mountains willing to give our Ilea heavenly venty father all the praise honor and glory for t ie progress we have made in this thi work urged parents the nece sity of teaching and instructing their offspring in all the prin caplas of this thia great work which were are engaged in councillor thoa schofield Scho neld re the condition of the people of tile first ward Coundi councillor llor wm robinson Robin Bon by request reported the condition of the second ward councillor geo eyre of miner ville ille spoke upon the condition of tho ward lie he lived in singing 0 cli benediction by eldar R marshall 2 p lu choir sang from page prayer by elder W J cox choir rang Bang the adiian administration of the sacra ment was conducted liy by the firby ward james mcknight McKnig 0 lit bishop ej aville felt pleated to be at this conference rence and re representing besenti n g his barj sometimes there are things found we would desire to better this seems beams to be the case at minera ville tille but upon the w whole ole lie he ft finds n d s1 sa that the people are doing we well gen alj iroy thero re some lorn ako are do all they can canto to build bu ild up the kingdom others are slack meetings ings are not dot so well attended as haight tie te il though 0 there is an improvement pro felt recently chesun the sunday school and other associations except the tile they Y L if M it if IA aarein rein in good condition many of t the le spun men inen area arc away wa y froni home hoine A very good bood day school is being T conducted there lie ile has noticed that the that the people dry u but as tle season advances they begin to lo waken up to their duties this is not nota a good cooj plan because whet when the asar carrolld earrol roald ld round wo we find bairs lys no farthier fArt lier advanced than before as ae 7 we loose as much our argy rg y as we gain during our tinie lime of seal 1 the people aro are laboi labeling ing ji baj ard felt fell welt well in the gospel wo can only secure salvati onby obedience to ibe will ot of gol guj i continued on second page continued fi from oln first rag page ja david reese rel represented resented tato ali 0 o condition of Adams at a 1 being in a fair and prosperous condition some S sickness has prevail prevailed iut ut clerc is in nothing 0 serious seri oils r now in this way except ono one case ire iio bore testimony to his love or of the truth of ortho the bishop jos morris reported the greenville ward the report depoi t of ting this ward ho he stat stated a 1 would i be similar to that t given by the other bri athern tile tho various association were doing well and llie th people p a oa generally are arc inclined towers town rs the he ful fulfillment fillmen of fit their air duties I 1 there is room for all to 0 o improve II if j then boro bore liis his to ilia fulfillment fulfilment fuini mont of certain prophecies contained contained in tho the old and new testament and from p predictions r lie iio showed the duty of tile the saints in iii thal tile tho of these holy purposes roay may not be deli deloyed arid and that I 1 we may not be cou counted yu to 0 partake of iho blessings s in in t these h ese grand days tho the eldena Elders quorum vas represented edited by john robn Kobl nion on elder L croft croff was pleased that lie hall had been found worth worthy y to occupy tile position of speaker at this conference the testimonies given should be a source of comfort to all rejoiced in ti the a things of god and felt to con continue in tile faith and endeavored to unac understand and the times in which wo io live to many these are arc curious times limes yet the question is how can we feel that these aro ara curious times when ivhon so much has hag been predicted by the prop prophets hats we haac young men in in our midst who who need faith and place that faith in goj god and pray mire lie ile folt felt confident that we wd haye just as oung mca inea as 18 c can n bc found anywhere how ho w ts satisfied that gadis una thia pic peo alend ale an ana that plire purposes koscs of the enemy oily eny y will bo be thwarted and also that the lord has brought 0 us up to these fastnesses fast nesses for a great an and d a mighty purpose we will be called to pass through many narrow lor iua and steadfastness ste assess of all ali stati statistical report of the beaver stake read by clerk IV G supt bupt giliam Yi liam fotheringham ryoko the condition of the sunday sinday S scudle choats ch oafs of ortho tile stake and found the schools with few excel lions to be doing excellent work 1 ile he also spoke upon the naacp A it y of the saints taking hold and as siding the teachers and officers cors of tho the schools with tile opportunity he took occasion occasion to add a few words of instruction instruct io and council coonc 11 0 of f a general character A desire was expressed that tho the should not furget the necessity n e cess f 1 ty of making out the reports ports of the schools and forwarding the same sam t to 0 supt bupt benj bennett for the iho choir to solicit means mcak the choir 8 sang ang in an antham benediction by elder D tylor I 1 monday Alo aday 10 a m congregational sl nagih 0 0 my father prayer by Coun councillor cillo r thos park parkinson aisen choir sang i softly beams ther the sac sacred red dawning councillor M L shepherd felt feit pleased to associate with the saints w hen abc were gathered loge together her for the purpose of enjoying the b casings of their holy religion ed some af pf his I 1 during the years of his big life quoted 11 some of tho leading doati doc tius ilc a cf f the christian sects and drew doine very vary st ri akin g contrasts between liet phoui and the rove revealed aled dietr doctrines liles f believed belieT cd in by sainto saint ayad the pf af the religion ion of tile the people of god i land and showed that there is more required of this people than the of pleasure belfi sinless and I 1 we ve have a to develops within UR tile attributes tri Gutes or of 6 god that wo iva may bo be prepared to enter into and possess Os se and enjoy a fullness of tile the glory of his big presence ence pointed out some bowe of the faulty and fai fa bailine iline lings net to say tr transgressions of momo holding t the he holy priesthood rp neglect of L chany any to make any effort to pay their air tithing ire ho involved tho ilia help of the lord to enable us is to ful fill our cove covenants nanta and fcc pv b commandments elder J J remarked that tile teachings tho the latter day saints have hare received fa froni th the 0 organization of ali 1 l t pj day are sufficient jiin to 0 o have made li us perfect had wo we only lived up tip to them seq V arpp tho the god had chonto cho nto to roveal reveal his mind and will to man upon ilia seat carlli lit and how it was said by the pr prophets 01 agap that god would not do any anything t I 1 ill 1 n g save lie he reveal it t to his acrya servants s the prophets if taip via r as true in in the jay day when the lite ato lament was made it is also true today to day wo iva aro arc neglectful and tic ti c kingdom of god first that ill all oth er things may be bc added antous after dwelling boing soing lino these matters lie liob cro re a pow powerful erful idony y of his lis own and his belief in the tr truth of the groat dorkof god i councillor thos frazer said lit never rhad biad much to say bay although laiq lie J ivd p tl biad ad a long experience in the principles of tile gospel 7 re he briefly the objects and purposes of his life billed embracing the reli religion giop 0 of f jesus s how holy ho he left his native land for the lovo of these principles how lie desires to be faiad always doing that which is ri right lit Counge counseled led all ail to live so 0 o that they may be prepared to enter tile joy or J a jonathan cromby president or of seventies felt s somewhat moved upon to say something in regard to tle the seventies there seems scorns to be bd a inam manifestation ft es tation of if rid il c among t thom nom unless we magnify our office and calling wo we shall re le colic but little reward this thesis isa royal abild it is i s desi designed design r abd cd to ni ak f us kin kings s tild and priests spoke 04 0 the practice of supporting every that abai through h the c country all itry and the neglect ti devote tho time and means to the pro progress lessof of the work prophesied that unless tho people iva wake I 1 ke up tip the lord will sulter stiffer tome fame come upon us that will wake us up to a realizing s our duta atla awer wcroft of the bo destroyer to tho the lack cs 0 1 faith and neglect of duty Bisho bishope pj X smith desired the aid of tho congregation lad mt felt that his faith hasi hasteen been ad added do d tip upon while hearin haaring tho the remarks keiu arks that have been made this work will not fail nor go back if there is is not faith among flip latter day saints where cau can it bo be found on wo th 0 earth this have priced their millions for the progress of the work and tile gathering or of the bone honest t in heart lie ire dwelt a upon ithon the alib lesser leaser priest daod hood During the past four I 1 years year many young men had bee been n orl ordained lain to this thih priesthood but lie thought if tl they 1 cy had li ad been boen older oder and had had wora moro experience and if athey had bad been taught acre by their paren tb before their ordination it would have been better urged Z parents and teachers to lo look more to tho the work 0 ed educating geating tile young mou men cho ir r rang ting song of triumph by elder D will aar iama Ps 2 rpm p m after the usual opening clerc ero ei prest murdock said wo we lavo have merred deferred the presen tind oi tile church authorities until this time in ill hopes of having baying 1 1 a larger I 1 gan attendance tho the clerk then pl aenied ted the ile general and in local authorities who were alf all unanimously sti sustained stained E elder ider it marshall Mars liall was satisfied that tin abi 9 word is ia true and alid therefore we iva should lo be earnest in our orr devotions thereto dwell iollie some binic ol 01 on the principles I 1 of righteousness savior wherein aie lie says bays seek cek yo yc first the kingdom Kini doca of god a and nd his ri righteousness and all other thins thin n s shall ho be added A neglect to cultivate this principle will bring distress and trouble ble upon us whereas if we tako take a cour course a to sustain this principle it will alega iq u with all things hath temporal and spiritual prest pres I 1 t murdock Murdoc lc tol occasion to teachings and bore beati many that they werd t truo ruo and had yen ien dictated ly by the spirit of GOJ god let lei us its be consistent and so condi conduct iet ourselves and arrango arrange our aria affaire ira al IMO I 1 0 ca can it attend conference and meetings s in a proper an nd d constent co tent stent manner no half way avill 7 wa will be of any avail no one thA not t vindicate every prin cicia the Gs gopel vill Q urged lipon apon the presides de s of ilio necessity of arking br inthe 0 s into I 1 aliv tl il ro f duty and to L 11 4 appreciation or a eventful dinits in 11 ui bead ilia teachings of th phet abinadi recorded ap n th of marmon marm 0 r and dosed y aeng iaia hia blessings upon the c con on gatica g aticy ilor V W bomier d aca a few words in ill at vang C that dio alio worship q ot ao bod d w 1 4 allX all Ith ile and a lie warned varned ilia p idola idol af irb Forsa fec ill all evil and etc cleaye aye hip th eLord iol 9 fere peo was for flee ilist j i 1 11 as purt p afe with one beart venedict by elder C C abald bald wi J t i |