Show QUARTERLY conference tho regular quarterly conference of tho st george stake convened in the stake tabernacle saturday march all members of alio stake presidency were present and i fair representation of the high council arcs ed II 11 snow waa the first speaker and welcomed tho he made a report of the condition of the stake and gave some interesting statistics on the same spoke very encouragingly of alie condition of tho stake both spiritually and temporally on the question of education and the bright prospects tho future holds out for the education of the of zion ho commended those wards that biad been building new school houses elder ira H bradshaw of hurricane reported his missionary labors in the central states bishop hebar E barnson of the pinto ward reporter his waid as being ho believed on an average with the rest of alio stake elder william gardner bupt supt of religion class work reported the work progressing very favorably sister tina macfarlance Macfar lanc bupt supt of the stake primary association reported that to be in a good healthy condition elder arthur F miles spoke on alio authenticity of the book of mormon and of the influence of the gospel on alio human family pros thomaa P cottam was alio first speaker at the saturday afternoon session ho talked of the unity which in the early das of settlement prevailed among the people he also spoke of the great benefits to bo derived from the establishment of a church high school in dixie bishop joseph I 1 earl of bunker ville ward reported that ward as in a good condition was grateful for the prospects of a church high ho also spoke cra favorably of the officials of lincoln county nevada bishop thomas judd of expressed ins pleasure in meeting with the saints of the stake and was glad to know of the different improvements and new enterprises established in dixie lately he waa in hearty accord such movements and thought it showed a good healthy condition he felt that a church high school was the proper thing and that it was the duty of all to support this nun cmunt ho also saoko of the many advantages possessed by dixie and of the necessity of a railroad prof arthur welling desired to testify to alic truth of all that biad been baid at this meting lie believed all the ideas that had been presented both temporal and spiritual he referred to alio difference in the surroundings of the lives of our and the children of today and commented thereon tiro sunday forenoon sension of conference waa under alic direction of stake sunday board the attendant e being very good tle of faith were repeated in concert after which elder goo reported his labors in the eastern part of the stake sister jessie milne elder thomas cottam and elder robert patt all of the S S baird spoke of the good of sunday school and encouraged the children to tike an interest in it elder A R cad reported the lund ward as in a thriving condition stalo bupt supt george E miles gae some good advice and object lessons and urged upon the auth of zion the necessity of improving their opportunities port unities tharo was an unusually good attendance at the sunday afternoon i meeting pros aco P whitehead was the first speaker among other he said we should bo chant ablo toward one another and seek out the good qualities in our fellow man and overlook their imperfections the general and local authorities of the church were unanimously sustained bishop calvin hall of the washington ward reported that all the organizations of that ward were in a first class condition excepting the religion class which was not as it should be said the people of hia ward were heartily in favor of the establishment of a church high school and felt that they would assist in its erection pres david H cannon spoke on marriage both in and out of the temple and commented at on the plan of salvation arcs ed H snow exhorted thu young people to get an understanding of the gospel and educate tham dehes in inq principles and place in a position to bo useful |