Show SAINTS IN conference gather from AU all parts of the stake in goodly numbers to partake of the goad counsel given the quarterly conference of the st george stake of zion con A ened inthe in the tabernacle saturday march 16 besides the stake pres there aias ft as a number of bish ops aps from the emeral wards and a i good at of saints many of whom came cime aiom the distant settle ments of the stake stile SATUR DIkI the services commenced at 10 0 clock the chou singing the hymn the happy day A di me bless ing was wag invoked by elder harmon hafen choir sang author of faith 11 pres P cottam reported the condition of the stal e said the health of the people was good re berred to the promise of the lota lite president snow that we should be blessed in this part of the state the tithing paid during the past sear bear showed that we hae haie been bleser in our u crops he urged the people to take care cire of their land and se sec that it is kept properly cultivate ed advised the people to kept out of debt albo ilbo advised that the child ren should be taught to economize and ind only get that which could be paid foi fol he i le ported the stake or to be in a t thriving con referring to the death deth of the late bp of boquer nille 11 said he be beheld bp bring hurst burst had bad been a bishop longer than thin any other bishop in the church bp abbott reported the condition of mesquite waid the people were inere having trouble with their canal cinal and dam however honi ei par they were en ell cou raged with prospects of moving to higher ground a company having hiving been organized to build a canal twelve miles long which would make room for many mor more settlers the sunday school and other or are ire in a very satisfactory condition elder john witter of the san santa ta clara ward le ported his labors in the german swiss mission aiom which he has recently returned choir sang come li listen liten ten to the trumpeters 11 elder IN illiam gardnea supt bupt of the religion classes in the stake reported that he behead beli eNed the worl to be improving there were 21 classes in the stake and most of these had bad been visited vis by officers or 01 aides he urged the bishops to not wilt until the officers came to start wirt the classes he requested the teach teich ers t send in their reports at it the end of the season s worl elder joseph blake of the st george east ward reported his lab lib ors in the british anis mission ion field from which he recently returned choir sang sing come 0 thou king ot of kings 11 benediction being pronounced by elder jos T atkin AFTERNOON choir sang sang awake my blumb ering minstrel pel player by fider geo Y jarvis choir sang 11 hat was witnessed in the heavens 1 pies geo F whitehead express t ed his appreciation of the people of this stal e said a good latter day L saint could not be a lazy person missionaries should continue their labors after returning home it each member does his duty their labors each would be light referred to the people paying their tits and ind offering then the lord would ful fil his promises the race rice is not to the swift but to him that en dureth to the end unless ni we e sow NN we e can not reap we ine should tal e better care cire of our lands and the crops we pio pi duce the people should ili live e with in their means they should tal e care of their clothes etc there are no pay rolls here in we e should tale cire e of the means that thit come into our hands those who can ill afford to go to theaters etc are often the ones who attend such places elder george ir V handcock Hand coci of the TM mesquite esquite ward le ie ported his missionary experiences in the south era ern states from where he recently returned 6 elder eider alyson abbott who lecent ly IY returned from the tile central states missi mission oll also bore his testimony A violin solo was anas rendered b adrew price elder flank pf littlefield arizona recently returned turned le from the german mission field report ed his labois labors and experiences pies david H cainnon referred to the early labors in the temple which opened jan 3 1877 pres bangham youns young sal sail I 1 the st george ceorge temple was the first temple finished since the da s of anoch I 1 e urged the people to come and labor in it if they them have not relative lies they can find plenty of others to abor labor for referred to the stake academy and said it belonged to the people be cause it was their labor that had bid helped to build it choir sins sing glory to god on I 1 high I 1 I 1 benediction by bp jos I 1 earl of bunkerville Bun kerville SUNDAY forenoon FORr NOON this session ot of conference was is usual under direct io i of the sunday school union blaid the gumbei present v anas as tl TI e congregation sang sing welcome IN elcome sabbath morning player I 1 y aldei W 0 bentley hinging singing be A sun beam I 1 elder walter black slack f toquerville on oi of the S S aides said he was pleased to greet the many offices and ind membris of the sunday school and ind ed to the pleasure sure of labor libor II 11 g in this cause he praised the parents class and the good worl work it v inis as doing elder june foster of cedar city spoke to the childen and had bid them repeat the I 1 old 9 prayer in concert elder ether wood of hurricane reported his labors in the western states stites mission from which field he recently returned singing if there is sunshine in 1 i our heart I 1 elder geo W gibson recently returned fiam the southern states mi sion related his experiences while in the field the names of the general church officers and tt e stake officers presented by pres snow and unan sustained hymn there is sunshine in my S saul aul I 1 was sung ung and bene diction ii as pronounced by elder geo miles SUND AFTERNOON the afternoon services were excel tio nally well it tended choir sang the anthem 0 lord my god 1 prayer was offered by patriarch stilman woodbury choir sang the heavens resound 3 sister cornelia brooks stake stile president of the relief society re ported the condition of the several organizations in the stake said wheat could be stored in an eleN at richfield by sending the money to buy wheat sister lyda lydi snow fust fist councilor to sister blocks spoke upon the early history of the relief society said this anas as the u ut of the organization sister aggie IV wysor insor second coun ailor to sister brooks spoke upon the perfect of the re lief society sister zaidee miles poke pole of the improved condition of the sisters since the organization of the relief society by the prophet joseph smith read a poem composed by her father charles L U all er duet our savior by mrs hannah pike and mrs mane marle miller elder john tanner of washing wishing ton recently returned from the geiman gelman swiss mission spoke inter es tingly of his experiences experience 8 in the mission field eldr chancey Mic macfarlane farlane gave an interesting account of his exper lences in the southern state mission field from which he recently re turned elder hugh al woodward prin cipal of t alie lie stake academy praised the lives of our mothers referred to his eirl early life w aich he be alwa s en joyed joked the go gospel gopel pel teaches that thit life is everl everlasting sting man mail cannot be saved without his wife and children praised the good work being done by the patents class all parents should join this referred to the stal e academy said next year they expect to furnish the best pos sible teachers ladies chorus good bye sweet act day pres edw H snow in the course of his reinard s said man alan is the most perfect thing in the NN orld and that includes NN woman oman oui out most pre clous possession idour is our children and no pains should hould be spited in the rearing and educating of them so that they may be fitted to perform their share shire in life s work hoped the people would be lo 10 loyal il to the stal SNI e academy HP ile urged the young people against intermarriage cousins 1118 should not inter nurry choir sang the anthem for ii vard ard and ind benediction was as pio pi bounced by patriarch james jimes G bleak |