Show ajr SAINTS IN conference very enjoyable meetings A big attendance apostles grant and ivans patriarch smith here the re quarterly conference of the st geoage stal e of zion ion was held in the tabernacle saturday and sunday sept 14 and 15 thoi N was vas present apostles heber J grant and anthony W ains patriarch hyrum G smith all of the stale stal e presidency a fan fail depre sen tation oi of the high council anda and a good attendance of saints STURDY FORENOON 00 the choir sang hail to the III rightness ight ness of zion s glad morning follow tollo Ned ed by prayer pra yer er by fider C IN choir sang gang come 0 thou king ring of kings fider thomas P bottani addless ed the conference giving the saints a warm an and d hearty ni welcome and ex pressing gratitude in Inee meeting tinz rit with h the people of the stake reported that the stale stake had visit ed most ot of the N wards of the stale and found them in a good he healthy althy condition ondi tion he apol e of the loyalty if f the people and their noble and faithful worl wort on the building of a church high school in st geoage elder A 1 ivina addre addressed sed the saints he dwelt upon the bless ings of the gospel and its glorious principles its taking aw a in form er r days and its restoration in ill the these c latter days through the prophet joseph smith he referred to the ads worshipped shipped by the japanese ind and other peoples and the sincerity of f the NN but honn bowed ed that this worship was not aa 13 the ower ot of god and could not bring saI salvation Nation tint them spoke of the importance of a testimony of the th gospel to the children of god and how hoin they should hould conduct them themselves seles to gain a testimony sisters mamie marnie and N lola iota acal lister sing ing a duet uriah T jones of the parowan carowan stake expressed his plea pleasure suie in igini bt st george and the goo I 1 time the people ila hal I 1 shown him he spoke upon the comforts of the home ind and the love ione that should al build in the family chucle he ile commented upon udon the great improve e ment he had observed in the pat ft vv beai in social temperence tem temper perince ince and indu gritl ways and commended the people for it elder arum G smith said tin v anas as his first visit to dixie and told of his of thi part of the I 1 oi old d s vinen vineyard ard he ile talked of education and the importance f the stal e 0 academy and its worth to thi section of the countie and urged the people of this section to and sustain su tain this institution elder heher heber T giant sani e of his ills tender fee feelings lingg toNN towards ards ana in terest in dixie and her people said although he be wa heie months ago he aske I 1 for the brivil ege of tt ending this conference he ile had visited the mountain seen ery cry in that section known as ion on on the north loik folk of the rio N argen and said of all the grand rand things in this thi line he bad avei seen in its cl iss his anything in the NN oi 01 id pres snow invited the saints t to 0 intend the afternoon meeting an and d bring their friends choir sang ang we thank think tle the 0 gd foi a Pi and a I 1 lene elic diction nas inas pi bounced hy by el lei R I 1 A morris kl 11 uhl r I 1 NOON 00 choir sang come listen to a prophet a N oice prayer ni is 13 offer id ed by fidei george F jari jams is choir bangi what vias in the tho 4 JL heavens pres angust angus M cannon expressed his pleasure plea suie in meeting with saints at this conference and ind told of the plea pleasure ure it always gave gac him to meet with the people of dixie he indol ed the bles blessings ings of god upon goo I 1 woi k en everywhere here lidei james wadsworth of the panaca ward recently returned from the southern state mission mis teion leport ed his ills labors in the mission field pres geo goo F vv 11 hite bite head told of his desires in the gospel and how he appreciated the goodwill and iel fol of his brothern and sisters made alade comments upon the testimony of elder wads orth and held out this as an in object lesson to other young men elder hyrum G smith said lie had bad enjoyed the testimony of the pr previous eNious speakers drs and toll ot of some I 1 of his own experiences with people of the world while practicing den of their peculiar ideas con coil berning the maimon Vo people and their belief spoke on the ni word ord of wisdom and advocated a close ob servance of it by the noung people the chon sang sing the heavens rebound elder heber J giant giant made rei rel to the testimony thony ot of elder aldsworth ads worth and commented inter es tingly upon it foi some time related some of his experiences while in japan and told of the labors of the missionaries in that land choir sang forward be lour 1 atch atchford word and the congregation was dismissed with a 1 benediction pronounced by elder harmon haf en SUNDAY FORENOON the bession of the conference was under direction of the stal e sunday school board and was called to order by supt bupt geo goo G miles after opening hymn and prayer the sacrament was administered un der direction of the west waid bishopric supt bupt miles addressed addi addie essed sed those pres ent ont spoke to the children about keeping good cordei and related the story of the chili chil I 1 samuel whom the lord chose to be a prophet and told of some of the niora w ork samuel accomplished while white occupying this position elder chauncey sandberg who recently returned from the central states mission gave gane an in account of his labors in th it field I 1 ider hyrum G smith spoke to I 1 the children about their conduct in ill sunday school also au concerning the principle of prayer and told of hib bib ordination as a patriarch singing 1 ho he s on the lord s side N ho fider A W bins told the child ien ion about conditions in mexico rod rid of the baid ships the saints were subjected to in that land he ile also au e of the beauties beautis of the united states government ind and what it had done by inai wa of pio providing viding for and protecting our people who hae hane been compelled to leave then homes in mexico singing make the N orld brighter benediction by elder joshua joshu t greenwood mi SUND 11 i AI al fl i NO N choir sang Vs ks the dew from heaven heinen di tilling prater priner was joffere I 1 by rider john r 1 y choir sang ving ion prospers kal ib is well the general and local authorities of the church were presented ted lor for the sustaining bUb taming vote of the people all were up unanimously sustained pres 11 11 II snow addre addressed sed the congie congregation gation aaion his talk being of education and its advantage to the youth outly of the present day he ile boiN cd up tip wh what whit it the opportunities lor for oung men nien aie tie as the present day deman Is men of edu calon and unkei standing he felt to t thank h in k the people for their untiring e efforts ff 0 rt s in the erection of a high school bull ling bider elder the m is le kvitt of the buni erville ward depoi ted ins his labors in the central states mission from which he be recently returned hannah pil e sang father in heaven henen above 11 fider A N ivine bool e of the great advancement made in this stake in the past few vears lears along educational and social lines he urged the young people to seek lek to get education and thus thug qualify them sein es for the demands of the pi u eb ent day he ile com complied paled the power and civilization of different nations and peoples people which and chiv g s based upon and goes fio no burthel than thin the education of the people will permit it to go sister mamie and viola mcallis ter sing sang IN ho lie aro are these arrayed in white 11 elder hyrum G smith apol 0 along educational lines urged the young people to support the stake cadema and thereby fit themselves tor for futile usefulness related circumstances cum stances connected alth ith his ob taming an education in Califor california nm and mentioned some ot of the cices he had to male mal e io to gc get hia his education elder heber J giant ie id from a i pamphlet of rev r 11 martin as to conditions exl ting bolay tolay to lay in IU the christian chuich taking each eail paragraph by itself ind showing its fallacy choir sang hong ho amable are thy tabernacles and the con reg NN as dismissed sed N ith a benedic tion ion pronounced by fider D 11 II cannon annon NI W after the adjournment of the priesthood meeting fidei fidel archie 1 P was ordained i a i high priest ind and set apart is bishop of the toquerville waid by apostle heber J grant uder elder walter 11 II slid was or i 1 high priest and set apart is 13 second counselor to bishop bury by apostle A 11 ivins at the close of the afternoon ses sion sunday the irl members embers ot of the santa clan clara ward ed to re ro main for the purpose of sustaining the action of the stil stai e officers in the tile release of their bishopric and ani the appointment ip of their successors ors pres pros snow commended the faith f ful ul labors of bishop john G hafen it was proposed thit that he be honor ably released with a vote of 0 charil s ind and appreciation foi his faithful sen ire which wis unanimously lined tined it was proposed that I 1 dward R I 1 liei I 1 ei be sustained sus tuned as bishop which was done by unanimous unini note ote the vote note for john hafen is as first counselor couns eloi ind and theodore graf is as sec soc ond end counselor to bishop frei was 1 unanimous unini I elder john S was honor oble released wilh inith the love and blessings of the members of the ward elder edwardr frei was ordain ed andret anait is bishop of santo santa W a clara ward nard by apostle heber J grant i lidei john wis oida ordained ined ij i high priest and set aliat as firby counse counselor lol to bp frei 1 by apostle A 1 ivins elder theodore graf was nas ordain cd ed and set apart as second cons eloi by apostle heber J grant a |