Show quarterly conference st george stake of zion the regular quarterly conference of the st george stake of ion fc commenced at Enter enterprise prie saturday june 17 1916 pres F H snow and his councellor coun vlora were present al it so a goodly number of the high council elder A W bins 4 of the quoi in of the twelve a good depre en tation of saints bishop and presidents of auxiliary aux ilary organizations service iceo commenced with sing ing come come ae e saint prayer was offered by pres thomas P cottam choir sang redeem er ot of israel president E H snow welcomed the stints present and spoke of the aspirations of both young and old the young dwelling upon the fu tuie tute while the old dwelt almo almost t wholly in un the past the people here had been wonderfully bles ed since the move from hebron and elsewhere this had been worked out by obedience to the lord paying tithing and offerings faithfully and stoutly at it all times coupled an ith a and good use of our mean being industrious at all times progression sion means salva tion doing our duty makes ug strong elder eder A IV ivins spoke of the goodness of the lord to the saints at this time the present being to us of all importance the future ever beckoning us to good and hap u stated that better men never officered any stakes of zion thin than those of this stake read stat 1 ties of payment ot of tithes and of fe felings rings etc showing a splendid condition of spirituality among he the saints the saints in thia this stake have made a very matei lit advance ment along the lines of temperance and the use of file dea des lin tin oi of the church is to dis ate truth and righteousness to all the world gave an account of holding meeting with the inmates of the state prison ii who ho aie debri v ed of ill all the beau beauties of nature and social intercourse this would nev er be did ill all people obey the in of the church of christ we must be careful in the service of the lord when we become wealthy and not forget the he poor and needy tall choir gat sang shall the youth of zion I 1 baiter alter 1 l Patu patriarch arch geo gee H crosby the first bishop of hebron told of his work in the early days of the church made mention of his fath er being told by fres pres brigham young to sell all he had and go to dixie I 1 and assist in building up that country he the speaker was bishop in debion eight years had bad been bishop in this six teen years none are more blessed tl 0 an we oi of this stake said elder glosby bishop ed vard R frel frei of santa clara ward spoke of a prophecy made to brother jesse cro crosby 1 aby shieh bad had been fulfilled to the very iftner Also spoke of bio lem leavitt and john middletons kindness to those in need the i speaker was proud of dixie and especially oi of santa clara said there is no more di dunking inking at santa clara afternoon services commenced by choir singing ing come listen to A pro phet phe t s voice I 1 prayer was offered f r faby by elder ellas elias hunt choir sang gang AA athe the dew from heaven distill eth pres thomas P catam felt to congratulate the saints on their splendid spiritual condit ion compared the present c condit loi of the baines and the people of europe made mention of the elt oi of the prop prophecy hocy an va ft ay made by the prophet joseph smith in 1832 exhorted all to do deeds of righteousness miss jennie kelson nelson sang a solo elder david H cannon cannot made mention of the history of the peo pie hers during 1862 and on tell ing of the difficulty the people had in getting money for goods made a statement of the riving giving ind and acceptance of the word of wisdom IV isdo in and how violators are not in good standing the people of today are more strict in the observance of their devotions and public duties all thru the church spoke feelingly 0 of the settlement of st george he and his wife having nothing to do with at all when they began life in dixie 11 bore of the truthfulness of if the aspel g aspel gave an account of the spirit of the lord saving to him as plain as one man to another what right have you to refuse this man baptism bishop samuel isom ism reported the hurricane ward the people pro grossing gressing very greatly was very pleased to be here felt that we should not shun the bui but dens ot of life was pleased to pay tithing quoted the chapter of doctrine and covenants show me the in in that pays his g and keeps the tile sab bath and I 1 will show you the one who is blessed and pro prosper sperus us 11 the choir sang an anthem I 1 love the lord bishop jeter snow reported the pine valley ward nari spoke of the savior and the th the son of god being forgiving an i 1 kind to all earthly beings s made mention of the use of ity by some we should teach and exhort the peo pie to do their duty the truth will make us free had never heard anything but what was is good in the church the choir san an in anthem zion awake benediction by elder I 1 M terry sunday FORENOON FORES singing come I 1 e children of the he lord aas nas offered by bishop H E harrion Har riun singing catch the sunshine I 1 the sacra ment was administered under the direction of the bishopric of enter prise pres gee F whitehead ex pressed his pleasure plea suie ot of the confer ence being held here and of the in fluence the gospel gopel had had bad on his life and the people in general lold of the great change the gopel g made in the life of an ac actress tres in new lork ork gave an account of his uther 0 amat ioa ilah the fadtra A A of the church and ind its influence up on him tor for good bishop david hirschi of rockville ward expressed pleasure in being at conference I 1 ah xh h arted ill to culli vate conot and loyalty felt en cou counted raged by the kindly and helpful remarks of elder A W ivins there would be no success without faith honor and virture the lat ter dav saints ought to be strong roen men and women rhe choir sang 0 it Is vv IV on oil darful 11 bishop I 1 C Al macfarlane acfarlane express ed great pleasure in being at confer ence mentioned that thi he had per abut to move to settle at Enter enterprise prize felt satis sati Afie fie i 1 with the gospel ind and those in author ity thanked the I 1 lord ord that he had confidence in the leaders an i 1 saint belie beheld ed that the lor I 1 ere breite ite I 1 m mm to in his own image that we did not come up from any lower loner form f life we should be appreciative of the benefit 1 ot of the apel bishop james NI mcarthur cArthur was very grateful for the art elege of being here with the saints and the assoni of such men is as the present bishops and good men of this stake such as patriarchs tei tot ry and cros bv ind and others gave an account ot of the reception of the gospel by the prophet iseah smith told of the bell g blessed and pro when they served G id d and how they went down when ld evil ivas ds thankful for such men is as the presidency of our stake and church wished all to give heed to the instructions of the leading men ot of the stake bishop F 0 alt was vias pleased to meet with the saints at enterprise and greit great sym sympathy paths for the people of dixie because ot of then struggles ind hardships both kili and spiritual pi ritual he had been I 1 ere in the county 54 51 yens hardly feel grateful grat etui enough tir ir what nhat hp he knew of if the church ve we all should press in ind and work nork f r in union there ib is strength the choir sang kye e are march ing on to glory wory benediction bv by bishop thornton SUNDAY services commenced with singing praise ye the lord prater was i as offered by elder lewis bastian choir sing sang an anthem I 1 will lx tol thee the general ind and I 1 cal at auth cities titie of the chuich were all unanimously gu sustained bisha p geo gee A holt expressed his hig great pleasure at the goo i 1 feel ng ng here dt thio conference cooie conle rence because ua u a of the good things aid by the vis igors stated that all org ionization iniza tion s in good condition IV as will ing to continue his big work nork as bishop and also was thankful for goo I 1 I 1 as socrates socia tes gave an account of his mother speaking king in tongues inter breting the sime same and hav hax ng her savings fulfilled pres marsden of the darowin parowan take said gaid the spirit of god was here present and he was glad to be here and partake of it if we will blend our spiritual and temporal af f furs urs as we ave should they will hai hat monize perfectly we should read mr ur church work more than we do Teti testified Qed that the gospel is true braved that we might be more dill dili bent gent elder W H lyman of the paro an stake sail he aas pleased to meet with ith the people of the st george inake stated that there had not been one word ord of prophecy spoken by those in authority that woul i 1 not be fulfilled we should teach both by precept and example the choir sang an anthem heavenly father elder A NV V ivins spoke with pleasure of anticipated rA pleasing easing and go god d account that he would give of this conference to the presidency of the church and twelve apostles apostle gave an account of the fathers of tl ti e leading men of thia this stake learned to to loe e the things spoken of by thee men faith industry and economy also au loved and revered the tile men themselves hoped to meet thebe these men in eternity without shame sharrie this church is 13 the only church that leaches teaches that this lite life is a probationary state i admonished the people to d di the will of god and honor the laws lains ot of the land read arm doctrines Doc tunes and covenants 1 I e 0 believe that laws aie tie of god those that are tood good liberty gives us no right to infringe up tip n the rights of others thanked the I 1 ord fir fr the protection the government gave us hope I 1 that women vi out I 1 exercise their franchise and take notice of the kind of men who are seeking office isow now is the time when great wisdom is necessary in maintaining the honor of our state NN nise ise and good men are needed in of flee virture and honor is in great need of protection beware of men of the world many young voting women are unhappy all their lives because of marrying men ot other faitha and being le lei I 1 away by bad men we must eed out had bid tendencies con scantly all our lives ines prayed the lord to ble alegi the people and moist A them all thru life bishop 11 E harrison had re joicey at the testimonies that hid bad been borne during the conference spoke of saul s failure by not obeying the commandments of god felt that if we ne would do the things we are instructed to do ve e would all be much blessed pres E 11 snow stated that would be no meeting held here tonight as many are living on ranches that the presidency of the and fot st george stakes would hold a meeting at tonight in the interest of the trans fer of the pinto ward to the paro wan stake stated that the labors of bishop E 11 harrison had been of great AN worth orth as that of a good shepherd al alo o tha of his counselors thanked bishop holt and his coun delors for their kindness to all visit ors |