Show quarterly conference st george stake of zion the regular quarterly conference of oy the st george stake i zion convened in the tabernacle satur lay sept 9 present prent apostle A NA ivins elder grant ivins all members of the stale presidency and a i good representation of the high council and representatives of the several en eral wards ards i pres edw 11 snow welcomed the saints speaking of present condition pies snow said the saints needed stirring up somewhat at spiritually he commented favor aban on the way the sports were car ned ried on during the festival spoke of the splendid reform a noa adopted or under contemplation by the gov both state and national showing favorably f tor ably towards prohibit tion a majority of tt tf e people are now very much in favor oi of this hoped that when this great moral reform was worked out and etab sighed that more would turn to the lord could see a great wave of development corning coming in this south ern orn bait oi of the natate tie tl e lord never forsook his people mople when they did their dutli wag hopeful that the saints would not be forgetful of the promise made here in this house by pres lorenze snow in the mat ter of payment of tithing and the blessings to follow the doing of the ame bi bishop chop diniel miller of fet bt an thony idaho told of his pleasure plea suie in i visiting his old home st george and the wonderful won delful improvements made in dixie spot e faehr gly of the old inhabitants of dixie had seen many leading men of neighbor ing states who had come from dixie hid learned in dixie that the gospel was true and bole a strong tes timona to it elder Nil liani gallner Girl Garl ner recently returned from a mission to new zealand said he lie was very pleased he had remained in dixie and had endured the hardships of the early settlement gae gane a good account of the new zealand mission how hor they paid their tithing etc the people had developed very much of late years and arid many of them were good latter day saints bore a strong testimony to the truth of the gospel and referred to the fulfilling of ol the prophecy of brigham young 41 elder A W ivins said he was pleaded that bro miller came from st anthony and told us his simple story of how he be gained a testimony the speaker quoted from i book by a noted writer the mormons no more believe the book of mormon than the ans believe it in the koran the mormons believe in the book of mormon as ai the word ot of god said elder ivins read from the book of mormon showing its purpose and illustrating the fund a mental doctrines as contained therein and portraying the birth ite life and death of the son of grod god also his teachings all these things are givel that men might receive a 4 AL righteous judgement jud gement the external evidences of the book of mormon are so conclusive that every man of the american continent should believe it SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFTER OON pres cottam madaii pleasure in hearing thy the testimony tes of elder miller this morn ing also that of apostle ivins lying thought it good for the saints to meet tg ti gether ether and be fed spiritually that A e might all know of f its truth for ourselves for the tie gospel is tl tf e power of god unto us both spiritual ly and temporally we are ore now noni having the blessings of the lord poured out on us in abundance elder john H larson a return ed missionary spoke ot of his work in the field compared mormonism with other religions exhorted all the boys and girls to prepare them selves for future usefulness elder james judd reported his mission to england rejoiced very much in the blessings of the gospel and in his experience as a mission ary made mention of the ill treat ment the elders hecei receded ed in eng land for a time was proul proui of the name mormon and its sou ce the war is allavie g some prejudice and after it is over from ill all indi captions a great harvest will probably be made had seen the power of god made manifest mari fest through prayer and faith bore a strong arong testimony to the truth of the gospel elder grant ivins having been appointed by apostle lyman ly man to visit this conference nihed to say some thing that would be helpful to all had levei idealized leali zed the effect christ unity hid had dpn the character cha of a people until his mission to japan the gospel is not of man but of god the savior set up tip a new table of values for us its the life of man may mar make him biased a partial judge the Phara sees were very zealous in matters and regulated many of the vital things stated his big thoughts were in the future one of the saddest things that had bad come into his life was the condition of mana a returned missionaries aries what are the young men going to do asked that all young men make a thorough study of the gospel go pei and determine what to do for himself and stand by that table of value tOK EOON after singing and prayer sister adams of the general board of the Y L M I 1 A an sn addred addressed ed the congregation stating that it was no compliment to sav say that a tion of latter day saints was no different than any other of the world we should all have the highest ideals of the world and set the he noblest example made alade special mention of the social activities of the he young stating we are too ready to 0 o accept the forms of amusements of f th ase se not of us read concern ing ng this from the young womans journal the authorities are very anxious that a m n should ake take place in thee thebe matters dances ps etc those in charge oi ol the dances dane must see to th elder A ivins spoke on the matter of proper reading for the people especially espe cully the young stating that many of the young men and women have read the M I 1 A course in its entirety enumerated the hooks books now selected ind lecorn mended them very highly spoke with much feeling of jacob hamb lin 8 work among the dixie country wished the people of the church to become readers and make good use of the public library cultivate the reading habit rather than the liquor habit elder john G Mc said aid the last four days had bad been the hap of his life gave an account of the leadership of moses ua of olden times also of the rise of israel to prominence mentioned the work ot of I 1 icier ider A W ivins as i jp missionary to mexico said we ire in the safest place in the world anda and y this utah I 1 is the place so prophesied SUNDAY after singing prayer chepas the passing ida A of the sacrament an I 1 the presenta tion ot of the church authorities general and local for the sustaining lining 4 vote of the saint saints dr frederick vining fiaher fisher an eminent lechtur er addressed tho the congregation on the subject elisha the prophet stating how happy is the girl and boy of dixie whose eyes lie opened we should live up ud to the full stand ard of our surroundings read of J the prophet s great work among th the e israelites asking the lord to open the young man s eyes that he might bee u the hosts of horses and the chariots of fire etc depicted depleted the view lew of those who live in one place and know nothing of any other part spoke of the beauties of redi tig bigand abild i becoming informed of the si world orld its peoples countries etc the local problems and how big a part of the 4 horld do we occupy quoted from 2 the book ot of mormon and doctrine f 1 u 41 and th the u great problem of all christianity i is to catch a view aview 4 of the certainties of eternity tol toll 1 of his experience with many of his friends who had endured trials at so of visiting the bic elders in new lork ork and the remark of a friend that he wished every boy and girl in the unite states was like a mormon elder advised the I 1 young voting men not to leave dixie elder joshua greenwood spoke of the members of the church as all being minute men had peen been very pleased with the services eg and the remarks of our distinguished guest dr fisher the almighty had not left us without the revelations that can be read by those that run the rules and regulations of life are a means to an in end that we ve ft might reach the throne of god ys the time will come when every boy bosyj and girl will be tested exhorted li them not to e found wanting elder A W ivins stated that since leaving his home early in aug busst he lie had visited five or six conferences gave an account of his visit to the state prison and his talk on morality law and liberty many of the men had bad sinned because their eyes had not been opened these men had not learned that the wages of sin are ire death and degradation the lord is always extending to us a helping hand and wishes us to be saved in his kingdom if we will 0 41 only abs observe erve his laws though it require ill all of our strength to do it asked the lord tp to bless the people 4 and abide with them alwais pres sno snow stated that the thought which impressed him most was that if we know a better way to live and and do and lay not hold ot these tuni ties we are much in need of re a forma formation fion and must take a stand against evil and set our faces like flint against wrong thanked the for their presence and their ordial cordial hospitality asked the lord to 0 o bless and pro prosper proper per the people veople |