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Show TEMPLE lilEM. The first presidency of the Church, with several members of the council of the Anostles, are paying a flying visit to the Trans-Mississippi Exposition at Omaha. A Young Mens Mutual Improvement Association, which holds regular meetings, meet-ings, has been organized at Manila, Philippine Islands, among the soldiers of the Utah batteries. Elder Ilenry C. Holly, a missionary in the northwestern states, died at Anaconda, Montana, on the 10 inst, after a short illness. His remains, by request of his relatives, were taken to Evanston for burial, Elder F. S. Bramwell. president of the mission, accompanying them. Brother Ilolley was quite a young man and his demise de-mise was very unexpected. Stake Sunday school conferences will be held in the Uintah stake on Saturday and Sunday. October 29 and 3(1; in Emery, stake on Saturday and Sunday November 5 and C; in the Bannock Ban-nock stake (at Chesterfield) Sunday, October 30: in the Pocatello stake. Sunday, Sun-day, November 0. In the last two named stakes these will be the first Sunday school conferences since their organization. It has been decided, at the request of Oeneral Superintendent George Q. Cannon, to hold a Sunday school convention con-vention in the Assembly hall, Salt Lake City, on Monday and Tuesday, 'nmmWs ;inr'i to wh ioh d elecra tes from all over the inter-mountain re-gio'n re-gio'n will be invited to consider and disctiss subjects- associated with the advancement of the Sunday school cause throughout the church. Speak-eis Speak-eis on about twenty different subjects have been chosen, among them, in addition ad-dition to the general superintendency, Elders F. M. Lyman, George Teasdale, II. J. Urant, Seymour 15. Young, Oeo. Reynolds, .lames E. Talmage, J. M. Tanner, George A. Smith, T. C. Griggs and J. W. Summerhays. Elder George D. Pyper will conduct the singing exercises. The railroads have granted half fare rates to those who attend the convention. Elder Charles W. Penrose was the only speaker at the Tabernacle services Sunday, the 16th inst. His remarks were confined to the different concep- tions of Deity held by the various denominations de-nominations of today. He said that the commonly accepted belief of today, that God is a mysterious presence, not to be comprehended by mortals, is a fallacy. The creeds of most of tho modern churches, he continued, are misleading and confusing, and so contradictory con-tradictory as to almost make people doubt the existence of God. He expressed ex-pressed the belief that God can manifest mani-fest himself to mankind, but it is because be-cause men have been searching for and endeavoring to grasp the infinite that they have made so many great mistakes; mis-takes; that it is impossible for man, in his infinite condition, to fully grasp the majesty of omnipotence. In closing, clos-ing, Elder Penrose expressed the belief that, faith is increasing among the Latter-day Saints, while decreasing among the members of other churches. There was a notable gathering at Poplen Farm, the home of Bishop John E. Winder, near the corner of Thirteenth South and Second East, Salt Lake City, on the 10th inst. The event was a dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. Winder to the first presidency and twelve apostles of the Mormon church. It has been many years so many that none of those persent could remember the date since all of the apostles and the first presidency have been together at a general conference, and as it may be many more years ere it again occurs. Bishop Winder conceived the idea of giving a dinner to them in honor of the unusual occurrence. It was a success suc-cess in every way. At 2 o'clock the distinguished guests were all present and after strolling around the farm and admiring the general neatness and order, the guests entered the parlor, where for an hour or more, until dinner din-ner was announced at 4 o'clock, reminiscences re-miniscences were brought up and the past and future of Utah discussed in I an informl and most pleasant way. I An hour was spent in the dining room, where, as everywhere else, informality was the rule. President Snow was at the head of the table, on his right was Counselor Cannon, and on his left Counselor Joseph F. Smith. The spread was of the most bounteous kind, and French dishes were conspicuous conspicu-ous by their absence. The decorations were unpretentious but neat and tasty. After dinner there was music, and a general informal talk over the progress of the church, and kindered subjects. It was 6 o'clock when the first presidency presi-dency and some of the other truests bade the host good-bye. A number of the younger apostles lingered for a couple of hours longer. The only guests save those mentioned were Mrs. Emma S. Woodruff and Mrs. Bathsheba W. Smith. Elder Peter Loutensock has been released re-leased from the presidency of the German Ger-man mission to return to his bishopric in Eureka. His successor, Elder A. H. Schulthess. of Salt Lake City, will, however, not leave until the close of the present year. Missionary operations under the direction di-rection of the president of the Tahitian mission have lately been commenced in the Leward group, and twenty-nine baptisms, divided between three small islands, are reported. Elders will so be l--lit to the Cool: archipelago. |