Show LIBERTY Morning Session Held Hold In Assembly Hall and Afternoon in the tho Tabernacle SOME GRATIFYING REPORTS III In Working I by Authorities rust t Offerings Tho Iho regular quarterly conference of ot tho th Liberty won iVIlO hold ut ul 10 a ti m ni In the assembly hull halt mind at 2 p m in In the tUl Them Thero 1010 present ent of ot tile the general nu au authorities Presidents John U n Winder and U II Lund and amid Apostle He lie Heber ber bor Jer J Grunt Grant Tho morning session Ie slon opened by tho Third ward choir singing Conic Come 0 O Thou King of Kings Prayer was WIH offered by b I John W WI ton on Continued by IW the tho choir singing AH H the tilo dew den from front heaven distilling B S HINCKLEY President Bryant BrInt S wel iet welcomed welcomed cooled the saints to tho th conference Ho Ito said salt that the tho statistical and an financial reports for tor tho tue year yeah oal have havo been gone gono over ovel and when considering the tho final Unal result for rol tho the year eur oven the tho most moat mos casual glance reveals ho fidelity of ot the th people It Is a mutter matter of at great pleas pleasure ure uro he ho paid said to see lice not only tho the mature ro saints but to sea see such nuch n a L splendid did lid representation of ot boys s who be belong b blong belong long to tho thau deacons quorum and while tho the boys feel eel glad slad to 10 be here h re It la Is a astill astill still greater consolation to the par jar I JI cuts cots who tire arc In III attendance I 1 sincere sincerely ly hope hopu that during his conference tin tbs th good spirit which from our Father In will ivill be with us that wo WI nm may have havo a II good time and bo be built up UI In our faith It 11 Is a matter or of satisfaction to 10 say MY to you that the tho officers of ot the organizations und timid quo quorums quorums rums ruIns represented In the Iho names to be bo presented here bore this morning were call called ed Cd C upon In II a meeting g held hold last lust Sunday afternoon to voice olce tho the sentiment and ant feeling of thou their organization and uni tini uniformly uniformly It II was WU tho thu expressed d dotro not 1101 only to discharge tho the duties that de IC devolve volvo volve upon them hut but to do everything overy tiling possible to advance tho the work of our Father lIther I alid work righteousness throughout this stake stalle of or Zion SCIon Elder then presented the tho and stake slake authorities all ull oC ot whom Sylvia S Ila Ball Bali sang Hold Thou My Iland PRESIDENT T HUGH J CANNON CA NON President Hugh J Cannon said It had been lieen suggested that at lit tho tile of this year eal It would bo be proper for him to make mako n II report of ot conditions e In lu the tho stake us nil understood by the tho presidency of or the thc stake from their visits to the various organizations and the different wards during the past Just year and an also alsofrom alsofrom from their audit of ot the tho ward reports lUll has Just been completed he lie fet felt thankful for Cor the harmony which widell pre pro vl among nil all of oC tho the organizations Wo We Vo arc not all nil doing our best but wo vo have the desire to do that which will call down upon us Ul the blessings of or tho Lotti said ald the tho speaker I am an reminded r hint in speaking to the people saM said Wo Vo be unto them that ate at ot ease caso and who say flUY till all Is we well In itt S Zion on Wo Vo o do not lUlL want vaut to feel reel that all ull Is well vell In Zion A man must work In season and out of ot season ea on and the Iho man that feels that a all 1111 1 l Is well i eil and his ef or efforts that things will vill go on without forts will moot with condemnation In lit looking over the reports we wo timid find many things which are gratifying at and tit d Home which ate aio not and 1 I 4 desIre to call cull your yo III attention lo to somo of ot t these o o things Ono Ohio tiling thing w sv eh ch we notice In Ingoing ingoing going over tho tuG reports anti and one ono thing tilIng which we wo feel tool could bu be Improved I II upon ot of fast Th The Is I tho the matter average per ICI capita of oC fast offering In lit the Iho stake IB Is only 2 23 cents edits per month montC The Tho rule of oC the th Church Is wo wc fast fost for 21 1 hours thus saving the cost COt of or two meals and donating that amount the tile Of ot course wo We all un understand to help Iteli 11 poor that thul It Is impossible to feed ecu anyone one ono day rillY for tor 2 i cents People tho tim other othor re 10 requirement to 10 all 1111 who trIm 1110 living up UI are lire frequently short on oi tills point Tho Thu amount paid on thU ac account acCount count varies In iii different wardt TilE Lu Luis Is I ono ward which pays pals 3 cents while In another ward the payment tl is s sonly only 1 cents cent The Tho reported an Increase or OV population In the tho stake utako of ot about 10 per ver cent cellI also ILlS that the tho tithing for Cur 1907 Increased 13 per cent Man litany of the tho I saints contrary to amid counsel left the tho payment of ot their tithes until the end cud of tho the year and then thon on ac ui account count of ot tho financial stringency o u unable to get ge t the to pay tio tue r I tithing There are teachers In the thu Blake or one erne for every 26 or 01 about one for fOl every five Ile families We 0 lire are very ery much gratified to 10 see seo eo how the tho teacher arc nrc magnifying ther 1 calling The Tile ax at illary organ show a II marked In In iti atten itt temi anco ance with the tue I I of ot ono one n nl thero Is in a II re for lor the he 11 It thin this otis ono organization tion tho tIm Gates of ot lIU BT A 11 II Sa Arnold II A raid raidI I 1 havo listened no ill doubt you O fi nil all have lo to tho report given holl by Pre Cannon und 1111 alit 1 I with him that nut nit I t tor or nr looking over of oC the tho var various I r ious organization organIzations for tim the year 1907 wj Wi W J Jhao have hao found many buoy which Rio very 01 gratifying Ono One thing thins caine to 10 my tny no notice thee tice and that l III thin tho e of ot Lest fas day Cannon hits has matie mallo ou duty duly clear drill In regard to paying font offerings and no doubt ench of ot us bus hus determined In hi our heart hearl to do our duty better bolter In tun thu future than wo we have hav done tione In tho the pant There are ure noun of ofus J JUR it us UR who need heed to suffer for rol 01 tho the Hurled of oC Ufa lito hlf for tor there thorO In ii I abundance for forrill rill fIll It Il In is through the tho bleS of ot the Lord that we enjoy these then things Tho Tile paying of our test altering however III Is tint not our full tull duty III In tho the observance of or fast day 1111 PREST JOHN JOH It H n President John H It Winder said saul he ho was unit very ory thankful to his hla FatUr I In for fat to tho the privilege of meeting with tho th Ii saints saint In this conference and hearing the Interesting report of or the presidency Ir of oC tho the stake and lImit seeing lIe ln the tho good at ILI attendance of ot tho the stake presidency high council presidency of ot till tile high bight priests quorums and nuil till nil these little boys ho or tiE ortho ortho tho deacons quorums and representatives tives of the tite auxiliary organizations and priesthood quorums This meeting hns uris bean very vet Interesting ho he said showing Uio 1110 Increase and the tho healthy health condition which Is found In your our different localities localities ties tics Special had hail been made to the tho fast fust offerings which aro made mado madelie Ho lie hind had thought s that thai the tho people do not lIot understand the tho subject I 1 do not understand that thai It is BO so much dollars and am cents us nil It in Is tho the blessings which are aro given to those who llO ho observe It I have havo no doubt that If It the people in this tills meeting who observe le this rule were allowed to speak they the would ox me x pross their thanks for or the thc blessing they thoy the enjoy President Pre Winder er rind riad tho tile of ot Isaiah on tile tho subject of ot fasting und anti commented cI briefly thereon The Tue choir choll sang Let the mountains shout for Joy jo PREST A H n Lf LCD ND President Anthon II H Lund said that he lie felt very happy to be present and had enjoyed enjo ed very much lauch the tile good gOO prevailing and he ho felt that the Liber lhor Liberty 1 ty t stake tuk is looked litter after and that tho the brethren who preside are arc diligent In their thell labors He lie was glad to hear of ot tile the excellent conditions existing In tho thio stake and aUd also ulso of ot tho the marked Increase in tho ho various auxiliary organizations He Ito hoped that all ull present would the counsel given shen at the tho meeting Pies Pres President ident dent Lund emphasized sonic some things spoken of In the tho observance of fast fiust day da Tho rho Lord blesses blesse those who look after aftel time the Ioor poor arid and make male this their du duty ty to clothe the lie naked and alid feed the Uio lie hungry He said that the th Prophet Jo 10 Joseph seph established ll this rule by inspirit Inspiration tion and ho lie hollid did not Itoh suppose that Ihu t the tho prophet had Imd over read that t this same Fame thing was done 1010 do no In iii the tImes limos of or tho tile apostles before the Church was rees reea reestablished In this day Wo W Y should fast and pray pm and the tho Lord will give strength to break tho the bands of ot wicked wickedness wIckedness ness We Ye are beginning a 3 now new year let us rid ourselves of all wrongs that may mn exist Wo We e have Ilave not tho the grosser glOSSI sins silis but hut rather sins of ot neglect which will grow Into bigger ones President Lund USed urged tho time saints to 10 send fend their children to the tho auxiliary organizations and ln the tho saints to at attend tend lend their meetings Just ns as often us as possible Parents should go to Sacra Sacta Sacrament ment meetings and und renew renow their cove covenants cO nants with the Lord Lords and und thereby bo ho strengthened In the tho faith H II lie j urged the saints to keep tho word of oC wis wisdom dom ibm and unit all 1111 of ot the commandments of or God Go receive tho the blessings bl that are aro In storo short for the faithful said sala that while President Cannon Call non thought the tho lie filet fat offering In the Liberty Libert stake shako was waslow waslow waslow low It was wits about four foul times lImes as much muchas as tho the average a fast offering of ot the Church President Cannon expressed thanks for the tho excellent music furnished by bytho byth bythe the tho th Third ward choir under the lead leadership of Joseph W V Jr and of or the tho number rendered by inch Indi Individual vidual members of ot the choir The Tho choir sanK sang 0 O tot for a II shout of or Joy jO After the this benediction by b James Leitch meeting adjourned |