| Show I n PORTLAND CONFERENCE CHURCH DEDICATED c n the of t the or of Portland and mft met In conference In the church building In ro cc b the Iru trust 1 at Ih the corner of est at Tenth and Shernan streets In pr per hal on one of the bet best I t In ings ever r held In this thu Illy Ther There WI wire I present tnt for th the c al all the f In n vIs Ie W H I re I kt t of r th I u 1 e and t hyde J r C h Iy on ro C I JI und and Bm Burns mx x travelIng eld eldr eldera era r ailo also Elder Jhn E B Iro tarr of th the To Those e from Salem Oregon wre r i I Ii Glee of the Salem missionary ds dl end and traveling elders Id In the eme same J W v lre Robert Hamilton ant and andL L 14 HUr HUrA MIller MIllerA A this da had ben been advertised its the on one upon which our Church bul built In 1 as tl tm I he dedicated and 1 a hop hope cacti I by President Prat Pratt allI al n ne Ihn that dome nm or of the au aim b be present the saints their friends and investigators lur out In such auch numbers all as to v W ful full bu houSes In all n thle three lion sessions which wr were ton convened nf at al 10 O a m amid a 3 end and 7 p m Th Tb member fm from Ion long dl t n brought their beL baskets of lach lunch alon along wih with them and remained In Inand and arund around the church al all the c day P President I F S 8 and nd h his Wife or of the Ibe Unon Union or of ZIon as sired In ti time for th the afternoon a sessIon being prevented b by blate belated caine tm from attending t the ft first session Ion IonA A As our 10 was em empoe corn poe posed In pert tf of the Sunday school and pupi pupils Who ho away mt meet In ID Bundy Sunday school ho mt t that blur hour ame some 30 was wa nt nl a as a auty school session Hulon r which PresIdent Pratt spoke In a Impressive m mner ncr ner o on p tb the dut duties and obligations ot of otte te the saints Int Ever vr since th the purchase by tile the Sleet pl presidency or of this lne ed for fM worship the Relief sOciety l or of the branch the presidency of Sister Sh Sarah 1 M Pat commenced In and wrIng working Is Ie put a good carpet on the platform end nd stripe c ot o matting down the aisles t to Iru procure pt 11 ot of the rat rt aD aed the three mINon mission presidents F S 8 Br Brain wl weli Pratt and Joseph I N Bob ob inson to adorn the well also lo ado ta wal all t pur purchase ch chase a silver sacrament set t and table linen to 10 b be I with Ith the same m I It was thought tb that tl this wa was a Int greet for a small l society cm corn posed poud or of about but 40 members but 1 as the saints gathered Into tl this confer conter elle sacs the they pr found this splendid wok work an accomplished tact end ad whet with lb the work ork or of R a fw few pint painter a paper paperhanger h hanger r end carpenter In hi additon addition to what Ih the sisters ha had done don lh the hous wee made mad to shine In cleanliness and aad beauty but After the opening In exercises or of the afternoon session elo ot of the conference President Pt Calde commended t these splendid elom efforts ot of tb the alty society and In behalf ot of the society et he pres presented re the aley to the Portland branch of t the Curch Church In response l Nr Elder AI Alexander r NIbley In behalf f t the presidency o of the Port Portland land Iud branch in III a Ot nest Me ac accepted this hla splendid contribution at th Ih hand hll a u cit tb the Relief Ilet society He e spoke pk In ti the bea highest praise or of what they b had and thanked them and nd aake asked te the Lord to bless tm them for tho those useful and loyel lovely gifts rt At AI this In te the services rl tb the chor choir h has been growing In capacity amid numbers under th the able abl leadership of our mIssion secretary Jon John 1 E Ev Evna Ma sang tu in a v effective manner tb the beautifUl hymn entitled This He House We to Th Thea at atthe t th the tto of whIch President Pratt Itt ow up the prayer Sister ae II Louise Simmons rendered In good style th the soprano po solo Oh Ob Lv LvIn toy In lag Pt Father 1 1 N 8 occupied t the Urn Um of at this sung a meet t eloquent admires on the ad obligations of 01 t the b of t the Church ChurchIn In t tim evening meeting ar after the theop opening exercise the fOllowing travel op I th I 11 el elders from the lam district vi vi J 7 W I Rrt Robert Hamilton and J 1 H Miller e seek spoke pok a phort tim time bearing strong I and faith tel tul testimonies to the divine IIo mission ot of of Joseph Smith end and to U the tn divine authority occupIed am some tm time turning hr her upon subject IJ con td with Relief I society alet work I followed In an n In Inte te In discourse on gospel principles President PaU Pratt lp up the center fO CItE by a re few congratulatory remarks mrk tb the o of or our amid al pk in loving Iovine pt praise or of President work In thi Ihl mission and In Inthe lh the ai r f Zion the of r lb the brett brettI I 1 th the following numb number mer rendered In t b th the choir vi vii I oun Yur Bless In inge u and Clon efforts lo or if I h tb choir with 1 I its caPle organ list 11 Ioe 1 eter M Mary were lre lot most I t ad and b by tb the thet th the which wil will tn long h him there hay been eav V fr rI baptism of children o of tb the saints II it n t f our or Investigators are alt about t thi Id II It 0 II It ti II hl hands or of IbE the eider lh 1 Tuesday President I I it s lIl it lil all th Rh elders Ide o of the 1 rI II Iii a nt M them instruction 1 nil nilor 0 t I r or orI rich lo I n Monday Munday th the Itt of M Pratt rt must t with ta the hod hd of t I 11 b breach b and D th the U 1 so end and Instructed them In InI I iii h 4 t ter thair duties speaking on t inn 0 of Uh tl govern m lell aut their neighbor etc t TATE STATE I t Jimmi t t u |
