Show OF THE BOX ELDER EIDER STAKE OF ZION HELD SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ALL MEETINGS WELL ATTENDED apostle orson F whitney and prest chas H hart the visiting speakers the quarterly conference of the box elder stake of zion convened in the stake tabernacle saturday morning at 10 the attendance was lighter than usual on account of 0 so many people being in salt lake attending the annual af 1 I A conference the services began by singing in which the congregation joined how flow firm a foundation prayer by elder john crawford singing by the choir the morning breaks the shadows flee opening remarks were made by pies oleen N stohl lie he said although there are not many present at tills this meeting we are going to have a good time and the spirit of th eLord anvill n be present in this conference and those who have halve come here will find iliac they have not come in vain the spirl spirit of the lord will meet with with us and build us up in the things pertaining to our faith asa presidency we meet regularly and are work ing in union and love and doing what wg can our stake has a population tt ber our conferences men alen who preside in the different wards are working earnestly and all of the auxiliary organizations of the chur church cli as a whole have done more effective work the last six months than ever before lie he urged the people to pay their obligations before going on excursions and spending their means in the differed dif feren amusements parents take care of your children watch over them and see that they have proper escorts to take them to the dances do not let them go alone or with a crowd ot other girls rather let the father himself escort his daughter to the party though he does not dance teach your children the principles of the gospel and train them in virtue and godliness referred to the observance of the word of wisdom bishop vm ani J racer facer reported the willard ward it was in a pretty goof good condition condit loii teach your children by example instead of by precept if the parents do not keep the word of wisdom and lit ask their children to observe it will they if we parents do not attend our duties and tell our children you must attend our meetings you must not stay out late at nights you must pay your tithing and debts etc are they going to ilo do what you ask or are they going to follow our example again I 1 say let us teach our children by example bishop george C dewey reported Dewey vilIe warl ward and prest C IV knudson reporters report eil ert the quorum of seventy they both felt encouraged in their different positions elder C C shaw of hyrum was the next speaker said lie he was 73 years of age and had been a member of the church for 55 years had been on a mission to great britain for 7 7 s 3 ears and had traveled without purse or script lie he related a dream that a certain poor roan man had lie he dreamed ameti that lie he died and on reaching the gate peter nik met him and said here Is a beautiful rocking chair for you and now you can call just rock in it and enjoy it As other people came they were all ushered in to receive their salvation finally the man became tired of the rocking chair and wished lie ile had never heard of such a thing he complained to peter apt peter told the man tobe to be content ho he had just received what lie had been working for what we work tor for we get and nothing more gather your children around your hearth make hot home the moat pleasant place on earth and teach them the law of god and parents set the example in the 53 55 years of my membership in the church it if I 1 had followed out the counsels and instructions I 1 received I 1 would have been a better man a better father a better husband a better citizen and more ready to meet my maker I 1 want irant to tell you that this work Is the work of god and the master alaster is coming therefore be prepared to meet him singing by the choir and cong congregation re guide Vs Us 0 thou great jehova benediction by elder orson loveland SA SATURDAY burday AFTERNOON El singing nging to thou 0 god we do approach prayer by elder sparks singing come we that love the lord and let our joys be full prest luclus lucius A snow fully endorsed the remarks that had been made in the morning session urged the paren parents ts sunday school and primary teachers to keep heep the word of wisdom and to keep the sabbath day holy and to obey the commandments of god and thus set an example for the youth of zion prest W C horsley commented on what had been said by the previous speakers referred to the boys loafing on the street corners and passing remarks that were not gentlemanly we should strive to make home pleasant and agreeable and to keep keel our children there we should bring them up in a way that would be pleasing to our heavenly father and to ourselves prest chas H hart felt that we were blessed with a rich degree of the spirit of god said that there was no greater mission for parents to perform than of of bringing up tip their n ess i jie w from the section of the doctrine and covenants and commented on same it Is hard to see our children taken away from us but oh how much more sad than death is disgrace I 1 would rather have dead sorrows than the living sorrows sorrows of dishonor home should be made pleasant and agreeable and parents should encourage their children chil dien in reading good books and studying music singing in the home is as necessary as prayer the girls should be taught to be good housewives as well as learning any other art and in fact more so the choir sang all hall the glorious day apostle orson F r whitney said lie he hau had visited brigham city a number of times but the last time was in 1897 shortly after the present tabernacle was built said we have heard a 1 great many good things filings from the previous speakers perhaps new but there Is nothing new in our church truth Is as old as the creation and it will last for ever and ever however the principles of the gospel may be presented in new ways the file same as cookery we may cook the same things in different ways but the fundamental principles are the same we have the right to the living spirit of god and ile he will inspire us to present the old truth in new ways waya the holy ghost will never justify it 1 man in setting getting up and rs re Pea beating ting ng parrot like fike the be same thing he has once oace learned in every meeting we should be directed by the spirit of god and not learn one sermon and always preach that even though it Is true we should meet often to be reminded of the truths we have bare heard before and know we should keel cecii the commandments of god without wanting to know the reason why adam did tills this and so must we sometime we will understand the reason why we should obey certain commande ments that perhaps we do not understand now obedience Is 13 better than sacrifice sac rafice moses taught his people according to their intelligence lie he had the gospel but not in its fullness the peo pie at that time were not prepared to receive it the law of moses was au all eye tor for an eye a tooth for a tooth etc our low Is love your enemies pray for them that hate you on and do continued on page five fire |