| Show conference OF THE SOUTHERN MISSION MINUTES OF A semiannual conference HELD IN ST GEORGE MAY ath and eth 1864 10 ami am may 7 erastus snow presiding singing prayer by elder jacob gates Sd neing P president snow wished v at the present con conter confer feret ei ce and at those to be held in future futures that all the branches of the southern mission be fully and faithfully represent represented eil ell by their bishops presidents or other authorized delegates in order that the mission may be faithfully represented be he advised the bishops and pree pre 0 o be watchful and diligent in their re e fields of labor and thus obtain that amount of informs information t ion lon so 0 o necessary necea bary sary to properly and fully report their theli branches elder A M musser pointed out bome tome of the principles necessary to produce that union 10 0 o re requisite visite to successfully prosecute the lat t ter eray day work benediction by bishop H eyring 2 p m singing g prayer b by y bishop 11 II lunt sin Sir ging bishop 11 lunt spoke at some borne length in bis usual hopeful hop elul encouraging style ile he stated that affairs progressing favorably favo favorably rabi y in cedar ward he spoke of 0 prophecies de def dei f livered years ago reia relative tive to the southern country and which are no now low w in course of liter 1 al fulfillment fulfilment 13 ishop bishop anson P winsor reported his ward saying that considerable grain had been sow ed td and planted there the crops looked ex cee cea well weil he spoke of the difficult difficulties es the southern missionaries were successfully successful coping with preat prest snow spoke of the unceasing efforts of the people to provide for their sustenance arh aad congratulated them on the prospect of fair remunerative crops the tho present beason season ile ha expressed his appreciation of the spirit of liberality manifested by the masses of the people immediately north of the cotton raising district districts in io trading their wheat and potatoes to tile the producers of cotton and molasses ile he spoke very forcibly on the advantages resulting from the labor of the farmer when hen contrasted with those resulting dom nom the labor of the miner sing sina sinking ing benediction by elder james jaaes G bleak bieak in the evening the high council and local authorities met ia 11 the basement of the hall 10 am may 8 singing payer by bishop daniel daniiel D di mcarthur me arthur Siti singing ging aing elder jacob gates spoke encouragingly to the people ile he dwelt on the necessity of the saints exercising self control and desiring 41 to improve themselves through h the practice of the principles of the everlasting 0 gospel he referred to some of the trial trials 13 the saints had bad parsed pa ased through and were still passing through forcibly alluding to the necessity of such inch experience to quality qualify saints to properly CM use the bliss nga 0 yet to be conferred upon them thern bishop J T spoke on the necessity of d diligently applying the powers of body and mind to the building of gods kingdom he spoke in terms of c commendation ommen dation ct of the spirit and energy of the people throughout 0 the mission bishop R D covington cov Coy ington ithe bore testimony to ethe truth of the latter day ay work woric he ile warmly d the emple peaple for the diligence deli gence and arid perseverance in performing their duty and filling their mission elder oder marias ensign spoke on the necessity ct of living humble and pray prayerful estul before the lord lard in order to secure those blessings so faithfully promised by an almighty god bishop edward bunker spoke very earnes earnestly t ort oft the necessity ot of obedience to the requirements quire ments of the gospel as they from the authorities of the church we should be living witnesses for god each one in his own sphere striving sti iving to act according to the act by jesuis and expressed by hm him in the words father not my will but thine be dobe on e sin SiD singing Is ming ging benediction by prest snow 2 pm Sl nging singing prayer by eder wm amr crosby singing elder ider lder wm 11 dame addressed the con congre gree nation gallon oa on the blessings and privileges promised to geneav and e enjoyed P oyed by the latter day saints the general authorities were presented to the conference and unanimously sustained the local authorities ii were ere unanimously sustained in the following order E erastus rastus snow president of the southern minion mission john marlas mariaa ensign waiter walter E didge albert P tyler lysander lys Lya ander dayton james G bleak franklin B woolley yx david 11 cannon hosea stout thon burges burgesi and john 0 angus members of 0 the high council wm fawcett president of the local quorum of agh priests wm win P WeInA yie yle president of the quorum of seventies miner G abey president of 0 the elders eiders quorum robert gardner presiding bishop of st george with wilh daniel D die dle Al cArthur arthur and W carter his counselors jete ute perking perkins bishop of ward wara with wm fawcett and robert Thomp thompson soh sch hia hib hla his counsel ora era henry eyring bichop of ad Ward wilh with wm win F butler and charles smith A his bis counselors daniel D 1 mcarthur bishop of adward ad ward with james G bleak and walter E dodge bib bis counselors coun coan elors robert D covington vinston Co bishop of washing ton ward with with N W colllns collins and robert L llloyd lloyd his counselors Counse ors joshua T willis bishop of toquerville with gearge bearge hill and nephi johnson his counselors anson P winsor bishop of grafton with miles romney and charles N smith his counselors edward bunker bishop of santa clara with marias marlas ensign and wm cresby bib bis counselors henry lunt bishop of cedar the following named were sustained as presiding elders nephi johnson of virgin city silas S harris of harrisburg Harris narris burp draper or of rockville albert petty or Sp springdale ringdale A 11 stevens of wm theobald of duncens Dunc ns retreat john hawley of pine valley wm win eilev of harmony zera pher of shoal creek and luke Cyp cyphers hers bers of meadow valley 11 eyring a president of the pries priests pa quorum john E hammond president of bf the teachers quorum ephraim wilson Wils orif president ot of the deacons quorum james G bleak clerk and historian for the southern mis MIU slon SIGn president Preel dent delt snow moved that we sustain the lord of hosts by rendering a fai fal baul obedience to his requirements seconded and unanimously carried president snow reviewed the coming forth of the book of mormon and the early history of the church he warmly advised the peo pie le to cultivate ther their minds searching good books diligent diligently iv for words of wisdom he recommended all and particularly the young to read the bible book mormon and doc I 1 trine wile and covenants and cull and i trea treasure 11 ure up the words worda of eternal life daniel D mcarthur McArt hur bur was unanimously elected a member of the high council Confer conference ence erce ce adjourned till the first friday in november next singing benediction by prest erastus snow G BLEAK clerk cleric of conference the comet that is expected to annihilate this thia sad and wicked world will come along in 1875 |
