Show SPECIAL conference CONFER ENOE AT PROVO X the special conference called at Provo nor for the purpose purpose of mo more re ym plemely organizing the stake of zion at that place convene convened Fd at 10 on saturday morning june 2 on the stand were president john W young Elder JEIder aJohn sJohn taylor erastus snow franklin V Richard riehard sand george Q cannon also bishop smoot and many of the Bishops county the services commenced by the choir singing the hymn 0 god our help in agea ages pat past elder ERAS kras SNO W offered prayer tiie tile iligir sang saing the hymn the time la Is nigh that happy time elder erastus era EBA SNOW mas was the firotto first firs tto to occupying most of the time the gospel he be sald said sald said was designed to enable man to make maze the bea best I 1 use of the afta ifta with which he w was endowed an and anh d to develop him mentally and physically even until he hei arrived at the full stature odthe ii measured ea su ie of the lord ja sq told thi things figs wt written for gui guf our and arid leaf tiffi P g cons consider di ered eted edall 61 I 1 that hadwen een liard handed ed dott domol to tous us from the fathers lither who slept siept contained as a in the bible rook book of mormon and that which alch had been revealed to and written by the prophet joseph smith the counsels and teachings of president young and the he elders of israel generally gener aUy many of whom were whre of the humblest walks of life all ail Speaking allT from time to time under t the inspiration of the holy ghost asi as well as dur bur wit the manifestations of the provi dences of god in behalf of his saints what whitt mantler manner of people ought we to be the fact that the end drew nigh and the time of the harvest was waa near indicated the magnitude of the work to be accomplished complis hed the lord had gathered edus us into these sequestered Bequest ered vales to teach us of his ways that we might be prepared to live jiva and to stand in holy places whilst the other angels spoken of in the revelations of john would go forth to reap d down own the wicked who too would be gathered but instead of being gathered aa as ripe wheat into tile the garner they according to the vision were to be gathered as to the wine press outside of tiie thu city there to be trodden in the tho wrath of almighty god we we vi re permitted lo 10 occupy eur our ur possess comparative in peace pence yet the Lord suffered the wicked to follow us usand and to revile and persecute us this however was the means by which the saints would be tried aad perfected the only real that could overtake us in accomplishing this work lay jay inbur in our own worldly minded ness our unbelief our faultfinding fault finding mid and liri unjust just criticisms our lack of charity and brotherly kindness and conseil consequently dently wently our lack of union uni onIt it was apprehended that ins instead tead of devoting our ourselves pelves to cul cui cultivating the gr graces a ces cea of the soul too much at ahad abad was paid to outward adornments an and d thus the faith of many was endangered it was the duty of the elders to impart words ot of advice to restrain excesses to discountenance evil to guide and direct in the paths of virtue and right and it IL was waa the tile duty of the people both old and young to regard their instructions i and adamo admonitions r irions god was was no respecter of persons he had bad uno rio desire to exalt one above in another lither where persons were equally deserving those who blessed in earthly ininga inear lerlowe were required quiren to td bo be corre correspondingly more prudent and careful in the use of their substance riches injury to those who made an unwise use of them but to the good and tiie the wise property was a great blessing contributing to convenience and comfort aa as weil well as enhancing the interests in teresta of the work of god on the earth if condemnation jay at the door of the rich it was not because they were rich but generally be bei i cause the affections of the heart became so engrossed with the things that pertained only to this world that through the unwise and improper use of the same little it if any desire was cherished to the intel lutei ests of the work of god and of his hla people the poor on the other hand were fre fro frequently tempted to desire and covet things which they never neven earned belonging to others things which in many instances they were not deserving of it was said bald that the idler should not eat the bread of the laborer worldly things as well as heavenly things were ene epe rewards of faith and diligence miny many were mistaken in supposing that the united order wes going to exalt the poor by pulling down the rich making all men equal in the possession of worldly goods this idea accordingly had been premised on that passage of scripture referring to the distribution of the means by the disciples according it was sald bald baidas baldas sa idas every man had need As the necessities of men varied according to the number of their families milles aud and other by y which they were governed it was obvious that equality as far as an equal possession of property was concerned was not known among the former pr day Sili saints its and again when the distribution spoken of had been beed made to supply im immediate m i edi edl ate necessities and after the several portions of the substance had been expended x where were the people to 0 bookfor more mort such an order of bings could not lol t last lol igi gits exist only be a question of flae but such was not the order ht att apostles wished to est establish ablis onither was gas it the kind of order t the e palte had among was as tr t ii ft type of the order which the ord bought sought to establish among t the h e iatter latter atter da day dax saints leading features in this holy order of heaven heaved were industry economy frugality and prudence and therefore to confer conyer real and ja sting lasting benefits upon individuals u als ais would be not to take from those who had accumulated much jand nd give to others to waste who knew e w nofa how to take care of it lt but rather to create labor mental and physical pursuits pursues of indus try and sk illand place all A lna ina in a position to raise from the elements and manufacture from the raw material the necessaries and conveniences and comforts of life by thus affording male and female the opportunity to use their talents and their hands with prof profit t to them thom themselves selves and others we became producer sas well and in but a short shori time all would be beable able abie to assist arvist instead of having to be assisted elder GEO Q CANNON occupied the short time remaining treating on the education of the youth while he wa sever in favor of in tel develop development menti he be strongly urged fathers to afford their sons such training as would make them self reliant and above all not forgetting by examples exam pleas well aa as precept that moral training which fitted them for honorable citizenship in the churchard Chur chand and kin kingdom adom of god he lie desired paren ts to make inake confidants of ita it waa means by which they would avoid many and be bey more moro readily influent influenced oe d for good goof after singing n bythe by the choir 0 hoi bol eider elder P F D RICHARDS offered d the closing clos cios luig irig prayer rpm m after the usual opening g exerciser elder P F D expressing delight in iri observing the growth of the city cily and the fhe progress of ilfe life that had been made tending towards belr self suppo support zt which bf course was BO so much towards independency it had been his lot to labor hinding amon g a people were vere considerably mixed in matters pertaining to morality arising the fact that a certain class of people whom paul called heathen a people who indulged in excesses and vices had come among ihie the saints of liis locality he a was te hap happy p y to learn that the e good citizens of provo were not cursed with a single grogshop grog shop or saloon of any kind which certainly was a blessed state of affairs A more complete stake organization existed here than had been fo many mahy places whdeh ua undoubtedly had hud aided voided tho the brethren presiding here to successfully battle with and to suppress prevailing evils lat ter day saints everywhere should learn ear n this fact iba IDA in trading and ania trafficking with those who were not of u us sr and whose interests were not identified with the work of righteousness we were endeavoring to establish but who on the contrary were wera of it they measurably aided and supported their unhallowed institutions with which we were afflicted lit in some som e cities where men and families were wholly wedded to god ann ana to bis his kingdom they were not associated in any way whatever with the ungodly and arid having dzion zion in their hearts they conscientiously felt that they were endeavoring to establish it in the earth eaith and la in doing so that their acts counted so much muth in dav favor ar of its ita cause and so ad much prevented the growt growth b of wickedness amongst ns us there therefore fore arl said akl the speaker ler ker whilst we could hot iea lea sofi reasonably ably and c confidently expect to bring abdat a perfect concert of action all at once rendering us independent we should be careful lest we directly or indirectly strengthened the hands of the ungodly against us the ancient apostle compared the body of the church to that of a manber feet reet and sound in all its functions hence how feces necessary ary it was in order to acquire that vigor agor land and farce fo ace which belonged to perfect health and soundness th atall neail the onn off officers leers of this stake be as assigned ened L ned td to their proper places thus further ning the hands bands of those who presided enabling them the M more oie ole successfully to prevail the enemy in whatever form he might present himself hire here the speaker in directing his remarks to the younger portion of the congregation recommended them as a source of much valuable information to study the organization and order of the olin church ach comparing the emigration fb bat hat a t came from abroad with that which came down from above he said that the vast proportions which the latter the young and rising generation ot of this community was ahsu assuming ming over the former was a delightful feature in ln the history of this latter day work that whilst it was marvelous how readily rea cilly the people received the tha fruth truth in foreign countries abd aad how bow willing they were to gather to this tin s distant land yet it 16 was very remarkable too how few co comparatively remained faithful latter day saints whilst on the other haud hand the latter doubtless because of the advantages of early moral training and the absence of id time tradition were not only more susceptible to the reception of gospel truth b but ut when properly taught they were full of faith and integrity and they were fast becoming a race of staunch defend defender erp and advocates of this cause the speaker apprehended that they represented the vessels re referred fer to by the saviour that were capable of molding holding the new now wine for with their capacities they enlarged and naturally they inclined to good iud lud and ind not to evil little children manifested a remarkable degree of faith in the healing bealing ordinances as well as a great desire to attend family prayer low how careful parents s hould be to cherish in prell ifill their r children that principle of or power gower po rand fand those holier feelings that wc were wire re so often witnessed in the ther little ones Certa certain irr persons had come among us as missi quarles for the expressed purpose of converting th the e mormons cormons Mor mons but accordI according Dg to the their ir own wn admission finding the older 0 ones incorrigible they were turning 9 thein their special attention to the younger portions of our commux anity in the condid confident ent eni hope of inducing them to denounce the faith and practices of their fathers and accept their nore hoppl lan jar creeds the subject of family prayer was waa spoken the ethal that attended Us 0 observance servance in the gea dea season thereof also virtue purity affection and kindness which wh when en characterizing ch a ra ct g the family carci circle reh reL rendered deres dereW the ibo the iho meditations of the chi children dr almost free from gulie gulle hence ence they they became very in much tich less jess susceptible to the temptations of I 1 baim satan I 1 the speaker closed lda ida remarks on importance of paying serious attention to th the little littie day daj matters that summed bummed up the existence of our lites lives t d t tr jot jonn JOHN W wyouna WYo YOUNG uma uxa and E elder elden lder ider JM tao occupied the rat ret of the time meeting was ad adlour burped nedi nedr over until to morrow rhe the choir choln sang bane ilind y the prayer was offered SUNDAY iol lor a m 1 the services commenced by the choir inuring the hymn r ai w father how wide thy glory shines ghines prayer wash wast urca by bi eider eidet A C the h hymn dmn 1 11 mhd timo time Is nigh that happy pel lil alipe kvis ivis was wab th then ens sun suu ung 1 ft elder GEO gro Q delivered ver ed a lis dis discourse upon Mar marriaga and the tho united order showing that as fast as the latter day saints adopted the principles of the eter iTer everlasting lasting gospel in its ful fui ness neBs entering into what was called the united order the sooner they would be further farther delivered from temptations which induced people to do unto others as they would not wish to td be donely do neby the reason was tha that under that advanced order of things no pecuniary benefits could ac cino cinc ta to any abi who would be thus guilty in in this thib way satan would bo be measurably bound at least as far as their extended and consequently a higher state 0 of civilization would be te attained to elder jou jova f taylon followed choosing tho the subject of the priesthood with its ita keys unit anil power althae as it had amt ami manifest manifested id itself in various ages of the world 11 the anthem i i hark the rong fong of junlee Jub lee Iee was sung and the meeting wa k I 1 with prayer by president 3 2 P pm m president B young was present most of the time was taken up by elder erascus scow discoursing on ou the subjects of union and belf self the discourse preached by president B YOUNG at the priesthood meeting at jo plo gan ean on monday morning moraine the mth sath ut uit and which was pub published lishe in saturdays NEWS was read to the congregation by brother GEORGIC Q after the anthem anthim the lord Is my trust crust and my shield had b been e en a sung u fi g elder Rici yaris rAuis offered the benediction on monday the 50 a priesthood meeting was held having for its object the perfecting of the stake organization at this meeting the following nomina nominations eions were unanimously sustained abramo abram 0 sm oot ai as Freal president dent of the stale stake david john ai as lifs his first and arid harty harvy H his second counselor members of the tho high council counell james tames S danle s W N X dusenbury S P curtis W 0 sperry geo 21 brown B mbel K bal bul lock albert jones james dunn aiges young A 0 smoot jr chaaw chas smith and david oluff cluff jr uli cli president of the high priests Quor quorum tim laade bullock with S S jones and mosea mosca jones aa ar hla bia counselors president paes ident of the first quorum of elders d rs B L with jos keuer kener and H J malben as his counselors f president of bf the priests quorum bishop J P R 11 BroH ro Holman oIman as ai his first counselor f r bishop of jet proto ward 14 J P r it johnson Joh neon 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