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MORGAN eorgan STAKE ENCE minutes of the morgan stake conference held august and lath 1880 ISSO at south morgan school house present on the stand the presidency of the stake high council bishops etc saturday 10 a in opening exercises samuel francis sen hen of the 1 Stake presidency spoke 7 of our teasing pleasing frol prospect both temporal elder robert hogg sen exhorted the th e saints sain ta to remember that temporal affairs should not be our only or chief consideration bishop J ar B porter said we should nevera never be e too busy or too weary to serve god it was humility that bana band gaye strength and not pride our father eather would make any one equal to every emergency who would magnify his calling apostle franklin A richards ric Bic hards and albert carrington arrived by the 1145 train president AV V G smith spoke on prayer god hiwa always s kept his pledges we often violated ours opposition arod produced ve weakness akness showed the 4 heavy eavy envy responsibility under which gods priesthood were laboring saturday 2 p pm m The Bishops were calan called upon n to report their thein several wards and advised if any division existed to state the cause of it thi ey respond elder jesse haven haxen read from ezekiel leze teze 18 chap verse said some rome people thought they could be saved on the merits of what good they had hid once done independent of their present conduct thought a present dep departure rom the thel principles of purity rity and uprightness would nullify the effects ea tec tee t s of former good works according to the passages quoted elder richard bichard frye of ot the stake presidency con eon contrasted t our early anxiety for spiritual food with our par presen present t apathy ye we should not expect perfection in anyone any one neither object to them because they had not attained to it wished to support the right men with his means influence and ability apostle Apost Je P F D there was a way of the lord to td be happy and united and it was wag our especial business to find out that way and walk in it sunday 10 am opening exercises i apostle albert alber t carrington said all the time spent otherwise than in serving god was utterly lost strenuously advised the keeping holy of the cabbach cab zab bath day E explained what wha t true liberty consisted of and the legitimate of personal authority every y person had a right to do te busness and berye serve god but no other right spoke at edme borne somme length on pol poi political ibcal matters and showed where opposition or gin gins abed and by what whit class of spirits wit VIt lt was fostered and maintained 7 1 sunday 2 p m after opening exercises and administration of the sacrament the clerk read the stake statistical r report e counselor F franeis francis rancis pres presented anted the local authorities and home missionaries sion Blon aries arles who were unanimously sustained f apostle F D richards ric Bic hards read a ato passage mago mage from the prophet isaiah aiso also a part pant art of section 64 61 doc doe and and co cov alere here was the appointed place lace for the people to be taught in sods gods ways and to learn to walk in h his Is paths sickness and sorrow were we re gods goda messengers to humble and chasten the human heart bishops should ward off and warn against danger and act as teachers themselves when necessary advised arbitration and compromise in case of disputes rather rath er than decision by courts either civil or religious polities politics were a part of his religion as they concerned the future happiness of the latter day saints aa na well as others spoke powerfully on the ing results of continual love for each other and wl willing nning fling and sincere forgiveness and cautioned the saints against giving too fro frequent occasion for forgiveness i elden eiden elder keider S francis gave notice that work would be immediately resumed on the stake house etc the spi spirit of god was plentifully bestowed and the conference liter ilter i ally a spiritual feast t jamn JAMB H MASON clerk of stake |
