Show istah 1 i 1 STAKE conference llende y the be quarterly iuar tell terl y conference of utah stake was held in provo city dec ard 3rd and ath 1881 I 1 president taylor and party en foute route jon ion return atom their tour through the southern bouthern portion port pont idil of the territory were present on the occasion with the exception of apostle W woodruff who on account of contracting a severe cold passed on to his home in salt lake city the presidency of the stake were also prent present together wilh wih a majority of the bishops of the wards warda of the S stake tak the quarterly statistical reports having been read apostle P F 11 rymun rYman addressed the meeting alluding to the great blessings of a temporal nature which had so materially increased during the past bast season I 1 hoped ithe spiritual tuai improvement of the saints of utah stake nad had ad kept pace with the temporal advancement apparent on ev every er y hand the appreciation of these temporal blessings should be shown in acts of kindness to the poor r in the t e conquering of evil aad X argeneral en e ral rai support of the principles of tru truth th an and righteousness while a better etor 0 observance servance of the e law baw of U tithing thing was perceivable its observance adice alone would not secure the saints the blessings promised they were to 0 be gained only by a strict adherence to every known law given of god to his hia people exhorted his hearers heare isto islo to seek by acts of righteousness and devotion to the cause of god to fortify them themselves selve seive for the trials that would beset their path apostle john henry smith followed speaking very impressively on the duties of parents to their children in educating them in the principles of the gospel and impressing the young oung and tender minds of the child children rent reft with a knowledge of the truth by a compliance on the part of the parents with the duties and manner of ilfe life enjoined by its principles in the tho afternoon elder W Per irose addressed the assembly di dwelling u upon on the necessity of the saints F apply tib tip plying ing themselves in gaining knowledge and intelligence heneby hereby thereby increasing their capability the various positions in life with honor and credit to themselves s elv es reasoning that acquired knowledge ki and intelligence intelligent e in or der to benefit its possessor must be actively applied in righteousness for the exaltation of the individual and for tho blessing of others elder eider george F gibbs made reference to the great blessings enjoyed by the people as witnessed by the thousands thou sanda of happy and comfortable foith fordable for ingle table nile file ho homes mes mea in the many ri settle ettle imenes through which he had recently passed proving that the lord was bestowing his blessings upon the latter day saints and also bringing mina mind sa renewed conviction of aae truth of the gospel prisident A 0 0 smoot announced to the congregation the appointment of a committee on location and plan oga ofa of a proposed tabernacle for utah sake and hoped that in the near future the congregation would be more comfortably seated and that in greater numbers than the present attendance by a unity of action aj building be erected that 2 would id accommodate the people of th the nuke auke stake and all te be the richer for wa the president john sohn taylor referred to ane liberality of the people in the payment of their tithes the present beason season which would be followed by bi th et realization of 0 the blessings pro endorsed endor seel the proposition of building a tabernacle for the utah stake and was fully aware that tile tiie th e 1 people eo bie pie ble would 15 blessed and enriched by its erection as it was observable to him in his travels that thai where n vere public improvements were in pro progress giess gless the people were more energetic and r living closer to their duties ulf v ai sunday runday morning the general and local author tr theof the chuich church were presented to the con cop grega groga tion lion and sustained dined by unanimous v vote ote after which dent jos Jog E smith occupied the morning session bession in an interesting and instructive of ruc tuc tive tivi discourse in the afternoon after doon poon president john taylor again occupied the stand speaking upon various topics of great interest to the saints exhorting the congregation to lives of purity and virtue that they might be ap probated by god dand and through lils hla assistance be help to establish re aern tan of truth and righteousness deou aness up on 0 the earth Preil president dent A 0 0 smoot in conclusion exhorted the lesser resser priesthood to a more faithful of their duties as the conduct of the ine ite people was in I 1 n their charge and upon t them in in a great degree dev devolved the duty of maintaining the purity and attention of the people to the discharge of every duty appertaining to the gospe gospel invoked e the blessings of god upon the con eon congre grega gaVon the anthem daughter of zion von 7 I 1 was then s sung hung u ng by the choir and benediction pronounced by apostle F JM lyman ryman A JONES cherko |