Show WASATCH STAKE conference editor deseret news jews the quarterly conference of the wasatch stake of zion convened at heber city february ath 1681 1581 at 10 a in present on the stand F au M lyman and J H 8 smith m ith of the twelve apostles Apost lesy lesi W V W V taylor of the seventies president hatch and his hia counselors patriarch of the stake thos ricken hicken hieken the members of the high council the bishops of the several wards and their counselors the presidents of th the e quorums qu of the stake and their counselors coun solo rs the hou house seVas was well filled before the conference confer enlo enLe opened the choir sang prayer by elder thos HI weiden delden cIren eiren singing president hatch addressed the conference expressing his gratitude fa for i the blessings we encoyand enjo enjoy yand aad the pleasure to him at ine lne meeting eting our brethren who have come to see us and explained the orde order i of the conference the statistical report of the was then read by the elerk clerk showing as follows follow st in the stake there is one patriarch 43 seventies 91 high priests elders 16 priest priests 13 I 1 teachers teach erSy 30 deacons 1192 members W 1605 officers and members sti children alldren under 8 years of age 2454 2404 total number of souls families faI fal lies 19 marriages during the past 61 6 months 68 births during the same time and 25 deaths i the bishops reported ported r their wards as doing well the eions all prospering and with a few exceptions the brethren are trying to live the religion of jesus christ elder W V W taylor expressed his pleasure in hearing the favorable reports re tarts made spoke of the afflictions that mankind have to pass through and the reward promises promised promis ns to the faithful apostle P F 11 lyman said that him were strange to him yet the work we we in was wa si not boke of the ther effects of sin our associations in in life our trials and how we should obtain knowledge singing benediction 2 pm opened in the usual manner the gene general and local authorities were unanimously sustained apostle X J hsmith H smith referred to our selfishness and rind jealousy which is 1 natural to us its spoke of the love of parents for their oT spring offspring who wili will not bot entirely forsake them let jet them be what they will the love jove of our Fa father eather therin in heaven for his children is greater than earthly parents for theirs spoke eo of a trust imps imposed ed on a son by his father that son who proves himself dortly worthy of the trust will be the one one chosen referred to young men bien it applying 0 ong for baptism in order to get recommends to go goto to the house of the lord luord if a bishop recommends an unworthy person he ho is responsible but hut if he is deceived by the person applying that person hims himself elfis is responsible exhorted to keep the word of wisdom etc apostle P F M lyman said nis his his idea of a man is to take a medium course and not to be strenuous nor yet siek sick in the performance perform all ali ce of olevery every day duties fut les ies and in regard to our children remember bend the twig as you would have it to grow pm the usual sery services ices being attended to elder NV NV taylor addressed the assembly on the organization of the se seven v enties ties of wasatch stake and the fol foi lowing following brethren are called and unanimously sustained as presidents of the seventies for this stake of zion viz john duke geo AV clyde and E R S duke at 10 tl a m sunday morning the house was densely crowded opened in the usual manner S J wing superintendent of sabbath Schools read a statistical report of the sabbath Qc ch bools of the stake showing that there here were engaged in teaching inthe in the school schools t teachers eachers and pupils in attendance males and females total pupils and teachers president hatch stated thata that a call had been made by the first presidency forvour for jour families to go to st john arizona and the following named brethren were selected viz christopher H love rove wm win bromley christopher davis and hud thos murdock all of whom promptly accepted the the call cal I 1 he then quoted from the tela teu commandments and spoke of the education of our children condemning corporeal ment apostle J H smith addressed the conference i stating that our children were the greatest heritage of god to man and the tho great steal obligation we are under to properly train them and educate them themy also to teach them the laws jaws of life that their lives may be prolonged referred to adultery as one of the most of crimes apostle F AL tyman for the benefit of those going to arizona described the country the sitti state te of the roads which have to be traveled in going there etc 2 rpm p opened in the usual manner the sacrament was administered apostle A pos tle tie lyman spoke on the form used in asking a blessing on the tho bread and wine and the appropriateness of the words used and the theoan danger in partaking thereof unworthily acted us to attena attend faithfully to our duties referred to the bless biess ings received by himself in consequence of haying ha aj ng strictly attended to his duties which in his case n never ev failed and promised similar results to ail all who would comply faithfully with the requirements of the gospel apostle smith spoke briefly endorsing the remarks of brother lyman conference ce adjourned till the first saturday in may benediction by apostle J H smith cras shelto i clerk gen hancock answering an invitation by col corbin secretary of the inaugural committee says bays he will notify the committee in the case ho be intends to be present with bi s lat Zat the inaugural cenemo ce remo nies F E f v |