Show SALT LAKE STAKE CONFER enoe ENCE 1 ASSEMBLY hant HALT 8 L CITY saturday july 9 isai 10 a in there were present on the stand of the twelve apostles john henry smith the presidency of the stake angus 11 Cann cannon oft david OC OCal alder aider derand and joseph E taylor of the first presidents of seventies william W taylor of the presidency cf cathe the high priests quorum ellas bilas smith hand and edward after the usual opening services the tiie roll was called showing as fol lows one patriarch and seven presidents of seventies present the 2nd and ath ath lith lath and elders quorums were represented by presiding authorities all the wards of tho the stake were represented by presiding authorities excepting the and 2nd ath and wards salt lake bake 1 ake city and the mill creek mill creek ana and union wards the statistical rep report of the stake and find reports from the 3rd ard jtb ath lith and elders quorums for the past quarter were read Pre stEllas stelias smith reported that the high priests quorum was composed principally of elderly brethren and though they were not go so faithful as they should be he they were about on a par from the reports read wr with the priesthood generally he exhorted the ethren brethren Ir to awake to a sense of the importance of their callings elder george goddard said the statistical condition of the sunday schools would not differ materially from the report read at the last quarterly priesthood meeting he urged the importance of sunday school superintendents being left rree iree to devote their undivided attention to the duties of that appoint dept as where they were called hway iway away to fill other positions it was a great detriment to the schools HO ie strongly advocated devoting the morning ervice service to the sunday school clisol but deprecated the practice 0 of leaving the sunday school overlap the meeting as prejudicial to both president joseph E taylor said there were many interests combined in the organization of a stake of zion the lord had an appointed order jn n the organization of the va rious byor quorums ams of the Priesthood and it was important that presiding officers should badill be diligent gent in precept and example in influencing the members of their respective quo rum rums s to faithfulness fa itu ith falness in the performance of their duties presidents of quorums should labor with zeal for the ille salvation of those over whom they were called to preside but when such labors failed they should not leave the labor jabor of dealing with w ith the unfaithful entirely with their bishops 3 for they as quorums had bad authority to the unworthy from their quorums qu iro george goddard of the As hall committee read a re port ort of the total otal amount paid by each sach ward of salt lake stake for the he salt lake assembly hall the otal total being or about nore more than the first apportionment made nade for the purpose of erecting this building mil mii ding the committee were about in debt and were con lider elder ably embarrassed by the im port wrt unities of their creditors and they hey were anxious that some steps should be taken to clear off this debt and md relieve the committee of this responsibility prest preat david 0 calder said it was expected that to a great extent the labor of building up the kingdom of god would devolve upon the priesthood men bien in the various avocations of life were paid according to the kind and amount of labor they performed and the energy they displayed in the prosecution of their labor it could be said of our duties in the priesthood these were not empty titles and if we were as diligent in our spiritual as in our temporal affairs there would not be the complaint that there is andyes and yet it was infinitely more important that we should take a course in life that would insure to us the inestimable riches of eternity while it was necessary that we should labor for the things of this life we had no right to let such labors interfere with our duties to god and his kingdom for in devoting our souls entirely to the acquisition of riches we were in danger of worshipping wor shipping it it was this feeling that occasioned class distinction among this pe people tople topie the people of god were willing to labor and sacrifice for the kingdom in their days of poverty while the things of this world were necessary to build up the kingdom men should not set bet their hearts upon them but hold their substance and time subject to the will of god and by seeking first the kingdom all other things would be added adjourned till 2 pm 2 p in after the opening services bro george goddard read a partial report of the amounts paid in accordance with the vote taken in october isso 1890 to contribute the proceeds of one days labor forthe purpose of pay paying ing atthe off the debt on this building at the request of president A sa M s1 cannon he promised to furnish a report of this matter in full up to date in time to be read to the conference tomorrow to morrow bishop samuel A woolley moved thattie that the wards warda each assess themselves six dollars to pay an indebtedness owing by the committee which was particularly crowding them carried the general authorities of the church were then presented and sustained as at the preceding general conference with tho exception that john W young was sustained as a counselor to the twelve apostles the authorities of the stake were sustained as at the preceding stake conference with the following exi captions the names of john joha nicholson john morgan henry P richard richardq and william jen JEL haigh who are engaged in other directions were omitted from the home missionary li stand the namen names of jabez W Tay lorand david C f dun bar were added edwin F parry was sustained as second counselor to the president of the ath quorum of elders edward second counselor was sustained as first counselor to the president of the ath quorum of elders in place of horace cummings removed to logan and jos D lyon as second counselor to fill the thi vacancy thus occasioned james C watson formerly second counselor was sustained as first counselor to the bishop of the ath ward in place of samuel ii evans deceased and jesse west as second counselor to fill this vacancy theodore mckean formerly so second counselor was sustained as first counselor to the bishop of the 16 th wardin place of henry emery emerys deceased and james W as second counselor A W carlson as second counselor to the tho bishop of the ward in place of wm asper on a ml milon mission ion lon andres frantzen a as second counselor to the president of the scandinavian meetings of the eit cit city I 1 in place of A W carlson ap appointed ted bisho bishops 1 a counselor T E taylor as second assistant superintendent of sunday schools schoola in place of samuel L evans deceased elder C W penrose felt it a great privilege to meet with the sa saints frits lu conference he was sony that taij was any indebtedness remaining remal nine on the assembly hall ile he cholla thou tt that there w was as a in relation to this matter matters boine aora su I 1 posing that the vote to pay the beds of a laboi was to cov coy cotet coyet all previous donations instead of ing an entirely eu separate nutter R hoped something would be done doneta sides talking to clear off thadeu the religion of the saints re something more than pr prea eachin in praying praying and singing thure there wu was 2 w ways y in it something jo tob be edoin doh dot hence it was requisite that the duty of today to day should be promptly I 1 nei formed that our labors may not K cumulate the saints needed ft con stant instruction in truc tion and to be s ed of their practical dutie dutle sand it vit VIA very important that those set am to act as teachers should be dill diligent geal I 1 in their labors acting as peace mau mat ers era and as prompted by the spirita their callings instead of in a stereo ster typed system of catechising catechi sing then wag was an immense field of labor gaborit g home for these standing maniska who were required to be with th un church always to see that there vai wai no iniquity prevailing and visit UK members at their the I 1 r homes ho mes to instruct them in their duties they vert ven not required to pry into peoples vate affairs but to aid ia in the setd settle ment of difficulties which the could not settle themselves WE a man was called to wea c ju kaj an office in the priesthood be he show abow seek for the spirit and pertaining to it not mot having gmt form torm in his ing that the spirit of god wout inspire him for the and then the saints should prepa their hearts to receive the in inal nio nic s servants ail ali veto called to be live members in tbt thi church doing all they could for the building up of the kingdom each euh ready and willing to do his or her part of the work required dilatory 4 members were deceiving themselves I 1 in supposing sup sing that they would re t the e promised reward revard without performing g their proper share of the labor few of the many who were called to the office of seventy were engaged in the special duties of that calling which is to carry the gospel to all nations under the direction of the twelve but they should not lose loee sight of their missions on that account they should endeavor to t do all the good they could at home and be diligent in preparing their minds for future usefulness in poat ing themselves on scripture and the arguments in favor of tile the truth that when they were called to go abroad they might be abie able to accomplish com a great work much good could be done by circulating the printed word and if the seved sevea ties would each send onn oft to their friends or to missionaries abroad the talas papers and pamphlets of the church h ch it would greatly aid in the dissemination of the principles of the gospel some of the sisters asked what they could do to aid in the work of god they were not sent abroad on missions though be he thought many of them would make splendid missionaries but they could send a paper containing a sermon or article upon our doctrines to distant places and thus at a small cost help in the good work the devi was always busy the saints should not be as asleep 1 this work would never fall fali th I 1 1 ere ege everything done against a alast it w would ouid prove to be for it ii and those who w ho labored in it continually would receive the great rewards when it was consummated even now they would get got nearer to god and enjoy the light and power proceeding from him this work would increase and prosper all the time the veil between us and the eternal world would become thinner the priesthood there would be in communion with the priesthood here in the holy temples erected by the saints and this greatest of all ail 11 dis sensations would proceed to completion while every weapon formed against it would melt evay every eveny power raised against it would wither withers and every nation that arrayed itself in hostility would pass pus away and when the lord appeared in his glory he would render unto every one according to the faithful labors ier jer performed formed meting out justice to all bro willard young oung said he esteemed it a privilege to meet with the saints as it had hart been near two years since he had bad had trl tri anis Is opportunity but from tho the few who were present it would seem that thia this privilege lege was not very generally appreciated precia ted ile he felt oe desirous sirous of performing his duty though speaking in public was a very embarrass ing one he regarded the binlon of the sisters ia 14 roaring rearing the tho future if 1 strength 0 of f zion asa as a very import fin jin antone tone and closed by exhorting the young to remember the lord in their youth president joseph P F smith felt to deprecate the slackness exhibited b by the saints of this thia stake in attending meetings of this kind which in the outside stakes were crowded if the remarks made by bro penrose had been addressed to a congregation of it rangers they would be regarded as i a most powerful and pointe pointed ct discourse but the saints were cont inu llly ally listening to good teachings from the lips of the servants of god and seemingly were almost case hardened and he sometimes felt that it would be well to stop preaching to the people until they became moro more more eager for the words of life lire it did him good to see the young men willing to respond to the calls made u up oa them fon ron for the determination on his hii is par part never to back out when called upon to perform a duty but to do the best he could was one of the principal causes of the success he bad had so far attained in ilfe life the could not afford to do wrong ai a each weakness given way to made ua us weaker in the encounter with the next the saints were dependent upon the lord in this as well as in all other ages for the blessings they enjoyed this was well Must illustrated rated in the changes that had taken place in the elements which wid not have been accomplished ty the labor jabor of man he related io instances where land that heretofore vs iras barren now produced abundant though no more labor or care v alerted exerted in its reclamation than bre ibre also of tha the modification of 1 A climate of the higher valleys ghera ghere there used to be frost every month in the year but which now rould would ripen indian corn did the saints realize these blessings if dok they ought to for they were blessings from the lord given in wor dance with his promises 1 promises to modern modem ta israel rael but i cu the other hand severe tur cur lings sings were pronounced if i ve we turned tamed away from the truth cd ulve we had before us the fearful conse consequences of the disobedience of ancient lelent israel hence we should ic knowledge the hand of god in the i engs things we enjoyed and serve nims hims nim him tp roving ourselves worthy of bf blessings ggs and not curlings eur cur sings i Pres president identA A M cannon thanked pose ose oge who had felt interested enough TB attend these meetings mee we had ae lieen n fed with the words of life ilfe while together tt I 1 to meet on sunday XI juby july 10 wiy issi 1881 at 10 a m in the Ta bernicie tabernacle i I 1 tabernacle sunday 1 fly 10 10 am I j after the opening services blahos 0 P F whitney said he pew bew ew how impossible it was to edify e latter without being misted listed isted by the spirit of god they deeded the bread of life and an el ar r could not feed them with ele gt pdt words nor make them belleve believe bit it he is endowed with the rit tit of oi god unless he is rin Fin D inspired we have all re aved iced of this spirit ib it is given to tery Fery baptized believer itis llis it is the gift E ithe 3 holy ghost and all who cm em we the gospel have the same ht to its blessings as any people in koner toner er ages it would not be con nt eat t with the justice and mercy god tod were this otherwise our m to the possession of these eings sings ga is a great mystery to the world but it is the same the claim of the younger children in earthly parent to equal ues aes with the older we have R as d a right aright to receive instructions I 1 gifts to qualify us for bal adI salvation he e children of our heavenly F fa ai who lived ved centuries ago god live give to all ail the privilege of paring a of the waters of life but he I 1 force none to drink of them i will nob deprive mankind of U a agency ency it is necessary that N id and evil should exist here all m i are shown forth by their con if we had no night how w we appreciate the day if we X 74 no trials how bow could we late aate the happiness that w aiming to obtain were it yn tor for trials ai in this life we could w chastened chasteney chast ened and purified and for fon the life to come demay we may to the stones of the topic which are being 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