| Show STAKE conference I 1 the quarterly Confere conference fice of utah state was held in provo city utah august auguet and 1881 saturday 10 am present on the stand presidents cannon and woodruff and elder george gibbs of salt lahe lake city the presidency of the stake the wards of the county were also alao represented by their bishops after the reading of the statistical lenort for the quarter prest A 0 smoot addressed the meeting expressing his hiff pleasure in reports froni from the wards of the attention of the people to their duties also his aird gratification ti cation in ear earn learn carn car n ing of tho tilo scar Ecar scarcity city 0 bishops and high council trials in the stake being an index that the people were learning wisdom referred to the increase of the payment of tithing the past season and the corresponding increase in the products odthe of the earth in this the lord had fulfilled his promise prest wilford woodruff fr spoke of the prosperous condition conditi orr of or the people and the reat abundance of the lle ile lie girvest harvest being matured the present beason season in localities where they had bad never grown before the ble bles blessing s ing of the almighty vm was with the zodie people and would continue F PO fo o to be if it they wera were faithful to their duties poe pole favorably of the exertions af in temple build ing bisha varge D snell bnell reported neoral t jq spanish fori forte ward of 01 11 t V goorge jeorga V 4 cannon canno 4 in re V thel thal ings promised the observers of the hordof word of wisdom which we were reverl verified ileff as could be proven by the experience of many quoted the recent experience of who had bad closely observed in his hia ward that members of those families observing the of wisdom when attacked with th the diphtheria did not die but recovered the speakers own experience enca proved that when it was observed there was rss jess sickness and greater faith and the ordinance ordIn anee ante for th the sick more I 1 saturday 2 pm after the presentation of the general and local church authorities who were unanimously sustained by the vote of the tho congregation bishop halliday i of santaquin San reported favo navo favorably bably of his hia ward followed by elder K G maeser president denhof of the temporary organization of seventies for the stake who reported that body of priesthood as hang haung now gained a better understanding stab ding of the new hew arrangement or organization and its ita alms alma in re ferring to his visit through the south gouth southern bouthern ern portion bort port lon ion of the territory in the educational Interest sald said he had discovered a great scarcity of good latter day saint school teachers but hoped this defect would soon be supplied through the endeavors of the normal departments of the various educational institutions of the territory president pesi dent john taylor said in regard to the seventies they occupied a rather singular position in our present organization it became necessary that something should be done that they might be represented in their scattered condition from the headquarters of their thein cles cies cles this temporary organization will give them proper representation it is not mot intended to break their quorum organizations for the reason that we believe theirs is one of the orders of th the e priesthood tb that atwill will endure forever the speaker made some valuable r remarks emar eman kRon on thu thi the e educational cat ional interests orthe of the people president cannon was impressed with the importance of the educational interests of the latter day saints J not only with a view to the progress of knowledge know lege among the saints themselves but to the carrying of the gospel through our missionary service to the hf highest educated circles of society in the nations of the earth sunday the mornings mo meeting was occupied led by crests jos P F smith and geo Q cannon the former formen dwelt upon the ordinance of baptism and th the e necess necessity ty 0 of f I 1 its ts observance by all the latter referred to the Aal gathering dispensation and the grea great and tand unnumbered blessings enjoyed by the saints through obeying the impressions of its ita spirit the afternoon wn was occupied by prest john taylor in a discourse full ot of interest to the saints the speaker was listened to tor with marked attention by the congregation who towards the close of his remarks unanimously raised their hands in sanction of the condemnation of those of our faith who will sue their brethren at law contrary to the gospel rule prest A 0 smoot at the cloe close of the mp meeting eting announced the opening of the B Y academy on the morrow prest cannon also announced that it was the intention of the president and party to visit several of the southern settlements of the stake before returning to salt lake city benediction by elder L john nuttall the meetings were held in the grove on the honse grounds which were attended byj a larger numb rot the saints from the neighboring wards than usual A JONES clerk |
