| Show juab JUAS STAKE CONFER conference ENOE on friday april slat 1882 at 10 am the nepal tabernacle w was wab as filled with children and their friends who had gathered in the capacity of a primary conference there were present elders ale and brown of the presidency other leading elders and the superintendents and tbell counselors of the ward institutions after the usual opening exercises the singing by the children the statistical tib cal eal and financial reports were read between four and five hundred children are enrolled in these there valuable institutes this was followed by i a most excellent pro gramme which devel developed ond okd a very verv terr verr nattering battering natt ering improvement in the chi children the superintendent i represented khz their r various charges as steadily improving and expressed much satisfaction and happiness in their labors in the afternoon our good faith ful sisters of bf the beijer societies held their conferences confer encel when reports of a very satisfactory nature were given in the evening we held our quarterly priesthood meeting we were favored with the presence of apostles wilford woodruff and john H smith the presidents of quork quorums ins reported the various quorums over mch which they presided referring to the interesting meetings they bad had held during the winter bea sea season son bon hi ln their quorum capacity the good spirit they had enjoyed and the benefit all enjoyed who were earnest in magnifying their call ings john H smith encouraged the priesthood in their duties referred to Ms late into experience in the east and of the certainty of our enjoying the protecting care of our heavenly father if we were true and faithful president woodruff expressed pleasure in meeting vilh wilh the priest hood god had organized this priesthood Pries thod he has chosen us UN out of the world to fulfill fulfil his purposes we did not trust in ini the arm of flesh or in the strength of carnal weapons but our strength la Is inythe lord our god referred to the interest that the heavenly hosts and the spirits in the spirit world have in our welfare 1 and said if we listen to the voice of the lo 10 lord rd we shall not be moved out of our place but shall have the opportunity of building our temples and adminis toting in them for the living and the dead exhorted the priesthood to be faithful and pray for the we welfare of zion saturday 10 a m president wilford woodruff apostle john henry smith the presidency of the stake patriarch members of the high council and bishops on the eland stand after opening exercises president preb Prez ident ada aga adl few las opening re at our favorable circumstances and signs of the times the bishops reported their wards wardi s favorably there being an increase of interest int e rest manifested in the work by the members apostle smith occupied the balance of the time in a disco discourse urse upon the gospel being design designed ad for an educator of bf the people peoples showing how those who honestly lived up its precepts improved jn in ever even every v manner becoming gentlemen and gentlewomen its influence was wab refining and educated all nil it its 8 votaries vot aries up to a higher standard 2 p m after devotional exercises statis stalls report was read and Au author thorl ties presented and arid eus aus sustained bained president wilford woodruff occupied the afternoon nead head from the pearl of or G great reat price the vision n enoch of and the instructions Instruct ons of the lord to abraham and die discoursed coursed upon the pie existence of spirits our earthly mission and the thi opposition manifested to the th work of god in ja all ages the Y M da and Y L bl U I 1 As BociaU ons maptin the evening at 71 71 7 after lif iii nging fringing and prayer the superintendents of the ward asar aser associations cla cia reported their associations generally in good condition the sisters represented young ladies and the jast last number of the young ladles ladies journal was presented and the original pieces read A duet was sung and a recitation given very valuable instruction was given by apostles woodruff ir and smith who also encouraged the young people to continue to improve and jay lay aside everything avery thing that would tarnish their character or debase I 1 them it was a moat enjoyable time on sunday the tabernacle at 10 a in W was filled to its utmost CA opacity with our sabbath school children and their friends the sabbath school choir sang some very excellent pieces showing a laudable improvement under the earnest efforts of brother charle charlea morris the superintendents reported the ward sabbath schools in excellent condition they are iivo livo men as also the teachers which accounts for the success attending their labors a apostle J H smith gave our rising generation bome most excel lent advice president wilford woodruff bore a very plain testimony to the eh idren of the truth of the principles of the gospel referring to his own experience with the prophet joseph smith we ve had a very delightful meeting the singing of the school and the primaries was very good 2 p m the tabernacle Tabe nacle naele was filled to its utmost capacity many lany had to find seats in the vestry after devotional exercises the sacrament was ad minister ministered rd president teasdale introduced a resolution from ddom the high council regarding the excessive use uee of liquor by members bembe is of the tho church referring to the action taken at the last conference to sustain the resolutions adopted by the salt lake stake and after tb e visiting elders eiders had expressed their sentiment it was received without a contrary vote not to sus BUS tain any one in the rii pit priesthood estwood who would sell or sustain others in selling spirituous liquor liquors a apostle john if smith was pleased with the unity manifested mauff ested we were selfish and showed it betaking by be taking care of ourselves because we hoped to secure the recompense of reward rles Eles blessings blessings sings are given through throng h falt fait faith falth h fains and obedience to correct principle foun four persons were excommunicated and three suspended from fellowship G p m mii mig 11 after usual exercises president W woodruff delav delivered ered a very interesting and instructive discourse dis disc courie upon ras gas as in adam all die so in christ shall all be made alive silve apostle Apost iet leT J H smith spoke upon the doctrine of baptism for the dead referred to by both discourses were listened lowith the grel grei greatest test attention conference adjourned until july thus ended one of the most interesting and pro conferences we have enjoyed the spirit of god animated both speakers and hearers thomas clerk |
