Show emeny EMERY STAKE Q E I 1 the emery stake Qua quarterly terly confer r ence was held at huntington llarch march 1884 present on the stand president C G larsen and counselors orange seely and rasmus justensen members of the high council of emery stake bishops ot of the different wards and counselors notwithstanding the inclemency of weather there was a good attendance from all parts of the stake the orange il ville and huntington choirs dispels dispensing mg sweet music for the occasion after singing and prayer by president justensen president barsen larsen said he was pleased to see so many assembled at the be beginning anning of conference 3 he reviewed tre the pas ras past to some extents extent an and showed how the saints had been blessed when lived near unto god arid arld how the lord was chastising babylon at the present time the bishops gave pave in reports from the d ferent different If wards which were all in a thriving condition the saints generally were living lin to the of the word of wisdom with a very few exceptions no saloons being in iri our midst only attrice at price ward which watch was on the line of the D E R 6 G meeting adjourned until 2 pm at the afternoon services more reports were given in from the wards president jungersen Jun showed the beauty of living up to the principles of our most holy falth faith spoke at some length on home manufacture showed that it was necessary in building up a new country to be self sustaining to a gr great eat extent advised the saints to unite n ite ito together and make their own leather and raise sheep so that they might have wool to clothe their families with instead of importing ev everything C and sel sei selling linz their grain at low figures to get these things that could be made at home president 0 seely said that in visiting 1 the saints in emery stake he could see seea great charge in the people they were tr ying trying to live nearer unto our heavenly eather rather showed that when the saints were living their religion that those who were striving to oppress this people were powerless in their de signs sips while the outside world were all excitement over mormonism the saints were quietly obe obeying ing the mormon mont creed and minding lla lin dia their ow business sunday 10 a amt ma after sibin sl singing bin hIn and prayer bishop fransen of price having just lust arrived spoke a few words president larsen gave a report of the stake he felt that the saints of emery stake were a good pe people otle oile and were striving to live as near the lives ilves of latter dav saints as their circum stances would permit with the many the people had to undergo in opening up a new country he advised the saints to gather together on the towa townsite site as fast as ius possible so that the they y might h have ave s schools for their chil dren and m might ft t built up and beautify the waste p places I 1 a ces of zion prest N L guynan guyman gave a report ol of t the hs seventies ev s quorums of the stake it J K lle ite reid read the statistical report i of the stake which showed an increase of over since last conference 2 rpm pm after singing and prayer the sacrament of the lords supper was administered ered j the presidents of the different quo rams rums gave in reports also reports i from the sabbath schools i J K reid then presented the general 1 authorities also the local authorities of the stake all of which were unanimously sustained remarks were made bv the following brethren elders J K reid iaz iva wm howard joseph birch and matthew caldwell all exhorting the saints to faithfulness and diligence in the works of god and in regard to the word of wisdom j i prest larsen spoke a few words in relation to the organization of new wards in this stake of zion exhorted i the saints to live up to the instruction received at this conference and we would be blessed spoke in regard to the judgments of theford the lord in the earth i at the present time and invoked the blessing of god on the saints t conference adjourned for three months to be held at orangeville Orang eville benediction B by brother 0 seely J K REID reids clerk of emery stake |