Show correspondence arnom IME CITY OGDEN april issi editor deseret wems news that mormonism is not dead 11 and that its spirit is not broken broke are truisms that were never more apparent than durin duning during the last two days quarterly conference MEETINGS of the weber stake which were held on saturday and sunday iu in this city on sunday our large lare tabernacle was comfortably filled with latter day saints from the various arious wards in the county there was a good attendance of officers of all the institutions of th the e stake from tile the juvenile ju venile senile to the adult adults from the REPORTS OV OF THE BISHOPS and other officers we learned that there has lias been an increase of membership during the last three months the spirit of the tile latter day work is growing and increasing in the minds of the eople veople and the more opposition they rave lave have to encounter the firmer they feel and tile ilic more determined they are arc to adhere ad liere to the truth which has made them free from the fear and superstitions to which the traditions and false doctrines of their forefather forefathers i had made them slaves TIIE tile RELIEF SOCIETIES are in a prosperous condition the nies mies messengers of af which alie alfe are constantly proving themselves messengers of mercy and sisters of chann chani tv by their numerous acts of kindness in feeding the hungry clothing the naked administering g to tile the sick and indigent and laying up a store of grain against a tinie time of need in all their labors of love they are arc assisted by the members of the YoungJa young ladles ladies dlos dies associations the primary members are arc belne beins trained to nil fill tile the places of their mothers when the latter have passed off this scene of action THE MUTUAL improvement 4 associations of the young men of israel are becoming a power in the land they are rapidly increasing in number cumber and in strength their libraries of useful books are arc multiplying they contain works of history biography theology arts science and general literature neither do these volumes repose edily on the shelves they are perused and the contents of many of them are arc digested and utilized in every day life the youths of this people are preparing to assume the responsibilities that must necessarily devolve upon them when their fathers have gone one to rest this morning long before the time lor tor the services icis to commence every seat and foot of standing room in the build fe ing ang was occupied and scores of people could not gain admission and had either elther to return home or remain outside duning during the services A great many chose the latter iatter alternative both in the In orning and afternoon the speakers durin duning during the conference were president jos josaph joseph afi li ties ales F D richards A carrington J W W IV taylor of t the seventies also presidents shurtliff middleton and fis fly 61 6 are 1 tile the subjects treated on were home industries flud ing employment for the unemployed ahe dhe the necessity Of union temper temperance allce alice virtue and integrity andoe and of the latter day saints taking a course to become self seif sustaining by both raising and manufacturing all things they need eed for consumption and to wear the predictions of the prophets of god are gjein being literally f fulfilled ul filled and ills his work increases the more it Is opposed there never was greater union manifested in this stake than there was i at the quarterly conference arbace which hadju has lust just st closed our j i sew NEW tabernacle which Is much needed will becom be commenced without delay and will b ie e pushed forward as rapidly as possible the plans for the building have been perfected they have bo been en inspected and mid approved by the authorities of the tile Chur church cli cil when W hen heu completed it will be a mao mag magnificent edifice and one of which the people of this county will vill ylli havu have reason rc asono obo bo proud eber EDER |