| Show SUMMIT STAKE COA conference q FER feb E NOE I 1 the tho fourth quarterly conference cof this thid stake convened in the bowery in the public park at ht Cd alville on saturday august 10 1878 the attendance was good in numbers and was wag ino Inc increased teased tensed on the following day 10 am there were present of the presidency cy of the stake wm VV and alma eldredge also alad bishop L NV hardy of the preal dieg bishopric and bishops and representatives r ives from each ward in the stake after atter after the ther opening exercises BI sud WG urton burton li of evanston addressed the meeting in a very instructive at itic tive tiva manner and bishop ii W hardy occupied the remainder apfl b the time tipon upon matters pertain f ag to the everyday welfare of the saints cm am jaffe and prayer the foll noll following named bishops reported their respective wards as being generally in in good condition in regard to their standing in the C church etc elc etc vz charles of Hennefer ville elias aper robert salmon cf of chester staley of upton jared roundy boundy of wanship manship Wan ship john faiia falta of abraham mar chant of bf peba in iii the absence bishop winters of is dangerously siek sick counselor C ta T mills reported the floyt aville ward waid ward L NY W hardy made a few remarks touching upon several of great moment that the daf dar naf fa balled to refer to 0 o in feir reports at the close of the meeting elders ders orson pratt and A ai ir musser muster arf arrived ved having been detained by a doi dol dolasin adlay ayin in tho the departure of the train from oden ogden p in assembled in the meeting house meeting opened w lunging tU nging ard and prayer in the absence of bishop stanley Stan yta nley lok lek couns counselor elof eloi C IV henry reported the parleys park ward favorably bishop B S F atwood of ramar kama names fames james bowers of almy and wm win Q U burton button of evanston reported illein their wards as being in an improve ing log condition all the bishops bla bia hops save bave from almy and add evanston re p arted that crops were more or less jess injured by grasshoppers particularly I 1 the tho hay hay bay of which not more than am one quarter fo to one half of the sui sul usual crop would be realized elder orson oraon pratt occupied about thirty minutes in ift e horting exhorting x the people to be alive to their d duties u ties and privilege privileges a as citizens of this great country and spoke of the necessity of their being united in the tae maintenance of their rights and retaining the supremacy at the polls they now possess he spoke ke briefly upon the blessings tobe to be obtained by baptism rebaptism re elder A M mussen musser next occupied the time in stating to the meeting the arrangements that were being made to supply the public ubold hands and others with coal and enumerated the prices to be allowed dc I 1 sunday 11 10 ina inn a ni the ine lne meeting eting assembled in the bowery and after singing and pr prayer ayer gyer elder john boyden read the ibe be statistical report of the stake ton for the q quarter arter ending july 1878 ibb lab the total number of 0 officers and members to be 1886 and total number of souls 2851 he also read a statement of funds i received and disbursed for fok workmen the term tern die pie in salt sait lake city the amount of funds collected in aid of the welsh mission e also a report of the home missionary labor labors elder A M musser addressed the congregation on the vital importance ce of unity in all affairs of the he kingdom of godas also aiso in what ve we call cali temporal affairs he advis ed d the thle to give ear unto the teachings and cou counsels niels olitha tha the bill mils os oi i u i i a tui tul 1 feill priesthood in doing ao so they would bo be fi socially ta orally poll y a and aud n d religiously elder orson pratt followed with a few remarks u upon the ways that are dark and tricks tricka that are vain of the politicians of the day he referred to the dealings of god with the wicked and introduced several scriptural illustrations showing the tho suffering of his mercy with the human family the general authorities of the church and the tho various officers in tho th stake organization were prea pre i s dented anted to the meeting and sustained afew A new few remarks were made by bishop ii wt hardy upon his experience peri ence 6 as a bishop extending over a period of 20 years in settling disputes between brethren 2 pm after the opening exercises the Is 0 sacrament was administered during which the list of home missionaries for tha ensuing quarter were presented ted to the meeting by couri eelon eldredge and sustained rhe irile the remainder of the afternoon bolij occupying occupy liag about an ali hour and a hait half was devoted to remarks made byeller by elder eider orson pratt i in which he showed in his usual us ulal ulai clear and forcible manner mariner md riner the tho difference be tween many points of our doctrines arid and the tenets of the christian religion he dwelt at some length upon the pre pro existence of man and described his condition before his advent upon unon the earth alsa the purposes poses and jobje object c t of edwi mans appearance upon this munda mundane del dei sphere he also touched on the celestial order of marriage showing that the marriage contract to the L latter a ater day saint is a most sacred one and when rightly performed by nose hose those who have the authority will be bi valid throughout eternity unless by transgression we invalidate our oui part of the solemn contract great praise la Is due the Co coalville alville and Hennefer ville for the efficient mannelin man nerin which th the music u and singing were rendered du during r the conference 0 THOMAS ii aes clerk |
