Show UTAH COUNTY STAKE OON CON I 1 PROVO crry dec ad 1878 tha the quarterly conference of the utah stake of zion was held in the meeting house hoube provo city commencing meric merlc irig irin on saturday last at 10 am apostles joseph F smith and brigham young were present presents with elders david john and harvey H cluff of the pre presidency siddney of the stake also a majority of the bishops of the county after the reading and adoption of the report of the stake for the quarter quarte rending ending october 1878 elder thomas barrett barreit of american fork late missionary to En england glands addressed the meeting on od the mar bellous work ol 01 the latter iatter days daer viewing the history of the church showing the early struggles of the saints la establishing the work of god in the midst of persecution and the ignorance and superstition of the world elder eider charles charies DEvans DE vans of ville late missionary to england to the religious statue 61 of f the wo world id showing the lack b of faith by the religionists of the day in the of their divines with the consequent rapid increase of ot infidelity Apostle BrIgham young occue occupied ed the remainder of the forenoon in an upon ehe the oed ced Zt duties lesot lesof of the saints caution ed the people not torun to tun zun to excelsa in purchasing machinery advocated the abe he helping hand band being outstretched to the migrant immigrant Ina lna saints and while we treat all courteously to kindly remember the injunction of the savior that those who are not of us are against us in the afternoon bichop WIl wll william liani parmanand and eldern elder eider no nielsen ad dressed the 0 followed by apostle oseph joseph P F smith who spoke of t the 0 lack of a thorough understanding der der Oer standing of the principles of the gospel by the rising generation which was owing in a great meas ineas ure to the negligence of parents strongly advised the use of the church works in the schools as weil well w ell eil as for private perusal so that the childr children D started aright in the path of duty may continue therein all ail their lives ilves he occupied there the re bainder of the afternoon in id a discourse on the divine mission of the havior sunday 10 a m the morning cession was waa occupied by the apostles brigham young and joseph F smith with instructions calculated to inspire the saints witha with a high regard for their holy religion and as a gulde guide to the adaller duties of life especial attention being drawn to the proper care and training of the children of the saints from the mothers knee knue to the school room the sacrament was administered in the afternoon and the general and local authorities of the church presented and sustained by the unanimous vote of the congregation president H H cluff duff and IC G maeser addressed the meeting the latter rejoicing in the increased attention given by the people eo tei tel to the instruction of children president john followed alluding to the varied and instructive remarks of the speakers of the conference and regretting the absence of Pre president A 0 smoot who had not bently recovered from the effects of the injury ury through the late lae accident to be present the conference then adjourned until march benediction Bened lotion by elder wilson H dusenberry A JONES JONM clerk |