Show BOX STAKE C conference the quarterly conference of box elder stake ot 0 zion was colv convened ened in the public hall at brigham city I 1 january 1878 at 10 am resent present F do richard richarde of the twelve apostles the presidency of the stake patriarch wm box osa ol 01 ulle presidents on ot the quo rums arums a and bishop of tue the N V avais iab lab ol 01 tb the e stake conference opened with singing and prayer bro henry peck spoke on the manner mauner in which the lord prepared the way for the of the gospel on this land bro thomas thoms thomas bore boro djs his testimony in support of the truth of the latter day work and aud also aiso abdal alluded to the early settlement of brigham city president 0 G snow addressed the meeting on the nature of tile th work in which the latter day saints are edgag engaged Y ded ed in and the priceless value of a knowledge of its important truths counselor ja A basald bok box ald said so far as the latter day saints free themselves from every evil habit habits god will bless them with wisdom and understanding and a rich measure of his holy spirit short addresses were also delivered edby by bishops G W ward thos Harp harper erand and A nichola adjourned until 2 p in singing and bened benediction illion 0 2 p lei iii m singing and prayer the statistical report of the stake was read by the clerk verbal reports were given by all the bishops of the wards on the spiritual and general n orai oral condition of t the he same T the he eft superintendent per lu of the sun buni i day r schools and superintendent of the Y M AL L I 1 associations of the stake presented statistical report reports the report of brigham city olty female relief belief society was read showing that up to dec 1877 it had disbursed for emigration and other charitable purposes funds on ou hand at that dalein cas cash eash h wheat interest in store etc the statistical and finan i cial reports from all the relief societies in we the stake were read by the clerk adjourned until ID lo a m jany singing and benediction I 1 jany 10 a in singing and prayer A apostle 0 h t re F D lr richards richardb j c b ads e expressed re s s e c 1 41 his pleasure ip a e a at t h hearing e a r i lag tl the apu reports p 0 r t a made by the Ki shops and at the statistical and financial reports bof of the ahe stake and belief societies So cities which had bad had been read rend also his joy jpy y to witness th the e r results suits e of the union existing amongst the Saint jn the stake which bad had created so many of home industry Ind patry exhorted to future faithfulness in this direction alluded to the destruction of the w polen factor factory yand and the prompt action of the Saints in already being at work putting up a more noble structure he called upon the seventies to put themselves in readiness to perform missions to tho the nations read from the doctrine an and d covenants covenants on the duties of the high priests as presiding of floers officers in ilk the church and made some re marks thereon the general authorities of the tiie church and the officers odthe of the stake were presented and sustained bishop A nichols as agent of the church for this stake was waa presented and sustained I 1 I 1 councillor Cauncil lor J C aright made a few remarks adjourned until 2 p in singing benediction 2 p m singing and prayer F Z D reading from the doctrine and covenants on the order of thel the a very instructive discourse on the ordination rule and duties of the holy priesthood the blessings powers and government of the patriarchal order which order had existed upon the earth from the days of adam aoam until the days of nimrod the great hunter who made an innovation in that order of government by force and conquest and brought people under hia bia dominion this was the beginning of baby babylon ion lon with its monarchial and despotic governments ern ments pres 0 Q G snow and coun counselor elor olor S smith made wade a few rema remarks i twenty home homo missionaries were appointed and sustained conference adjourned for three months JAMES clerk |