| Show ONEIDA stare STAKE conference Ox fort Fout oneida onelda co idaho july 27 1884 our first conference held in this stake convened in our out new meetinghouse on saturday july auth erastus snow show and moses thatcher present of the apostles the presidency of the stake WD W D hendricks and counselors T E ricks president of bannock bannac and anu william william budge of B bear er lak lat lake e stakes and an almost entire representation of the bishops of the various wards opening exercises exercises apostle M 31 thatcher expressed his pleasure at meeting with the saints at their first conference and congratulated them upon the near completion of their meetinghouse meeting house the morning was occupied in hearing reports from the bishops of the various wards of the stake the depre showing the saints to be in good condition although very much scattered fifteen wards were represented showing a total of families and souls elder 0 C ormsby addressed the saints referring more particularly to the greatness of of the future in store for the children of the saints and instructing ting parents to teach their children correct principles and guide them in the right path T E ricks made a few remarks upon the scattered condition of the people and hoped and expected to see the time when the hills and vall vali valleys S of onelda oneida and bannock stakes aou would Y 1 be much more thickly populated by the latter day saints apostle moses thatcher made a few closing remarks he spoke bf the hardships endured by the poor in some parts of europe and compared their condition with the condit condition iori fori of the saints in these northern settlements and showed that was detestable in the sight of god singing benediction by geo E parkinson pm opening exercises A statistical report of the stake was read af after ter which prest wm budge of bear lake stake addressed the congregation ile he spoke of the influence which obedience to the gospel has upon the minds and lives of men showing also that the closer we live to the principles of truth the more our love for them theiu increases elder james 11 hart made a few remarks apostle erastus snow next addressed e d the saints tracing the history of the ancient inhabitants inhabitants of this continent and showing the promise of god to those who in any age of the world desire to possess this land also made allusion to the political situation of the saints at the present time singing benediction by milo andrus sunday morning 1030 am meeting opened with the usual exercises president hendricks made a few opening remarks after which apostle moses thatcher delivered a very instructive address showing how co operation correctly carried on will improve the temporal condition of the ceope prevent monopolies from injuring tile the poor etc elder milo andrus made a few closing remarks after which the ther congre gation gatlon ration sang the closing hymn and the benediction ene diction was pronounced by apostle erastus snow IN pm meeting opened in the usual manner the sacrament was administered and the fineral general general authorities of the church 9 of oneida stake and local authorities also aiso were presented to the conference and unanimously sustained apostle erastus snow preached a discourse ills lits instructions being train ly directed to the newly ordained officers of the stake high council bishops and others conference was adjourned for three months benediction by elder geo austin oneida onelda stake is bounded on the north by the port neuf river east by the line of bear lake county except only at the town of soda springs which is left belonging to bear lake stake south by the territory Ferri tory line of utah and west by the mountain range west of malad valley EDWIN SMITH clerk |
