| Show DAVIS COUNTY STAKE conference the tho davis davia county stake conference was waa held in Cen centreville treville on satui dy and sunday august 80 30 and 31 president wm B R emith presiding ou on morning the meeting wab was addres addressed led ged by bp J W liess hees who touched feelingly on the persecutions of the saints eldera elders 0 H roberts roberta and W VV willey who are called to go on missions and elder joseph F smith who took up the history of the church and showed that that the lord had fulfilled his promie e to the people that it they would keep all his commandments command menta they should always prevail over their enemies in the afternoon the bishops reported P 0 arted their wards their reports be bellg being ig encouraging and getting setting forth a good state of feeling and faithfulness on the part of the people and elder joseph P F smith again ad dress d the congregation on sunday morning the statistical report of the stake was read and elder C W benr ee addressed the meeting in a discourse setting firth the necessity of making our religion a matter of individual exertion and duty urged the adopt ado P on and exercise of the duties and principles inculcated by the gospel at home in every house and advised fathers of families as presidents to study to exercise their authority with such love aa as that with which the father rules the universe he talked very plainly on the subject of plural marriage showed that purity and virtue are feces necessary sary bary to its successful practice and gava good counsel to those who have undertaken to live in it elder 0 F middleton of ogden followed in a few remarks ho be touched upon some same of the practical temporal duties of the saints and their privileges as pertain to the government and control of th is territory in the afternoon the sacrament was administered the general authorities ties of the church and stake were presented and voted upon unanimously and the names of joseph bennett Ben nett uett of south bountiful david stoker of east bountiful hyrum grant of west bountiful a thomas y B smith of farmington john ellison EI lison ilson of kay ray avil leand alma Fly ely flynders riders liders of south rooper hooper were added to the tho list of home missionaries blo bion sion narles aries elder david M stuart of ogden then preached to the people touching upon the principle of plural marriage home manufactures our suicidal course in sending all our money away for things we could obtain oure ourselves elves and ruffo rufio delme dayne si ze l ine lne wb ridd nidd 60 commercially and politically aa as well aa as socially and religiously elder george 0 lambert made some ome s i remarks in the interest ot of the juvenile instructor and DESERET NEWS prest wm wui B R smith made the closing remarks of exhortation to the saints particularly advising all who had bad it in their power to store up at least one years bread broad besides the necessary amount to supply till next harvest A STAY stayner ner xER clerk |
