Show SUMMIT STA conference the quarterly Quai terly conference of summit stake of zion was waa held in Coa oos IvIlle city november 1879 after singing and prayer president cluff clunn said these conferences were to bring the people together so that all ali may haar and learn what the saints are doing in other wards the tho general conferences are ure to cement all tog together ether ethor in this territory each stake fute Jute interested rested in the welfare of atall all nil the other stakes elder john bates Wana hip testified to his knowledge odthe of the truth exhorted all to prove by night and day that we have obeyed the gos goa aej we bhail have to obey the celestial laws law that thau we may gain experience pe peri perl r ence once and become as one bishop chester upton said as all kinds of people have nave gathered here we have all our own trials and weaknesses without baa having caving iu the sins of others put on our shoulders boulders also singing benediction by bishop salmon 2 p m singing and bishop alma L smith saidy eaid eald aa as we were living in the greatest and last dispensation it will soon be seen who are on the lords aide and who should be cut cat onn oil from horn the church as the will not bear with the wicked any longer bishops leonard W hardy and robert T burton barton arrived aiso also patriarch john sohn smith bishops samuel atwood of ram kam as a james bownds of alma jared ero CRo crouwdy undy of william T burton barton of Eva evanston naton john M malin of rockport Rock Kock port elias ellas asper Aspe rot of echo robert jones of hennefer Henne fer for and robert kobert salmon of coalville Co alville reported their several wards bishop robert T burton barton of salt lake dake said baid we have come a long way to become litter day dwy saints and it required a little persecution to drive ua us closer together bome of us have had bad an experience of forty pears one thing we biah bishops must do if we want jhb he peo pie to be tithe payers we must pay tithes ourselves we most be sober men punctual men we WO must set an example oure ourselves elves and have good lively meetings the saints batata shou should id fi support aport the bishops by their faith falth blahous 84 ops aps find your way to a manis mans heart by kind neb nes and get at athia athla his better feeldie teel Itell Dge EO so that you may make the saints one in jesus christ and prepare the poor to i meet the king of kings when he comes that they may aoe joe be in the fold of christ no man is too poor to pay tithing we have but one common aim our individual salvation and the salvation bal eal of each other singing benediction by bishop salmon 7 pm the high priests and others met in the schoolhouse school house and were addressed by president A peterson and bishops hardy and burton sunday nov 9 1879 10 am after singing and prayer elder thomas bullock presented the authorities of the church as voted for at the general conference oct 8 in halt salt lake city who were severally in their offices by unanimous vote he then tuen presented the authorities of the stake who were all sustained I 1 president W W cluff presented a 06 ilat hat of names for home mission arles arica which were also sustained bishop A H hta Sta stanley htanley tiley reported parleys Farley bpark tark park ward as trying to live in peace and in its usual condition bishop robert T 1 barton baid said in 1820 the lord sent ark an anel angel to instruct a boy before he could proceed to organize a church to prepare jor forthe 06 coming of the son of man and usher in the great greaf dispensation pensa pens atlon tion the organization of this church in 1830 we are led to wonder at the adaptability of this work to the wants of the people in the world the day had arrived for this pa particular organization with prophete apostles etc and the angs th follow the believer wo we can not dispense with any of hem them or any of the ordinances baptism is the road into the family of Abra hamit lit is one of the essentials we cannot dispense with tot no not if it a man mah has been dead a thousand d years the laying on af hands Is just as essential the lord knew wo were human and could not dispense with a of the off leera officers of ohp thu church and has provided a way forus to settle bettle our differences we want ja la live bishop and live teach erb ere and then we wie have a live ward many a good man woman or girl has baa ben blien lost for the the want of pra percale per eare care ithe if the teacher does doea not payi pay tithing how can he teach tithing ling or how can a man preach sobriety to another who was drunk the other day we have come to ee eYou atud and teach you in all meekness and love jove let lis us eoe if we cannot hunt up the stray sheep and feed them with the rest of the flock fiock may the lord lordi god of heaven help to apply these principles to ourselves singing adjourned to 2 pm benediction 0 at prest request the bishops remained in the meeting house to find nind out what the general tithing office can depend upon in regard to coal being bent hent to the city to supply ply the workmen on the tern teru temple tempie au le there are over one hundred names to be supplied and not over thirty loads havo have been sent in bishor bishop robert T burton sald said that thedor the workmen men were depending upon them for their fuel and they want ed to distribute it aa as fast as it arrived and before winter closed in if possible 2 p m conference again called called to order after alter singing and prayer the sacrament was wag administered bishop leonard W hardy we have been treated to 0 o some good counsel this conference especially on the organization of we the i and we expect through our oun faithfulness to return back to his presence some expect to return to jacksen jackson county and build a temple where a pillai piling of fire will rest tn toe e probability babi lity is that it will not nok be long before we can bear testimony that we been seen I 1 advise you to pay your debts be honest if you do not pay your debts in thia this life you will have to face it some day I 1 teach you to pay your tithes and offerings oue ringe I 1 do it myself YO we have the greatest blessings and promie promises es of any pec pie upon the earth and we shall live on the earth and enjoy them some who profess to be latter day balents ints are EO so proud that they will kas pas pabs pass 8 by a humble latter day saint they iob job oppress the poor and rob thein them of their wages St bisters aters be caused cause your husbands dare date not tak take another wite wife dont y you ou rejoice rejo ic brethren if t you have two or three wives have no pets let your children run together let them all be one I 1 have known men mentho who think thy they will go into heaven for preaching the word of wisdom who woul would che atme of what they owed me m they will go to beil bell until they pay a za r formation among ourselves owr eur families and our ward wards prest W W oluff cluff had been very much pleased with the too instructions and the principles that wei vii wo have received at this conference he reported expended in labor and materials for summit stake hoube house up to october 64 54 by donations dona tlona tiona and trustee in trust due to laborers and others othera circulars were sent beat to all the bishops for help to pay off the debts this fall bishop robert J X burton the great point now is for us gotrea sure up affie good things we have heard he alluded to the eions of the prophet joseph especially of the time when joseph joeeph had the two little orphan children of bishop murdock in his arms at hyrum portage county ohio when he was dragged drugged from his bis bed by a mo mob tarred and feathered abused abuse dand and left an the ground for dead joseph was prosecuted 43 times time and every urn time e 0 on n fa faise false 1 se a accusations c cusat ions re blessed the saints salute and exhorted them eo so to live jive that our gentile friends may bacon be constrained to acknowledge that wo we have a better gospel than ahan they have peace be with you and blessings blee sings rest upon y you yon 0 at your fireside and conti coati continue nue with sou vou all your lives amen conference adjourned toFe to february bru and irth 1880 singing benediction THOMAS OCK clerk of stake 4 |