Show STAKE CONFER conference ENOE the quarterly conference of the salt bait lake of ziona convened in the large tabe tabernacle april jtb 1879 at 10 a m tha there vere were were present the presidency ef of the stake state an gus gos M cannon david 0 calder and joseph E taylor patriarch john smith presiding bishop edward hunter hun ter the presidency of the high priests quorum elias ellas smith edward and elias eilas morris after the opening services service the roll roli of wards was called all the wards of the stake were represented b by some e of the presiding autho i excepting the and of t the he city and the donth sonth jordan and west jordan wards of the county the following reports were read statistical report of the stake for the quarter ending feb 1879 as follows apostles 7 counselors to the apostles 2 11 seventies 1092 high priests elders 1620 priests Teachers deacons beacons members total off meers officers and me members amberst 1436 37 children under eight year years s total of souls families marriages 44 births males births females 9 95 5 children blessed 3 members received members removed baptized 35 deaths males 57 deaths females 60 excommunicated 7 individuals drawing support an exhibit of the tithing receipts and disbursements of the stake for t the he year ending december slat 1878 showing as follows total amount amont of tithes paid number of tithe payers 2493 2496 average amount of tithing paid per head of tithe payers 45 15 each amount disbursed to the poor 1900 amount paid to bishops and clerks 1067 the following communication was read from the stake tabernacle committee GENERAL STORE STOKE i april ath 1879 president A M cannon and counselors Bret brethren bren breu 1 I wish to inform you that we have acted upon the decision of the priesthood at the monthly meetings heid held in the ward assembly rooms booms viz employed all the carpenters kind and other mechanics wo we could possibly get and purchased till all the lumber and i other material needed to keep them at work we have obtained a credit of over and the amount is now due and we respectfully respect fally ask you to come to our immediate relief as per unanimous vote of the priesthood in addition to the above we shall need feet foot of 0 lumber SS list lath 7 75 15 kegs begs of nails paint ounce oil ft ce of putty 1000 30 boxes of byj nohn etc which will net a little elra elro otic baft C this thia think will ebi ebl we be t dob deb DOS esi to complete the c with the exception of warming it which will rebun gine boiler upon if no estimate has yet been maid mat mai deac Respectful lys I 1 a pi t GEORGE GODDARD co in bohall of the COMM eside A communication from athold thed lda IDA ra sideney of the Y al M 11 1 I ahurn aburn I 1 actions of the stake was real t companies companied compa nied by the following ie rei oles nies associations 35 male mems meag meas 1634 1636 female me members Libers me irbe number of members 2322 ave korur attendance 1534 1634 visitors tona tora reward remard rece rard fard visitors bent value of 2 lieb lies rieba ir A statistical and financial of relief societies for the ending march 1879 was waa erred in red as follows letiff statistical teachers odein offiel ng g and members 2518 2248 meetings tints hints average attendance 3 cc church papers taken exponent taken financial on hand band at the nich thich of the last report cash cabb bah bas d property bus bush lotice otice yay ray receipts cash pro prop penen elien ellen wheat bushels fler disbursements to the poor ca vw to t f property pio perty tion cash zooa temple property y home 19 ig ing 19 1 i destries dus tries property ilog ligo 1100 bowld cash 25 60 building pro av I 1 97 in indiana deans m acha 1 ap ci rent on hand cash prod nc nr ty 96 wheat bushels spir c A statistical and financial rev rey coi of the Y aj M I 1 associations atar the stake showed as follows lly by 1 i statistical teachers bers me meetings betings had held heid 93 loung soung age attendance church parree parres taken 4 comans womans exponent tere en ena S id sl egnan Finan financial clah clab on hand at battice dat tice the last lepor report 1 cash and proper quil guil 37 wheat bushels 4 42 lied hed receipts cash ai anu prope pwe OWE tan DUbur disbursed ged sed to the temple tempie andul other purpose pur fi on kand band cash and I 1 77 wheat bushels 42 c ces there are se verall of then es ciati clat ions lons ons tha that have a paper tar tnt tat by the member members uld d A report of sunday schools id the year ending dec isa IS if showing aa follows ja ele eie male officers and teachers ia sa s1 female officers of and teachers af re average attendance of officers aan ean av teachers male pupils 2 arc tr c female pupils 2946 average fra ht of pupils total nu nut th ber her of classes books in 0 1 rj libraries the follow iret kret ii i terms terns are just aa t they hey appeared 0 the burd reports funds on last year 1 funds coli coil ecoy funds disbursed leh acL 41 in the treasury cil ell A report from the quoit to of elders was also read WE nt president angus M ar irin f dented the subject of the cation from the stake Ta taberna bernate bernale e before the conference remarks were made on this def dee su jeet by bishops edwin D woolly reuben miller and isaac M stefa stet a art I 1 11 I 1 it was moved that the M mc ear ejr 1 necessary to compere complete the tibel e nacle nacie be apportioned among tv e wards ot of this thia stake carried ni n president angus M cannon tl the addressed the conference af abir which it adjourned until 2 pm E r ir 2 pm april 18 1879 ti conference reassemble reassembled di t after the opening exercise exercise I 1 president angus M cannon sta stall chatas that thai as the saints of this thia wo woo have an opportunity of voting I 1 the general authorities of tl church at the general annual coi col ference they would not then presented ile he requested the sain saint i in voting for the authorities of t tk stake to do so freely and to marp fest it when they could not fult full sustain any who were presented I 1 the authorities of the stake adl the officers of the various various assoc alsoc assoria eions and institutions thereof wen wela then sustained as at the previs pre vlot conference with the following e et cep tlona tiona and changes I 1 eider elder dimick 13 Huntingto Hunting tont tonk nl name was omitted as a of the high council he having do dil parted this life t elder wm J smiths name wt w omitted from the home homo having been called to tb the f a patriarch boyce Boyc ewas evas was waa sustained aa as the counselor Oun Belor to bishop solomon iaun aln of the granite Ward wardin dia dha fia 1 I bro nelia neila J graham reander shreeve was sustained dent ident of the first quorum ons ansof of the tenth wardwill attl atti it grew and joshua paul aa as lu edwin earl as antof mt of the second quorum niel braby and david bulis gui dishis his bis Counselor counselors sand saud and rob bob rib nib ris aa as president of the third n edwin D harrison harrlson and W strong as his I 1 counse presidency of the Dea deacons cons n of the east mill creek was not pre presented tented the pro having been ordained an el dent joseph E raylor faylor adi adl the conference he reto the importance of com the stab e tabernacle this he centre stalie stake of zion the should reflect aa as to their sta with former years ng themselves to resist the amenta of the adversary came so bo gradually that there nger uger of their passing by un the saints hould should put he things of babylon that fell they would not for the lord lond would require csake all that vr s evil lie he of the blessings which the in hi these valleys enjoyed in to by the priest rnest who held hold all the keys pertaining to the in cases of or sickness i should rely upon the lord 1 ins inspire p ire lre feelings of dread in hildren hild en by their example elusion he showed the im coot the priesthood dolth er forming the duties of their ive lve callings and of the being properly trained navid david nay DAY id 0 calder caider said balul wo we in the work ol 01 0 god ouid look took to him for a id guidance for the labor d at the hands of ot the saints or more than a natural en nt int but with the theli lords as 9 the labors of the weak be effectual to the end demir host in number bad had been ed in the various import amt of the priesthood for all of the priesthood were im and if faithful they wield a mighty influence for a the midst of the saints the leaders of the he people they would inspire lna ina with similar feelings erred especially to the im 10 e of Teach teacher ers erd performing aties in the spirit and awid power r priesthood seeking to god inspiration of his hid in bors dent angus M cannon said ai as a necessity of us as high seventies or elders to be hen called upon to go and tile the gospel only explaining when called so he urged upon the the import importance ance of ga scattered I 1 israel sr ae I 1 and lly to those 1 h were in to the P fund leing being in paying ot th lii ir of contributing t wards the a of temple tempie Tem plem of 11 1 t achels achern be b and and of of and others having havi ng a watch a I tile the yoi yol young lingo using a proper 30 0 o over them then being faith falth eci ally aily in their marriage ts that their children after light honor them in their hoir sang an anthem rence ronce adjourned to meet on y july 1619 at 10 a m by patriarch john WM W TAYLOR clerk |