| Show conference IN OGDEN CROWDED AND interesting MEETINGS MEETINGS IS IN THE WEBER STAKE editor deseret news the two days conference meetings held in ogden city on saturday and sunday jan and were among the most interesting which have been held there since the organization of the weber stake of zion the morning of the first day was occupied by reading the reports of the several wards in the stake which showed that notwithstanding the pressure dessure that had bad been brought to bear ay by the enemies of the people tiffiney are by no means discouraged but that the work of the lord is on the increase among them the various institutions of the church are in a flourishing condition and the latter day saints are more determined than ever if possible jostand to stand by their convictions to defend the principles of their h holy religion and to sustain their brethren the servants of god who bear the holy oly priesthood to blend their sympathies ies with and help those who are now or who may hereafter be in tribulation for the gospel sake the reports ot the young mens mutual improvement associations in this county developed the fact that hundreds of young men are qualifying themselves not noi only for the ministry but to till nil any important positions which may be made made temporarily or permanently vacant by the removal of their fathers or brethren by incarceration in prison or by death their studies are not confined to theology but are extended to every useful bra branch of knowledge ancient and modern including history biography arts science etc quite a number of lectures on scientific and other useful subjects have been delivered by many of these young men ineat general educational interests receive the constant support and encouragement from the united people of this stake and the poor and indigent are well provided for so that there are not dot and need not be any lackin lacking g thia the necessities ot life on sunday morning the time was occupied by elder george stringfellow and A H cannon who delivered a couple of stirring discourses in which they depicted in a vivid manner the present condition of affairs among the eople of utah showed that the con atlon of the latter day clay saints at this time was similar to that condition of the former day saints who were always persecuted afflicted and in some instances put to death tor for the word of god and the testimony of jesus the they gave much good counsel and exhorted tm tire saints to be true to their covenants as it was by the sterling integrity of the people that they will be able to endure the trials they will be called to pass through and be atle able to overcome the evils that will beset them long before the hour of 2 p pm in the tabernacle was completely packed not afoot a foot of standing gt room was left unoccupied all who could find a plaze place in the vestry resorted thither and very many who could not gain admission 0 by either the front or rear of the bui building ld 1 n were compelled to return to their r homes the weather 1 being too inclement to admit of their standing near the doors on the exterior of th the elouse house this fact shows how appropriate was one of the hymns sung I 1 give u that we may dwell apostle D richards was the speaker in tw afternoon he said true knowledge secured directly from god is now and always was a very costly article arti cleto to those who receive it yet while tt it was a source of great peace and consolation and of inestimable value to the righteous it was the cause of much discomfort to the wicked and disturbed their minds in a most wonderful manner As an instance nee of this kind the speaker referred to the announcement of the birth of the savior which filled the mind of the cruel king herod with fear jeal blasy hatred and murder which culminated in the massacre of hundreds of innocent infants in the hope lot of destroying the life of the young child jesus he said the angel of the lord warned the parents of jesus of the immediate danger he was in and told joseph to take the mother motherland mot herand and the yo young an g child and escape with all possible sib I 1 e speed by the under ground road into egypt an and d remain there until the danger was past and then they could return tat the speaker also adverted to the facts that abraham daniel moses elilah elijah and many others of the ancient prophets and saints had to take the LlUnd elf ground road and flee from their enemies to save their lives yet some of the people in this day think it a strange thins thing that the servants of the lord should absent themselves to elude the vigilance and the rasp of those who are anxious to deprive them of their freedom and confine them in loathsome dens the speaker reminded his bis hearers that when the wise man seeth the evil he takes advantage of this knowledge and aideth himself until the evil is past he further admonished moni shed edthe the saints that there were many evils and trying times tames ahead and gave a great deal of valuable instruction showing sh owins and advising them how to act when the clouds of trouble shall burst upon them and ad upon the nation at large he counseled counseled all to be faithful and true to each other and to god that nothing may be able to move them them from the lines of rectitude and duty but that they may be able to endure all things for the love of the truth and overcome all things that they may inherit all things that are promised to them in the new dew lind and everlasting covenant WEBER |
