Show DEPART department MIENT OGDEN arcy CITY utah oct 17 1886 debret bews yews N aws THE tax WEATHER here for the lat at two days na been magni mag pi hrent alcen the atmosphere has been soft balmy plea baut and inviting to pedestrians to be abroad and partially as a result of this our city has been thronged thron ged with via bors from the adjoining settlements some on business hes and some on pleasure bent tak ina iu n advantage of the line time as th they e y do 46 not dot know how langit long it will continue e L LT IN T Busi BUSINESS Nicas CIRCLES there has been considerable improvement and much activity ot 0 late some of our merchants have been laying in immense stocks of fall and winter goods and art offering the merchandise which j they have carried during the summer at low figures to make room tor for their fresh supplies and latest styles of new goods A GENTLEMAN of the house of judah is announced to lecture here on the oth and on subjects pertaining to the orient his name is wad el ward tames rosedale Ko sedale the gentleman Kent leman has had bad a lengthy and incer esting experience in oriental countries as traveler ti abeler guide and interpreter the lectures will be delivered under the auspices of the methodist church in this city aud and will doubtless be interesting te and entertaining YESTERDAY mr 0 E hill of the commercial national bk bauk of this chis city forwarded to the mayor of charleston for the relief of the sufferers in the late earthquake catastrophe which has been based by the women deliet corps and add other parties in 0 osden tae relief fund was inaugurated rated by the members of the G A E R ot this place and thus far the their lr efforts in the laudable enterprise nave have been success ful CURFEW LAW has thus far been of great benefit to parents in the city at nine in summer and at eight in the fall and winter evenings the iro iron 1 1 tongue of the curfew bell tol tolls i s its solemn warning to the boys and girls to vacate their congregating conre co n i abing places and seek the hearths and ad homes beneath their parents parente roofs this has afforded heartease heart beart ease to many an anxious mother and fond father to know that their children are at seli seasonable hours beneath their own guardianship and watchful eyes but some of the young j are now inclined to disregard the b bound odthe of the bell clapper and to violate tae curlew law they will mill do it but about once for the police will surely arrest them when annd and escort them to the I 1 lity city hall hali where they will learn obedience by during enduring eu a night in 1 tim THE two days quarterly conference of the weber stake has bus just closed it commenced on saturday morning in the Ogden tabernacle at 10 besides the ibe stake and many local authorities there were present pre siut F FD richards aud john henry Smi of the e quorum of the twelve apostles the rooming morning meeting was addressed by bishops R david mckay J A aalfred allred E bratford Sr atford thos wallace counselor B white and add president 0 F middleton their addres addresses ss consisted of testimonies oatha truth of the great latter day work of the lord Te recounting counting the dealings gs of the almighty with his people in fornier times aud and at the present day speaking in appreciation of the great blessings and privileges both temporally and spiritually bally which the latter day saints en joy above many thousands ot their fellow beings of the worl dand exhorting them to live lives of purity truth and honor before each other and the world inthe afternoon elder john henry smith delivered a stirring discourse on the ahe duties of the saints at the present time treating on their present condi tio nand the attitude of the world towards the thero mand aBd pointing out to them the necessity of all who have a membership in the church obtaining a knowledge of the truth of this work for themselves that they may be able to give ve their testimony in its lavor favor to the world and to stand firm and immovable when the day of tri alfand test of their integrity shall come this morning the tabernacle was filled to its utmost capacity the reports of the bishops of the several wards was read by the clerk from them ahem it was ase ascertained pertained erta ined that the lat ter day saints in this county are improving pro and advancing in laith and many other good works their faith caithin in the authorities of rhe the Church is not dot only unshaken but it is increasing and ana grows stronger each day as eions and prosecutions increase against them teem and the people they are increasing in numbers naturally and by immigration all the institutions of the wards ward are in ext excellent ellent condition the sabbath schools are flourishing and the che poor are liberally provided f for ai the improvement associations are doing a good wark among the youth of both sexes and are of great help delp to the stake and ward authorities thesta the statistical report gives to this stake souls included in this total are ever ver 2000 persons who hold some portion of the priesthood from the apos to the deacon nearly all of whom are in the harness and are laboring except the very aged in some capacity or other among th the e people at home or abroad the mortality has been comparatively small only olly 29 all told since last Jast report r eleven of these were males the births tave been more than four times the number of the deaths the increase by baptisms is 1 12 during the past three months when the general and local authorities of the were presented they were sustained in their several positions by bv the simultaneous uplIft uplifting bag of a vast lorest ot bands with not a dissenting vote throughout the presentations eions sIlius th us it w will ill be seen that the boast of the crusaders of the diminution nt ni the faith of the people in their leaders is all empty bombast oom bast on the contrary there never was a time when the vast majority of the latter day saints faints had more faith in the integrity of the authorities of the church than was manifested la in their actions today to day not the least factor by any means which helps to make up the strength th of israel in this stake is over eleven hundred young meu members of th the improvement associations who ars are making themselves fh familiar with th the revelations of god both anci ancient dint and modern and are dissak disseminated volume of truth and intelligence among their fellows and qualifying themselves elves for more important fields of usefulness in the great work of human redemption this afternoon the time was occupied by apostles J H smith and FD richards they each delivered an excellent discourse on the subject af marriage their remarks were replete with bound instruction they showed the design and purpose of the almighty in instituting the marriage relation that it was to fill the earth with a population of righteous bei ngsi who should be trained up in the fear of the lord that the mau maa a nd lid the woman were made for each other are not end can not be without each oilier 01 her in th the lord eLord athey pointed out that the marriage 1 covenant alatas instituted bogod was made with reference not to time only but for all eternity and that it was the design of the lord that husbands and wives who honor hono him should enjoy the companionship of each other and their posterity in the resurrection of the just when death shall be swallowed up in victor victory q they gave much valuable instruction st tien to young people who are conte contemplating m sting entering into the marriage tate a go ef estate and counseled them to seek t the e guidance of the spirit of god to direct them in all their movements I 1 in n this direction and before consulting the young lady yonnie pr trying to win her affections the young man should first obtain the consent of her parents and thus proceed boDor honorably ably and legitimately in all matters pertaining to this holy f state estate and when ther their arrangements are made go to the house of the lord and there be united by the evat authority hority of the holy holl priesthood for time and eternity I 1 their beir offspring will then be bernan the covenant and will be hens heirs to all the blessings of the new mew and E ver lastine covenant coven ant apostle richards also spoke at length in au inspiring and encouraging ing manner ot of 4 those breth brethren Ten who nave been imprisoned for their integrity to been th the cause of god he showed that all their the gospels sake will be sanctified to them and will redound greatly to their honor in the future that they will in all time to come be sought after by their brethren to fill positions irions of honor trust and responsibility lity for which eh their faith fatia and have qualified them the reunion just clowd closed abas bees one of the most interesting peaceful instructive tive sand laud beneficial ever beldin the weber stake of zion not a jar ar not a discord not anything any thins seemed to mar the happiness of the conference and all ail returned to their homes apparently parent ly more determined than hitherto to do their duties in bearing their portion ot of the responsibility of b build ing up the great work of salvation |