| Show STAKE the sanpete sta stake e conference was held beld on the and of february 1888 at ephraim as per appointment there were present canute peterson aud counselors high coun eldors and thirteen of the seventeen seve bishops of the stake 1 conference Conler euce commenced on the aoth th at 10 am president peterson greald prea ad ing DK opened by singing prayer by president beal president peterson made opening remarks after which the following bishops made reports of their respective wards james A allred spring city MP M P madsen mount pleasant dortia counselor barnson fountain green W 1 1 reid manti north each gave ave encouraging of the faith and works by the saints recess 2 2 pm after the usual opening exercises bishop amass amasa tucker ot of fairview acting bishop C W land of mount pleasant south ward bishop john 8 spencer ancer of indianola each reported eta his ward presidents peterson and malben maiben each made remarks ol of instruction and encouragement coura gement to the saints adjourned to 10 a m sunday at p in a priesthood meeting was heldak held at which there was a fairly good attendance at which president feterson Ve peterson terson instructed the several quo remd arums in the duties of 0 their callings president beat beal also occupied some time in giving the like instructors instruct ons with an exhortation to faithfulness the business ou ainess of building ball diug a stake academy was brought prominently be tore fore the conference by the ibe presidency the Pred president ident instructed the presidents of the seventies to enquire into the standing of the members of their also the high priests and elders and it they find and those that are unworthy of being numbered humber ed with them to drop them from their qu quorums and I 1 leave ea ie them to the bishops aud hish high co council uncil to be further dealt with adjourned sunday 10 a m after the usual opening exercises president beal passed in review some of tits his platten ilary experience and exhorted tae saints to faithfulness president maiben read the forty first quarterly report of finances of the manti temple and made remarks remark the thereon he believed belie ved ephraim to b be the proper place tor for the stake academy president peterson Pete raon made a few remarks singing and benediction recess till 2 p ra 2 pm opened by sinking singing and prayer the sacrament was by the bishopric of ephraim president malbec presented the general en slake and local authorities to the and all were sustained by a unanimous vote C N alund lund was sustained as acting bishop of mount pleasant soung south ward superintendent maidens Mai bens report of s sunday schools was read fres president ident peterson said that owing owina to the lateness of the time at which bome of the bishops reports were received it had bad been impossible to prepare the stake report to be read to the conference he instructed the bishops to allow nothing in the ine meeting eting houses but religious cervices per vices urged the saints to be diligent in their exertions to assist in defraying def baying raying the debts owing from the temple spoke upon the necessity of an academy and the duty we owe our children to give them the benefits derived from such an tion president beal followed upon tho the same subjects re erred to the yearly contributions to the temple and bald that that building is now nearing completion ion comparatively small exertion byus will place us in advance ot of our present position bishops davis and thorp each made a lew few remarks both expect to take up their residence shortly in the peni tertiary tent iary president maiben presented toe the resolution we the latter lay ay saints in conference assembled asree agree to sustain the proposition ot 01 president peterson and counselor to build immediately a sanpete stake A academy c ademy in city it if agreeable t to the wl wishes ashes of president woodruff and not council adopted unanimous unanimously unanimously lL conference adjourned to meet in three months in manti mand the manti band wa 4 in attendance and rendered excellent music fahad we bad a reunion and a good time generally acne rally TAYLOR clerk of conference |
