| Show STARVE stake conferences ST BT JOHNS the quarterly conference confert nce of the st johns stake slake of bf zion convened at st johns job OB on the eth and ath of march resent on the stand were the presidency of the stake high counselors and bishops of bf wards also bishop joha hunt of snowflake the I 1 reports of the bishops show progress temporally and spiritually at present the outlook for crops the coming season is better than ever before A more intire settled feeling pervades our settlements and a spirit for solid improvement Is manifest the principal sub subjects ejects dwelt upon by the speakers speak rs were faith the power and ant authority hority of the priesthood and aed the proper education and training of taeyoung the young the church school under the efficient management of brother J W brown is becoming a power for good good public schools are also running in all our wards in arizona the statistical report was read and the general and stake authorities were unanimously sustained by the conference thel the societies and associations of the various wards are all in good running order A good spirit in the conference eu much ch valuable instruction was reix received tand and the saints seem to return to their labors with renewed energy and hope increased SAMUEL D MOORE clerk cleire ST GEURGE the quarterly conference of the st george stake of convened op on the and of march the st george tabernacle there were on the stand presidents mcarthur ivins and snow of the stake staked presidency also bishop john booth of provo and elder eider E 0 wooley of salt lake city besides several of the high council conference opened sunday morning at 10 a in with singing and prayer president mcarthur remarked that abot he together with his Coun counselors gelors bad visited all the settlements in the stake except three found the people feeling well in the gospel but having considerable sickness among them elder E G woolley remarked that it gave him considerable pleasure to meet with the people of this stake after an absence of three years WIL bul could not say he was pleased in being called upon to speak thought the people in this part of the countrymen joyed themselves about as well as any he know knew bore testimony to tb truth of the gospel bishop robert knell guell of pinto ward reported his ward in a prosperous prop erous condition with the exception of the dif different associations association which were not dot doing well owing to so many being away from home president mcarthur read the section of the doctrine and covenants and commented upon the doctrines and principles therein contained rehearsing hearol ug the duties of the officers and members of the church recess till 2 p m 2 p m opened by ringing cd ngi ng laud and prayer sacrament was administered by the bishopric of the ward george elder john L smith spoke a snort short time on his hie experience as ae a missionary in europe bore testimony to the truth of the gospel and that joseph smith and his successors were prophets of god bishop jolin john booth of provo read from the 3rd ard chapter of amos ath verse 4 surety surely the lord god will do nothing but he reve aleth his see secrete to unto his servants the prophets rb he quoted several passages passages from the bible doctrine and covenants 4 and book of i mormon commented upon aage and ga gave a very interesting and able discourse sc az from them choir sang an anthem heni adjourned until monday morning at 10 monday morning after the opening exercises president A W ivins read from the seventh chapter of john and showed from it that the gospel was the power of god unto salvation and bore testimony that all might know of the doctrine whether it was of god or whether he spoke of himself by keeli keeping ng the commandments of god he cited the conversion of paul as an example to show how a man might be made mad to turn from his wickedness and serve the lord spoke a short time on education exhorting all to on sap p port the stake academy both by their patronage and means elder eider D H R cannon bore testimony to the truth of the work spoke a few moments upon the order of proceedings in bishops courts and appeals to the high Couo oil read bead the revelation found in section 68 of the doctrine and covenants also section 1 the statistical report of the stake was read by president A W ivins the general and local authorities were presented be anted and unanimously sustained b by the conference the sunday ach school oy 01 report was read president E B snow thought the things spoken at the conference had bad been edifying and instructive and that the words of president mcarthur had been realized when he said odd the spirit would divide to all the things they most needed believed the doctrine and covenants to be the laws of god to the latter day saints just juat as aa much abw as were re the laws written upon the tables of stone atone said to have been written by the finder of god thought the people in this part of the country should be thankful lor for the blessings of the lord the last season remarked that notwithstanding the severe lo 10 louises in the stake they had bad paid tithing against last year eljer E H snow said the things we had had at conference had bad beatr dictated by the spirit of god spoke to the young at some length encouraging ang all to read the book of mormon and other rood good books to prepare themselves for usefulness president mcarthur McArt bur made a few rb remarks marks exhorting all to reme remember and put in practice the things they bad beard choir sang an anthem awake put on thy strength when conference was adjourned for three months WM WK H I 1 IVINS clerk |
