Show JUAB STAKE conference the quarterly conference of the thejuan J aab stoke stake of zion was held at nepal april and present on the stand of the quorum of the apostles M mobee thatcher and F M lyman george reynolds of the President cy of seventies the presidency of the stoke stake and bishops at 10 am president called the conference to order after singing si nging and prayer president charles sperry reported the condition of the stake the different quorums and organizations are in good working order and especially is this the case with the relief belief societies elder david cazier bazler reported as to the high priests quorum apostle F M lyman said that elder cazier in speaking of the high priests dropped some very valuable remarks which ought to be remembered he who would save himself should deny himself take up his cross and follow jesus there was no redemption with out this important principle the speaker dwelt dwell upon the subject of fasting out of all the funds received for the support of the poor the relief societies did more in this regard than any other if every family in the church would pay their fast offerings allowing 50 cents to a family of six there would be a yearly revenue of for the relief of the poor he recommended that this be a labor for the relief society to see nee that the saints pay their fast offerings at the afternoon meeting president addressed the conference and in the course of his remarks said the stake academy had bad done a good work and been well sustained by the saints apostle moses thatcher Tb atcher was the next speaker in the hearts of many ot of the latter day saints saint there was a feeling of despondency in regard to the future A spirit of speculation exists among mandof many of them they desire to boom the little places where they reside he presumed that they had had bad experience of a similar character in juab the farmer said there is no money in raising wheat that the fruit is not worth gathering we should remember that the source of wealth in this country to is in the soil and if we did not raise the products of the soil we would to the products of the barnyards of this country were more than the silver dug from the bowels of the earth the speaker compared the condition of this people today with that h surrounded them when they first came here and related some of his early experiences in the history of utah he referred to the sugar factory being established at lehi and could see no reason why we could not produce the beets required sunday morning was devoted to the sabbath school an interesting pro gramme was rendered by the nephi sabbath school and short and appropriate prop speeches were made by elder george reynolds and apostles lyman and thatcher at 2 p m counselor J jas as W presented the general authorities of the church and stake they were unanimously sustained after which elder george reynolds delivered a forcible address apostle moses thatcher followed the christians he said believed belie in god and glo glorified rifled his name while the infidel and atheist believed in raising praising the works of man they look look at such men as edison marvelled marvel led at his wisdom and the greatness of his inventions and yet the inventions of men were but idle whims compared with the magnificent works of god the great achievements of man were but the work of thought of which god was the originator the speaker addressing the young warned them against falling failing into sin in the even ng president george reynolds and apostle F M lyman met with the and quorums of seventies and brother Charlee Grace was set apart as one of the presidents of the quorum DANIEL K BROWN stake clerk |