Show STAKE conferences BEAR LAKE that we have j just had the best beat conference ever held in this stake is the unqualified statement of those who attended the large tabernacle was well filled during each service we were greatly favored with the presence of presidents wilford woodruff and george Q cannon and president olsen and isaac smith of caebe cache valley stake and prof karl 0 maeser the meetings were an entirely devoted to preaching and the speakers were greatly endowed with freedom and power the education of the youth of zion was the leading subject the stake was represented by president W budge as being im ia a progressive condition there to is an absence of litigation and quarrelling and a brotherly beeline exists generally the singing was also another excellent feature of our cori conference ference and throughout the whole of the services the spirit of god was manifest the benediction was pronounced by pres dent wilford woodruff T see sec PARIS idaho august angust WASATCH the quarterly conference of the wasatch stake of zion convened in the stake house heber city august lot and 2nd and on saturday morning there were present on the stand A hatch president of the stake and his counselors and a good representation of the local priesthood after the usual exercises ses president hatch said he be felt glad to see so many present from reports he had bad heard beard this would be considered a large congregation compared with some other places he be could name r he said we have had very few troubles in our midst and he advised the saints to continue to live at peace with their neighbors and cultivate good will to all elder done of the salt bait lake stake academy made some excellent excel leot remarks the remainder of the forenoon was occupied by elders bouchles and cook and john M murdock benediction by elder A wootton tn in the afternoon elder B H roberts robarts addressed the congregation benediction by elder W lindsey on sunday elder roberts read a passage from the doctrine and covenants referring to the building up of the city of zion and advised the saints to read that revelation when hey bay got home he showed that god had never forsaken his people contrasting tr the condition of the church then than and now benediction by bishop duke in the afternoon bishops murdock clegg van wagoner wagener duke and cluff reported the condition of their wards showing that at present health peace and prosperity prevailed in the absence of the bishop of woodland elder keeler made nome remarks in reference to the same the remainder of the afternoon was occupied by remarks from elders done D jones and frederick lewis of spanish fork and president hatch the choir deserves great praise for their excellent singing the weather was fine and the people turned out and on sunday filled the stake house bouse to overflow overflowing I 1 tag by patriarch thomas hicken HENRY HEMBY CL CLEGG EGG stake clerk HEBER CITY august 3rd ard |