Show ARIZONA territorial conference the most general and interesting gathering fathering of the saints in this territory commenced comat aced at pinetop Pi apache co on the ard 3rd of july this place to is situated on the top of Mon gollon mountains in the very heart beart of the forest teams began to arrive early on saturday anil and the day was spent in pitch ing tents brewing shades etc ate preparatory to spending several days in camp and by nightfall the large pavilion which whish had been built for the assembling of the people was surrounded by a veritable city or of campers upon rAs assembling embling at 10 a m sunday july ad there were present of the authorities presidents george Q cannon and joseph F smith of the first presidency george reynolds of the the first council of seventies arthur winters reporter jesse N smith david K udall christopher layton and chas 1 I Robs bobson presidents of the snowflake Snow flabe st johns st joeeph and maricola maricopa Mario Mari opa copa stakes respectively there were also bishops and leading inen men from all of the four stakes after the opening exercises preal deit cannon expressed his pleasure at being present and advised the utmost care on the part of parents to prevent their children from straying off and getting lost HO said the presidents would be expected to report the ean of their stakes president jesse N smith in reporting the snowflake stake referred with regret to the sad death of lot smith with the exception of the blighting effects of winds and frost our prospects for crops are good all of the local organizations are complete our relations with our outride friends are very amicable no latter day saint Is engaged in the traffic of liquor and there to is really no intemperance in the stake the stake academy is in doing a good work president christopher layton reported the st joseph stake we hae bae over a hundred miles of af irrigation canals ca nalLs and this year we are reaping a bountiful harvest barvest some have already threshed thresh bed eJ early peaches are marketed arizona is a good country for industrious men two crops of lucern have already been harvested harve eted and the third is in in loom bloom the results of the stake academy are very biati dying the relief belief society is 18 quite energetic president joseph P F smith delivered a powerful discourse on the proper training and education of the young at the afternoon meeting president C 1 I robson was waa called to report the maricola maricopa Mari copa cops stake he said aid we have a very fruitful country there are over two hundred miles ol of lateral ditches running from the mesa canal we have about 1200 white and about aboriginal saints in the stake the people are improving in the matter of temperance with tow few exceptions our young men are doing well the zeal of the seators aisters in their belief societies Bool etlea is very commendable early fruits are matured and gone president david K udall said there are seven wards wardi in the st john stake some acme of which are widely separated we havea good people religiously but the country we live in la Is not so BO rich as am some parts that have been reported we have no indolent people in the he stake and the drunkard to is almost unknown time and acquaintance have proven to our eu neighbors neighbor that we are friends to the country and they now so BO regard us we rates dalae enough wheat to bread the people which was not the case formerly president Pre aident cannon occupied the remaining time of the afternoon in a sermon which was replete altu wise counsel and fatherly advice his re marks were chiefly devoted to the necessity and beauty of charity chanty the forenoon to of monday the ath was spent pent in listening to Ps patriotic tri otic speeches and songs the firing bring of buds etc in honor of our coultry count rys s natal day one of the lofty ty pines was converted into a temporary flagstaff from which the stars and stripes were unfurled the conference was again called to order at 2 p mj m and patriarch P C merrill made remarks on the achievements of the mormon battalion of which body he is in the only living corn com officer he said that all of the suffering buffering of the battalion could never kie be told president george reynolds delivered a discourse on the first principles of the gospel president joseph P F smith occupied the balance of the afternoon in a discourse on the order of the priesthood after the presenting of roe me names of the general authorities for the vote of the people by elder george reynolds the balance of the time on tuesday forenoon was taken up by president cannon his discourse was filled with good counsel to and blessings for the people he said that as it was quite inconvenient for the our four stakes to meet together no doubt the st joseph ant and Mari maricola maricopa copa stakes would meet in joint conference hereafter once a year likewise the snowflake and st J johns ob DO stakes conference was then adjourned the choir was composed of some of the best singers from the four stakes united under the able direction of wm win holgate of st johns one of the most moat pleasing features of the conference was a reception held at I 1 p m on tuesday at which all of the saints had bad the pleasure of shaking bands and exchanging friendly greetings with presidents cannon smith and reynolds there was a in the afternoon on Tuesday at which brother reynolds gave borne good instructions and a number of elders eiders were ordained seventies II 11 deuring ring the conference a number dumber ol oi young men were called as all to visit the stakes of arizona in the interest of the sunday several couples were manriq married 1 the consul census of the conference showed the following representation Mari cops stake 68 st joseph stake st SL johns stake lal 44 snowflake staka and salt gait lake stake 4 making a total of ef 1152 besides these there must have been from to non cormons mormons Mor mona mons present pree ent in order to at tend this conference the people traveled distances varying from 16 15 to milk and in some ome instances over some of the roughest roads in IB america but upon leaving every one seemed to feel re paid for the trouble of attending JOSEPH W SAfI SMITH TIT clerk of the conference |