| Show WEBER STAKE conference the two caffe i f the weber stake commenced on bunday y morning mor april there was a tull full present every ward of the stake Pre president shurtliff in his bit initial rc marks stated that the gaii to ta in this tha stake were in better standing than he hau baa belore before known them to be tor for years yeara past there was a better feeding existing among the saints tia inte a greater and warmer feeling of love jove towards toW Dirus each other the union was waa stronger and they were nearing to a oneness in faith anti and good works the presidency were one they labored together in con linued unison of feelings anu and there was wail no ni ui division vision in their councils anil and decisions ci the rhe high cou oil be maid were alo abo united with each other sua and were one with we me presidency or of the stake and labored earnestly and as with them to promote and build up the interests of the materially morally and spiritually the bishops also alee take great inte interest robt in the people i f their several wards ward and as faithful shepherds watch over and administer to the temporal and eternal welfare of their sheep beep they were ever ready and willing willies to cany out the cou counsels noels of the priesthood buo ano preside them he then spoke in leel jugs of reverence und and with great fervor of the comp completion ledou of the temple of the loru lord aft ab salt luk lake city and ald congratulated the saints sainte on the inestimable privileges so many of them had elt enjoyed Joyed in being permitted to pass through that grano ald noble edifice which had been erected to the name of the lord ot hosts and ana to participate in its dedication to the god ot of israel elder C U F middleton followed ou on the name same subjects he also referred to the reformation that naj nad so recently been effected among the saints their willingness to confess their sins sine to each other as well as to bod to ask each others forgiveness and willing noes ness to effect reconciliation and good fellowship he also believed the present reformation will be permanent that it wll will grow and increase until the saints were full ot of good words and works the remainder of the day was occupied by members of the high cour cli who enjoyed a rich outpouring of the holy spirit and spoke under its quickening influence the subjects of their remarks were temple buildt building ng dedication and the joy and peace they experienced while engaged iu in the de vot oLal icLal exercises and listening to the rich instructions in the temple of the lord biord so recently completed their experiences in these matters were beyond t expression they felt that their language was inadequate for them to do it the emotions of some of them were BO great that they were well nigh overcome while addressing address lne the sainta lu in the afternoon so ao great was wag the throng that an avei overflow flow mf meeting eting was wag hold held in the third ward meeting house which was wag also aldo completely filled with hearers bearer on monday the the house was wag again fi led when the saints sains were addressed by elder N C flygare and theother the other members of the presidency members of the high council seventies SeVeL ties and bishops all the speakers appeared to be full of the it they et e joyed in the temple of the lord the work to be performed for the dead and their duties to the living many valuable reminiscences were related by some of the veteran speakers of their recollections of the build amt ink entering into every deluple that has been erected in this dispensation the endowments they received and aad the unspeakable joy they experienced in ILI some of them many prophetic prop hetio utterances were given relative to the he future progress pro gresa of the gret work of salvation and the immense impetus to i that bat will be given to it in the near future As AB an evidence of a great improve I 1 ment in another direction the stake clerk announced that the present ott report of the weber aake la is the best beat that has been made for a nu number m ber of years past the bishops and their clerks have revised and corrected their figures and their present report to ig clear and truthful it is as follo follows wt one apostle 4 patriarchs S seventies eve 0 t tee high priests iesta Pr elders 95 priests teacher deacons men melana barp officers and int numbers abers children under underweight eight years of aire age total of souls 2384 families 28 marriages births males births females female children kleF sed member d members removed 11 now new members baptized children baptized 35 deaths males 32 deaths females none individuals drawing support this report is up to ath march 1898 the weber stake people are now and for sometime some time have been anxious Mix ious for their lot jot to be restored to them upon which they can proceed to erect their new tabernacle the foundation has hall remained lo in statu quo for a number of years and the are crying give us room that we maybeel may meet and hear the word ot of god the sick neets which so severely af flirted the people here erstwhile lass baa almost entirely boated deaths are fewer in number and we are looking forward to an era of greater prosperity under the hand of god JOSEPH HALL OGDEN utah april 18 1893 |
