Show STAKE conferences ST JOSEPH the quarterly conference of the st joseph joaeph stake of zion WAS held bold at ac pima arizona june 10 and 11 it was waa well attended there were present on n the stand of the presidency of the stake christopher layton william D johnson and morgan H merrill patriarch P C merrill members of the high council all the bishops of the various wards and a large attendance of the saints many encouraging remarks were made by the presidency of the stake elders eiders peter A logreen lofgreen george cluff george skinner william packer anti and patriarch philemon philemen C merrill the subjects dwelt upon were home in austry the rise and progress of the church education tithes and offerings I 1 charity the course members and ove officers alers llers should pursue to in settling biffl unities cul ties that they should do it according as god has bae directed the principles of the gospel and the law ot of adoption were ebere also spoken upon with power the bishops of the various wards reported their wards to be in a prosperous oua condition both spiritually ritually and financially but very little sickness and gooe goo ze 0 crops 0 P 8 considering the dry season we b have v e had bad it was thought there would be a marked improvement in the payment of tithing this coming season as aa there were many that have already come to the front that did not have their names upon the book last year at all there Is prospect of abundance of fruit parents Pare niB were also instructed to be care ful and train rain their children while young joung the general and local officers were put before the conference and sustained unanimously the statistical report was read showing an in crease on the last quarter ol of seventy seven even and only four deaths tue weather was fair and all felt well in the gospel WINFRED MOODY clerk MALAD A quarterly conference of the malad stake of zion was held at mallad malad city sunday and monday june and 1894 the stand was occupied b by y elders F M lyman and john henry smith of the Apostle sElder seymour B young of the seventies Se and dr L F also of the stake presidency and a splendid representation of the stake officers and bishops on sunday morning the bishops reported their wards as am to their re jinious Jig ious educational and financial condition the reports were favorable previous to the reports by the ibe bishops stake president 0 C hoskins had reported the stake as being in good work gorder Jn ader to elder lder seymour B young showed that in the B Y academy at provo and the B Y college at logan president brigham young had left everlasting evoi last monuments to his name he a spoke k on the order of enoch byham by families I 1 alez and the effects of the use ume of to baboo on the mind in the afternoon elder john henry smith spoke on the power of example the gifts of god to man and man mand le divine mission elder F M lyman treated on the duties of different stake and ward officers and organizations on monday morning elder john M mccrary touched on the use of tea and coffee and reported that but few of the people of our stake are non tithe payer elder eider 0 C hoskins bore testimony to what had been said during the conference regarding the word of wit ali dorn dom he urged the people to observe the law against round dancing and card playing elder john henry smith spoke on the building of places of amusement and the ornamenting lof of our cemeteries in the afternoon elder bider showed the effect of tea coffee tobacco and alcoholic stimulants from a scientific point elder eider lyman endorsed these remarks and dwelt upon the duties and rights of the stake high council WM ANTHONY seey june 13 1894 ST BT JOHNS ST JOHNS JOHN apache co ariz J june u us 10 1894 the regular quarterly quarter jy conference of the st J johns stake arizona was held on sunday and monday june 2nd and and 3rd ard on sunday morning at 10 there were present on the stand of the presidency of the stake david K udall and elijah N freeman maew W H gibbous gibbons being on a visit in california patriarchs H J platt and J jamee ames N and most moet of the bishope bishop reports were given irom from all the wards warda in the stake except the nutrioso ward and there was no representative from that ward except slater sister katie pace of the presidency of the belief society of the stake the associations were reported as being in good condition and peace and harmony existed among thi the saints saint generally on account of drouth it is I 1 thought there here will be very little grain raised in some gome of the settlements especially 1 the union ward during the conference excellent counsel was waa given to the people tb the saints sainto were also advised very strongly atcon gly to quit round dancing the principal 12 I 1 speakers sneakers were presidents gate david K udall and JB N freeman patriarch iti 1 J platt bishops geo k H crosby J N heywood hey wood J B R moniel 0 D greet greer and C 01 1 romps kempe respectfully CHAS JARVIS stake recorder PANGUITCH PANGUITCH june 6 1894 the conference met according to appointment with a good attendance of presiding officers of the stake there were present president Preal dent J W crosby jr bishops miller allen alien asay and johnson Joh naon with their counselors bishop miller spoke on the financial and counseled the brot brethren aren to be forbearing with each other and on en courand cou raed raked those who were able to waist those who were unemployed he spoke poke of the evils of selfishness and the results that follow enforced idle now brother also alao spoke on the same subject and also aleo on the absolute necessity of establishing home industries to find employment for our young and those who depend on others for employment elder bider J W crosby poke on idleness home industry ind the strife between labor and cap capital itai the unemployed prayer and technical schools for the young also on the principle of adoption brothers twitchell hell ira hatch jap houston spoke on the evils of profanity and idleness and on the workings and principles of the goepel brothers JOB JM I 1 houston and bishops allen alien john son and peterson Pete raon also spoke on these theae subjects and the necessity at of beell ax brother chidester re viewed the prophecies in relation to the gospel and the necee necessity sity of self s examination I 1 the general and local authorities ll 11 were presented and sustained and con forence adjourned to meet in Esc escalante alanto on august and young men mend a conference sunday i evening young ladies conference monday evening your brother in the gospel DODOS DODDS stake clerk |