| Show st JOSEPH STAKE conference 11 the quarterly conference of 01 the st P b stake of 0 zion was hold held ou on sunday and monday the ath and lost there were present oh ob the daou atao d elders william D johnson slid and morgan H merrill Merri lj of the stake members member fe of the high council counch Patr patriarch litch P C merrill Merr lil bishop of the various warda and other leading lead ID 2 moo men ilder william D made a few opening marka re stating elating the cause of president Layton Js abSe absence oce left thankful to meet under so BO favorable circumstances the various words wards reported but very little sickness Bick nega no deaths crops mostly to in ond and a nd a fair prospect for a greater harvest this cowing season the various organizations were well attended and a greater interest was taken by the young while some were dilatory the majority were ever on to perform their purl ube the high priests elders and sunday schools were reported to be in a favorable condition visits visit had bad been made to anost of the wards during last quarter by ther presidents and superintend exits the subjects of faith the law ot of tithing donations dona tiona and offerings ofle rings word of 01 wisdom too the present evils that goal exist amongst us education olvil civil govern went meat the first principles of he abe dospel and the duties of the latter day saints were all treated ulon by the following brethren elders eiders Vi philemon allemon merrill merrih benjamin cluff heber haber 0 Clis larson john sims issue isaac cundall Zun dall hyrum big low Bo bemjamin BeB Jamin pool peel joseph K rogers rogen and james jaikes all alj bore bora ten testimony to the truth of tie the work we are engaged to elders johnson and merrill poke of the duties of the saints in the stake exhorted the saints sainte to be charitable towards each other the brigham young monument was referred to and ana urged upon the people to assist to in erecting 14 it also to help construct the large canal which will commence to io one week the they thought it would prove a great benefit and open up room for more settlers also urged upon the the necessity nece setty of conforming with the counsel given by elder lyman and the recent counsel of president woodruff on the same subject the general and local authorities were presented and sustained stained eu the pima and thatcher choirs gave us some ex cellena singing which helped to wake make a good spirit prevail during our conference F W MOODY clerk |
