| Show WASATCH STAKE CONFER convened at reber heber city at 10 a m august ath 1886 preheat on the stand apostle J H smith A hutch hatch president of tue stake and counselors members of the ine high council patriarch taos hicken presidents ot of quorums Qu the ward bishops and others alter after the usual exercises president hatch referred to a portion of out our stake made a separate stake viz Uinta coasty Jou aty and that brother S R li ennion had bad been appointed Pr president eident president giles made some r remarks on the gathering gat berins of israel and aad toe the brat principles of the gospel elder J S murdock related his bis experience peri ence in the church and bore testimony to the power ot of god that he had seen mani manifested tested many times president J M murdock related a little of his dla experience apostle smith said he felt glad to be here and listen to the remarks re morics of the brethren referred to the religious elements that existed in the world and said they were too mythical to be bene the gospel of at jesus christ as revealed in these last days was perfect r but in putting into practice its principles wu we often failed our saith and hope wort were to la bell believing eying tut thai god would clear away the clouds that seemed to hover over us he did not see ee any reason why any of the reo people pie should hould complain it was true that about of our brethren had been put in prison but that was nothing we were in the habit of sending several hundred elders on missions miK every year and he be believed those in prison were preaching the gospel more effectually than any missionaries sio sion aries narles referred to the persecution of the in how sever al ai thousand were imprisoned because they would not swear that they were in consonance with wilh the authority of the government they were willing to affirm it but n not 0 t take an oath 0 on n it as that was against their religion but that would not satisfy the demand he showed that the crusade against us as was similar that our enemies would fail ail in their persecutions ond the government would yet honor a 4 mormon elder in their midst as england now honors the quaker john bright he concluded uy by bearing testimony to the truth of the work ot at god singing benediction by elder john duke 2 pm after the usual exercises bishops duke clegg moon and reported their wards as flourish flour ism isal ng peace and good health prevailing and the saints faints trying to live their religion apostle smith made some excellent excel leat remarks on the reports that had been by the bishops he believed tha the latter day saints generally were trying to live their religion thought the there re was no people on earth but what had some religion in them that bobe who really claimed to be infidels if there were any such were insane he did not blame men for looking with indifference at the various creeds that existed in christendom and reasoned at length on the existence of a god ged showing that all from the lowest form of i or organism to man proved that there was a supreme being he gave advice to parents and teachers to guard against t excesses ui in or organization u aaion they should illies cultivate the 11 faculties 1 u that were the most deficient and re restrain those that ran to excess thus producing a harmonious result at the time this church was organized the people were going to excess in all their religious 11 ious beliefs thus the gospel was salt sent that they might have a proper and correct knowledge of god he made some remarks on se selfishness quoting the saying of the paul I 1 he that eth to provide lor for ia hi household etc considered that this had bad not reference alone to wealth but bat the providing of everything that would have a tendency to elevate and improve ampro trim tw mind as well as the body tue toe train Ds K of children was next discussed and aid the subject handled bandied in a masterly manner in the evening evenia there was held a priesthood meeting besides attending local business president biatch hatch an and I 1 apostle smith delivered addresses that were I 1 till lull ot of instruction sunday 10 a m te lent jentof of the stake made a lew few remarks about the stake house and give gave instructions to the bishops how he wanted them to report their wards that all might be mutually gave instructions to young men about to marry and his bis views ot of b building blinding and making home pleasant bia bishops s murdock and duff cluff rep reported arted thair thuir wards ads at as prospering and brother cf if Walls burgh reported that ward as the bishop could not attend owing to sickness patriarch hicken gave a very spirited and interesting d discourse is course apostle smith smita said it was a peculiar position for a speaker to arise ansu and address a meeting without having buying previously considered what to say but he ku knew ew that god would bless those who ako rel relied ledon on him tor for support he bre bore testimony to the assistance that the spirit of god had rendered on many 0 occasions eca in refer referring rim to the remarks on marriage made by prest hatch he said mairi marriage age was honorable in all but I 1 forbidding to marry was the doctrine of devils referred to the opinion of sonie some that marriage age was I 1 not as pure a state as celibacy and how the catholic Cath ilic church kept their clergy from entering into toe marriage state when the apostle paul was better not to mirry marry the circumstances surrounding him at the time caused him tor say aay what he did but did not give ive it as re revelation rev clation the man is not without the woman nor the woman without tin man in 14 lord god at the beginning corn com banded ail ills creation n to be fruitful and multiply and thus was the great decree of heaven stamped a on all the creation everything that lived had bad that instinct implanted in its organization hy he referred to he be of the protestant sects how they considered that in heaven the marriage r rs lation ceased but proved that the gospel of christ would unite and bind together the sexes and their relation with each other would continue tor for ever referring to the that john saw on mount zion that had not denied defiled themselves with women said they were not me mea i whom the world believed to be destitute of wives but men who had bad not polluted themselves but had kept themselves pure and free from sexual sins he advised the young folks to marry keep heep themselves pure and live lives of 0 virtue virttie and honor before god and man benediction by elder john harvey 2 p m after the usual exercises remarks were a side ade by elders LIders 1 auson emboy y and clu cluff smith delivered a discourse dia course the subjects treated on were the word ot of wisdom the laws ot at life and health the necess necessity ity of becoming better men and women and guarding guardi of against our weakest points and the difference between various kinds of 0 sin man and woman would he jud jadeed d accordingly and receive a lust just ju judg ment benediction by patriarch thomas hicken hewry HENRY clerk |
