Show QUARTERLY conference CONF FRENCE the st stake uke conference held in this eity city last saturday and sunday was unique in ili many ways was first it was the first conference held 8 since ince the division odthe ot the box elder sta stake ke second it ii witnessed the largest attendance on the opening day ot of any conference yet held third it marked the installation ot of several new officers in ill the stake organization the visitors present from salt lake city were president francis af lyman and elder john hery smith of 0 ahe apostles quorum Quo president german U L ellsworth of the ill e northern North states mission came in sunday morning having accompanied the remains oi of elder oliver A hansen from erom chicago chigo go the rile two iwo meetings on S sunday were occupied by the bishops of oc the various wards throughout the stake in ahing gh ing a report of tile the conditions existing in their respective wards ivery every bishop reported there were pro present sent during the morning session souls s ill making their reports the bishops to lo a 1 mail stated staled that the families as it a whole not observing family night and morning and the baillis saints were not all good to attend tile the sacrament meetings on sunday afternoon the tithing throughout tile tha stale stake is hardly up lip with last year but each bishop felt confident of reaching last gears ears le ie cord and possibly surpassing it elder jolin john henry smith deferred to some of tho the reports and suggested remedies as well as encouraged the saints to support their leaders an fn i n the wards during the afternoon services mrs airs EI elneda fleda L jensen sang scatter seeds of kindness EVENING the auditorium of the tabernacle was well filled with the priesthood of the stake there being four hundred present and excellent instructions were given by the visiting apostles after the regular work of the meeting had heen been attended to ati rhe topics si ial m 1 ft and ta the 1 OW e r of t ae necessity of living true to the covenants made SUNDAY 10 3 0 A AL the first hour of this session was as is customary given to the sabbath schools tor for the r rendition of a prepared program the house was filled to the doors there being over 1500 children and parents present the schools sang christmas carol go when the morning chineth Sh ineth A call and answer and our home in the mountains while the sacrament was being passed miss mary young of the perry schools gave a short talk on the sacrament miss bertha rosenbaum and celesta forsgren sang a duette very beautifully and thorvald jorgensen played a violin ili solo bolo with organ accompaniment by ills his wife elder dan P woodland gave gae an interesting account of the sabbath Sel fools of japan incidents in the life of josheph smith the tha prophet phet were biven given by the first intermediate department of the second ward and an exercise was very creditably rendered by the primary department of the fourth ward tile the speakers were presidents german E ellsworth and francis M lyman the first named told of ili his visit to the birthplace of the prophet joseph smith and in an interesting manner rehearsed the early carly experiences of the boy prophet following him bilm irom from his home thru the yard across the road into the grove where he behold beheld the wonderful vision and then bade back to his playmates and along the load into town portraying the feelings of the boy and how low his mates and neighbors ridiculed him tor for saying lie he ha had d received a heiy heavenly enly visitation the sp speaker ealter bore testimony to ro the divine calling of tile the lioy boy prophet president lyman layman followed in a nathely fat heily hely talk to the children admonishing them hem to pay attention to lie instructions of their teachers and parents pare liLs re feiring to ills his own experience us its a 1 sunday school boy when the advantages were cry limited as compared om oni pared with the lie splendid opportunities which the children of today enjoy also spoke of the necessity of children being taught to engage in and take part in family pray pra eis suggesting to the little folks to ask their heir pt rents for the privilege of being mouth at the family altar where til rents are arc not in ili the habit of calling their children to pray SUNDAY 2 P al the taking away of nine wards of this stake lid did not seem to haie hae any nf luence on oil the attendance it at conference ind and the he meeting sunday afternoon was marked by a packed house asty bestry and all after the usual opening exercises pres stohl presented tile tho general and local church I 1 I 1 authorities before the local authorities were presented however so several veral changes were made as follows eld elders ers 11 if jensen and 0 W snow were released as a high counselor and president ot of the stake religion classes respectively ively mary alary ina M horsley was released as stake organist of the Y L 1111 A and hazel B stohl as an aid in ili the stake board of the religion classes on account of one ot or the high councilmen and one altern alternate ate being taken in the organization of the bear river stake that quorum was wag incomplete joseph 11 lillywhite and Thaddeus wight were sustained bained as high councilmen and orson so loveland Lov cland C al 61 jensen an and d enoch iverson as alternates dan P woodland was sustained as superintendent of 0 religion classes ole no nelson stohl was sustained as patriarch and eunice ensign was sustained as organist tor for the stake Y L al 1 I A the voting in every case was it anani ai rou the speakers were v cre presidents lu ill ills A snow francis AI lyman and john henry Sil billith lith the subjects spoken upon being 01 observance s ery a nee of the sabbath day in the home and payment of fist fast offerings all the speakers made pointed rei remarks narlis on oil these subjects ind ender eller smith brot tears to many eyes in ili his narration of 0 a case or of worthy poverty only a short distance from ills his home ile he urged the people to be faithful and generous in ili the payment of fast offerings fe the choir furnished some excellent music and a ladies quartette composed of lottie cozier daisy madsen savena madsen adsen Nl and ray evans sang cry beautifully in heavenly love SUNDAY 7 P it the meeting was under the direction of the al 1 I associations A short program consisting of short lecou lecture re on home reading by mrs ella 13 valentine duette by isaac 11 II and elias C jensen and a reading b by Y mrs A L neff presidents ellza eliza and ernest P horskey hochl ey gave e na brief I 1 t after ite time dime iv was as between elders german E ellsworth and john henry smith pres i ellsworth spoke very interestingly interesting ly on mutual improvement work and the early history ot of tile the church and elder smith preached a powerful sermon on oil the habit of reading there was a iery cry large attendance present and a most excellent spirit pervaded all the meetings of the conference |