| Show BEAR LAKE STAKE PARM idaho idabo aug 19 1896 the regular quarterly conference of bear lake stake was waa held on the eth and jtb dinst elder eider john henry smith of the twelve and elder eider seymour B young of al the elders Muir Ezra dark Ular kand and joseph dark clark of farmington utah were our distinguished visitors after the opening exercises on set sat arday Pre president Wm Budge addressee the saints sainta followed by elders wm H piggott T H sutton button jr taomas minson and joseph dark clark who made brief remarks expressive of their heir feel inato and de deseret deserea siret to continue faithful in the great work of the ard elder eider john henry smith condrat U the saints upon their faith in coming to conference he sold said we have been encouraged this morning to keep the commandments of god some have wings things to age them but we should look upward and put our trust in the almighty there to la a variety of operations of spirits mirits pi rits judge not lost leal ye be judged ap we should be slow to offer words of censure or judgment realizing our own weaknesses we do not dot know the conditions that operate with each other and we should be careful how bow we speak peak words that way may discourage others in the battle of life we should cultivate a love tor for nature and draw from her varied resources the lights that gladden and cheer the heart lot lei us help out one another as husbands and add wives vivo and children scatter around us seeds of light and joy showing that we have the glubt of the holy spirit to gul guide dous us some are naturally organ organized zed with light and ana buoyant spirits and nothing seems to discourage them they do not know what failure means others are organized differently and add take discouragement and reverses very hard becoming despondent unhappy and unable to cope with the change which has come upon them their he cited an instance 0 a lady who gave way to intense grief so much to that it threatened he life when a friend wrote her a letter calling her attention to the elaime claims that this life had bad upon her and the many avenues which were open tot for her to do good thus distract ing her bet intense grief and giving her an object to live for la in loveana love and happiness to those around her bar there who make the battle for a livelihood a failure and when reverses press heavily upon them hem they succumb and frequently die of a broken heart others view their failure with and make their reverses stepping stones to their success then we are led to say that we are not all organized alike therefore let us me be charitable and help to lift up moo BOO bear the burden of other heigo the circumstances and surroundings ere are we turm form a judgment the elders who addressed the saints in the afternoon were wm A hymae eider muir bishop A findlay ali L P nelson and J H smith on sunday morning the speakers were elder ezra dark clark cou counselors delors jas jae H hart wm jj rich blob and elder a B young lu iu be afternoon president william budge poke upon the advantages which the church academy in course of erection would bring to the people ot of this stake elder eider crandell crandall dunn read from the he doctrine and covenants bore testimony to the divine mission of joseph smith he warned the saints against finding fault and speaking epe aking evil of god gods le servants elder john henry smith occupied the remainder of the time he heartily endorsed the remarks of elder budge in regard to building the church academy the action of the nation in eliminating from our schools any and all religious training had bad been discovered by many of our sectarian brethren to be a mistake and they concede it a duty to train those under their watch oare according to their loua views and convictions we claim the same privilege he considered the christian population of the united states were in a measure to blame for allowing laws to be passed which forced atheistic ideas upon our children he favored the idea of building a school wherein the name of our oar god and savior should be spoken with reverence was not in favor of sending lending our sons anu anti daughters into the old world to prepare them to become good citizens in the now new world we are the sovereign government and it to is our right kight and duty to place within reach of the youth that education that will the beat interests of the commonwealth we desire the proper development of all ail our fathers children to properly fit them for the nigh high and exalted duties of life let J iet us be charitable forbearing and kind to our fel lowman and give them credit for honesty and truth of purpose president Preel dent budge thanked brother and his associates for their earnest labors to in our midst and trusted the saints would have the disposition and faith to carry out the valuable instructions given during this conference which war wap then adjourned for three months benediction by patriarch 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