Show BINGHAM STAKE conference IONA idaho june jane 21 1897 the quarterly conference ol of the bindham stake of zion convened at Lowi june anu dent james E R steele presiding toe the sunday forenoon ol of the confer once ence opened at 1040 a 9 w wi the regu the lexaville lewisville Lei Lewis aville ville chool occupying ine house from 9 to 1080 A portion of the time was takes up by president Preel dent james jamee E i steele who spoke very to 0 o we the dainas and gave a very mati matisiak siao tory report ot of the stake slake afterwards ue come came reports report from various bishops nil ot of whom were able to see aee an Imp improvement to in their respective wards high councilor becj bennett spoke at some length ou the subject of cevela ra vela lion the greater portion of the afternoon after noo n bession was occupied by elder joseph empey who ties has recently returned from a mission to the eastern stater lie he very ably illustrated the difference between the tea teaching cuing of she be L later etgar lay day saints and the various sects beets of christianity president james jamea E steele at the monday forenoon session spoke very forcibly on the subject abject of home borne indus try said he would like to see ee the people become more self el gustat ing and build buildup up something antho in the stake that mat would create labor and kep out our money at horne home suggested that the sisters take up the matter of home loo umbry and cited various ways in which they could benefit themselves and other thereby at the monday afternoon aft ernon ion session elder bider joseph B S spike ke of the he necessity and benefits of good exam pie sold said we who are hold bold log the ailt strood should be very exemplary in our habits we gehad had a very fair representation of the high council at the con ference arence er ence anki alij eighteen out of our twenty wards were represented oliber either by a bishop or his counselors and in a majority of oases cases by both bul balbaud baud mud although we very much regretted that none of the apostles raould could attend our it did not debar us from baving the spirit of the lord with ns no and we had a time of rejoicing to eother aether president B R li bybee was very much missed in the conference he being detained on account of III health but the faith and ancl prayers of the saints were exercised in his behalf and we hope for or him bis immediate recovery on saturday the the belief society hold held their conference and the be instructions given by president emma J bennett and her counselors were very timely and well received |