Show BANNOCK STAKE conference the bannock stake quarterly con ference convened in parker meeting house sunday and monday september ath and ath there were present all the stake presidency most of the high council and bishops of wards sunday io 10 a in the first session was opened by singing the spirit of god like a fire is is burning prayer by high counselor james H mason singing hail to the brightness of zions zion a glad morning president thomas E ricks congratulated the people that the saints were permitted to assemble under such favor able circumstances he reported the stake satisfactorily the people being temporally better off today as to crops than ever before and spiritually pi ritually they are progressing coun counselor elor thomas E bassett read a series of questions which it was desired bishops should answer pertaining to the progress of their wards and a short time was occupied giving such reports which were satisfactory elder bassett then followed discoursing upon the imperative necessity of the people sustaining their presiding officers tithe paying educating our children and building upon town sites elder george cale of the stake academy addressed the congregation upon the subject of education said no name is given us more honorable than father and mother and he desired parents to place proper environments around their children to protect them against the evil that is in creasing in the world sunday 2 p in the sacrament was administered by the bishops of salem and darby elder ben E rich addressed the people speaking more particularly to the children upon the first experiences of joseph the prophet fold of his visit last year to the temple lot at independence pen dence joseph smiths residence of sixty years ago hauns mill crooked river and richmond relating many topics of interests to latter day saints associated with the memory of these places he bore strong testimony of the truth of the gospel monday io 10 a m counselor william if rigby spoke of the benefits derived from attending stake conferences and gave a brief review of the history of the latter day saints since their entry into the valleys of the mountains until the present day the experiences wrought in us by the many changes we have passed through are of incalculable benefit to this people to prepare them for the An financial ancial industrial and social questions that are now becoming disturbing elements in the earth elder william J kerr ot of the brigham young college addressed the conference upon the subject of education he said the work oi of god was a work of education from bes nning ginning to end this lite life is only a step in the e great eternal life gaining worldly wealth is not the object of lite life but to master ourselves cleave to right and ameliorate the condition of mankind are some of the important things to aim for let us seek to resist evil and stand upon the rock of honor right and virtue large tracts of land are not the best legacies parents can leave their children but great faith in god a strong body and moral character are better than all wealth monday 2 p melder joseph kerr spoke briefly upon the necessity of latter day saints living pure lives that they might qualify themselves to proclaim the gospel of jesus jasus christ it was no effort to preach the gospel chenour when our hearts are pure and our consciences clear of offense elder william J kerr again discoursed upon the subject ot of education spoke of individual responsibility jn in this great cause showed how taftt people were ever alert to profit by every opportunity presented the greatest educators require much of their Il learning incidentally young men and women need not wait to have a fortune before trying to obtain an education illustrated how many have surmounted the greatest obstacles in this direction in conclusion brother kerr exhorted fathers and mothers to teach their sons and daughters the principles of life and health president T E ricks thanked the veople people tor for their attendance at conference the good folks of parker for their hospitality and all who had contributed to make the conference successful singing 0 10 lo o the mighty god appearing benediction by patriarch arza E binckley inc kley JAMES G GILLESPIE stake slake clerk |