| Show I 1 ALBERTA STAKE conference canada february 27 1897 the regular quarterly conference of the alberta albersa stake was held belt sunday MW aad monday february and to appointment counselor fl cerling mai presiding ng on the and dolium were patriarch H L j hinman tea ate of the various wards wardi oi 01 4 tea fitzke and their the of lot the high council and adin a men ot of the stake president 40 card and counselor J A woolf wool max being rubt having recently gone eone to ufa xa be fOr forenoon on OB sunday the sun afy W cools hold beld their regular anlon I 1 ur pupils a 8 lively interest in xer otoe and a notable progress ae la in tab studies assigned them hem tu la she hi afternoons afternoon after the opening lr q s and the administration of the N counselor williams made remarks rei narks and called for re porta from the different tOnt wards of the cardamon Car daton aetna mountain view a 04 words warda were reported by abir bishops a ae bollia being in a favorable condition generally speaking peaking the she abai here being alive to their heir augis nil and d ahe different organizations organization tad holding their regular aringe A tinge as aa much an aa possible under we Patr jarob hinman then addressed the tee conference impre ina pressing impressing osing upon the ibe she abe necessity of complying with the requirements of the the law of tit tithing nIng toe the report of the stake vow then read showing an increase ol of aw mafale since our lam laet report and we toe average of tithing paid per aper capita by 0 the tithe payers payer of we the stake for was wan given counselor Conn lor williams made the cloi ing remarks in the evening a priesthood meeting was hold held at which the Sev seventies engles high priests and elderts in the stake were reported showing that those quorums met regularly and the members were seeking to qualify them selves for the duties devolving upon them the members bemben of the high council who were laboring as ae home mission aries in the he stake reported their labor jabore among the people showing the that the various warde ward branches bran obea and outlying districts had been visited and meet lags ings hold held in each according to their circumstances james jamee quinton sr then than reported his hie labors an visiting priest in the stake patriarch hinman hidman gave the bishops nome instructions in regard to holding their ward of the power of faith among the saints manifested lu in trying circum stances in the past and the necessity necee alty or us as a people in this region at thle this lime exercising faith in fasting and pray prayer or that the me elements might be tempered fur the sake eake of the saints that the earth might bring forth la in ltd its falness ful ness and that we plead with the lord to this his end on the tha next regular fast day counselor Cou neeler williams WIl llama ing the remarks of elder the home missionaries fleS to call the attention fon of the saints special ly to the importance of strictly trl otly complying with the law of timing he reminded the bishops of the necessity of the teachers faithfully performing perform their duties on monday the be sunday schools of the stake were reported by bupt heber S allen alien there being an increase dorease Do of members in the past year thel the methods method of teaching had been improved and much gjoci accomplished the belief societies were then ben re ported by stater sister mary L wolf as being alive to their duties relieving the he wants of the me poor azad and comforting those called to mourn elder joho john W woolf wool reported the mows mens association favorably there being members enrolled several having gone on foreign mis elder william wood followed with an impressive discourse diio ourse upon the importance of strictly complying with the law of tithing giving the word ol of the lord as an contained fin the book ol of doctrine and covenants in regard to this jaw in the he afternoon interesting reports were given of the young toung associations of the stake by sister dister adeena williams also of the primary associations by sister amy allen alien mider heber 8 allen alien was unanimously sustained as superintendent of the religious classes of the alberta stake counsellor Coun Bellor williams reported the labors labor of the presidency of the stake slake to the effect that mat they bey had visited the different wards and branches of the stakes slake and found the he saints generally speaking enjoying the spirit of the gospels gospel although much improvement could yet be made on many points patriarch hinman bore tta testimony that bat the spirit of we the conference which welthea heavily upon the arlot obedience to the law lav of tithing tit blog wa was dictated by the spirit of the lord we most live lire by faith and also aleo tut ut our oar energies at work the coming spring ai booi as a it to la barely to fulti tate rate abe and that mat our united faith may reach tue the heaved beavener be avene it has baa been deemed wise to plead with the lord for his hib upon the earth spool ally on the next anet day march aub he asked the saints to manifest their teelin gR on this matter by the uplifted band A unanimous vote rote was wa given counsellor williams Wll llama then gave the bishops some instructions in regard to their ward conter conferences encee spoke poke of the advantages we have of obtaining seeds bedi from the experimental farms of this dominion and encouraged the farmers farmen to study agriculture keep up with the spirit of the time and thus thui make a success of their labors the conference was waa well attended notwithstanding the weather was rather severe bevere low stake clerk |
