Show EMERY STAKE conference huntington may 14 1897 th quarterly conference of trio the emery histake of zion aloo convened in hunting too ton meeting house bouse on saturday slid and sunday may 8 and 9 1897 there were present elders allbun H build eliut of the council of apostles rider elder christian D flensted FIel sted of the first council of seventies the abe stake presidency members ol of the stake high council bishops of wards and an unusually large attendance of saints after the usual opening ex erola president C 0 3 larsen gave a very avor avo aole raule report of the emory emery stake he desired ibe saints to be united unite and in full fellows fellowship bip with each as an the noy of the stake are bishops reported their wards ins aal a general thing in good condition elder orange seely and Wil millisia lisia howard of the stake 0 pr presidency solden spoke encouragingly to abe sainte rider elder A ki lund r sad read labs vision as contained to in I 1 nepal SW ob chapter apter showing the benefits to be gained by holding to the iron rod nothing else aari lead us through abe ta areat darkness but the word ol of go goa d he showed the benefits to be gain gained d by heeding the counsel of the servants servant 1 of the lord rider elder lund also bitis 0 road re ephesia us 41 14 and said we should hould sustain the authorities of the not merely by raising the baud in tir vl voting lug but by our works elder 0 D fjelsted FJ elated spoke on ing aim and the benefits to t be gained by abs arving this covenant he referred to president brigham young badios directed elder orson pratt to d dedicate 0 these theme valleys and co the promis of there made admonished the poop people 10 to remember to keep holy 90 t 0 sabbath day to keep out of galoob sa looB and not nol to profane the name of af deity he desired the people to OW 0 serve the fast days day to go to in Is with an object to in view to ask la in falso and it will be granted he said t to of buys buve a hard time to staily vindicated before the people on OB 80 count of poUl leal affairs laira af enroll enoca i abraham moses md and tile the savior 1 took part in making laws law josepho smith and aad anil and brigham duog did d also but according to some woodruff Is not allowed the that his bin predecessors essers were or ta privilege ot ol his big citizenship for abbo claim that he must not say eay a word about politics nor must any big bl of a authorities or they are accused mixing church and stal stae le but w mill fact was that none of ef the choral cauro leaders bad used their political affairs afi aira the general and local authorities ore ere sustained detained the presence of the he visiting Ti ting breeb is a greatly appreciated their unabel mask lank deep in the hearts of these who I 1 ened and so 0 o doubt will hiting forth good fruit much credit la fit due the choir under he leadership of rider elder thomas bardy for their beautiful music and set singing during conference conference adjourned for three out hito met at cleveland august haa and esth 1897 P E JOHNSON clerk of conference Conie rence |