| Show SALT LAKE STAKE conference the quarterly conference and months month priesthood meeting of the salt lake stake was held in this city commencing saturday at 10 a m there were present elders angus M cannon joseph E taylor and charlesw penrose of the stake presidency dendY seven high councilors councillors Counci lors five patriarchs elders ellas elias morris and william C dunbar of the presidency of the high priests quorum eight presidents of seventies and ten home mission aries all the wards wards of the stake were properly represented excepting the third fourth seventh and tenth city wards and forest dale granger and brighton of the county the presiding officers of the stake organizations organisations actions of the relief societies sunday schools young mens menlo youna ladies mutual assouta t ons primary and kindergarten associations responded to the roll call upon th recommendation of their respective Bishops eighteen young men received certificates authorizing their ordination to the office of elder bachs 61 of whom promised to honor and ms nafy his calling as an elder if ord ordained I 1 ed the second fourth ir fifth twe thirteenth fourteenth sixteenth seventeenth eighteenth nineteenth twentieth twenty first twenty sec ond and twenty fifth quorums or elders were represented toy by their apse siding off officers leers the lesser i was re presen ted toy by members from the elevenths thirteenth fourteenth sixteenth IS seventeenth twentieth twenty first and twenty second city wards and will creek big cottonwood south cottonwood and union of the wards the morning session opened wu singing by the choir and now let us rejoice in thedac the day of salvation prayer was offered by bishop ah mael phillips singing by the choir and congregation our god we raise to thee in answer to the question Is it proper to use the word re baat when an excommunicated member again receives baptism and dow does a person receive his former bles blessings sino president cannon sald said that persons cut off for transgression had no greater privileges than those who had never belonged to the church bishops could not excommunicate an elder from we church but should refer such jaaes I 1 the high council and the quorum te t which he belonged the worl word jpe baptize was used incorrectly foj aize was the proper word reba re ile ba should be employed only when t M ered absolutely necessary afler der caloa non gave laurther ll further urther instructions to the one meeting eting with reference to the order of the priesthood bishop ishmael phillips of union spoke to the congregation about the almost distressing circumstances in which some of the people may find themselves owing to the lack of employment bishop james jensen of sandy followed on the same subject he reported the people of his ward as being only in a condition to support themselves 41 their limited supplies would not allow them to assist others outside the people as a whole were trying to live their religion elder jon john nicholson cholson Nl trusted that the cries odthe of the poor and needy of this community would not ascend unto the lord in vain the organization of the church was so complete that there was waa nothing that could not be accomplished complis hed even non members acknowledged that there was nothing equal to the organization the saints should contribute freely to the sustenance of the poor and should not refuse aid and accuse the people of having brought such conditions upon them selves elves such were the instructions of king benjamin as recorded in the book of mormon elder C W penrose hoped hope d the meeting would profit all the subjects e treated were very essential he emphasized pha sized the fact of perfect order in the church and when cases occurred which called for sympathy and showed ther the wittering suffering of the poor something was out of order he spoke of the time to come when conditions similar to those which existed in the days of enoch would prevail temporal re denap flon of the poor would come at present all could pay tithing and offerings and by active work fork on the part of the priesthood those who were in want would be found and their wants administered to members should always take their recommends when moving from place to place and present them immediately every man should search to know his full duties and by the help of god perform them statistical report of the utah kindergarten was read and ordered filed closed by singing do what is right benediction by elder george goddard AFTERNOON SESSION singing by the choir and afta redeemer ne deemer of israel our only delight prayer by elder jos joe E taylor 1 I li I 1 the choir and congregation sang come all ye sons of zion the following bishops represented their respective wards james jen seti flen of crescent joseph S rawlins of south cottonwood 0 P miller of Rl It verton iverton and james S crane of herriman their wards were reported as in generally good condition with the various auxiliary organizations established and in good running order the people were generally prosperous though a fein in each ward were i in need of i help the tendency on the part of younger men and women in a few instances to throw their infirm parents and other relatives on the public was condemned and a proper respect for the aged was inculcated the unity of the saints and their faithful observance 6 of the laws of the gospel ware spoken of and highl commended amder angus M cannon referred to the unfortunate tendency on the part of children to neglect their aged parents and predicted severe punishment for all who were guilty of such iniquity elder joseph E taylor commended 4 the labors of the bishops and to some of their difficulties bespeak ing for these officers the united aid Aw sympathy nathy of phd people he upon them the necessity of a high de n gree of wisdom in their labors and especially with reference to recommendations ions to the house of the lord and the support of the poor he thought some of the people could with advantage be more diligent in studying the principles of the gospel and their duties in connection therewith referring to the support of the poor brother taylor urged the tha establishment and sustenance of industries at home this would do much to solve the difficulty before referred to the tendency of modern education to make young people proud and at the same time dependent upon others feeling themselves above manual labor was criticized criticised and the virtues of the early settlers were commended in conclusion elder taylor urged parents to do all in their power to exert a saving influence over their children president george Q cannon addressed the conference speaking chiefly on the need of diligence and vigilance on an the part of officers of the church in guarding the morals of the young and teaching the people to observe the word of wisdom the choir and con congregation gre gation sang guide u us s 0 thou great jehovah benediction was pronounced by patriarch john smith and conference adjourned to ID a m tomorrow in the tabernacle the quarterly conference of the salt lake stake of zion which opened on saturday closed in the tabernacle yesterday SUNDAY MORNING SESSION the choir and congregation sang how firm a foundation ye saints of the lord prayer was offered by elder geo B wallace singing by the choir high on the mountain top A banner is unfurled bishops wm 13 hardy of mountain dell robert morris of the eleventh ward george bromn romney ey of the twentieth ward and hyrum goff of fast east jordan counselor robert patrick of the eighteenth ward bishops H 13 clawson of the twelfth wardani war ward dand and nelson A Empey Em of the thirteenth ward reported the condition of their respect tive alve wards the people generally being commended for goo good d works and falth faiths falness to duty A general awak awakening ening to religious work on the part of the young people was referred to with pleasure the support of the poor was spoken of as a difficult matter on account of the congregating of that class in the city and the lack of ability or willingness on the part of the people in the payment of fast offerings A number of the people were referred to as unfaithful in the payment of tithing and all were urged to greater diligence in this and all the oth other er laws pertaining to time and eternity the efforts of the relief societies in the various wards in aiding the poor were highly commended faithfulness in hearkening to the counsel of the servants of god was urged upon the peo pie presiding bishop wm B preston referred to the onerous duties of the bishops and commended them tor for their faithfulness he thought financial conditions were improving and that an aa excuse frequently urged for failure to pay fast offerings and tithing was accordingly I 1 disappearing in regard to faithfulness in these matters the speak i er stated that salt lake stake stood I 1 among the foremost referring to the tendency of the poor people to collect in the city where they became a charge on the people he thought a remedy should be found for this unfortunate condition their removal from ta the ie city into the country should rather be encouraged pauperism would grow so BO long as present conditions prevailed at the same time the poor should be carefully looked after no matter where residing bishop frederick kesler reported the condition of the sixteenth ward he had made personal visits visita to all the houses in the ward looking after the condition and welfare of the people and finding them generally in good circumstances spiritually many poor lived in the ward and most of these were faithful all the organizations of the ward were prospering president george Q cannon followed ex his interest in the exercises of the conference and offering suggestions regarding the condition set forth in the reports of the bishops the choir sang the hymn glory to god on high and benediction was pronounced by elder A H raleigh singing by the choir glorious things are sung of zion prayer by elder archibald N hill the choir sang the anthem lift up your heads 0 ye gates the presentation of officers was as an follows stake presidency angus M cannon president joseph E taylor and charles W penrose counselors high councilors councillors Counci lors william eddington george J taylor henry dinwoodey anders W john T caine james P freeze milando pratt henry P richards ellas elias A smith john nicholson john dark clark david L davis alternate high councilors councillors Counci lors orson A woolley wool ley william W riter edward john kirkman and spencer clawson presidency of high priests quorum ellas elias morris president george B wallace and william C dunber counselors patriarchs joseph C kingsbury alonzo H raleigh washington lemmon archibald N hill samuel priday friday william H walker ezekiel holman john albert brown I 1 toward howard i coray martin lenzi george goddard william C crump clerk of the stake and the high council james D stirling reporter willard done assistant reporter william G sears HOME missionaries anderson jas david anderson H C margetts C P arro arrowsmith th A miller chilton L carl A mcewan william brinton samuel morris albert C bennion Benn lon ira moses geo R jr bennion Benn lon edwin musser jos W buttle jos A naisbitt Nals bitt H W bowles george nicholson joha burrows john H nelson joseph burgon willard C nielson C M cannon geo M nichols F W arison carlson AL A W naylor jos E christenson jos platt A W cannon angus J riter W W caine john T richards F S cannon E M richards D 13 christenson john rodgers C W cutler frank romney W S cutler J C jr Ra maeyer A chipman W S spencer C V Christo pherson E Stew stewart axt C B davis david L stewart S W done willard smith geo A dinwoodey H M sloan thos thoa W dougall hugh W seare scare albert J davis alma H C D rick Z T spencer mahonra berrick eer duckworth james spencer S G eldredge ben R spencer geo S flashman jas T solomon C F fullmer jas M taylor moses W I 1 penton fenton R A talmage jas B goddard benj woolley 0 A 1 joal f frank wells jos S goff jedediah wright ellas S green C S wallace geo H L G walker john W iverson H C wells victor P jones N V weller weiler J M johnson J L woodbury T L kimball S P F winder E J kielholz Klel ICiel holz young R W lindahl indahl l niels R young willard Living livingston sion D H young levi E board of education angus M cannon cannon joseph E taylor charles W penrose david mckenzie J M I f william W riter richard richard X thomas 1 relief society mary isabella horne home Dres president ident annie T hyde and clara cannon canno counselors young mens M I 1 associations richard R lyman superintendent 11 joseph P F merrill and I leber keber C iverson r assistants young ladies M I 1 associations mary A freeze superintendent mary pratt young and nellie C taylor as Mi stants sabbath schools thomas C griges superintendent richard S horne and k willard C burton assistants primary associations camilla C cobb superintendent lydia ann wells and mary L morris assistants kindergarten association georgiana i pox fox young superintendent tabernacle choir evan stephens leader joseph J daynes organist and all the members of the choir scandinavian meetings of salt lake city anders W president 6 P neve and martin Christo pherson counselors german meetings arnold H thess president henry reiser and herman grether counselors scandinavian meetings at south cottonwood charles holm eder george B margetts as chief usher at the tabernacle and aids the voting was unanimously in the affirmative president wilford woodruff addressed the conference exhorting the saints to faithfulness in the performance of their duties elder brigham young of the council of the apostles followed he referred with pleasure to the testimony of president woodruff which had not changed or wavered for over sixty years the speaker felt that the life of president woodruff had been preserved for a purpose and that the guid amee of the work of god during the perilous times past and prospective elder young spoke of the similarity of the present age to that of christ in the fact that thal a renewal of gods work on earth occurred in both eras this work and its benefits were open and free to all men who would accept in humility and by faithfulness earn a part in the first resurrection this blessing was the object of the strongest desire of the speaker for himself and all others in conclusion he urged all to continued faithfulness president george Q cannon spoke on the perfection of organization in the church and some of the benefits springing president wilford woodruff spoke briefly on the fact that the latter day saints are alone on the earth in the redemption of their dead and urged the people not to neglect this duty I 1 elder angus M cannon exhorted the people to a more general attendance at the conferences of the stake the choir sang the anthem when thou to the judgment with solos by lizzie thomas edward and benediction w was pronounced by patriarch john smith the conference adjourning until saturday manelf 12 1898 at 10 a m |
