Show ALBERTA STAKE conference cardston bardston Card ston alberta N W T canada dec 9 1897 1907 the regular quarterly conference of the alberta stake was held in cards ton sunday end and monday november and 1897 elder C 0 card presiding present on the stand were the presidency of the stake the bishops of the different wards leading elders of the stake and sister zina FL young of salt lake city sunday 1030 am after thi th opening exercises addresses were given by several members of the high priests quorum impressing upon the saints the necessity of continued diligence in the work of the lord and showing the danger of slackness er e specially ally among those placed in responsible positions and the blessings accruing from that unity which should characterize the people of god in the afternoon the bishops reported the different wards of the stake the saints generally speaking being alive to their duties and laboring for or the welfare of the cause the greatest evi dence of which at the present time being the liberal spirit manifested la in the payment of tithing and the sustenance of the elders who were laboring in the missionary fields after the reports elder J A woolf addressed the conference impressing upon all especially the youth tha necessity of qualifying themselves for usefulness in the kingdom of god a aad the importance of acting wisely under all circumstances especially in our recreations elder card followed giving the bishops instructions in regard to the proper organization of their warns and the dissemination of df the principles of the gospel among the salute saints as also among those not of our faith spoke at considerable length upon the law of tithing and instructed the saints upon the importance of strictly observing this law and the necessity of being diligent in the performs perform aee 40 of every duty devolving upon them referred to the great work bein being done fondaw among our youth in our sunday schools in the evening reports were given by the presidents of some of the quorums qu and organizations of the stake showing a lively interest in the work by the members of the same atter after which sister zina D young gage an interesting account of the original organization of the young ladles ladies mu ase improvement association and akif relief society by the prophet joeeph smith and the prophecies uttered by him in regard to those organization which she had seen fulfilled I 1 monday in the afternoon the reports from the associations were continued showing afuli a full and complete organization throughout the stake except in a few places where the re religion liNion classes were not as yet organized through various circumstances but which in the near future would be a intended to the general authorities of the church as presented at the last semiannual semi annual conference were then sustained by unanimous vote as also the local ties of the stake after wl wh addresses were given by several ot of elders upon the everyday every day duties the saints 1 s in the afternoon elder henry L man addressed the conference exhort ing the saints to increased diligence in the performance of all the dut t incumbent upon them relating dhom ent incidents of his experience whom the falth faith and diligence of the brought down the blessings of hamlett upon them and in con contrast trust some es where negligence in regard to alanl lla nl duties caused fro I 1 church the weather being ewe W ft attendance was not as large as usual but the spirit of the lord was poured out in rich abundance causing a renewal of spiritual strength among the people SYLVESTER LOW stake clerk |