| Show STAKE conference REPORTS san juan stake the regularly quarterly conference of at the san juan stake was held in mancos colorado august 20 21 and 22 im 1898 I 1 there were present elders brigham towns of the apostles elder george reynolds prof willard done four missionaries nales from utah of the stake presidency elders P F A hammond I 1 wm S balls and P D lyman also a good representation of the high council officers of the stake organizations and bishops of the several wards the e reports of the bishops showed a prosperous ous condition among the people better crops than ever before except that of bluff that on account of fall fail mg to control the water the range 1 is good stock of all kinds doing well and demand good prices the sabbath school relief society T y 31 and Y L M I 1 A and primary each held a meeting prom from the reports riven given they were shown to be in a maltby healthy condition especially that of OW sabbath schools sc bools which Is claimed to asbe be the loveliest bee in the hive at a meeting keetin set apart for the sabbath schools elder elder george reynolds of the sunday school board instructed the seers officers and tead teachers hers on their duties A portion of his time was given to answering questions prof willard dones remarks were principally directed to the young mens improvement associations he was pleased to hear of the progress of the sabbath schools but wanted it understood that the young mn men were to run seek neck and neck in the race of well do ins inc cader robert white of the colorado mission and elders robinson butler dmd nd bingham of the durango conference colo each spoke of the need of young men preparing themselves for missionary labor not waiting to qualify themselves and get a testimony afier afi er out in the field to labor elder brigham young of the of at the apostles spoke on the necessity of the saints living so that they could sift the lord for information they needed and get an answer said I 1 it t tap 1 ene d many times in ones life that thai would not have recourse to path father or ar a servant of the lord but that the lord was always alway sr ready eady to answer us it if we will put ourselves in order to corn com mm raun leate with him related hs his ex per lence when on missions when another 1 course WAS open for him I 1 farence adjourned for tareo thre alpus ampus to meet at monticello utah j mho bret bretherd br ethern bern and sisters from the wards had bad to travel from 50 te miles to this c conference and all hateam L ta team truly this la take stake of distances L H REDD stake clerk sevier stake iche quarterly conference of at sevier ophe was wao held in annabella saturday abd nd sunday aug 20 and 21 1898 the g and closing sessions were held I 1 ll 11 the T gr grove ae of bishop J W fair the 0 other t her two meetings owing to abe e unfavorable conot condition tion of the WB weather er were held in the new and school house of which annabella has reason to be proud el dera B F M lyman and anthon H of bf the council of apostles and oder abder jamea H anderson andersen of the leeret emret pe eret newt news were in abend iffe sike as were also the stake presidency many bishops and other representative brethren from the various parts of the aoe thre was not a large attend sw at the meetings on saturday but abi meetings on sunday were well Z abed the arle time during meetings was mostly tod d 4 by elders lyman lund and 1 n all of whom imparted a great amount of wholesome and valuable instructions and information touching upon topics such as are of interest for the saints to know and practice the general church and stake authorities thorit ties les were presented and unanimously sustained elders emil B jensen and august W bohman were sustained as regular members of the high council on sunday afternoon elder lyman proposed to the conference that joseph S horne home counselor to elder W H R be ordained a patriarch the vote in favor of his ordination was u unanimous nand and he was ordained and ana set apart to this office by elder anthon H lund the annabella choir furnis furnished bed the singing at the meetings the first day of conference and on sunday the richfield choir assisted by members of the choirs of monroe glenwood and annabella furnished the singing the work on our stake tabernacle la Is progressing finely the work on the towers cornice and roof will soon be completed and it wil be a great credit to this stake when it is completed which will be according to contract about december 1 this year and we anticipate a grand and glorious time at its dedication according to reports given during conference the people of this Stake sare rare blessed this year with abundant crops both of hay bay and grain and in some places there are good crops of fruit also s 0 the people have had a foretaste this season of what reservoirs kolrs will do tot for them and they are straining every nerve to complete the plants already commenced so as to hold back all the water possible during the fall and winter months in order to have a better bettel supply next season SIMON christensen stake clerk snowflake stake on the and of august 1898 the people of snowflake stake held their quarterly conference in the stake house in snowflake ward the presidency nf of the stake the majority of the high council and bishops were in attendance there was also I 1 of the saints a good attendance I 1 good feelings seemed to prevail and much valuable instruction was given I 1 the sacrament was administered and the authorities both local and general were sustained by the unanimous vote of the conference the bishops reports indicated a very fair condit condition ibn of fellowship and rather an unusual degree of prosperity temporarily especially with regard to the harvest of the present season the speakers all eAk earnestly nestlY exhorted the saints to a more strict compliance with the requirements of the gospel the young men were stion strongly gly urged to observe the word of wisdom and otherwise render themselves worthy to 0 o enter the house of goo god and in this connection the bishops were earnestly warned against recommending unworthy persons persona to the tae temples respectfully L M SAVAGE clerk I 1 I 1 stake Or derville sept ath 1898 the kanab stake conference was held to Is kanab on the 2nd and and ard 3rd ibets elders P F M lyman of the apostles and james H anderson of the deseret Dea eret news office were pre present with Us friday the first day of our conference but owing to a telegram legrain te having been sent to elder lyman desiring his return on account of the death of our beloved brother Prebi president deat wilford woodruff they started baak home immediately after the atter afternoon noon meeting elder lyman rec received elved end and announced announce d the news during the afternoon meeting notwithstanding the gloom east cast over the people our conference was a good glood one and many valuable instructions were given by our leading brethren elder thomas th omas chamberlain having taken elders lyman and anderson as far on ahelf way borne bome as john seams at arabam grahal ward returned with the sad news 0 of the death of sister R V adams payne our cur stake sunday school secretary which caused further gloom bo those who attended tended ai our sunday school conference which was held on sunday the ath notwithstanding we had bad an enjoyable time throughout our conferences feren ces F L PORTER stake clerk wayne stake the wayne stake quarterly conference convened at junction wayne co 00 utah aug ath and 1898 elder W E robison presiding there were present on the stand the stake presidency patriarch ellas elias EL blackburn and a fair representation of bishops and stake officers elder willis E robison made maae the opening remarks in which re referred to the prosperous financial condition of the saints in wayne stake the abundant harvest and the healthy spiritual condition of the people he spoke briefly of the great missionary work being carried on the nations of the earth the thurber lyman loa Cal neville giles and teasdale wards were reported in good condition by the respective pr siding officers bishop M W mansfield elder michael hanson bishops W lib hanks levi lev C white and george colo cole I 1 man all of whom bore testimony to gods work and gave exhortation to the saints elder hans M hansen addressed the conference referring to the tendency of the human race to forget god and live for the gratification ot of the sensual desires and appetites and also to the mission of the latter day saints to serve god and sacrifice everything for the promotion and benefit of gods god work bishop alett E maxfield was the art farat speaker of the afternoon session ani and he reviewed revier wed the progress made to in building up the waste places of zion and his personal experience in the wayne stake he reported the fremont ward in a thriving and good condition elder walter H jeffery reported dia sunday schools of wayne stake ip in ft A prosperous state and bore testimony v the divinity of the latter day work elder benj P F brown spoke upon the gift and power of inspiration and exhorted the saints sainta to diligence dili gense and goda works elder W E robison occupied considerable time di scourging upon the noble and useful life of president brigham young dW dwelling illing upon his virtues and add good wark and showing his true worth to the latter day saints faints he urged that the latter day saints should esteem it a privilege and honor to donate toward towai d the erects erection of bf a in memory of so none a pioneer he spoke briefly upon the observance of the bab bath and fast day meetings elder joseph eckersley Ecke releY spoke briefly contrasting the man made religions lons of today with the doctrine of christs christ church sunday morning elder maroul lazenby discoursed upon the beauty and perfection of the church org organics aniss tion and tho the power of prayer elder gearien Ge arsen S bastian basilan said the latter day saints should be an elent plary people willing to devote thelt time and energies to the service of god elder eldek geo S S rust said he had been privileged to listen to all the prophet of the latter day church since its organization gani on and knew them to be men inspired of god the leaders are led by revelation and that la Js the source of weir greatness and power with the people patriarch ellas elias H blackburn was the first speaker at the afternoon meeting vor 56 years he had observed the power of god made manifest among the lat ter day saints he spoke upon the virtues of the late president brigham young toung with whom he had been personally acquainted and under whose direction 41 he had labored for years ahe he related many anecdotes in the life af of the prophet showing him to be a man that was inspired continually by god gad ile he referred to the great work that is before afore the saints in preaching the gospel to all the world was administered under the direction of bishop george coleman Co leinan elder joseph eckersley presented the general and local authorities s all of whom were sustained by unanimous vote elder mans hans M hansen congratulated the people of junction upon yae privilege afforded them of having take conference held in their midst and was pleased that they had manifested such interest as to attend all the of conference he was pleased 0 o note that misrepresentation and i abuse Is giving way to light and information and the lord is removing prejudice from the hearts of tive the people to ato investigate the word of god goa and thoroughly equip themselves tor for mis work and predicted that ohp purposes of our father will continue to develop until all kingdoms ahall he be sub eject to the rule and law of the kingdom qt of god dod elder id r wi willas 1 its E robison Rob lson in the the clairn cawing g rem remarks arks of confer con ternece nece spoke upon AP n the necessity of the people sus sua tal ning the temple workers elder jorgen smith pronounced the benediction JOSEPH ECKERSLEY KERSLEY VOC stake clerk cler k |
