Show BOX ELDER STAKE conference i CITY april 1887 editor deseret news the box elder stake quarterly conference on was held bold in the tabernacle at this place april and president 0 gr snow presiding the meetings were very well attended we had bad highly instructive addresses from apostles L snow and ud john H smith hon john T calne caine our delegate addressed toe the saints both days on ft nu unity ityl politics fidelity to god our religion and to one abnot another her be gavi gave the saints some assurance that the vicious and vindictive course which has been pursued bythe U 8 officials of the oe territory in prosecuting offenders of the edmunds law was not approved roved by the national authorities at dashington gas washington hington this law however would continue to be enforced but not with that rash and persecuting spirit as in the past the wards were represented as usual and reports were rendered of thelt spiritual financial and sanitary conditions dit ions which were gratifying the statistical reports of the stake and sunday schools were read the general church authorities and local stake t cities were presented and all were er unanimously bously sustained hon 0 gj snow no W I 1 P resident president of the church association ton of this stake staked presented a resolution conferring authority ad on its board of directors to sell or otherwise dispose of certain personal property of the association on motion it wad unanimously adopted apostle john H smiths rem kol were directed to our everyday I 1 e precept and example pride and hum ty wiCkward waywardness ness and the penitents penitente peni tents return to his bis fathers counsel were interestingly es esl tingly presented leaving wholesome impressions impressio rs on the minds of all apostle lorenzo snow pointed out oat some of the changes which time had wrought in the church since hp was ordained an apostle that time would still continue to roll on changes according to divine providence evidence take place and the youth of zion would shortly fill the places of israels veterans who would soon pass away avery A very pleasing feature of our conference was that of the congregation rising to their feet and loining with the choir in sin singing ing some of the soul inspiring so olt of zion JAMES stake clerk |