Show MORGAN STAKE SUNDAY SCHOOL COli CONFERENCE FERENCE The Tb first Bot annual Sunday Bunday sabot conference of 01 Morgan Stake was WM heli heliin beld beldin h l lin in Simmons Simmons-la Hall at Morgan City Saturday and Sunday Bunday September 1st la is and nd nd 2nd 1894 Superintendent J Johi K Hall presiding The singing Hinging was wai by the Sunda Bunda school children of ot tile the Stake con COll- conducted ducted by J Jaa Jae as R B N Noble of 01 Morgan and John Neil of Croydon Mrs Mc McWhite White Whit organist Present on the stand aland were Stake J K Hall HaH Jan Jaa R Stuart and aDd Daniel Heiner Presidency of the Stake Richard Fry S Francis and W P Rich and by appointment from the Union Board Boar Elders Elder Jobi M Whitaker general secretary and ant 1 Levi W Richards members of 01 the General Sunday Board a great grew number of 01 ward superintendents and ant I assistants Bishops Bishop and Sunday normal students On Saturday there was wai a slim lim at attendance in the morning The meet meet- meeting meeting meeting ing opened at 10 o'clock o clock by singing Eider Li L H Durrant Dunant offered the open open- opening open ing prayer Superintendent J K KHall Hall delivered a abort address of or wel wel- welcome come and excellent exercises were rendered by some of the he schools al alternate ternate with the ward dell ta reports showing bowing the schools In Ina ina ina a progressive condition Elder J M Whitaker in his hia u usual ual mane man i or er r greatly attracted tb attention of the ts S S d children with hi his excellent moral made many lasting lasU g Impressions for good upon the minds of all an pre present ent The instructions exactly suited the occasion in the afternoon of at Saturday there was wal a large attendance After a few reports from ward superintendents a aola class exercise was wax rendered by Morgan school and many questions asked re- re regarding re regarding garding garing Runday Sunday school work were answered by Elder Whitaker That gentleman occupied the balance of the time in giving valuable instructions to those present especially to officers and Su Sunday school workers After this meeting Mayor Daniel Danle Heiner drove Elder Whitaker to Lake Como There occurred on 00 this visit vi t a peculiar phenomenon Like Lake Como is said lahl aid to contain a large amou amount nt of sul- sul sulphur aul ph or and Is about 80 deg Fair On the she occasion n named med ai as the clouds charged with electricity lowered and andas anda as the thunder pealed forth this thia body or it clear ol ar water turned to a milky white H It commenced at one edge of or the pond end and rushed across the entire sheet beet as if by by a current then soon loon regained its placid placid clearness On Sunday morning meeting com com- commenced commenced commenced at 10 o'clock by Ringing if Israel Prayer was wa offered by S B Francis president of the Stake The congregation joined in singing Joseph Smith Smiths Smith's First Prayer Elder James Jamea H Taggart reported his biB lab ra in cono connection with Brother Roswell Heiner Helner in visiting the of the Stake ke as aa a 88 S B S mission mission- missionary mils ary ion ion- ary which throughout went to show be ad advancement of ot Sunday Bunday school choo schoolwork work in the Stake The remainder of the he reports of ot ward superintendents nd were liven given alternately with mango el cl mass exercises recitations eta eto among which war wu the be recitation entitled nUU d Christ and aad the Earth excellently rendered by Miss Kill Annie ADDie Smith orN or air N North Morgan MoraD Elder Levi W Richards and John M Whitaker then hen addressed ed the COD con con- on Sunday Bunday school discipline discipline- and work and the duties of parents parent t to- to children Their remark remarks were greatly appreciated by the Saints of ot Morgan Stake The morning exercises were brought to a close by the choir sinKing singing w We Are on to Glory bene- bene by Elder W R Rich Blob At 2 pm the meeting convened and opened by the choir and congregation tion singing Zion is ia Growing After the administration of or the Sacrament and sacramental hymn Elder Fry presented presented pre pre- the general Sunday authorities which were unanimously unanimously- sustained Elder S 8 Francis read the instructions tiona aa as published in the NEWS frank frona Sunday School Union board regarding the collection of or the fall taU which some lome of or the principal teachers teacher gave review exercises of ot their class cia ola Elder J M Whitaker then represented a model Sunday Bunday school and spoke u upon pOD Sunday school chool bi government and the keeping of ot records record by the secretary the Sacrament and normal training classes ola ea An evening m eting sting having beers beeD arranged for at 6 o'clock the Saints Saint gathered and the services were opened by the choir O 0 My Father JP- JP prayer yer by Bishop Charles Turner Singing Singing Lo the Mighty God Appear Appear- Appearing Appearing ing Elder Levi W Richards delivered an able adUr address EB on temple work the necessity of getting our genealogies band and keeping complete records Prof Proto James Jamea Bawl Rawls sang lang Hard Times Come Again No More Morel More and tb the joined in t the e chorus Elder Ehler J M Whitaker followed showing how bow the Lord worked with tile the Inventors and leading men mea of na- na nations nations tlona na-tlona as aa well as aa with the Prophets to accomplish His Hia purposes purpose The speaker speaker- made many able remarks adapted to the wants wanta and necessities of the the- the Saint Sainte Elder R B Fry heartily endorsed what whaL had bad been said Baid and done during the spoke poke of ot the moat most excel excel- excellent excellent lent leot spirit that had bad prevailed Assistant Superintendent Daniel Heiner also alao was waa much gratified with he proceedings of 01 toe title conference and prayed God Gods Goda ble blessings upon all Sunday school workers She choir aang sang an anthem and Elder Eld et pronounced the benediction W W FRANCIS Stake Clerk |