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Show I ALPINE STAKE QUARTERLY CONFERENCE I HELDSATURDAY AND SUNDAY I Synopsis or the Alplno stnko quarterly conference, which wns held In the Stnko Tabernaclo last Saturday H nml Sunday, with President Stephen H 1 Chlpman presiding. H Mooting wos opened nt 10 a. in. by H tho choir and congregation singing, H "Corao, Let Us Anow, Our Journey I'nrano." H Tho opening prayer wntj by John H llusliman. H Pros. A. J. Evans rovlowcd brlef- H ly our religious nttltudo us church H members during tho year 1919, and H exhorted Uic Saints to renewed and M Increased diligence during tho year H Just begun. H DIsliop Zabrlsklo of tho Highland H branch, roportcd his llttlo flock as M being a flthful, devoted body of ro- M HgloUii worshippers, always ready I and willing to do their duty. Louis Warnlck, president of a quor- H um of Seventies, reported his quorum H as actlvo and progressive along tho H lines of their work. H Klilcrs Edwin niackhurst and Vlo- H tor Nlcholca, lately returned fiom H missions In tho Southern States, spoko H briefly of their pleasant labors and H experiences there, and felt glad that H they had been ublo to fill honorable H missions, and permitted to return H homo to mlnglo with tho Saints at H this conference, and their friends nt H home. H Jfarlon Drown, president of an El- S tiers' Quorum, gavo a brief report of H his quoroum. Ulchard U. Wodloy of tho Stake B High Council, reported said organ!-I organ!-I zatlou as in a prosperous and actlvo I condition. I Edith nuckwaltcr sang a solo. I Apostlo Rudgcr Cluwson Bpoko at I Boinc length on tho llfo and character I of Josoph Smith, tho Lattor-dny prop-I prop-I hct, seer, and rovolator, mid of tho I great flood of light and knowlcdgo ho !-..., had. brougjiL-.fertk, to, a,pwvlusljr benighted, be-nighted, religious world. Thought' tho Saints ought not to worry and fret, but ought to bo cheerful and buoyant undor all circumstances. In Alow of tho great blessings within their reach. President Chlpman, said ho fully endorsed all that had been said and dono at this session of conference Singing, "Now I,ct Us Ttojolce In tho Day of Salvation. Iloncdlctlon was said by nishop l.owls of Ixml. Tho assembly, numbering 400, woro now invited by tho sisters of tho Relief Re-lief Society to a bounteous and well prepared luncheon in tho basement. Second session convened at 2 p. m.t Tho choir and congregation natig "Earth With Her Ten Thousand Flo wore." Prayer was offered by Franklin M. Millet of I.indon. Pros. James II. Clarko spoko nt wmio length, exhorting tho Saints to llvo their religion by-both precept and example. Tho choir sang "Utah, Wo lovo Theo." A gleo followed, which was rendered by tho American Fork High School girls,, undor tho direction of Prof. Ernest Pnxraan. Prcs. Charles H. Hart, ono of Uio first seven presidents of seventies, gavo a vory timely talk on thrift nnd on trying to llvo within our means, so a not to get into trouble and thus tw nblo to pay our honest and Just debts. A chorus was rendered by four high M'hool girls. Apostlo Clawson contrasted tho wide difference between our rollg-Inus rollg-Inus bellors and tlioso of tho sector-Ian sector-Ian world, nnd rolated some remarkable remark-able cases of healing of tho sick, under un-der tho hands of tho priesthood, which had frequently come undor his pergonal per-gonal observation. Singing by the choir, llencdlctlon by Elder Ernest Mor-rell. Mor-rell. Tho third sosslon was n largo and btmy one, the Sunday School children being present. Clifford E. Young. Stnko Superintendent of Sunday School work, addressed tho children, and gave them much information regarding re-garding the trials and persecution tho ihurch hnd to endure In early days from infuriated mobo. Patrlnrch W. II. Smith gavo a talk on tho olllco and culling of an evangelist evan-gelist or patriarch, and told of many In Mndon who had recently received their patriarchal blessings under his hands. I Slater Elva Chlpman aang "Fear Not, O' Uruol." Nephl li. Morris, president of Salt l.uko stuke, guvo u umgulflcleut talk on the general principles of the gos pel. A selection "Sweet Little Girl of Allno" was sang by tho choir. Pres. Charles II. Hart spoke of Theodoro Uoosevclt's couragcus defense de-fense of the Mormon people when denied de-nied of their rights by bigoted government gov-ernment oiriclals. Iloncdlctlon was offeicd by Patriarch Patri-arch Henry Moylo of Alpine. The Tourth session was largely attended. at-tended. Many notices woro given out, pertaining to Church affairs. Tho general and Stako authorities wore presented In their order und unam-Imously unam-Imously sustnlncd. Pros. Hart spoke of tho turmoil and unrest so common In tho world at prosent and thught this "Iaw and Order Day" was vory timely nnd appropriate ap-propriate and well worth observing by tho Nation. "lend Mo Gently Homo, Father," wns beautifully sang by a mixed quartet quar-tet and tho anthem. "Harkl Hark! My Soul," by tho choir, was also very well rendered. Nephl li. Morris wa3 tho last speaker. spea-ker. Ho hold tho nudlenco spellbound spell-bound for nn hour or more, describing describ-ing tho wonderful predictions mndo by tho prophet Joseph Smith nnd their complcto nnd exact fulfillment. Pres. Chlpman gavo notlco that noxt Sunday is tho time appointed when wo will bo expected to donato for tho needy Swiss nnd aennan Saints, and for tho destitute and long suffering Armenians. Tho choir sang nn anthem and the closing benediction was pronounced by Eli J. Clayson. Conference was then declared adjourned ad-journed for thrco months. - |