Show ward cinfel ence conference of the Cast ledale ard as 1 eld last bu day evening the social hall was crowded to its ut most capacity president of the stake reuben G miller and councilor henry G mati is were present it was kiev bously understood that two councilors to bishop P I 1 akelund was to be chosen ind sustained consequently all the peo pie of the ward turned out to look upon the faces of the new men after the bual opening exercises of singing and prayer bishop akelund turned the meeting over to the authorities president miller spoke for a short time irid aked ward clerk seth alien to present the names of the general ar 1 local authorities wh ch were anam sustained all went smoothly until it came to the selection of the bishop s councilors clerk alien al most had to stop until long breaths were taken for no one knew bit that the 1 ghan ng might strike them rel ef came to all but two men when the names of D for filat and will am petersen for second councilors were presented everyone Eve iyone looked at each other in amazement and shot their hands up in an unanimous vote and the expressions on ill facts betrayed the thoughts within well who would have thought of it it is certain budging ud ging from the faces of the two men as they walked up to the bostrum that no one more surprised than they upon this occasion the gen tiemen were both immediately or bained and set apart to their respective offices elder D wl en called upon for an expression stated that he was indeed surprised and that he had guessed almost every man in the ward but had forgot himself he desired to ha e the good will of the people toward the bishope hoped that all would throw away any ill f ling and rally to make the Cast ledale ward the best n the stake elder william petersen arose with a feeling of timidity and gave expression to much humility when he said that this was the first time for him to stand up in public to speak and that he felt humble and submissive and that he was greatly surprised to be calad to hold this worthy position i bishop akelund spoke and seemed to be full of good will toward men he desired to have an unbreakable band of lov e surrounding the people of castle dale ward and that nought but unity would prevail he said that while perhaps bome m want to say some things against the new bishopric when they might seem to en he hoped that those people when doing so would in vite the bishopric into the conversation and allowed to explain matters before too deeply censuring them he honed that all the saints would rally lound tho head of the ward and be united for that in unity there was strength he hoped to prove himself a father and a leader rather than a ruler to the community and would do all in hia pow er to do so said he was proud of the men whom had been called to be one with him and that he felt that they were congenial spirits to his own ard that he felt assured they would be hum ble and willing laborers I 1 elder seth alien was re sustained as clerk of the ward elder hector evans who has been I 1 the ward chorister for about six years and wl has always been humble en grgetic worker was succeeded by L W johnson mr evans stepping out is due to the fact that he has been called to hold the stake chon p of the stake sunday schools and working in that capacity calls him to be absent from the ward work consequently was given freedom from the former to fill the latter president miller and coonc lor bithis made closing remarks athani ing th saints for their unanimity in the sus cenance of the church authorities and des red the people of cast edale to be united with their bishopric and make the ward the best in the stake gave many other good instructions after the closing hymn patriarch nid olsen offered the benediction |