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Show QUARTERLY CONFERENCE HELD AT HUNTINGTON Regular Conference of Emery Stake of Zion Held at Huntington Attended by Fair Crowds Elders Smith, Miller and Young in Attendance Quarterly conference of the Emery stake of Zion held at Huntington opened open-ed on Saturday Nov. 9th, at 10 a. m., Pres. Lars P. Oveson presiding. Counselors Coun-selors Jewkes and Wall were absent on account of illness. There was an average aver-age attendance of 337 at all meetings. Hyrum M. Smith of the quorum of -apostles, Orrin P. Miller of the presiding pre-siding bishopric and Levi Edgar Young of the first seventies quorum were in attendance at the conference. Pres. Oveson greeted the saints, and expressed his pleasure, and thought the small attendance was due to lateness late-ness of harvest, owing to recent storms. Auxiliary organizations in excellent shape in most cases. Bishop- Anton Neilson reported the Huntington ward as being in good shape. Local Relief society had been great aid in liquidating the allotment on academy debt. The church schools are best factors for good in bringing up children. Sisters Louisa Oveson reported the Relief society and Mary A. Fowler the Primary associations. Bishop Tuft and Counselor Larsen reported the Lawrence and Cleveland wards as being be-ing in good shape. Bishop O. P. Miller spoke of the completeness of the records of the church, and discoursed on the recent Mexico trouble. Recommeded that all refugees coming among us be well taken care of. Elder McQuarrie also spoke for a few minutes. Saturday Afternoon Elder Leroy Black, recently returned from a domestic mission spoke for some tine bearing his testimony and praying that the saints allways be found progressii g. Pres. Livi Edgar Young of the first presidency of seventy was the next speaker. People in country districts have everything to be thankful for, in that they are more sincere ana trusting.. Commended the rearing of large families the most glorious prize to be gained being the boast of successful success-ful motherhood. Deplored the vilification, vili-fication, falsehood and bad feeling of the recent political campaign. Admired Ad-mired citizens of Utah for not being of transient stock that is carried by any wind or whirl of influence. Said true 9olitics is study of citizenship and as such is one of broadest and greatest of studies. Elder JJyrum M. Smith, spoke on cleanliness and complimented local saints on beautiful and well furnished hall and furnishings used. Continuing he discoursed along general topics, taking up faith, repentance and baptism. bap-tism. He also regretted the feryer with which some of the saints indulge in political intrique and vilification. M. I. A. Session After the preliminary singing and prayer at the opening of the meeting, Pres. Kate Richards of the Young Ladies association, reported that eigan-ization eigan-ization as doing well though the organization organ-ization has not been complete at all times. The agreement to furnish a certain quantity of fruit for the L. D. S. hospital was, through numerous misunderstanding, not complete. Work planned for classes seems to be very satisfactory. Asked for support of parents in the Mutual cause. Elder Hyrum M. Smith, first speaking, speak-ing, wondered at the few present, eligible to Mutual membership, who are now members. Every mother, father and child of Mutual age, should be at least enrolled in the local organizations, organ-izations, and parents with small children chil-dren should alternate in attendance at meetings. Spoke of the corespondence missionary course now being conducted under the direction of the church. He Hyde. I further urged the recessity of the , early forming of the reading habit, lest by the time we desire to read we shall find ourselves really ignorant of how to ' read. Read a book, think about it, murk it, and then re-read it later. Pres. Young spoke of the desecra-, desecra-, tion of places held holy to the Lord by j whispering and other noisome disturbances. disturb-ances. Urged the reading of more passages from holy books and writings. Bishop Miller, spoke along lines established by former speakers and 1 spoke of the unfounded boast of many of our outside friends that the second and third generations would fall away from the faith of their fathers. Vocal solos were rendered by Prof. Driggs, Leah Hickman and Bernice Sunday Morning After the preliminary exercises of the local Sunday school, the administration adminis-tration of the sacrament, etc., Supt. D. C. Woodward of the Huntington school reported good conditions existent now, though much sickness has formerly for-merly hindered the local work some. Assistant stake Supt. M. J. Blackburn, Black-burn, reporting the stake organization organiza-tion briefly, claimed the work could not be in better shape, though other duties have pressed the members of the board that the performance of their duties had been retarded somewhat. Prin. G. F. Hickman of the Emery Stake Academy spoke briefly, congratulating con-gratulating the saints on the presence of the authorities of of the church that were there. Spoke of the influence influ-ence of environment as bearing on the future of children's morals and growth spiritually. Announced the opening of the missionary class at the E. S. A. to be Monday, November 25th, recommending to the boys called to attend the class, the promise of able work in the class of Prof. McQuaerri who will take charga of missionary instruction. in-struction. Spoke of the institution as being modern throughout and able to take proper cane of the boys and girls sent there for an education. Pres. Young told several little stories to the children and. recommended that they have their parents procure "Molly Cottontail", "Peter Rabbit" and "Kitten Jim", recognized as the best children's Looks there are, the matter contained therein being understood under-stood by the smallest children and-still and-still very interesting to those older. Play with your children, and thereby gain their confidence and love. Though there may be a disgrace in Deing childish child-ish there is everything holy and grand L.D.S. QUARTERLY CONFERENCE (Continued from first page) in being and living child-like. The ! equality and democracy of the Morrrnn people are their most known characteristic charac-teristic in the East and among the in-; in-; telligence of the worlb and still it may I be improved. The equality of man is the solution of salvation. I A double duet the administration of the sacrament and a plain duet were excellently rendered by young ladies of the Sunday fchool. j Sunday Afternoon Succeeding the singing by the choir and invocation, Pres. Lars P. Oveson presented the general and stake au-thorties au-thorties of the church, the same being sustained unanimously by the saints present. Elder John G, McQuarrie, instructor in the stake academy, speaking first, told of the simplcity of the Mormon belief as against the obscure belief and principles of the churches of to-day, as to fundamental truths. Discussing the 9th article of faith, he digressed upon the subject of belief in the writings of the prophets an drevelations of to-day, as opened by the Latter-day Saints as against those of other faiths; of the skepticism of present day revelations and divine workings. Law is the hir-mony hir-mony of the world while fin is the discord of th world. There are prophets pro-phets of music, science and discovery as well as prophet of religion. There is abundance oJ' litrht coming into the world e'en t ough t may not come through the particular window through which we may be looking. Bro. Alva Woodward rendered the solo "My Ros-iry". Elder Smith, succeeding, claimed ! that Mormon men and women are not j members of tVr faith altogether througlrenvi onme-it as many argue, but have becom devote ! to th ; church through' th ' mo;' i' 'ens0 of faith and belief. Environment does not so bind s down as to absolutely insure the goo Ine sorb-tines; of a person, for j one is inna' ely ab; to lift himself far j from his p' in through the agency of moral co in?-?. Faith i the foundation founda-tion of al i-e'ence. By 'aith the very wheel ofi dustr - i mowd and progress pro-gress in ev-ry ul I roc ird; 1. In those jstakes where ward t-ich'rs work is , proceeded with yst 'mat c lly and j completely there is a gr ter per cent ! of tithe payer, a hig her moral pin e and !ett-T auxi atv organizations, j Save the mothe -! D ,'t let them wear themselves out. Save them e very : step Uat is possible. ! Bishop O. P. ill -r n- xt '-poke brief- ly, of the marvelous progress of I the work of the Lor 1 an 1 of the ne- cessity of our oung people securing ; some of the vacant land in the vicinity thereby utilizing the homestead and other rights held by every ci tizen. More butter, eggs, poultry, etc., should be produced and sent into the cities where high prices for such commodities com-modities exist. Congratuht ?d people on their new water system, bu' still reminded re-minded t'lem that there are many more improvements still to be made. j Pres. Ovesn, in his closing remark's, thanked the saints ot Hun tig ton for; their reception, the choir and Chairster Fowler for their singing and the others for their muMC. Conference was ad- ; I journed. I ! |