Show I i CONFERENCE HELD IN MANTIS MANTI I I Prominent Church Off Officials Address I Latter Day Sai Saints ts at First Confere Con Con- fere Terence ference ce Held in South Sanpete Stake Since l Influenza Epidemic M ANTI MANTI May 16 The The first quarterly quarter quarter- ly conference of the Sou South h Sa Sanpete pete Stake of the L L. D. D S. S church since last August was held in Manti ManU h last ht t I Saturday and Sunday The meetings were well attended all alt wards in the stake being represented Visitors from Salt ait Lake City were David O. O McKay of the Council of Twelve and Bishop John Wells sec sec- second second ond and counselor of f the presiding bish bish- Saturday morning was devoted to the Stake Priesthood meeting where instructions were wera rec received ived by the presiding c officers in la the the stake A Aletter Aletter letter fro from President Heber J. J Grant was read asking tl the the e Authorities to give their l loyal yal support to the Victory Victory Vic Vic- tory r Liberty y Loan I i Saturday afternoon the first session of the conf conference rence w was s held the the meet meet- meeting i i fug ing Jt being devoted denoted to Relief Society and Primary work Mrs Amy BLyman B. B Lyman of the Relief Society and nd Mrs Zina Y Card of f the Primary aeI associations associations as as- were pre present ent Reports I from stake officers of both or organizations aniza- aniza Lions showed slow progress ess during the past few dua to the influenza scourge but stated that active work had started and that tha prospects were favorable for the future Mrs Lyman Lyman Lynan Ly- Ly man nan spoke of the problems of the themo mo mother her in inthe the home bome carin caring f for r the children advocating more recreation and greater reater opportunities opportunities' for the women to take part in the general affairs affairs' affairs affairs affairs' af af- fairs fairs' of of life and not be confined wholly to t the e home Mrs Card treat treated ed the spiritual side of caring for children A s session of the Sunday school was held Sunday morning in connection with the conference Superintendent Ernest Bramwell made a brief statement statement state state- ment men of conditions in the organization in the Stake President J. J Y Jensen related the experiences of the Prophet Joseph Smith and talked of the tha work of the early settlers of America Bishop w Wells Us dwelt on the home life that religion belongs to the home that our spiritual life life should be formed in the home and that sacred sacred sacred sac sac- red music instead of time rag selections selections selections se se- se- se should be played Sunday afternoons afternoon's session opened with wit a report by President Lewis Anderson Anderson An An- derson showing slow progress prOp prOp-eilS' during dur during dur- dur ing the recent epidemic He instruct instructed ed presiding officers to have effective missionary work done done among the home people Elder EJde David O. O McKay delivered the closing address of the conference stating that a man who is isI not ot religious ious ions does dove not noti possess the first principle principle pie of f manhood He contin continued ed that service and self-mastery self are fundamental fundamental fundamental funda funda- mental principles of tru true that hat people I should serve because of love of their fellow men and not for gain particularly He spoke eloquently eloquent eloquent- ly y of the service Amer America ca has given to the the- wor world d during the recent war war asserting that no nation h has 8 done more than the United Sta States in keepIng keeping keep keep- keep ing lug the army clean and and unspotted from the sins sine of the world word and gave great credit to the army officers His discourse concluded with a strong plea to the younger younger people to keep themselves ole clean an from froni sins sin that cause misery and sorrow to themselves and future g generations The following were set apart for their respective offices Lee Hall Hal as a am m member mbel of the high cou council of the the Stake Charles Oharles E. E F Ferre Ferres as first counselor counselor coun- coun coun counselor to Bishop of Gunnison ward G. G M. M Bartholomew as aa first counselor to the Bishop of Fayette Joseph Ferre and nd Richard A. A Fj Fjeldsted elds ted d as as- presidents presidents presidents dents of f the Sixty-Fifth Sixty Quorum of Seventy |