Show STAKE conference the meetings of tile the quarterly conference of the box elder stake which convened in this city saturday and sunday last were characterized by splendid doctrinal addresses by tile the vist ing ling church leaders vrho a ho came up from salt lake to attend the conference at vie the saturday morning meeting elder james E talmage of the quorum r of apostles preached an impressive bermon on the responsibility resting upon the church leaders in the ci furch ch stakes and wards to set a proper example to the people by keeping the commandments of the lurn lord ile he emphasized the necessity of tile lie payment of tithes and declared that tile the lord does not need the tithes of tile the people one ten tell thousandth t housand th part as much is as tile the people need to bs be tithed lie he elaborated clabor aled upon the meaning of tithing and said that every of that went into the mouths ot ills his clr ildren and every stith stitch of clothing which went onto their backs backa was sterilized and made pure and wholesome because it was tithed lie he declared that people who will not be honest with god cannot expect the lord to be generous with nith them and ithe alie church worker who does not meet I 1 I 1 this requirement each time lie he receives any income cannot hope to be blessed alth the spirit of his calling and is nut not qualified to g go 0 out and teach t the h 0 people elder talmage gave it as his opinion that the reason the attendance at sacrament meetings is so low is because the presiding authorities are not living up to the law ol of tithing fully and his suspicions were confirmed by a glance through the he stake halt yearly report he quoted the bible record to prove that the lord can do nothing unless the people have faith for in tile the saviours Savi ours time it is reported that ile he could do no mighty works because of the ungodliness of the people the lord needs needs tuo tile people e 1 to 0 carry out ills his purpose and if they tail fall to do their duty the work of the lord lard suffers in consequence I 1 elder J golden kimball urged the stake authorities present to get the spirit of god burning in their hearts and then they bould have no lie trouble in paying their tithes and attending to all other duties at the afternoon session on oil satur day the regular business of the stake priesthood ine meeting eting was transacted and then spirited addresses were ere delivered by tile the visiting church leaders elder talmage took occasion to instruct those present relative re active to tile the order of ordination in tile the church and also relative to enlisted soldiers going through tile temple and drafted men inho ho are now on oil missions ile he then urged tile the people to make their homes temples for the dwelling of the spirit of f god by sanctifying sanctify ing theta them with good eeds deeds and with love for each other he pointed out the difference between a i house or dwelling and a home and the ho fundamental difference is that in the he latter love rules and harmony ex ests ats elder kimball made some most in ini i spi rational remarks along the line of the power of love ile he declared that no man mail can pray for an all enemy if he has hate in his heart for that enemy he must first repent himself and cleanse his own heart then he can have power with the lord the human soul out is the most precious thing in this most beautiful world and no man can call serve two masters for lie he will either love tile the one and hate tile the other what do you think about wilile while at work or when you lie down to rest at night light selfishness and brutality are the two most accursed things in the world let us be about our fathers business for this is no one mans church but it belongs to each individual in it and it is ift for that individual to get salvation out of it for himself on sunday morning the sunday school children of tile the city were assembled in tile tabernacle and the building was practically filled the first hours program consisting of tile the singing of 0 sunday school songs administration Ini of the sacrament instrumental selections by tile the sunday school orchestra and a class exercise by the kindergarten class of tile the first ward was rendered under ill the e direction of stake supt bupt bunderson president joseph N stohl made a few remarks on tile alie collel condition tion of the stake and expressed ills his feelings relative to continued OX a page two L QUARTERLY conference SATURDAY AND SUNDAY continued from rom ra 9 go 0 1 I the work he was followed by elder talmage who discoursed upon the object ot of the sacrament stating that the lord has said that many are sick aud and many come to an early death because unworthily he unworthily they eat cat and drink then taught a lesson in obedience and asked the children to have their p parents ar read to them the story stary told in the fourth chapter of 0 second kings ITO ho told the story most interestingly how the widow obeyed the advice of the prophet ellsha though what lie told her to do seemed most assured ab yet the result came and she was delivered from the burden of 0 debt she was ull under so it is with all the commandments of god we should be willing to keep them and obey the servants of the lord even it if we do not see the purpose and understand tile the whys ghys and wherefores let us have faith enough to impel us to obey the commandments and the lord will shower ills his blessings upon us at the afternoon meeting the general and local authorities were presented and sustained some changes were made in the stake slake working force by the release of the religion class board and tho the appointment of a new board as follows joseph F hansen superintendent abel S rich first assistant si stant adolph C olsen second assistant gladys holton secretary laveta wallace assistant secretary emma stohl treasurer 0 A whitaker director robert 11 II Ste stewart charlotte B reeder 11 martha artha W ensign john H forsgren sarah barnard and nephi neph wood aids president S norman lee spoke his pleasure in being associated with such a splendid corps of workers as are found in the box elder stake and told the people that the stake presidency desire to serve the people in every way possible and earnestly desire the cooperation of the saints in carrying out the plans tor for the progress 0 01 tile th e work which have been laid and which are directed by the leaders of the I 1 church elders kimball and talmage expounded tile the scriptures with power in tile the addresses which they made the c pe peret nce of the 14 maman rr m an the leper was waa rehearsed by ER elder T talmage to impress the lesson of obedience and he reminded the people again that he that la Is tithed shall nut not be burned the musical program rendered by the choir consisted of the selections come dearest lord As the dews from heaven distilling with miss jessie whitaker in the solo part and how HOW beautiful upon the v mountains t HOW v t tile the solos being rendered by mrs hortensen hertensen E nelson and Waldem nr C call all tile broyers were offered by patr patriarch i ar ch W horsley and eduin edw in P cordon the evening session ot of the confair ence was directed by hider alder W U horsley and the speakers were klaers E P horsley and golden kimball Ki each of whom delivered a spirited address on oil the work of the young people and the advantages that are offered in the church for the advancement of we the youth of zion the choir supplemented tile the remarks of tile the speakers with a splendid musical program elder th I 1 talmage was excused from the e evening session as were the stake presidency in order that they might go to mantua and effect the reorganization of the bishopric of 0 that ward the theme of the conference brenco was obedience tor to the comi commends linds of god in order I 1 that the people might have strength to bear up under the burdens and experiences that the times are bringing and tile visiting church leaders impressed the tact fact that the time for accomplishing the work of tile the lord is getting very short lua find every individual who has taken upon him tile the name of christ must seek to know the will of the lord and then do it the attendance at all the meetings was very large |