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Show New Stake Organized KNOWN AS THE Bear River Stake Fifty-Nineth Stake of Zion. Comprising the Ten Words of Plymouth, Fielding, Riverside, Beaver,. Dewey-ville, Dewey-ville, Elwood, Thatcher, Bothwell, Garland and East Garland. At special jirlcathood meetings . held In this city Friday evening October 9th nnd Sunday morning at 9 o'clock, the Box Elder Stake was divided nnd the organization of a new stake known as tho Bear River Rtnke, effected. Tho now stake comprises com-prises the following ten wards. Fly-mouth, Fly-mouth, Holding nnd Riverside, formerly for-merly of the Mnlad stake, and Oar-land, Oar-land, East Garland, Beaver, Dowey-vllle, Dowey-vllle, Elwood, Thatcher and Bothwell formerly of the Box Elder stako nnd In the C9th stako of tho Church of Jesus Chrlut of Lattcr-Day-Salnts. Conference meetings were hold at (he Garland hull Sunday at 10 a. in., 2 p. m. nnd 8 p. m. The attendance was very large. IluJger Clawson !t and George F. Richards of the Quor um of Twelve Apostles, Pres. Oleen N. Stohl, Counselors Lucius A. Snow nnd C. W. Horsloy of tho Box Elder stako presidency, Milton If. Welling, Moroni Wnrd and W. H. Olbbs, formerly for-merly tho presidency of the Mnlad stake, members of tho Box Elder High Council and tho bishops of the wards named nbovo were present at nil thu meetings. Following nro tho officers of tho Bear River stake: Stako Presidency Milton II. Welling Wel-ling of Fielding, president; P. M, Hansen of Elwood, 1st counselor; Joseph Jensen of Garland, 2nd counselor. coun-selor. Tho presidency and tho following constltuto the High Council Moroni Ward, Riverside, J. P. Chrlstenscn, Elwood, Joseph Watklns, Denver, C. W. Richards, Fielding, L. H. Kon- nard, Jr., Riverside, Win. King, Oar- 1 land, Peter Jensen , Onrlnnd, Ell Hawkins, Bothwell, J. W. Frnnkum, , Elwood, J. O. Wntt, Thatcher, W. h. Orovor, Garland, John J. Shumway, , X, Garland. Alternates N. P. Jonson, ' . Plymouth, William E. Moss, East Garland, Stake Clork Horbort B. Foulgor, Garland, Patriarch Franclllo Dorfoy, Baa- J) vor. High Priests Quorum L. H. Ken- I, nard, Sr., Rlvorslde, prcsldont; J. M. Haws, Elwood, 1st counselor; San-ford San-ford Bingham, Jr., Garland, 2nd counselor. I 1st Quorum of Elders, comprising tho wards of Fielding, Rlvorslde, Boaver and Plymouth B. J. Trun- noil, of Riverside, president; counae-, lorn not yot choson. I , i 2nd Quorum of Elders, comprising tho wards of Garland, East Garland I nnd Bothwell Ursel S. Roso, pro- sldent; counselors not yot chosen. 3rd Quorum of Elders, comprising tho wards of Dewcyvllle, Elwood and Thatcher Oliver Jorgensen, Elwood, president; counselors not yet chosen. Relief Society Julia Rlchnrds of Rlvcrsldo, president; Esther Evans of Garland, 1st counselor; Eliza V. Wnrd of Riverside, 2nd counselor; Margaret A. Manning, necrotnry. Sunday School Burdctt Smith of Gnrlnnd, superintendent; J. R. Ken-nard, Ken-nard, Riverside, 1st assistant; Josoph N. Stohl, Elwood, 2nd assistant. Y. M. M. I. A. F. D. Welling, Garland, Gar-land, president; Thos. E. King, Oar-land, Oar-land, 1st counselor; A. H. Archibald, Garland, 2nd counselor; J. H. Archibald, Archi-bald, secretary. Y. L. M. I. A. Rose Vanfleet, Garland, Gar-land, prosldont; Cella Grover, Garland, Gar-land, 1st counselor, Esslo E. Foulger, Garland, 2nd counselor; La Von Smith, Garland, secretary. Primary Lottlo B. Smith, Garland, Gar-land, prcsl.'cnt; Estolla Welling, Garland, 1st counselor; Clara Hansen, Han-sen, Elwood, 2nd counselor; Mnrln Featherstono, Garland, socretnry. Religion CI ass John II. Forsgren, Elwood, superintendent; O. A. Seeger, Elwood, 1st nssistant; E. F. Marshall, Garland, 2nd assistant; Mary Marshall, Mar-shall, Garland, secretary; John Devoy, Onrland, treasurer. A number of aids were also chosen, but wo wero unablo to learn who they wero. The stake organization necessitated a ro-orgaulzatlon of tho Garland and ! Elwood bishoprics as follows: : vi- - - Garland Bishopric A. R. Caponer, bishop; D. E. Manning, 1st coonselor; I). B, Foulgor, 2nd counselor; Lawrence Law-rence B. Smith, ward clork. Elwood Bishopric K. H. Frldnl. bishop, Lewis Hunsaker, 1st counselor; counse-lor; Ellas Anderson, 2nd counselor. Apostle Geo. F. Richards and Pres. C. W. Horsley attended tho meotlng nt Elwood Sundny evening whoro tho I re-organlzutlon of tho Elwood wnrd bishopric wns made. Following Is a synopsis of tho meetings meet-ings held here Friday ovenlng nnd Sunday: PRIESTHOOD MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT. I The priesthood meotlng hold at tho hall Friday evening waB well attended. attend-ed. Tho purpose of the mooting was to discuss tho advisability or organising organi-sing a new stake and learning what stako name boat suited tho people land who they desired ns officers. At the priesthood m:tlng Sunday morning morn-ing tho organization of the stnko waa effected and tho nanio Bear Rlvor gl- ven the now stake. SUNDAY 10 A. M. Singing by tho choir. Prayer by Franclllo Derfcy. Singing. Sacrament Sacra-ment administered by Elders Burdctt Smith nnd O. L. Wilcox. Apostle Rudgcr Clnwson mndo opening remarks re-marks nnd then presented tho now stako ofTlcera which were nil unanimously unani-mously sustained. Addresses wero mndo by Pres. Oleen N. Stohl, Milton Mil-ton II. Welling, P. M. Hansen, Jos. Jensen, Moroni Wnrd and Franclllo Dorfey. The choir sang an nnthem nnd the benediction wns pronounced by W. H. GlbbB. Attendance C2C. AFTERNOON SESSION 2 O'CLOCK. Singing by choir, "Come Dearest Lord," Prayer by Henry Hess. Singing, Sing-ing, "Happy tho Mnn Whoso Hopes Rely." Presidents Lucius A. Snow, C. W. Horsley nnd Apostlo Geo. F. RIcharda all mado Interesting remarks. re-marks. Mrs. Esslo E. Foulger sang a beautiful beau-tiful soprano solo. Apostle Rudger Clawson mndo Closing Clo-sing remarks. The choir sang an anthem and High Councilman James Olscn pronounced tho bonedlctlon. Attendance 720. EVENING SESSION 8 O'CLOCK. Singing, "Earth with her Ten Thousand Flowors." Prayer by Herbert Her-bert B. Foulgt. Singing, "Lord Thou Wilt Hear Us When Wo Pray." A re-organlzatlon of tho Gnrlnnd wnrd bishopric wns then made and the new bishopric as named abovo were unanimously snRtnlned. Addresses Ad-dresses wero then mado by tho outgoing out-going and In-comlng ward officers. Choir sang an anthem. Benediction by Pres. Oleen N. Stohl. |