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Show humorous vein but a talk abounding in excellent advice, 9 At the close a brief session of the priesthood was heid, principally to.-attend to.-attend to ordinations. Hans Jenseu of Gunnison was made a high priest. Marlin Sorenson and one of his conu selors.were likewise ordained, the former for-mer bIbo a bishop, and both were sett spart for their calling in the bishopric bishop-ric over the. new ward at Axtell, the apostles officiating. The evening session was given ton a conference -of the Y.M. Sf Y. L. M. I. A. workersi v Sunday's two sessions were wholly occupied by addresses from Elders -Lyman and Smith. Bishops were-particularly were-particularly instructed, in their calling, call-ing, the subject of marriage was emphasized em-phasized strongly in favor of the temple tem-ple ceremony which contemplates union for eternity aa well as time, the) paying of tithes. was referred to as a faith promotic principle, and gospel gos-pel principles in general were dwelt-upon dwelt-upon with marked interest. In eonclu&ion President Anderson expressed his thanks to the people of Gunnison for their hospitality, to the-: ohoir for the excellent singing fur. nished Ha announced the adjourn, ment of conference for three months; to convene at'Manti. QUARTERLY CONFERENCE. Saturday and Sunday last the quarterly conference of the South-Sanpete South-Sanpete stake convened under the-bowery the-bowery &t the Relief hall in this city. The weather turned out most ideal for the occasion and Sunday's sessions were attended by more than a thousand persons. Half this nnm ber wa3-Saturday's count and considered con-sidered a splendid attendance for the first day. The song servic by the ward choir under the direction of E. L. Swal-bergwas Swal-bergwas accorded much favorable comment. Praise ia due Miss Emily Em-ily Larson for ner part in sustaining; the solo and obligato parts that so enriched en-riched several of the numbers sung. The opening session was profitably occupied by addresses from Presidents Presi-dents Lewis Anaerson andEzraSho-maker andEzraSho-maker and othera-of the stake authorities. author-ities. Until the arrival by late train of President Francis M. Lyman and Elder Joseph F. Smith, Jr., from Salt Lake, Saturday's afternoon session ses-sion wa3 addressed by stake authorities. authori-ties. "The Lord bless the good Bisters who proved these flowers" were President Pres-ident Lyman's Hist words to the conference, con-ference, He occupied the remaining time of the session in a somewhat |