Show SUCCESSFUL AND INTERESTING r QUARTERLY CONFERENCE t f oo C tI Apostle le Melvin lelvin J. J Ballard r. r Delivers M Masterly sterly Talk Sunday Afternoon Dwelt Afternoon Dwelt on Topics of Vital v Interest to Everybody Everybody Attendance Attendance Large Tab Large Tabernacle Large Tabernacle Filled to Over Over-f Over flow lowing low low- 1 ing at General Session Standing Session Standing Room at a ai i i. i Premium One of the best beat attended and most Interesting and successful quarterly i conferences of th the Parowan Stake of Zion Zion was the one one held bed Saturday and Sunday The first session Saturday morning was well attended the majority majority ma ma- of of those p present being from the he various wards outside of Ced Cedar r although there were quite a number from the Cedar wards Saturday afternoon afternoon afternoon af af- the a attendance nce increased o while Sunday morning and afternoon the tabernacle was taLI tax taL I ed to capacity and standing room was at t a premium The spirit of conference conference confer confer- ence seemed to prevail among among the visiting vis- vis sting Saints Sainte and those of the city to io a great extent and everybody i seemed to enjoy thoroughly every minute of each session The convention conven conven- lion tion work was vas most interesting and Successful and the talks delivered i at lat the general session were master master- f fut ful ul and nd to the point containing much of value in an instruction way and also filled with encouragement for those who heard them it It is seldom that a visiting authority is given the close attention that was given Apostle Apos Apostle tle Ballard during the Sunday afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon session The topics he presented were vital and to to the point and he caused many to view their past lives and reach a determination to live closer to io the principles of the gospel than they have in the past It is no exaggeration to state that the people who heard the apostle will from now on look more seriously on life and U live e a little closer to o the gospel plan Saturday Morning Session Saturday morning Pres II H. W. W Lunt of the Parowan Stake opened the conference conference conference con con- ference the first song Bong being by the choir and congregation after which prayer was offered by John Tullis of the Newcastle ward followed by bythe bythe bythe the choir and congregation again singing RInging one of the prominent hymns of the church Roll call of the stake and ward officers officers of of- showed that better beiter than 80 60 per percent percent cent of the officers were present Pres Free Lunt called all the bishops to the stand after which he said ho was highly pleased to see so many present present pres pres- ent at the first session of the conference conference confer confer- ence which he felt would be one of the richest in spiritual uplift that has been held for a considerable length of time It pleased him to see sea so ao many of the officers and workers in attendance He lie announced that Apostle Apostle Apostle Ap Ap- Ap- Ap ostle Ballard and others of the gen gen- general general eral authorities were expected o on the 1130 o'clock train and would come immediately on their arrival to the tabernacle and during the meantime talks would be given that would be be beof beof of interest Among the Presidents President's remarks he said that the time lime had come when we must give more mare serious serious serious ser ser- ious thought t to religious matters We through our indifference are becoming becoming becoming be be- coming known as no better belter than other other oth oth- er r people while we should be the leaders leaden in all religious matters pertaining pertaining per per- taming to the welfare of the souls of the people Pres Lunt urged that we reflect the gospel in our lives and andset andset andset set our house in order Many are passive in the gospel and anil this should not be We should be active in in all things pertaining to it it He lie wondered if our prosperity was not causing us to be neglectful of the great truths to seek Beek after the paltry things of the earth He lIe pleaded with his hearers hearers hear hear- ers era to live up to the commandments 1 o of God and to renew our determination tion to serve the Lord Bp H. II L L. Adams of the Parowan ward was called to too report and said that all officials and aids were doin doing g excellent work Every auxiliary organization organization organization or or- was functioning and the attendance considerably improved during the past three months All the poor and needy of the ward have been taken care of and none are suffering for Cor the necessaries of life The meetings meetIngs meetings meet- meet Ings of the young people have been excellent and the attendance good as has haa been that of the regular sacramental sacramental sacra sacra- mental menta meetings Bp Chas E. E Jones of the Enoch wal ward in reporting said that although his was a small ward it was in good condition and nearly all members attend attend attend at at- tend church regularly The record record of tithe payers was good and the bishop said Baid that nearly all of the members were on the tithing roll Bp Jones Jonea urged that we put on the bre breaks in in inthis this mad quest for pleasure which would enable us to do mere for our young people and lead them into the proper walks of religious life D B F. F B. B Wood reported the Cedar I East ward saying that there seemed to be a spirit of indifference and a alack alack I lack of interest among the people yet yeton on the whole the people are just asgood as asgood asgood good as any people just as serious minded just as religious as any people people peo pea pie he knew of but habit had hod grown on them in the matter maUer of not attending attendIng attending attend attend- ing to church duties The bishop reported reported re reo ported that all o officers had the spirit of their calling and were willin willing g workers He lie said our desire is that w we e double our attendance at all services service s and we are working to that end Bp Alex Pace of the Harmony Iward ward reported the condition of the ward as being good Said that al although although although al- al though the summer months the absence of quite a number of the members of the ward the attendance attendance attendance at at- at church was good and add during the tho winter months he expected I it to be quite a lot better as more i people would be at home All II Hary organizations were doing good work and the officers working zealously zeal in the cause Bp Dp Pace thought the young people were not overindulging overindulging overindulging in the way of pleasure and liked to see them mingle together in inthe inthe inthe the dances and other forms of enter enter- He lIe said join with the tho young people an show them by example the paths of virtue and truth and their pleasures will not hurt them Bp Dp Forsyth of the Newcastle ward next reported and said that 50 60 per percent percent percent cent of the officers of the ward were in attendance at the conference The per cent would have been greater but several officers were compelled to be away from home because of business I interests He reported all organizations as being in good condi condl tion as was the ward as a whole At this point Apostle Ballard Robert Robert Robert Rob Rob- ert L. L Judd Sisters May Anderson Cora L. L Benion and Amy Campbell visiting general authorities of the church and arrived and Apostle Ballard Dallard Immediately immediately Immediately immedi Immedi- announced that regular conven tion work would commence by Elder Judd directing discussion of the ques tion chosen for demonstration 00 Saturday Afternoon Session Saturday afternoon the primary session of the conference was was called 1 to order enter Sister Petty presiding The first song by the children was Because he loves me so BO which wes wee followed by prayer f being eing offered by by Sister Lola Anderson Watson Sister May Anderson of the goner gener general gener 1 al aI primary board made an address in which she ahe told the children about the Prophet Joseph receiving the gospel gospel gos gee pel pal from God the Father oather Told Toll of the visions received by the Prophet and said Bald he was told by the angels that some day the Saints would come t to the tops of the mountains and become a mighty people ople She said the children children chil chit dren of today are the descendants of the early pioneers and must lust carry carryon on on onno ho he no work o of the gospel and that hat is the reason our children are being drilled and instructed in the gospel work and taught the things that were told to Joseph by God The speaker told the ilie children several interesting stories calculated to io draw their minds toward the He doing dolg of kind deeds and the rho living of good lives During the entire time Ume the tho speaker was vas addressing address address- ing the children she held their interest inter inter- interest est cst to such an extent that the dropping dropping drop drop- ping of a pin c could uld have been heard In the building It is long since the children of Parowan Stake were so interested in a speaker and the lady showed Ve a n decided gift gilt in holding the attention of her little hearers as well wel as as as' those of or orthe the older people present At the conclusion of the talk given by tho the visiting Sister the children sang Earths l Fairest Flowers in a soul gripping way way being directed by Mrs Walter K Granger whom the children delighted to follow through the entire song It sh should uld be much pl pleasure asure to Mrs Granger to know that she held the respect and love of the children under her supervision in the singing of the songs that were BO so charmingly rendered A group of primary children of the ward gave an entertaining g d demonstrating the Spirit oi of Progress Progress' All parts warts were handled nicely and the performance passed off without a hitch Story had to do with i the why and wherefore of primary primary primary prim prim- ary work and what it The Midvalley ward primary group of girls depicted the Story of f the Gulls relating a part of the ea early ealy ly history of the settling of the valleys valles of the mountains The leader of the class S told as a prologue the plight of p o othe f the early sett settlers ers upon the apparent t destruction of their crops by grasshoppers grasshoppers grass grass- hoppers which were saved by a great grea great flock of gulls guUs swooping down upon upon n 0 the grasshoppers grasshoppers' and devouring them thus saving the tho crops for the Saints The itself was well given each performer being well coached coache and had a n splendid conception of the parts portrayed two Twenty beau beautiful girls ranging in age from 12 to 14 years all neatly dressed took partA part A distinguishing feature of the costume costume cos cos- tume of each girl was a hair hall band of blue and white ribbon the color emblem emblem em- em blem of the department of the primary primary primary prim prim- ary to which they belong I The Parowan ward primary children children children chil chil- dren gave a play entitle From Danger Danger Danger Dan Dan- ger Valley to Safety Hill This story atory had to to do with bringing to robust health n a young girl who had sacrificed sacrificed health in the use of improper foods Each child represented some Rome article of food that is beneficial for fo r human consumption with the exception exception exception tion of two who represented things th that t some people use that are dentri- dentri mental to health At the conclusion of or the play it way shown that the girl who had lost her health regained it by following the tho advice given her herin herin herin in the matter of proper foods and was brought to the top of Safety Hill fill and saved from living her life in Danger Valley A primary girl from Summit ward gave a talk on the Word of Wis Wis- dom The little lady who gave the talk was well versed in the points brought out and delivered her argument ment meat in such a way that all readily gra grasped ped the import of the Word of Wisdom A group of Cedar east ward primary primary prim prim- ary children gave a n dramatization of Hope of Isreal under the direction of Mrs Mattie Booth This group of children were not over four tour or five gears ears old and did exceptionally well considering their theft age aee They were deep deep- Iy fy y Interested in n giving their little per per- and they tally really forgot that an n audience was wan before them Their s singing was good and proved beyond a doubt that Mrs Booth had spent many hours in drilling them for the presentation of this exercise It was also evident that the chil- chil children dren held their instructor In the tho high es Os esteem and always showed a perfect per per- feet feet- willingness to obey each request made of them At this the audience was again favored with a song by the tho children this time lime the Inspiring one entitled I think when I read that sweet story atory It was well rendered and pleased very much those who heard icard it iL iLAn An exe se was by a n group grou p of primary boys boy of the Cedar wen west t ward wAnt primary led led by Mrs Mont Hun ter ten This was a story atory and drill in the growth and value value of vegetation t to o mankind It depicted the wonderful l land and magnificent trees and shrubbery to be found where the golden plates were found by the Prophet Jose Joae Joseph h h. h The exercise concluded with the appealing appealing appealing ap ap- pealing song How now lovely the morn ing The next exercise was' was entitled Things worth while given give n by a group of primary girls from th the e Cedar west ward under the direction n of Mrs W. W K Granger This story tells of the value of music in all walks of life especially in religion n and the home The Tho girls sang Bang some very nice selections as well as telling of the high val value o of music to mankind man man kind Two special solos Bolos given Kiven in this thi s exercise were sung Bung by the Misses June Foster and Bell Smith The The Th artistic way in which they san sang g was something unlooked unlocked for an and d caused the hearers much pride t to o learn that Cedar boasts of such auch remarkable remarkable re re- talent The girls have wet well 1 modulated voices of excellent range their harmony is splendid and their understanding of music and singing g is to a very high degree for girls BO so young This exercise was wa s conceded to be the choice of all al although although although al- al though those proceeding it were all of an excellent character 00 Sunday Morning Session Sunday morning at 1000 oclo o'clock the tabernacle was filled to overflowing overflow overflow- ing big with happy children and smiling Z g older people all aU imbued with the conference conference con con- ference sprit spilt Counsellor M. M D D. D Higbee conducted the services and announced the tho first song would be Come all that love lov the tho Lord Prayer was waa offered by Elder E. E B B. B Dalley after which the congregation n sang sang Dear to the heart of the She Shep Shep- p herd Concert recitation was given under unde r the direction of Elder Holyoak of th the e Parowan ward and repeated in unison n bythe children Coun Higbee then asked Elder r Judd visiting member of the genera general 1 Sunday School board to take charge Elder Judd said he was gratified d n to see ace such Buch a large number of children chit chil dren present and said it was most encouraging to see the older people take such an interest in the confer confer- ence He lie announced that Elder John W. W Bentley Dentley of the Parowan ward would conduct a demonstration of the method of presentation of the Sunday school lesson entitled Temptation of Jesus |