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Show T luiinniRHiiiiinniiiiitiiniiiuimuiiiiiumniiiiitiHiinmiiimmnniniiiinivuin TALMAGE AND SMITH AODRESSJWEETINGS 4 Apostle and Patriarch Represent General Church Authorities at Recent Conference. I ' ' ' ' MASTERLY DISCOURSES ; ON LIVE CHURCH TOPICS Wards of Stake Generally Rcpre- , sented and Large Attendance of Saints Present at the Sessions. There was a very largo attendance at the Parowan Stake Quarterly conference con-ference held at Cedar City last Saturday Satur-day and Sunday. Attho two Sunday meetings the gatherings were largest, larg-est, approaching close to 800 at each meeting. Stake President, H. W. Lunt opened the Saturday morning session with a welcome to the saints, after which each member of the stake High Council gave a short talk. On Saturday afternoon Counselor Myron Higbee opened the meeting with a short sermon, after which Bish op Hans J. Mortcnson of Parowan spoke, followed by Bishop Parson Webster of Cedar East Ward. Apostle Apos-tle James Talmago spoko with groat ' eloquence and power from the text, "Take no Thought of Tomorrow." , Patriarch Hyrum G. Smith followed Apostle Talmago with a strong ex- j bortntion to the saints to know the -4j laws of God and to obey them. j Counselor Frank A. Thorley opened the Sunday morning session, reminding remind-ing the gathered saints that eractly. seventy-six years ago on that very day the Prophet Joseph was martyred i J in the Carthage jail. Elder Arch Spils-1 bury was the next speaker, followed) by John L. Sevy Sen. The Stake Sun- ( ; " day School work was reported by Stake Sunday School Superintend-1 t ent ThoB. T. Durham. Patriarch Hy-' rum G. Smith talked on the duties of a patriarch, after which Apostle Talmago Tal-mago gave the final sermon of the meeting. The first speaker of the Sunday-j, Sunday-j, afternoon gathering was Elder John i Page of Newcastle, who reported his 1 recent mission experiences in Calif- : 'ornia, where he had been Conference president of the Los Angeles conference. confer-ence. Following this, the names of the general church authorities and those of Parowan stake were present ed to the people and sustained. This1 j in turn was followed by what was ; said to bo the most powerful exhor- i tatlon of the conference. Apostlo Tnl-' mage reprimanded the neglegent j among the saints and admonished, i them tto live the gospel and to be' prayorful. Patriarch Smith also made prayer the subject of his discourse. I The next speaker after Elder Smith wnB Elder William H. Lyman of Paro-. wan, who bore a strong testimony.. In ' I closing the conference, President" II.' W. Lunt counselled the peoplo to refrain re-frain from Sabbath breaking, and to pay their tithing, and to be careful in their living and all their dealings that the same should bo honest. I Besides the regular conference meet-' ings, there was a Stake priesthood I meeting on Saturday night addressed 1 y Apostle Talmago on the duties of tho priesthood. I On Sunday evening, too, the Mutual J Improvement hold a stake conjoint meeting presided over by first nssist- i ant Stnko Superintendent Ashton 1 Jones. There was inspiring congrc- 1 gational singing, followed by a stir- M ring address by Hunter Lunt. A sne- m red solo was sung by Frank A. Thor- ley nnd another by E. M. Corry. Congregational singing and prayer m closed the meeting. |