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Show Greenville Wart Conference (.'I.'KH.NVIIilii:. Mnrcli I. -(iivciivilli' held its ward confi'f-eiici; confi'f-eiici; hist Suiiduy it I 10 11. in. iind 2 p. in. Mr-others .). Ji. Stewnrt mid 'lolui V., (Jiirisk, of ropm, Hislutp N. V, Crookslon ami his ft tiueilni.s. Andrew N'vinnn iiml lohu .1. Oiiiioud. were on the siiintl. Tlie uioniiiiK .stj.shion opened open-ed with siii(jiiir "(lod is love;" pin,er by John .lolley.r sinjinj;, "Kor Iho Strength of the Mills." Pividoiil Ikhiii Smith .was excused excus-ed on the aucotiul of sickness. Hrotheis Stewarl and Carlisle were present during both sessions of eonl'orence. Hepprts of the ward wen- jjiven by Mishop Crookston, and the ward was reMirt'ed in jood eon-diton. eon-diton. Our new ward meeting house was well Idled and all listened lis-tened very attentively to the reports re-ports fiiven by the presidinjr ofll-cers ofll-cers of tin various orniiintioiis. Some of the reports were very ,'eod and others inifjlit have been heller, hut. taking the reports as a whole, they showed that thn ward was fully organized and a cood work being done here in this pint of the vineynrd. Mrother (iodfried licutler reported re-ported tho Klders in a flourishing eondition. 21 are enisilled with an average attendance of thirteen Mrother Godfrey AVirenian, as class lender, and they are studying study-ing Tnlniiige's Articles of Faith and are doing a, good work. Susan J. Siinth reported the Kelief Society. It is also doing a good work, and much credit is done the good sisters in their la-Iioin. la-Iioin. A. H. Hurst repotted the Sunday Sun-day School fully organized with an enrollment of 1T7, and nil were working for the best, good obtainable. ob-tainable. Orion A. Follet reported the V. jr. I. A. in j,'ood condition with forty-two enrolled. Orpha A. Oriuond reported the V. I;. M. I. A. doing a good work with twenty-oight enrolled- Annie h. Nelson loportcd the Primary Association, As-sociation, eighty enrolled, fifteen officers and nn average iittentl-aiice iittentl-aiice of forty-five. Singing, "Choose the Might," Urolher Stewart aviis the first speaker. Me was well pleased with the reports of the ward. He spoke for some time to the young, and said there is 110 time in our lives that wo can not learn in a Sunday school. He advised iho parents to go and see what their children are doing. He closed by exhorting the people to he faithful in their work and en-eounmed en-eounmed them to continue in well doing. Singing. "The Lord is My Light," prayer Andres Christen-Min. Christen-Min. Afternoon Session. The afternoon hcssiou opened by singing "Como Let Us Anew", and prayer by llichard Jones; sn-erament sn-erament song, "Prayer is The Soul's Sincere Desire." Mishop Crookston presented the general authorities, including the Stake and ward authorities, which were voted in by the congregation. con-gregation. The ward was roport-ed roport-ed in belter condition than it has been before. No changes were made in the ward oflleers with tho exception ot one. llrother Potcr C. Larson was released from being be-ing assistant ward cleric and Mrother Marinus Anderson was voted in in his place. llrother Carlisle wns the firsl speaker and said he" was well 'pleased with the ward-reports. 1 He then gave some very good in-I in-I struclions, exhorting tho people I to faithfulness in the work of the 1 Lord. 1 Urothcr Stowart was tho next speaker and ho was pleased to see so many present. Ho was will pleased with the repprts and tho condition of tho ward; said 1 he knew wo worn united, and do ing a good work ; said it was our duty to attend our sacrament meetings, lie compared some of the reports of the ward with Unreports Un-reports ot" other wards he had visited, and said they were better. bet-ter. Me said "go lo meeting with the desire to serve Mod and keep his commandments. It is requited of every man that the spirit within him should walk abroad amongst his fellow men and rejoice in the gifts of life, the beauty of the sunrise and sunset, sun-set, the song of the bird. No training is complete which omits the pursuit of happiness." Singing,' Sing-ing,' "Redeemer of Israel;" prayer by Andrew Nyman. After the afternoon services, the records of the organizations of the ward were carefully gone over by the visiting brethren and the secretaries were given some timely suggestions in reference to keeping the same. The "sick in the ward are all out he improve, but Mrs. Qlof Cmiupiist and Mr. Geo. Maiighan. They are both quite bad al present. pres-ent. All those having pneumonia are reported belter. .Mr. anil Mrs. God fried I'Vuskey of Wollsvilli!, were visiting in the ward last week. Messrs. Oscar Crookston, Sam Fellow and Alfred Meutler all returned re-turned home last week, having been absent from home for some time. Wo were pleased to see MisTiop Crookston home again on Sunday. Sun-day. Me came home to attend our ward conference. |
