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Show CACHE STAKE CONFERENCE Apostles Attend and Give Good Instruction. A Better Attendance Than Usual in Summer. The quaiteilj confidence of Cache Slake convened on Saluidaj at ten o'clock with Apostles John Ileniy and IIj rum Smith and Pies Paikinson, of II j rum Stake, as the distinguished visitors These with the local authorities occupied the stand An cvtra etroit, by way of special Invitation, Invita-tion, was made to get a large attendance attend-ance and It Is indeed most gratify ing that the visitors were gieeted by the largest audience thej have seen at any of the stake confeicnces recently. The Providence choir furnished muslo at the tlrst service. Patriarch Hatch olleied prajcr, after which " PRESIDENT ISAAC SMITH leported the condition of the stake, which ho said was most satisfactory. He explained the absence of Pies. Mori ell bj stating that he Is In Chicago Chica-go consulting spccla'lsts In regard to his health and that he Is Improving. $3,000 lias already been spent on the tabernacle, and tho heating plant will be installed by September. C V Hanson's woik on the intcroi was praised. President Smith expressed I pleasure at improvements made on houses of worship throughout the stake, and said the tithing had Increased In-creased during the quarter He urged a more active faith on the pait of many who now seem negligent. Klder. L. XV. Tibbets. of Piovldence and 13. XV. Smith, of Logan, olleied woids of counsel and advice that if taken must lcsult in a better, a more united people. A call for repot ts on the part of the olllclals revea'cd that none were present pre-sent except the piesldent of the tenth quoiiTTn, Klder William Seamons, of II j do Park. Apostle John Henry Smith spoke on the absence of so many of the of-liclals of-liclals and urged closer attention to duty. He was not Inclined to believe however that there are fewer faithful men and women In the church. He eulogled the women for their excellent work. President Smith said that when a leader Is appointed for tho trbernaclc choir, It will resume Its old place. Patriarch Hasmussen dismissed tho morning service. Saturday Afternoon. After music by the Prov Idencc choir, and prayer by .las A Lelshman, Ulshop Chas Iljde. of Hyde Park, repoitcd 123 families, 71.' people, In his ward. Ho said the wero pros-pjrlnir pros-pjrlnir and happy, faithful to the go-.pcl, pay their tithing and conduct themselves well. Hishop Theurci, of Providence, and i Ulshop A L. Skauchy, of Logan, gave excellent leports of theh lespectlvc wards Mrs. Lucy Cardon leported i the Itcllef Society is doing a good ' work The remainder of the time was occupied oc-cupied by Apostles Ilyrum and Joseph Smith There was a pilesthood meeting In the evening Sunday Morning. At this service the local authoiitlcs with Apostle J II and Hyrum Smith weieon tho stand, Councillor Isaac Smith piesldlug The Piovldence choir furnished the ( music and rendered In a splendid way Hall to the Hrlgtncss," after which Patrlaich 0 L Farrcllotleied piaycr. "dloi ious Tilings of Theo are Spoken," was rendered, following which W. W. MAUG1UN spoke bilelly His 'reference was pirticularly to the tendency to Indifference In-difference and pleasure. It Is his belief be-lief that the gospel is founded on sicilllcc and he can hardly luirnionlzo the attitude or the people with the scriptures Ho said: "Many are hcio who arc conscious to t lie feeling of their neighbors and acquaintances but largely Indillcrent to religious atlahs. In our days of prosperity we ought to be able to endure en-dure the small sacrifice now required of us whcn.we contrast thoscsacrlllccs that weie endured by of our ancestor." ances-tor." ALFRED II. GNEtl repotted his misslouaiy labor in the Swiss confeicnce. He laboied in the mission for 27th months Many fieinds wcie raised up in time of need; had no peisecutlon to speak of; enjoyed his labors very much and was very pleased to be home again Ho has testimony to the tuithof tho gospel PAUL CARDON of Uenson waid, refcired to the teachings teach-ings of oui Savior while upon the earth, ,and expressed his deslie to do right as nc.it as ho could. Took for ills text the parable of "The Sower." The speaker illusti.Ucd his remarks by Incidents happening dining his missionary labois in Lurope Pa-hortcd Pa-hortcd his heareib to adtiere to tho punclples or the gospel and be of tho good seed. MIFI I AMR of Hyde P.nk, deshed to havo tho grace or tSod to bo with him, so as not to make a failure while upon ctuth. Iioie a testimony to the tiuth of tho gospel. The speakei dwelt upon the personality of Joseph Smith, being well acquainted with the prophet, In fact, being a nelghboi to him before exodus or the "Mormons". Vocal selection by quartette of ladles. AARON D. THATCHER. "I am Just as stiong in the gospel today as lever was It Is nearly (0 years since 1 was baptlcd Into the chinch and 1 can truly testify to tho divinity of the mission of the Prophet Joseph." The speaker knew of a surety that this work is of God. Had passed through some of the trials and sacilllces of the early pioneeis, is a pioneer himsclf,also asou of a pioneer. Advised the younger peoplo of the congregation to tiy and appreciate the blessings they now enjoy, they being be-ing the fruits of hardship, sacrlllccs and privation. W. W. RITER said he felt considerably out of place In speaking to the congregation. In speaking or pioneer times, the speaker speak-er referred to the first time ho visited Cache valley attending meeting In tho tlrst tabernacle In Logan. The speaker was impressed with the con-tiast con-tiast of conditions then and now. Tho speaker also gave an Interesting talk on tho trials of those who came In '37 and the condition or the land, of tho crops and tho destruction of the same by insects, etc. Exhoi ted tho peoplo tocontlnuo their prosperity as they have been doing for the last forty VS'US' APOSTLE JOHN II SMTIII said In part: "In listening to the remarks re-marks or the various speakers It has given mo much pleasure. In listening to the experiences It brought tho mind of the speaker to his boyhood times. Tho testimonies that havo been borno this morning are rood for icllectloi) for all of us." Tho speaker speak-er delivered a most powerful and Inspiring In-spiring talk upon tho conditions of early times, thesepaiatlomor parents Concluded on Pago 4.) |