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Show QUARTERLY CONFERENCE HELD IN TABERNACLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY A great throng of- peoplo from all' parts of Cache stake camo to Logan aSturday and Sunday to be In attendance attend-ance at the quarterly conference meetings held In tho stake tabernacle. taber-nacle. Apostles Klchards and Ballard of the general authorities of tho church weio present and gave somo timely Instructions to the Saints In this stake. At the morning services Saturday President O. II. Bddge was tho first speaker, and expressed the pleasure it gave him to be out again and able to meet the Saints, following follow-ing n siege of Influenza. He would prefer always to be able to attend to his ecclesiastical duties, for to maintain tho spirit one must be constantly con-stantly engaged In tho work of this, the greatest organization upon the face of the earth. If we "do our duty du-ty therein Satan can have no power over us. President Balllf was also pleased to bo present to partake of the good spirit always present upon such occasions. oc-casions. Ho had seen tho beneficent results of tlw possession of tliat spirit manifested frequently In response re-sponse to earnest prayers for the sick during the influenza epidemic. He advised his brethren to so live as to constantly advance In the Priesthood, Priest-hood, and be worthy to work In tho House of the Lord to work for the living and the .dead. Cache stake was to bo congratulated as a whole for the Increase of tithing paid during dur-ing tho past jear, still It Is a regret-tablo regret-tablo fact that there are tslll many ,who pay no tithing. The Lord doeti not need our tithing but only those who comply' with this requirement can hope to reap the blessings promised prom-ised those who faithfully observe It, Hut about 21 per cent of the Salnfs attend Sacrament meetings. There should be'a icform in this regard. II was a regrottabh? fact, also, that on ly about half of the marriages of oui young peoplo are solemulfed In the Temple of the Lord, Apostle Itlch'nrds did not' In all the rounds he makes, know of a plnce to which he would rather come than to Logan. Itcgardlng ire attendance ho realized that the necessity of making mak-ing n living prevented anything like n general attendance on n working day. In tho matter of church going nnd In redcielng willing obedience to all of the requirements made qf us, we should so live as to set a good example to, our childten. Nono of us can become good leaders if we aro not' anxious over the spliltuul welfare of our brethren and slslers. That Is the reason tho leaders among Us labo so hard with those who nre taking the wrong road. Through practice of Christian principles w may learn thta it is indeed more blessed to 'give than to receive. We should strive In religious ns wt-U a secular affairs to do our full duty day by day and never deferring it until tomorrow. Apostlo Ballard was happy to be in Logan once more, to see so man:' familiar facea and meet so many !d 'frioudo. He noted with sorrow Mio fact that he alxo missed a number who hnd been' called from till life. It Is right to attend these confercn- ceg that we may be encouraged Ic the good work nnd learn also where wo have fallen short. By constatt striving we can become, a8 wo ara designed to be, the salt ot the eariti. Socm who have in times past declared ua to be slaves, now realize wo aro the freest peoplo on tho earth. W aro led l" men who havo the ipli It of love. Our prophets have lovtd tlm Saints and tho Saints have loved them. Had tfie Saints all fnllonod those who deserted' the Prophet Joh Jeph we would never have been hur'i '.In the valleys of the mountains. If : we, as a peoplo, follow our loado-sj two will have tho spirit ot the Lord and bo happy. i SATUMAVAVTi:itXOOS Conference opened by tho choir and congregation singing "How firm a roundntlon." Prayer by Bishop J. II. Kemp. Tho choir sang "Jetiuii My Savior."' President Joseph Qulnney said he felt tha't In view of tho condition existing ex-isting In tho world wo Bhoiiooi be very thankful for tho fnvorablo circumstance's cir-cumstance's under which w llvo In this valley. Because of the water light and kriowledgo of the gospel given us we tthpuld bo better pro-pated pro-pated to perforin our part In carrying on the work of tho Lord. I do not recall that I have over been given advice by those In authority that has not been for my good. I recoijii'.zd that much good Is being -done by other denominations but when It comes to the truths or Mormonlsm us tevealed to us there Is no compro inlro to make. Truth cannot be compromised. com-promised. Whenever I hear ally one b"ear testimony to the works ot tho Prophet Joseph Smith It HtiengthoiU my faith and builds me up In the belief of his dlvlno mission and confirms con-firms mo In tho belief that OoJ tho nVthor established tills church. May God bless and sanctify all tn.v. has or may be said for our good 1 numbly num-bly pray' In. the name of Jobtis Cnrlsl, Amen. Sister Mamie Stark sang "Lead Kindly LJght." Apostlo Melvln J. Ballarl said that after listening to a colli. s ptes-Ident ptes-Ident In Rrizona relate tho pressing problems of the world without offering of-fering a single suggestion ot now to solve them, my heart thrilled as 1 thought of the teaching and training the 'Latter-day Saints havo btil to meet such orpblems. How a ai.'cn-dld ai.'cn-dld manhood has been triln.jil to meet tho conditions now confronting us, Ho referred to the' recent troubles trou-bles In Boston, Omaha, Seattle and other places. As extamplca ot tho lawlessness that Is stalking abroad In our land, he said in vlow of theso conditions I began to wonder as I meen men whether they will ttnnd when a test for law and order In our government. I caro not ho they are, tho peoplo who keep tho r,m-mnndments r,m-mnndments of tho Lord will bcomo tho leaders ot mankind. Ho read u number of extracts from prominent writers giving to the Mormonii tho highest typo of community life In tho United States. There nro times of troublo coming nod it we aro not careful to llvo light wo will abandon tho right for Individual Indi-vidual selfishness. I expect to iieo tho people ot tho -world go on wrestling wrest-ling with tho great problems of eugenics eu-genics and other similar thing that uro demanding their attention; for no- (fill lutlon, yet glvo up In despair and nil come to us to learn the ways of thb , iliN I ord. If wo abandon our stamlarda till of family life and follow In the fni'.i- tlH lo.is n the world to limit the nimhcr HIN ot our cihlilren wo will, like' ino U ll '""'' 'i Ik damned by the Lo. 1 for 111 our follv lH "Tho Spirit of Rod Like a l-'lro Is , i I II Burning" was sung by tho choir and 111 congregation. Apostles Georrro F. I (I Klchards said I regret that ther.i nro 111 so many who do not get married pi o- III perly. They do not go to the Hoitto ItJI cf tho Lord. There n.-a many moro ll divorces among those who inairy fur Ifl time only than nmor.f, n-iso who aro ' liM married for time and eternity. 19 In 11)1 G there were In tho church H 2845 temple marriages and 281!'! tl- Wm vll marriages. In the samo year Ku thoro wqro 111 divorces of thoso innr- ' j Kfe ried by tho civil law and only f.S 111 ot those married In tho templos. Ono Etl ot tho reasons for tho dlfforcuco Is j T1 that fow who nre not virtuous ever j Hr get into tho temples of our God. They i hT are moro God fearing and llvo bettor Kf lives. A3 When our young in on and women, D do not go to tho temple, for marrlago H there Is n reason for It nnd that roa- H i; H sou whatover It may bo U something that has a tendency towa'ds sop.ira- MM tion. It Is not always that way but jflVJ it is as rulo. Bl i' II Ho portrayed tho neccs3tty'of-ipro- I BM Her effort and caro in teaching tho j young ot our church t hat n3 they , Hfl grow up thoy should grow nri;ht and bo worthy ot going to the temple. , ! when tlio tlmo comos that they want iv to go thoro. . , Inl There is order in tho churrh and it JPJ : should be observed- Brtheren L'C not t . h round fighting agnlnst God. 1b Slnglny "God Moves In n Myster- lBl ioiis Way." iH Boncdlftion, Joseph E. Cardon. Ifll |