Show I I ROOSEVELT nOOSE CONFERENCE By W W. H H. Gagon Clerk Cleric I The Roosevelt stake quarterly conference was held at Roosevelt on Saturday and Sunday March larch 18 IS and 19 President William H H. H Smart pre pre- siding All of ot the stake presidency most of the high councilors bishops ward clerks and officers of the auxilIary auxiliary auxiliary iary organizations were present also a very good attendance of lay members members members mem mem- bers there being present at the thelast thelast thelast last session There was a splendid song service rendered under the direction of stake chorister James Hood The songs Inthe in inthe inthe the first session was rendered by a I childrens children's choir of over eighty voices The second session by male voices The third session by choruses and duets from different wards The fourth session by the combined choirs of all the ithe wards in the stal stake e. e There being none of the general authorities present the last semiannual semiannual semiannual semi semi- annual conference report was taken up at one of the sessions and extracts from the sermons of the first presidency presidency presidency dency and the president of the twelve were read with much feeling by President Smart the congregation being very ery much impressed b by tho the same Spirited talks S were made by the stake presidency members of the high council bishops presidents of quorums and heads of ot auxiliary auxiliary de de- The principal topics treated at atthe atthe atthe the Saturday sessions were the paying paying paying pay pay- ing of oC tithes that thereby the saints might have a claim on temporal blessings economizing and making an effort to get out of the J bondage of or debt better care of farms and advising that they be stocked with witha a good class of dairy cows cOS sheep and other stock the blessings that the saints enjoy in the freedom of ot the mountain valleys alleys and the need for special missionary work here at home among our neighbors At the Sunday sessions the subject sub sub- jeet of prayer was treated by several several several sever sever- al of the speakers advising the need for more fervent and earnest prayer asking each time we pray for Cor Just those things that we most need and get out of the habit of asking Corthe for Cor forthe forthe the same things day after day whether er we nosed need them or not reading from the last semi-annual semi conference conference conference confer confer- ence report the sacredness of the holy priesthood the sin of spiritual and temporal idleness the and the restoration of the gospel The general and local authorities were presented and sustained At the close of the conference the saints returned to their homes with renewed hope and energy and with witha a desire to live more moro In harmony with the teachings of the gospel |