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Show rVi'Aitr. roM'i:iti:ci:. several Returned llldrra tirnk lltriiduiice Large.. The quarterly conference held lilt Sunday and Monday wnmnoef the most Interesting gatherings that has Wen held for some time. The attendance was large and the exercises greatly en-Joyed. en-Joyed. The Sunday morning meeting was commenced by the Sunday school choir aluglng "Gladly Meeting," and prayer m offered by lilshop John Paskclt. Pcest, ClufT made the opening remans. re-mans. Bald he was pleated to meet with the faints In conference again All had great cause to rejoice in the blessings bless-ings of the Lord for th good health that prevails and for the abundant harvest. fllsliop John Paiktlt reported the condition of the llenefer ward ai being on the improve, eipcolally the attendance attend-ance at ward meetings. No ilckneisln the ward. Elder 1-unnlale Allen next spoke. He gave a brief history ol his minion to Ireland, and aimed to Impress on the young of Klnii the necessity of brooming acquainted with the Gospel. Meeting closed by the choir singing "Ero tho Sun Goes Down," and benediction bene-diction by Alma Sargent. The afternoon session was commenced witli tho usual opening exercises, and the sacrament was, administered by Elders J. A. Brrdtliand William Frost, assisted by four oilier Elders. AI-oaTLC atXKSMOOT 1 was Introduced by Prist. ClufT and ad- : dressed the congregation. Introduced his subject by reading from II. Kings, which dwelt on testimony and sacrifice. sacri-fice. SKke of the power which accompanies accom-panies the Gospsl and the servants of i God. llo spoko of the long lilt of names of non-tithe payers and said It hail been the people to observe the law of tithing. A fen closing remarks were made by rrest. Clu(T, and after a song by the , choir and benediction by Patriarch , John Smith, conference was adjourned until 10 a. m. Monday. In the evening a conjoint session of , thsM. I, Associations was held, at which . EIJerN.L. Nelson and Aioitle Reed Sinoot were the speakers. Dolts delivered de-livered Interesting discourses. Mrs. W (1. Fishsr sang a solo between nermons. uoxiiay uoaxirui. Meeting opened by the choir singing "Earth with Her Ten Thousand Flowers." Flow-ers." Prayer by Hp. Stephen Walker. The choir and, congregation sang "We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet." Apostle Sinoot ipoke of the evils extant ex-tant on the earth, rofsrrlng particularly to the tendency of parents tu have small families, slid said that no grrater sin could bo practiced than that sf preventing prevent-ing life from cc ml if Into the world. He warned tbebalms of the disgrace of inducing in-ducing such crime. With regard to the calling of rolaslonsrles he said that a change would shortly be made. Elder George Redden, who recently returned from a mission to the Northern North-ern Slates, ssoke of his missionary experiences ex-periences and on the first principles of the Gospel. Preit. Ward K. Pack spoke for a short lime on thedutlesofthe Balnli. Meeting closed with a lorg by the choir and benediction by M F. Harils. After Iheususlopenlngeienlses Monday Mon-day afternoon Elder C. M.Malln, arc-turned arc-turned mlrwlonsry, was the first speaker. Ho exprtssed his Joy snd pleasure at meeting with the Saints, and thanked God he had heeded the call to fill amission. amis-sion. Ho gave some Interesting missionary mis-sionary experience, Instructive in its nature. Elder Wlllard Sorrenson retorted the Park City branch. He said there were about 119 members In tho branch. Sunday Sun-day school, religion cissies, and other organliations were In good working order. Elder Peter Hixson, a returned ml.-sleusry, ml.-sleusry, spoke of his labors while In the teld. He urged tho Bslnts at home to live their religion, that they may shine 1. -j BUyi forth the Gospel light and be nosturr- MrV bllng block to Anybody, MBOl Elder George ItnIT ipoke for a short , KNjJ time, and gave the Saints the benefit o lMj his experleriro as a missionary, jflBI Prest. ClufT explained the missionary Hb tract fund, He Urged the bishops to flBS send In the names of the young men BUB whom they had chosen to ba sent In the MM church schools, to prepare them for mis- IN slaoary work, $Msl Tho following named persons were sin appointed home missionaries: George Br Redden, Ixjnsdals Allen, Peter Hixson, SI William Welsh, Georgo Huff, GoorgoT. HJ Judd, Stephen M. Walker, J. J. Howen, 9 John M. Calderwood, O. M. Malln, fl Thomas Ullchrtst, J. T. Carruth, W. a. Fisher, Alma Sargent, J. II. Sargent, BJ George. E. Wllklns, Joseph Hall, O. R. tH Junes, John II. beyinonr, Alexander fl Faddlrs, Edward Thumsv, William Ure. M The choir iang"IWhold tho Mountain "'$, of the Lord," and after benediction by m N, L. Nolson, conference was adjourned ijfl foi three months. JcB |