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Show WHENCE OF HE WEBER ST1KE IS HELD SUNDAY The quartely conference of the Weber We-ber stake was held yesterday in the Tabernacle, with President Lewis W Shurtllff presiding. The speakers of the day were Apostle Heber J. Grant, Rider Brigham H. Roberts, President Charles F. Middleton, President John Watson and Elder James L Barker. A beautiful program of music was furnished by the Ogden Tabernacle choir and soloists and Organist Sam F. Whitaker, under the direction of Professor Joseph Ballantyne. The attendance at both morning and afternoon after-noon sessions was very large, at the atternoou session 1274 persons being counted. In several respects, the conference con-ference was one of the most interesting interest-ing ever held in the Make, as well as one of the most successful. Following an organ prelude by Mr Whitaker, conference was opened by the singing of "We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet,' by the choir and congregation The invocation was offered by Bishop Robert Mc-Quarrie Mc-Quarrie and the choir sang "Calvary," with Lester Saville as soloist President John Watson was the first speaker and submitted the quarterly quar-terly report of the stake presidency, in part as follows; "The presidency of the stake report re-port that since our last quarterly conference con-ference of Weber stake held October 18, 1914, we have held ward conferences confer-ences in the Ogden First, Ninth, Eleventh and Twelfth wards, thus completing the yearly Ward conferences. confer-ences. "In all our meetings we have had good attendance and interest taken Records have all been examined and suggestions made where necessary ' We have held weekly presidency meetings, also weekly meeting;, with the high council and members of the various stake boards, which enables us to become acquainted with their work. "The work of the high council committee com-mittee is progressing as well as can be expected. The class work com-i com-i mittee has on hand a movement to reach the instructors in every ward, so that the information of the method of teaching In the various wards may not be lost in transit. "The teachers committee of the council have been vers energetic and systematic in carrying out their work, and by their co-operation with the ward officers and teachers, have reached the highest percentage of visits ever attained in our stake. "The other committees of the council coun-cil are giving attention to their duties and .ire also ready at the least suggestion sug-gestion to undertake any work for the betterment of conditions. ' It Is a pleasure to give praise to the brethren and sisters comprising our auxiliary boards. They are zealous in their efforts to qualify themselves and promote the welfare of the organizations under their super vision "The attendance at weekly meetings meet-ings for the past quarter shows an average of SL' per cent. 'Our stake priesthood meetings are held on the second Sunda ol each month, at which we have had a good attendance. The high priest quorum meets in the morning of the same day and their meetings have been well attended, "The bishoprics of our wards are ever ready jo accept the suggestions of the presidency of the stake and are devoting very much time in their wards for the encouragemeut and good of the people. "Our priesthood quorums and class- ; es of high priests, seventies, elders and priests are held every Sunday morning. Much interest is taken in their Ihssoue "The First and Twelfth wards are now constructing new meeting houses. The bishops of these wards are very anxious to get them completed com-pleted in order that they may have better accommodations for the advancement ad-vancement of their wards. "Our special missionaries among the Hollanders have visited the people peo-ple and havp held cottage meetings with good attendance and baptized six people during the year, making a total of thirty-five sluce the missionaries mission-aries were appointed. "We have one missionary' laboring; among the Japanese, who is also making mak-ing friends and has conducted some of their funeral services, which was appreciated ap-preciated b the Japanese people. "Our record population is 8826, an increase of 484 The health of the people generally is good. Very little sickness reported. "Seven thousand five hundred special spe-cial outlines of gospel subjects for ward teachers have been given to the j families for the purpose of being briefly discussed in the home on each visit, and In addition these subjects have been presented by our high ! council committee in the teachers' de-i partment at our monthl) meeting, so that the ward teacher may be better prepared when visiting the Saints, and as a result better attendance is noticed at our ward meetings. We have 432 teachers enrolled, of which 7G per cent have been active for the past three months, an average of 90 p-r cent of the families in the slake being visited by them each month. Leaders Speak. In conclusion. President Watson stated that the stake presidency greatly appreciated the good work that was being done by the people of the stake, and hoped that they would continue to progress. President Charles F Middleton spoke briefly, expressing thankfulness for the many blessings he had received receiv-ed during his lifetime In the church, and saying that, though he had passed through man' hardships, he was thankful that they had been no worse. Continuine. the venerable churchman stated that he believed more efficient work was being doin in the church at the present time than ever before and in this regard spoke in high terms of the fine condition of the Weber academy. The academy, he said, was never in a better condition and he was satisfied that there was not a student body in the nation under better con-Itrol con-Itrol than the one to be found in the local church school For this reason, rea-son, he continued, he was proud of the school and its faculty. Principal James L Barker of th Weber aoademy spoke of the purpose for which church schools were instituted, insti-tuted, saying that their principal aim was to safeguard the young people from moral contamination and to build character The three requisites for a cood school, he continued, wen? a good student body, a good faculty and high Ideals The Weber academy, acad-emy, he said In closing had all of these. The pong "My Faith in Thee" was beautifully sung by Edward T Saunders, and a sermon by postle Heber J. (iran followed Tin- apostle chose "Work' as his theme saying that the gospel of work was a cure for all diseases and that the practice of its doctrines made for perfection In bringing out his point, he spoke Interestingly of experiences he had with missionaries while m Bnglan 1 Some of them he said bad asked for a release on account of ill health, but he found that they hod not been working work-ing and when they were set to work they remained in the mission field tor the full length of their missions He also snoke brieflv on the BUbject of "Faith." in conclusion. Apostle Gnnt congratulated con-gratulated Principal Barker on the fine work being done at the Weber academy, and as an illustration of the importance placed upon education by the Lurch authorities, be sa id that If the conversion of Dr. Karl G. Mae-ser. Mae-ser. the founder of the church school ! system, had been the only thing accomplished ac-complished in German) , the time and money given by the missionaries and the church would have been well spent Apostle Grant's sernion was followed follow-ed by the rendition of "Hosanna," by-Mrs. by-Mrs. Knes Warner and the Tabernacle Taber-nacle choir, and an impressive address ad-dress was then made by Elder B H. Roberts. The speaker said that when people read the Bible, that God speaks to them He then read a quotation from the Bible concerning the perfect Church and the perfect body, bringing out the thought that, as each part of the body Is essential to its progress, in like manner each member of the church is necessary to its progress "Faith, hope and charity," he continued, contin-ued, "are great virtues taught by Christ, and charity Is the pure love of God." Speaking further, Elder Roberts said that love was essentially a unit and is expressed in service for God or fellow man. The greatest thinq in the world, he said, was "mother love ' but the love of God was transcendent tran-scendent over all. In conclusion, the speaker urged his fellow church members mem-bers to work in the spirit of Christ, saying that if they did, they would establish an institution that would win the world. The choir and congregation Bang the doxology and the benedictlou was pro nounced by Patriarch H C Jacobs Afternoon Session A beautiful organ prelude was played play-ed by Organist Sam F Whitaker pri-nr pri-nr to the opening of the afternoon session and the first song was "Gospel "Gos-pel Restoration," sung by Mrs Agnes Ag-nes Warner and the Tabernacle choir. The Invocation was offered by Elder T Samuel Browning and the song, "Come Ye Disconsolate," was sung bv Lester Saville. Mrs. Myrtle Balliner Higley and the choir. The general and stake authorities were presented by Stake Clerk Everett Neutebooni and unanimously sustained by the congregation. An exquisite rendition of Shelley's "Hark. Hary, My Soul," by Mrs. Myr tie B Higley. Walter Stephens and tho Tabernacle choir followed and (Elder B. H. Roberts was then introduced. intro-duced. In his opening remarks, Elder Roberts Rob-erts spoke along several lines of thought, that of charity being one of the uppermost In connection with It, he made plain that true charity was not alone the giving of material things to those in need as a matter of habit, but of constant kindness toward all mankind. He then took up the subject of "Vocations "Vo-cations and Industries' as being taught in the Y. M M. I. A. associations associa-tions this winter. He first spoke of the work as It has been outlined and then referred to its purpose. He j spoke until nearly 4 o'clock and the j talk was considered by many to have been one of the most potent expositions exposi-tions of the temporal side of rhe Mor- I mon religion e er heard in the Tab-' ernacle. The purpose of the study, he said In brief, was that the young men j should be trained to know themselves so that they might follow a vocation that would bring them the greatest j rewards and that would enable them I to give the best serv ice to their fel-lowmen. fel-lowmen. They must first learn their mental and physical qualifications and then take up a work in which these qualities could be best developed. "This is an age of specialists, ' be continued, "and the man of the future must be a man of clear vision, strong hand and clean morals ' Speaking further, he called attention atten-tion to the fact that educators throughout the country' are agitating for vocational training in the schools and that the question was being taken ta-ken up by the V M. M I A so that the boys would know which line of training to follow, when Ihe school Bystem furnished the opportunity t ihe conclusion of Elder Robert's sermon. Robert Blnnie and the choir sang "Nazareth," with appreciable effect. ef-fect. Apostle Grant arose at 3:55 o'clock to make his afternoon address and, after af-ter thoroughly arousing the congregation congrega-tion with several humorous and characteristic char-acteristic remarks, he said that anyone any-one who d- sired to leave the meeting might do so, as he was going to talk until 4:30 o'clock. The talk, however, how-ever, was so full of interest that the number of persons who left the builu-fng builu-fng was negligible. His theme was similar to that of Elder Roberts, except that he lllus trated. by telling of his own experience, experi-ence, how success could be achieved by knowing what to do and aiming constantly to do it. Honesty, devotion devo-tion and Italy, he said, were the greatest great-est assets in life. Tin- closing remarks were made by President John Watson and the choir and congregation sang "The Spirit of God Like a Fire Was B'jrning." The benediction was pronounced by Alva Scoville. nr |