Show IN FERE STING MEETINGS GS quarterly conference of or tho tile david slake stake of zion two dayas dayss very interesting conference meetings have hav just ejust been held at Kays ville davis county on oil saturday and sunday Sui ulay may alay 21 stand president W R smith sinith presiding A part of the first day lay wag occupied pi ed by statistical financial and other reports from bishops of the various wards in ill the stake froni from which it was discovered the people were ill in a prosperous crotis condition they enjoyed good health generally the educational institutions I were in in a healthy state well attended and the students were making satisfactory 11 progress roar m the attendance at sabbath bath schools was increasing and the teachers take great cat interest in ill instructing the rising generation in the way of truth to fear god and keep ilia his commandments the members of the various female I relief societies are doing an excellent work they seek out the indigent the needy and the destitute and administer to their necessities these ministers of mercy are untiring irim in their labors of love and acts of benevolence during the day much valuable instruction was given by the president and many others on the best means to promote the interests of the people material and spiritual the people cople appear united to have camence confidence in their le leader adeis and therefore arc are I likely to be su successful I in their various enterprises on oil sunday there were present imad to the local authorities presidents depts john taylor aco Q cannon on and jos F smith and elders F D richards F M L lyman vibian and john H smith of the council of the twelve president taylor was the first speaker ho ha spoke of his recent visits with other brethren to different stakes of zion in ill this territory the progress of the temples now ill in course 01 of erection the necessity and importance of completing houses of the lord wherein die people could attend to the sacred ordinances of tho the gospel for the civill living and the dead ho ile referred to ta the e lords prayer wherein wo arc are taught the recognition of godas god as our cailler father the im importance ortance of understanding the wilt ing ourselves to it to be liko like jesus and under all circumstances to be willing alling to say not mine thy will be done he spoke of education of our children and desired the people to employ the best teachers they could obtain to instruct them exemplary men men who are mc moral iral upright and who fear god who will teach both by precept and proper example those who are tire in trusted to their E elder ider john 11 smith next spoke he said all men are responsible for the use they make of their ti time CP talents and the wisdom and knowledge im which they have received reFe received ived they will be judged by their own actions and in thio th general balancing ng of counts ic they will not be b C emitted by the wrong wrong doings other men wo we sli therefore sit in judgment upon ours ourselves elyes and examine ourselves frequently to ascertain our true standing before the lord and BO so live that we can secure his approbation I aaion continually I ho e 11 was iw followed by elder F M X lym lyman n who spoke of oatlie the thorough organization of this people from the car earliest I lest p period briod of the Church to tho the latest none arc are left without teach teachers erss and all have an opportunity to leam learn their duties all have plenty alty of work to do and ever will have lave until all mailand men and women have overcome and conquered themselves subdued their Pis passions and nd brought their minds into subjection to the mind and will of god elder F D richards spoke for a short time he fully endorsed the rem remarks irks of each previous previous speaker he realized their importance and urged upon the people to treasure up all the truth and knowledge we continue to receive receive from god through his serva servants ants for these t things in will be valuable to us abrou through 11 ll lap time and eternity ar he counseled the people to instruct their children in the fear of the lord that they may grow up to ap them even better than we SO in the afternoon prest george Q cannon was the first speaker sp eliker he of liis his long absence from the territory on business at the capitol of odthe the nation and of his varied experience r ence while there but lie fie never neve ami felt t better than ho he did during the past winter he witnessed much excitement in the east in relation to the reported spread of the latter day saints and their groia grow influence in the tho states and territories adjoining utah some of liis his friends in congress had felt somewhat alarmed at lit licar hearing inq these statements and had in inquired birc of the speaker whether they were true ho ile answel answered ed their queries told them the spread and influence of the mormon mornion people was not of such buell magnitude as had been represented and thus to some extent allayed their apprehensions ho he then spoke of tho the many deep laid plans and and schemes which had recently been devised to deprive this people of their political as well as religious rights and how signally alicy had failed and showed how easy it is for the lord to frustrate the evil do designs igns of the enemies of the people of god god had promised to protect us mid und his promises never did id and tf V ur never would fail they will all he be fulfill fulfilled el ile H had seen the hand of god made mini manifest fest in this respect many times he ile exhorted the people V e to faithfulness to do right fear god ad and keep keel hia his commandments and he ile will defend us prest tog jos F P smith said very illel many jv things bings had been said today to day which it was important for the people to remember ho saoko on the principle of voting to appoint and sustain men to occupy various various positions in the church of god all things must be done by common consent and havill having raised our hands to sustain these officers it was incumbent and binding on oil us to be faithful to these obligations ho he spoke of the duties privilege and authority of the high council and the bishops to jitni sit in judgment on 11 transgressors to try people for t 11 acir and if necessary to excommunicate them thein from froin the church when a person is is severed from this church lie is cut off from all the privileges aal blessings pertaining to it and before he lie can call be again restored to full fellowship lie must give full satisfaction to all against whom lie has bas trans transgressed he made many more excellent excel Kilt remarks on oil the duties of the people to each other and to god during the two days the spacious Ine meeting eting house was densely packed with attentive listeners and there were ill many any others who could not gain admittance there are here a good and brass band both of which contributed much to render this occasion one long to be remembered II 11 KAYSVILLE slay may |