Show an T quarterly CONFER rINCY of the dadiw sletis of th Weber stake of obion ion m Thu thursday dec pm the meeting opened with singing and prayer by bishop critchlow singing tile condition of the various wards in alio stake was th then ell reported all the reports manifesting that great progress rm had been made in the things odthe of alie gospel and considerable sid erable material good done by the efforts of the societies sister ballantyne odthe of hc fourth ward ogden expressed aspre sed her pleasure burcat at meeting with her brethren and sister sisters and bore her testimony to alio truth orthis of this work alio also spoke of the t true rue order of i marriage nar ringe and of the training odthe of the children sister critchlow first ward acknowledged the hand band of god in all things she also referred to the necessity of looking alter after the poor and of erecting and filling ginn granaries aries to provide for the future sister D M white third ward reported that their had good meetings in ili their W ward ard enjoying the spirit ortho of alio lord and was thankful for associating with the best bee women of the earth sister eilis ellis second ward stated the people iu her ward were united and consequently strengthened and blessed they had bad bouic wheat on hand and promise ot of more si sister ter mannin manning of slaterville Slat erville testified that the sisters in her ward felt well in the gospel and were holding holdi ig interesting meetings though fl few ew in number sister east end of ilar brisville ris ville said they were getting on well and ind were ft ere prompt in responding to the calls made on them she had bad lived 37 37 years in the church and felt determined to dacin die in it sister Hegg heggestead stead was glad to state tha t the sisters in the west end of harrisville Harris villo were doing well and relieving all the euf suffering fering they could sifter herrick was pleased to see seo so many present it was a great privilege lego to meet together to receive the counsel of the servants of god we should always be prepared to pass from this stage of probation to the eternal throne of jud judgment ament sifter tracy of huntsville was sure that this work is true and that joseph smith was ivas a prophet of god the sisters in lier her ward realized their calling they held meeting eve every ry two weeks weel s and enjoyed a it good lood spin spirit TI they key felt united and achieved cibie v ed a great deal of good od sis sister te maycock of hot cpr springs ing expressed sed lier her satisfaction that her ward had faithful sisters and efficient te teachers who combined in performing their duties acceptably sister douglas of west weber could say tuat her sisters were w ere at all times willing and ready to any work in irk the gospel meeting together every two weeks and assisting ing the n needy sister I bird n ir IT of lynne regretted that the scattered condition of her ward made maile it difficult for the sisters to display all the energy they desired to manifest but still they managed to perform their share odthe of the good work counselor C F middleton was gratified by listening to the satisfactory report many neglect their gospel aspel ospel d duties uti grow slack and lukewarm and lid iii like vegetation deprived of moisture their fl faith aith withers and arld their jove evanis ba hes tile sisters have the same privileges as the brethren to grow gron in wisdom and knowledge and they feel blessed biased when they do their duty ho ile was around of the labors and fruits of the relief lie cef societies and hoped their efforts and influence would increase and bring out the negligent sister M 11 A Bing bingham liam of river dale referred to a division in their ward not in spirit by any means but by the bridge giving way still they had succeeded in getting some wheat and maintaining the tile society in a flourishing condition sister janet Bing bingham bam of cast end west weber bore strong ng testimony diony and spoke on marriage aud and tile education duea tion of children sister bickington beckington Bic kington of marriotti Marri otts was w as happy to give a good report thoy they had gf much wheat heat on band and were attending to the needs of the poor sister dye of Uin uintah tali reported her ward as progressing in in the knowledge odthe of the things of god and in ill works of charity bro wm critchlow felt proud of tile mothers of israel they had a great res responsibility upon them for theirs was the grand mission of raising an and d tra training irling the sons and daughters of israel who would have to cany on the kingdom of god lie ile was sorry to see not a few walking in on n the wrong path but waa was happy that the majority were trying to do right lie ile referred to the dobbings mob bings in hancock co and to the present attempts of the adversary to thwart the purposes of the lord but we nye will prevail if we maintain our integrity and raise our children in the faith else our grey haire hairs will go down in sorrow to the grave bishop R showed how bow different a people the saints are from the world and pointed out how necessary it was then for us to make our works correspond with our professions if wo nye depend on n the lord his blessings wilt will rest upon us the speaker dwelled with force on oil the necessity of bein being careful in the selection of our associations lest we become polluted As thoo the opposition position anc and I pressure from the outsize outside world is on oil the increase our union should grow more and more intimate and firm sic sister ter anna taylor represented mound forhand fort and gave give a satisfactory report of the feelings and works of the sisters in tier her ward bishop john ritchie had been edified by the remarks of the brethren and sisters and said much good could be gained by every ever one from such wholesome instructions from the Ferva lits and handmaidens hand maidens of god he ile warned against the evil temptations and influence surrounding the saints bishop john allred had alo also been greatly edified lie ile referred to the necessity of marrying warring only wi with fix those belonging to t the lc people of god and of practicing practising wo ire hear bro parley like likewise extreme expressed d his ili satisfaction at tho the many good th things in advanced in this meeting bip itea r jane S richards made maden a few closing remarks endorsing the wise counsel given the meeting was then thon adjourned for three months in ili the saine place to aco and closed with sir singing and benediction |