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Show niehed by the choir and a number of speakers being heard. ' CONFERENCE OF WEBER STAKE. The regular quarterly conference of Weber Stake was held yeeterday th tabernacle, both the afternoon and evening meetings being1 largely attended. The principal speakers In the afternoon after-noon were Charles W. Penrose, member mem-ber of thy quorum of the twelve, and Patriarch John Smith, both of Salt .Lake. Special mupic w&6 fiirnlnhed by the Tabernacle choir, nolos being rendered render-ed by Miss Myrtle Balllnger, Miss Maude Delnap and Mist? Blair. Most o'.' the numbers were taken from "The Messiah," saying that it was a enp of Christianity and had done much for furthering the cause of Christ. lie aaJd thnt while he admired the n-ts and achievements of men, he ti'Ore Rreatly admired the thoughts that gave rest und contentment to tha foul. t Then followed a general doctrinal discussion of the principles of the Mormon religion In which the speaker speak-er touched on the various steps which lend to righteousness and the many obstacles which beset ones way in the path of God. Mr. Penrose gave some interesting facts regarding the foreign work ot which he has been In charge In Europe Eu-rope for several years. He said that the mlsston work in Ireland, Scotland, Scot-land, England. Germany and Switzerland Switzer-land was progressing well and in fa-:t In all European countries, where missions mis-sions had become well established, results were very gratifying. He said that he had taken a trip luto Norway and Sweden, and while he had possibly not penetrated as far north as Cook or Peary, he had, I ncne the less, gone far enonsth to oh I cerve the excellent work which was being done In that region by Mormon missionaries. Owing to the nature of the opposition opposi-tion with which the foreign missionaries mission-aries have met in Turkey and Greece, those fields have been temporarily abandoned. Tn South Africa the field is large, but much progress is being made and results are encouraging. Following Mr. Penrose. Patriarch John Smith gave an entertaining discourse dis-course on general topics, after which a song. "Oh, Ye Mountains High," f'om the pen of Mr. Penrose, was announced an-nounced and sung by the choir. The evening meeting was also well , attended, special music being fur- |
