Show conference words of cheer and good instruction st given superintendents RE REPORT PORT addresses by apos ties tics nic richards hards and john henry smith at ten ct sunday morning the congregation was called to order by president L AV shurtliff the choir eang sang great god attend while zion einga sings the joy that from thy presence earing ep ring prayer was offered by bishop robert the choir sang tang the hymn commencing praise ye ite the lord lor ld lis good to r raise se your hearts and voices in his pr praise tee clerk E H anderson anderon read the report reports from the ward warde the reports were encouraging the health of the people throughout the stake is generally good the sab bath biah schools are doing a good work the belief relief societies are administering to the wants of the people fast meetings are well attended there is an increased desire to live up to the commands of god altogether t the he condition of the saints in the weber atako of zion ie is encouraging ging supt bupt E H anderson reported the mutual improvement desocia Ae socia lions there aro are 22 associations in jr all with A membership of 1027 tho the At of north worth ogden which is not in session ees aion is not included were this association in total membership would probably reach 1100 the showing made by the associations is a good one yet it is not so good as it should be in every respect however tho associations are better than they were a year ago there has been an qu increase in everything that is commendable the officer officers hope to make greater improvement and approach perfection in the government of the associations as near as possible po nible sible gos superintendent perin ballantyne reported the sabbath schools the total enrolment is 4 the average attendance dull during fiig the past year was 2808 of the total of officers and pupils are teachers there is a marked ims im provement pro among the young people eo they are awake to their air interests as a general rule the tea teachers chera are energetic the echol ara stra are anxious anxious to learn the condition of tho sabbath I 1 schools is a gratifying and nuo much good ie is being done APOSTLE jonn JOHN HENRY buiter occupied a short time with an eloquent address in which ho admonished moni shed the young people to seek for a testimony of the truthfulness of the work of god those who are better informed have had better advantages of education should assist their le less is fortunate brethren and sisters no one can afford urd to foster a spirit of because he be happens to be a better scholar or more polished from an edus edu cat rational ional standpoint than his hii or her had the savior followed this course he could not have accomplished what ho he did the tile same principle applies to nil all great men who have been benefic c tors tore of their race they were willing to labor for the good of their fellows shed the light of their talents abroad instead of covering it up we if we will do our dut duty mast must do the same the choir sang an anth anthem em the benediction was pron pronounced by bishop E stratford conference aon ference adjourned till 2 jam m SERVICES the choir eang rang for an opening 1 hymn y mn i jaw ill 1111 praise R ix my maker while ive clr breath E elder ider J joseph seph hall offered prayer aad the chair choir tang sang hark ye mortals hist the tha sacrament nt of the lords supper was administered by officers supper of f the third ward the statistical icil report of tho weber stake was rend read tho the general and stud local authorities of the chuich were and unanimously sustained the following preamble and resolution were read and on motion weri adopted unanimously the trustee i ia truit t for tha body of religious worshipers known know a as the church of jesus christ 0 of latter flatter day saints lately held title to and of certain personal pea onal property which had beon been previously contributed by the members of said church and to be disposed of as aid said trustee in hie his judgment dement ju should deem proper and whereas said trustee ha has donated and transferred to the corporation po ration known as the church aeo asso of weber stake of zion a part of said property as per schedule and situated in the weber stake of zion for the nse use and benefit of bers of said church residing in W weber 0 county utah territory tory and for such other purposes as eaid said corpora tion lion by its board of directors may determine de now avow therefore be it end sud it is hereby resolved by y tho the members of eaid said church residing in said stake iu iii weber county utah territory and beneficiaries of the implied trust in conference assembled that said corporation by its board of directors Dir ectore be and it is b hereby ere b authorized to eeli exchange or 0 otherwise t dispose of md aid property az it may deem expedient to carry out the purposes bes specified in ite its articles of incorporation and in harmony with the terms of said donation and transfer i 1 D nici rAnDs v u after attention to the in adequacy oi of tho the bouse house for confer ence euca purposes end and requiring the saints to straighten out their financial affairs that they may bo pre pared to go on with the building of the new ta bernale gave an excel lent discourse dit course which aia listened to attentively our first duty is to god and where much has been riven given much will be required in return these are trying limes and there is a giedt deal of anxiety about the coining coming of the lord but nd man knows tho the hour and day of the Lorda coming hot notwithstanding withstanding a great many have eaid taid they knew the lime time of ofis is coming the speaker referred to numerous pass ages of scripture relating to t this b is subject the signs of the coming odthe of the son of man arenow are now evident and the Salota Sainta should notice them for they are testimonies of odthe the lord having arken spoken we need to be on the watch and doing our duties day by day the lord has said he ile will cut his work abort in and we may look for a fulfilment fulfillment of hi his promise he will give every bleesing blessing which he has promised promiE ed and we mutt must be prepared for great event events there ie is no doubt that wonders beyond our liveliest imagination will 1011 be wrought however we must not be deceived wemusa we must read the scriptures comprehend and understand them apostle richards brought his remarks to a close with wi lh en an earnest e prayer for the welfare of all gode gods chosen people apostle john henry smith followed with a few remarks endorsing the instructions given by apostle Riel richarda lards ho he bore a strong testimony to tho the divinity of the work of god after the choir an anthem the benediction was pronounced by E A box conference adjourned for abre months |