Show ELDER JOSEPH F SMITH ATTENDS conference HERE HER E rider elder joseph feilding smith of the twelve represented the general Gen iral authorities of 0 the church at the quarterly conference which was held here december 3 and 4 elder rey key L pratt azember ot of the first council of seventy and president ot of the mexican mission was also in attendance these bretherd br ethern in con edtion with the local speaker gave very inspirational making the conference one ona of 0 tile the very best ever held from the first session to the last the attendance was good the principles of prayer service tithing and faith pt ii i i the aspel ospel as revealed thru the standard church works were the main topics of the conference the first being introduced I 1 induced by counselor thos J jones the first speaker at the first session the subject of tithing was the theme of the discourse of councilor L N marsden sr the subjects of prayer and faith were subsequently discussed by former high councilor george W esi lin and nd high councilor walter C billa chell and these three hovies tho neither elder smith nor elder elac iiii pi at were in attendance at thi tha I 1 conference up to this point remained the main themes of their discourses this to tho the man many y saints assembled was an evidence of the direction of 0 the conference thru the spirit of the lord which was felt in dance all sessions there was an average ot of from six to eight of the bishops of the wards in attendance at the various ss s s tho most of the wards in the take stake a were represented by other members most ot of the members of the high amii cl were in attendance other speakers in addition to those already mentioned bete bishop walter K granger dishon bishop L N marsden jr former president wilford day wm win adams formerly ot of the high council counselor arthur R fife principal A C hatch ot of the parowan carowan high school elved williams recently from the central states Alls mission slon daniel L corry of 0 the cedar first ward recently returned from the ca mission and bertrand langford Lang tord of aba the cedar second ward who lias has j just returned from froin the britha briglan 4 1 mission it s president win will it paa pa nr nir was the concluding speaker asam that the saints remember inar prayers arld and remember their biml bit lations to the lord in the matt matta r of tithing the message of the conference as summed up in the many spirited discourses was that we live near unto god obeying his principles and believing the truth as revealed baled thru the standard works ot of the church that we must seek true happiness thru service in tile the cos pol pel that tile the individual who keeps faith alive in his heart can never tall fall to a life of wickedness and shame that we must seek the lord in prayer now while he will still hear us that of we disregard him come when we shall pray to him and not find him near during the course of the conference counselor wm win L adams of the parowan carowan east ward ric was released and ancel J adams set apart as first counselor to bishop marsden elder john H tullis was ordained a bishop an and set apart to preside over the newcastle ward avard dishop bishop tullis wll be presented before the saints at newcastle sunday for their sustaining sustaining inin vote vota and will take office january 1 E riddle |