Show ah A h INT M all am MEET IN go n be FUNERAL OF BEN E RICH PREVENTS attendance OF dignitaries RETURNED missionaries GIVE REPORTS OF THEIR LABORS IN DIFFERENT MISSION FIELDS quarterly conference of the sevier stake of zion convened in the taber r uncle at richfield on saturday morning nt at 10 a m word icord hat had been received on friday that owing to the funeral services of elder ben E rich there would be no visitors from salt lako city which may have been beell the cause of tile the slight attendance president robert D young throughout all the sessions and all the mem hers bers of the stake presidency were in attendance the music for the morning was furnished by the richfield third vard ard choir under the direction of nf john hood flood the selections being fist a congregational hymn redeemer of israel Ino invocation cation was offered uy ely elder peter ion after which tho the choir sang ang a hamn beginning away with our fears president lames james M peterson made the opening address of the conference regretting the small attendance and the fact that we would not bo be blessed with the attendance of any members 0 of 1 the general authorities apostles lieber heber J grant and joseph F smith jr had been appointed to attend the i conference but they had telegraphed president young that owing to tile the funeral service over the remains of elder ben E S rich bedig held on sunday they would be unable to be present i Pr president eident peterson gave a biily brief report of conatti conditions ons in the stake stating that the work ws was progressing there wore were a number of matters that needed adjustment but they would be attended to in the near future during the course of his remarks president peterson said that we should understand each other bettor better that cef we should not assign motive of wrong where no wrong was intended that love should prevail among the latter day saint and that respect and veneration should be shown for presiding authorities elder 0 11 peterson sang the plain of peace bishop merril late of logan and now engaged in assisting the argi cultural developments of this county gave it brief talk on the gospel and bore his testimony to the truth of the same he spoke of the vast sums that the government is spending to better the agricultural interests of tile the various 0 us states and ane gool that this would do elder john E heppler spoke of the dearth of communicants communicant among samong the sEc senturian churches and said if they wo would uld teach tile the gospel of jesus christ instead of the precepts of men they would not have so many empty chur churches elleg we should labor to make others happy and then we would know real happiness ourselves the choir sang a glee thi th world so ho fair president morten jensen the next s speaker spoke of the happiness we have in laboring for the good of others re fering to the work being done in the temples for tile the aal salvation of those who have died without a knowledge of the gospee ile he spoke of his contemplated move tc manti to engage in this work and hoped he would have the pleasure of meeting many of the people of stake there president R D young called attention ten to the duty di holving on the people of richfield Rich Held in caring for those who bo come from a distance to attend the conference the choir sang the pilgrims chorus and the meeting adjourned until 2 p m at the afternoon session the music was furnished by the richfield beld second ward choir under the direction of john hood the opening selection on being how firm a foundation sung by the choir and congregation elder hans hana of redmond delivered the opening prayer after which the choir lang gang ill praise my aly maker elders james jamea E chilk chalk and ray collings Col linga each gave brief reports of their labors as missionaries the work of the lord was growing in all the mission fields in spite of the opposition with which it meets at times from the reports of I 1 those these elders there wab need of more anore missionaries sion aries in all the organized 1111 gussion fields wilford nielsen sang calvery reports were made byJ by J cecil dark Clark counselor to the bishop of the alon monroe south ward bishop james A christensen of redmond ward bishop heher heber C christened Chri Chris stenen LenEen of the richfield Rich neld first ward bishop arnfred christensen of joseph an wilter walter brown sup erin of tile the sunday school at cove a branch of the joseph ward each of these sp speakers enkers defered to the enjoyment they had had in meetings meeting of the con conference confer ferance anca and the good instructions instructions that had been riven given the choir sang a chorus our god is god alone president john christensen stated in the course of his remarks that the sevier sta stake stac c was in in arrears in the number of missionaries in the field and asked the bishops to attend to this part of their calling and try to fill 1111 tile the quota of missionaries i from each ward the duty of spreading the gospel rests on the latter day saints and in order to do chiq w work ork the missionary force in thu this world should he kept up I 1 president robert D young gave I 1 notice of a benefit hall to be given by the relief society of the richfield second ward in the star pavilion the choir sang in heavenly love lov abiding and the benediction was pronounced by elder G S bastian on sunday morning the sunday schools of the three wards of hochfield arieh met with the conference confere nep the richfield first ward furnished the i music under the direction of john hood flood for the opening selection the congre congregation aaion joined with the choir in singing now let us rejoice in the day of salvation elder peter E olsen offered the invocation and the 4 hoir r then sang for tho the strength of the hills we bless thee the the sacrament was administered under the direction of bishop virginius bean of the richfield second ward bishop cleber swindle of the monroe south ward and bishop C M ivie of aurora officiating during the passing of the sacrament the choir sang reverently and meekly now and thaddas thom as brown gave appropriate organ music the congregation recited in consert the sacramental gems beginning in memory of the broken flesh and while of these emblems we partake stake superintendent Super of sunday schools H J hanson lending leading elder hansen made a few remarks to the congregation and a brief report of the schools for the benefit of the children he related a story atory of the early life of admiral robley D evans and his obedience to the advice given him by his mother elders john gleave cleavo of the annabella ward sterling heppler of the Ri clifield second ward and lancelot graham of tile the richfield Ri first ward gave reports of their labors in foreign mission fields the experiences they had met in spreading the gospel had strengthened their testimony of the truth of the same while the spread of the gospel met some opposition at times and in all places still it was gaining ground and many converts were beine added to the fold the stake clerk presented tile the general and stalie stake authorities the tb choir sang an anthem oh lord almighty and elder jonas mattsson Matt saon pronounced the benediction the cori ferenee reconvening at 2 p m the combined choirs of the three wards furnishing furnia hine the singing the combined strength of the three organizations made a large body of singers ovet which elder eider hood should be proud to wave a baton the congregation assisted the choir in singing the old favorite hymn praise to the man who communed with jehovah and the opening prayer was made mada by elder E C christensen of redmond after which the choir si aang tag onward christian soldiers it being genealogical sunday the tha stake representative dative of tile genealogical society of utah gen M jones jonea gave a brief outline of the work being done clone by that organization and the necessity of keepings keepin gt gene alog jes 8 f SEVIER SAINTS MEET IN STAKE conference continued from page 1 sister fern magleby of alan ro and d elder ray utley Y of cove who w he had lately returned from the southern stated mission gave cave reports of their labors in that mission field relating incidents of their experiences in tract ing and preaching the gospel all goin ng to show that the work is growing in that locality elder lyman paulson who had returned from the scandinavian mission rave gave a number of his experiences in that far away land the opposition the gospel meets in thu the world only serves to spread it elder john jelin hoof hood stake chorister reported hi labors in chicago where he hid been attending summer music school ile he had tile the elders whenever hir he had had an opportunity ind and had bad received much pleasure in so doing there were ninny many circumstances that cre assisting the spread of the gospel gasp el as well as the labors of the elders many visitors to utah had been impressed with the earnest faith exhibited by the latter day saints and were referring to it when ever opportunity occurred patriarch william H had enjoyed the spirit of the conference the many testimonies given helped to strengthen those already possessed by the saints and thus the work continues to grow president robert D young made the closing address of the conference re fering to tile the spirit that had characterized the remarks of all who had spoken the spirit of love anve wid and peace and unity had bad been apparent in all that had been said great praise is due to the young men and women who go abroad to represent the church and to preach the gospel to of our fathers children who will condescend to lis listen teti felt to thank all thoe who had token taken any part in the meetings while we had not been blessed with any of the general authorities we had certainly had a time of rejoicing the timely instructions the fervid testimonies and the lovely hinging had made us rejoice and we ve might well say the last conf conference ermice had surely been the best the choir sang grant us peace 11 and patriarch jos S horne home pronounced the benediction |