The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-24

CONFERENCE.
Interesting Meetings at the Taber-
nacle, Sunday.

usual quarterly session OF the Weoe
Stake of Zion convened IN the Taber
nacle. President L. W. Shurtlif pre-
siding.
The First Ward choir furnished thu
singing, and pray r was offered by
Elder Amos Maycook. The choir the1
sang, "Let Zion IN her beauty rise"
The whole of the time was occupied
by members of the High Council in
bearing their testimony and telling Of
their experience in the gospel. Among
those who spoke were Elders John Bar,
ker, Daniel RaWson, F. A. Brown,
Joseph Parry, Richard Ballantyne
Miles H. Jones, Father Critchlow, and
others.
After the choir rendered an anthem
the benediction was pronounced by
Bishop Zachariah Ballantyne.
AFTERNOON.
The afternoon services commenced
by the singing of tie hymn 'I'll parise
my Maker while I've breath"
Prayer was offered by Elder D. M.
Stuart, who was followed by singing
"God moves in mysterious way"
The Sacrament was administered by
the priesthood OF the First Ward.
The bishop of each ward then
rendered reports of the condition of
their various wards, which showed the
stake to be in highly satisfactory
condition. The general church and
stake authorities were then sustained
by unanimous vote. Of the people as
sembled.
Elder E. Il. Anderson gave a verbal,
general report OF the Mutual I'm
provement Associations of the stake
and of the labors of the Central board
in connection th erewith.
Superintendent Richard Ballantyne,
after giving his report on the Sabbath
schools. concluded an interesting &C
count of Sunday-school work gener-
ally. He stated that there had been a
falling off of something like seventy
nine scholars in the aggregate Sunday
sc DOL attendance, but believed that
the absentation might be accounted
for, TO some extent. by the fact that the
various Sunday-school officials are
somewhat overWorked. The speaker,
however, believed that much might be
done by closer application and energy
on the part of all concerned.
Elder 1. N. Goodale referred to his
long experience i'll the church and the
varied experiences through which he
had passed. During the many years he
had listened to the teachings of the
servants of God, he had never heard
anything but which would be bent tit
TO everyone.
Elder Joseph Stanford spoke IN a
convincing manner of the growing
tendency OF the Sge to infdelity, show
ing its causes ana remedy. His remarks
were instructive and were listened to
with marked attention
Elder D. Al. Stuart bore his testi-
mony to the truth, adding another to
the thousands he has been privileged to
make during long and useful career
in the ministry.
The services we're brought to a close
by the singing of an anthem by the
choir and the pronouncing of the bene-
diction by Counsellor G. F. Middleton.
ON MONDAY.
Yesterday morning the Conference
and the services COM
menced by the rendering of the hymn
THE Time is Nigh. That Happy Time"
and prayer was offered by Bishop
Robert McQuarr lie. The choir then |
sang another hymn, and Elder W. II. |
Lee spoke on the gathering of the |
Saints to Zion, and stated that notwith- |
the sacred character of the |
principle which brought them here, |
there were many who had gone astray,
and such, generally, were unhappy and |
downcast in life. The person strong in !
the faith, who was filed with the Holy
Ghost, could always be seen with a
Deaming countenance, full of happiness
and contentment. Every labor must
be performed ere we can receive celes-
5ial glory.
Apostle Heber ]. Grant was pleased
with the large attendance, as
it seldom occurred that so
a gathering could
be seen except on the Sabbath.
In the general meetings of the
Saints many attended merely from
:orce of habit rather than from an
earnest desire TO obtain the benefit and
Inspiration of the gospel. Many of
hose who have neglected their duty
lave allowed the testimony once OBJ
alneQ TO grow COOL anu pass away. IL
s impossible to have the light of the
gospel increased in our hearts unless
We diligently labor for it. Those who
lave received power and strength from
Tod and think they can retain it, with
,ut utilizing the power given them, ]
re mistaken, as a man cannot tie up {
lis arms and expect to remain strong
md powerful.
Crime is increasing, and many won
Iered how this could be accounted for.
n his opinion, much of the increase in s
rime could Ee traceable to the exclu- I
ion of teachings pertaining to God in !
ublic institutions of learning. For !
his reason he thought the present I
chool system was a failure. Crime !
yill not cease until the youthful =
minds which are being trained for life :
ecelve teaching from re- .
gious system based upon a }
nm belief IN God. Teachers were so r
ound up in independence that some of =
hem hardly dared to open school by
rayer, and, as he had heard one
sacher say, they did not know who to |
ray to. Faith is principle upon
hich salvation is founded, and dis
elief in God is being infused into the Z
outhful minds. The speaker said he
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