Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-03
San Juan Stake Conference.

The Quarterly Conference of the
San Juan Stake of Zion was held
at this place on the 22nd and 23rd
Of November. There were pres
eat Apostle +. NJ. Lyman, Elder
3. II. Roberts, Of the First Seven
Presidents OF the Seventies; Presi-
dent f. 4. Hammond and Counsel
ors, anu fair representation of the
Bishops and leading brethren from
the various Wards of the Stake.
The speakers during the confer
ence were Apostle f. NJ. Lyman,
Elder r. Ii. Roberts, Presidents F.
A. Hammond, VIM. Halls, and
Platte ID. Lyman. Of the Stake
Presidency, and the Bishops and
representative brethren, vino re-
ported their various wards and
branches. The instructions given
were Of a practical nature, the
saints present being exhorted to
Leaf honest, virtuous lives. The
Priesthood aud other leaiing MEM
bers Of the Church were also ad-
dressed on the manner in which
they should discharge the respon-
sibilities resting upon them.
Elier Platte ID. Lyman was sus-
tanned as Second Counselor to Pres
ident Hammond, in the place of
Elder VIM. Adams, who had re-
signed on account Of falling health,
anu was hOnor.bly released.
Elder Hiram NJ. Taylor was sus-
tanned rs Second Counselor To Bish-
up G-Orge Halls, Of Mancos Ward,
in the place of Elder Samuel S.
Hammond, who is absent on mis-
sion TO the Sandwich Islands.
a s9scial feature Of the confer
ence was the meeting at two O'Clock
p. n. on Sunday, which was held
| in the MancOs Union School build.
log. which had teen kindly fur,
nished by the trustees for the occa-
sion. The meeting was largely at
tended by outside friends, among
whom were many of the most infiu-
entail men Of the vicinity.
The first speaker was Elder B.
Fl. Roberts, who delivered a pow
erfIl discourse, explaining to those
present that what the world calls
'AiOrmonIsm" is no new religion,
Tut is the same Gospel that was
taught by our Savior. He set forth
"a strong array of evidence in favor
OF the truth OF the Book of Mormon
and of the restoration Of the true
Gospel to the earth through the in
strumentality of the Prophet Jo-
seph Smith.
Apostle L. NJ. Lyman bore a pow
erful testimony TO the truth of
Elder Roterts' remarks and TO the
truth OF the Gospel as revealed
through the Prophet Joseph.
The choir Of Mancos Ward ac-
quilted themselves in very COM
mendab!e manner, furnishing some
excellent music Throughout Confer
ence.
All the meetings were accom-
panied by rich outpouriDg of the
Spirit of God and all had an en-
jDyabie time which will long be re-
membered.
Conference adjourned for three
months, To meet az Bluff, San
Juan Co., Utah.
The reports given during the
Conference by the Bishops Of the
several Wards tended to show that
the work Is growing in this large
though spirsely settled Stake, and
the Saints are being prospercd both
temporarily and spiritually.
On Saturday evening a confer
ence OF the Y. N. and Y. l.. NJ. 1.
a. was held, and on Monday n
meeting of the Primary Associa-
ton ef Mancos, al which O pro-
grainme Of songs, recitations, etc.,
was very creditahiy rendered by the
children. Apostle Lyman, Elder
Roberts, and President Hammond
addressed the children and gave
them some timely Instruction.
49, PETER ALLEN,
Clerk of Conference, pro tenn
MAscos, Col. Nov. 26th, 1879.