Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-11-01
BOX ELDER STAKE.

SIAM was neld III the Tabernacle at
brigham City. Octoi,er % and -.
Present: President WilforI woni-
rnT, APOSTLES l-arenso snow. r. ID.
Richards and \. II. Cannon, Presi-
dent i. ClaYSou. ,n-nibers Of the
High Council. ana Il goodiy numi,er
Of bishops and leading Elders OF the
stake. The greater portion Of the
forenoon nesting ga the .irst day
YVES occupied by Pre- sident Wood.
rGfT. ifter expressing mis- glaGncss
10 mect The Saints Of t3is stake. he
gaze 4 graphic acccuI.s OF the n
trance o. the Pioneers into the val
ley OF SAX Lake, related interesting
portions Of his early history ami
desire 10 know the truth, and Of his
long service Of fifty-seven years ia
the Church. The provisions and
blessings offered by the Gospel to the
living and the dead, the manner the
Saints have been treated by t:e
world in all dispensstions, and the
wicked condition OF the present
generation were reSerred 10.
Apostle Snsw gave personal RENT
uiscences Of the days OF Kirkland
and biographical sketches Of some OF
the first Twelve.
President Il. ClswsOu announced
that the Tabernacle would lie dedi-
Gated in the afternoon.
The choir commenced the after.
noon services by singing tue de,ii-
cat0ry hymn.
President Woodruff offered the
de,;icatory prayer, after which the
Sacrament was administered by the
bishOpric Of the Third Ward.
Apostle r. ID. Richards esteemed
Il pleasant ami precious opportu-
nifty TO meet with the Saints on that
occasion. He had been Interested
in the recital Of incidents which &C.
Cured in the early history Of the
Church. The recent labors OF the
enemy to destroy this work mad led
10 the spread Of its principles
throughout this broad land, In the
dissemination Of the published re-
ports Of three departments az the
Government of their investigations
into the principles Of our religion,
our family and our social conditions (
President Woodruff remarked on
the impending judgments Of God,
and said the warning voice mad been !
heard by the nations generally
President Clawsun occupied the |
first part OF the morning meeting OF |
the 27th, and reported the healthy |
condition spiritually Of the Stake. |
He compllmented the Saints on |
their ready response TO the calls for ,
the erection of houses for divine |
worship and other lsIdable objects,
and exhorted them 10 improve the |
present moment.
Apostle A. II. Cannon delivered
an impressive discourse on the inn |
portant and vital questions Of the
day-the conflict Of capital and |
labor, the race question, the spread |
Of the prinoiuies Of nnarchism. |
These questions puzzled the wisest 4
men OF the world, the most profound |
thinkers. the greatest % osir states |
ment, filling Them with the most |
serious thoughts and awful appre-
tensions Of 4 dreadful crisis near 1t !
hand.
Apostle +. II. Richards occupied |
the balance Of .the meeting in pre-
senting the law OF ti;hins.
At the afternoon meeting the gen.
eral Church authorities were pre-
sented by the Stake clerk. They |
were all unanimously sustained.
President Woodruff filled all the I
time for speaking at the meeting.
His remarks embraced the law o! |
tithiug. the last instructions of the |
Prophet Joseph to .he Twelve. the
mission he assigned them. the keys |
of this iispeasation and the power
OF the Melchisedec Priesthood. His
closinr words were: / have been |
pecnIiarly interested in Brother
Clayson. lie was present at the !
death o! Brother Standing; lac ex--
Dected 30 die also: he could not |
reasonably expect anything else.
He is 2 mEriyr. / am Interes' Ell In |
Won All. JUS ~ AlNAAN III n = - - I
This ,.ispeiIsaiion and ever viii. ]
want 70 ne with him in the spirit
world. never found my Fathers
house until | found the Latter-day
saints. ! pray that we may al be
frue and faithful TO the end. God
biezs yog sp, for 9ssg-. saEs-
Ameu.
President SNOW proposed that,
after Singing, the congregation
sionid gise the SACRED shout Of
hosanna To God sBd the Lamb as
Ihe closing exercises Of the confer
| erics.
The singing over. all stood up and
Joined in the glorious shout with
laEeuess 81 heart, ''IiOsnnna, Ho-
! s,nuai H0sanna, TO God and the
Tamil. Amen, Amen, Amen"
Thus closed ore Of the most sue
,e-sfui conferences held in tins
Estate OF siSy.
JAsfEs BEwATEE,
stake CLERK.