Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-07
STAKE CONFERENCE.
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/ AhkhH AhH thhiNh HA'aAaaAAf
The choir sang the hymn COM
mencing:
Great God, attend while ZION siugs
The 10Y that from Thy presence sprinys.
Prayer was offered by Elder William
Taylor.
Singing.
| 10. TIE mighty God appearing,
Prom on high Jehovah speaks
The general statistical report Of the
Salt Lake stake Of Zion for the siS
months ending February 80, 1899, wac
presented by summary to the Con.
ference, and by unanimous vote re.
ceived nnd ordered hled.
The statistical reports Of tho Relief
Societies, Young Mems Mutual Im-
provcment Associations, Young Ind.
les Mutual Improvement Associations,
High Priests Quorum, Primary AZ
sociatlons, and Religion Glasses Of the
Salt Lake Stake for the nix months
ending Feb. 20, 1892, were read, re-
celved aud ordered filed.
Tho statistical report Of the Sunday
Schools OF the stake for the year end
Ing Dec. 81, 1891, was read and the
same action taken.
| On motion Of Counselor &, w. Pen.
rose, J. l.. Talmage, the Stake Superin-
teudent OF Religion classes, anu his
assistants were released In accordance
with recommendation contained In
the report OF that organization, the
reason assigned being the fact that
practically nothing had been done 10y
the Bishops 10 the way OF organizing
such classes.
APOSTLE JOHN W. TAYLOR
was called upon to speak. He gave IL
Us his opinion that statistical reports
were for the benefit Of the presiding
officers OF the Church aud the stake,
and not Of special Interest 10 the pto'
pie, except for tbs purpose OF giving
them information regarding their con-
dillon. He referred to the many uu-
tles devolving on members OF the
Church, 10 be performed on the Sab
bath; and the various helps and or
CARNATIONS tend In their sustenance to
Increase this work aud to multiply
burdens on the heads Of the Saints.
The excessive reading OF statistics,
not being OF special interest to the
people, tends to distract their attention
from the more important duties Ia their
assemblies, and while II would not be
we'll 10 suspend this reading altogether,
II would be well 20 curtail II nv much
as Is consistent with proper under
standing OF our condition.
IL
ifkept up and properly operated, will no
all that II necessary for the advance.
mont OF the people OF do1, without the
accumulation OF too many religious
duties on the heads VI children.
The speaker referred to the work OF
the relief societies, and commended
the accumulation OF grain aud the In.
crease OF funds for the hospital aud
other charitable organizations. He re-
/, joiced that all the n.cessaries Of lif'
are provided for the people Of God, an,
that facilities are given for the educa
ton Of our children. IL IL necessAr,
that the many duties dcvoiving upoi
those In authority should be per
formed, and that this mny b.
done It Ia de.irable that the officer
! should be sustained by the people. Tn,
, advice OF these men should he takrl
freely 10y those under their care. Mos
Of the neglect OF the duties of thi
: Church result rather from the care
/ lessness than from the unwillingness o
the people, and hence the necessity 70
all these organizations that the Saint
may be Rdmonl-hed In their duties.
This people Ia rapidly growing, an
In some directions We are performing
our duties well, while Ia others we at
neglecting them.
We are being divided on politica
lines now, but contention anon
brethren should be avoided. There
= great deal OF mixing will
= the world on the part Of TIA
Saints, and this does not alto
gether produce good effect upo
= the young people, who are thus led
I. form associations, and even 10 MARI
, outside the Church. The Lord has u
ways looked upon such marriages wit
disiavor. ~ tending to division. confer
= ton, and the rearing Of children I
o unhellef
Tho speaker referred with CONNER
4. dalton to the Jews, who carry out the
custom not to marry out OF the
Church, aud thus preserve their IL
. tegrity to their faith. We would d
| well TO follow more closely In the
i, footsteps In this respect, teaching bu
not coercing our children In the way ,
v avoiding promiscuous marriages. Til
:. matter should be explained In l;indne,
. aud love 10 the children, and n IN
!. advice OF tho parents ia not taken, the
have at least done their duty. Pau
says: "Be We notunequally yoked wit
d unbelievers," This is good advice iC
d the Latterday Saints.
n The many temptations for the youn
In this city were spoken Of aud II
. consequent necessity Of advising N
Ia children to avoid them. Attention
n these things VIII increase the Joy
Al parents in their children because OF III
testimony the latter will possess an
= the obedience they will show TO God.
T. Thus Zion Will increase, as she hi
:. Ia the past, II the children are traine
In the proper way.
Some OF the Latter-day Saints, al
y becoming rich too fast, aud they do nj
u remember the admOnitiNn: "Seek y
i. iirst the Kingdom OF God and III
10 righteousness, and all thugs shall I
:, added unto you" which was give
~ them by the Elders. They perhal
T. performed their duties well, and thl
means were accumulated anu left
their children, who found their Il
spOnsibilities in business so great as
keep them from attending to their T,
ligiOus duties; thus they would grad
ally fall away from the truth. Tn
4. tendency viii increase unless this CIV
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