Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-20

Correspondence OF iho ul5.aEE Navel
Tris evening has ciosod tins two
drys' Coufere. CO OF the Weber stake
ri ZION. The meetings. were held in
the Tabernacle at OGDEN shortly az
ter 10 o'c.ocs un Su day morning tho
pr co,diugs wcrc gallti 90 oItcr by
President l.. W. 5uuglll. rneru WAS
q good Attendance.
Alter singing by tho choir and
prayer by Elder Ricnard Ballantyuc,
President G.. +. Middleton made the
opening address. Ito WINS pleased 20
roport the Weber Stale o. being gene
orally IN good condition. The
presidency ofthe stake are thoroughly
united IN ala things pertaining to their
calling hud the High Council is united
with the presidency, and all are Ia.
boring tor the good u the people. The
Bishops aud counsel are energetic and
alive t0 the interests VI the people IN
thuif several wards, The luOrumT,
with low exceptions are complete, anu
,hu associations ana institutions AMI
the Church members ARE in genera
good standing. lie believed that with
very few executions all desired to DO
the viii NJ G1i,
President u. II. Roberts delivered
nu instructive Discourse on the rcstJtg.
ton II tho Priesthood, the UrganI2a.
ton amt order OF tho Church, the In.
silutiOn and object oi cOufcTeuc"
meeting presCLting In n clear light
how Mi business IN these assemblies
should bu done by common consent.
The beuVdiclion wsp Junccd 10y
Apostle 4. n. Cannon.
IN the afternoon the Sacrament was
admiuis teruu and tho rruural and local
NuthoritiesUt the Church were hearth
~ sustained Ia their several positions.
The vote was unanimous.
President. John j. kimbsll md
Seymour b. Young gave some excel
lent Instructions on tho dutirs Of the
Saints towards each other and ~ GOu.
thc necessity VI furbrataucc ami the
absolute duty Of the brethren i0rgiving
each other their trrspalsc., Of humbly
cpufcssiug their slus before Goa aud
before eAch other.
On Monday the Saints came TO-
gelhgr anu received further lu,iruc.
lions. Apostle 4. u, Cannon delivered
"a powerful discourse on the evils pc.
liticgly, civilly, morally anu socially
which affect the nntiunsat the present
lime. He spoke earnestly on the uu.
ctislty Of the Saints observing the
Word ~ Wisdom which WAS given by
revelation from God lof the physical a.
well as the spiritual rRlvntiOu OF Hls
people. lie also Gwelt al some length
upon family government, the proper
conduct Of husbands and wivce, VI
children and parents 20 each other IN
order that harmony aud peace may
reign in the families OF the Saints.
The conference wAa also again al
dressed 10y Presidents Young, Kimbill,
FlygHIe aud Shuriliti. Their inGtruc-
tlDns were pertinent, timely, valuable
anu highly appreciated by the audi.
enCr.
The statistical report showed that
there were In this Stake: Que Apostle,
i've palriarchs, COZ Seventies, 23l
High Priests, $50 ELDERS, 81 Priests,
$50 reach9rr, ii7 Dracons, 6ll7 mem.
bprs, $3.50 officers aud members, 3Isi
children unuvr eight years Of ng, /,
total OF souls l2,OlI. Five wards were
not fully represented numerically
There were sixteen new adult bRp.
| tisms, III children baptized anu 1884
children blessed since last reroTi.
There are ia the stake 1895 families
out o which 1856 individuals are draw.
! lux FupIort.
The Sabbath schools Of the Stake
number -, with So efficient teacher
aud officers, and i724 pupils, 5uprriu-
| tpu.lput II Eutiuur yup rRprtgsnlpl The
schools tn good condition, making
good pTOgr,ss In their sludlDp. M0ny
improvements Hrs about ~ be inAugur-
a'ud In these Institution which viii
tend 10 the more rapid advancement Of
! the young among tho Ltttcr'dny
! 5pintsin " knowledge u the principle
| Of the Gospel. JusEllG HALL,
OGDEN, Utah, July IS, 1892.