Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-08


Z William q. rreston ~ Presidln
a Bishop, with Robert r. Burton ~ hi
. First and john II. Wiuder ne his Sec
ond Counselor.
Franklin y. Richards ~ Church
. Historian and General Church Re
c1nier, and John Jaques rs his assist
ant.
Joseph Don Carlos Young rs Churel
Architect.
John Nicholson "a CLERK Of the Gen
oral Conference.
rs the Chiach Board Of Education,
Wilfori Woodruff, Lorenzo snow
George a. Cannon, Kari u. Maeser,
Willard Young, George w. Thatcher,
Amos Howe, Antbon IL. Lund
JAMES Sharps
As Trustee In Trust for the body oil
religious wOnhipposs known az the
Church Of Jesus Christ o, Lalter.day
Snini.--Wilfofd Woodruff.
All the voting was unanimous.
hroHr or PRIMARY ASSOCIATIONS.
| Give stake not renortcdl.
| 40 % HaHurlauunf, Elf.
80, Of oaicors. i,asi. 30. Of members. 1850
Ayerare attendance. - increase. alcls.
Total " meetings OF niNfesrriptlons, 0s3i!
Dons I,.i q Temples, Nigil. charitable pur.
| poses, fNAgli omigrAii1n. So,
=. Onlc9r.-i1uig u. fct, rreaident. Lille i.
ifee.ei iirst couhsslor. CLARA n. Cannod,
| Hofnnd Counselur, Minnie D.. Cutler, Tfeasuf,
| efi MAfy Anderson, secretary.
Rrronf or RtLrr SOCIETIES.
Total No. Of members. ISIS
| No. Of branches, 90,
Meetings. hold, aifH
| Average Attendance, 0,lof,
bitbursumsnts during haf year, hafifabio
purn0sea, ts,fsa ~, emigration, $1,000, temple,
islscs. Deiefct Hospital. iass0. Hone
,.H1dinlssviei' h.wl''' books, 'l-'.l6. haiiipgs.
6n 6aud-Cash. saIsl.N. property. si7..
/ llhA, real estate, td10,1i, wheat each,
/ -, iitii. wheat huahcls, sl.Hf.
| OMcer-ImA u. H. Young, president, Jane
= Richard, first Counsolorl liHihtheba ".
| smith. seg0ni Counselor, sarah ~. kimball,
| hecrcnryi HQmaniA y. Pratt AHststant secfr.
| nfy, ~ Wells Corresponding Secretary !,
NJ. Isabella Horne, Treasurer
cuuRcu SCHOOLS.
Report Of third academic year. isoi.l-
o,c9,alfsg,g!.' Z, 9,ea9em'ss,' y ,em'uan1es, ~
coma, Z, Mexico, total u.
studenis-haie. 5lsi. females, ass. total
Ia primary department 90, preparatory iiea,
intcrmediaic il'p commercially n, acadomio 80,
Church momhsrshp ~ studenta 3d. High
. q
Teachers as, Dcacona 49,, Members 3ulJ. moi
baptfed ~, non members 10.
Number OF faculty 40
largest ach 81, nfigham Young Academy, At
Provo, 0,a Iudcnu.
On motion, sustained by unanimous
vote, the foregoing reports were
accepted and placed on lille with the
records VI the proceedings Of the Con-
'ence.
APOSTLE JOHN iIESRY SMITH
first addressed the congregation. Fol.
lowing N a synopsis Of his discourse
Ho had no doubt that the speakers thus
far at this Conference had said many
things 10 the Interest, ediiicatiOn anu
well.being ~ tho Saints. We needed,
"a people, u great variety OF instTuc-
ton, AMI ut no place could we letter
receive II than here, on these occasions,
when the Saints gathered ia such
hunters from NIL parts o. the Territory
At last nights Priesthood meeting
many important topics were dwelt
upon, especial reference being made |
y "a strict and proper Observance Of
the sabbath. Ia this regard,
not as careful Us we ought I.
w wv III NtkAh W OnAs
selves or our families. There scented p!
10 be laXity Of feeling among too
many Mt the present time In reference
10 keeping the sabbath day holy. This,
too, had grown TO an ex tent Which was
not Mt all commendRblo In people
who protested 10 possess In every sense
OF tho word tho Gospel OF Christ in IT,
fulness.
There were many other matters
which should be prominently discussed
nj this Conferences. smoking was an
evil habit greatly to bn deplDred, and
It was no uncommon thing nowadays
10 see those Of our brethren who
hrd been expoundefs Of the
Word amODg the people Of
10 as examplara among the Saints at
home chewing tobacco. We also aaw
men who claimed to hold the Priest.
hood drifting within the confines OF
the clearinghouse. He trusted TINT
the voice Of the servants Of God would
be raised, calling upon the Saints 10
continue In the good old way Of pro-
priety, wisdom and prudence, and |
Withstand tho temptations which
hedged them In on every side. II men
would seek the guidance OF the Spirit
Of the living God they would obtain
strength sufficient to support them In
the hour Of temptation and need.
Men were becoming unmindful u
the responsibilities which they owed
10 the youth and 10 their fellow men
everywhere. We had been set, ~ a
people, upon hill, as "a light TO the
world. The spirit Of temperance was one
OF the gToundwOrks OF the strurtllfo
which we were seeking TO build under
the direction OF Almighty God; aud ms
he looked upon this problem he
recognized the fact that we must set
our faces firmly against the demon
OF intemperance, which stalked
abroad and led men aud women
to deviAte from the rules and
regulations which Hod had given
US. Those who used tobacco and
strong drink could not be pure and
healthy people.
There were thousands OF men walk.
Ing Idly In our communities today. For
these work should he provided ms far As
possible, because II mems hands were
kept busy there was lees fear OF their
falling into the ways Of temptation and
wickednesH.
lie reJoiced Ia the Gospel OF tho Son
OF God, and his great desire was to see
the Saints the most happy and pros.
porous OF any people In the whole
world.
PRESIDENT JOSEPH D.. SMITH