Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-18

Eleventh meeting, June y h--pres =
dent Joseph smith: "Il gfiev-s me
that there IA no fuller fellowship; II
one member suffers all feel VI;
by union Of feeling we obtain
power with God; Christ said
He came to call sinners to repent.
lance and TO save them. Christ was
condemned by the righteous Jews be-
cause he took sinners into his society;
he took them upon the principle that
they repent. Nothing Is no much cal.
culatud 10 lead people to forhakc sin ~
/ 10 take them by the hand and watch
over them with tenderness. The
nearer we get 10 our Heavenly Father
/ the more we are disposed TO look with
compassion on pefishiDg souls. | say
10 this society II you would have God
have mercy on you, have mercy on one
another. How mildly the Savior dealt
with Peter, snying; "Wheu thou art
! converted, strengthen thy bfothrou;"
at another time He said 10 him
"Lovest thou me2 Feed my sheep"
The society IA not only to relieve the
| poor but TO save souls.
Sixteenth meeting held In the Grove,
| August 3lsl, 1912. After relating re-
cent difficulties he had encountered
while being hunted by his enemies, he
said the Relief Society has taken an
active part In my welfare, Ia petition.
ing the Governor In my behalf. These
measures were necessary, aud your in
fiueuce helped TO bring about my re.
demptlon from tile hands OF my
euemiv; have come here 10 bless
sou. The society has done well; their
principles are TO practice holiness. God
/ loves you, and your prayer shall avail
much, do not cease 10 let them ascend
to uod Ia my behalf. The enemy viii
never get weary. expect lac will
array everything against me, expect a
| tremendous warfare. He that will
war the Christian warfare viii have
the angels and nil the powers VI dark
ness continually aTrayed against him.
A few things had been manifested
/ TO him during his absence respecting
baptism for the dead. which
he would communicate next Sab.
bath u nothing should occur Ia
| prevent IL. lie then offered fcrvent
/ prayer to God In behalf u the society.
After the Transaction Of some business,
/ In the adjustment OF which President
/ Smith offered counsel, he said he had
one more remark to make respecting
baptism for the dead, which must
suffice for the present and until he had
the opportunity 10 present the subject
vt greater length.
All persons baptized for the dead
must have recorder present, that he
may he sn eyewitness to testify OF IL.
/ " will be necessary IN the GrcGt
Council that these tlllngs be testified
/ Of. IL should be attended to from this
time. II there l. any lack II may be
at the expense Of our friends. This
was the last Il. :. meeting that Pres,.
Joseph smith attended.
Daring the two ycsrs'administratlo n
| Of PfeSt. Emma smith and her RssoCi
atoH, visiting sisters were appointed to
search out the needy, to ind work for
| the able bodied, to receive contribu.
tons anu TO report conditions.
The labors OF the society were ex.
tended to the four wards OF the city.
Twelve hundred and aeveniy.six
names were enrolled us members The
recorded receipts were Sil5.24.
NM PRESENT ADMINISTRATIONS.
SALT LAKE CRY, Utah,
March ITth, 1901.
Administration OF tho Relief Society
VI the Church OF Jesus Christ Of
I.a,ter.day Saints. zina ID. II.
Young, President.
After tho death Of Sister Eliza II.
snow, which occurred December 9th,
1887, Sister Zina ID. Young, who had
been her FIRST counselor, took charge
until the semi.annunl conference oi
the Church, April 6th, 1883, when
President John Taylor appointed her
to presid, over tile Relief Society.
Apostle franklin ID. Richards, aflor
the authorities OF the Church had been
presented, said; our late lamented
Sister Eliza II. Snow has been prssi.
dent Of the Relief Society ever sine,
| It's organization In these mountains,
aud has labored with unexampled dill.
| gence for Its welfare ana advancement.
| Her death now leaves the organize.
ton without president. Sister Hlua
ID. YOUNG was her fret counselor. II Ia
now moved and seconded that she be
made president. Sister Young was
unanimously sustained.
October nth, 1855, President Zina
Young chose ns her first counselor
Jane x. Richards, as her second
Ba,hsheba W. Smith, corresponding
secretary Emmeline b. Wells. They
were set apart under the hands OF the
First Presidency OF the Church.
The central board OF the Relic
Society was then fully organized IA
follows: Prssident, Zina ID. II. Young;
first counselor, Jane i. Richards;
second counselor, Bathsheba W.smith;
secretary, Sarah NJ. Kimball; assist.
ant secretary, Romania u. Pra,i;corr.s
ponding secretary, Emmeline b.
Wells; treasurer, NJ. Isabella Horne.
One OF the most notable features OF
progress OF the Relief Society was the
Inauguration OF annual ind somi.an,
nual conferences for women, where
special instruction peculiar to their
work could be given by the President
and her counselors and other expert
enced women, and where yer.
| bal reports be made by the
Presidents OF Stake aud societies
or their representatives. Each society
through these privileges Is enabled 10
receive the benefit OF the combined
wisdom and intelligence OF the whole.
The first general conference OF the
Relief Society convened IN the Assem-
bly, Hall OF this city Saturday, morn
ing, April 9th, 1850, President Zina d.
Young presiding, assisted by her cou n
selors. Sister Young wrote an eloquent
address, which was read by Sister II. II
| Wells. IL consisted OF special instfuo
lions upon the duty Of women "a,
wives and mothers aud Relief Society
work.
The next conference, the semI-annua
OF the Relief Society, was held in tn,
| A aa.n.Il,s Hall Ia thla aify n,f,h.,