Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-04
STAKE CONFERENCE.

Tho rrioaihood meeting aud the
semiannual conference OF the SAT-
Lake Stake Of Zion convened In the
Assembly Hall this morning a, 10
a. M, Elder a gvs NJ Cannon, Presi.
dent Of tho stake, presiding.
There were present President Joseph
+. Smith, Elders A. NJ. Cannon, Joe
seph T.. Taylor aud Chnrlcs w. PEN
fose OF the Stake presidency.
Tho choir and congregation sang the
hymn commencing:
our Cod, we raise to Thee
Thanks for my blessings frcs
Woherc enjoy.
Prayer was offered by Elder Thco.
dore Mexican.
The choir sang tho hymn commcuc.
ing;
Come. dearest f4rl. 1otccnd aud dwell
hy tal.u ali love, la every breast.
The roIl was called showing as iol.
love; Six High Councillors. four Patti.
nrcht, Elias Morris AMI William e..
Dunbar ot the Proficiency Of the iiieh
Pursis ,uDmm; fifteen prssideufi OF
Seventies and seven Home Misaion.
aries.
All the wards OF the Stake were
/ properly represented cNccpiinr the
Twelfth nuu Twvuty.thifd city wards,
nnd HERMAN, Brighton and. PieAsau.
/ Green OF tYe county.
The Presidency Of the nnt, second
hftb, seventh, tenth thirteenth,
fourteenth, eighteenth, nineteenth,
iWouiBtl, tWcuiy.hut aud twenty
second qu0rums % Elders 70.
| spouuud 10 tho roll call as dld also tie
/ stake Presidency d. the 8eliu. Society,
/ sabbath SCHOOL, Young Mcn'a aud tue
| fnmafy associations also responded ~
| the roll cali.
The usual huHinpss of the Priesthood
meeting was transacted, at,cr when
fetutss we've made as follows 10y the
| speakers named.
ELDEE i. D. r. Ni'AiILsrrR
was pleased 10 NEE. with ~ macy Of
his brethren AMI sisters drm ia tho
iaith aul prompt 10 uuty. Ia res salt
Lake valley again, at,uf bis ialesl au-
Horce, was Hike nyiug hls lifs over
| again. Referred TO the early dnyl in
| tht valley wien peace rulHnea anu
dgurs coaid be lett unboltei Win nUue
To m0Iost or make afraid; dnya OF
ariuous toll, but toll that was honest
auh WHich had been anuuduutly e..
wnFdci. spoke OF the principla OF
Oordisucr, ucn as Adam m.nIle1tol
IN the matter Of Offering sacrilce,
Simply becauai God HAD COMMANDED
IT. ana asked u We hal arrived % thu
same oonuition pfAithluluess, " do ~
THO LOsi Uuue anu not question Bis
authority? Az people and pariicu.
intiy as PTlesthOOI, we should cot the
world an OK nipple IN all that Is good.
~ We seek ~ build up the kingdom Ui
ucd lie Will buiid Us up
Ino speaker referred 20 tuc WuT.
which women hal 90 do "a the Church.
aud urgoJ the sisters ~ qualify chem.
/ huiNts lyf thtIr dulles. 2 no SANS
shOu!d tcgch taoir childrrn the re3pOn.
tibiii'ies that feB. Upon them, nnu thc
/ worthy should gJ ~ the TOM Lea u
b0d ami oliciatu for tue dead who
have uird without inc ordinances ul
! inc Gospel eomr Imagined that mar.
nises performed ia The temples were
/ not legal. This IA an error. The
I u
miaistcr u. tho Gospel, ana hls acts iu
marrying puulle are M yul.d .ss tu1.,
| ul u justice oi the peace. rho speaker
| urged those among tue Saints vino
were about 10 marry 90 1--we worthy o.
Receiving recommends TO the House Oi
me LORD, 20 that their children might
he born In the covenant. he cnlicd
upon the young peuplc 20 connect
Themselves with the s0elotiosinatliutrd
in their midsl Tor their buntig--.guh
~ tie Mutual Improvement asSocia.
tiOns-in order that they may prepare
themselves 10 tuHu the places OF Their
parents iu this woflSwheu the latlorHhali
nave passed away. TAe efring should
hu looked alter cad the returning prod.
iggl should bo welcomed home from
his wanduriugs, Tho speaker Ia con.
oiusiOn Invoked the divine blessing
upon Tho pgies hood and people Oi GOd.
ELDEG CHARLES W. pENRosE
aaid that he believed iu tire doctrine
euuuciaJuu ~ Elder Mchilistor, that
mon bearing the Priesthood should bu
ready At o. ) lime 10 perform any inbur
that God required o. mem. the
Priesthood wna not conferred upon
men Tor their honor Or "a mere re-
wGri Tor past services, bat ~ enable
them 10 labor more efficiently Tor the
benefit ui the people. Men should not
DO called TO 10 Elders amply 10 enauIs
them 10 80 10 the Temple u get
married, but because OF the gins aud
ca,liugF OF God unto them manliestiuy
their WOr,hiness and htaVss Tor the
position. II that bs not The primary
motive ln calling men to such places,
it WAS wrong anu tue res DnsIbil!ty
would rest upon the Bishops who
recommended the unworthy. ebay
hands suddenly on no man." either IA
n lusillstic way or ia ordination ~
the pursth0Od, II he Lo not worthy OF
II. Tho Bishops should bs careful not |
to act pTemutureiy Ina Issuing recon- !
mVnds. phe speaker referred 10 |
various evil practices that were be.
coming prevalent In the community. |
We shuuli not pattern amer tue iUllies, |
fashions, customs aud wIcke mes. Of |
the world. Everything that h comedy !
should Ice encouraged, but We should |
take the lead anu not follow aitef the |
world. We should not be- Of their iplrit, |
for God had called "a out OF the world. |