Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-02
Wayne stake.

Wayne stake.
Minutes OF ,ne Wayne Stake con.
ference, held ~ Ion, Wayne county
Nov. 20 aud 10, 1898, Elder W. T..
Robinson, President u the stake, pso.
siding. There we've present ON the
stand Elders r. NJ. Lyman, OF the
| Council OF Apostle; y. "a. RIuer,f, of
the Fret Council OF Euventies; W. II
Clark anI Thomas A. Hump roy, Of
the stake Proficiency; also PaIfiatchs,
High Councillors and Bishops.
After The usual opening exercises,
Prcsl,rt W.E.l(lbinson reported that
thesuEuTr,s.Ieucy had hcldwar con.
'cfcncea throughout the stake during
the pas, three months. Tehchou IN
the various wards were actively en-
gagged vlsning among the people, all
organizations ia good working order
and the Stake In a iiourishlng con.
ditiou.
Elder +. NJ. Lyman said lac was
very plpn,ud with the report. He
gave some timely Instructions 10 the
Presidency OF tire stake anu BlshOps
} u wards relative 10 heir duties.
Elder b. IA. R5bcrs addressed the
, congregation uron the perfect organi.
, zliiou Of the Church OF Christ. He
I nleo spohr nt length upon the power VI
nome iti icucc.
At2p. tn. tue general and Stake au.
thuritcs we're sustained uy the PEG lu.
Elder W. d. Ozark spoke iuterest-
iuglY upon Tue necessity OF religious
clnsses, ana beautifully explained thor
y workings. Showed The object 10 be
, tue education OF Saints In morale,
a manners aud the principles Of the
Gospel
!. Elder Thomas A. Humphrey
/. smoke upon the necessity Of eXtrulBing
u faith VA the laws OF Col aui boJe
/. testimony 90 the divine m,-slou VI thv
u Prophet JO-tpn Smith.
Patriarch hanks reported hit laburs
!, and promised tho people " thty would
follow the counsel OF the frc-iucucy
anu Twelve Apostles they would never
wnnt TOT brcul.
Patriarch Elias n. Blackburn also
q made "a report anu invoked the blessings
q u God on all assembled.
"a Counselor Haus M, Hansen said he
nj came to this valley when there was
little else than aagUbtush ana unsub'
r" ducd land. He had lived 20 6oe the
u mlhlmeut Of tho predictions of tue
X servants of God relative 10 the develop
" mcut OF the valley. He tNh1rlud tue
IA snints 20 continue In the way OF peace
10 nud tGuih.
Couutel,r Gearsen 3. BaslrAn con.
" | nTmel the report given by President
~ .aFtanHHWUfFafl NhA AmlUla Il
10 i've pure lives.
VI Inc following wards wcro reported
h, Ne being Ia good conditions: Gaines
" | willie, by BthOp Walter hanks, Lava
by bishop b. H. BJowu, Fremont, bl
10 Bishop a. T.. Mayhcld, Ihutber By
Nc BishOp VIM. MeukH, auu Blue Valley
I'd by Bishop II. J. Wilson.
ef 4 Priesthood meeting was held II
20 the evening. Elder +. M. Lyman
occupied tho time discOutslug upon thl
Priesthood. A great many question
were propOunGod by the brethren, al
OF which were anBweTed satislaolonl!
.. by Elder Lyman.
TO on Sunday morning +. W. founl
reported that the home misslouAtir
were very jealous aud weTo doing
good work. He was lGbDriug TO get Ia
4. High Pfitsto' quorum IN good Worhlnl
Wv order
aI ward ia good condition. Eust 10
IA. ward was reported by BiBhOp Peter j
Christeusen TO be IN tiOurlshiug con
u" dituu.
The remainder Of tho morning wa
~ occupied by Elder =. III. Roberts Ia
We discuufse al on thetciunee and phlioao
nc uhy Il The GOSPEL. La the course o
u Ma remarks the speaker very Duaul
rs mlly demonstrated that the end OF al
IeI prenChiug ito iuufeass initu, aud INA
We ths science VI religion ~ rlght'llvlnp
'ul During tho Interval between morn
~ ing aud afternoon meetings u seven
III ,les' meeting was held nc winch m
portion OF the Priesthood we're ~
,tructed In their duties by Elder b' ii
Roberts, and "A number VI Elders Wer
,st ordained Seventies.
In the nittruuOn sacrament wa
Oh auministeTtd ~ Bishops Wan. Meek
.ON lud Walter Halke, The tlhc was %
be- cupieu by l.. der Il. n. Lyman, VIII
~. DISGUISED with power upon the sui
Ircts Of Priesthood, lalsv dUglnuu an
n uthlng. III. remarks were iull OF ii
re- struction. lie promised the pgOp
,n II they would AOIur God by pay
.I pg an honest tithiuR tie Ian
he should be blessed Tor their tAhus AN
IN Inc earth SHOULD yiell IN AUuudauI
nd lbs ustesutlvu OF lie. IHu pulpl
a, ,unuitet'ed by uplfl hands that TIE
Ar. hplleyeih he ~ .ouingB OF Eluur Lyman
H., Thereafter closed by Invoking Goa
N. blessing upon the Wayne S.ate
tt. Zion.
st' Conference adjourned for thr'
ug moutns.