Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-07
Wayne Stake Conference.

Tho Wayne Stake quarterly confer.
enco was held In the bowory, Gaines.
willie, Wayne county, Utah, Saturday
and Sunday, Aug. 20 ami 20, 1894, Stake
President Willis h. Robson presiding.
Present on tho stand, the SAKE
presidency High Councillors aud
Bishops.
Elder Robson expressed Joy ia meet.
Ing for the iifst time In conference NJ
Gainesville, the health Of the people
In this Stake generally IL g39O; the
Stake presidency have siuce last con.
ference visited every ward IN the
Stake and all are Ia n prosperous c0U-
ultlon; there are fair prospects for
good harvest tho Saints mere have
great cause 10 be- thankful, ~ We have
no saloons In the Stake, and uTe
measurably free from many OF the
vices that M lot Old-settlod places. lie
referred 10 TIE revelation gwen TO the
late Pfesilent John Taylor, impfessing
upon the Saints the necessity VI setting
thoir houses In order.
Counselor Hans NJ Hanson al.
dressed the BaiutH upon individual
salvation, demonstrating that our sal.
walton depended upon the good works
We perform while tabernacling Ia the
iesh. The speaker felt 10 compliment
the Saints Of Blue and Graves valleys
on the success male IN converting the
once desolate country into place NJ
gardens aud orchards. lie remom.
bered passing through these valleys
when there were very few settlers ami
less attractions than meet the eye u
the passef-by today.
Elder Seth TAFT quoted the prophecy
that "dod would In the last days take
one Of u city and two Of family and
gather them 10 Ilon;" also the predit-
ton Of Isaiah that "thc mountain Of
the house Of the Lord should be built
In the tops Of the mountains" etc. lie
shOwedthat In iulilimuut Of the pfopht.
cy the GoBpel had hueu restored, Elders
were sent out 10 proclaim the "glad
tidings Of great 10y" many have
gathered from the nations Of the earth,
aud temples have been built, amt Saints
arc now officiating therein, thus ful.
Hlllug TO the very letter the prophecies
quoted.
When the Saints assembled In the
afternoon choice variety OF ffult
decorated the stand, consisting VI very
fine peaches and prats, aud some
apples that measured 10 Inches round,
Inst had been raised In the Gainesville
ward. The Gainesville, Blue Valley,
Fremont Rnd Lon wards were reporter
In good condition by Bishop Walter
Hanks, Bishop Hiatt h. MRyfeld,
Elder Jonathan Hunt anu Elder John
4. Lazenby.
Counselor Gearsen $. Bastian said
that thus far tue Stake Presidency
had strictly followed the counsel VI
Elder q, NJ. Lyman IN regard TO visit
ing regularly the warisin the stake,
The speaker referred 10 the hard times
endured by the people Of Dixie In
settling that country. lie believed
that tne climate Of Blue Valley was
favorable for the rAisilg OF nearly all
kinds Of fruit that have been raise d In
Utah; spoke briefly upon tho evil OF
card playing aud sabbath breaking,
aud encouraged parents to lent a help
ing hand In tie sunday school work,
Elder WIN, 1. Callahan spoke briefly
upon the influence aud power Of ex'
ample; advised Saints b. take n review
every night OF the day'a preceding,
note their failings and seek 10 do better
on the morrow.
lmmHulnLNlN hllHE ANt hlfInuuu
meeting a Stake Priesthood meeting
was held, when the Priesthood were
Instructed Ia their lsDors aud duties
by the Stake proficiency and Elder
Franklin w. Young.
sunday morning, Aug. 2Blh.-Tts
following wards we're reported 10 be- Ia
prospefuus condition. Toasinlo
Wari, by Elder Lewis Adams; fhurber
ward, by Bishop VIM. Mesks, and
Lyman ward, by Bishop Peler J.
ChTisgOnaen,
Elder franklin w. Young then nd.
dfersed tho congregation on Temple
work and impressed upon parents the
necessity OF seeking to give their
eDildTon good education, even though
n may cot much sacrifice. Himsel,
EIIef Rust aud three other men were
Inc fint 10 visit tubs (Blut) valley; he
ielt 10 rejoice greatly IN seeing the
people 20 cOm'Uriau y situated.
Elder John Giles spoke upon the
orlipsnoes VI the House Of God,
ami Glusr John W. Jackson, who saii
he va. raised Ia this Church a Il born
I'm these valleys, bore u faithful tosti-
nony to tbs lTu.h Of the lattor,Iay
work,
Al the afternoon meeting the SAcra.
mput was Administered, the general
ana Stake authorities were presented
ID sustainga by tho luOple, luu yaeau.