Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-01
THE SALT LAKE STAKE.
lis Two Days Conference Com.
ma1Ced Today.
Topics Of Interest 10 the saints are
Discussed By the various
speakers.

The seml-annual Conference and
monthly PfIesthood meeting OF the
Salt Lake Stake Of Zion convened In
the Assembly Hall thls morning at
10 O'Clock. There were present ON the
stand President Lorenzo Snow and
Elders Heber J. Grant and Abraham
IL. Cannon, Of the Quorum Of the
Apostles, the stake presidency,
Elders Angus NJ. Cannon, jos. h.
Taylor ana &. w. PentOse, while the
roll call showed the following attend.
aBce OF Stake officers.
One High Councillor, three Patri-
arobp, Elders Elias Morris and William
q. Dunbar, Of the presidency VI the
High Priests quorum, eight presidents
OF Seventies and siE home missionaries.
All the warJH Ia the Stale were
properly Represented excepting tue
Filth. Sixth, Tenth, Sixteenth, Eigh.
teenth and Twonty.second city wards
aud South Cottonwood, North jordan,
Hunter anu Pleasant Green, Of the
country.
The First, Fifth, Twelfth, Thit.
teentb, sixteenth, Eighteenth, Nine.
tscnth,s Twentieth, Twenty.first,
Twenty. Twenty.thifd ana
Twenty.i0ufth quOrums VI Elders were
represented 10y their presiding officers.
fhe STAKE Presidency u the Relief
Societies, 5uperinteudency OF the
Sunday schools, anu Stake Presidency
~ the Young Mems aud Young
Ladlrt' Mutual Improvement Assoula.
tons anu the Primary associations
responded 10 the roll call.
The following brethren were AZ
pointed to represent the wards named
below, the Bishops and counselnt- be.
Tug absent; Fifth, Richard J. Flee;
DlStb, II. ID. Pugn; Tenth, James
Malin; Thirteenth, Claudius V. Spen-
cei; Sixteenth, Theodore Mexican;
Eighteenth, Sidney Clawsjn; Twenty.
Second, Bishop Isaac Barton Of the
Nineteenth; south jordan, muel
Btinghursi; Hunter, a. z. 5lenDlum.
The Conference was opened by the
President OF the stake.
The chois anu congregation sang,
"Iteieemrr Of IsrAel,n
Prayer was offered by Eldor Ed.
ward Stevenson.
Staging, choir AMI cougrogatlon,
"COmo let W. anew our Journey uut.
sue." After thu roll call aud the read.
lug Of tho miuutet, members Of tue
quOtums VI the loser pfletthnod, on
accommodation OF their Bishsp-,
wote unanimously endorsed Tor Ordltia.
ton to the office Of Elder.
Elder Angus NJ. Cannon trusted
that the Spirit OF the Lord would
manifest His will during the confer.
.ueS, through tho prayers OF the
Saints.
Elder Il. W. Davis, president Of the
First quorum OF Elders, reported that
his quorum was composed Of the Eldefp
of tue Fourteenth anu Seventeenth
wards and contained eighty eight
members. two on foreign missions and
six on missions 10 different parts OF
the United States. The feeling VI the
members IL one Of rejoicing anu faith.
iulneas.
Elder Elias Morris, Bishop OF the
Fifteenth ward and president Of the
High Priests quorum, reported those
organizations. The monthly meetings
OF the quorum are well attended and
characterized by an excellent spirit.
Ihe number OF members ~ rapidly !
Increasing by the addition OF ihoso |
who have grown old In the work Of
hod, which ADDS % the Interest anu |
value OF the meetings.
The ward was spoken Of as |
being In good general condition, |
but already burdenod with the caro- |
OF the poor, both old and middlo.aged,
who have been unfortunate In ths |
matter Of employment. Such, how. |
ever, had been advised 10 be frugal |
aud, as nearly an possible, self.sustain. |
lug. The ward, being large, has been |
divided, and two meetings aud two |
Sunday schools are now In operation.
The health OF tho people ~ good and |
alt enjoying are themselves in the |
work Ot God.
Elder David Mckenzie, seotetary !
OF tho Sake Board OF Education, OK. |
plaiued the matter OF an assessment |
mHde upon the various wards nf the
Stake amounting a. some 500 for |
the relief OF the Latter.day SEint., |
College. To the tifst call but ak OF the |
wards responded, with u total OF Sl0B.. |
90. Subsequently tho subject was lad |
before smother meeting. anu II was dc. |
lrrminol % raise Zen per cent OF the |
amount. To this call most Of the yardn |
responded Ia whole or In part, con |
tributlng u total Of Sl,ls0.sO; balance
due SO2O,20. several Of the accounts |
owing ny tho College board are now |
DUE and parties arc olamoring for pay
ment.
Elder q. w. Penrose explained that