Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-15
BEAR LAKE STAKE.


Aug 10, 10 a. m,-The regular
quarterly conference Of the Bear Lake
stake Of ZION was held In the Taber-
uac.oai Paris, ON Aug. 10th and 18th,
1905.
Decides tho stake presidency aud
1lhtt local Elders on the stand were
!leter J. Grant, Of the Twelve Apos.
Lee, Counselor J. CLARK, Of Davis
stake, ami Joseph u. Noble aud &.
Dunn, u the High Council.
The conference was called 10 order
BY PRECEDENT WIN. Bulge. The choir
aud congregation Joined In singing:
"COmr come ye saints, etc.D Prayer
ny Elder A MoKlnnon.
Elder Wan. bulge president Of the
Niake made some Introductory To-
marks ufging tho people TO attenu con-
ference meetings upon Saturday as
wells sunday, and not TO let trfilng
natter deter them from the Im.
p7fAnt things pertaining 10 their
silViliou. He was pleased to
have Elder Grant with US anu
also the other brethren. The people OF
Bear Lake hal q comfortable house TO
meet In anu the spirit Of God was
there, but many OF tho Saints were
ab'eut This was busy time but the
-Ainu should attend TO their meetings,
tswhat they might appear 10 lose woulI
10 more than made up 10 them in
the riches Of eternity.
The Bishops were then called upon
10 report their wards. The wards we're
All represented aud the reports favor.
able NJ TO health and other conditions
iyr the season Of the year.
Ellet Joseph CLARK, OF Davis stake,
ihon addressed the Saints Tor short
ilmeup0n our duty TO ihoao who pre-
sllri 10 sustain tue authorities OF the
fHstIhooi and pay our tithes and Of.
iefiuss.
s0ms very timely and interesting
remarks were made by Elder II.
J. Grant. He endorsed tho tr.
marks Of Elder Bulge that
there is an individual WORK
i0T each. We need spiritual
food As well as food Tor
the temporal body, but many couy
themselves spiritual food. Referred TO
Tue respect W. should show to those
stances, the case of Saul anu David for
Illustration. Ho referred To tho beau.
V'ul building the Saints OF Bear Lake
stake had erected. II was n pleasant
llaee 10 NEE. In. IL was better 10 build
hhe house TO worship God In than 10
luili mansions for ourselves. Meeting
closed by choir siuglng, Bsnediclion
BY Counselor WIN. L.. Rich.
AufMWNag4 A.
ane congregation, "Ths Spirit Of God
ne IA nTe IL burning" etc. Prayer by
Elder G. II, Bridges. Tue choir sang
we hymn, "InspiTeT Of the Ancient
Heefhi etc. Elder Crsndall Dunn gave
an Interesting account Of the occasion,
when, bhoTtly after the death Of lhg
Prophet Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon
vas aspiring 10 leaf the saints.
biother Dunn was approaching tho
meeting, and when near enough
10 hear the speaker, heard
what he would have testified
10 be the voice VI Joseph smith al.
afesslng the saints; also saw tho face
ahu i1rm VI the Prophet Joseph. IL
was Brigham Young Bpusklug but the
mantle Of the Prophet Joseph had
iallsn upon him ana Eo knew that
Brigham Young was called OF GOD.
Elder Joseph Is. Noble gave a very
interesting account VI the miraculous
manner la which no aud Others mad
Dten cslloi ns II were out OF the grave
almost, by tbs power Ol God through
TOO Prophet Joseph.
Elder IL. J. Grant gave some apt
Illustrations showing how We may
pay respect TO earthly governments
anu lhoir aulhurized teIvHnts. lU
asked, eau we expect to pay less TrF.
l,ot 70 thosn whom God hsH ssnt TO rs
cio.hel with His GuIhorilyg
, Meeting closed by the cnUlr singing.
heneulo'iln by Elder j. y. Stuck,
sunday, Aug. llth, 10 a, ul.-ghoir
SUI CONGREGATION tunG; "Pralse to
man" etc. Prayer by Elder a. Ga.
down." etc.
Eiler H. J. Grant occupied the time
anu Tue saints we're treated TO a rion
40" OF the Spirit. Elder Grant re-
''ISu w Tue duty OF parents sducstlug