The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-02

The quarterly conference Of Latter
day Saints was held yesterday and will
be continued today. There was a
good attendance of both people and
officials of the church. During the
day reports from bishops were re-
ceived and indicated that conditions
as whole were good, though there is
some suffering. Quorums of officials
are in good working order and the
people are unified. In the city ward
the sacrament has brought renewed
interest in the evening meetings. Re-
ports were received also from the var
louS auxiliary organizations of a ia
VOrable nature.
Observe Fast Days.
President Angus NJ. Cannon opened
the morning session. He referred to
Sabbath school fast DAYS. Stating that
the editor of the Juvenile Instructor
discouraged the esta blishment of a
fast, If 1T would lessen devotion to
regular fast days. He recommended
that poor people living in the coun-
try remain there and not move to the
city and add to the burdens of the
bishops and people of city wards. Con-
ditions for their support are much
more favorable in the country than in
the city. Observance of regular fast
days should be encouraged, not only
for the benefit derived from fasting,
but for the sake of offerings made to
the poor. Nothing should be allowed
to interfere.
In passing the sacrament, only those
who hold the priesthood shall be an
pointed wherever possible, priests be-
ing assisted, If necessary, by teachers
and deacons.
The speaker favored closing Sunday
schools during the conference. He
also referred to the advancement of
young men in the priesthood, urging
the avoidance of unnecessary delay in
making them acquainted with the or
der Of the priesthood and church gov
eminent.
Matters of Finance.
Apostle Brigham Young said details
of ward organization should be care
ordination of young men to the priest
hood. that they may learn to appre-
ciate responsibility.
Speaking of finances of the people,
he detailed their need Of money, all
other necessaries being quite abund-
ant. He thought that if members of
the church would devote their best en-
ergfes to the advancement of the
church there would not be need of the
things of earth. a key for the pre-
servation of proper feeling toward
God, is subduing self and retention in
the heart of the Spirit Of the Lord. By
a proper regard for this fundamental
principle. all Saints will be able to
see clearly and to grasp all blessings
no matter what proVocationS to anger
may occur. Every victory over these
untoward circumstances gives addi-
tional strength and purity to the
Saint; but if at the moment when a
blessing is ready, a man gives way to
anger or to sin. he misses the in
tended favor.
For the Young Ladies'.
In the afternoon Apostle A. H. Can
non spoke of the necessity or the
young ladies working with the relief
societies, throwing aside the ideas that
they are not fashionable, and that
their religious character makes them
less honorable and desirable. He de-
precated the tendency to neglect or
ganizations established in the church
for similar ones that are non-religiouS.
The fact that these societies are found
ed under the priesthood should cause
greater pride and interest in them
The destiny of the Latter-day Saints
TO provide spiritual ana temporal dlu
to the rest of the world, renders it
necessary that they should prepare FOR
emergencies which may demand the
exercise of all their energies. Already
breadstuffs are rising in price, because
the great wheat fields of the central
states do not promise bountiful har-
vest. Such state of affairs, added to
the speculative tendency, makes
famine for bread a possibility; and
there is but one way to meet such
condition-by storing food. Wheat is