Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-04
A NEW BISHOPRlC.
Hlnuies OF an Interesting Ward Confer
ence al llarri,yille, Mtbir stake.

HARRrsviLLE, Weber Co.. Utah,
SeIt. ], 1895.
Editor Deere, AeigE
The Hsrfisyllle ward conference oI
the Weber Stake u Zion was held
day, sur Day, September l.. 1895, and
a. the occasion wac one { moro than
usual inlorss', thought some lines
might be OF interest 10 your numeftus
fenuers.
There were rreteat from ord
Elder n. -. Rlchar isOf the A pO,iies
ElJ,rs sbuuln, MiJJlttOu and Fiy.
RaTe Of the stake pfetiucncy, his
ELDERS Juhu PIucbck AM Chntl
Welsh, besidesA gOOIly hunter ton
Far West wafd, which lattt WA
used 10 he part Of HAffisTINo, ana I
iull representation Of the msmuufs d.
this war;.
The morning meeting, 10 a. m, "
opened with the ususl rttyiUus, q ii
which Counselor biid 4iu,Un illu TRAIT
the Iotd's plau OF eeieCii"g the watch
men upon tne towers o. u ~, nuJ to
duty " the people IN aus aiming th ~
eelected Jfiloer'. lie SAID II was ~
within the province OF tue people 4
select ana then call upon tue Lord &
sutialn tht ir ,oit Ctiort, butthe l. I'll anu
His inspired servants were tue cues 1
select anu tho people The Uusb To euf.
tain the selection, IN this wai UrUvihl
[ cmtcivea one with the 4 thtf anu
His inspired euTvauts. lie conclude
his powerful reasoning with tue necvt-
city Of tue payment OF tithes aud uiiti.
ines and tue tbtsfyalCB Of the Won
Ui Wisirm. lie alss treated u tuu sln
Of !. n0fancu Wutu lIEut was within
reach.
lie was followed BY Counselor FL.
RsIe upon the sauc HuUlrcis, u shop J..
u. TaylJr closing VITA afepOu chow.
inr tho good condition Il tuu war.
The ~ emo n neciilg taxed thr
house 10 iis fuIlr.t oaI acily 10 scat tie
people. AheF tho Upouing exercise,
and the Administering ~ the 5acfs.
meat, Elder l.. W. 5huriliti mtIs n
few remarks, anu said Blshop raylOf
had SPOKEN ~ him on several occasions
relative 20 being released from his
labOrs ~ BishOp Of tn. wafu. tn,
matter had been laid before the pfes.-
dency OF the Church. anu after IN, urs
delibeTatiUn II was deemed advisable TO
hOnOfAbly release him Bni urdain him
n Patriarch In the Church. Elder
Bhuftlin related the close associations
existing between him and Bishop
Taylor both VI whom were Identified
win the fret settlers Of tue plscB, bt-
lore II was Known Ms HafrlsvilIc, auu
NJ their lAbJTs on the ditchus nnd ID
the hay AMI harvest He'll, aud also
their tcloae ASSOCIATION While Oh ab
Indian mission. IL was porctptibb
that no was much affected Ia relating
tue love anu affection they mad fUf |
each ether.
Bishop Taylor was then hoporably |
release from the duties uf the 70 shJi. |
rio Of tho HarfisvIlls ward followed ty /
n unanimous and hearty vote Gi |
thanks for the failniul SERVICES ho Ind l
rendered Tor tue last eighteen y.sr, a
Bishop Of the Harfisviils anu r.,
West ward when tue two wards wore
ne.
President Shuftlin then presontsd
he new BlshOpTic whiCh consisted Of
Lew J. Taylor, a sOn Of Bishop Taylor,
l. Bishop, with Luander =. n aftIs, anl
ltlcy George Dixon ~ CUunselnfH, nil
of whom ~ he Of th,ii II ,louts auu
inability To n. he positions wIlhUuttht
AID Of the LORI. All three were
Graded aud RAISED In HArfbyille, nnu
Ihey are yOuug men VIII. arc worthy
d tue confidence aud support OF ih,
leopls, which they will no doust II.
'eive. The other officers OF the war;
we're also voted Tor anu sustained.
Bishop T.. u. TsyI,r was ordained 10
10 PAtfisfcb by Elder Il ChatIs, WHO
.to ordained the new disney. Elders
shuriliii aud Middleton tespso iysly
,rdalneu Brothers Harris ana Dxlp.
Elder Richards then gave "a. sum,
Sindly talk upon the lsw OF tithiup
'nd OF our siewatishlp over ths uInr.
sntls We had lelt, aud showed PLAN.
y from I'll para 10 Of the savior that
No would ho heli accountable for our
'iewRrdship. lie was iull ut blessiups
'or the peopl Of tho ward Aud plA,nh ]
'howed the folly OF the use Oi narcotic [
IlimulRnts.
In c,Osing Elder shurlltl moved .
vote OF thgukF, WI Oh wa. Unanimous. |
" carried, l. the leader OF tue singi Z |
Mt N. j. Harris, AMI % tue choir iuf |
The very beautiful anu heavenly u.u,ir |
They rendered. tho twrnt,-aur
sin.ers arc all Harrisvillo born cxnopl |
two and ihosa two hAv- been npfr |
since they were little huyY. Twas
Indeed dovout gathering, sni All
went home with sOul.iuapitlnp sK.
prtssiOns In thor couutrnaugts.
You're, T.. L..