Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-19
suONlF STAKE CONFERENCE.


ms Eumult ELAht VuhtltIly c"A'
isfonrs was held In the Sake house
Coalvils, on Saturday AMI SUNDAY,
August 10 and II, 1895.
The MONT e stsbion Of Saturday
ope8oI at 10 Pollock by the choir sing
log "Lofj, Thou hatt searched and
seen mo through"
Tne opening prayer was offered by
Patriarch Richard Birch.
"Though now the nations cit be-
meath" was sung by the choir.
On the stand during the conference,
beside President Joseph +. Smith snd
Patriarch John Smith, were the Stake
prssidcncy, ElIots w. w. Clun, Aims
Elirfd.p and Ward T.. Ptoa; o. the
dizh Council, Joseph a. FIsuoL Ed
mOnI EldfsiEe, T.. l., Allen, ". II.
BTanoh, John H0ft1I, Addrcw Hob
son aud SNnuel Paddle; P,lrlafchs
Thomas BAH AMI RiDhari Birch !;
presidents 81 quotums, u shoIs, aud a
humber Of leading Eldegs.
At the morning sussiUn OF Saturday,
Elder Ciun, president OF the Stake,
pleasure at meeting with iuu Saints ia
quarterly conference under 20 iavOt-
AUle olfOuinsianor ., yet regretted that
20 few Interested th8tnsslves To be
present ut our Saturday conference
meeting. Having picked up, on eu-
tering tho mnsilng house, the Sunday
school catecnism earl, bearing tue
heading, Glove One Auothor,D he
read thersfrom tho quotation from
Jonn, This IL my commandment,
that ye love one another, NJ have
loved YOU" lie commented on THE
subject Of love mDst beautifully, tteai.
Ing itzs commandment tom Col
rather than az su entfcaiy, sad re-
ierfrd TO tho srcaI love Of our Mas 81.
Al this Juuciuro President Joseph T..
Smith entered the building, Just AZ.
rived on tho ll.8O O'Clock train. The
speaket then oatsohised tue as
srmbly briefly from the card,
gave answers thereto, aud snlOintd tue
Saints to learn these beautiful truths
and practice thrm In their lives.
President Joseph r. smith followed
with brief but graphic description OF
u visit OF the Fiat PpsiIeDcy 10 tue
coast and the north 10 Alssks, piclur.
Ing to the minds Of his hearers the
beauties aud grandeur Of the ALASKAN
coast, with its Numerous islots ami
onnunsls, tho iuUoergs and glaciers,
mountain scenery. customs Of tue pe1.
pic, olc.
Attic aitsrnoon ssssiDn Of Saturday
n number Of the Bishops reported tue
staining Of their wafds. Elder Thls.
Copley, PRECEDENT OF the Twgnty-iey.
enth quorum oi Seventies, reported tue
condition gui that quorum aud spoke
briefly In an Interesting manner ON
general dnupul pfinCipltH.
Elders Alma Eldrcd 90 and Ward Il.
Inns addressed the Assem- uly, tho foi-
uisr contrasting tho labefs aud call.
Tags " the early TefoTmors with
That OF tho Prophet Jo,e!h smith;
The latter referred to tho tendency Of the
people, especially tho young, TO be-
looking Aitsf tue worldly AfiaiTs 10 III,
neglect OF tho spiritual, and admOn.
ished the old people OF the COMMUNITY
10 Ho, examples worthy OF emulation.
Patriarch John 5mitn, included In n
short address, his testimony ~ the
truth'ulnets Of tbs principles OF the
Gospel and uShOrtod all % be alive and
prepare TO avoid the stumbling blocks
ANA snates that may DO set Tor their
feet.
Following this. President Joseph +.
smith delivered most excellent dis.
course on testimony and tho obtain.
ing the same, showing that II IL not
necess tTy for pefson 10 have tns
heavens opened TO him, or receive the
Vlsitations Of angels ~ obtain a testi.
mOny Of tue truths NJ the Gospel; aud
said, though W. receive thebs great
open manifestations, does not secure
10 w q continuance Of this testimony.
~ the Sunday morning session,
Elder George R1n, president OF the
Firrt Eljefs' quorum, reported the
stsnding of the quorum.
HO was follOweI by Elder Charles
Calls, returned missionary from Great
Britain, WIN expressed his pleasure at
Fstutniug 20 his mountain home; said
ho had enjoyed himself eKcseiIn1ly
While on bis mission. lie gave an gu-
count Of his labOrs while abroad aud
felt happy In tbs knowledge that the
Gospel work IL being vigorously pfose-
culed, aud that more Of a spirit, among
the people, In manifest, to iuysetigatc
AMI accept the Gospel than has shown
Itself Ia the past foS years.
Il dor w. III, Branch bore his tsBlI.
mony to what had been said aud to tho
G0spolltruths,
Pfssideut Joseph +. Smith read
several passages from tho BiblO, refer.
ring TO NicOdemus ana baptism, ana
commented To some length on tue
same, showing the necessity Of hap.
usmi aui that II is essential tu sAlyL.
lion; aud contracted the Norman itp.
Vt bautiam And tho usw birth with
that Of some OF the sects Of the day.
In the aitornOOn the sacrament was
niniuisleIsd, and Brother I. J. ws.ch,
OF Morgan, briefly addressed the oJn.
grogatlOn,
Elder u. u, Coplsy, returned mis-
sionary from tue Southern States,
spoke IN an interesting manner, giving