Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-01
Bos Elder stake Conference.

The qurt,erly conforoncs OF BOX
Elder Blhk was held At Brigham
City, Jan. 20 N sud 27ti, 1895. There
were present, as vi.ilors, Elders Geo.
Tsasdale, Seymour II. Young, Lorin
Farr, Barnard White, Leroy Snow auG
VIM. Palmer.
TOE Brig ham City tabernacle was
filled to OVERLOOKING at all the noel
ings.
Sunday, ut 10 a.m.-Aiter services
were regularly commenced by singing
aud prayer, President Rudger Claw
son gave brief report Of the eondi-
ton Of tue Sake; sid there were
many In this Stake VINO desire to pro.
mote q spirit Of charity and bfothefly
love; the various organizations are la
active working order aud are fairly
complete; IN tho quorums tho presid-
ing officers ars always present nj the
regular meetings; the brethren who
preside over tho stake are united
In all their operations, NJ H.
also the High Council; the timing
record IL favorable for the past year,
had observed that the wards that NJ.
doing tue most by wsy NJ building
best uthing; felt that he had been well
paid for every good deed that he had
ever done for tic work Of GOT. Elder
beymouf Il. Young felt that confer
snces In this stake arp times OF H.
freshing. We have had experiences IN
The past aud II IL hoped that we are
growing In Intelligence AMI wisdom.
Every Elder In Israel must undur-
Al - lat nj Ia
quiry In regard 20 missionary WORK
should awaken q desire to uifill any
requirement that may DO made " uf.
Zion 10 oiled with all pleasure hlu =
lurements and In the midst of the. q
lurk the powers Of the evil one; yOuf 4
people are called upon TO thina anI Htt
Tor themselves 10 see N they can ri,o
above these evils and take upon them.
selves the armor OF the Gospel.
p.m.-Eldor George Teasdalo said
those who accept responsibilities Ia
the Priesthood should be NJ clay In thr
bAnda OF the potter for this IL the
covenant they have made. The G0s.
pei has been restored and there 1, no
reason why n person VINO desires TO
know the tTuth should walk In dark.
ness. Life and death are placed be-
We doeire. IL 10 our mission 10 call all
human beings 10 repent OF their sins.
Young men can manifest the dignity
OF their character by refusing 10 pAi-
take Of evils. II parents do not exeI.
sise righteous dominion over thsr
children they come under condomna-
tiop. We should cit 10 judgment ON
ourselves and not 10 mucn on our
neighbor.
10 am. Monday.-Remarks were
made by A. Madison. Chas. Kelly, IL.
NJ. Young, VIM. Palmer anu Leroy
bnow who gave some excellent testi-
monies and experiences.
In the ailersoOn Bishop Barnard
White gave some interesting Incidents
which he hal witnessek. The faith aud
knowledge Of the Gospel he had At.
taiIei had been by n lifelong effort.
The Gospel IL no easy 10 understand
that IL Ia almost impossible to err II we
have tho spirit OF God. Had been "a
member OF the Church about forty
years and had passed through some "
the haIdships incident 10 the arttl..
ment OF this county. Looked upon
Utah today with pride for the Lord has
blessed the land Tor our sakes. Elders
George TeasuAlo anu CrAndall Dunn
occupied the romainde OF tue tlms In
exhorting the Saints 10 works OF
Righteousness.
On Sunday evening an interesting,
well-aItended Priesthood meeting was
held.
At the close Of the conference all
seemed TO iooi they were well paid Tor
s11vnaing.t NELs JENsOH, Clerk.