Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-19

Stake presidency had laborsd to do the
saints good, believed r0oi feeling
existed smong the Saints for them. lie
srhorted the young to seek the LORD.
Elder McAllister said u the Bsints
foit ~ he did, they bad had q good
time. We must keer the command.
ments Of Coo, or we have no promise
neither 10 sickness, nor IN death.
Sunday mornins-sua dsy school
opened NJ n. M, q short program was
fender Il, anu many Of the brethren
spoke To the school.
At 1880 conference resumed. Pres.
ident Peterson SAID he and his coun.
sellers had visited the seventeen wards
Of the Stake during the year. they are
all fully organized both brethren and
aistefs. There being 90 many aged
people among the Saints led many 10
believe that Utah has . very healthy
climate. This no doubt In tfur, but he
believes the blessings q Odd attends
those who Try TO keep His command.
ments; said no had called the home
missionaries and re High Coun-
ell 10 meet, anu tho good
ceiling that prevailed was truly re-
mafkable. God feeling 10 growing
among the Saints. He hoped the
Saints would pay nh honest tubing;
II IL much better 10 pay tithing than "
become 20 dry ~ 10 be In danger OF
being burned. All should also pay
fast offerings.
Elder Msi0en OF the Stake Pfosidsu-
oy. oy request OF Elders Lund and
Peterson, expressed his feelings ON the
contemplated ichaDge % fast day; no
said he cofdiallylendofsed tho change.
Elder Beai, Of the Stake presidency,
enJors.d the report a the Bishops a.
being true; good feeling among the
Saints IL on the Increase. Tue Lord
mas blessed tho Saints the past season,
contrary 10 the desire Of some who
hoped 10 profit by tue scarcity oi
water aud who thought that there
would be but little hay secured and
they would be In q condition 10 take
Advantage OF the peoples necessiIi,A
Tue water had been increased to a 10.
mafksble extent. In one settlement,
Ephrnini. where II was thought but a
few families could be sustained, now
,hey number hundred OF families aud
tho past seaaon harvested 10000
bushels OF grain.
Tue statistical report OF the Stake
was read, showing an Increase fot tho
quarter, and sixly.two missionaries
abroad.
Al 2p. M. Elder Maiben presented
the General Authorities Of the Church,
which were sustained by unanimous
vote, also 'he Stake authorities we're
presented and received tho unanimous
vote Of the conference. Horace Thorn.
ton was sustained M ffat counselor In
the High Prlesrs quorum OF tho Stake,
a vacancy being caused by the death
~ Warren 4. Snow. Elder Maibon
advised the reading In the meetings Of
tue bainis, OF tho several addresses
recently itsued by the First Pfpsi.
dency.
Elder Paxman spoke upon tho
many valuations the Prophet Joseph
received, his ordination D. tue
Aaronic and Melchise1so Pfiestho GODS,
ana the fact that those two PIissthoods
have remained Ia the Chnteh In iull
force And vlsof.
Elder A. IL. Lund read from royeia.
ton on Priesthood and spoke thereon
IN . most interesting aud Instructive
manner. He also reviewed the
changes that have taken place from
the death OF the Prophet Joseph until
the present. The Lord has been with
the presiding Priesthood wneiher II 10
n tue First Presidency Of three, or Ne
tho Twelve Apostles. He SAID he
bel eyed all will like the onangv o. fast
lay and 10 attend fast m esting on the
fifst Sunday Of the month; advised the
saints 10 be- sure 10 rem, ni Der the poor
and 10 pay their tithiDg, also 10 remsm.
Der tho missionaTies' families that they
do not want fOf Atslstancs. The Pfesi.
deney had had TO rsleaio some q
tue Elders on account Of the distressed
oUnditioS of their families, anu allow
them 10 come homs; this should not be
through any neglect on the part Of ~.
people.
Conference adjourned for three
months 10 meet In Ephfaim Feb. is,
1897. GEORGE TAYLOR,
81 ~ of Conference.