Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-11
Wayne Stake Conference.

Tie quarterly conference of the
Wayne stake convened ut Los, Wayne
county. Nov. 2S and 90 h, 1896. There
were present OF the quorum OF .Apos.
tics, Anthem II. Lunc; OF tho prssid-
ing quorum of SeveDtiep, Seymour b.
good representation OF Bishops and
High Councillors AMI Patriarch Il. Il.
BiackburD; Elder w. II. RoDlsop,
president OF Stake, presiding.
Alter the usual opening exercises
President w. Il. Robson gave good
report of the Sake. He regretted
there was much sickness In Fr.moD,
valley; the people In the eastern part
OF the Stake have Uttered heavy
losses from the recent fl OOut; he hoped
the Saints OF the wesLsrn portion OF
the Sake would lend a helping hand
aud assist those VINO are in need.
Elders II. Nj. Hansen anu q. 3. Bastisn
confirmed The report Of President
Robson and expressed themseiv 8 Ne
feeling well in their labors. Elder
JohnGiles said We are privIleg ed pee.
pie to live In the dippensation when
God has restored the fuflness OF His
GOSPEL, aud ali the gifts and blessings
enjoyed by former Jay SaiDis. We
should walk in the fear oil God
ami train our children IN righteous
ness. Elder Selh Taft spoke upon
the subject Of prophecy, showing that
God has fulfilled the predictions 0i His
| servants.
2p. The Loa, Thurber, Teas.
dale and Gainesville wards wefo re-
ported by Bishops NJ. W. Mansfield,
George Coleman, Benz. f. Brown anu
IL. Il. Hsnks, in good condition.
Elder Seymour b. Young addressed
the Saints at length upon the subject
OF heath, Church government and
the necessity of men holding the holy
Priesthood being possessed OF an obsdi-
ent anu humble spirit. Elder Anthon
III. Lund resu from the Prophet Isaiah
and discoursed upon the subjects Of
lasting and prayer, charity and the
duties We owe 10 our ieIlowmen.
Sunday morning all the departments
OF the Sunday school met in Joint
| session. Alter the opening exercises,
roll call aud minutes, Sacrament was
| administered and while this was being
| passed around Elder Joseph EckersIey
spoke upon the stonemsDt and asked
the children some questions bearing
said he knew OF no better place to bo OH
SUNDAY morning than al the Sunday
| ecnool; teachera in the Sunday school
can BIZ engaged in no greater WORK;
every time we parlake Of the sscrsm cut
We make solemn covenant with g ID
which we should remember to always
| keep. The speaker then asked tho
chiiuren some questions about the
| iatter.dsy Prophets md beautifully
explained the meaning OF Psophei,
Seer and Reveiator, Apostle, Bishop
ana Patriarch, etc. He presented the
| general officers OF the Church and they
were unanimously sustained by all the
Sunday school children and the Saints
present. Elder Seymour b. Young
said lie wanted to give the children al
object lesson; he sought to impress
upon their minds that the
previous speaker was living
| Apostle OF the Lord Jesus; he
then read from the Book of Nor.
mon, 3rl Nephi 18Th chapter, which
relates the manner In which Jesus ad.
ministered the Sacrament TO His
ancient disciples, and contrasted tbis
mode. which ia the ons followed by
the Latter.dAy Saints, with that en-
ployed by the aborigines when Mexi.
CO was discoveIel. He advised that
when the roll 10 called every officer
OF the Sunday school answer by
quoting some passage Of Scripture.
Afternoon session, 9 p, m.-After
Sacrament was administered, PresI.
dent Willis Il. Ro0ison presented
the general and local authori.
ties, all OF whom were sus-
tanned by unanimous vote. r..
der Auinon III. Lund read from
section l07 OF the Book OF Doctrine
and Covenants, and Li.ooursed upon
the orders anu powers of the holy