Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-05
IN SALT LAKE STAKE
The Quarterly Conference CenYsnss 10
this City Today.
REPORTS AND INSTRUCTIONS


The monthly Priesthood meeting
ard quarterly conference OF the Salt
Lake stake Of Zion convened In the
Assembly hnll on Saturday, Sept. 9th,
Ut 100. m. There wrru present nj The
% ening session, President Joseph r.
smith, OF tie First Presidency; Elder
George Teasdalo Of tho Council Of
Apos,lsf; Elder Seymour Il. Young Of
the First seven Presidents Of Seveo.
tist; Eldora Angus N. Cannon, Joseph
\. Taylor and Charles w. Pcnrose, Of
the Stake Pfssidencyitwo High Coun.
ciloTs; thirteen Presidents Of Seventies,
two PAtriatchs, Elders Ellas Morris,
George ~. Wallace and VIM. &. Dun.
bar constituting the proficiency OF the
High Priests quorum seven homo
missionaries. All tho wards OF the
stskr were represented except the
Fiith, Tenth, Biuh Dale, East Jordan,
Hunter and Pleasant Green. The Fifth,
Niutb, Tenth, Twelfth, Thirteenth,
Fourteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth,
Nineteenth, Twentieth, rwenty.nfej,
TweBty.sccond AID rwsnty.thifd
quofums Of Eldefa were properly re-
presented. There WAS go01 repre-.
sentation Of tho lesser prlctthood.
Choir and congregation sang the
hymn commcuolnr;
Come, come so saints,
No toll nor labor fear
Prayer was ffefod by Elder John
Nicholson.
Singing, choir Aud congregation:
Rodeemor Of Israel, our only delight
bishops, fourteen brethren were authOr.
iEsd 10 ue ordained Elders.
Elder Elias Morris Represented the
High Priests quorum Of tho STAKE.
lie stated that u had n membership Of
i've hundred, and huid monthly aof.
Fionf. He extended m invitation TO
Bsh0pF, High Councillors auu m1m.
bofs OF oil other qunTums 90 meet with
the High Prieste. Hu also represented
the Fifteenth wari a. Ia goou average
condition. IL had been found necos-
sary 10 labor and exercise patience
with Delinquent ones, who ell. con.
sidufcd themsrlvsa as holding stand.
lux III AAt AhAAtAt tNAh NuNu lutlF
works did not justify thia clam.
sucn people seemed to lOfe eight OF tho
object OF gathering To ZION, whiuh
was 10 make them more careful and
faithful "a the performances Of their
ruilos. Without ihis ihithiulness ex-
hithtiOn could not hn Obiained. He
spoke ~ terms OF commentator OF the
NeId Sunday school aud iis woTk VI
preparing tbs young people for their
uufits.
Elder willard Young was called Up.
on 10 repfoteHt the home missionary
cnfpf. lie compared the gathering OF
lng Saints H. ZION with the nsturaiizl.
ilon In this country Of foreign cit ins,
stating that the condition OF 10Th
could be- decidedly improved by the
change II thoy lived up 20 the privl.
lsges given them IA their new con-
uitions. While many were sntiitled
with living NJ they had before, yet the
great ma lofity were ambitious 10 take
advantage Of their new privilege.
The Saints could gain their blessings
only by compliance with the laws OF
tie Gospel. Constant application OF
these principles would bring about tho
ultimate perfection OF the saints, TOT
perfection olnsiutr In fall observance
~ Nil tho laws of HOd. 80 Jrsue, the
Son Of COO, reached his condition Of
orit elton; tho came condition was
upen 70 III. iia attainment depending
upon their inlihiuluoss. Sirs Of CON-