Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-05
conference Of Wards at Syracuse.

conference OF Walus NJ syracuse.
CESTmvLLE. Ulnh, Aug. 81, 1896.
On SUNDAY, August %, 1890, the
members Of the Church IN she four
uorlh wards OF the Davis Stake, syria.
cute. South Hooper, Clinton anu South
Weber met Ia conferences capacity 90
ayracuse. Through the kinintas oil
alL Adnma they were allowed the u6s
OF ihu grove aud pavilion % tue Hyta.
cu1e frhofi. There was present, Elder
George Teasuale OF the Council Of
Apostlca, Elder John W. Hess, Prcui.
dent VI the Davis Stake, ten members
Of the High Council and n large num-.
Der Of tue Saints from the four above
mentioned wardu. The excellent
Hinging ami music was lufniauod by
tue chuirs Of South Weber and South
Hooper.
Alter the opening exercises OF tho
morning services, 10 b. M, Presideut
hese said the reason why this con-
ference was held a, this plsce was
because OF the Isolated condition oi the
people in the north end u tho Stake,
they living "a long distance rom where
tho Stake conferences are usually held.
A. tho stake presidency has great
Interest In the Saints that lived In o
scattered condition, they had thought
II was 10 call the people together that
they might be inniiugicd Ia the
Gospel; further, ho thought there weir
a great many OF the young people liv-
Ing IN the north part 0i the Stake that
hal mover had The privilege Of hearing
the voice oi hu Apostle,
Elder Tca1ialu suggested thhts0mo OF
tho brethren present made few bfioi
femnrko bearing their lettimony anu
telling what tho Gospel had done ioT
them.
Bishop George w. Kendall Of the
south WeDer ward, Bishop Orlando
HGdlock az the Clint0n ward, Bishop
Autouo e.. christensen OF tue South
Hooper, aud Bishop David Cook oi
Syracuse bore their testimony 10 the
ruth Of the Gospel and the great benu.
fils they had received b. Obeyin lie
pfocepts.
Patriarch Nathan +. Porter who IL
also stake superintendent Of Sunday
schools boro his testimony e. the truth
OF tho work; said no HAD a great inter.
ett IN tho children OF the Saint; OK.
hOTtod pArenis 70 teach their children
tho principles Of the Goepel, ana smoke
Of tho growth OF this SUNDAY echoOlB,
and the room for more improvements.
Tho South Hooper choir sang tue
hymn on page &C.
Sister El4iue,h Brewit oil East Luy.
ton bore strong testimony; sue also
spoke and sang Ia tongues.
Patriarch Ezra CLARK related some
OF his experience during the sixty
years that be mad been In the Church;
told OF biz acquaintance with tue
Prophet Joseph smith; spoke VI the
ia hlmont u a prophecy OF President
Bingham Young maze In 1850, while
travelling over the Sand Rilgt. Pros.
idunt Young had his team stop when
CT Hsing tue ridge, ami called those
around him that were travelling with
him (of whom one was Brother Clatkl
anu pointed 10 the vast expunso oil bui.
rem laud that lay below the then trhy-
oled road. Ho SAID: "BTothton, thnt
land that IL now a barren desert Will
become fruitful and a go0dly dwelling |
place ior the Saints Vi God" That |
land now u0mposes tho fruitful wards |
VI south Hooper, Syracuse anu Clio.
ton Ia the Davis stake, and Hooper In |
the Weber stake.
Patriarch VIM. s. Muir said no was
not ashamed 10 bear his testimony ~ |
the truth VI this work; had been doing |
this Tor the last ioriy.eight years.
Elder Toasdalu then addressed the
Saints, speaking on variety OF sub.
lects; Why We came out OF Babylon;
tue judgments OF the last day.; the
restoration OF the Gospel as fvTeseen
by John on the Isle of Phlmos. He
also read from the Doctrine ana Cove.
nants In regard TO the personality oi
the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ.
Elder TeaadRle gave some excellent
counsel as 10 how We should educate
aud train our children; spoke OF tbs
way We should conduo, our accounts;
our dealings with Que another nd-
ylHed 10 live Within our means; 10 owe
no man anything; to love our ueigh.
Dor a. ourselves.
After tue close OF the morning scr.
vices, tables were brou lht out anu
spread with the good thiuge Of tho
earth, Of which all were invited 10 par.
lake.
Conference commenced again at 2
pm. Alter singing and pfsyer, tho
was administered.
High CountelCrs john Ellison,