Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-08
Bear Lake Dlstrict Opl frencc

A district conferences Of the Bear
Lake Stake Of Zion was held al Ran
dolph June 26 and 81, President Wa
Bulge pres,ding. GA the stand were
tbs Stake Proficiency, Elder n. S.
Spence OF Paris, Idaho, Bishops A 4.
McKimmon of kandoipn, John Ken
nedy OF Argyle, s John NJ. B,xtor,
Woodruff, Elders Joseph Irwin OF
Lake Town, Isaac Price OF Round
Valley, Samuel Weston Of Garue II
City anu others; Sunday sch oil super.
inteudents anu nome missionaries.
Saturday at 10 a. N. conferences
opened. Elder Bulge expressed thanEs
10 God for the privilege OF meeting
with the Lstter-day Saints In confer
ence. He spoke OF faith, missionary
that the Gospel OF Christ as taught by
the Latter-day Saints was true anu
perfect IN every particular and could
not be amended. Elders john q. Gray
and An,on G. CAL reported their la.
bors, which were very accepta.
bic. Elder William L.. Rich lnext
said It was not often that the brethren
~ numbered the sisters in Saturday
meetings as 10 the case today. He
@ impaired us as being in q school work
log for record; advised the people
not sell their cattle down loo low. as
was the case In Bear Lake valley, but
keep sufficient TO eat the product OF the
meadow anu farm; spoke Of the Jubi-
lee nnd Pioneers, that they were not
out on a prospecting tour, but bliz K
the way for thousands OF Latter.uny
Saints 10 follow.
In the afternoon the home misblon.
aries reported their labor; said they
were well received and that the meet
ings were well attended as o general
rule. Elder Il. II. Smith OF the Fifth
EiderS' quorum reported the condition
Of his quorum; they -nuid regular
meetings, but the meetings were not
attended as they should be. Bishops
Price, Caller anu Baxter reported
their wards MS being in good working
order. Elder James II. Hart spe ke at
length on the duties OF Bishops keep.
ing the quoTums OF the Lesser Priest-
hood full, advancing the young men
as they deserved from Lesser TO a
higher quorum. His remarks were
full of he ana good instfcoElone.
Notice was given OF u Priesthood
meeting TO be held in the court house
Nv Az hsilis tuhOiAOWS sDuuuhIs 81 us
not TO Interfere with tho Sunday
school. Conference adjourned until
Sunday at2 pm.
Ten am. SUNDAY 2Sih.-Prlesthood
meet convened l. der Bulge presld-
ing. He stated that on acnOuut OF
Bear River valley being 80 far from
headquarters (Patis, Idsho,) here.
after Priesthood meetings would be
hold at Randolph. Often brethren
wanted information on roints OF doc
trine, that in those mee!iugs questions
could be asked aud answereu for the
benefit OF all. At this meeting an
hour was spent in asking and answer.
log question:. Eluer Samuel Weston
OF Lake Town was ordained
and set apart as Bishop of Gsrdea
City Bishop Robt. Calder having been
honorably released. The following breth.
rem wereset apart Rs home missionaries,
to report at our next district confer
ere: VIM. II. Lee, RDbt. Calder,
jos. Gibbons, Henry Hoffman, Arson
O. Call, A. w. Nebsker, VIM. Rex,
N. NJ. Hodges and J.W. Salerthwsile.
John Snowfall was appointed district
clerk by Elder Bulge anu instructed
to procure n suitable record book.
p. m We again met In confer
epce. The sweet songs OF the choir
put ali present ready for the good In.
slruction that followed the adminlstra.
ton Of the holy Sacrament. ElderR.S.
Spence, OF Paris, Idaho, preached
good Gospel sermon, alter which
Elder Bnlge laid down the law and
the Gospel in such way that all
could say amen. Our choir leader
Peter McKlnnow and choir receives
words OF praise from Elders Hart and
Bulge, in fact from all present, for
their sweet ami beautiful Binging.
Randolph has call for four more
missionaries and David Jackson, Jed
Muir, Walter Graham anu Emanuel
Tyson arc OF the kind to say swe will
be on hand" This makes thirteen
missionaries tor Rand iiph, with one
Iust returned. Very Respectfully,
JOHN SNoSDALL,
CIgfK OF Gpnfefsnoa