Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-28
Box Elder Stake Conference.

The quarterly conference of the Box
elder Stake of Zion was held in the
tabernacle at Brigham City Sunday
and Monday, the Gath and the 25th in
stants. There were present of the
council of the Twelve Apostles, Presi
dent l.. Snow and Elder Franklin d.
Richards, also the presidency of the
Boxelder Stake. and good attendance
at all the meetings.
After the usual opening exercises
President Clawson in brief reported
the condition of the Stake. He said
the general organizations of the Stake
are complete; the presidency and High
Council meet once "a month for the pur>
pose OF considering matters of interest
to the Saints in the Stake, and those
called to preside over the general or
CARNATIONS and wards are as rule
faithful brethren and sisters; yet there
is too much contention, strife and d.
vision among the Latter-day Saints; II
the records of the various quorums are
examined, it will be found that there
is a laxity in attendance at meetings
The speaker stated that this report
was not made in the spirit of fault
finding; but for the purpose OF show
ing the actual condition, that the Saints
might see their error and determine
to do better. He urged upon the otii-
GERS of the various organizations to
see that their records are completed to
date and then kept up.
Elder +. d. Richards In an interest
ing and impressive discourse chided
the Latter-day Saints for harboring
feelings of hatred towards their breth-
rem because Of politics; urged the peo-
pie to arouse from their drowsiness,
call upon the Lord frequently in
prayer, seek to obtain the Spirit of
God and be doors of righteousness. He
also spoke briefly on the Importance
of having true and faithful records.
2 d. m.-The general and Stake au-
thorities were unanimously sustained
by the conference. Oleen n. Stohl
was honorably released as Stake clerk
and Nephl Anderson chosen to succeed
him in that position.
President Lorenzo Snow urged the
Latter-day Saints to cease harborins
feelings of hatred against one another
and to be ready at all times to manifest
a spirit of forgiveness toward an Offend
ing brother He counseled the parents
to set proper examples for their chill
dren to follow: contrasted the present
condition of the people of Brigham city
with that of 40 years ago.
Elder Franklin d. Richards related
some of his early experiences in the
Church showing the trials and hard
ships the Saints were called to pass
through; admonished the Saints to
study carefully our Church works, par
ticularly the Book of Mormon and the
Doctrine and Covenants; showed the
necessity of parents teaching their
children the principles of the Gospel
and spoke of the evils that follow those
of our sons and daughters who marry
outside the everlasting covenant,
Second day. 10 n. m.-Presldent
Clawson announced that the morning
service would be devoted to the bear
ing of testimonies. The following
brethren occupied the time: Bishops
A. Goodliff. A. A. Jensen, p. c. Jensen,
Elders John d. Burt. oleen N. stohl,
w. l.. Watkins.
President Lorenzo Snow spoke of the
various ways in which testimonies to
the truth Of the Cos pei are obtained;
it is not always the person who re-
ceives testimony of the Gospel
through the visitation of angels that
has the strongest testimony or IL
most faithful In the Church: after a
person is born ngain It is the right and
duty of that individual to enjoy the
gifts of the Gospel until he attains
perfection.
Stake Superintendent o. w. Snow in
briefly reporting the condition of the
| Sunday schools said the total enroll
ment Of the schools of the Stake is
! about 5000; the average attendance of
members. Us per cent; of officers, rs
per cent; all the schools In the
Stake are graded according to the
guide.
2 p. m.--Elder Adolph Madison tes-
titled that he knew that the brethren
called to preside in this Stake We're
called by the Lord; he had n similar
testimony to bear regarding the call