Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-15
Davis Stake Conference,

The quarterly conference of the
Davis Stake convened Mt Kaysville on
Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 18th and
18th, 1897. There were present on the
stand on Saturday. President Joseph
f. Smith of the First Presidency OF the
Church, President Lorenzo Snow of the
Council of the Twelve Apostles, the
presidency of the Stake, High Coun-
cllors and majority of the Bishops.
on Saturday morning Elder john w,
Hess, president of the Stake, gave u
brief account of the labors of the stake
presidency: he said that during inc
month of November they had held
ward conferences in all of the twelve
wards in the Stake, holding three
meetings in each one--first with the
Bishopric, seeing If they were WORKING
in unison: second with al of the
Priesthood of the ward in which meet
ing they instructed the different
quorums In regard to their duties-they
also had every acting teacher report
his labors amongst the people; third
a general meeting of all the Saints was
held In which all OF the ward authors
ties were presented and sustained. tie
reported the stake in good condition
with q marked Improvement among
the people. President Snow then de-
liyered an excellent discourse the sub
iect being, mans relation to God
President Joseph +. Smith read tbs
1Ssth psalm: 20, Lord, thou mast
searched me and known me"
On Saturday afternoon Elder Jos. H.
Grant, first counselor In the stake
presidency, made n few remarks; he
testified to the truth OF the Gospel and
he corroborated the report Of Elder
Hess In the morning. President Joseph
T. Smith addressed the congregations
spoke Of the way the Spirit of God en-
lightens the heart of the children OF
men: read from the LIST Corinthians.
chapter &c commencing at the eth verse;
he also spoke OH Generalization, pre-
destination and the free agency OF
man. Elder Ephraim u. Ellison, w. w,
Wiley, James |. Atkinson. Franklin
ID. Grant and Samuel j. Parrish were
set apart under the hands of President
Joseph +. Smith and President Lorenzo
Snow as alternate High Councillors.
on Sunday Elder Jos. $. Clark, sec
ond counselor In the Stake presidency,
Elders Thos T.. Roueche and John w.
Hess addressed the Saints. speaking on
the various duties OF n Latter-day
Saint. and exhorting all to live lives of
righteousness. Elder VIM. o. Lee re-
ported the condition of the Y, NJ. NJ.
]. A. in the Stake: he said the stake
superintendency were visiting the DIFF
ferent wards In the stake and they
were trying to get the young men to
take n greater lNtfitHl IN Inv hsSFtlh-
tons Sister Elizabeth Smith, Stake
superintendent Of the Y. l.. NJ. I. A.,
reported the associations in good con-
dition and the young ladies' taking
more interest In the Same. Elder Joel
Parrish, president OF the High Priests
quorum, reported that n majority of
the members were alive to their duties.
Elder Nathan Porter. Stake superin
tendent of Sunday schools reported
the Sunday schools throughout the
Stake as being fully organized and in
Egan OF South Bountful, Bishop
Stoler of Fast Rountful. Bishop p.
Barton of Kaysvlle, Bishop j. NJ. Sc
crist of Pennington, Bishop l.. u. Lay
ton of West Layton. Bishop L. Cook of
Syracuse, Bishop A. II. Porter of Cen
tervlllc, Bishop l.. NJ Grant of West
Bonntiful, Bishop H. u. Harris of East
Layton and Bishop Orlando Hadlock
of Clinton, gave brief reports Of their
respective wards; they testified to the
truth of the latter-day work and ex-
pressed determination TO perform the
labors of their office and calling to the
best of their ability.
Alternate High Councillors Joseph
Smith of Centervllle and Thomas II.
King of Pennington were presented
and sustained to he set apart as regu-
lar members OF the High Council. to
fill the vacancies caused by the hon
cradle release of John Ellison and
James II. Willard.
On Sunday afternoon the Sacrament
was administered and the general au-
thorltles were presented and unani-
mously sustained.
Conference adjourned for three
months to meet at East Rountiful
JOHN ]. SMITH. Clerk.