Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-13

properly represented, excepting the
Fifteenth ami Sixteenth city wArdR,
Mountain Dell, Big Cottonwood,
North Jordan, Brighton, Hunter auc
Pleatant Green Of the country. The
First, Second, Filth, Tenth, Twelfth,
Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth,
Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth,
Nineteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-firat
and Twenty-hlih quotums OF Elders
were represented by their ptesld lug
Ulcers. Toe Sake presidency OF the. Re-
lief societies, alaD the supetintendeDcy
OF the Sabbath schools, tbe Young
LIdies' Mutual Improvement sseocla-
tIons. the PRIMARY associations and
the kindersarten schools, responded
10 the roll call.
Ga the rscnmmeDdaliOn OF their
resptc Give Bishops, thirteen brethren
received certificates authorizing their
ordination TO the Office Of Elder, iifst
giving their promise " magnify the
calling IL ordained.
Tine statement Of fast a'srings ami
charity account was reRd, showing
such offerings to be still inadequate iOr
the support OF the poor. The report
was accepted and filed. The repJrts o
the Relief aOciety, Y. Nj. nj.
|. A. Primary association AMI
High Priests quorum were
read ana orJeTtu fled. The
kindergarten association was verbally
reported as in far cOudiliOn by Sister
Georgiana Fox Young. + der rhos.
q. Griggs represented tue Sunday
eehOOlB NJ the stake, presenting etatls-
ties for 1896, which showed favorable
c0ndition.
Elder Willard Done, president OF
the DatteT-day SAinis' College, report
ed that institution. He gave the total
membership as 300, Representa- & all
paris OF Utah anu some OF the sur
rounding states and territories, and
classifisI In the high school, CONNER.
clal, music aud Kindergarten depart.
meme. Notwithstandi x financial
difficulty ana lack OF proper building
facilities, the Institution was shown to
be prospecting anu to have bright
future.
Elder Angus NJ. Cannon addressed
the conferences. He referred to the
responsibilities resting upon holders Of
the Priesthood In feeling the hOCR Of
Christ. Notwithstanding all tue care
that could be tAken OF tue people, 1t
Was evIlent thai many would be un-
prepared for the ultmRte Response.
bilities to be required of them.
Every man VINO HAD received ia!u-
ily, quorum, a ware, or Stake to
preside over, was expected TO perform
his dulles with due ialthiuiness, nc.
Cording 20 the covenants he had madG.
Brother Cannon regretted the ten.
Gency toward negligence on the pert
OF many in conforming TO the rules n
the Church, with reference to member
chip to quorum, etc. Inn lelily,
schlsm, etc., were hOneycUmb ug
society, anu called lOt prompt preven-
tive measures on the part Of the Saints.
Neglect OF uuty was one OF the serious
tenIencies OF the tines, and II left uu-
checked, won Tttult in the lJss of
the spirit Of ones calling. Direct aud
pointed instructions were given with
reference TO tue proper way OF dealing
with delinquent members and 1flicers,
He reioicou IN the organizations which
haG been f0rmed Tor the training vi
this young, and uttered words OF en-
coursgement for tnelT psTpstuAIion.
The choir sang the suthem,
Jerusalem. my glorious home,
BenediuIiop by Ei4er DAVID l..
DAvis.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
singing by tue choir and conRrega-
ton:
Come, come ye SAINTS, no toll nor labor fear.
Prayer by Elder A. W. Winoss..
Singing ny the onOlr:
Praise ye the Lord my heart shall JOIN.
The report OF the Y. Il. M. 1. A. Of
the Stabe Tor the year 1896, anu the
totals OF thu Stake statistical report Tor
the same year, were read and ordered
fled. 1t was announced that Pfesi-
dent Angus NJ. Can on would be ab.
sent from Sundays mertin,s, with
Presid ut Wlolruil's approval, to
tend a fuueral IN Mo gan Stake.
Elder G.. W. PenrO,e addressed the
conference. lie offered sugeealiOus ~
the Officers with reference to securing
a more general attendance al Stake
conference megtings. Referring to
the cause Of education, the speaker
advised csreu, conservative, detet-
mined efforts IN these and other
matters, that those cultivating such
regular habits OF duty, might fuCe,ye
benefit. PrJuer means OF retaining
ia memory the instructions given in
the conference meetings anu else
where, were suggested that these hear.
ing them might 20 able to impstt some
OF the exuUrtstion there given to others.
Tue growth aud progress OF the
work was spoken Of, anu the people
eXhOrtei to increased iaiihiuluess In
attending meetings, and in other
duties, in order to keep pace with this !
progress,
Tne habit of prompt obedience was
commented, no mater what appsreut |
sacrifice SHOULD be iuvOlyed. Wbeu /
called to any flee q man should per. |
form his duties T. the best . sslble |
way, cummsusula Q with his ablli y, |
snl trust 10 the LOrL 10 maze up ne. |
ucienclss. Proper respect f,r men |
holding authority was urgeu, aud |
the people tXhurted to care anu |
order In housen0lis, wards and assu.
Citations. The la6ure.s in the duties |
90 tds lesser Prle,tho0d were Ia.
situcLpd In their uu,ies and exh0Ited |
60 greater diligence in the teriUfmauce
OF them. For this putp So, the entire
talent IN tue ward should be utilized
by the BHhop. The speaker laid
peolal strtss on the visiting Priosts
aud Teachers performing their duties
With the gfestest prssIOlo fathiulness,
that the instrucl o. OF the people |
might not be neglected He also re-
terred to the proper habit |
OF paying the tenth Of onu'a
isc1me 70 the Lord, and SUI.
liuIent fast offerings Tor the poor,
lhe people were 1ol1 to free Themselves
EEL HN H.# f..N.