Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-25

I req uhfJa 1871, GUN meuclns ~ ~ u
m. On the 18th there were present o
the general authorities Ptesidep
George Q. Cannon; Elders Brigham
Young, Anthem IL, La d and George
! Teasdale OF the Council OF Apostles
Elder Seymour Is. Young, eenoi
President of the Seventies; Eldei
Arthur Winters. or our Stake au'
thOrities President Capute Peterson
and Counselors Henry Beal and John
3. Maiben, High COUNCILLOR, the
Bishops OF watds and President Nc.
Ailister OF the Temple. Quite large
congregation was in attendance at all
the meetings.
President Peterson and counseiors
gave report OF the Stake, represent.
lng it In good condition generally,
the majority heing DESTROYS to conform
es near as may be, TO the requirements
OF the Gospel; come persons appeared
TO be departing from the truth. The
temporal condition is fairly prospefou /;
there is no suffering among the poor
or those who cannot proviue for them.
selves; their necessities are reasonably
well provided for, sO that none are
known to suffer.
President George q. Cannon sd.
dressed the congregation in most
Interesting manner.
Elder Il. Young said he had been
pleased to listened to reports made;
recalled the fact that fear had exiRtei
throughout out the State thst not
moro than half a crop would DO raised
last season, yet great abundance
Of the necesssrles OF life, had been
raised. still the times are hard
among us, and money Is scarce.
But, ne asked, is not the scarcity Of
money and the hard times we com.
plainsI OF the result, to some extent,
Of our exiravagancs? II costs much
more to i've now than It did years ago;
every one must be AZ well dressed ss
his neighbor-must have just as good
furniture, hence the hard times we
complain of are somewhat OF cur own
making. He polluted out that the Lord
Iequ res OF us that we keep His com
manumentt; He has decreed that His
purposes shali be accomplished in the
earth.
Alter slnging snu benedictlon o
recess was takon t Ii pm.
On resuming, President George Q.
Cannon read from the 4th chapter VI
Ephesisns anu commented on the
same; also reoited some facts in the
history OF the Saints, and drew i'm.
portant lessons from the same.
Tue canlr sang nn anthem and bone.
dirlion was pronounced by Elder A.
n. Lund.
Sunday, 8 am, Sunday schools met
in the meetlng house. Elder George
Teasdnle anu President Cannon spoke
to the children.
AT 1880, alter opening exercises,
Elder b. Young addressed the congre-
CATION, aud was followed by Elder
George roasdale AMI Seymour b.
Young.
At2 nm. Sacrament WAS stmiuis.
tered, and the statistical report OF
the Stake was read.
Elder j. Is. Maiben presented the
general anu Stake authorities, all Of
whom were sustained by unanimous
vote.
The ,home missionaries, except the
High Cuuncilorsi anu ,alternateR, were
honOTHbiy released anu the names OF
iorty.twO other Elders selected were
presented ami sustsine1 ss home
missionaries G. w. Peterson at hi
own request wHa feleaSeu RB Stake
recorder, aud George Taylor sustained
ae stake recOrder. n.
Elder A. IL. Lund then gave m my
valuable instructions to those Assem-.
bled.
rhs choir sang, "rhs Spirit Of God
Ike Gre is burning" and benedictior
was offered by President CaLute
Il, teFsOn.
Conference adjourned for three
months TO NEE, in Mantl.
At 6;s0 the l,ople met alain the
Interest sliii unabat,d sni were nC.
dressed by Eiuer Il. Young and Pfesi.
dent Cannon. Elder lea, dale held
meeting in MOrOnl.
GEORGE TAYLOR,
Clerk OF Couierence.