Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-05

though on sunday afternoon tue
house was 1illec.
AT tho 1rst session Of the confer
enCe reports were rendered from the.
following nsmed wards by their res.
pect,ve Bishops: Richfiel0, Elsinore,
Joseph, Monroe, Sikuri, Vermill on,
SRlina, Redmunu, Marysvala Auu
AnnHbells. Judging from these re-
ports the condition OF the Saints In
this Stake as relslts 10 spiritual az well
Rs temporal matters IL Us good and bet
Ter than 1t has heon heretofore.
Presidents Wm. II. Seegmlller,
VIM. ii. CLARK AMI Joseph 4. Horne
csrroborated the reports OF the Bisnops.
In the afternoon Elder A. ii. Lund
addressed the congregation upon the
necessity Of the 5aInts being led and
GUIDED by aud holding fast to the
word OF God; not alone that which is
written in the Bible, Book o. Mormon
nnd Book OF Doctrine AMI C0veuants,
anu other inspired wriunge, bat
especially TO the wotds Of God proceed
Ing from the mouths OF living Prophets
anu Apostles 10 our ia.
Patriarch g. II. Smith and PRECEDENT
Seegmiller followed IN the same straiu
as Elder Lund. Elder 5eugmiller said
that never In the history OF this Church
had any person mad cause 10 regret
taking counsel from the Prophets and
eeTvaDte OF God.
At 1880 O'Clock in the evening
meeting was held during which Presi.
Seegmi Ter, Bishop rheO. BEandley
and Elder a. IL. Lund addressed the
Saints ana many valuable instructions
rts a ~ -.s,g :
thute present.
Owing to the fact OF our dislrlc.
scnOul and Sunday school having been
stopped for week or 30, thete was no
sunday School Section OF the couief-
enct; but tho regular conference
sstviceB wete oontiuued at 10 O'cl elk
Sunday morning; anu Bishop
Farley Chrisrlansen OF MAJ field,
Elders Joseph 3. Horne ana
Author II. Luud Were The speakors.
Tho subjects OF the introduction
OF the Gospel, the necessity Tor all.
anu especially tho young to refrain
from contracting evil habits, com.
pairing the evidence for the divinity Of
the Book Of Mormon with those ior
the Bible, and the divinity OF the
mission OF the Prophet joseph Smith
were treated upon ia an interesting
manner.
Alter the usual opening cxerclses ia
ths aiteTncon, Elder Bimon Chrlsten.
zen read the totals OF the statistical
report Of the Stake for the year end
ins Dec. 81, 1896, which we're as fol-
lows; Three fatrlsruhs, ls2 5evenliep,
&Ol High Priests, 4l4 E,uers, o. Pnesls,
l4l Teachers, AIS DeRGOnE, J,4l6 mem
ter3, 9,5Ub officers and memDeTs, ,S5S
children DER eight years OF age,
total OF y, Ib4 souls; d marriages, $50
births OF males, 1913 blrtbs OF iemulee,
2S2 children blessed, III members, etc,
received, l5T member, etc, removed,
new memters UEp,i2sd, US cuiiurs u
bapuzsu, II SoImmunicatud, 53
deaths Of males, Il deaths OF femaics,
30 indivluuals drawing support. He
also presented the general Church and
Sake authOtitee. The vyte 10 sustain
them was uranimUug.
Elder w. n. SpaiiJrd was honorsbly
released from The Office Of Hun
Counselor on account o advancing aye
anu failing health.
The sacrament was administered hy
Filters p. Poulscn and Jens /. Jeneen.
The remainder OF the time was oc.
cupled by Elders William II. See-.
miller ana Author ii. Lunu, both o
which preached very lucid ami iorci-
bic Gospel sermons TO the large audi.
euce.
The conference was adjourned for
three monthe. Benoiiolion by Palrl-
arch Theodore Brandlay.,
The sweet singing enjoyed during
the several meetings was furnished by
tho Richdeld choir, the members Of
which deserve great praise Tor their
services, under the adverse cireum-
stances they have labored for long
time, having mad no leader; especially
Ia great credit Que Sister Lizzie West
man, the organ!st, for her faithful and
persistent efforts 10 hold the members
together. We would gladly welcome
good and effi Client choir leader in our
midst.
We have had an abundance OF snow
0oth Ia the mountains and the valley,
ana the farmers are smiling at the
good prospects before them.
While there are few cases Of sick.
hteb here anu there the people gel eE.
ally enjoy good health.
SIMON CHRIST ENsEN,
Stake CLERK.