Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-20
81, George Stake Conference.

The regular quarterly gathering Of
representative men and women for
conference purposes commenced on the
morning of Saturday the 18th inst, by
the opening OF the Relief Society con-
ference.
Elder Abraham o. Woodruff, of the
Apostles quorum,a wife,were present
In addition to Elders d. ID. Macarthur
and d. II. Cannon and some members
of the High Council Bishops and
other visitors.
After opening remarks by the Stake
president, Ann C. Woodbury., the as
sembly was addressed by Brothers
Abraham o. Woodruff, d. d. Macarthur.
James G.. Bleak, also by Sister Helen
M. w, Woodruff. The Relief Society
continued its conference in the after
noon.
The Stake Priesthood meeting was
held also in the afternoon and was
addressed by Elder A. o. Woodruff
and others, on Stake matters and upon
the duties and responsibilities of the
Priesthood. At this meeting. st.
George Stake Industrial Bureau was or
ganized, by electing Elder Daniel ID.
Macarthur as chairman, and his coun-
selors David II. Cannon and Erastus
i. Snow, us his aides, and the Bishop
of each ward of the Stake as members
of the bureau, with Brother Edward
II. Snow. the Bishops clerk of the
Stake, as secretary.
On Sunday morning, the 18th Inst.
following short session of St. George
Sunday school, the Stake quarterly
conference began under the presidency
of Daniel ID. Macarthur. Its sessions
occupied Sunday afternoon, and the
morning and afternoon of Monday,
the 18th inst, Sunday evening having
been devoted to the Stake quarterly
conference OF the Young Mems and
Young Ladies Improvement associa-
lions.
At each and every one of the ses-
sons Elder Woodruff mlnistered the
word under the free now OF the Spirit
OF the Lord.
President Macarthur and his COUNSEL
or, David II. Cannon, returned mission
aries Isaac II. Langton and John Il.
Crawford, also Daniel Seegmiller OF the
presidency of kanab Stake. al iressed
the conference.
The Bishops who verbally reported
their wards We're; James Andrus. ST.
George; VIM. A. BrinEhurst Toquer-
vile; John G, Hafen, Santa Clara;
Jcter Snow Pine Valley; William A.
Redd, Harmony; Edward Bunker Jr
Buniervllle; Robert c, ISnell
Pinto; Andrew Sproul, Washington;
and Leroy w. Beebe, Vlrgen city
ana the Stake authorities were present.
ed TO- and sustained by, the people
who voted without dissent.
The following arc among the topics
lnld before the conference; Establish,
ment and growth Of the Church OF
Christ IN this generation; the Word Of
wisdom; encouragement of home in
dusuies and providing remunerntlv,
labor for the unemployed. our duty I,
potronize Church schools; the value o
the revelation establishing the person
atty OF the Father and the Son, a,
set forth in the Scriptures, instead o
our worshiping an unknown God with
out body, parts or passions; and III,
necessity OF living In strict obedlenc,
to the commandments OF God, as Sc
forth in the Scriptures ana by the liy
ing orooles existing Ia the Church.
Counselor Erastus -. Snow was on
OF town and unavodhby detained, 81
that he was with us but on Monda,
afternoon.
Seventeen wards OF the stake wer
represented Hebron ward was not rep
resented. JAMES G.. BLEAK,
stake Clerk.