Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-12
Waype Stake Conference.

dency, Patrlarobs, High COuucilors
ard good representation OF the
Bishoprlcs OF the several wards.
After the usual ogoaing sxeTcies,
Elder Willis L. Robson, PRECEDENT OIL
the Stake, mate u good report, Tue
health of;he people generally through
out the Stake Is good; the 5Aints
during the past yesr hsve paid good
tithing, aBd the people arc msssurably
living up to their PRIVILEGES. The
speaker WIS grlevel however to learn
that there was some indifference o.
the part II the young people % disft-
gard the counsels OF their SUPERIOR,
to proiaue she name Of Deity ana 10
psrtaks OF those things thai are ctr CT
Is forbidden by revelation. The
Elders OF Israel should be on the
watch tower AMI preach TO the You ng
by example as well ns by precepL
Elder Hans NJ. Hansen endored
thu report OF President Roofs IA.
A great change has taken
.lace, a!nco the speaker came "a
Fremont voley. The work o. the
Lord is growing and he acknow iedgtd
with gratitude, the Olessiuga bestowed
by God upon The people. VIZ should
prize our calling as ministers OF the
Gospel above all other things, aud live
to merit the iavors Of the Almighty,
that His spirit may be with US f. all
our administrations.
Elder Ole Okerlund reported his
lahore Rs n special STAKE missionary IN
connection with Elder Chnstian T.
Bale. The Lord mad greatly blessed
them; they mad preached the Gospel
In power, hesiod the sick, com oEte
the distressed anu enjoyed mauy man.
iiestntiOns OF the power OF Gou. lhr
people had received them kindly ant
listened eagerly to their oiuusels.
ElIer George Rust was the Grst
speaker in the afternoon, he gave q
good report OF the missionary lab3rs OF
himself aud Elder Charles Lpe IN the
western part Of tho State. Never in
his life had he enjoyed greater pot.
ton OF the Spirit Of God than ON
the mission just completed, Ruu he
felt confident tBoir labors would result
In good to the people, both IN aud out
OF the Church.
Patriarch franklin w. Young said
he hau visited nearly every settlement
In the Stake since last conference IN
the intereat pf the home missionaries
and High Priests; had given few
blessings anu greatly rujOlcsd In hiH
Lahore, The speaker gave some exec
lent counsel to the young people prei-
ent; spoke upon the subject OF
virtue, tho necessity OF abstain.
ing from strong drink; said he believed
with Elier George A. Snith
that "tne whitening curse OF thr
Almighty win rest upon any m n
who sells intoxicating liquors." He
related several Incidents showing that
the prophecy OF Elder u. A. Smith
had been fulfilled.
Bishops Waller Il. Hanks and Levi
Z. White reported the Caineville anu
Giles wards In excellent condition.
spiritually the Saints had never fell
better, ali meetings were well attended
and the ward organizations were IN
good order. The people ielt grateful to
the Saints OF tns upper vaneys VINO
had rendered them AID and admins
tered TO their necessities In the hour VI
need, They hsu been damaged much
by the flJous. but they felt 10 20 to work
TO repair anu build up their devastated
iarmr.
Elder Gsaraen 3. Bnstian spike
briefly upou the subject OF charity.
He had the iutefest Of the youth ut
heart, and felt II TO be the duly OF nll
60 luoor for tine young and do AL posi-
BILE to save them from the pit fails that
lie iu their pAlb.
On bununy morning nj 10 O'Clock
the Sunday school met n Joint session.
After roll call ana opening exercises,
! Sacrament was administered, during
which time Elder Hans NJ. Hansen
1 Sacrament. A Book OF Mormon lecture
was gwen by David Rust, subject"'ri @
| Prophecy of sAmuol the Lamanits."
| Sister LEzenby recited shines com.
/ posed Tor the Prophet WilfoId Wood.
rufi's birlhdny." President Willis Il.
| Robson gave sketch OF the life anG
/ Lahore OF President Wiliord Woodruff.
/ Elders w. Ii. Jeirey, Sidney A.
| iignks, Gearseu 8. Bsstian, BlahOps
! M. w. Mansfield, b. Il. Brown aud
| Patriarch Elias IL. Blackburn all paid
IA high tribute to the sterling worth ana
noble character OF President MILFORD
Woodruff, relating iucidente anu tell.
| ing storiss illustrative OF sCme noble
| characteristic or virlue OF this Prophet.
| Tho Spirit rested nightly upon the
brethren as they talked Uf this good
! man, and neld him forth ns pattern
for tho youth Of Zion.
Al the aIteru Don meeting Sacrament
was administered. Patriarch Ena,
| Ii. Blackburn spObe about the days oil
| NRuvoU, and the exodus TO the Rocky
| Mountain, related many propneciet
made by tue servants OF Gou that have
led Israel, c0unseled the people "a
store up grain for times OF famine; aud
showed mat those VINO fight hgalDsl
the authorities of this Church sre IN
great danger Of being led astrGy from
tue fold OF Christ.
The general and Stake authorities
were presented by Elder Hans Nj
Hansen, and wore unanimously sus'
Iained.
Elder Hansen was pleased 10 see the
unity exiting, AMI bore strong tesli'
Inouy IL the great lntter-1ay work.
ElJer Joseph Eckefsley discourssu
upon the Word u Wisdom; Referred
10 the great prJmises maue by the
boTu 10 oil who will obey that law,
ami pointsI to President Wi orc
w odfuG as mn example OF the iulfi /
mrnt OF these prom sss.
Elder Willis IL. R bison said ~ VT
received benent from attending thl
conference II would TO by reducing e.
practice the teachings given.
Toe Ia RI nas not required ct on
hands hny labor we ars unable to per
iotm. We sh4ul1 guard against ovl
ropensitiss anu BIZ not overcome wiz