Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-31
STAKE CONFERENCE REPORTS.

Davis stake.
centcrsillc. utah. Dec. 20. isas'
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ccntcrviilc. utah. Dee ~ ie'N
To the Edi;ori
The quarterly conference OF Wir D'-
Wis stake convened At kayHvillc on
sunday ard Monday, Dec. N aud 10.
1898 Their were prCsrn, on tundny'
Pr sldent Gco. q. Cannon. and ircsi-
dent Jos. 4. smsh 81 the Frs Prrsi-
q ncy. Elders Hsbsr j. Grant nnd Jehh
W. Tayior. OF she Council OF Aple.ieHi
Elder H. n i.obeisa, Of the flrri cpun
al 0f Scyotslts. Elder Andrew Jenaah
Edsr u. ,. 0raw. missionary ~ ns
STATE In the Interest u the YOUNG
A.ea's Mutual. she membefs OF IN
stake Presidency. Ii.gh counellorr, etc
sunday, 10 q. m.--After fhg opening
exercises, Elder Joan W. Hoes save a
brief report OF she Davis stake. lie
Fdd the sake pre- ncy had recently
held ward confer N each ward IN
the Sake. rhcy i1urd a gfeA. lin.
proyemenl In f5h. :. tbs wardt They
found she acilng Prize. hood, Dlshoprlc
and ward Teachers, alive 10 ihrr du-
ties: all Of ihc organizations aud ahso-
cltalons were doing good work. With
ghe fat offerings and assistance nom
che Relief SoclpdcA the s'.ake Mas taxi
INK care - ais poor.
Eidtr iiebcr J. Grant was che next
fpciker. lie spoke of the greatness OF
"A. sunday school work. lie also
aIyoke of the desire all - the Stili.s OF
nnd shOul1 have % work Tor ihr ttlNa-
g1H OF souls. TO bring sinners So re-
pentance. "a desire as grt.pi US shat OF
IN, ptophct Alma tsoc Alma s9.h chap
trT),
rrer,dcui Jos. 4. sms,h addressed she
congregation. lie spoke Of the hellei
soc.telCs. and the Vbigot % their or
EaEEaglon. Ncleh Organization was nos
Tor the sole purpose ct gliherlnE pro.
ylsloua ar1 ciClh.ng and feed and
cloth the poor. but 10 teach morality.
10 teach the poor how Go earn q uNlng.
Prrsldcnt smith explained the differ
eernce between the spirlt ~ speculation
ana the spirit OF enterprise. lie said
the spirit OF speculation was a dan
glrouH spirit. q splist Of gambling, Nhila
the rplra ~ entcrprse, the spirit og
Improvement Il a commenidble sp.rN.
The speaker okholgsi tho S,iliGa 70 get
homes. 90 get an inhcr.,ance In Zion,
ana phen 20 Keep their homts and IN
hgritancea.
President Geo. q. Cannon spoke Tot
a short time on the evil onfd, Of TN
spirit OF speculation. of the many th4r
have loHi comfortable homes through
speculation. lite also spoke Of the e.
forts % many Of the leading bre.hren
TO Mart enterprises thar would BE- for
the general good, Tor lnf.ance iQe sugar
factory. and other enterprises
sunday. . y. mater tao ufual exer-
clses. the Sacrament was administered.
The central and stake apshOritles wste
presented and suicain,d by hearty
and unanimous vote.
Elder u n, Roberts was the frsi
speaker lie teE.lfti 20 the truth 81
that sacred record, the Book Of Nor
mon. lie also spoke on the broad and
liberal splrG Of she Church % JeHu
Chrln. also on ihc sTfrii a. univeria
love shown by the Lord TO Ills ehid'
sen.
President Cannon next addressed m
salrfs spftk.ng on the Promises u nh
ari was now. blessing the labors % NJ
Lord % HIS fii,hful ssrvints; aso
howing how the Lnrd had IN the pas
Farynuts In their en,lffs 10 pfomnIg1t
The principles % me Gospel and build
up MS Church here upon che earth
President cannon spoke Of ihs promise
% lha Lord 10 those yhns pay ihsl
'tthss ard offerings. W. iessinsi thu
the Lord f'l bless ihoss that paid
lhfral trdirg
Elder Andrew JerFQn made INV r.
marks on thr groNth of Zion ana ~
history ~ the Iattfr-dly Saints an
making also Of the keeping Of rccords
Chrrch chroroiogy, etc.
william - rHrt VI Kaysvllle wns
srHalinei by p conference io be or
dainfd a pllrarch. TO which onicf and
cnliirg Ne wns ordained under IN
hands M 'he br'Thf n, Presiden, Joseph
y Smith h,ing mouth. a meetns Wat
held N the evcrgnE AZ y. m. 4 lars
conFrfgatlon was prescrf. Elder u, q
Grlft and Elder II. j. Grant were IN
speakers.
Al fhe conference on Monday iher
were present Elder Heller J. Grant an
John ~. Taylor ~ she Council N ApoE
rlea. Elder n, r. GRAM VIM W. liur
PRESIDENCY; High Councillors, bishops o
Rurds, etc.
Monday, 10 a. m.-After singing ana
prayer Elder John W, Taylor occupied
the morning session In his address A.
tho slints. HIS main theme was