Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-24
STAKE CONFERENCE REPORTS.
Ds,i. stake.

The quarterly confcrnce OF the Davis
Stake convened az Pennington on Sat
urday and sunday. sept. 10Th and nth.
1888 There were present on Saturday
Elder Ilrbsr J. Grant, Elder John w
Taylor and Elder A. r. cowley. OF tho
Council Of the Apostles. the stake
presidency. members OF the High
Council. mshopa q wards end their
counselora.
Saturday. 10 a. mater tho usual
exercises. Elder JAMES 4. Ice. formerly
Of Taylorsylllc, Elder Ezra Robinson
and Elder jews ~ Pennington, adj
dressed the congregation. These breth-
rem. who have rcccitIy returned from
mifaionH.Hpokc OF ih.lr experience while
Ia the missionary He'd. and bore strong
Testimonies 90 N, truth Of the Gospel.
Elder n. J. Grant was the next speak
Ct. he referred 90 TIE labora OF the
Twelve Apostles amongst tho people.
Ie said the Apostles dld not labor for
their own Individual benefit, but for
the good OF the Saints; for the build
Ing up and the Htrcngthening OF the
Church 0f Christ. ana their desire was
the same as Nephia DIST Ncphl. 9Th
chan. AN verse; Elder Grant also
smoke 81 how the Spirit OF the Lord
sirove with the children OF mon.
Saturday. 2 y. m.-Elder George y.
Richards % the Tooelc stake. was the
nrst speaker. Ilo expressed his pleas
uro Ia meeting with the Saints OF the
Davis stake. especially with those of
PENNINGTON, the place 81 his birth. and
tn home " his b1yhlod. Elder Rich
ards related many Incidents that hap
pened az the time he lived In Farm
inrton and while he was labOring as a
ward teacher, in which marvellous
mercles were wrought through Faith,
lie snake OF his desire TO overcome all
eyli. 10 walk uprlghtly while here 10
| me flesh and he testified 10 the truth
of the Gospel. Elder NJ, II. cowley
smoke on the authority pf the Priest
hood and how % should be exercised IN
Righteousness. Hr also spoke ON the
paylns OF tlthts ana offerings, Tithen
| shouid be paved in Kind. and v II was
| top Tar 10 bring 70 the storuhouao Of the
| Iord 10 be turned into money and the
money brought ln'
Elder John W. Taylor related some Of
| ,hs .xnerleucea OF the Elders on mis-
| sio,s In colorado. lie said the Elders
| iaborine In that mission were doing a
',nod work. and in thelr heart desired
| to save the children OF men. Elder
| Taylor also spoke on the plan or tho
| lusnnl and OF the why wv if'lN l'Hi =
ami Ms Fplrlt upon his servants
sundny-Ths sunday schools OF
F,rminrton mc, at a. m. AZ 1880 a,
~. c,nferencs reconvcned. Elder
Iohn ", Hess reported the condition
q, he stake. H. said although there
are some things that are not Us they
shou,d he. the majority u the saints
spe S' attsnding TO their duties,
Ana with the exception OF 4
iItiie political feeling me people are AZ
n' ,'s one with another The STAKE
nresldeney. he members % the Hlsh
eonneji ana ihe RIshopries Of che
cartons wards were united Al Of me
s n.y. and ward organlradons and as
seeiatl9ns were doing good work ss'
peeiaily was lhis The e1se with ths
Sunday schools. Elder II. ]. Grant
| MA he regretted that. % row were
',stlmonies of Eld0 cowley and
nthers As Nr himself he enjoyed
isienlng 10 ihe testimonies Of hi
brethren. more 80 than TO listen TO a
sermon. Elder Grant spoke .vsrS
strongly absv. the way some OF tbs