The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-01
SUMMIT STAKE CONFERENCE.
One of the Best That Has Ever Been
Held.

Coalville. Jan. 3L-Two very largely
attended meetings today closed the
Summit stake quarterly conference.
Those present in the stand were Elder
Golden Kimball of the first seven presl-
dents of seventies, President w. w.
Cuff and cOunsellors. Alma EldredSe
and Ward Z. Pack; Patriarch Richard
Birch, several members of the stake
high council and the bishops of u of
the wards in the stake.
Bishop James Brown of the Evanston
ward reported in very interesting ad-
dress the condition of his ward, follow
ing whom Bishop Atwood made a very
favorable report of the Kamas ward,
over which he presides. President Cuff
then followed in an address of general
counsel to the Saints throughout the
stake
At the afternoon session Elder Ste
phen B. Walker of PeOa, who had re-
Gently returned from a three years
mission to the Samoan Islands, gave
very interesting account of his labors
in that far-off land. Joseph Soulsby.
presiding elder of the Rock Springs
branch in Wyoming, made a few inter-
esting remarks in reporting that
branch.
The general stake authorities were
presented by Elder Ward Z. Pack and
Elder Kimball delivered a very instruc-
tive discourse on a text from the Doc
trine and Covenants as follows: Con
tend We against no church, save it be
the church of the devil" saying as the
Saints claimed the privilege of wor-
Shipping God according to the dictates
of their conscience, they should accord
TO all other people the same rights. We
should not tear another mans house
down, but first build a better one than
he occupies, and then invite him to en-
ter into it; then if he declines, we have
done our whole duty.
President Cuff made a brief state
ment of the financial condition of the
stake, which was very gratifying one,
and the conference then adjourned for
three months.
The general expression was that this
has been one of the best conferences
ever held in the stake
This evening. q conjoirt meeting of
the Y. NJ. and Y. L. NJ. I. A. of Coal
vile was held and a very interesting
and instructive programme was carried
out.
The funeral of AnGrev Pugg7eur was
largely attended today, showing the re-
spect which his many friends had for
him. 1t is reported here today that the
company in whose mine he was acct
dentally killed were going to present
to his family, who are in very desti-
tute circumstances. the product or
equivalent of the mine for two days,
which. if true, will be most magnan-
imous and charitable act.
County Clerk J. L. Boyden goes to
Morgan City tomorrow evening. where
he has been subpOenaed as a witness
in the case of the state VS.. a. B. Rich
ar,lson. which is set for trial before
Judge Rolapp at that place on Tues
day next.
William Archibald of Parley's Park
was a conference visitor today
Attendance at religious services in the
tabernacle yesterday was rather light.
c. W. Nibley, jr., Joseph Knowles and
Professor 7. W. Pinder were the speak
ers.
A suit was filed in the district court
this morning by William ]. Hill against
Niels Monson and Amelia Monson to
recover 1850, the balance due on
prOmissory note for $500.
a bad accident befel young man
of this city. whose name was impos-
sib,e TO ascertain. 1t occurred on Sat
urday while he was at work in Logan
canyon. He was running down the
hillside when his foot caught in some
vines beneath the snow and threw him
down the hill. When he struck the
ground his face came in contact with
the sharp edge of the AK he was carry
ing. His nose was split in two and his
right cheek badly gashed.
State Senator Aquila Nebeker re-
turned from Salt Lake yesterday. He
says that he was pleased to note the
fact while down there that the Republic
cans had at last realized the error of
their ways, and had forsaken McKin-
ley.
The city schools opened again this
morning after having been closed down
for several days on account of the in
tense cold and consequent lack of
water