Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03


The quarterly conference Of ths Al
hcrta stake was hsid In the CaIdgton
ward meeting house sunday and Mon
day. August sint ana ssnd.
There were present. OF tho Council Of
the Twelve Apostles, Elder Abram o.
Woodruff; Of tho presidency OF the
stake, Elders Charles %. Card and John
A. Woolf. hte Bishops OF tho wards
ana leading Elders OF the stake; also
sisters Helen W. Woodruff and a. W.
McCune from Salt Lake city.
Sunday. Aus. 2iat, 1850 a, m.-After
the opening exercises and Introductory
remarks BY Elder card, the Bishops
reported the condition OF their wards,
showing progress among the Saints,
the different organizations Of the wards
being az complete as possible under the
circumstances, ana the members gcn-
orally dcslrous 81 doing their part In
the lahorn assigned them.
Elder A. q. Woodruff addressed the
congregation, speaking u the necessity
and power 81 unity among the Saints,
ana " the hand-dealInEa OF the Lord
with His people In the past.
Elder ~. =, Allen reported the Elders
OF the stake ~ a body OF aaaiiuoua
lnburcH Ia the cause. especially IN the
sunday schools. spoke OF the progress
Of the religion classes, ana the good
work done by them. The sunday
schools. ns had been reported by the
bishops, were doing an excellent work
and the attendance increasing very fast
there brlnr over ave hundred Sabbath
school workers Ia the stake.
g D.. m.-Aftrr the opening exercises
and the administration ot the sacrn-
mont. Sister Mary l.. Moolf reported
the Relief societies Of the Stake, as be-
Ink In gnod working condition, the
mUmhprr lahlrlnE diligently In caring
for the poor. mlnlHterlng 90 tho sick,
and laborlng for the ralyatlun of their
fellow beings. Sister A. ". McCune,
from Salt Lake Clty, In the Interests Of
the Y, L. NJ l. A., spoke very impress
sively against tho Gin OF Sabbath
breaking. and upon the necessity OF
strictly keeping the Word Of Wisdom
nH taught by the Lattur.d1y Saints
She cNhurted the sisters 20 study the
principles OF the Gospel and prepare
themselves Tor future usefulness
Elder a. u. Woodruff occupied the
remainder % the time. speaking OF the
llhoruilty begotten In the minds OF
mankind 90 their follow beings, by tho
Spirit of tho Gospel; 0f the proper
course Tor the Saints 90 take 20 be- able
10 discern the hand.dralinHs OF the
Lord with the children % mcni coun-
gclcd the people 90 guard against being
30 cngruEsed ln the things OF everyday
pressed upon parents The necessity OF
training their children Alright, ana TAX,
Ing a course 90 beget confidence betw en-
them and their children. by setting
examples before them worthy Of imlta-
tion. especially In Keeping the Word Of
Wisdom.
Monday Aug. %. 10 a. mater
singing. and prayer by Bishop u. pm.
Ing, The Seventies VI The Stake. and
home missionary labora were reported
by their representatives, after which
sister Emily niglow reported the Prl-
mary associations, there being two
hundred and twenty-five members In
that organization. and a steady Increase
In numbers, and interest manifest. the
organization ~ a Kindergarten recently,
holng the latest movement. which was
having the desired eject.
Addresses were then given by Elders
L. Leavitt ana Charles O, card. the
latter especially directing his remarks
10 those newly arrived la our midst,
.howlng tho necessity for those who
were Lhtter-day Saints 10 unite with
the various organizations In our midst,
and each one stand In their lot and
Elder A. o. Woodruff followed. speak.
ing'o OF the responsibilities OF MOTHER
In the rearing ~ their children, ana NJ
the duties Of the Saints In becoming
thoroughly yersed In the rites and or,