The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1898-12-14
; TEMPLE AND TABERNACLE.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES



Tween ty-seven members who brought
sufficient credentials from their re-
spective bishops were ordained elders,
Elders d. J. Davis, Orson Allen,
George Budd, James g. Albrand and
Stephen Crowther, missionaries who
have lately returned from their labors
in the northern states, Great Britain
and Tennessee, gave interesting adj
dresses Ia which they told OF the work
going on IN their fields and made many
suggestions tending to improvementin
missionary work
Apostle John Henry Smith spoke,
urging upon the young men, especially
prospective missionaries, a firm adj
herence to family duties, TO educate the
rising generation in truth and morality
that they may make good men aud
women. After selection by the choir
the meeting adjourned until the after
noon. President George O. Cannon
opened the session, dwelling particu-
larly upon the duties members should
willingly perform in order to accomp-
lish the work the church has In hand.
Elder Lund urged the cause OF right
eousness and unselfishness in all
things. The conference then listened
to n second address from Elder Smith.
He advocated the cause of more ele-
waited sense Of honor among the saints
in their discharge of sacred duties. He
thought the full value Of a sacred trust
should apply in all affairs, whether
social, political or commercial. Elder
Jensen pronounced the benediction,
after which the conference adjourned.
Sunday mornings session was open.
ed with prayer by Elder Joseph Il.
Taylor. Presidents George Q. Cannon,
Angus NJ. Cannon and G. w. Penroso
were the speakers, all of whom dis.
cussed the doctrine of paying tithes,
the work of the Relief society and the
care of the poor. Some interesting
figures were read concerning the indi.
gent fund for the six months ending
june 30, last. During that period,
$40, 1922 was distributed among the
poor by the church. OF this amount,
the tithing fund is credited with ell.
935 fast offerings, s5,s55.14; Relief
society, Sc, 397O0; other sources, si32.9l
The number of indigents cared for Is
9,4lo, OF whom 734 live outside OF Salt
Lake City.
In the afternoon, Elder George b
Wallace offered prayer, after which
the officers OF the entire stake and tho
home missionaries were presented by
Elder Joseph Il. Taylor and unani
mously sustained. Elder Taylor spoke
deprecatingly OF the small attendance
ut the conference meetings and made
special mention of the absence of bish.
ops. The speaker realized the many
duties devolving upon this office, but
thought bishop should be reproved
for nbsenting himself from any meet
ing.
President George Q. Cannon again
spoke on the Importance of caring for
the needy. lie held the great object
of the Lords work to be the salvation
Of the poor. They should have the
gospel preached TO them as often as
any and" significantly remarked
President Cannon, there should be no
charge for seats" We should be hum
bic and be possessed Of but one spirit
while in worship.
Let us cheer up the poor souls"
continued the speaker, land see that
no cry ascends from these valleys to
God because OF their want and destitu-
ton, Remember that we are all beg
gars, or supplicants, to God for
spiritual gifts, even as the poor may
be for temporal blessings. May our
hearts not be hardened. The Latter
day Saints are a people noted for help
ing one another and in our benevolence
lies partly, the secret of our prosper
ity.
Let us enrich ourselves by convert
ing the desert; take up land, till the
soil, raise stock, but do not live by
specializing, which is the curse of the
world today.
1--WE want no idle men. Work for
nothing rather than be idle. The
richest man in the community. whose
father came here and established him
self by frugality and industry, did not
make his fortune through idleness. We
want industry in our land"
President Cannon closed his remarks
with "A number OF references TO the
non-observance of the word OF wisdom,
substantially the same as those OF the
snme speaker In the recent Sunday
convention.
Mrs. Lizzie Thomas-Edwards sang
beautifully the solo of the anthem,
"When Thou CONTEST, assisted by the
choir, under the leadership OF Prof
Daynes. The conference adjourned
TO March Il, 1899, benedietion being
offered by Patriarh John Smith.
At a meeting OF the building com
mittee of the Sewer stake tabernacle,
comprising all the bishops of the vari-
Gus ecclesiastical wards held in Rich
field, il was the unanimous decision TO
rebuild rs rapidly as possible. At a
meeting held a week before it was de-
cided to present the matter to the peo-
pie throughout the country, and dur
ing last week this was done, and each
ward instructed its bishop to report its
willingness to assume a share of the
burden. Already the work is being