Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-07
TAG mo Theme ofidde,'ss by Pfe'iden,
snow and Others.
voRDOFTHELORD TO SAINTS
,,,.,lrs. 20 Fsitsv Obedience TO the
Lsrd's Commando References 90 a
Sew stake PRESIDENT
ESPECIAL TO THE "NEws.'1

tepECfAL TO THE 'NBWs.1
lam. Utah. Aug. .7.--Ncarly ail"ihe
,gpls OF cache county have gathered
j i.-. 10 attend the stake conference. II
/. tbe largest concouraci OF people that
has ever BEEN IN Logan. The mbcr-
rafls has BEEN niled-to Overlooking at
ever, session OF conference and during
several meetings the cruwd Of people
which was unable 20 gain admittance
WAS almost large enough TO have Allied
The building.
Ys,torday morning at 3 o'clock all the
Sunday school children met nj the tab-
cfnael. Co sceAanl hear President Loo
fenaa Snow. There were so many that
only The sunday school workers were
admitted. and they occupied CvcTy avail
able space.
After the opening exercises. Apostle
Francis NJ Lyman spoke a short time.
This ~ the largest congregation OF
children. said Elder Lyman, that has
greeted the President since his hrst
meeting with the Children at 81 George.
il % great privilcgr for the young
i0lk. 60 shake hands with the Prophet
81 tho Lord. lie loves the children and
feels toward them AZ dld the Savior.
Elder Lyman then instructed the chill
dfsu as to how they should march, that
th-ro would be no confusion when they
shook hands with President Snow.
President Snow then addressed tho
aap.mblage as follows
- feel happy to see this vast con-
grcEation OF chii1Icn. ! Wiah 70 say
few words 10 you that you willineNcr
forget. You have advantages that
never had. ana you therefore can re-
esivc certain blessings that l could not
obtain You can live 10 much older
age than l expect to. This you ear 10
by being faithful IN keeping the COM
maniments of God. especially learn
obedience TO your parents love and
TrpyUt them. do this every hour Of
your lives and the Lord will bless you
greatly Tor II. There r. great future
fof you, you VIII receive the choicest
blessings that God has ever given to
n.s people. when / shake hands with
sou / want you 10 lock up into my face.
that you may always remember me.
Sow ! am not any better than many
other men, but the Lord has placed
grtat responsibilities upon me. Ever
since the Lord made Himself known
unto me- most perfectly as lie ala, |
have ruleavorrd TO perform every duty
position that | occupy thut l wish you
tU remember me, remember that you
have shaken hands with the President
Of ibt Church 0f Jesus Christ. / hops
lol viii not foryct 10 pray for me aud
itF my counbeluw, Presidents Cannon
att Smith, aud Tor the Apostles.
] ray, God bless you, ana He viii
l..H yuui you VIII accomplish WunderH
Teachers. you could not b. engaged
Do 8rater work than ia the interest
a.. lhH sunday schools"
a duet was rendered very plcnaingly
b. ihr Aliases jacobson.
fm don't Jos. r. Smith offered the
btar4tA1r, after which President
hnlH ip-a q pqcltlun az the central
doQr, aud che children marching TO the
hualns of music, passed By and shook
lalli WITH him. * was, adted. grand
tghL There were 1884 young folks
Mao shook hands occupying lust one
holr The Prraldcnt endured the
lauguelng ceremony remarkably well.
Standing during the entire time.
STAKE CONFERENCE BEGINS
The first session of the conference
commenced at Al o'clock. There were
yl ODE stand Of the General Authurl-
lfesIdents Lorenzo Snow ana jos.
p smith Apostles Franklin Il. Rich-
tiii Francis NJ. Lyman. NJ. W. Merrill
~ N. b, Howley, and Presiding
Aahlp VIM. 10. Preston; Presidents OF
t''nilsH o., u. Fjeldsted and j. Golden
hAhsl. also Elders Elias kimball.
NA y iibhl, Arthur Winter. Charles
q" MhlHy and Le Rul G. SNOW. The
building was filled To oyerilowinE.
L4,' Charles W. Nibley offered the
ofu.1T PRAYER
H4.i 5. NJ, Molen, first counselor in
g N'aAg presidency. IA reporting the
.,4' stake, said, We have "a good
'WN Ni missionaries and teachers who
~, serving the people faithfully. Since
wv conference not much has been
gg!M ny The stake presidency. President
l.ln smith has been away and Coun-
s NaAr smith and myself have been
We regret very much that circum-
,Autf7 required President Orson Smith
shg away, lie expects 10 be success
anl return and pay 100 cents on cy-
ti,.ll.'E that he owes. lie was "A
i1lu' worker aud "a servant ot the
i.ttr..' ! pray Tor his success and safe
also ''" u''' tue pe"p'o 40
sr,We lrc thankful to have President
ca,i dent Franklin d. Richards oc-
yr''l lhe remainder OF the time In the
rr.it meeting He referred 10 the
Ir plnkreaa " the people In cache.
it..t tle building of the temple Pres
49, ~ hArdh was Ia Logan much Of
sh..t, lNin during later years 1--WE
tts III 'ulFe To become perfect" said
h. p'hker "as Christ Ii perfect This
c5w,i ,1lnmand TO us, You have nc.
gNpNshod q Erand work In erecting
have pollese building as you
viii NoN you are all anxious and filled
y,nl wondement az 10 who VIM be-
wsn next stake president. We am
n, w. l'lfd 10 make mari fest whom
as.lrea for this Important position
h,1 'allent Snow IA with us and ne
10 nv, 'pe'Hh communication to make |
AFTER the bsnedictlon. which was Of