Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-09
TWO MEETINGS
WERE HELD TODAY
Attendance at the Salt Lake Stake
Conference Was Light
FIRST PRESIDENCY PRESENT


The attendance NJ the quarterly cone
ference u tho Salt Lake stake when
convened Ia the Assembly llnl thH
forenoon. was rather llEht but wac
somewhat increased this afternoon To
morrow the meetings will be- held In the
Tabernacle and Will be- much larger
Presidents Snow and Smith were pres
snt na were also Apostle Woplrun, ana
W. u. Preston and John u. Windcr OF
the Presiding Blahopric. President
Angus 81. Cannon presided. liis
oounsciors. Elders Joseph D.. Taylor ana
charles W. pcnroso. wcru llkcwiH' pres
ont. The nrst speaker waH'Eldcr John
Nicholson. who after tho openlng cNrr-
ciscn said In substance.
ELDER NICHOLSON
nald ne represented the High Council %
ne stake Iiu called attention Co thc
fact that this is the most completely "f-
fauiEed Church ON the turih. blahop.
courts aud High Councils nave u"n
Instituted ~ tho Lord for the purpose 't
maintalnng peace, unity aml vinvn
nmong tho people 81 Gui. the ltlEn
council r. 20 body whose duty % % not
only 10 administer justice. but ulfo 90
prnsiuo. u.are. The members ~ tho
iIlFh Council of the SAT- Lake stake
wOrt united In a desire 10 do Justice 90
an. nehfuned with the utmost possible
mercy. Every caie was t"fmlne1 . on
"a inertia and the aim uf tho President
ana every member " the budy was 60
always give Judgment according 20 the
equities ~ the case They felt the im-
pnrtnnco " the labor " the iilgh coun.
IN in THIS largo stake uf Zion, hnh
sought 60 work for the lntcfoita OF tho
members a. tho stake.
The Hpoaker then touched upon the
subject Of tithlfuf. and urged thc nrrfs-
ATTY d observing thia law, that me
land may be- gnnctined and become the
Land u Zion In very docd.
ELDER J. H. PAUL
Elder J. n. Paul was called 10 the
stand 10 speak OF the Latter Day
saints College. lie rnld uie cphcfv
would continue aa heretofore, with some
new Developments, Ia the ICnWcupn
building IT, purpose J. To tram ths
youth OF busy people. II ohefH a man
nhcool COURSE " thrce years, norma
course. a business c0urae. and "a cnlleHo
course. The hiEh school period % thruv
years had bcon criticised in HlmH quar-
tors as being too brief, but the speaker
was satisfied that the three yalr period
would inset every requirement ana was
better than "a four year nigh school
course Tor the average student tie be.
ueved that the tendency ia 60 make
school courHisi too long, II B. % the Ut
most importance that the youth ~ this
people shall be- trained fuf ne lu the
shortest possible time. that they BE- uc-
curate, steady. alert, ana esteem honor.
morality nud religion a practical sub
jecta. The people Ecnerally may be- In
tereated to learn ~ the mlaTlonury
course. which " Intended o. prepare
men AMI women, oh and young Tor
more efficient work In the ministry,
whether at home or abroad. The au-
thoritiea OF the College ore anxious To
eurve the people. and they call tholr
attention 10 the facilities onct.d by the
College 90 young people above the dis-
trict schools " cnurcd the speaker
deep sadness 60 see young men and
young women In our midst gradually
drift Into the condition ~ servants tu
the ahrcwd elements ~ the world about
ua simply for the lack ~ an education
and "a httio good trimming. There could
be no doubt nH 90 tho nnni outcome
that the Kingdom 81 GOD would be- tri-
umphanti but many viii full that could
be saved. and the aim of the College
with the help N the Priesthood, the
support u tho people ana the blessing
~ the Lord. TO aid our young people.
The faculty and the trustees feel that
II should be- a typical Mormon school.
one of which tho people may he Justly
proud and the attention N our people.
IL earnestly solicited n the end that the
College may rapidly become all that II
should BE-.
ELDER o. =. MILLER
bishop Of Iuyerton ward. said that
since the word OF the Lord hal been
Etyen concerning the payment u tith-
ing. there had been a marked Improve
mont Ia tho ward la that respect, \
new meeting house WIS IN course ~
erection. and he believed Il would ba
covered IA before winter Tho people
wcrc prosperous and were doing a good
work The organizations uf tho ward
were active and diligont, and the people
os a whole were trying 10 do the Will OF
1Od.
Tho spcaker bore testimony 10 m,
good effects OF our Church schools upon
the children. ana urgvd nh 10 take nr
interest IN the Lattcr-dny Saints col
lege,
ELDER ANGUS NJ. CANNON.
president of the stake, rciolccd IN m,
testimonies borne and the spirit mani
Tested. lie said one thing had Impressed
hlm lately nnd that was Tho necessity
" pruning the branches NJ the church
There are hundreds tn this stake tulu,
who should be- lahurei with. Ito urr
upon tho brethren the Importance of
inquhinr into tho condition ~ even
man, woman and child. and those who's
names ARE on the records and who are
not worthy OF % standing In the church
should h" dealt with,
The speaker encouraged tho Saint
20 send their children o. the Latter dag
Saints College where thoy could DO s1
He also spoke concerning the pHymyn
~ iithlnE. The poor widow should phl
nor uthlug as well uH the rich man, 81
that her name might hr ON tho record
of tho Church nH an Observer of tho Law
OF the Lord. No man should Toxic ans
~ his uthiug Tor the purpose of donnt
Ing n TO tho poor ur using Il IN ans
uthtr direction. Tho uthlng N M
Lords. ana should boz paid 20 Him.
Singing "lluw firm a foundation"
Renedlctlun by Elder Geo, ~. Wallace
ATrEHNuON sEssIoN,
This afternoon WHOM tho opening eX