The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1899-03-18
) TEMPLE AND TABERNACLE.

church Ia that Mt Lehi, Utah County,
with an enrolment OF 1887 officers.
teachers and scholars; the next 10 that
at st. George, which number 767; East
Bountiful, Cedar City and Pleasant
Grove have all more than 600 attend
ants.
The annual general conference Of the
church will commence ON Thursday,
April the 9th, and close on Sunday,
April the 9th. Saturday will be de-
voted TO priesthood meetings On Sun
day evening the semi-annual meeting
Of the Deseret Sunday School Union
will be held.
Elders Wood, Jeppson and Quincy,
OF the Samoan mission, left there on
January "a, visited three islands of the
Friendly group, thence proceeded to
New Zealand, where they attended the
conference at Kirikiri; They left for
Sydney on February 10. On February
"a, they expect TO leave Australia for
home, travelling by way of Wellington,
Fiji, Honolulu and Vancouver.
The quarterly conference Of the Salt
Lake stake OF Zion was opened In the
tabernacle at 10 a. m, Sunday, March
10. Prayer was offered by William Is.
Preston, followed by the reading Of the
minutes Of the last priesthood meeting.
Thirty Eve teachers and priests were
sustained and promoted TO elders.
Elder Claudius v. Spencer delivered
a few remarks, during the course OF
which he deplored lack Of fidelity
among many Latter-day Saints, in an
unfavorable contrast TO the condition
Of the church in the old days.
President Angus M. Cannon delivered
. discourse, taking up the sinister
influence of scandal-mongers, who, he
said, were the worst people in the
world. He spoke OF the existence Of
backbiters, and warned the people TO
be careful of them.
Counselor Joseph Il. Taylor spoke Of
the peace and harmony among the high
priests, and said that the general con-
dition of the church Is satisfactory,
although there are many things which
they wished could be otherwise.
The benediction was pronounced by
N. v. Jones.
A very large congregation attended
the afternoon session, whsch was
opened at o'clock with selections by
the choir, followed with prayer by
Apostle Golden Kimball.
Elder c. w. Penrose presented the
authorities of the church, all Of whom
were sustained. A list of home mis-
sionaries was proposed and sustained.
The following statistical report OF
the Salt Lake stake for the year was
received and ordered filed: Member.
ship Of FIRST presidency, 3; apostles, 9;
patriarchs, IA; high priests, 53i; seven
ties, 1918; elders. 2,607; priests, 525i
teachers, COS; deacons, 1891; members,
29,2sl; children under 8, 9,e7s; total
80, $50.
Elder Penrose said that harmony ex'
listed throughout the stake and that the
church is stronger than ever before.
He said most OF the Latter-day Saints
are good, some are not so good, and a
few are bad. He lifted warning voice
against the allurements of the city,
which are leading some astray.
President Joseph f. Smith delivered
the discourse OF the afternoon, opening
with reference TO his recent trip Ia
the Sandwich islands, the scene OF his
first missionary labors. The work In
the islands was never before in better
condition. In speaking Of the traits Of
the natives, he said they were very
steadfast in clingipg TO the church and
that they exhibited a remarkable ia
miliarity with the Bible.
Referring to home missionary work
the apostle said that some had beer
dropped from the list of home mission
aries, but that they should not fee
hurt, as they are only honorably dis
charged. The changes had been made
so that all would have the experience
of the work. Selections were reac
from the book of Doctrine and Cove
nants, showing that the people mus
put God first in order to qualify then
TO be apostles of Jesus Christ and faith
full members OF the church. Every
member should enter into q covenant
to honor God and love his neignbor al
himself. Truth should be PLACED
ahead of everything. Obedience u
the laws of God Is truth. You mus
forgive your neighbor who trespassei
against you, even three times. How
ma jestic and powerful we would be 4
we obeyed these laws; how despicabls
and mean we must appear in the eye
Of God when we put on the contention
| of the world. We cannot afford u
! quarrel and be angered; we must b,
reconciled with our brother. The mar
with this spirit will never be found IL
a saloon and among corrupt men, bu'
he will choose to associate with tn,
pure and honorable.
Elder Richard T. Haag, instructor a
the Weber Stake academy, expects Il
leave about April the 18th for Germany
where ewill act as translator, etc, a
the church Office at Hamburg.
In six-sevenths Of the stakes Of Zior
more than ninety per cent of the child
rem of the saints attend the churcl
Sunday schools. In Bannock, Juarez
Kauab, Oneida, San Juan, Snowflake
Star Valley and Wayne, all the child
rem may be said TO belong to the Sun
day schools, the percentage of non-at