Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-13
That Was the Sense Of the Stake
Conference This Forenoon,
A RESOLUTION PRESENTED


The final meeting o. the quarterly
conference of tho Salt Lake stake was
held ln che Assembly Hail this forenoon
beginning at 90 o'clock. The principal
theme OF discussion was the Lattcr-dly
Saints COLLEGE and the necessity of
maintaining tho Institution which. upon
motion of President Joseph q. Smith,
% was received 90 DO. After The opon-
inr EXERCISES. Elder Joseph n Taylor.
az the presidency of the stake. gave "a
detailed report u inc labora In che In
tcrcat " the Lntier-dny saints college
OF Salt Take city iio said he was np-
pointed nt the last quarterly conference
OF the Stake To visit the Saints in the
stake with the Wow TO obtaining means
~ nuuldato tho present indchtciuoat
and cantlnue the college. lie had met
with good success in collecting means
Tor the purpose ana W 10 date had rr-
celvcd the sum of t2156.i5. with ga 49,
aufanec % 5000 morn. Tie was COMB
dent that moro means would Doe fur
niahed TO enable as 60 continue the
school without interruption The action
Of the Stake conference held March Ilth
last, was that the Lattur-day saints
Collegs ho continued and nm the high
place designed for % by ~ promotors.
The good results of thlr college are far
reaching. FOR through ita teachings the
testimony bf Jesus ia implanted In tho
hearts ~ tho students. An tho safe.
guards possible should be- thrown
around the young people that mons are
led aHtray by tho very many allure
menta and traps set 10 lend them down
10 destruction and death. utnor Stakes
OF Zion. notably Utah. Weber. Cache
and saupCtc. have thclr academies and
colleges, and 90 iuufiHhinF. The salt
Lake COLLEGE must not be- abandoned.
President Joseph n smith spoke Vofy
highly % hc great efforts Of the people
81 The Hnnrete stake ln contributing
voluntarily % their mcuna for tho crrC.
ton VI new academy, 20 that mora
NOON and hrttOr facilities may De- pro-
vldfd Tor The Increased number ~ stu.
dents. Weber Stake was also STRUGGLING
against great difficulties in maintaining
ia school. The brigham Young
Academy az Provo md the brigham
Young College az Logan were doing
grpat good. rho Idaho stake Of Zion
q also continuing their academy by
voluntary contributions OF the people.
Their iH no other place where 10 iH
m0rn necessary 60 iaNn "a college than
IN this city. ns thoru n mo- place whore
there are more allurumonta Co lead the
young people untray therefore the
gfenier necessity there la Tor maintain
Elder Anton H. Humid. of tho Apos-
ties. said the academy Ia Sanpcto had
been IN operation Tor eleven years. aud
that Instruction similar 90 that given In
the other academies and colleges on
the Church were given, with good re-
suits 10 desired very much that the
iaiter'dny Saints College Ia this city
continue
Elders Abraham o. woodruff. Rudger
tlaWHon and George TruHdule OF tho
Council of the Twelve Apostles, and ~.
der John il Winder, ~ tho Preceding
lilahuprir of The Church strongly udvo.
Gated the sustaining and continuing NJ
,hc Laaiiter-dny Saints College IN Salt
PRESIDENT Joseph T. Smith offered tho
following motion. which was seconded
BY Counselor Joseph r. Taylor. og tho
PRESIDENCY ~ The stake, and uuuul-
moualy adopted hy tho conference
THAT % is tho sonFo NJ thla confer
rnrr that tho leading authorities 81 this
stake NJ Zion and the members thHre.
of nee The utmost diligence 60 sustain
and maintain. ana continue tho rglHt-
cnce o. The Lattcr.day saints college
IN Salt Lake city"
Prof Evan Stephens proposed hlf
services frvo W charge FOR two DAYS
IN The week during the next years
terms nH musical director of tho Col.
!!eEc. which was accepted with thanks
hy The conference
After SINGING hy rho choir. hcncdic-
uon by Elder =. NJ Lyman the cnnfer-
cnce adjourned 10 meet again on SAT-
urdny. September ON. 1900. al 10 q. m