Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23
n. X. PoRTER, clerk.
81. George stake.

The quarterly conference meetings OF
thlh STAKE were held In 81. George Sat
urday. Sunday and Monday. the 9Th.
loth ana llth OF December, 1898.
hehei society conference was held
on saturday. beginning at 10 n. IN. and
eontinuin. at y. m. under the prcsl-
dency OF stake CounsclOrs Morris and
bleak' President Ann e. Woodbury. be-
Ing In Mexico.
The Priesthood meeting OF the Stake
neid session beginning at y. m. Sat.
-. Macarthur and his counHelors, David
IA. Cannon ana Erastus -. Snow.
AFTER opening services OF praise and
prayer ON sunday morning. Elder Me-
Arthur made brief introductory re-
marks expressing Joy that Elder Heber
j. Grant OF the Council OF Apostles;
l's brother. brigham y. Grant. and Ell
der Frank y. Taylor. all OF Salt Lake
city are with US.
Our beloved brother. Hcber J. Grant,
then addressed us. dwelling In his clear
ana emphatic manner on the Word OF
wisdom FROM u financial, u physlologl-
cal ana spiritual point OF View.
lie WAS followed by Elder Frank Y.
Taylor, who dwclt upon tho very evil
dent purpose OF the Lord In causing His
people TO locate In this Rocky Noun
tain region, which. from being In an
unproduetivo state. has become u
fruitful land.
Elder Brigham i. Grant emphasized
the necessity Of cultlvating faith In
God. and obedience to rlghteousness;
OF studying the Scriptures. and FREE
puent prayer. that the channel OF
oommunicatlon between us and our
heavenly Father may continue to be
unobstructcd.
The first speaker. on Sunday after
noon, after the partaking OF the Sacra-
ment OF the Lords supper. was Elder
Frank y. Taylor; he addressed his re-
marks chiefly to the young people,
dwelling upon the privations and pcrse-
cutiOns which their fathers and moth
efs nave endured for the Gospels sake
lie dwelt In very pathetic manner
upon the enforced exodus OF the Saints
from Nauvoo. and the soul stirring re-
cital thereof AS expressed by Col. Thos.
3. Kane before the Historical Society
OF Pennsylvania. lie feelingly por-
trayed tile continued trials and priya-
lions Incidental to the leaving the
confines OF civilization and the Journey
through the then great American desert
Tor upwards OF thousand miles. He
eNhortod the young people to live godly
lives ana thereby to make the closing
days OF their parents. who had suf-
Tered no much. abound In peace and
happiness. He concluded by calling
upon the young people to seek for the
testimony OF Jesus Christ. "Be chill
dren OF God; set your faces like a
flint against the very ippearance OF
evil, and God win bless YOU"
Elder u. II. Grant followed In adj
dressing the young people In q
catechetlcal manner. He rcfcrred to
events In his own life showing the
folly and fruitlessncss OF not serving
the Lord
Elder Hebor j. Grant said he re-
Joioed In the instructions and exhorta-
tons given by the previous speakers.
The contemplation OF the faithful lives
of our fathera and mothers had al
ways Inspired him with reverence.
Those fathers and mothers could at
any time have escaped the prosecutions
and contumely heaped upon them, II
they would deny their faith In the
Gospel Of Christ as revealed through
the Prophet Joseph Smith. II they had
turned from the narrow way that
lendeth unto life and Ind Joined those
who were In the broad way that lendeth
TO destruction, they could have re-
mained In their comfortable homes.
Quarterly conference OF the NJ. |. AS
sociatlons was held on Sunday evening,
AT the close OF which Elder Heber j.
Grant announced that he could not be
with us tomorrow, an he desired to be
present at the funeral ceremonies OF
our dear brother, Franklin D.. Rich
ards. on Tuesday
on Monday our conference continued,
Elder Edward /. Cox. Ira McAfiliin and