Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-13
SALT LAKE STAKE
CONFERENCE.
Second Days Sessions in the Tab
ernacIe To-Day.
INSTRUCTIVE ADDRESSES.


ing;
How are Thy aervanis blest. o Lord
How sure r. their dgfcngc'
Prayer was offered by Elder Rulon 5.
Singing by tho choir
Behold the mountain of the Lord
In latter days shall rise.
The stake reports oi the Sunday
schools. Y. ~ 81. J. A.. Primary Assn
Citations. Kindergarten Associations.
high Priests quorum. and fast oner-
inEs uotals). were presented and or
dcrcd flcd The roll of the wards. Ell
dcrs' quorums aud asspciations was
called. showing rcrrCae nations from all
THE wards. from all the quurufna except
the Fourteenth. Fifteenth. seventeenth,
Twentieth and Twcnty.fourth, and SUI
perintendcncicH OF the sunday schools,
" l.. NJ. 1. a. Relief Societies,
Primary Associations and the Kinder
Farten Associations.
Elder John Nicholson, vlce-prcsldent
&c the board OF trustees u the Latter
day Saints college, presented to the
conference some facts regarding that
institution. lie stated that the main
sources % support Tor the institution
were an endowment ~ $4,000 left by
the late Horace :. Eldrcigc. the Income
Of which was to 10 to Il church school
for seven years; and endowment OF $500
left by Sister T.. u. SNOW and a Eift of
land by Elder Edward Stevenson. which
N not yet rcmuncrativc.
For i've years past the faculty had
conducted the Institution on their per.
Hnnal loss, 5000 having been contribut-
cd IN that way, and the Church had
borne the main burden by contributing
sIa.VN q
however, there was a shortage Of $4,000
In both departments Of the Institution
90 June. 1888 which was to be met. 80
far the college had received no sup.
port from the stake az "a whole.
The future % the institution was also
M stake. and FOR it. support during the
next year. there would be- needed about
si.iO0 Tor both departments In addition
to entrance fees. Lastly, there would
need tu be considered. the building Ia
which the Institution should BE- con-
Quoted. Elder Nicholson expressed the
hope that the College would be main-
taincd. and stated that In his opinion.
even suspension Of the school would
be calamity To- the stake.
lie trusted that wisdom would be-
shown In settling the matter.
Elder g. W. prnroHc spoke on the
Hnmo subject which he considered an
important one No cxorbitant salaries
We're paid to the teachers. and u was
supposed that a large sum would be
realized from the General Board. but
on account Of retrcnchmcnt In the gen.
erai expenditures ~ the Church. n
smaller amount WINS realized than was
expected. Although there existed dis
cournRinR conditions. financially the
speaker was convinced that u was pos.
riblc for the amount Of this deficit TO
b. made up II was important. ON ac-
~ H. la.
atitutlon, and the influence II spreads
abroad. that Il should he kept In exist
cnce. II had becn OF great usefulness
In this regard, and had eNerted IT. In
fiucncc over many hundreds of the
young Therefore, the speaker was
nrmly convinced that the College
should be- kept IN existence. There was
ample room ana opportunity Tor such
an Institution In this stake, ana an ef-
fort should be- made TO build up the
school 10 a thoroughly efficient stand
ard u had pxcrtod an Influence also
over the public In the conduct OF classes
In missionary labor. otc. For all these
reasons tho present debt should BE-
paid on and then. n possible, money
should be- raised 10 conduct the inHii-
tuition successfully.
President George q. Cannon stated
that IN. Salt Lake stake had done less
Tor itH church school than any other
Stake N Zion thnt had attempted any
thing IN this direction. He showed
tho necessity of such an institution ~
the College IN this stake, and stated
that "a strong effort would need 60 be
made 20 Keen the school In successful
existence President Cannon showed
what had been done IN some other
Stakes. mud utged this stake 10 follow
these worthy examples.
President InHaph v. Smith expressed
his feelings with regard 20 maintaining
the t.nttcr-dny saints College, stating
tn1t greater necessity FOR uuch a
school existed he this stake than IA any
other stake NJ Zion. lie had patron
iscd the school In the past. and thought
that n should be maintained ON a
thoroughly rfilelcnt basis.
Elder Angus VI, Cannon strongly
urged tho continued existence NJ the
college.
The following resolutions were pro.
rUr'nd Hnd unanimously adopted; That
u ~ the sense NJ this conference that
We maintain and sustain the Latter
! day Saints College In this stake OF
fHiu
Resolved that Joseph u. TAYLOR DO
appointed o. committee % one, with
! power 20 cnll 10 his aid such assistance
hH may Doc necessary TO raise tho
amuu1t now deficient for the Latter
day Saints 'nllese.and the means nee
"sfAry fur its maintenance, and To pro-
cure building for II 60 occupy.
The choir sang tho anthem
30 come. an ye faithful"
h'nrdlctInu was pronounced hy Elder
. ttuNTIrr fI.HrInI.