Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-13
The Quarterly Stake Conference
Held Yesterday and Today.
SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS.
Addresses by the stake Presidency
IN. ptr.t Presidency and Others
Home nissionaric. Called.


ing at 10 a. m. President Angus NJ.
Cannon presiding. The services were
opened by singing the hymn ON page
a..
our God. We raise to Thee.
Thanks for Thy blessings free.
We here enjoy.
Prayer was offered by Bishop VIM.
u. Preston.
Singing. hymn on page ii5'
on the mountains top appearing.
10. a sacred horaid stands.
There were present u the First Prcsl-
doncy. Prcslden, Geo. @. Cannon, " the
Council Of the Apostles. Anton u.
I.und: Of the presiding hishopric. Wm.
u. Preston; Presidents Angunt NJ. cam
non. Jos. T.. Taylor and Charles w.
pcnrose. presidency ~ the Stake. The
roll call waH responded to by ten High
Councillors. two patfiarcha. Nathaniel
V. Jones OF the Presidency of the lIigh
Priests quorum. seven presidents or
Seventy. thirty homo missionaries.
All the wards % the stake were prop
efiy represented. except the Seventh
city ward and Forest Dale. Crescent
and Riyerton. The fint. Second,
Fourth. Firth. Sixth. Ninth. Tonih.
Twelfth. Thirteenth. Sixteenth. Elgh.
tecnth. Nineteenth. Twenty-nrai and
Twcnty-fifth duorumH OF Elders were
represented by their presiding officers.
There was large attendance of the
members OF the lesser Priesthood. Al
the stake associations were represented
by members 81 their respective prcai-
denclcs. excepting tho YOUNG Mems
Mutual Improvement association.
The minutes u the Priesthood meet.
Ia. .s.I $40 80
Thlrty.two brethren were rccom-
mendcd Tor the office ~ Elder. and
were accepted by vote ~ the conference.
President Angus NJ. Cannon an
nounced that matters of Importance
would be attended 10 at the meeting on
Monday morning. and urged all the
Lattcr-day Saints who could do ~ TO
be present.
ELDER cLAuDius V. SPENCER.
Elder ciaudius V. Spencer wa. called
To the stand He said he had lived IN
this stake since ist5 and had deep
interest IN the outcome 81 the settle
ment % these valleys by the f.attcr.dny
Saints. "rhe conditions which sur
round uu then have made an impress
sion on my mind like the engraving On
steel. when behold the Indifference
Of some men holding the Priesthood. In
view OF the smAilnesn % tho uncrincea
asked % them today In comparison
with those ~ former days among this
people. ! ask myself what IL the reason
OF ~ How much rcuponsc would BE-
made today. " thcrc were call made
Tot 600 wagons with two or three yoke
of oxen "a each. and men 10 gu with
them 90 the Missouri river for the poor.
such as was usual In the days when we
lived In dur-outa and had not the CONE
forts for our families which today our
people deem eHaentlalf
believe general Improvement can
be made In the ranctiiy ~ manner In
which the sacrament ana things holy
which have been committed unto ua are
administered IN our ward meetingH."
Notices of secular matters ought not
10 be given while that sacred ordinance
II attended 10.
PRESIDENT ANGUS n. CANNON.
President Angus NJ. Cannon said;
you win perceive that We changed the
time u holding our conference from
Saturday ~ Monday, This has been
done az the suggestion ~ some OF the
Apostle. because u has been tried with
success IN other stakes. The Sacrt-
m.nt meetings viii be held IN tho
wards as usual Ia the evening We
urge the Bishops 20 BEE that those y ho
are unworthy do not pnrtnkr 81 H.
In this building We have sometimes
been subjected To indignitics which
have been offered un even by some
protesting 10 be- Christian people who
have come among uH, and who have
manifested contempt for this holy
remembrance Of the nurcrlngH of our
Lord and Savior. For that reason II
has been discontinued here and IN left
TO the ward meetings.
Il n gratifying 90 behold hos many
NnllnH IuNta NnlH rmnNNlnaT A.a.aFa
ccpted into the higher Priesthood
incy VIII 20 out into the world to
preach; but II n like cleaning the
grapes after the vintage h over as Il
was furetold that II should be-. There
should be wise counsula given 10 them
II Is gratifying 20 count upon them
when they gp into the world as being
steadfaat In their testimony. aud hrm
in their viii. 90 carry cut the purposes
OF the Lord Ia sending them.
II N painful To- know that there are
some who are bishops, counaelors aud
others Ia reaponHihlr positions. who dp
nut sense the necessity of carrying out
the councils uf the Prophet OF Gud.
Whether We BE- Deacona. or Elders. or
presidents. We should always have our
ears, and our eyes open. and lur
hearts HoftOned, 60 receive the instruc.
items of the Spirit ~ the Lord n Is
Important that ~ heads OF families we
should do this, that We may lead oar
families In the ways uf righteousness
We should remember that there n NO
work more important required OF
bishops, And II any bishop, or presl-
dent 81 a stake, considers his political
or any secular duties, more importuut
than the duties Of his Priesthood, seek
ing the approval Of the world In
preference TO the approval OF God ana
OF His Son, whose Priesthood that
man In called To bear, he should lny
down his Priesthood, or else seek 10
-1ngnliy It, Any one that regards the
Priesthood lightly should resign his
position, We would not assume To
nj offices and then neglect our duty 10
God, Tho Gospel II everything or il
In nothing.
Where are your children Arc they
In Sunday school or running about tho
streets, selling papers aud smoking
clgaretteaY Are we faithful Ia nettlpg
examples before their mothers, 10 that
they can say to our children, behold
your fnther--a consistent l.atter-dny
Saint. who attends to his duties and
pays his tithing In season, DO You
not owe this much to tho mother Of
your children II you turn round and
crush her early hopes ana let hrr chill
dren no down Ia early death whit
compensation has she Tor her sncri-
fees and tritlHg When Jesus appears
lie Will call nH to account We viii
ask, What have you dpue with my
Priesthood? He has said. lie that win
lose his life for my sake shall IND Ia
and he that WIN seek his life shall
lose II.
A Catholic priest may hear ounteq-
sion and give advice without DANGER
that his words win be given 10 the