The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-11
Adiournment of Conference.

The conference was ADJOURNED at the
tabernacle yesterday afternoon until
March TO- 1900 The various authorities
of the stake were unanimously sustained
upon presentation by Counselor Taylor
August W. Carlson and Arnold q.
Giauque were added to the quorum of
alternates nigh counselors. Elder James
+. Chamberlain, who has been absent
from Utah for some two and a half years
on a mission in the southern states. was
re-installed in the position of stake re-
porter. while the vacancy in The presi-
dency of the Y. VI. NJ. /. association was
filled in the person of Elder George a:
Smith. vice Bishop Heber c. Iverson of
the Second ward. who was released on
account of the duties connected with the
The morning session of the conference
convened in the assembly hall. which was
comfortably filed. Services opened with
a selection by the choir and prayer Of
fered by Bishop Preston. c; W. Pen
rose was the first speaker. He dwek at
length upon the necessity of efficient
teachers TO assist the bishop of the ward
in his duties. and said he. if the teachers
lived up to their line of duty there would
be no need of public censure from the
rostrums of meeting houses, OF back
sliding on the part OF any Saints.
Coming down TO the presidency of the
stake Elder Penrose said: I'VE are
united in spirit and endeavor TO do our
duty The stake is in good order but we
have not yet reached perfection There
are a great many temptations surround
ing The Saints. and if a man should fall
by the wayside and be seen to enter a
saloon. he must not be taken sample
OF the people. The speaker had a good
word To say for the various institutions
connected with the stake which ne desig-
mated as being excellent and well con-
Quoted
Joseph L. Taylor followed and indorsed
the remarks Of the former speaker. A
teacher he said. should be a peace
maker and Arbitrator and should make
himself as familiar with the people. as
father with his children. The speaker
said thar one of the most important duties
of a bishop was to train the teachers
under him. He deplorei the growing dis
position among the young people of the
church to enter into discussions in the
yond the bounds OF the revelation God
has given us we are in great danger"
He urged the presidents. of Y. NJ. NJ. /:
associations to get fully acquainted
with the gospel and curb this tendency
among the rising generation. 1t is con-
sidered by the outside world: said Elder
Taylor e.tilat the older Saints are i'm
pregnable.s but they do think they can
lead away The younger members. who are
not grounded in the faith" The speaker
concluded by urging the sustaining OF
counteracting effects in the various in
situations OF the church.
Angus n Cannon's Talk.
President Angus NJ. Cannon then took
up the thread of a previous discourse. In
the course of his remarks he stated that
he had presided over the Salt Lake stake
since 1876. At present il embraced a
growing roll OF IS Geo members. 80 bishops.
100 counselors.. u high counselors and
slternates. He felt that the lord would
be gleriiied in the proposed division Of the
stake and rejoiced in the support the
people had given him.
When he had finished George o. Can
The HYMN :.Though Deep'ning Trials OPP
press Your Way WAS then rendered by
the choir and the meetng was dismissed
by prayer by Elder \. W. Weinberg.
Last Session Held.
Al o'clock the last session of the con-
hymn and prayer By Elder Seymour. B.
Young the sacrament was administered by
the priesthood of the Tenth ward.
Elder Joseph +. Taylor proceeded TO
present the stake authorities and the
corps Of home missionaries. who were
unanimously sustained by the customary
uplifted hand.
Al this stage of the conference Miss
Elsie Barrow rendered. with the assist
ance Of the choir. the anthem: Sweet is
Thy Mercy.
IS Tanner. ex-president of the Cali
fornia mission. recently returned. was
then introduced and Spoke for half an
hour upon his experiences in the mission
field. during which he dwelt at length
upon the difference between the peculiar
people" who preached without hire or
price and the methods in vogue among
the sectarian churches.
He was followed by Bishop Heber c.
lverson, who set forth the Latter-day
SAINT Deilet regarding Inc mission of
Christ and his organization of the church.
The SPEAKER concluded his address By
saying that when he was told by Others
not of his belief that the Mormons were
not followers of the lowly Nazarene. that
II made his blood boil
As In the morning session. President
George @. Cannon was the last speaker
The venerable president prefaced his re-
marks by the assertion that ii was as
fonishing 10 note how the L.atter-dav
Saints doctrine was being picked up by
ff.esf SpTn 4
Joseph Smith. he said. was now being
embraced by other denominations and
humanity was beginning TO perceive that
Gods mercy was not confined to this
world alone. Joseph Smiths TEACHINGS
We're being verified on all Sides The
speaker conceded that other sects had
truths which were immutable but at the
same time they lacked authority.
After the choir had rendered The
anthem 'Hosannah. prayer was offered
by Apostle Brigham Young and the con-