The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-12-14
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held Saturday at the Assembly hall,
was small and was a subject Of COM
ment by several Of the speakers
throughout the day, In his remarks
at the afternoon meeting President
| Angus NJ. Cannon intimated that tho
/ Idea Is being discussed Of doing away
with the Saturday meetings aud con-
6ning the quarterly conference TO Sun
/ days
After the opening exercises In the
morning, reports OF kindergarten
work. given by President Cannon In
the absence Of Mrs Young OF the Re-
lief society, by Mrs. Anna T. Hyde,
and Of the primary association by Mrs.
Camilla G. Cobb, showed favorable con-
ditions In all these branches OF Latter
day work. Thomas c. Griggs, super
intendent of sunnay schools, said n
new plan was under consideration by
the ofiicers-thAt OF establishing cot
tage Sunday schools, or Sunday schools
In the homes OF those unable to attend
the regular Sunday services Prrsl.
dent Cannon approved the idea, aud
thought there were hundreds OF re-
turned missionaries who would be glad
TO assist In the work.
Elder Kirtwood, n clerk In the tith-
ing office, said that Salt Lake stake
had been doing remarkably well In tho
paying OF tithes and offerings, and tho
church was eNpending large sums for
the relief Of the needy poor. Many
names. he said, had been added To the
list OF 1.-THE payers during the past
! year, aud In some wards the number
had been increased four-fold.
bishop Preston urged upon his hear
ers the Importance Of attending meet
ings, and the further importance OF
being there on time. lie, too, dwclt
upon the subject Of tithing. and said
D that while the amount OF tlthlng coll
I iscted this year may not be no large as
that collected last ycar-givinR m n
reason that last year large sums OF
back tithing were paid, and n. further
reason that the cropa this year are not
nearly 40 bounteoua "a last-still no
had never known a time Ia the history
Of his connection with the work when
tlthes had been paid NO promptly and
40 freely. lie stated further that he
had never kuoNn 40 good a market for
the products OF tho farmers paid In
tithea; that all the produce brought In
was readily turned Into cash.
| Elder Aspen told OF the harmonious
! relations existing In the high priests
quorum. and Elder iinekiey Of IN
O. work OF the L.iD. 4. collage. Joseph
n Taylor also spoke Of the college AM
a. said that $500 Of the money donated u
or build new home for the school wa
" given by pon-member OF the church
10 Miss Jennie Y. Smith gave repor
l. OF the work OF the Y. l.. NJ. |. A., show
70 Ing steady progress In the thirty OF
n more associations In the stake.
d Elder John T. Caine also addressed
10 the gathering, urging all the brethren
10 DO faithful In tho discharge Of theiT
duties.
/. Apostle Heber J. Grant was the frat
d speaker at the afternoon session. Tic
l. expressed the belief that holding a
l. conference on Saturday was bad plan
10 a. evidenced by tho light attendance.
u Il was bad plan. he said. until tho
: Saints get an appetite for meetings on
- that day. lie spoke OF receiving a
letter from u man In London, who said
;. that the LAtter-day Saints were the
!. only people he had ever seen who lived
J. up TO their religion. The speaker also
* inslsted the Saints should live up u
+ the principles OF their religion 40 AZ "a
70 be an example TO others.
Angus NJ. Cannon, the president ol
- the stake. at Sunday afternoons ses
10 sion said that drunkenness and prost
;. tuition were introduced into this con
munity aud encouraged by the non
Mormons who followed the Latter-da,
Saints across the mountains.
1t "saloons aud prostitutes were no
10 known when our people came here.
l. ho said, but when those who drove u
70 from our homes In the east came anon
=" us. they licensed the saloons and en-
- sourAged vice, until now there Ia not
a. family In the community that has no
IA some member or acquaintance inhabll
70 Ing these dens OF infamy."
a. lie said that his people must submit
IN to have these evils In their midst. tina
y they are commanded not TO pull mp III
~ ~ tares, but pray forrower To make zio
~ an asylum into which these influence
cannot enter
Mr.. Cannon spoke OF the attempt 1
make Utah prohibition state at III
va time statehood was Obtained as tric
IL Matched by pack OF hired clergy
n. deprive the people Of Utah OF thel
so civil and religious liberty.
no Anti-PolyEamy Bni IA Introduced
O. Congress.
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