The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-02
LAYING ON Of HANDS
Treatment Urged For Cases OF
Smallpox.
RELIEF SOCIETY MEETS
RAISING FUNDS FOR A NEW
BUILDING.

Amounting with C0nsecrated oil and
Hha laying on Of hands for the relief
and cure of smallpox patients were
strongly urged at the afternoon meet
5ng of the Relief Society conference of
the salt Lake Stake of Zion yesterday.
Mrs. MARI. Freeze. one of the aides TO
vhe Young Ladies associations, was
Ehe speaker in favor of administration.
Just preceding AIRS. Freezes talk eX-
tracts were read from an address de-
livered by President Joseph Smith at
rhe organization of the Relief Society
5n 1912, in which he said that women
might administer.
Following this up Mrs. Freeze said
that she felt that should the homes OF
members Of the church be invaded by
smallpox cOnsecrated oil should be
Freely administered. She told of q
case of a sister i'm The south who had
adopted this method with the result
that all the meIgbers of heT FAMILY
We're only slightly afflicted by the dis
ease and recovered without Il scar In
Nor own case. when severely i'll with
chilIs and fever. she had her daughter
auonJ her with almost miraculous re
suits.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session Of the confer
euce was mainly given over 60 briee
talks by the various members. Owing
10 illness the president, NJ. Isabella
Horne was unable 10 attend and the
meeting was presided over by Counsel
or Anna Y. Hyde. After the session
had been opened with singing and
prayer, Mrs. Elizabeth Stephenson
spoken briefly on the work that had
been accomplished in the Fourteenth
ward.
Mrs. Johnson, a teacher of physical
culture, addressed the meeting briefly
Oh the cure of disease by simple RENE
dies and said she mad the sanction OF
President Snow 20 form classes. in the
various wards.
Counselor Clara G.. Cannon read the
report of the address of Joseph Smith
AT The inception of the Relief society
work. This was only a short time
before his death and in his speech
President Smith seemed To f0Ueshadow
the event one of the ladies' present
Airs. BothSheba W. Smith, was present
al this meeting and said she remem-
bered well the feryOr with which he
had spoken.
New Building.
Mrs Freeze spoke next and was
Followed by Counselor Anna II. Hyde.
who gave some suggestions as to
methods thar might be- used for raising
funds toward the erection of the pro-
losed ReIjeE society building on a lot
that has been donated for the purpose
east of the Temple block. She remind
Cd the members however. that while
there WAS great need that this fund be
raised as early as possible it should
not IN any way encToach ON the money
needed To aid the poor. Sarah Cannon.
wife of President George .. Cannon.
followed with o talk along similar
lines An adjournment was then taken
untI three months hence.
The morning session was devoted to
hearing reports of chose who visited
the poor of the various wards and as
rn the financial standing Gi the various
gauIZlfiOns. These showed that
while there is a good deal of sickness
and consequent distress among the
poor an were being relieved and the
funds on hand were ample for the
carrying ou of the work. Reports on
the new building funds were also To
have been in. but these were not Vet
1'.ady and VIII not be in until three
Weeks hence