Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-09

ENCOURAGING REPORTS,
Saints Instructed Against Amllating
with Outside Societies Punc-
tuaIity Urged,

the Assembly hall at 10 a. 10, and in
the Tabernacle at ana p. m, The
attendance al the morning and evening
meetings was rather Hght but at the
afternoon meeting the body OF the Ia
bcrnacle was well fued During the
conference reports Of stake organi2a-
tons were read and adopted, the gem
erai and stake authorities were sus-
talned ana remarks Of an Interesting
and encouraging character wero made
President Angus NJ. Cannon presided.
The conference opened with the choir
and congregation singing. Our God we
raise to Thee"
Prayer was offered by President Jo-
feph n. Taylor
Redeener OF Israel" ETC., was then
sung by the choir and congregation
President Charles W. Penrose read
the statistical report Of the Salt Lake
Stake OF Zion, and those of the Elders
Quorums Of the Stake, the Y. l.. NJ J.
A., and the Primary associations. The
general report OF the stake gave 49,
go as the total number OF officers and
members residing IN the Salt Lake
Stake, and the total number OF souls
including cltldren under eight years OF
age, as zi,4yB, an Increase OF 100 officers
and members for the year ending Dec
81, 1902 and an increase Of 3gf children
under eight years OF age. Total in
crease In souls, ISL Other reports
showed the following.
REPORTS or ASSOCIATIONS
Primary Number OF associations, 80;
associations reported, 81. stake officers
II, local officers, $40. total officers, 257;
boys enrolled 1855. girls enrolled, l,3OSi
total enrolment 2,3O3; increase, 25Si
average attendance OF boys, i9l, aver
nge attendance OF girls. 1924: meetings
held, S5l. local officers meetings, 1l6;
ward conferences. II ward fairs 81
ward entertainments, 60; stake confer
ences, I stake officers meetings, ~
Stake entertainments 1. Cash on hand
date Of last report S2iilO, total cash
received since last report S79l.O total
cash paid out since last report, $685.;
cash now IN treasury, 1899 9O; property
now owned by association, Si065.
Young Ladies Number OF associa-
tons. 49, number Of associations report
cd, 49, number OF members enrolled,
$3.50 lHttfdetf SUI UNtlNEt htltNlAHift
4ii ward officers meetings III; con-
'oInt meetings OF ward officers, ll5 reg
alar meetings l,Oi2. conjolnt meetings,
s92; stake board meetings, 49, meetings
a. stake ana ward officers, 10 young
ladies' conferences, l. number OF books
In association library. SCI. number Of
journals taken M stake, G62 cash on
haul w wards Gt iast report $i53 60.
cash received, Sgi6 10; total. 81 800. 70;
cash dIsbursed SIS9.S1 balance on
hand 5000 %; total sl,S9919; stake cash
on hand S202 80; cash received, Sg02. 80.
total Sig4,il cash dlshursed s203 90.
balance Oh hand s2gLU; total. Si94 n.
stake Superintendent OF Sunday
schools, Josiah Burrows, reported the
Sunday schools of the stake showing
that they were growing and In ilour-
lshing condition generally.
HIGH PRIESTS QUORUM.
Elder David Mckenzie, president OF
the High Priests quorum OF the stake,
represented the condition Of that quo
rum. The meetings were interesting
and well attended When the mem-
bers OF the quorum saw an opening TO
do good work, II was seized upon With
alacrity, For instance, they were dis
cussng the ACCESSIBILITY OF doing Just
such work as the Church Bureau Of
Information " now doing; but the
Church took hold Of the matter and
established this bureau OF information
Then the High Priests went 90 work
and furnished ammunition for the bu-
feau workers They created fund
and published several Thousand tracts
for free distribution.
YOUNG MEMS ASSOCIATION.
Elder George A. Smith. Stake super
intendent OF the v M. NJ J. A.. stated
that the statistical report OF the assoc
citation was not ready yet. There were
thirty-eigh; organizations IN the Stake
The membership was larger than dur
ing past years. Where q ward had
been divided and a new association
created IN the new ward, this new or
ganization soon had as large a member
ship as the original association in the
parent ward, while the member
shin OF the old organization dld not
seem 10 be diminished He referred 20
the NJ. /. A. missionares Who had been
called to labor In the various wards Of
the stake, and 10 the good work they
had accomplished.
ELDER JOSEPH H. TAYLOR.
President Joseph f. Taylor said an
the auxiliary organizations Of the stake
had been represented, with the eXccp-
tloh of the Relief society and the Kin
dergarten He could testify that these
Organizations were IN corFespondingly
good condition
As an indication OF the healthy con-
dillon OF the entire people Of the stake,
said the speaker, he was pleased 90
state that the meetings OF the High
Council to try cases uf wrong doing
diiHcultles between brethren ana sisters
are few and Tar between consequent
ly. Inc stake presidency and High Coun-
eli had more time 90 devote to other
matters OF Importance in the stake
Elder Tayl0r asked the presldenc,es
Of fhe Elders uuorums 20 Instruct the
members OF THEN quorums in regard Zoo
their duties as Latter-day Saints, and
10 warn them OF the wrong Of dividing
thelr interests with anything outside ot
tho Church There Is a disposition on
the part of some men who have been ore
dnincd Elders IN the Church 90 seek
animation with other Organizations hay
inr no relation 10 the Church OF Jesus
Christ OF f.atter-day saints. The an-
Gent adage Is. MY son. give me thy
heart" Ia connection with this there is
another true saying Where the treas
me II the heart Isl Therefor, said
the speaker. 81 the Scriptures be true.
q mans attention Is divided II he has
anything treasured outside Of the
Church
The speaker referred 10 the great Inn
proyement during the past year In the
records OF The wards and OF the aux
fiiary associations One regrctable fea-
ture. However. was that the clerks
sometimes failed to sign their names 10
their minutes
The SPEAKER also referred 10 the In.
crease IN temple work IN the stake, and
20 the changed conditions In the morals
Of Salt Lake City, as compared with
Whist II was many years ago. Parents
are almost compelled 10 stand over theil
children with drawn swords 10 protect
them frcta the enemy.
Bishop Nelson A Empoy, OF ne Ihir-