Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-30
CONFERENCE OF
PIONEER STAKE.
Three Excellent Meetings, Two 10
tho Stake Hall and 0le In
The Tabernacle.
TIE WORK IN GOOD CONDITION
Addresses by President Smith and
Members OF the Council OF Apostles
Relief Society Work,

The Saints OF Pioneer stake had a
time Of rejoicing In their quarterly con
ference held yesterday. The morning
and evening sessions were held In the
new stake hail on Fifth South between
west Temple and First West streets
The building being greatly admired and
elieitIng favorable comment from all
presept The afternoon session was
held In the Tabernacle. President VIII
liam McLachlan and counselors pre-
sided.
This morning meeting began at 10 a,
NJ. with n good attendance There
were present in addition to q fun rep
resmtation Of the stake authorities
and officers. President John h, Winder
OF the First Presidency and Elders
Iobu Henry Smith, George Albert
smith and Charles w. Penrose OF the
council of the Apostles. The stake
choir under the leauershsip of Stake
Chorlster Walter a, Wallace. with Miss
Agues Dahlquist as organi3t, sang the
HYMN. "Lo! the Mighty God Appear
ing Prayer was offered by Elder Ar
mold G. Glauque, Continued by sing
ine Great God attend while Zion
sings
President VIM McLachlan, In OPEN
ing the conference, welcomed the
Saints TO the new stake hail. lie said
The condition OF the stake was gradI.
ally improving. Where work was being
done by the bishOpric5 or any of the
stake or ward auxiliary organizations
the results could be plainly seen. He
counseled the bishoprlcs and the priest
hood 10 labor with the spiritually sick
living IN their wards and districts. He
reported briefly tho financial condition
Of the stake and the cost Of the i'm
proyements made on the stake hall
MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT WORK.
Elder Alex Buchanan Jr. stake SUI
perlntendent OF the Young Mems MI
tual Improvement associations, report
ed their condition He said all the as
sociatons were fully organized and
the prospects for effective work were
very good. The membership was
about 500. one condition WAS deplorod
by him--the failure of the older breth-
rem to attend the meetings. lending
them dignity and Importance. The
lessons studied this season wauld be
of great benefit to those following
them, as they qualified them to UNDER
stand and defend the Book of Mormon.
Sister Sarah H. Heath, stake presi-
dent OF the Young Ladies Mutual In
pr0Noment associations reported the
work being done By that organization.
She said that shortly after the organ
izauon Of the stake, the stake board
had with the assistance Of the ward
officers, conducted a census 10 ascer-
tain how many young ladies' there
were IN the stake who should belong 90
the organization. The result showed
that there we're over 600, At that time
900 Of them were enrolled and since
then through the unce0sug efforts Of
me sisters lahoring as missionaries I'm
The wards, nearly every one of the adj
dItional 200 have been enrolled. Sister
Heath appealed TO the mothers TO come
with their daughters as often as they
could, The stake board had been IN
creased TO nine members and unity and
harmony CHARACTERIZED their work. The
speaker bore an earnest testimony.
PRIMARY ASSOCIATIONS.
Sister Edith A. Hunter, stake presl-
dent Of the primary associations. re-
portAd sheir condition All showed
marked Improvement. In one instance.
"here there was no association before
the organization OF the stake, there
was q fourishing one At the time Of
The stake officers last VISIT to this as
ISOLATION there were present 1875 chill
dren' sister Hunter gave the local oGl-
GERS credit for the work that was be-
ING done, and appealed 10 the mothers
10 support them by sending the chill
oren 10 the associations She also spoke
or the influence the saints who were
HFlng the Gospel can have upon their
lhulHerent nelghbors I'm getting them
TO send their children to the meetings
and organizations OF tn Church.
Bishop Frank Stanley, Of the Twon-
E-'iNth ward reported conditions
mere, He said he felt proud Of the
ward and It's people when he noted the
marked Improvement they were con-
SANITY making, The Lesser Priesthood
h'd especially improved, under the able
ilnstructions Of the brethren who had
been appointed 10 teach them. lie said
bIl the organizations Of the ward were
complete. The bishoprlc were holding
weekly council meetings aud were also
'lsiuES every family in the ward.
RELIGION CLASS WORK.
Elder Jos, ]. Cannon, superintendent
OF me Religion Glasses and chairman
OK the High Council missionary COM
lltee, reported the work being done
III both organizations. He said there
were 10 Religion Glasses fully organic.
20 ana working In the stake. More ef-
.ieieht teachers were needed 10 help IN
eellS work. Elder Cannon said that the
sunday school, the Primary, and the
kuI h..
Ileal TO make true Latter-day Saints
OF lhe children, but each had rs own
methods. He felt that there was room
,oI an OF them. The results Of the Re-
.slon Glass work thus far had been
cry gratifying.
fIeparatlons were being made FOR
.Eslematlc missionary work during the
WINTER The work would be done much
l6 10 Was In the world Complete roc
l'1s VIII be kept OF the work done Nm
'icn FAMILY, so that It can be referred
70 Tor future work
The choir sang the hymn, as the
'ew, from heaven dstilling,"
me general and stake authorities |
gro presented by Elder Sylvester q.
.ihnon, and all were unanimously SUI |
.a'ned. The following brethren were !
ICED to the home missionary list J. |
= am ZION Freebairn, Arnold G.. |
JOS r. Walk.
ELDER SYLVESTER @, CANNON.
Elder Sylvester Q. Cannon OF the !
,,yake presidency, expressed his salts |
i cuon al meeting with the Saints IN |
ne stake hall He spoke OF the perfect /
',,sanlzation OF the Church, and rs pro-
,, 'i1'ol Tor every age Of life. The ad-