Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-27
CONFERENCE OF
ENSIGN STAKE.
nrorums and Auxiliary Organic.
atoms Reported ia a Healthy
Condition.
SPLENDID ADVICE IS GIVEN.
s.lots Admsnlsbed to be Economical
Address by Elder William
II. King.


Tho morning session Of the fourth
,parterly conference OF the Ensign
.take convened In the Assembly hall
sunday at 1OSO a. M, Elders Richard
W Young and counselors presiding.
There was good representation OF
,osnhers and the stake Priesthood In
attendance. Prest. John II. Winder Of
,bs First Presidency, and Elder George
Albert Smith OF the Apostles quorum
were also present.
The choir and congregation, under
the direction OF Prof, Charles J, Thorn
a. sang the hymn beginning, 20 say
what Is truth" and the opening prayer
was offered by Elder Samuel G. spen-
cor. Earth with her ten thousand
flowers, was sung by the choir
Prest. Richard W. Young made a
brief opening address, presenting sta
tstlcs and reports OF the various quor-
uns and auxiliary organizations Of the
stake, showing the same to be In u
thriving condition and fully organized,
April I, marks the anniversary OF the
organization Of the stake, and up to
me present the High Council had had
no occasion TO sit as Church court,
The council is divided into committees,
each assigned to special work among
the auorums and auxiliary organl2a-
tons
President Young reported that con-
siderable advance had been made In the
organization ana efficiency of the var
iols quorums Of Priesthood. He re-
ferred to some changes during the year.
Nelson A. Empey, deceased, had been
succeeded by Franklin d. Platt as
Bishop Of the Thirteenth ward; and
after a long service as Bishop Of the
Twelfth ward, Hiram b. Clawson, had
been released and Thomas d. Williams
chosen to succeed him.
Elder John NJ. knight Of the Stake
presidency presented the general and
stake authorities Of the Church, all be-
ing unanimously sustained,
RELIGION CLASS WORK.
Elder Thos. A. Clawson, president OF
The Religion class work, reported that
association now fully organized In all
the wards Of the stake. and IN flour
ishlng condition, with energetic work.
ers engaged IN the good cause. The
speaker gave brief outline OF the
work IN this organization, namely the
training Of young Latter-day Saints In
the practical duties Of Church members.
Elder Young briefly illustrated the
need Of more religious instruction, and
The requirement now made OF the
children Of four hours a week
two In the Sunday school and
one each IN the Primary and Religion
cass-was none too much considering
rs Importance.
Bishop NJ. $. Woolley gave very
comprehensive report Of conditions In
The Twenty-frst ward, which Is now
made up Of 239 families, with a total Of
S9 souls only Of whom are without
recommends, The Priesthood organlza-
tons are complete and In good working
order The auxiliary organizations ara
also In a thriving condition, and the
people generally Increasing in good
works, with spirit OF harmony and
good feeling prevailing.
Elder Matthonihah Thomas briefly
reported the condition Of the Young
Mems Mutual Improvement associations
Of the stake. There are organizations,
with 30 officers, and II members on the
general board The average attend
anee for the season has been b5 per cent
Of the enrolment. Improvement char
acterzes all the organizations
ELDER GEORGE A. SMITH.
Elder George Albert Smith expressed
MS pleasure In listening TO the reports
given, and spoke briefly Of the need
among the people OF appreciation OF
me faithful labors of the Church work
ers, The reports given by those officers
WHO have reported imply a great
amount Of arduous labor, which Is not
apparent on the surface and this work
should be acknowledged and apprecl-
ated by the people, Referring TO some
OF the social affairs OF the people, the
speaker deprecated the growing tend
ehcy 10 give eXtrayagantly elaborate
weddings which often lmp0verlsh the
ismllies who indulge IN them. The
ame structures were applied to expen-
10 rest
PRESIDENT JOHN r, wINDER.
President John r. Wlnder briefly
commended the reports given, as show
ing gratifying condition OF affairs ex-
mung In the Ensign stake. He par
ucularly felt TO bless and encourage
!he sisters Of the Relief societies for
,neir faithful illustrations among the
marx ye mortals, hist, be stlll,"
mss 'le concluding hymn, Benedction
o,s pronounced by Bishop Maxwell,
D. M W.