Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-29
CONFERENCE Of.
PIONEER STAKE.
Two Meetings Held in the Stake
Hall and One in the
Tabernacle.
ALL WERE WELL ATTENDED.
encouraging Reports Made and In
structions Given by Presiding
Authorities.

rbe eighth quarterly conference or
Che Pioneer Stake OF Zion opened In
,hs stake hall, Sunday. Jan. 2S, at 10
~ In addition to representative
Gathering Of the officers and members
., The stake, President John r. Winder
riders John Henry Smith and Hyrum
NJ Smith. OF the Council of the Apos-
,ss and Asst Church Historian AM
drew Jensen were present
The conference commenced by the
o.or and congregation singing the
hymn Come let us anew" Prayer
vas offered by Elder Frank u. WOOD
hurry Continued by singing. HAL TO-
The brightness OF Zion's glad morning
PRESIDENT WIN. M'LAcHLAN.
President William McLachlan. in
orening the conference, invoked the
tIessings Of God upon the Saints dwell
irg in the Pioneer stake. He said the
stake presidency had been very busy
,he last three months attending ward
conferences, held In all the wards or
Inc stake. They had enjoyed them
solves In meeting with the Saints, ana
though there was room for further I'M
uroyement an improved condition over
the previous year was noted IN every
ward.
In speaking OF the efforts Of the
.,ake authorities to assist all the auxil-
arv organizations In the stake, he said
MAT no partially would be shown any
one OF them. All had their sphere TO
work in and would be encouraged, and
parents should use their influence to
sustain them, He said that the labors
OF the Bishoprics and the High Council
committee were directed toward bring
Ing the organizations OF the Priesthood
10 a higher degree OF efficiency In re-
ferring to the increase In the amount
Of tithlng and fast offerings paid In
the stake during the year, and the In
crease In the population. he said they
were facts that were calculated to en-.
courage every Latter-day Saint.
President McIachlan said in con-
cuslon that the watchword of the Lat
ter-day Saints should be Work. Work!
Work." and in that way they would
attain the goal they were striving for.
Bishops NJ. Y. Seldom and Robert
Sherwood reported the Fifth and
Thrty-second wards respectively, both
being In good condition.
THE RELIEF SOCIETY.
Mrs. Annie Wells Cannon. stake pres
ident of the Relief societies. reported
the progress OF Society work during
the year She said that for various
reasons four Of the ward organizations
in the stake had been recognized, and
that the stake had an increased mum,
her attending the nurses class; also
that Relief society conferences had been
held In every ward during the year.
MUTUAL WORK.
Elder Alex Buchanan, Jr., stake sup.
erintendent Of the Y. NJ. NJ. /. A.. in
reporting the work of that organization
SAID that there was decrease in the
enrolment and average attendance OF
the associations throughout the stake,
Dlt the efforts Of the officers were not
relaxed, and those who were attend
ing the meetings We're getting great
benefit from the studies followed in
inc Manual lie appealed to the Older
mehreh residing IN the stake 10 at,
.snd the association meetings and give
.hem their support so that they could
DC productive Of all the good that was
intended.
hbLlGlCN CLASSES.
Elder Albert Richardson, president OF
me Fourth Quorum of Elders, reported
tnat organization, while Elder JOS. ].
cannon superintendent of the Reli-
KUN Oiasses OF the stake, reported that
mere were organized and ia healthy
operation II classes, In 10 wards. He
salu the workers were faithful and en-
thusiastc
Authorities SUSTAINED.
Elder Chas. II. Hyde of the stake
presidency endorsed the remarks of
PRESIDENT McLachlan in regard TO the
ehloyment they felt in attending the
ward conferences and encouraged The
people TO act as missionaries I'm what
ever capacity they labored in the
ne presented the general and stake
authorities to the conference. ana all
were unanimously sustained
ELDER JOHN HENRY SMITH.
Apostle John Henry Smith addressed
we conference, He said that there
were various duties imposed upon the
Lauer-day Saints, each calling for the
tvAeFese OF activity. One OF these du
Ues was That they We're to engage in
Sne ministry abroad and at home in or
w, mat all might be taught the Cos
~. but before that came the duty
telerred to I'm the injunction of the
nposte PAU to Timothy But II any
p,hLoslae not for his own. especially for
upose OF his own house, he hath denied
J ns ialth, and is worse than an inf
w.. W. II both these duties were at
Snueu 10 properly, it called for great
$50 OF industry, Too often. by
ia aSvn OF calls that are made upon
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