Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-28
STAKE
CONFERENCE
aroe Attendance at Fifteenth
Quarterly Session in the
Stake Hall.
GRATIFYING REPORTS MADE.
,....rc.tinr Addresses 10y Elders George
H. Richards and Seymour %. Young
-WorI, of Juvenile Court

7,bc oNoou,h quarterly conference of
... pioneer stake was held yoster-
. ba morning session converting i'm
tne stake hall at 10 o'clock There
s.re present. besides large reure-
..r,.tIor of stake authorities ana
,,,r,hsrs. George h. Richards of the
.,iucII of the twelve apostles, aud Ell
dor Seymour b. Young, of the FIRST
ss,sr presidents Of seventies. Presi-
5suf william McLaChan and Couuso-
I'm Charles n. Hyde presided over the
meeting The choir sang, Come Let
a. Anew" Invocation was offered by
President David Mckenzie The hymn,
auftu Oh the Mountain Tops" was
sung.
PRESIDENT McLACHLAN.
President Nc Lachan greeted the
assembled saints tie said the men
called Jo the various positions to pre-
Side over the stake are anxious 60 do
tHat which IS for The best good of ALL
Tra general condition of the stake is
the best since its organization. The
heI priests quorum les the most
hreeI, attended quorum of priesthood
in .he stake. The speaker dwelt up-
ON Che necessity OF the young boys
n the priesthood for without them
the various quorums cannot Doe built
uu and strengthened. There is
crying need for efficient block teach
ers as many people right here at
home could Doe converted 20 the faith
and kept within the Church f there
were enough helpers 10 render the aid
needed.
The speaker commended the work
ID "a
Elder Joseph j. Cannon had been ape
pointed stake probation officer and
chat iu turn there would be man APP
pointed probation officer Boo each ward.
whose duty it would bee Co see that the
parents were informed that the curfeW
Jaw of the city would Doe enforced.
VARIOUS REPORTS.
Elder Harrison b. Jenkins, presi-
dent of German meetings ln the
stake reported that organization. said
they mao "a good attendance. am aver
age of about 400. The German saints
Do the stake are q faithful class of
people
Frank ID. Jones. president Of tho
Sixth quorum of elders. reported that
quorum. There are enrolled 3d. three
of whom are on missions. and there is
am average attendance of about 90
lines laid out for them, and make a
rule of visiting the members each
Wednesday evening.
Bishop Charles =, M8rgetts reported
the condition of the Seventh ward said
the hishopric are united and are doing
an they can 10 better conditions In
the ward They are eude8voring TO
visit every family IN the ward and are
T7hng improvements in their assem-
R house. The auxiliary organiza-
hons Of the ward are an complete.
stake Superintendent of Sunday
Schools g.. Clarence Nesicn stated thar
Dc had been appointed but recently 20
hll that vacancy. which was created
boy the calling of former Superintendent
James y. Lambert 10 work boz the Sew
entities quorum. The Church statistics
recently compiled showed that the
average enrolment I'm the Sunday
school equalled as per cent of church
population. In Pioneer stake this aver
age was exceeded.
President Annie Wells Cannon of the
Relief society reported thar orRanlza-
ton An the ward associations were
properly organized and the attendance
had increased somewhat. The grain
fund had been more than doubled since
the organization of the stake The
mothers department is cNertug am
educational influence iu the meetings.
They are eudeavorine to- Intrest some
Of the girls in taking the nursing course
as they are greatly in need of nurses
FOR the poor and also feel that 20 would
he of great benefit 90 some of the girls
who are working iu stores and factories
II they would better themselves by TAKE
ing this course.
Miss Nora sperry sang the solo. "The
Childrcus Friend
Elder Edward n. Eardley. president
at The Y NJ. 81. L. A., gave O. brief ac-
count of that organization. Reported
am the ward associations as being CONF
platcly organized Takug Che situa-
tion as whole the outlook is very
promising The stake board members
are working as missionarles in tho
wards
Miss Sarah IA Heath. president Of
The stake Y. l.. NJ. 4. A. reported that
there was "a general Improvement. the
result ~ gradual and steady growth.
There had been no changes Boo the stake
board excepting that additional menu
hcrs had been added thereto. although
they had experienced considerable hard
ship iu having 20 rc1rganizc some OF
their ward associations frequently.
SEYMOUR -. YOUNG.
Seymour b. Young expressed his sat
islu,tIou at the nature or the reports
given 10 showes that the people here
have the welfare of the stake at heart.
The speaker told how hts mother, ON
tho morning Of juno "a. 1894 when DO
was but "a small boy lifted him up