Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-18
ENSIGN STAKE
CONFERENCE
Pleasing and Interesting Feature
Was the Singing Of Big
ChiIdren's Chorus.
SOME GOOD COUNSEL GIVEN.


The morning session Of The Ensign
stake convened In the Assembly hall
sunday morning. at 10 o'clock. Presi-
dent Richard W. Young presiding, OF
the general authorities OF the Church.
there were present John r. Wnder OF
the first presidency, Elders George
Teasdae ana George Albert Smith Of
the quorum Of twelve apostles, Sey-
mcur b. Young Of abe first council OF
seventy, and Bishop William b. Pres
ton.
| "A very pleasing and interesting feat
ure of the meeting was the singing
which was furnished by chlldrens
chorus numbering about 1850 from the
Primary associations OF the stake, M
der The direction OF their stake Choir
ister, Nellie Penrose Whitney Their
! opening number was chorus entitled
Young Peoples Army. Opening
PRAYER was offered by Elder Alexander
McMoster- A selection entitled we
Ever Pray For Thee Our Prophet
Dear was then rendered by the chil,
drens chorus.
PRIEST RICHARD w YOUNG
President Richard W. Young wei
coined those present, and expressed his
pleasure IN seeing am Improvement In
me matter OF attendance on the part
OF the people AT this meeting over that
81 the morning sessions Of our former
conferences. In behalf NJ the stake
presidency he commended the bishop
rtcs of the various wards ana stake
officers presiding aver the ,t1vltIaryy
organizations upon the work they we're
accomplishing and assured them thai
their labors were being fully apnr4ci.
ated by the presidency of the stake
He stated that thu high council was
In perfect harmony with the stake pres
ldency In their labors together. Three
years win have elapsed on the isl 81
April next since the orcnni2atIon ~
the Ensign stake. and during thai time
only one high council TRIAL had been
held which Indicated thai the nsonis
were living in peace and harmony Win
each other Conditions peneraIly, VASE
satisfactory throughout the stake. Dur-
Ing the last YEAR there was an ln.reas 90
amoupt l't nf , ythr SIX per cent IN che
organization 81 The stake three years
ago, there vas an increase OF more
tran 20 per cent.
Asrtbe sutpIne4, rseasonI is apDroarhlup
'elad The time FOR excursions to the
various resorts VIII soon be on, Presi-
dent Young suggested hat the hishops
OF the various wards take steps to IN
ansnrate some system among tha vari-
Gus organizations OF the wards where's
py lhefr excursions might be conducted
without conflicting with each other. a S
ne peneved that under The proper ar
rahgements, they could be given much
more successfully, both financially and
from standpoint of soclahiIity and
Sls9 without going to the excess they
mao seemed To- at times In the past.
lac siso emphasized the Importance
OF the work deYolvtng upon ward teach
ers III their visiting among the people,
ana the bishops We're asked TO give
spcfla attention to the matter OF Sc
leclinB men for this calling who would
iaithfully perform their duties
a number of items We're read from
the annual statistical report of the
stake with reference to the population
OF the various wards. and also their
record with reference to fast offer.
ings collected and disbursed To tho
poor.
Arrrt1Op,r,,,e, e,,-cr
les 9uSiAlNED
President Josaph : wnrIs NJ tbo
stake presidency then presented tbe
general authorities OF tho Churrb and
stake officers all of whom vere ma, ~
inrously sustained. The only chances
among the stake Officers since iss5
quarterly conference We're the sclccttnn
OF Willard Young as an alternate hiyL
councillor owing to a vacancy axisti1r-
among them by reason ~ The rejeasi,,e
of Elder John Nicholson AT the lasi
conference, and the Organization of a
new quorum OF elders. connrisIrq the
, yISHls rts'q,ng IN me Twelfth and
Bretzell as president and James l.. All.
len and Peter c. CarIston as first and
second connselors, respectively.
Elder John G. Sharp, committeeman
from the high council on Primary, as
socatIons- reported these associations
throughout the stake as being In an ex
eellent condition, as they We're all Well
Differed. and he especially commended
the labors of the stake presidency of
primaries, together with their aids who
seemed deeply interested in the per
formance OF their duties. Sarah 10.
Stewart stake president of Primaries
also spoke Of the good conditions ex.
isting among the Primary associations
of the various wards OF the stake, and
felt encouraged IN the progress they
Mere making She appealed 70 the pa.
rents 20 send yheir children to the
meetings. and Impress upon them the
Importance OF their attending their
meetings IN inc proper spirit, and show
the teachers ana officers the proper re-
spefl ana love they We're entitled 10,
he parents i5, were also especially invited