Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-24
ENSIGN STAKE
CONFERENCE
Interesting Sessions Held Yester-
day in Assembly Hall and
Tabernacle.
WARDS IN GOOD CONDITION.
General Efficiency of Various OrganI-
cations Observation-Disclosures
tive Addresses Given.

The quarterly conference of the En-
sign stake convened in the Assembly
hall Sunday morning. President Rich
ard w. Young presiding. The session
was we'll attended.
OF the general authorities OF the
Church there were present John r.
Wipder of the First Presidency Rudger
ClaWson of the quorum of apostles ana
Seymour B. Young of the first council
of seventy.
The singing during tho service was
furnished by the Eleventh and Twelfth
ward Sunday schools, and the excel
lent manner in which the selections
were rendered made them very In
terestins and pleasing feature of the
meeting,
The services commenced at 10 O'Clock
by the Sunday school children singing
Choose the Right" after which invo-
cation was offered by Elder Joseph T.
Taylor. The children then sang, TRUE
to the Faith"
ELDER r. NJ. KNIGHT.
Elder John NJ knight of the stake
presidency made brief report of pres
ent conditions prevailing in the stake.
He stated that the presidency OF the
stake together with the high council as
sociaed with them were perfectly unit
ed with reference to all matters per-
tanning TO the welfare of the stake, ana
were endeavoring to carry out the sus-
gestions ard Instructions received at
the last general conference of the
Church. He lerorted the death of Ell
der Joseph II. Felt which occurred re-
Gently, thus leaving a vacancy in the
presidency Of the high priests Quorum.
and paid him a high tribute for his
faithful services IN that quorum. ana
- elso in the work he accomplished
among the young members OF the les
ser priesthood IN the ward where he
resided. He also referred to the death
Of Elder John L. Hansen, an officer
ana faithful worker In the Sunday
schools He reported very much inn
proved condition existing in the quor-
ums of the Lesser priesthood, many
more of the young men having been
brought into these quorums; and in
their meetings older and more expert
enced brethren had been called TO as
sIst and instruct them at the same.
The organization of two new quorums
of elders had been effected since last
conference, making az the present time
six uuoruIns of elders in the stake. All
the auxiliary organizations were wen
Differed, and those In charge were
commended for the excellent work they
were accompanying NflpnE lut NpulS
people A recent change in the stake
superintendency of YOUNG Mems Mu-
tual Improvement association was re-
ported Elder Mathnnihah Thomas
who had formerly acted as stake SUPER
intendent had been honorahly released,
ana Rodney lillian, Jr.. had been an
pointed as his successor with Louis
r. Wells as first assistant and William
H. POLAND second assistant the
matter OF the proper observance OF the
sabbath day was strongly emphasized
by the speaker. and parents were urged
10 use all their influence among the
Young people TO the end that they
might remember the Sabbath day and
keep 1t holy as many OF them were IN
olined to listen 10 the invitations of
their associates and We're Influenced to
attend the various places of amuse-
ment and resorts, rather than giving
themselves up to the proper worship Of
God on that day.
ELDER GEORGE II. WALLACE
Elder George II. Wallace. stake SUI
perintendcnt Of Sunday schools, gave a
report showing excellent conditions
prevailing among the Sabbath schools
of the stake. VERY high averages
were being obtained in the matter OF
attendance and punctuality both on
Tho part of the officers and teachers,
and pupils. He stated that parents
classes had recently been organized III
all the schools OF the stake with very
satisfactory results. In connection
With this work, they had recently sus-
tanned great loss in the death Of
Elder John +. Hansen. who had been
called to the stake board and had beell
given the supervision of this branch
of the work.
President Young then presented tho
general authorities OF the Church and
stake officers. all of whom were unan-
!mously sustained.
THE song entitled, The Joy and the
Song" was then rendered by the sun
day school children
ELDER RUDGER CLAWsoN.
Elder Rudeer Clawson expressed the
pleasure he had In listening TO the
spiritod reports and excellent singing
OF the Sunday school children The
reports given indicated most excel
lent condition prevailing in the stake,
and he pointed 0ut the great sHcrlilee
involved In time and labor TO keep up
such a condition and increase the efii-
cheney of the various Organization
He VAS profoundly impressed with the
amount OF sacrifice the brethren md
sisters we're willing to make FOR The
cause OF Zion, he spoke al some
length upon the principle of sacrlhce'
and Of the manner in which all are re-
paid. I'm tho bestowal-~f the gifts ana
blessings OF the gospel IN conclusion
Elder Clawson read from tho 18TH Sec
tlon of the Doctrine and Covenants.
PRESIDENT wINDER
President John r. Wnder congratl-
lated the presiding officers and people