Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-23
CONFERENCE OF
ENSIGN STAKE
President Richard W. Young Re-
ports on the Conditions
Prevailing.
PRESIDENT ANTHON H. LUND
Urges the Advisabllity of Assisting
Young People 60 Remain Within
The Confines of thc Stake.

The Confines of tho stake.
The morning session Of the quarterly
conference OF tho Ensign stake con-
vored yesterday in the Assembly Han
vith President Richard w. Young pre-
uJlng
or the general authorities or tho
church present there were Presidents
John r. Winder Anthem H. Lund. FL
dcrs Francis NJ Lyman. John Henry
smith. Hebor J. Grant Rudgor Claw
son. HyrIm VI. Smith. Seymour b.
Young and Andrew Jensen.
Tho Thirteenth and Eighteenth ward
Sunday schools were I'm attendance and
furnished music for the services under
Che direction of William ". b. Shep-
herd. stake choristcr of Sabbath
schools The meeting commenced at
10 o'clock by the schools singing the
song entitled Joseph Smiths First
Prayer" Invocation was offered by Ell
aer willard Young. after which the
singers rendered a selection entitled
'My sabbath Home"
PRIEST. r. w. YOUNG.
PRECEDENT Richard W. Young made
the opening address. welcoming those
urescut and I'm reporting briefly the
conditions prevailing in the stake. Since
the organization of the stake three and
q half years ago. good progress had
been made throughout the stake ana In
the several wards and their various de-
partmeuts, and an az present are in "a
prosperous and hourishing condition.
he referred TO the fact that owing TO
the steady advance I'm the price of real
estate within the boundries of the
stake. many Of the young people when
DESTROYS OF making homes moved TO
suburban parts of the city, and thus
the wards population was kept down
and they were deprived of many whose
services would be Of great value In the
various organizations. and he therefore
urged that the bishops of wards and
prominent brethren and sisters use
their influence and assistance to retain
these young folks, as there was sun
considerable property situated upon the
north and east bench of the city and
within the confines of the stake which
might be obtained very reasonably and
make desirable homes. President
Young also strongly urged the import
ance of parents encouraging their sons
and daughters TO attend the sessions OF
the various auxiliary ORGANIZATIONS,
where they may receive valuable IN
sfructions and training I'm the principles
Of the gospel, as the spiritual develop
ment and education Of children were Of
greater importance and matters In
which the Latter-day saints should be
more deeply concerned than even their
secular education, while. OF course, that
too should not be neglected.
r-ne speaker stated that for some
reason or other the enrollmaAt in the
Relief societies OF this stake fell be-
low the average membership OF other
societies throughout the Church. In or
der that membership might be in
creased i'm this association, an appeal
was made % the younger sisters to
IDENTIFY themselves with the organiza-
ton. and il was pointed out that owing
90 the nature Of the work among these
societies, the younger members might
render valuable service in ministering
among the people.
President Young then submitted the
names Of the general authorities OF tho
Church and stake officers all Of whom
wehe unanimously sustained.
BISHOP NJ. S. WOOLLEY.
Bishop Marcellus s. Woouey Of the
Twenty-hrst ward made a brief state
ment with reference 10 the work they
we're accomplishing IN his ward. About
FIVE years ago, what now compOses the
Twenty-seventh ward was cut OFF from
tho TWenty-hrst ward, greatly reduc-
ing the size OF the former. However
the people since that time had quite
generally rallied 10 the support OF the
hsh0uric and "a steady advance and
rrocross had been made in all the de-
nartmouts of the ward. The tithes had
lncresso1 with every year. and he
pointed with pride 10 the commodious
ward chapel they had built since that
time and the splendid conditions and
attral OiVeucss Of all the ward build
ugs and their surroundings. Good feel
ug prevailed among the people and in
ai tha organizations. and the bless
ines OF the Lord were attending their
aoors
PRIEST. A. II. LUND.
President Anthem II. Lund empha-
sized the suggestion thrown out by
President Young I'M his remarks regard
ing the advisability OF using influence
ana assisting the young people of the
stake DO make Their homes within the
confines of the stake. and also endorsed
the counsel given 10 the younger sisters
90 unite with the Relief societies in per-
them
He also called attention 10 the fact
That today being the 22nd Of Septem-
ben il was just so years since the
Prophet Joseph Smith received tho
plates from which the Book Of Nor
mon Was translated, and that S4 years
geo today the Prophet received his
Nrs' visitation from the Angel Moroni.
ana To was about 50 years ago since
NJ received his nrst vision I'm answer
ln Dos PRAYER as 20 which Of all the
ltlFI1us denominations he should
unite himself with. believing as he
ga at that time that he should be-
aoIe t0 find one among them that was
I.hl ln response 40 this petition
Dr. I.csWed visitation from the Fath-
anI The son and 10 his surprise was
informed that none of the churches
lnru ONt1nt was accepted as His true
Nnutch. but that AN had gone estray
hol. ur less. but that in the due time
OF ilo Lord he should hc chosen to re-
establish the true Church OF Christ
NInu Inc earth. The speaker dWclt
ONO length upon the manner in
winch the Prophet Joseph in his youth
va prepared and instructed m the
tal work about 10 he ushcred in.
nj also pointed out that the prophecy
hlained in the eleventh chapter of
.Iin regarding the settling up of nu
la'sn Do the latter DAYS unto which
t.hlics should gather, ANA also
Wt'iaIus the gathering together of
-persed of Judah lrom tho four
ef Neis of tho earth was being ml-
nv result of the work ostab-
nF thr Prophet Joseph smith
PRIEST D.. n. LYMAN.
A, lle. Gent Francis H. Lyman on-
MIN we remaka OF President Young