Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-23
CONFERENCE IN
ENSIGN STAKE
Many Reports On Conditions
Among the Auxiliary Organ
izations Are Made.

The Ensign stake quarterly confer
ence was held yesterday the first meet
ing converting at 10 o'clock in the As
sembly hall. There were present on
the stand Presidents John r. Winder
and Francis NJ Lyma 70, Elders Hyrum
M smith and George L. Richards, OF
the council Of the apostles, and the
presidency and leading elders Of the
stake. Elder Richard W. Young pre-
sided. Music was furnished by MEM
beers of the Twentieth ward sunday
school. the selections being 'Pralsa
TO the man who Communed WIN Je-
hoyah." Joseph Smiths FIRST prayer
..Tha Christmas Carol and Far far
away on Judeas plain Elder Hamil
ton g. Park offered the invocation, ah
the benediction was pronounced %.
President Francis NJ. Lyman.
Elder John NJ. Knight reported the
general condition of the Ensign STAKE,
with it's various quorums ana auAlnhly
ORGANIZATIONS. Never before had lheie
baeu such interest manifested among
church members ln the matter OF at
tendance al meetings and IN the per-
foruance of an ecclesiastical duties
UPWARDS OF so per cent OF the entire
membership of the Church are each
sunday represented at Sacrament
meetings, and in some OF the AUXILIARY
organizations the attendance reaches
nearly the 100 per cent mark, IN some
instances.
Elder knight said that many persons
not members Of the church are being
cared for by the Relief society Of En-
sign stake. The sick and destitute or
AN crecds and classes receive the
prompt and Kind consideration OF ths
sisters Of the society and their bcneNo-
lence knows no restrictions Tho lte-
Ueion olasse, he observed, were perhaps
more lacking IN interest than any
other organization ana the speaher
urged upon parents the necessity or
seeing 90 10 that their children were
Identified with Religion classes.
PRESIDENT r. W. YOUNG.
The general and stake authorities Of
the Church were presented for the vote
of the conference by President Richard
W. Young. and an were unanimously
sustained
Speaking of the report given by El-
der knight. president Young endorsed
the same iu every detail Perfect har-
mony exists. be Said in The presidency
OF the stake and between its memher-.
the bishops members of Che high c'un-
cu and AN officers of qUnruns ana
auxiliary organizations. a strong ple.
Was made by President Young FOR Tho
parents classes provided for in the
sunday schools. Tho aim was 40 edu-
cate fathers and mothers. that they In
turn might Doe teachers Of their own
onsprlng. Tho children are iu the Sab
bath school but two hours week
while they are az home. OF under is
Jurisdiction Pho remainder of the enc
tire seven days Not only would the
attendance of parents an Sabbath
school prove "a blessing 90 children. bnt
Inc day would be- made one OF less
drudgory. less fenHting less visiting.
and be what % should De- "a day N
rest and Worship.
ELDER HYRuM d. SMITH
Elder Hyrum H. Smith said that tlto
reports given of tho Ensign stake were
most encouraging. Tho splendid spir-
itual condition ~ the people was n1
wonder as with such local leaders ID
could not Well be- otherwise. As with
the priest So with tho people.
Elder Smith held the opinion that
the Primary association a. one NJ Che
most important organizations in the
Church When "a knowledge OF truth
and 1oVe for d are instillcd into a
youthful mind. the poHseHsur viii sell
dom stray far from tho narrow path,
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