Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-29
T'RrHNACLE At
vfRNAL DEDICATED
Beautiful House of Worship. Eight
Years Under Construction,
Now Completed.
VISIT OF PRIEST. JOS, F. SMITH.
Meeting With sunday school Children
Many Changes in Stake Officers
Made in Conference.

Vernal, Untah Co. Aug 2s-The
most important quarterly conference
thus far held in Uintah stake of Zion.
has just closed. II was the eighty~first
quarterly conference and the services
were commemorative of the compile
ton of the splendid new tabernacle,
which has been under course of con-
struction for eight years at a cost OF
nearly $4,000, so the services were dedi-
catory.
1t was also the occasion oe President
Joseph +. Smiths first visit TO this
stake, which was mach appreciated by
the people.
ON Thursday the 22nd. President
Joseph II. Smith and party arrived
Friday afternoon at a special meeting
Of the priesthood the report of the
Tabernacle committee was heard and
accepted ana the keys of the completed
tabernacle turned over to the presiden-
cy of the stake. Let IT be said here
that great credit is due Elders Har-
den Bennion ana William H Siddo-
way for the untiring work and energy
they have given to that cause. as the
committee in charge.
Saturday the conference began with
President Joseph f. Smith. Elder
Hyrum M. Smith Mrs. Julina Smith,
Mrs. Emma Woodruff, Mrs. Gina Y.
Card and Mrs. Anna Wells Cannon
visitors from Salt Lake CITY, present
President William II, Smart and Har-
den Bennion of the stake presidency.
Patriarchs Samuel X. Bennion and Nell
son Merlsley, and fun representation
of the high council. bishops and Off
GERS of all organizations in the stake,
and most interested gathering Of peo-
pie from the entire stake.
SUNDAY, the sacrament WAS admiuiS-
tered i'm the tabernacle and also in the
large school building where all the
Sunday schools were gathered. At IL
O'Clock the school children began filing
into the building filling the gallery to
its utmost capacity, Each of the six
Sunday schools carried banner. A
most interesting. and beautiful sight
was presented by the host of children
when they all stood UP and IN harmon
ious concert recited the Articles OF
Faith and sang the THANKSGIVING
hymn. "Our God We Raise to Thee"
The spectacle moved many TO tears of
JOY.
At this session President Joseph F.
Smith delivered an address which the
children will long remember, and the
older ones not soon forget.
At the afternoon session, the didi-
catory service, the general Church and
the local authorities were susl led
with some changes. noted later
A forceful and interesting discourse
was delivered by President Joseph f.
Smith, who also offered the dedicatory
prayer
Owing to the fact that counselor
Harden Bennion expects TO leave the
Utntah stake he was honoraply re-
leased from the stake presidency, also
Counselor Thomas smart was nom
ortbly released, because Of ill-heaith
Elders Don II. Cotton ana Joseph n.
Hardy, the latter of Roosevelt were
sustained as first and second counsel
ors, respectively. to President william
II. Smart.
Harden Bennlon was honorapiy re-
leased as member and secretary OF
the stake school hoard, Elders Don
b. Cotton and Joseph II. Hardy were
sustained as members of this board
Because of the two vacancies in the
high counsel caused by the promotion
of these two last named, their places
We're filled by calling David Bennion
and Frederick G. Bingham as high
counselors.
Splendid advice and counsel was