Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-28
CONFERENCE OF
PIONEER STAKE
7vsItth quarterly Gathering OF
ors Of the City's Four Stakes
Largely Attended.
AFTERNOON Ar TABERNACLE
.,,0s Addresses Delivered and
''' Gratifying reports Are Received
rom various organizations

.,or,inr session Of the Twelfth
iu. Conference of the Pioneer
gus :, zion was held yesterday AZ
!. a'c,ock IN the stake hall. There were
...snt Of the general authorities fres'
p go John r. winder and Francis ".
w." ,,,,,,n and Elders John Henry smith,
s ey clawson, and George Albert
s S.,s The authorities and orsan'za-
'l,. n The stake were fully represent
RI. meeting commenced by the con.
..ss,ion singing the hymn, oinS ie.
hsreu" PRAYER was orered ny Eluel
s.erre A. smith. Continued py slneihs
PRAYER is the souls sincere uesire
resident WIN. McLachlan conclssly
-snorted the condition OF the stahe, Iio
IA that as those VINO accuthuia.e
,,sslth desire stil) more, SO the slahe
,nthorties. in reviewing the prosresss
rnast during 1906, We're desirpus OF
sssIne still more progress Insue
~ he stake. While there was
,sneral condition that was Satisfactory,
so, all the wards and quorums WeIe
like There was difference netween
nam, corresponding to the actiVlty OF
the presiding officers. .,u ~,
presi McLachlin IN reporting ,ne
large Increase in the amount VI ,l.nius
sn5 fast offerings paid by me SAINTS
dudns the year SAID u iluicateu
very prosperous condition aihont w
Iatter-day Saints. The erect ot heep-
ms these laws Of the Gospel was 70 XIV
STABILITY and strength Of faith 10 those
who OBSERVE them, because 'he epsVi
Of sacrifice is thus learned
MRS. CANNON SPEAKS.
President Annie Wells Cannon In re-
porting the stake Relief Socieues. said
/ they were increasing ~ membership
and activity She attributed much OF
the progress Of the past year 10 the
holding OF ward Relief society CONFER
ences and In giving general outline OF
the new courses Of study and WORK, SIS
ter Cannon told Of the missionary WORK
the societies have begun In behalf OF the
TX l.. NJ l. a. ana the Primary assoc
citation
Stake Clerk c. II. Csrlquist read a
complete statistical report Of the stake
for The year 1906,
Prest. Chas II, Hyde explained the
reasons why the stake presidency had
organized quorums in all the wards ex-
q cnpt one. He also commended the ac-
4 quring Of wheat by the Relief societies.
Priest. David Mckenzie reported the
a High Priests quorum which at present
q has a membership OF 100. with an aver
age attendance Of 60 per cent,
He further addressed the meeting up
on the growth and power OF habit and
ihe use the knowledge OF this fact
l#sb0pld be put 10 IN educating the young
#people TO become Latter-day Saints.
n SUNDAY SCHOOL CHANGES.
Elder James n. Lambert. stake SUI
Nslntondent Of the Sunday schools.
aid the work was not tagging but in a
e'ler condition than the previous year.
me stake SUPPLEMENTARY had been re-
fnlly reorsanized because OF the death
~ Elder Carl j. Larsen and the re-
Moial OF Elder VIM. A. Wetzel, Jr.. for
an indefrite time. Elder Theodore T.
burton and G. ~ Christensen had been
sceeled 10 MI the vacancies and tho
n s'aEe board was thus again prepared TO
push lneir work During the year four
kiaIsnts classes have been organized.
PRESIDENT ;. 2. Cannon presented the
several and stake authorities. All were
4 unanimously sustained.
Lldef George Albert Smith said in
a'lesslng the meeting that the STATIC
yal report indicated that a great deal
aoor mad been performed during
w Fear oy the stake and ward officers
Wnleh ne commended them. One
glaf tning about the gospel was
'eN Tue more one worked In IL the
~ pNe wished 10 work and the great
eausiacion did one feel. while on
p'neF hand II ono neglected TO do
III IVY mat feeling grew and he
Il 70 ma fault with others. II
~ IVY 'he same reason that those who
n 81 teachers learn the truth and
E@ we greatest progress.
r,mis Huuser Clawson said he was
sAnnaea by The reading Of the stake
~ u she beautiful story OF Han
~ anu Daniel wherein was empha-
dsD, w qlserace that women In an
mo, MAX .s'dei ielt u they did not become
IN NV he spoke upon the tendency
N, IVY world 10 avoid the responsible
\, M parehthood because the demands
"A, sSSyy ana club life leave no place
sns '.aIen According to reports I'm
M, ~ SeeHons OF tho country If IL was
WITH M lor immigration the population
,rsa S ao decrease Because OF expense
bA, o "oul1 not assume tho obligation OF
On, r sans. lathers and husbands. Seri-
na,io snolsequenoes would come 10 any
|tbr cor snere there is this ignoring OF
Fl ddsii'i va OF God TO Adam and Eve
|srlsF u'ayson said the fact that One. 4
Sss ~ ~ W me population of the stake
yfsrs Np ny OF children under 3
|Ne s, ass was a striking proof that
Ri, thlGttr-day Saints were not avoid.
b,s .ueif RESPONSIBILITIES.
|ps r rsr John r., Winder commanded
n,rtsP puts given and endorsed the re-
sra m - Of President McLachlnn in re-
he ana NORA He referred to his own
bad s his constant work and said he
VERY earned armed that one surely receives
for "O'nlsed blessing II one labors
era MY meeting adjourned until rho ao.
To say aatser singing Come. follow me
bounced Z. salI y Benedlction was pro,
" Elder Joseph ]. Cannon.
hfEl'NooN MEETING.
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