Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-27
CONFERENCE OF
PIONEER STAKE
oo,uo The Sixteenth Quarterly
Gathering Of That Ecclesl-
astical Subdivision.
THREE SESSIONS ARE HELD
.oon Meeting in the Tabernacle
Worry Largely Attendcd---in-
;crcsting Addresses.

u ~ sixteenth quarterly conference
n ~, pioneer stake OF Zion convened
II r5sv morning in the stake hall
n o'clock There were present of the
r,i authorities Presidents John H.
,yinder and Francis NJ. Lyman, Elders
,,,.rnn NJ. Smith and orson f. Whit
~. of the council OF the apostles.
prosIdent william McLachlan and
counsellor Charles II. Hyde presided.
a r,,sre Was a large attendance of stake
.,,.o,s and members. The singing
Il ,,,. furnished by the Sixth ward Sun
w. srbool under the direction OF Ell
der jones NJ, fullmer Ihey rehusreu ~,
d Sorr songs. and were compimented by
~ visitors for their efforts in giving
",,rsical treat at the conference.
,rba meeting opened by singing The
,,,,ldren's Song Prayer" Prayer was
q ose,ed by Elder james Leatham. Con-
tnued by singing God Is Love-
PRESIDENT MlLACHLAN.
President William McLachlan report
Oh briefly the general condition of the
stske and told of special efforts which
bsd heen made by the members of
the high council in visiting brethren
Who had become delinquent in fulfill
ing their duties i'm the Church. In
nearly every instance they had sue
ceeded in awakening In the elders
visited a determination to renew thelr
efforts ~ iVlus the GOSPEL rtuSi. u,s
McLachlan reierreu TO tne WoIk .ial
was outlined by the stake authorities
for me coming year ana SAID ne hopea
that the same progress would marx
the new year that mad characterized
the old one,
Elder George a. Reld OF the Fleastht
Green ward bishoprlc reporter that
ward. lie stated That every orsaniza-
ton was complete ana eacn or the
auNlllary organizations except the re-
liet society mad TWO organizations one
IN me ward proper ana pranch III
the south part of the ward.
SUNDAY SCHOOL REPORT.
Elder G. Clarence Neslen gave a re
port OF the sunday school work IN the
stake lie said every effort OF the
stake oificers was sustained by the
ward sunday school Officers and all
were working IN the greatest har-
mony The condition of the schools
was INDICATED ny the tact that at the
last mon meeting OF Sunday school
workers there was percentage of 81
per cent present of all the workers.
He considered this a good showing in
consideration OF the fact that the stake
extended over IA miles east and west,
He referred to certain schools which
were making very substantial progress.
Bishop s. NJ. T. Seldom reported the
Fifth ward. He expressed his salts
faction with the work done by the ac-
1--WE ~ SPILLS s IN , sne Wara IA ana said thae
could he accomplished II some who
were blessed with talents and gifts
would join them in their efforts to build
up Zicn and her institutions. He stat
ed the utmost harmony prevailed in
the bIshopric and they were engaged
among the people as much as their
temporal duties permitted.
The Sunday school sang '.The Gush
inE Rlll."
NJ. /. A. REPORTS.
President 1rau,ara III ro.s,o,, 81 a.
s,sl,e "a isaruies u lIie
,-r',1e.., W. W =, a. icpot Ecu very
sta''iyI'ls results III the increase OF ac,
een an increase of loo per cent In
. 'ne number mp oil SUBSCRIPTIONS to the Era
s"lse the opening oil the season.
eardh H. Heath reported the Y. l..
" " l. a., ana outlined among other
Inlts OF work which were engaging
tudt p'sdhlzdtlon their EFFORTS to get
III loucn WIN all the young women