Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-20
CONFERENCE OF
LIBERTY STTKE
Morning Session Held In Assembly
Hall and Afternoon In the
Tabernacle.
SOME GRATIFYING REPORTS
Organizations In Good Working Order
Interesting Addresses by tho
Authorlties--Fast Offerings.

The regular quarterly conference of
the Liberty stake was held yesterday
morning ut 10 a. m. IN the assembly
hal and Mt p. m. in the tabernacle
Ihere were present of the general au-
thorties. Presidents John r.. winder
and Anthem II. Lund and Apostle He
Der j. Grant
The morning session opened by the
Third ward choir singing Come, o
Thou King of Kings" Prayer was
oitered by Elder John w. Kedding-
ton. Continued by the choir singing
MS the dew from heaven distilling."
PRESIDENT b. S. HINCKLEY.
President Bryant s. Hinckley well
coined the saints to the conference. He
said that the statistical and financial
reports for the year have been gone
over and when considering the mai
result for the year even the most
casual glance reveals he fidelity of the
people. 1T Is matter of great pleas
ure," he said, TO see not only the
mature saints, but to see such a splen-
did representation of boys who be-
long to the deacons' quorum and while
the boys feel glad to be here 1t Is a
stu greater consolation to the par
ents who are in attendance. / sincere
~ hope that during his conference the
good spirit which emenates from our
Father in heaven viii be with us that
we may have a good time and be built
up in our faith. il is n matter OF great
satisfaction to say to you that the
officers of the organizations and quo
runs represented in the names to be
presented here this morning were call
ed upon in a meeting held last Sunday
afternoon to voice the sentiment and
feeling of their organization, and uni
formly it was the expressed desire not
only to discharge the duties that de-
possible TO advance the work of our
Father and work righteousness
throughout this stake of Zion"
Elder Hinckley then presented the
general and stake authorities. all of
whom were sustained.
Sylvia Ball sang Hold Thou My
Hand"
PRESIDENT HUGH ]. CANNON.
President Hugh j. Cannon said it had
been suggested that at the beginning
of this year st would be proper for him
to make n Jeport of conditions in the
stake as understood by the presidency
of the stake from their visits 10 the
various organizations and the different
wards during the past year ana also
from their audit of the ward reports
which has just been completed; he feie
thankful for the harmony which pre-
wallis among all of the organizations.
1--WE are not all doing our best but
we have the desire to do that which
will call down upon us the blessings
of the Lord" said the speaker am
reminded that Nephi in speaking to
the people said, 'Wo be unto them ina.
are at ease and who say all Is Wen III
zion We do not want to feel that
ali is we'll i'm Zion. A man must
work in season and out of season ana
the man that feels that all Is Wen ana
that things will go on without ms CT
forts will meet with condemnation
I'm looking over the reports we una
many things which are gratfylng' anu
some which are not, and l. desire W
call your attention 10 some OF THESE
things. one thing en- we ho'i 49,, -,
going over the reports, and one thlng
which we feel could be improved upon
is the matter of fast offer ngs. Inc
average per capita of fast offering III
the stake is only 20 cents per month
The rule of the Church Is that we iast
for "a hours, thus saving the cost Oh
two meals and donating that amount
to help the poor. OF course, we an uh
derstand that IL is impossible 10 Iced
anyone one day for "a cents, People
who are living up to all the other re-
auirement are frequently short on TINS
point. The amount paid on this ac-
count varies in different wards. Ihele
is one ward which pays $40 cents
while in another ward the payment is
only $40 cents
The speaker reported an increase OF
population in the stake of about ~
per cent. also that the tithng for lso'
increased 13 per cent. Many of the
saints, contrary TO ADVICE and co0nsel,
left the payment of their tithes until
the end of the year. and then on ac-
count OF the financial stringency -1rfe
unable TO get the money to pay tie r
tithing. There are 294 teachers in the
stake or one for every &c souls or about
one for every five families. We are very
much gratfied TO see how the teachers
are maenifying their calling. The aux
Hilary organ zations show marked in
crease in atten Iance with the exception