Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-15
WAYNE STAKE CONFERENCE.

The fifty-seventh quarterly confor-
cnce OF tho Wayne stake OF Zion was
held in the Loa schoolhousc. Wayne
county Utah, Feb. 8 and Q, 1908. There
We're present of the general authorities
OF the Church, Elders George Albert
Smith of the council of twelve apos-
ties, Charles II Hart of the council of
first seven seven presidents OF seventy,
and David A. Smith OF the presiding
blshoprlc. The stake presidency. eleven
high councillors and FIVE alternate high
councillors. and good representation of
ward and stake officers were in at
tendance
After the preliminary exercises,
good report OF the stake was given by
President Gearsen S. Bastian, who felt
to bless the people for the faith they
had manifested In paying their tithes,
donating to the erection OF ward and
stake meetinghouses and laboring for
the building up of Zion.
Elders Charles II. Hart and George
Albert Smith praised the people for
their ,sucoessful efforts in erecting
a stake meetlnghouse. which had now
been reared TO the square and is ready
for the roof They commended the spirit
OF Improvement which seemed preva-
lent in the stake and encouraged this
saints TO continue TO make such im-
provements as would make life happy
and worth the living. They preached
the gospel OF temporal and spiritual SAL
walton
At the afternoon session Elder Joseph
Fckersley spoke upon the law of tith-
ing, and exhorted the saints TO work for
a fulness OF celestial glory.
He was followed by Bishop David A,
Smith and Elder George A. Smith. The
former showed the necessity of Church
members living In harmony with the
doctrines OF the Church and practising
the principles revealed for the salvation
and glory OF man. The latter spoke at
some length and gave a detailed ac-
count of the manner In which the tithes
of the people We're expended for the
spreading of the GOSPEL and the up
building Of the Church and kingdom OF
God. He referred to the glorious work
constantly being done in the temples
that are sustained from tho tithes OF
the people
At the two meetings held on Sunday
the visiting brethren preached the gos-
peI i'm great plainess. Subjects treated
were the love OF God. the atonement Of
Jesus Christ; the distinct an dseparute
personality OF the Father and the Son,
temperance and purity of life. The saw
Ing principles OF the gospel revealed to
Joseph Smith and the good influence the
teaching of these principles was effect
Ing IN the world was very BEAUTIFULLY
portrayed by Elder q. A. Smith.
Supt- Moroni Lazenby gave good
report OF the Sunday schools
President Bastian was grateful for all
the saints were doing IN the line Of i'm
proyement, The telephone line recently
erected and now I'm service Is a great
blessing TO the people OF Wayne county,
he hoped the day Is not far distant
whom the people could have water piped
into their homes. and have them lighted
with electric lights. He also commend
ed the saints for their devotion IN splr-
itual works,
The general and local authorities OF
the Church We're sustained by unani-
nous vote.
A special meeting OF the high council
was held on tbs 7th inst, which was
addressed by the visiting elders Meet
ings OF The seventies ana other stake
officers were held during the conference.
An oYercrowded house listened With al
most breathless silence 10 ilSs word pie
lures painted Of a wasted HE ana a well
spent life, by the visiting brethren on
the occasion OF The Mutual Improve
ment conference held on the night OF
the Sth inst
MEM BlSHoPRIc FOR LoA.
At meeting OF the people OF r.oa
ward. held on the evening ~ the 9th,
inst, Bishop William u, Moueli now