The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-20
Ogden News
Office 40 vwenty-Fhtn Stre.:.
Ogden, Monday, July 20.
STAKE DIVIDED
into THREE PARTS
Ogden Saints Vote for Separa-
ton at Regular Quarterly
Conference.

No longer can the inhabitants of the
Weber stake boast of having the largesr
stake in the Mormon church and from
THIS time on what was one before will
be three stakes Until other names are
adopted they will be known as the We
Der stake, the Northeast stake and the
Northwest stake. This action was de-
cided on at the regular quarterly con-
ference of the Weber stake of Zion held
mere yesterday. On next Sunday the
Northwest stake will organize the fol-
lowing Sunday organization will be per-
fected in the Northeast stake and three
weeks hence the Weber stake will be re-
organized.
What will be known In the future as
the Weber stake will be that part of
Ogden south of Twenty-fOurth street and
south OF the south. line of West Weber
and Wilson ward. The Northwest stake
will be all that part of the present We
Der stake north of the south line of Will
son ward and West Weber and north
OF Twenty-fourth street and west OF
Washington avenue. At Washington ave-
nue. and North Ogden the line will run
southwest so as to place North Ogden
and Pleasant View in the Northeast stake.
The Northeast stake includes all territory
north of Twenty-fourth street and east
of Washington avenue.
Stake Was Unwiedy.
The division of the Weber stake has
been under consideration for several
years. The stake covered such an area
that 1t was thought that more effective
work could be done if a division were
made. To have kept the stake as il
was would have necessitated the build
ing of a new tabernacle within a short
time, as each time a conference or any
other such meeting has been held ii has
been necessary to split the meetings in
town, sending part of the gathering to
the Weber Stake academy and the bal
ance to the tabernacle. Even with this
division ii was difficult to accommodate
a large gathering.
The attendance at yesterdays confer
ence was large and many persons were
unable TO get inside the doors at the tab
ernacle. Special music was arranged for
each of the sessions and the list Of speak
ers included the most prominent church
men of the stake. Two sessions were held
at both the tabernacle and the Weber
Stake academy. at 10 a. m. and p. m.
List of Speakers.
Those who spoke were President Joseph
F. Smith. Apostles John Henry Smith,
d. O. Mckay and B. II. Roberts. Presi-
dents John Watson. l.. W. Shurtliff. c.
F. Middleton, of the Weber stake. and
and Bishop James WotheApoon.
President Joseph F. Smith spoke only
in the morning at the Weber Stake
academy session. His remarks were large
ly directed toward advising his hearers
TO study the Doctrine and Covenants
and other works of the church in order
that they might be more fully capable
of preaching the gospel. Most of the
other remarks were of a general char
acter.
At the afternoon session at the taber-
nacle the clerk of the stake John V.
Bluth. read the report of the work in the
stake during the last quarter. This
showed an improvement along all lines
over the previous period and established
the fact that the stake was in a flourish
ing condition.
Last evening the Mutual Improvement
associations held session at the taber
nable There was a large attendance
and some interesting addresses by able
speakers.