Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-31
MORNING SESSION.

MORNING SESSION.
Quarterly Conference Begins With
Meeting In Stake Hall.
The quarterly conference Of the PIC
neer stake OF Zion convened IN the
stake hall Sunday, Oct. 30, 1910, at 10
am, President William McL1chlnn and
counselorsS presiding. in addition to
stake officers and Il large Attendance
Of the Saints, there .were, present Of
tie general authorities OF the Church
Elders Hyrum NJ. Smith and Orson +.
Whitney, while at the afternoon scs-
sion President John Henry Smith and
Elder Heber j. Grant were in attend
ancc.
The singing was furnished by the
Twenty-sixth ward choir, under the
leadership of Miss May BornhAm, with
Miss Alice Stanley as org,,nist As an
opening selection the choir sang the
hymn. How firm a foundations" Pray.
err was offered by Elder Joseph J. Can
non. Continued by singing, Praise TO
the man who communed with Jeho-
vah.'
In his opening remarks President Nc
Lachlan expressed tho pleasure he felt
at again meeting with TIL. Saints in
quarterly conference. He said the aux
were in good condition and gave prom
Use Of splendid work during the winter.
Tho high priests quorum, In the mat
ter of successful meetings, was not
excelled by any quorum In tho stake,
and It's members. for the most art.
were men Of faith who were actively
engaged in doing good. The speaker
said there was a lack Of faithful work
7 ers among the teachers a condition
much to be regretted because Of the
Importance of the work attaching TO
this calling: Teachers were greatly
needed among the people and he hoped
the brethren called to this labor would
endeavor to discharge their dulles In
order that the Saints might be built up
in the faith and kept alive to the ohli-
cations devolving upon thom. IN this
connection the speaker cad from the
twelfth and twenty-ninth chapters OF
Alma, and closed by oNhorting all to
grow in love OF the truth and With
a desire to do good to their fellow men.
Elder David Mckenzie, president Of
the high priests quorum, addressed
the meeting. He said it was The joy
OF his life to be associated nth the
Pioneer stake of Zion and to be count
ed among those who were engaged in
the work OF God. He spoke Of the inn
portance OF living the gospel and urgel
his hearers to be faithful and continue
valiant unto the end.
Bishops Carl A. Elk of the Twenty
fifth ward, Kershaw N. White Of the
Twenty-Sixth ward and Charles II.
Worthen OF the Fourth ward reported
satisfactory conditions in their respec-
tive localities. the people being united
and working tremendously for the COM
mon good.
a duet, "springtlme Of the Soul"
was nicely rendered by Misses Lena
and Lille West sag as3 "
y Conditions In the Sunday schools and
Young Mems Mutual Improvement as
sociations were reported by Supts.
Theodore T. Burton and w. Allan
Howard respectively. Both reports in.
Dictated considerable interest in the
work. although the attendance at the
Mutual Improvement meetings was not
all that was desired. However. an eff
fort was being made to correct this by
systematic work among the young men
3 Elder Elias Monson rendered the
solo. "a Dream of Paradise"
Elder Orson II. Whitney addressed
tho conference, dealing with the prin-
cIple of obedience and the Importance
Of keeping the commandments of God.
The Saints were commanded to meet
together often and 1t was well to do so.
Tho Scriptures declared, AS iron
sharpeneth Iron, SO a man sharpencth
the countcnance of his friend" This,
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meeting together. Tho Lord had given
many commandments to his people, but
he had not always pointed out the pur-
pose OF these commands. 1t should he
enough for us to know that the Lord
had commanded 1t, as such obedience
developed faith In God and in his
promises, Elder Whitney referred to.
tho duties Of officers in the Church and
showed the Mood ofSeacll man PERFORM
Eng the work required at his hands Tho
house of God was a 5housc3of order ana
our motto should be. let every man
learn his duty and do it,"
Tie choir sang the hymn, '"rhe Spirit
OF God like a fire is burning, The
sbenediction wns pronounceu by PreSl-
dent Charles II. Hyde.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening meeting held In the
stake hall there We're present Of the
general authorities President John Hen
Try Smith and Elders Hyrum M. Smith
and IOrson r., Whitney, together with
large attendance of the Saints. the
hall being filled tto9overnowlng. As an
opening hymn the choir sang, Come,
come ye Snints."s Prayer. was offered
by Elder j. NJ. Sjodahl. The choir
further sang, "As tho dew from heaven
dlstilllng., Tho Sacrament was adj
|lministered under the direction of tho
bishoprlcs OF the Twenty-tifth and
wards.
President Sylvester O. Cannon made
a few opening remarks expressing the
hope that the meeting would be profit
able to all present and that the instruc-
lions received would nnd Judgment in
every heart i He touched upon the Inn
Iiportuncc of present-daySr repentance and
urged his hearers to take advantage OF
their opportunities to do good.
| tII. Heath ind Mrs. Isoslnaj G. lambert,
stake presidents or the r elief society. Y.
L. NJ r. a. and Primary associations
|srespectively, reported these organlza-
I5tlons In good condition. Mrs. Cannon
said the Pioneer Stake Relief society
was the banner one OF tho Church In
the matter Of iSdisbursements to the
moor and IN other respects the work of