Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-12-28
Old BEAR LAKE STAKE
HAS BEEN DIVIDED
Montpelier Stake Created With Ed c. Rich as
President VIM. l. Rich Now President Of
Bear Lake Stake Other Changes.

At the quarterly conference. held
in Paris last Saturday and Sunday, a
number of changes were made in the
L. d. S. church in Bear Lake valley,
the most important of which was the
creation of new stake to be known
as Montpelier stake, with Ed G, Rich
~as president. IN
AS old Bear Lake stake was the
largest stake in the church, in point
of territory, it has been currently re-
ported for some time that sooner or
later the stake would be divided, and
conditions came about which made
last Sunday the opportune time for
conditions was the request of Pres
ident ]. r. Shepherd to be relieved
from the office OF president Of the
stake, over which he has presided for
the past twelve years. This request OF
President Shepherd to be released
from his ecclesiastical duties came as
a result Of his health, which has not
been the best for the past two years.
President Shepherd is now arranging
his business affairs SO that he can
leave in a few weeks for Southern
California, where he will remain for
several months. at least, in the hope
that the rest and relief from the
cares of church duties will restore
him to his former good health.
The. advisability of dividing Bear
Lake stake at this time was discussed
at the Priesthood meeting last Satur-
day, which was attended by Apostles
,Heber ]. Grant and Rudger Clawson
of Salt Lake. The division was unan-
imously agreed upon and the release
of President Shepherd was also grant
ed.
VIM. L. Rich, who has been con
nected with the Bear Lake stake pres
idency for the past 2S years, was cho-
sen as successor to President Shep-
herd, and Ed c. Rich was chosen tc
preside over the newly created stake
OF Montpelier.
President VIM. L. Rich named
Bishop Ola Transtrum of st. Charles
as his first councillor and Principa
Roy Welker of Fielding academy al
second councillor.
President Ed Rich named Bishop
H. H. Hoff OF Montpelier Second ware
as his first councillor and Bishop Silai
L. Wright of Bennington, as secont
councillor.
The selections were unanimousl,
sustained by the people at the session
of the quarterly conference held Sun
day morning.
The new stake, for which Montpel
ier will be headquarters, is compose
of the following wards: Bern, Nou
nan, Georgetown, Bennington, tn
three Montpelier wards, Wardbore
Dingle, Geneva, Raymond and tn
Cokeville branch. These wards hav
a church membership of approximate
ly $500.
The following wards now compris
Bear Lake stake: Sharon. Libert!
ovid, Lanark, the two Paris ward
Bloomington, st. Charles, Fish Hi
ven, Garden City. Round Valley an
Laketown. They have a church men
.bership of about 1000.
The advancement of Bishop Ed
Rich of the Montpelier First ward
the presidency made vacancy in IL
bishopric of that ward, which W;
filed by the selection of w. Lou
Perkins to be bishop. He has chose
as his councillors Woodruff W. Clal
and John J. Jones.
The calling of Bishop Hoff Of Il
Montpelier Second ward TO the ne
stake presidency, made vacancy
the bishopric of that ward. This "
filed by the selection of W. ]. Croc
EFT. who has been a councillor
Bishop Hoff ever since the ward "
created. Bishop Crockett has nam
Herman Hoff and VIM. o. Phelps
his councillors.
In the Remington ward. Ezra HI
me was chosen as bishop to sncce
Rishop Wright. who was chosen
one of President Ed Rich's counC
Iors Bishop Hulme has named
HE councillors Clarence Wright a
=. Evans Weaver.
The calling of Bishop Ola Ira
truuss1o the new presidency Of b
Iak5 stake has made q vacancy
the bishopric Of 81. Charles. but