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Show "Geneeally enJoy' good has lth. Our' flocks and herds ere increasing. Teach ers reported good feeling among the people. Had about 200 acres' of fell grain _.r and 50 acres of spring grain. Sheep are' do'ing well. Meetings well attended. Hed a good Sabbath sohool, well attended, had a dey school. debt'.' ' . reported Moan Coppy. The brethren are doing as well /' striving improve the courrtr'y making- improvements about lt miles northwest from Moan Coppy at e place ca Ll.e d Tub1 City, where some 6 or 7 families The same number reside at Moan Coppy •. Believed the brethren feel well. reside. Attended to their fast and other meetings end have a good Sabbath school. Lam Elder SX A. 'S. G1lJbons 8S they to can anitea desire to factory thought was the come , there and far.m. doing well, being retarded settlement was Counselor John W. Young like was e Brother Tubi and wife felt well. a little by the freezing weather. second glad The He Egypt. to meet with UB. The combining of means to, co-operate in the handlinb of mercantile goods seemed to be of / V' There must'be some 2,000 or 2,500 who call much importance to talk upon. Gave his detini tion of co themselves Latter-day Sa ints in this Te,rri tory. operative as being en institution where all were interested, all having a share It should be conducted on a strictly cash and'co-operative basis.' The in it. sufficient should first go to pey,the capital invested a·reasonable interest, the balance to be refunded to customers in the form of a dividend on their'purchases. of merchants, but if absolutely necessery to No accommodations should be Bsked If possible the use a limited credit to borrow of banks and pay cash for goods. should be protected against those who hold larger amounts. smell stockholder profits We should not put light under a half-bushel. There is quite gled to foster an institution of this kind. 'our ulation who will be of these United Orders 8s,a of the Lord upon 'us. outside pop The influence' an financial power will be felt. Desired the blessings Choir sang page 199, "The Glorious Day is Rolling On". Adjourned until 2:00 o'clock p m. Prayer by Elder Lorenzo H.Hatch. .' , -, Saturday, 2:00 o'clock p. m. Called to order by Prest. L. Sinith.' , , Choir sang page 116, "And Are \'Ie Yet Alive". Opening prayer by Counselor WIn. C. Allen. Choir sang on page 25, nJehovah Lord of Heaven and Earth". Lot Smith resemted the general authorities of the Church as sustmned general conference held in Salt Lake City, and they were unanimously sustained. He alao presented the authorites of this Stake of Zion, who were unanimously sustained as at the last quarterly conference with the exceptions that Geo. B. Gardner was susta1ned as temporarily presiding at Tubi City and Prest. at the late temporarily presiding at Moan cop'py. The home missionaries quprterly conference were also sustained. The Lamanite mis sionaries with Arron M. Tenney 68 their president were sustained. M. P.Mortensen as sustained at last Clerk read the Statistical Report of the Little Colorado Stake for the quar ter ending February 29th, 1880. Elder L. H. Hetch said if we could comprehend the magnitude 'of the work we are engaged in we would always be happy. The labors in the upper stake, expeci611y at Woodruff in the construction of the dbm, has been successful as far 8S performed. settlements in regad to They were grateful for the aid extended to them from these |