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Show f eeline;s , he sa id, wuld lo s e t he sp irit unles s he repented . Beli eved t h e Church was in a better condi tion t han ever before . Elder J ohn ~ or gan cou ld no tice t he prosp erity o f the Ja ints . They were loc nted in t ha t p l ace by t he advice of Pre s i de nt s B. Young and John Taylor . Every t h ing worked toget her f or t he go od of t he Sa int s . '· 1 t 2-t p .m., .8 l der :1m . Ch ri stens on r ead t he . ·s t a tis tic a l rep orts. to June 8, f rom 1hich it app ee fed t ha t t he re were in 1anas3a, 328 off icers and members , and 169 ch il d re n under ei ght yea r s ; in Serit as , 57 and 33 ; in Ep h r a i m, 1 ~ 3 and 60 ; i n -ic hf ield, 51 and 23 . ,In a ddition to t he aoove , it was ~ s ti ma te d t a t 00 persons ~er ~ away f r om home . ,~ Pre s ide nt J il as 8, Smith c alled for a brie f report o f t he dif f ere nt '.7a rds . Bis hop J ohn C. Dalton s a id, in cons equence of losa of crops by t '1e e a rly f rost l ast fa ll , t e people of Man a sva vere genera l l y poor , and many had to go f rom home to l abor for t heir support , but t h ey were do ing a s well as c ould be exp e cte d . Brother J ohn Beecro ft s a id t he people of Serit a s were getting a long pe a ce ably and were seek ing to s erve God t o t he best of t heir abi l ity . 3 i~ h o p H. C. :.e is elt s ai d t he people of Eph r aim were f riendly and agre eabl e .v ith- e ach ot her, pa ~ d thei r tit h ing p r o~p tl y , and t h ereby showed t h eir wi 1ngne s s to supp ort t h e cause in ~p ic h t hey were engaged .' Pre s i den t Jos~ ph F. 3m ith, sa i q i t was ne ces ~a ry t ha t t he p eople in t ha t p ort i dn o f the Lor d' s· vi n e- , yard be o r ganL::ed i nto a Stake of lZ ion . I:e sp oke up on t he l a bors and dut ie s of t he La t t er- day 3a int s , and e xhorted t h os e who hel d of f ice s to hono r and magn i fy t h eir call ings . He xpl a i n ed wha t ~o rm o n i sm was ; sp oke on he priv a tions and suf f erings of t he 3a int s ; t he mani f e s t a ti ons of God ' s p o ~ er i n their· be alf, and te s ti f ied t o God ' s ~i lli ngnes J to ble ~z t 1e f a ithful and obedien t . At 6: p .m. a Priesthood meeting was held in the new sc 1ool 1ouse . . Sunday , 10 June At 10 a .m. Conference met in t he Bowery . After t he op ening exerc i s ~ s , l ders . c . 3 r oH , J . . • Bea . and • C. Camp addres s ed the Conf ere nce , fol l o ·.red by Pr e s i dent '1o odruff, who spoke on the |
