---
title: Improvement Era
description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930.
authors:
  - Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations
collections:
  - periodicals
tags:
  - magazine
  - improvement-era
periodical: Improvement Era
volume: 1
number: 1
published: 1897-11
publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations
publisher_place: Salt Lake City
language: en
type: magazine
reference: "Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations, \"Changes in Stake Superintendences,\" *Improvement Era* 1, no. 1 (November 1897): 63."
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera11unse
  transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers.
  identifier: improvementera11unse
  scan: "Original source link: https://archiveviewer.org/viewer/internet-archive/improvementera11unse"
start_page: 63
end_page: 63
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1897-11)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera11unse
  publication_year: 1897
  note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1897, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright.
---

# Changes in Stake Superintendences

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PERMANENT DEPARTMENTS. 63
CHANGES IN STAKE SUPERINTENDENCES.
At a conference held in Afton, Star Valley Stake, Wyoming, August
16th, the stake superintendency was reorganized owing to Brother Charles
Kingston, the former superintendent, removing to Evanston to live, where
it would be impossible for him to discharge the duties of his office. Orlando
Barrus was selected and sustained as the new superintendent. He chose for
counselors Daniel T. Wood and Orson M. Porter. These brethren had been
counselors to Brother Kingston, the former superintendent.
At the Salt Lake Stake Conference, held on the nth and 12th of September, Joseph H. Felt was honorably released from the position of stake
superintendent of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations, a
position he had occupied for nineteen years. President Angus M. Cannon
expressed himself as satisfied with the labors of Brother Felt, but stated
that it was thought a change might increase the interest in the work, and
therefore a change had been decided upon. The conference by unanimous
vote expressed its appreciation of Elder Felt's past faithful services. On
Sunday, the 12th, Elder Richard R. Lyman was chosen by the Salt Lake
Stake Presidency and high council and sustained by the conference. Subsequently Brother Lyman chose as his counselors Joseph F. Merrill and
Heber C. Iverson.
*
Mathonihah Thomas, of Farmington, was chosen superintendent of the
Mutual Improvement Associations of the Davis Stake at the quarterly conference of that stake, held the nth and 12th of September. Brother
Thomas chose Elder William O. Lee, of West Bountiful, and David Hess, of
Farmington, for counselors. The reorganization was made necessary on account of the absence of Elder Henry Wilcox, the former superintendent,
on a mission in the eastern states.
At a conference of the Young Men's Associations held at Brigham City,
Box Elder County, Superintendent Charles Kelley was honorably released
from his position, and a vote of thanks tendered him for his past services.
Brother Kelley has been superintendent of the associations in Box Elder
for nineteen years; but he is a counselor in the presidency of that stake and
it was thought proper that he should be released from being superintendent
of the Young Men's Associations on that account, that some one else might
be chosen who could devote more time to the work than Brother Kelley
could possibly give to it under the circumstances. Elder Oleen N. Stahl
was chosen to be the new superintendent and he selected for his counselors
Brigham Wright and Fred J.
Holton.