Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-05
PRIESTHOOD MEETING.
rolhted Instructions Regarding
Offerings. - Faithful Sunday
School Teachers.-Manual Labor.
Proper Observance Of the Sab
bath day, Etc.

1eAo4S nall Oh cAiuIuhy, may oru
1890, at II am, President Joseph Z
Taylor presiding.
There were present on the stand
William B. Preston, of the Presiding
Bishopric Of the Church, John c
Cutler, Of the Stake superintend
encs of the sabbath schools, an,
Others.
The roll was called and respond
ell to by five High CouDselors, tw,
Patriarchs and all the members @
the Presidency Of the High Priests
Quorum; six Presidents of Seven
ties and seven Home Missionaries.
All the warts Of The Stake werl
properly represented excel ting tn
Flint and Fifth Of the city, an
Granger, Hunter and Pleasan
Green.
The presiding officers Of clever
quorums Of Elders We're PRESENT
Eleven young men were recon-
mended by their respective Bishops
as being worthy to be ordained FL
ders. Their recommends were en-
donsed by unanimous vote OF Ia,
meeting. The action Of the Presi
dency Of the Stake and the High
Council in authorizing the ordina
ton Of eighteen young brethren t.
the Office Of Elders since the las
Priesthood meeting was unanimous
Iy endorsed by the assembled Priest
hood.
Bishop VIM. B. Preston addressed
the meeting. He expressed pleasur,
ct having the privilege OF meeting
with the Priesthood Of this Stake
and remarked that it would afiorJ
him a great deal Of pleasure If hI
could meet with the brethren offer
in this capacity. Our mission her,
was to establish the Zioa Of Cos
upon the earth, and we should al
labor according TO our might, minC
and strength to this end. This bod,
Of men might he properly
called the bone and sinew
the helps and government to tn,
Presidency Of the Stake and author
titles Of the Church. Our duties an,
responsibilities are very great II
the sight of the Lori. We hav,
been delegated by our Elder Brother
Jesus Christ, to officiate in Hi
name upon the earth. No create
commission could be given to morta
man than this Then, what man
ner Of men ought we to he rs presid
ing officers in Stake, ward, quoT
uns Of Priesthood, or otherwise:
He spoke at some length upon thu
duties Of Bishops and their counsel
OTIS in their official capacity AM
reminded them that II they desire,
TO be possessed OF influence the,
must be examples TO the people. /
is not enough for n Bishop TO dis
burse tithing and offerings TO tn
people, but he must pay his Owl
tithesand offerings faithfully.
He stated that the Presidency o
the Church had directed from tim
to time that the Bishops should re
ceive supplies from the tithing 70
the support Of the poor, and he de
sired that the Bishops would maxi
their applications for this purpos
by the time specified, in order +
save confusion and irregularity a
the General Tithing Office.
Elder John G.. Cutler, superinten
dent Of Sabbath schools in this stake
gave some excellent instruction
upon matters pertaining to Sabbath
schools, and earnestly desired tn
aid of the Bishops in securing goo,
and efficient neutrality-suspicious. win
would be faithful in the discharge o
this important duty, and asked tina
an influence be brought to bes
upon our children to prevent then
fIom 'desecrating the Sabbath by
INDUCING in Sunday excursions ant
4 otherwise. He recommended tina
our hoys he taught 10 perform man
ual labor early in life and not KEEP
at school until they were twenty
and twenty-five years old and thei
put to learn a trade; for il
nearly every instance it would prov
a failure. They then would con
slider themselves above manua
labor and would engage in some o
the professions, or nothing at all.
President Joseph l.. Taylor rea'
the revelations touching upon tn
subject OF tithing, and quoted tn
words of the covenant made witt
the Lord by Joseph Smith and Olive
Cowdery Nov. %, 1884, to he founi
in the history OF Joseph Smith, ant
remarked that this might be con
sidered the starting point Of thi
important law in this dispensation
but il was not until July Sth, ISIS
that the law of uthing was full.
revealed. He read a revelation
given July 18th, 1855, wherein tn
powers of the Higher and Lesse
Priesthoods combined in regard {
the disbursement Of tithing ar
clearly defined.
In support OF Bishop Prest IN
remarks IL regard t. fast offerings h
said that il the brethren would b'
more diligent in their attendance a
meeting upOn fast days he did no
doubt but the Spirit would rest upol
the Elders Of Israel 10 donate TO tn
poor ON that day enough or nearly
so for all their wants; "But," sal
he, "the Elders neglect these meet
ings and as a consequence the.
neglect to contribute TO the poor a
they ought
He deprecated the practice {
some Sabbath school superinteDd
ents and many Of the teachers q
well rs the older scholars in al
senting themselves from the sacrs
ment meetings in the afternoon i
this city as well as the ward meeting
in the country they, feeling that the
duty was fully done when Sabbat
school adjourned. He reminde
the Bishops that every avenue 20:
sible would shortly be opened an
allurements on every hand woul
present themselves, especially b th
youth to indulge in Sabbath break
ing. and now was an oPportune tim
10 use a proper influence to preveI
such dissertation.
The necessity OF ordaining til
/ young to some of the offices in tn
lesser Priesthood he strongly urged
I in order that they might prov
themselves worthy Of the highs
Priesthood when they arrived at a
age to warrant their ordiDatio
thereto. He remarked that many
young man among us had bee
ordained to the higher PriesthoO
when he was totally unprepared
assume the duties of the offic,
He reminded the brethren OF tn
counsel given Of late by Presider
George q. Cannon in regard to ne
allowing funeral meetings to il
terfere with our Sabbath schools an
also the counsel given by our lai
President John Taylor, and by Pres
dent A. NJ. Cannon TO not allo'
them to interfere with oursacrameI
meetings. This counsel was nj
observed as strictly rs 1t should be.
He stated that there were twely