Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-05
PRIESTHOOD MEETING.
Wise and Timely Instructions On
Various Topics.

semply Hall st II am. today, July
5th, 1880. There were present on
the stand, Of the Stake Presidency,
Joseph L. Taylor and Charles w.
Penrose; OF the Presiding Bishopric
OF the Church, William b. Preston
and John r. Winder; Of the PreSi-
dency Of the High Priests quorum
Of the Stake, Elias Morris and
George B. Wallace; besides other
High Priests and Elders.
All the wards Of the Stake were
properly represented, excepting the
Fourth and Thirteenth wards of this
city, and the Big Cottonwood, San
dy, Riverton, HERMAN, West Jor-
dan, North JoHian, Brighton, Hun
ter and Pleasant Green wards.
The usual business being dis
patched, remarks were made rs
follows
COUNSELOR JOSEPH +. TAYLOR
called attention to the prevailing
mania for pleasure-seeking among
the people, and the neglect Of fast
meetings aud other sacred gather
ings by those bearing the Priest
hood. The Bishops were exhoTted
10 use their Influence in the direc-
ton ola reform in these respects.
COUNSELLOR CHAs. W. TESROsE
gave some instructions in relation
to certificates OF removal. The
Bishops should be careful to specify
on such certificates the names Of all
the members who thus remove, and
the offices, il any, they hold in the
Priesthood. The speaker endorsed
the remarks Of the previous speaker
on yleasure-seeking. The absuriity
Of bowling down 10 mock kings and
mock dukes, as in theOgden carnival,
at time. too. when the American
nation is celebrating the birthday
of liberty; its freedom from mon
archial and feudal institutions, was
t@llingly shown.
COUNSELLOR TAYLOR
stated that the Salt Lake Stake
belonged to the Logan Temple dis
trict, but that since the dedication
Of that edifice it had received no
donations from this Stake. The
Bishop. were requested to receive
donations from the peo-
pie. during the coming week. keep
a record Of individual credits and
deliver the donations to the Prrsi-
dency Of the Sake not later than
the 18th instant, ia order that they
might send the same to Logan and
have the Stake properly credited
there.
BISHOP JOHN X. wINDER
delivered some timely instructions
on a variety Of subjects, and bore
testimony 70 the truth Of what had
previously been said.
BISHOP wa. Il. PRESTON
followed with a few remarks in |
The same strain as the previous |
speakers; spoke Of the disposition |
prevalent among the people TO neg
Iect individual duties and allow
Dthers TO bear the burdens that
should be shared equally by all. He
showed that this was a work Of in-
iividual responsibilities, and that
/ was not enough that one Of n
amily Ice good and faithful; for
hat would not save the rest; all
must be faithful, all must lie righte-
Ius, and the unfaithfuI would reap
10 reward for the faithfulnes5 of
'thers, unless they repenied and be
anne obedient- Too many allowed
heir business to come between them
md the worship they owe TO God.
The Lord had chosen this people
nd given them His Priesthood to
uild up Zion. If we proved recreant
you'd not the Lord have to find
thers who would lie faithful. If a
nan hired others TO work for him
nd they failed 10 observe the terms
T the contract, he would be very
able TO discharge them and hire
Tiers who would do rs they agreed
nd perform their work faithfully.
You'd not the Almighty act upon
his principle?
COUNSELOR PESRosE
,ad few words from the Book OF
Iormon, relating 20 pride and divis-
ns among the Nephites, which re-
Ilted in the breaking up of the
lurch in their day, showing the ,
We Of riches and the lust after
srthly things were the means by
hich satan led away the souls OF {
le ancient Nephites. No further {