Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-05
Priesthood Meeting.


The regular monthly meeting Of the
Priesthood Of the Salt Lake Stake Of
Zion convened in the Assembly Hall
salt Lake city, today saturday, Oct
srd, 1901, at II am, Joseph l.. Taylor
and Charles w. Penrose, Of the presi.
dency Of the Stake, presiding.
The meeting commenced with sing.
ing aud prayer after which the roll
was called, showing good attend.
ance OF the presiding authorities Of the
wards. The Elders quorums were
meagerly represented by their prcsi.
denotes.
On the recommendation Of their re-.
spec,iyo Bishops, twelve young men
received certificates authorizing their
ordination TO the Office Of Elders.
COUNSELOR C. W. prNRosE
gave brief and interesting report Of
visit to South Cottonwood on Sunday
last, September 9Th, where he intend.
ed n conference Of the following mined
wards. Mil Creek, East Mil Creek,
Big Cottonwood, South Cottonwood,
Union and Granite. The speaker t..
feIrcd 10 the Central Seminary at Zig
Cottonwood supported 10y those six
wards, and reported It's present condi.
ton and fitnrc prospects. The Cstab.
lishment Of other Church schools In
various parts Of the stake WA earnest
ly advised. IL should he understood,
however, that these schools were not
10 interfere In amy way, " 10 supefsede
the district schools. There was need
Of both kinds Of schools. We desirc 10
have 1ur children taught the principles
Of tho Gospel, along with knowledge OF
secular nature, but 10 teach
religious doctrines In schools sup.
ported by public taxation would he un.
fair ns well M unlawful. Hut In the
Church schools this could he done
with proprlety, aud such schools should
be- multiplied. The speaker strongly
urged the founding OF a Central school,
similar 10 that ut MN Creek, by u
united effort Of the wards west Of tho
Jordan river. lie expatiated on the
necessity of education, both spiritual
aud secular, ami hoped to see an In.
crease ofintercst In this very important
matter.
COUNSELLOR JOSEPH D. TAYLOR
addressed his opening remarks 10 the
young mon present. He warned them
and all others against neglect OF duty
intempofance aud evils OF all kinds.
lie would not advocate naceticlsm, but
enjoincd temperance, virtue aud sexual
purity, and urged the young to refrain
from sin AMI preserve as long Us posi-
bile the powers Of their minds aud
bodies. The Mutual Improvement
Associations, now resuming their Hea.
sions for the winter, should be oncour.
aged aud sustained 10y the Bishops us
much as possible. Wholesome rccrca-
lions for the youth should be provided,
also, by the war1 officials, and every
effort made 10 attract the youth and
not repel them. Meeting houses, how.
ever, should not be- turned Into halls Of
amusement, hut other suitable places
should be provided for that purpose.
Sunday meetings should be INSIDE
n interesting as possible, and young
aud old induced 10 attend them
faithfully. The OWLS Of Specializing,
and running into debt were dwelt
upon. That man who mOfignged his
house and sacrificed the roof that COW
cred himself, his wife and children In
this manner, without the best Of reasons
for II, was not Justified OF God. Takers
OF usury-cxorbitant intercst-were
also referred 10. such would los. the
Spirit Of the Lord. The Saints, the
speaker also said, should live at peace
and avoid needless litigation. The
Church had courts aud tribunals for
IN. settlement OF difficulties between
brcthrca and sister, ana they should
not plunge heailong into expensive
and strife.breoding litigation, when n
little friendly mediation might suffice
To settle all trouble. The care ofthe poor
was not forgotten 10y the speaker, and
the Saints urged 10 sustain the hands
Of the Blehops In this very important
duty. The speaker added a few re-.
marks upon tho proper method Of nd.
ministerlng theSacramcnt. Its not law.
ful, he reminded those present, 10 give
the sacrament 10 those not baptized Ia.
10 the Church. In large congregations
1t was impracticablc 10 discriminate In
this respect, but whenever possible u
should he done,
The meeting adjourned I'll the first
Saturday In November.