Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-03
Priesthood Meeting.

The Salt Lake siaFe Priesthoo
meeting was held inlAssembly Hall
today, commencing ut II am. Elder,
Angus NJ. Cannon aud Joseph h.
Taylor, Of the sake prrsiJoncy, prs
sided.
After singing and prayer, tho roll
was called, showing the following OF
tendance OF Oiiiceu:
Two Patrlarcbs, Elders Gooigs b.
Wallace aud William g. Dunbar, OF
the Presidency Of the High Pticsls'
quorum, ten Presidents VI Seventies,
aud two home missionaries.
All the wards OF the Stake were
properly represented excepting the
Tenth, Fifteenth, Eighteenth, city
wardt, and Union anu Hunter Of tue
county. The Fint, Second, Fifth,
Tenth, Twelfth, Fourteenth, Seven
teenlh, Eighteenth aud Nineteenth
quotums OF Elders were represented
by thrir presluing officers.
Upon the recommendation OF their
respective Bishops, thifty.flvo young
men received certificates AulhOriSiug
their ordination 10 the office Of Elder,
each promising TO honor aud magnify
his oillco and calling II ordained.
On the recommendation OF their
Bishops thirly.oue holders Of the
Lesser Priesthood ana one meml eT
were authorized 10 bo ordained 10 the
Office VI Elder.
rho speakers were Elders A. II.
Cannon, Joseph Il. rayiOr Richard J.
Filce aud Angus NJ. Cannon.
The first OF these expressed his as.
tonishmrnt at speing only two OF the
h me missionaries Of the stake In At.
tendance at the Priesthood meeting.
Msking allowance for all clroumstan-
cos, he felt that the attendance VI tho
miss Onafi'H here should be much
greater. Much might Alsl ba said o
all the officers OF the Priesthood.
Instances were named where Teach
ors, Ia visiting among tho people, hau
talked OF matters VI no value, Instead Of
imparting instruction 10 the lam lies
visited. Speaking OF the hgsiilities OF
the campaign lust clos INK, Elder Cen
non deprecated the tendency too often
manifested, TO allow political II.
ioTeuces TO interfere with religious
duties and brOtnetly feeling. lie ad.
yised those VINO engage In politics to
False II TO y higher level than II Ocuu-
pies In the world at large resting ~.
sured that no matter what the outcome
II will be Overrulel for the ADVANCE.
meut Of tue work OF God, Proper hui
mility and Difference g. the wishes Of
others are absolutely necessary Ia this
as In all other matters.
The other speakers mentioned the
necessity OF care la keeping ward
statistics anu making repOfts; also IN
keeping track OF removals from and 10
the stake, that statistics Ia tte.e
matters may be correctly Presented,
Elder Taylor stated that statistics.
should bu kept OF tue lnIiviuuais
regularly drawing support not merely
tne heads OF families. strict records
should bu kept by the Bishops OF all
donations when pass through their
hauus 10 the POOR, tnls being mads u
art OF their regular statistics. Re
fvrring u o'ftsin evils which are too
prevalent among tue peoi 10, H. ders
Taylor and Cannon presented a eau.
Iiou against helping them along
by oEaggeratiOu or by lack oil
yi-iltuce. The prescott time OF
freedom from persecution was
,puRcn Of rs ifaugnt with peculiar
dan eTs, which should be- carefully
guarded against, Especial attention
snuulu DO pail To tho instruction o
children by their parents, n shield OF
-airty being thrown around the little
ones. Home instruction IN theology
should ue maize the basis, supplnnleu
ny that gwen IN the Organizations
where the children are placed under
the care OF Other teachers,
Perfect purity Of iiie was enioined,
that the strength VI Zion may not W.