Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-03
PRIESTHOOD MEETING.
rrac icii aud iorctfil lusIuc ions
GiT,n b. tue rr,,iirtcI Of
the STAKE.

The Priesthood Of the Salt Lake
Stake Of Zion convened In the
Aisrmbly hall al II a. IN. today, Pres.
idout Angus NJ Cannon presiding,
Counsslors Joteph r.. Taylor and
Charles w. PonToae present.
The meeting commenced with sling.
Ing and prayer, after which tho toll
was called showing 40 follows Three
High q uncilofs, two Patfiafchs T.
drfs Elias Morris and William &. Dln.
bar oi the presidency " The hlgh
Priests 4 iOfum, sixteen presidents of
seventies aud eight home mission.
aries.
Al tho wards In tho Sake were
Properly rupfttcnteu except the Foutih
anu Eighieuutn city ward, Big Cot.
tOuwOud, Jfotcont, Herman, Gran.
ger, Hunter anu PleAsaut Green OF
county.
The seoond, rhifI, Fourth, Fith,
Tenth, Twei Ia, Thirteenth, Fifteenth,
~ Ehisenih, Ninetsruth, Twentieth
and Twenty second quofums OF Eldefs
were represented by turir pfesid.
Ing on ceff. Tue lesser pfiSsthO14
was represented by mombuta from M
FiItt, huo mo, TniTu, Fourth, FINN,
seventh, Nlu.i, Eleventh, Fii.tentb,
Seventeenth, Niuttguuth, rwuuuutu
rsoniy.sroonu, Center, Forest DtIv,
Bug Cgttluw1Id, Slutu COTTONWOOD
and Pleasant Green wards.
Upon the recon neudatiou OF their
respective Bithola twenty.eight young
men received ctfuhcAtes AZ Eiug
thuif ufdiuaiion 10 the Ofilcu u Elder,
oacn q whom promised - honIf aud
magnly the Cfiloo and calling %
Elder W tho bts, VI HE nhilily, " Of.
IAiued.
Elders Angus NJ. Cannon, Jossph
T.. Taylor anu Charles W. ponfotb
addressed the meeting In very tpifitrl
manner, the burden - their Itmafgt
bsing tue great necessity lhuto IL Tor
creating employment Tor tue unum.
ployedi the duiy anu responsibility
resting upon tho SAINTS who could g.
give one day's work or more 10 those
willing anu anxious 10 work The
very heavy drawing upon the Chutcl
tot funds 10 support tue uteiy was TO-.
feffcd %, anu very much regretted,
and tho way pointed Out whereby ali
able bguiul persons could better them.
selves and families, va; by going 20
tue cuuuiry where there was III Ahun.
dance Tor all " they would but put
fuTth their bUtt tfiufiB to become 6elf
sustaining. The tuAuhing tho people
the pfiuo plos VI the Gospel was also
strongly advocated anu col lined upon
the Priesthood.
Eidefs Thomas T.. Kicks, pftsidont
OF the Banuock stake OF ZIou; Wi.
liam ID, johnson Jf., Bishop OF Colo.
nis DAG Edwin ID. Woolloy, plesl.
dent OF Kauai s.ake, aud Collins *.
haktf, pftHidont Of MaTluopa STAKE,
were pltEted ~ be- present IN the Pnts'.
hood meeting and 10 see the n ,nnuf oi
conducting the business thereof. fhry
frp.f,eu the ptuplo over when they
had the honor 10 preside ~ buing faith.
tai Lattof-dsy saints as rule. ruelt
people hai very many and al o
very hard tbsiaclus 10 Oytreom.
In order % make a living Tor turm
selves, but were gotung over lhrft
things rapidly, % that now oil were 10
very good mutton anu tree ~ fegatdb
utbt. There was ample room YET IN
mauy faithful Lattor.day Saints 10
make homes among them, n they had
tue viii 10 cultivate the soil anu olher.
Wise work hard 10 cara their living.
Adjourned until the met batufday
in November At II a. M, with the
usual closing exercises.