The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-05-21
Thursday, May Fl, 1896.
Sun day Services.
AT st. George TapernacIs.
Sunday, May II, 1896

Prest, d. d. Macarthur Presiding.
After usual preliminaries Prest Near
thur said that the names of the men who
had been selected to form the Bshopric
OF the st. George ward would be present.
ed today, for the people to vote either COR
or against. The names of Brothers James
Andrus for Bishop, Edward ii. Snow.
first and Thomas Z. Gotham, second Coun-
cilors, have been sent to Salt Lake CITY
to the Presidency and they have sanction
ed the nomination. We desire the people
to exercise their privilege and vote just as
they feel like-either for or against,-and
not be lukewarm. Spoke Of those who
have helping hand for the church of
God, that they must have faith and live
up to the truths Of the gospel, and we
must not be hypocrites
Don expect TO get perfect man to
preside over Us. Said they could pick flaws
in him, If they can't they can't do as we'll
as he can
He knows this work is true and that
Joseph Smith is a prophet of God, as also
are his successors, and that they are seers
and they see things to come and God tells
them what portion Of the things they have
seen to reveal, and il we will ALWAYS
listen to such men we will always come
out right.
Prest. Erastas B. Snow read letter from
the first Presidency of the church Con
frming the selection of the High council
for the Bishopric of St. George Citv.
1t was moved and seconded that James
Andrus be sustained as Bishop Of st.
George Ward and was Carried there being
opposition votes. Elder Edward II.
Snow was sustained as first councillor. and
there we're opposing votes. Bis hop
Thomas L. Gotham was sustained as Sec
ond Councillor with one opposite vote.
President Macarthur advised the people
to always vote one way or the other, so
we could know how they felt. We will
be judged by our works and that was
the decree long before this word was
made.
Referred to suicides and that the
cause or their killinp themselves, was
they thought to end their troubles, but
they only make heir last condition
worse than the former was, for they
make themselves self-murderers.
If we commit sin and ircerely re-
pent, God has provided way for us to es-
cape. but tho wicked are filling up their
cup and are preparing for destrut ton.
God will sustain the pure and faithful
who will keep his commandments, and
they will come up in the morning Of
the first resurrection, crowned with i'm
mortality. We all should know how to
be Il Saint. Referred to the young man
who went to Jesus and said Good mas
ter, what good thing shall / do, that /
may have eternal life?" The Lord tol}
him of various things and then he saith
"a II these things have | kept from nay
youth UiE what lack yet?" "Jusus said
unto him, If thou will be perfect, q and
sell that thou hast, and give to the poor,
and thou shalt have treasu e in heaven:
and come ard follow me-" But he
could not DO it, for he had great possess
sions The time will come that we will
have to give all our surplus property and
then one tenth Of the incre sc thereafter.
Prest. David Fl. Cannon made few
remarks and then read from the Doctrine
and Covenants a Revelation giving direc-
tons for nominating AN electing Bishop s,
&c, and made remarks on the same. Adj
vised the people to attend to their prayers,
pay their tithing in the season thereof,
ALI sustain the Bishop that he could not
sag lie failed on sccOunt OF a lack of duty
of the saints. Referred to time when
he was appointed Bishop and of his offer
ing 10 cut or have cut, the wood for all
the poor in tive ward, for ten years, if they