Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-07
Stake p1i.slh ood Meeting.

The moGthly Priesthood meeIing OF
the Salt Luke Stake was held in the
Assembly Hall at ii =. m. t.day.
preaiient Augus III. Cannon and his
cUunselors, e ders Joseph Il. Taylor
ond Chae. w. Penrese, presiding.
There we've present Two high urci-
IRE, three pattiaTchs, ten preside u,s OF
Seventies, ten home missionaries, two
members OF the presideDcy OF the
High Priests quorum, representatives
Of sll the wOrus # the Sake except
the Third, Fifth, NinIh, sugar House
Fsrmers anu Cauno'.
ard the presiding officers OF the Firsi,
Second, Fifth, SIKH, Tenth, Thlr-
tenth, Fourteenth, Sixteenth, Eignt-
eenth, Nineteenth, Twenty. fret,
rHeniy.seuonu anu Twenty.hith
quorums OF Eldett, together with a
gUodiy representation OF the Lesser
Prit s.hoOu. On II commentator Of
their respective Bishops anu promise
10 perform the duliss OF the calling,
twenty five brethren received enuorst-
ment tor ordination 10 the office Of
Elder.
A lmmunication from the Bureau
Of Employ ment was read, explaining
Its plans and purpose, anu asking for
the cooperation OF the Stake ana wRtd
oil GELS.
Eiders Angus NJ. Cannon, g. w.
Penrose, Joseph Il. Taylor, Elias
Morris anu Joseph 5. Rawlins spoke
IN & hig b end lee ment Il the object Of
this bureau, TO make each family sU
fer as possible demonstrating anu to
check the tendency IN the direction of
pHuperism. 1t was aeked that each
ward report, on blanks which wouiu
be furnished, the Kind and amount OF
IaOor that could be provided, together
with the number aud sex OF employees
Jed, aud the amount and kInd o.
wages offered. Each Bishop wOulJ
be held responsible for the prop
er report OF his ward, anu
| lite cooperation In this direction. The
burden now ressing upon the Bishops
| of the various warus could be allevt-
ateu only by providing employment
and sustaining nome industrie.. Men
were being thrown out OF employ.
| ment In different paris OF the State
and their iuieness wOulu result In b
narrowing OF the market for isrm aud
| other products. The proper proGe Il Ia.
| ton OF the aims ana lsDOrs OF TINS
bureau bsioIe the people would d.
something To correct this upfOrlunat.
| condition.
Unless somsthing of the kind were
doue, MT ouiy wOulu the burdens Vi
| the UhuTca he Incl leased, but gteater
| taxation wIu ld be necesssTy to enable
In county lU 10 Its share III support
ing the POOR.
circular was presented from the
COMMITTEES In charge OF the Utah ex
hiDit at the HTaDsm iselssippi exposi.
ton, TO be held Mt Omaha in June,
1898, asking Tor The Interest and as
sist8nCe OF lead IN farmers anu others,
to pr, ssnt to that exposition a credit.
able exhibit OF agricultural products
irvm this years crop.
| President Cannon recommended
that the Bieh0ps and olner leading
men throughout the Stake spreed tn esu
requests, aud assist In seeiug thar
they were complied with. Ii was a
mn ter OF patriotism and local pride,
and good results to Utah could not Uul
flow frsm proper exhibit.
The tendency In theological class 90
| and elseW here to enter into debate n
teen nicRiities OF doctrine, etc., was
Jeprecaleu by Elder Penrose, and nt
urged thatithese olasses be conducted tC
gain the trlumph OF the truth, rather
than the establish ment of q private
opinion. 1t was recommended that
the Bishops exercise, in proper way,
their legitimate authority over the
Sunday schools.
1t was announced that conferenc CO
VI the presidency of the various Elders
quOtums would be held ~ the office
VI President Cannon on "Wednesday
evening, August llth, at $3.50.
Adjonrned until Saturday, Septem
Der llth, at 10 a. M, when the sta re
conference will b. held.