Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-01
STAKE PRIESTHOOD MEETING
Business transacted and Instructions
Given for salt Lake stake.

The monthly Priesthood meeting OF
this Salt Lake Stake was hold in the
a ssembly Hall today, commencing at
IL am. Stake President Angus NJ.
Cannon and his couDte!ors, ED 7
Joseph L. Taylor ana Charles w.
Penrose, presided. The roll was
called showing as follow: One High
COUNCILLOR, four Pstriatohe, Elders
Elias Morris, George b. Wallace and
William q. Dunbar OF the presidency
OF the High Prltsts' quorum, twenty.
one presidents OF Seventy anu eeven
home missionaries.
All the wards OF the Stake were
properly represented, excepting the
second, Twelfth anu Thirteenth city
wsrds, and Farmers, OF the county.
The First, Thru, Fitb, S xth,
Tenth, Twelfth, Thirteenth. Four.
tenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenib,
Twenty.tbird, twenty Ourth and
Tweniy.fifib quOrums of Elders were
repfest nted by their presiding Ulcers.
The lesser Priesthood was represent {.
ed by membets from the Second,
Twelfth, Thirteenth, FouTteeuth anu
Twentieth city wnrds,and Big Cotton
WOOD, Sandy, West Jordan, East
Jordan and Rivertou OF the country.
The Sunuay schools OF the Sake
were represented by Elder Thomas e,
Griggs, superintendent Of ,hese
schools.
Upon the recommendation OF their
| respective Bish0ps, twelve young
brethren received certificates auth r.
zing their ordination 10 the Of lice o!
Elder, each or whom promised 10
honor anu magnify this Office and
calling to the best OF his ability II
| ordained.
A letter from Elder John w. Tay.
| loe was read, asking Tor the names and
| addresses OF I lends OF the work in
ColorId1 ana Wyoming, his missi n
| field. Ills address, was given as $40
South Corona strest, Denver, Colo.
RADIO.
Instructions were given by Elders
George Goddard, Joseph Il. Taylor,
| Charles w. Penrose ad Angua NJ.
| Cannon; their subjeols being the ne.
oessity Of better congregational sing
| ing lii such meetings as required that
| form OF devotional music; tho need OF
greater care In the taking OF certificates
| by persons moving from one ward to
another; the advisability OF providing
labor, wherever possible, for the un-
employed; the impro vemept OF The
morals oil the community; the train.
Ing OF the young In the idea that
virtue Is necessary to the full exsrc IS,
oil the powers and privileges of the
Gospel; and that chastity, once lost, is
lost forever, In spite OF all amenus
that can DO made; the need OF
teaching the young men ami
Doys their great responsibility
In this matter; the proper order OF the
exercise Of tue powers OF the Priest
hood, that all things may be- done
under the rlghtiul authority OF those
who preside over the wards aud other
organizations; the necessity OF men
holding the Priesthood training
themselves in Its offices aud otdi.
nsuces, the cultivation OF the com.
partnership OF the Holy Ghost; the
need OF greater direc,nees aud con-
ciseness in the performances OF the
ordinances Of the q spel; the prime n q
OF proper respect and deTerenoe Tor In
aut hOrlty OF pretiding ificers; and the
danger Of running alter the various
whine anu notions rampant In the
world.
Adlournet TO meet in Stake confer.
ence on Saturday, June IL, ut 10 a. m.