Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-05
PRIESTHOOD MEETING.
Monthly Session Of the Salt Lake Stake Held
in the Assembly Hall Today.

The monthly Priesthood meeting of
the Salt Lake Stake was held In the
Assembly Hall at II am. today. the
counselors Of Stake President Angus
NJ. Cannon presiding. There We're pres
ent' Counselors Joseph Z. Taylor and
Charles w. Penrose of the Stake pres
idency, four High Councillors. two Pa
triarchs, two members of the presi-
dency of the High Priests quorum.
twenty presidents of Seventy. and ten
home missionaries. All the wards of
the Stake We're properly represented,
as Were the First, Second. Ninth.
Tenth, Twelfth Thirteenth Fourteenth.
Seventeenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth,
Twenty first, Twenty Second, Twenty
third and Twenty fifth quorums of
Elders The Lesser Priesthood of II
goodly number Of wards was repre-
scented. The Stake superintendent of
the Sunday schools and Y. Nj. Nj. |. A.
of the Stake weIe present.
on the recommendation of their re-
spective Bishops, twenty-seven breth-
rem were authorized to be ordained to
the office of Elder first covenanting to
magnify the calling II ordained
1t was recommended by Bishop l..
G. Hardy that the Bishops, in writing
transfers, name all the members of
families, with the Church standing of
each. He also recommended greater
system in the care OF the poor and the
intirm.
The first suggestion was commended
by Elder Joseph Il. Taylor, and greater
care in respect to notes of transfer was
urged. With reference to the care of
the poor, 1t was recommended that
practical suggestions be given by all
interested to the general board organ
lied TO look after this matter.
Elder Richard II. Lyman reported the
condition of the Y. NJ. NJ. l. A. of the
Stake, explaining the practical nature
of the work done and the strength
given to the young men through exer-
cisinE them in the labors of the asso-
Citations. Harmony with the presidency
of the Stake was preserved and lecture
courses were provided to meet the
needs of the young men. Some dis
couragement was expressed AT the fact
that in some cases Bishops and their
counselors had been negligent in at
tending the NJ. !. meeting.
The aim in these associations was to
meet the needs OF mcn.not children, and
II was therefore urged that men OF
knowledge ana experience enter these
meetings. to Civ" and receive the in
struction to the found there.
The association work was briefly ex-
planned, its practical and general char
acter being Especially referred to. Care
was exercised in al the work of the
associations. that there should be no
entrenching on the province OF the
Bishops. and no Interference with their
work. The aim was rather to support
and assist the r, gular officers of the
Church by training young men for gem
eral duties.
Elder Chas. w. Penrose smoke of the
special field occupied by the Mutual
Improvement associations and urged
that there be no interference between
these and the other interests of the
ward, all of which should be under the
direction and control of the Bishop. 1t
would be to his interest to bring as
many rs possible Of the young people
into the associations, and 70 encourage
them In their work, and Elder Penrose
urged them to do so. He commended
tn steady growth manifested by the
NJ. /. work.
1t was suggested that those who We're
in position to teach the people
should do all in their power to become
learned and capable. in order to have
draw. Both OF these clements We're
absolutely necessary for the full bene-
fits OF public speaking TO he realized
All the ability In the midst OF the peo-
pie should he brought out and culti-
waited to the greatest possible extent.
Referring to the support of the poor,
the speaker stated that this had been
nlaced in the hands Of the general
board organized for the PURPOSE with
which the Bishops should communicate.
He also recommended greater care on
the part Of all officers In fulfilling their
respective duties.
Elder Joseph r. TAYLOR urged the
handing in Of statistical reports. Care
lessness regarding notes of transfer
spoken of and dcnrecated. Tho proper
order of the Priesthood in quorum and
auxiliary organization was briefly ex-
planned. and observance OF this order
recommended.
The thought that a man In debt
should be excused from the payment
Of tithing and donations was strongly