The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-19
TALKED OF TITH1NG.
Earnest Words of Church Leaders at
Pennington Conference.

harrington conference
Especial Correspondence
Pennington, Sept 1s.-The stake con-
ference was resumed here this morning
with President Snow, President Cannon,
Apostle John Henry Smith and George
Preston, Joseph Z. Taylor and Arthur
Winter present on the stand. Inc ser
vices were conducted by State President
John W. Hess, and at the morning ses-
sion the speakers were President Snow
and Bishop w. B. Preston, both OF wnom
made tithing addresses. A statement or
the very gratifying Increase In tltning s,i re5
so forcibly during the last three months,
was read. 1t was as follows: 800 .ooo
June .s2s, 90 s2s,.OO
July IlgSSg 5z' ~
August .......................... 4,veJ So,VVJ
September ..........,.e... Il;9O0 zl;V cV
the entire month. while the $1,000 paid
this year was the amount receiped up 10
Sept. 10.
This afternoon the first speaker was
Joseph z. Taylor. He Went into oetali
in explaining questions that had arisen
since the tithing law had been preached
afresh. He said speculation should De
avoided, and declared he had yet 10 see
the Latter-day Saint who had made gains
by diSpoSing of his holdings even at Specu-
lative and boom prices. he made strong
plea to young ladies to withhold their
failed to observe the law of tithing. he
declared that the day will come when
men who faithfully observe this law Will
have such bounties bestowed upon them
that they will stand aghast at the abund-
ant mercieS of God.
Apostle Smith referred to tithing as
Gods revenue law given to provide
means to build up Zion. He deprecated
the practice OF granting permits to. the
temple to persons who were not 1.-THE
payers. Referring to the promise that he
who is tithed shall not be burned, the
speaker said there was other burning be-
sides that by fire Whose soul has not
been burned crisped and beltttled that
has failed through selfishness to observe
this law?t he asked.
Apostle Teasdale advocated payment of
tithing in kind, regularly as means are
received. not annually or quarterly. He
pitied those who die without obeying this
law because they pass to the other side
Elder Golden Kimball said there were
breakers ahead for the church unless the
laws of God were more strictly observed.
This speaker made the statement that he
had testimony that God will never al
low one thing that President Woodruff
and his counselors did to be repudiated
or to fall and he said the people viii be
so blessed, if they obey the law of tith-
ing that in five years the entire church
debt will be paid.
President Cannon spoke briefly and en-
dorsed what had been said. "Tithing is
a small law he said, but it is import
ant in its consequences because it leads to
higher thingS-to more perfect laws.
President Snow made a few closing re-
marks, and was followed by Stake Pref
dent Hess, who said the usual business
of the conference would be- attended to
three months hence instead of at this
time, 1t being omitted in order that the
church leaders might have more time 10
speak. Conference then adjourned until
December, to convene in Kaysville. The
attendance today was about l,500.