Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-04
rnIr.rm0op MrrrlNo.
Held In th. sal, Lab. s,sh. Assembly
HAN To-day.

The monthly Priesthood meeting az
the Salt Lake stake was held In the
Assembly Hall today at II a. m. Prcsi-
don't Angus 81. Cannon ANA his coun-
rcloff presiding. The roll call showed
two High Counollora three patriarcha.
hldof y. V. Jones Of the presidency of
the lIiEh PrleatA quorum, ten prcsl-
drnin Of Seventy. nyc home mlOion.
aries. representatives ~ al the wards
except Eighteenth. Cannon. Zig Cot.
tonwoOd. and Union ptuHidlnR officers
" the First. Third. Firth. Seventh,
Tenth. Thirteenth. sixteenth. Nine
tecnth, Twcnty-firat. Twcnty-sccond
and Twcnty-thlrd quorum of Elders.
and holders Of the Lesser Priesthood
from number OF the wards. ON the
rec, mmcndation OF their bishops. NJ.
teen brethren were authorized TO be
ordained Elders.
communication was read from the
First Presidency announcing that the
Dcsorct News was sustained nH the Of
icial organ OF this Church. and asking
for the cooperation ~ the brethren
aud sisters In sustaining this publlca-
tion. brother Cannon urged the bishops
10 do everything possible In their wards
to carry out this request.
Elder g. W. PcnruHe spoke on the
subject of fast day and advised the
teachers ana other officers of the wards
10 impf"an on the people the necessity
of paying their donations Tor the sup.
port Of tho poor. lie also referred 10
tho letter ~ the First Presidency re-
rufdlnF tho News" ana stated that
tho paper would be- made fully worthy
o. the confidence of the people. II
would be- the champion ~ right indie
pendent In politics and the official or
gan ~ the Church, defending the rights
aud privileges of the latter-dny saints.
- HNH
satisfaction In discussing with hih
brethren tho principles Of Halvhtlon,nnd
insisting Ia bringing about righteous.
ness uf action. lie urged the ncceasi-
~ Of setting a good example before the
YOUNG people. In order 10 establish In
their minds a faith In the Gospel ~
Christ. The responsibility ~ the
Priesthood was spoken VI as important
ana those who were about 10 take upon
themselves tho Mclchlxedck Priesthood
were urged To- be- faithful In the dis.
ChnfEu of ~ duties. The call for mis-
aiornriea In foreign holdH WAS constant
ly Increasing. aud hence the need OF
careful preparation FOR this important
labor, In the development OF both ar
sLn cnt and testimony.
Tho announcement OF tho lecture on
church History under tho auspices Of
the i.attcr.dny saints college WIS
made. aud the bishops were requested
to make this work known In their
wards
Elders Uriah Miller. John TGabhott.
Levi a. Richards and Alexander nnin-
iltun lately returned from misalonH
abroad wcrO called upon To ndlfvnn
the congregation. They Expressed
great pleasure In the labor they hat
done, and urged the young people to
prepare themselves FOR similar re-
probabilities. Encouraging progress
and growth In missionary labor were
reported In the Northern States. hrit-
I'm and Australian missions. Particu-
lar strear was laid On the necessity ~
each missionary gaining for himself a
testimony ~ the truth 81 the Gospel.
Elder Angus NJ, cannon impressed
uppn the officers OF wards, quOruma,
etc. the Importance ~ keeping COM
plcto aud perfect recordn OF tie vari-
Gus organizations under their care,
The correct names Of members ~ these
organizations should be recorded, and
strict accuracy be- insisted upon. Too
great luiNty WIS mnuifcHted In this re-
gard. ns wei. nH In allowing people e.
retain u fellowship In tho Church
though unworthy % n.
Elder Joseph T.. Taylor spoke on the
same subject showing tho cyil conae-
quencrn of such neglect as was FREE
qurntly manifested,
conference would bee held on sunday
aud Monday, March l2th ana 18th, 1879,
nt 10 a, M, and y. m.