The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-09
Payment Of Tithes.

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man discussed the subject at some
/ length, and said that though the num-
/ Der OF Uthe-payers showed a consider
able increase this year and never be-
lore IN the history Of the church had
the people been more prompt in remit
ting, yet the amount of tithes received
! would 1au short OF last year. Poo
/ crops and the low price OF wheat, thl
said, partially accounted for this. q
! well as the fact that last year being a
I especially bountiful season, many haL
/ then paid UP back tithes.
: Bishops were urged to look after the
collecting of tithes in their wards, and
the example of a bishop who had a ia
bic 5nd clerk for receiving tithes on
/ fast days was cited as one that should
/ be followed. In some wards the in
| crease in 1.-THE payers, Mr.. KirkwOod
! said, was as high as 200 The produce
! received in the way Of tithes, Bishop
( Preston said, had been readily dispos-
ed of, and the church had compare
/ lively little on its hands.
Reports From Societies.
/ The meeting was presided over by
/ Angus NJ Cannon, who deplored that so
many bishops were absent from the
I morning session who had attended the
! priesthood meeting of the evening be-
/ fore. He then called for remarks from
Representatives of the various church
! organizations.
Mrs. Annie T. Hyde. counselor of the
! Relief society, reported that there were
a great number of poor. but that the
organization was caring Tor them. Mrs.
Camilla Cobb said that the twenty-nine
smaller organizations composing the
Primary association were doing good
work. and made a plea to the younger
women to take up the work among the
children
After Mr.. Kirkman and Bishop Pres
! ton had spoken. Elder AspeT made a
few remarks regarding the high priests
quorum, followed by Elder Hinckley OF
the church business college. who re-
ported that in addition to the regular
business course classes in theology
were held daily. Joseph Z. Taylor, af-
ter secOnding what had been said as to
the collection of tthes, said that the
new building for the l. d. S. college
was sim in need of more funds, and
asked those who had made partial
promises to come forward with sub
scriptions. He also added that not a
I little money had been collected outside
the church, one outsider donating $500.
Jenny Y Smith reported progress of
the classes Of the Young Ladies' Mu-
tual Improvement association John T.
Game of the high council said that
peace. union and gOOdfeIlOwship pre-
vailed there w. PenrOse added some
remarks on Jithing. He also admonish-
ed those who wished to live the full
allotted time 70 keep themselves and
their environments clean and TO fill
their minds with the spirit of good
health.
The second session of the conference
convened at . o'C .Ock, with a rather
light attendance. The attendance called
forth remarks from the speakers of
the afternoon and the stake president
as to the advisability Of having confer
ence on Saturday, but the matter was
not taken up for decision The session
was opened with the song. Our God
We Raise to Thee by the choir and
congregation, followed with prayer by
Elder A. ". Windberg. The song,
Lord, Oh say What Is Truth" was
rendered by the choir and cOngrega-
ton.
Saturday Meetings.
Apostle Heber J. Grant then arose,
and prefaced his remarks by aIluding
to the attendance and the advisa bility
Of not having conference on Saturday.
He said it was his experience that sat
urday conferences were, from some
cause. not generally well attended, and
he thought that it would be a wise
plan not to hold them on that day I'M
I'll the Latter-day Saints got a better
appetite for Saturday meetings. The
apostle cautioned his hearers not to be
lax in their attendance upon the ser
vices of their church, but to be eager
in the performance Of the duties placed
upon them. Calling attention to the
good results from sincerity and faith
tUiress in the performance of duties.
the speaker then read a portion Of a
letter from a friend in London. in
which the writer spoke of the sincerity
of the Mormon people. The letter said
that the writer had always been i'm
pressed with the sincerity Of the Nor
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ever known he knew none shat lived
up TO their profession like the MOTmOns
o. T7tah
The speaker said he had noted that
when returned missionaries were rec
commended for mem bers of the quorum
of Seventies that they always promised
to faithfully attend the meetings Of
the organization, but" continued the
speaker. go into those meetings and
see II they have kept their promise or
lied to their stake president The
apostle said that these young men
might have good desires, but. quoting
the words of another. he said: Hell
is lined with desires He implOTed the
people TO talk 10 their sons and their
sons who were not doing
their duty and get them to do il. The
apostle hkened the churCh-goers to
hungry people, and said that in the
rural districts, when il was expected
that ar official would be at a meeting,
then there would be a large attendance.
because the people thought they would
be fed On pies Cas il were) on that Oc-
casion. The SPEAKER said he would
rather have the people that were faith /
full 20 the everyday fare.
Apostle George Teasdale, the next
speaker. introduced his remarks with a {
short task along the same line as his F.
predecessor. He said that the members |
who attended all meetings would be the I
chief in the kingdom of heaven. Con- }
.inUing, the speaker said that the Nor
non religion was not religion OF the !
world. bu- was Of Christ. and the {
,hurch was OF Christ, and the world 1
should know it.
Speaking Of the horrors and shocking 4
-hings seen in the papers Of the world, !
he speaker said that the inhabitants 4
II il were FiDening for the burning of I.
t. This condition showed what 100 .
years of the teachings Of others had {
allied TO do He closed by urging upon .
he Saints that they be true and active I
n their convictions.
President Angus Cannon then made (
/ few remarks about the attendance. 5
Re said 4 appeared that people who
lid not come did not want TO come In I
citation 10 the advisability Of not hav- /
ng conference on Saturday. the ques- 1
ion would not be decided then. but he 1
old the people to talk the matter over Z
.16 decide il some other time.
After the song. Guide Us. Oh Thou 4
treat jehovah. the benediCiion was
,ronounced by Elder a. II. Raleigh. 4
nd the meeting adjourned unta this /
morning.