Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-01
PRIESTHOOD MEETING.
instruction Given az a Session Held in
the Assembly Hall Today.

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Salt Lake Stake conference convened
this morning in the Assembly Hall at
30 o'clock The choir and congregation
sang the hymn. Come lot Us anew our
Journey pursue
Prayer was offered by Patriarch
Karl c. Afaeser
Choir and congregation sang the
hymn. we thank thee, Q God for a
Prophet
All the wards Of the Stake were
represented excepting the Third,
Fourth. Fifth and Ninth wards, and
the Second Third. Fourth, Fifth. Four
teenth and Fifteenth quorums Of Eli
dcrs.
The Lesser Priesthood was represent
cd by members from the First, Tenth,
Twelfth. Thirteenth, Fourteenth,
Twenty wards
The Relief societies, sabbath schools,
Young Mons Mutual Improvement as
socIatiOns Young Ladies' Mutual linz
prOyement associations Primary assoc
Citations ana the Kindergarten schools
ot the Stake were represented by their
presiding officers. also the Scandina-
Tlan meetings and the German meet
ings OF SALT Lake City. by one each Of
the Presidency thereof
Pres Angus H. Cannon announced
that the business OF the regular month
Is Priesthood meeting would bee trans
acted this morning and that In couse-
Quencc no meeting would he held next
Friday evening. the 9Th. He regretted
that SO many wards and quorums were
not properly represented Unless the
Deserct News was read 10 was mpossl-
BILE % Keep IN touch with the Church
authorities. Those present at this
meeting should take up a labor with
absent ones and get them % subscribe
Tor the church organ. so that they VIII
know what their duties are.
President Cannon hoped that the
brethren had been successful Ia their
labors with delinquent tithe-payers.
and that they would continue in their
labors. lie urged that the parents IN
Israel wOuId live up 10 their |
duties, $50 that their children would !
follow their example and keep IN fun |
touch with their duties IN the Church |
so That they may be partakers OF all !
Inc blessings of the Gospei
Elder James Grlges. who lately re- /
turned from mission 90 Colorado. 1
cave a brief report OF his labors
Elder r. c. Griggs Stake superin- |
tent ~ Sunday schools said that the /
officers ana teachers ~ the Sunday /
schools Of this stake were generally !
9ueakIng q hand OF faithful workers.
They are striving 90 live up to the re-
Iurpmcuts OF the Gospel ana By their
good example are very beneficial 10 the
young people under their charge The
o. frf.s ha D
Ia bors OF the Sunday school officers and
teachers we're not properly appreciated
and urged the people 10 give them prop |
Pr support and encouragement so that
hey would feel to continue In their
good work
Bishop spencer Of Pleasant Green
ward. spoke briefly IN report OF his
ward. The meetings Of the ward are
ven attended and the people are feeling
yell and are trying TO live up 10 their
iutes the best they know how. The
leople are paying their tithes. and
hose who were behind have now come
ip and have had their names placed on
he record books
Elder VIM. EddingtOn, president Of
De High Council. gave a brief report
4 the organization over which he pre-.
ides The Council today consists Of
men % whom the people ought TO be !
rOud. and no brother or sister should !
0ubt that they viii receive Justice at /
heir hands
Patriarch A. II. Ramlelgh spoke Of the
leasing pronounced upon his head by
iyrum Smith The promises made him
ad been fulfilled In every respect.
Elder David Mckenzie spoke In report |
the High Priests quorum. There are
1me members Of this quorum who do
90 attend their meetings, and the
peaker urged upon such members TO
ather with the members Of their quor-
ms In the regular monthly meetings.
ne only way We can live in the spirit
, the Gospel Is 70 attend daily 10 every .
1ty that Is required at az our hands,
nd TO respect those who are placed
YER us and 20 comply with their in
.rucuons. We should all attend TO
very meeting that We can so that we
Jay receive these instructions.
Apostle Rudger ClaWson said that he
IL hat we as Latter.day Saints do not
illy comprehend the breadth and depth I
the Gospel. and we should study the
ords Of the Lord as contained IN His
violations 20 us, for as stated in the
lok Of Covenants, not one thing Ut
red In His revelations shall fail Of
llhllment. There are wonderful prom- ,
IS made IN this book. aud the Latter
iy Saints should understand rs con-
nts We should strive for the spirit
lder which the book was written. for
he things Of God are understood by
be- spirit OF God" II we were familiar
it'll this work we could easily read the
ems Of the times
The speaker urged the people TO the
'rformance Of their duty In regard 90
.e law OF tlthing. and other principles {
the Gospel
Singing by choir and congregation,
60 say, what is truth .
was pronounced by Elder