Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-12
PRIEST. SHOWS LAST DISCOURSE.
Conference OF the Church OF jesus ' "
day the Tabernacle Salt Lake CITY, sun
day October 9th 1901
rnroent OF stakes-Work OF The Aposes-Duies Of Local
Presthood-A Second Counselor Chosen

certainly are very wise and energetic
need to be looked after, II Is not III,
duty Of the Apostles TO look after them.
WORK OF THE APOSTLES.
The Apostles have a work that Is in
another direction altogether. ! want the
Presidents OF stakes hereafter to real
ize that 1t il their business, not the
business Of the Apostles; It ls the busi-
ness OF the High Priests. the Elders.
the Bishops. Priests, Teachers and Dea-
cons to look after these things. Do not
lay this duty upon the shoulders Of the
Apostles. II is not IN their line, at least
only occasionally. There Is certain
channel by and through which the Lord
intends to ex Mt His soEs and daught rs.
TO remove wlckedness from the earth
and 10 establish righteousness. and tina,
channel Is the Priesthood, which God
has established and shown clearly the
nature and character OF the various Of
fees and duties thereof The Apostles
and the Seventies. II IL their business.
by the appointment Of the Almighty to
look after the interests Of the world.
The Seventies and the Twelve Apps
ties are special witnesses unto the ma
tions Of the earth. The business Of the
High Priests, the Elders and the
Bishops is to look after the interests OF
these various organizations that have
mentioned. You presiding officers Of
the various Stakes OF Zion, the time is
coming when you will not have TO call
and depend so much upon the Twelve
Apostles They will be directed In othel
channels, and I want you to distinct
" understand it; and do not seek 20
throw responsibilities that belong It.
you upon these Twelve Apostles and
upon the Seventies
DO NOT FORGET 1T.
wanted to say this, and to speak
1t with energy and In way
that you win not forget It. that
you cannot forget It, II is a wonder
ful responsibility and the Lord expects
It Of you. You ought to know
how the laws OF God are observed In
your respective locslities-how the Sab
bath is kept; whether the young people
are swearing, and off at midnight when
they ought TO be at home; how the par
ents govern and control them how far
the people are paying their tithing cor
rectly: what they are doing In regard
to their meeting houses, their school
houses, and their houses Of amusement;
whether they are expanding their time
and means too much in these directions,
or not enough; and what you can do in
helping them along. Look at these
things, and everything that pertains 10
the happiness Of your children. the
members OF this family OF yours, see
what you can do about H. And the
Lord God OF Israel will help you in this,
because II is lust what He wants you
to do. II is the duty that He has placed
upon YOU 10 discharge, and He certain
~ Will help you. But when you take
any other course-when you depend up
on the Apostles to reform your respec-
tive Stakes-you are doing that which
you have no business to do, DO 1t your
selves, you Presidents of Stakes and
you High Councillors, and
you Bishops. The High Council should
visit all through the Stake which they
have charge Of In connection with the
President and his counselors. II Is not
the business altogether Of the High
Council TO just wait till some persons
come before them and want some little
trine settled. They have got 10 do some
thing else, more noble and grand than
such little matters. Go where you can
do good, and be lively in IT,
A SECOND COUNSELOR.
Now, God bless you Latter-day Saints
| am glad to see such vast multitude
as there is here, and that | understand
has been throughout this conference. |
repeat, | am so delighted to hear that
the Spirit Of God has been on the FL
ders so beautifully as II has, and that
they have spoken so well and so wlely
to you as they have. / thank you 70
the faith you have exercised, because
when I arose here did not know that
could speak five words but now ! have
said what / wanted to say, A great
deal could be enlarged upon this, an
the brethren will do so as opportunit;
serves.
There is still one matter that | Nigh
speak Of. am going on pretty fast 20
ward my eighty-eighth year. l vii
soon be lightweight years old and J
have been laboring now for som
months with but one counsalor-Presi
dent Joseph +. Smith. feel as thong
/ wanted O little more help-anothe
counselor and have selected one
Through, | believe, the manifestation
of the Lord, who, / think, will be ener-
getic and strong, will serve the people
and help me and President Joseph +
Smith along In a proper way and J
hope you will sustain and support him
God bless you. Amen.