Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-07
CERTIFICATES
OF REMOVAL
DeCls ion Of Committee on Church
Records in Relation Thereto

An interesting and instructive
Priesthood meeting of the Salt Lake
Stake OF Zion was held in the AS
sembly hall last night.
After the opening exercises and the
transaction Of business President
Charles w. Penrose read etter,signed
by Elder George r. Gibbs, secretary
OF the quorum Of the Twelve Apostles,
stating that the committee on Church
records had decided that a uniform
certificate Of removal should BE- print
ed. which all Bishops will be expected
to use leaving out such words as In
full fellowship and simply certifying
that the holder Is a member OF the
Church In the ward designated. and is
removing 10 another ward The letter
also stated that the committee con-
Cured with President Angus NJ. Cam
non views expressed at q previous
meeting OF the Priesthood, that II he
president Cannon were a Bishop and
o person brought recommend TO join
his ward he would not on the strength
of that certificate, recommend that per-
son to the house Of the Lord unless
he was personally acquainted with him
and perfectly satisfied Of his worthl-
ness TO be thus recommended; that,
otherwise. this person would have TO
reside In his ward long enough to es-
tablish his worthiness to enter the
house OF the Lord.
In commenting on this subject, Eli
der Penrose said that he fully agreed
with the views Of President Cannon
regarding the issuing OF temple recon-
mends The responsibility Of admitting
persons to the house Of the Lord rests
primarily on the Bishops though the
Bishops are supposed TO know he sta
tus OF the one recommended, and should
be careful In Issuing recommends TO
the temple, In answer 10 q question,
Elder Penrose said that every member
Of the Church is entitled 10 certificate
OF removal from one ward 10 another
no matter what his standing may be
and that this new form Of recommend
would prevent discriminate In that
regard.
Ii was explained by the stake presl-
dency. In answer TO questions that a
non-tlthe payer was one who paid
nothing at an. that a person who paid
less then fun tithing would
hive recorded as tlthing that
which DC contributed, for il was a 1.-THE
of a certain amount though not a
1.-THE Of all he earned. The Bishops
are the judges as TO whether a pers n
pays q full tlthing or not
The question OF permitting secret go
cleiles to take part In the iulera ser
vices Of member OF the Church VINO
belonged to secret society was dis
cussed. and the Bishops were adyis d
not to mix the services with the rit-
uals OF these secret ogders II Il was
preferred that "A person be buried ac-
cordng 10 the rituals Of any Of these
societies instead OF according to the
funeral services Of the Lat'er-day
Saints. tina, was to be left 20 those con-
cerncd There was no objection 10 per-
hitting persons not belonging 20 the
Church to speak az the tune al ser, ices,
this was left TO the discretion Of the
Bishops.
President Joseph L. Taylor referred
20 the commendable work being done
by the Y. N. NJ T. A. missionaries. who
were selected by the Bishops IN the
various wards They had performed a
| good work but the missionaries of two
or three Of The wards had failed 20 send
in q report ~ their labors The Bsh-
ops were requested 10 look after this
matter and see that the reports are ssrt
IN, and 10 lend these missionaries their
aid and support In their lahors
Elder George a. Smith. general SUI
perintendeut Of the Y, NJ. NJ. I. A.. also
spoke a short time, emphasizing Elder
Taylor's remarks
Elder John J.. Nebeker stake uthlng
clerk read report showing the
number Of tlthe-payers In the Salt Lake
stake, and giving other interesting In
| formation.
In answer TO questions. u was ex-
| plalned that all who have an income
should pay tlthlng. II wife has an
| iuderendcut income from that Of her
husband, she should pay a tithe OF that
income. and the same way with child
rom under age, unless they turn their
wages over 10 their parents, IN which
event they should not be classsd as
non tithe-payers il they pay no uth-
ing.