Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-29


those that do not take much interest
~ the work. The presidency Of the
stake are In harmony also the High
Council Of the Stake. The presidency
meet together once weeN, except on
rare occasions when they are not at
nome 70 talk over matters pertaining
70 the Stake and they meet once a
month with the High Council The
hlgh Council are given to understand
lhat the presidency Of the Stake do
not expect 10 carry the responsibilities
OF the stake alone but that they expect
the High Council TO help them. We
nave many children IN our Stake. Last
Fourth Of July was celebrated In Pan
guitch, and there was q Washington
Official present. After Il was over, he
asked me about the population of PAN
gnltch, J. told him 1t was somewhere
between 500 and 1000. Well, said he,
about three-fourths Of them suppose
are children, there was such a turnout
OF them. We have about 400 children
OF school age In the Stake. We have
l,lVV In Garfield county. The Stake
takes In Garfield county and a part Of
Plute county. Last year we had in the
neighborhood OF seventy going TO the
Beaver Branch Of the Brigham Young
Academy, Our organizations are In
tolerably good condition. The religion
class, however, is not worked up very
well. 1t s running in some OF our
wards, We hope II will be better In
the future.
know the Gospel Is true. I know
this Is the Church of God; and mas
much as we viii observe the command
lnents OF the Lord we will be blessed,
ana His Spirit will be with us to help
w. IN all our endeayors 10 do right. We
nave before us the Presidency Of the
Church. The Lord has said that He re-
veals His mind and will, for the people,
10 none save His servants the Prophets.
This Is one thing we should look to,
that we should give heed TO the coun-
sells Of the Prophets of the Lord, and TO
the things that President Smith has
stated during this Conference. While
he was speaking in regard to the law
OF Tithing and the obligations Of debt,
! thought that many of the brethren
are not as careful In paying their tithing
as they are In meeting their obligations
to individuals. Many do not come to
settle their tithing with the Bishop.
They pay what they choose as tlthing
and they never go TO the Bishop 20 find
out whether they have paid their tith-
ing or not. They do not know
whether the Bishop has sent up
their names as full tIthepayers or part
tithepayers. Every Individual should
be as careful In settling his account
with the Lord as he is with his
brothers and sisters.
pray that the Lord may bless US,
and let His Spirit be with us today as
1t has been in the past, that we may be
instructed and built up in our faith, and
be encouraged to so from this Confer
ence TO do better in the future than we
have In the past. May the Lord bless
us to this end, is my prayer, Amen.
ELDER ANGUS NJ. CANNON
president OF Salt Lake Stake.
II is twenty-seven years today since
your humble servant was permitted by
the grace OF God 10 preside over the
salt Lake Stake of Zion, and | believe
/ am as nervous today as | was at that
time, when my name was called. The
fact Is, / am familiar with something
OF the responsibility that rests upon a
man In this position. There have been
four temples dedicated to the Lord In
that time. There have been five diff
ferent men presiding as the mouthplece
OF God to this people in that time. In
sitting here and contemplating the re-
marks which were made by brethren OF
the Twelve in Winter Quarters, before
they started for this valley, | have
been led TO ask myself, Is II possible
that the brethren comprehended this
scene In the time that has elapsed since
that day until now? How many OF US
are there that have kept our estate,
maintained and preserved our Inherit
ances, and given evidences In our con-
duct that we are here simply to possess
the Priesthood of the Lord, to minister
In Ills name, TO His honor and glory,
and 10 our own salvation2
Twenty-seyen years ago this stake
consisted Of the counties OF Tooele, Da-
Wis, Morgan, Summit, Wasatch, and
Salt Lake Five stakes have been
organized In these five adjoining coun-
ties, and since that time two other
stakes--Jordan and Granite Stakes,
within this county-have been organ
lied out Of this stake. Today this stake
numbers upwards OF twenty thousand
members OF the Church and between
1--WE and six thousand children under
eight years Of age. In tho organization
OF the stake twenty-seyen years ago,
the late David. o. Calder was the first
counselor and Joseph r. Taylor the Sec
ond counselor. Today Joseph Il. Taylor
and C, w. Penrose are the counselors
10 the president Of the stake. In the
twenty-seven years there has never
been a disagreement between the presi-
dncy OF the stake, nor yet between the
presidency OF the stake and the High
Council. The presidency Of the stake
and High Council with the presidency
OF the High Priests quorum. meet In
the Temple once week, and we also
meet as occasion requires, for the