Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-06

itlNuuN OF ltNVN NiltIfi vi COURSE NltHt
Elders arc not only travelling through
out the United States but throughout
Europe ana 10 the islands of the sea
and IN New Zealand AID in Australia,
Also IN the Holy land where we have
an organized mission aud Elders are
there Dreachirg the Gospel 10 those
people
SIX HUNDRED WARDS
~ am informed also that we have
62G organized wards, on the 3Oth Of las,
month OF course these organizations
vary from tlwe to time, that Is they
frequently increase, and occasionally
a ward b disOrgan2ed being Joined
with another ward making two into
one. Over these wards there are 62G
Bishops presiding and l,2i2 Bishops
c0unselors, who are ~ mighty power
I'D the midst Of the Church OF Jesus
christ Of Latter-day Saints. The Of
hccrs in those organizations ARE the
officers OF the Church who come In
immediate contact with the people ana
who are I'M direct Intercourse with them.
T. Is expected that the Bishop Of each
ward viii understand the interests Of
every member Of his ward, together
with his ooufsel0rs and they, Of course,
have az their assistants and helpers a
large Quorml Of Elders and Priests and
Teachers Of the lesser Priesthood ana
Deacons who render assistance 10 them
ia the temporal az well as the spiritual
affairs Of che Church. II deyolyes
upon the blshopric Of the ward to
look after the poor and to admins
ter unto the sick and the afflicted and
to see that there Is no one suffering
among the people Of these organized di-
visions OF the Church Il Is also the
duty Of these presiding officers Of the
Church 10 look after the spiritual well
far, OF the people. to see tina they are
living moral pure and upright lives,
that they are faithful In the discharge
Of their duties ~ Latter,day Saints,
that they are honest in their dealings
one with another and with the children
OF men generally aud with an the
world. II IS their business 10 see that
spiritual life exists I'm their hearts and
that the people under their presidency
and direction are living the lives Of
Saints, as Tar rs Il Is possible FOR man
and woman, In their human condition
or In the mortal body, subject to the
Weaknesses and Imporfections of man-
kind. can be Saints Great response
bility rests upOn these and we have
IN the church, Ia this relation. vast
corps OF efficient men who are l1bOfng
diligently for the welfare Of mankind
and all these labor without money and
without price, without salaries They
are not paid officers II is true that
they receive assistanc from time to
time, as they may need, In small way.
but no one obtains what the world
would esteem as salary nor can they
be called paid officers Of the church.
TEN THOUSAND MEN.
We have also In the Church today. /
am informed one hundred and forty.six
quorums of Seventies These consli-
tute a body Of Elders Of somewhere ln
the nelghborhood OF ten thousand men.
whose special duty IL d to respond 10
The caii OF the Apostles to preach The
Gospel without purse or scrip. 10 all
the nations Of the earth They are
minute men. u Is expected that they
viii be- ready whenever they are called
TO so out In the world or to go Out to
the various organizations of the
Church TO fulnl missions and 10 per-
form such duties as shall be required
Of thep, In order that the work
OF the Lord and the work Of the min
istIy may be upheld and sustained and
carried on IN the Church and through
out the world, These councils or Quor-
ums OF seventies are not ALWAYS fun
councils or qudrums, a full council be-
ing 70 Elders. But there viii be approx
imately about 10000 Elders who now
hold that position in the Church They
are called 10 am apostolic calling. they
the required 10 be special witnesaes OF
the Lord Jesus Christ. Il is expected OF
this body Of men that they will have
burning In their souls a testimony OF
Jesus Christ which Is spirit OF
prophecy, that they will be full Of light
and fun Of the knowledge OF the truth.
thar they viii be evangelical In their
calling and IN the cause Of Zion, and
that they viii be- ready at any moment,
when required to go out into the world,
or elsewhere or anywhere throughout
the Church that they may be required.
to pour out testimony Of the truth OF
the Gospel of Jesus Christ. and TO set
examples before the world OF purity,
love. honesty uprlghtness and integrity
10 the truth,
HIGH PRIESTS
In addition to these organizations
we have IN each stake Of Zion an or
ganszation called the High Priests
quorum, to which all OF the High
Priests of the Church belong, Including
the presidency OF the stake and the
high counselors Of the stake and also
the Bishops and their counselors, and
an the Patrlarchs and all the other
High Priests who have been ordained
In the Office Of High Priest In the
Church, which office is the office OF
presidency In the Melchisedek PRIEST
hood. in that every man who holds the
Office Of High Priest. when he is called
upon and set apart 10 preside among
the High Priests holds the presiding
authority and office But II is the duty
OF this quorum OF High Priests In each
stake Of Zion to act In their calling,
not 10 sit idly down and be indifferent
to the interests Of the work OF God or
to the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter.
day Saints nor Indifferent 10
the saving Of the souls OF