Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-30
REPORT OF A QUORUM OF SEVENTY.
,.,,,,,.s for usefulness-ouorum Meetin9s-Mission-
ary Service Financial Aid, Etc
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We very much regret to report that
we have 20 members IN our quorum
who have not filed missions. and whom
we could not recommend for missions
on account Of their financial or physlca
disabilities. There are only two MEM
hers of our quorum who are non'tlthe
payers. and two who are partuthe
PAYERS. F.fty-fcur members pay full
tithing ,.,..,..
The presidents nave lllleu Ih'ha'o''s "'
follows .....
one IN Norway, one In Germany one
in England. one In Wales, one In samoa,
ono I'm the southern states ana one II
New Zealand Twenty-one members
exclusive % the council, have been on
MISSIONS. .,
rive are members or The Ward
Sunday school SUPPLEMENTARY; ~ are
sunday school teachers, three are ward
officers of the Y. NJ. NJ. !. A. 70 are
acting ward teachers; six are STAKE OIL
GERS in the auxiliary associations -FOUR
are home missionaries. All OF Inc
council are members of the Naid ms
sionary fund committee, the organlIa-
| ton oil which was promoted p| '"c
/ council OF the quorum , ....
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quorum meetings once a month Dur
Ing the winter We holu our 4u'' VIZ
meetings once a week, at present ON
Monday evenings, IN when we nav :
| class work. except the hIsl Hnceth's va
| the month. The program III our hloh''
/ ~ meetings during the past SUNNI,
/ and the first meetings IN eacU hiohI' VI
the present winter mas coIlsh'eu VI
biographical sketches, lectures OH u'e
apostasy. the restoration OF the uosp,h
! the necessity OF modern reNelatloH' 'he
| Book of Mormon In the hanus OF
| mlsslonary,and subjects taken from tne
! Documentary History OF the ChuIVn'
also summaries Of the current events
of the religious world having Deai
ING upou the latter-day work. Iesu-
mony bearing and temporaheous
! speaking to scriptural text slhslhS'
music. etc. TO these meetings specl-
al invitation Is extended TO the wives
of the Seventies, and a general invita-
lion to any others who desire TO at
tend. ..t.n. ho,d
The programs Of the meetings hell
once week during the winter seasons
have been devoted to class work III
which we have studied the EccesiasuI
al history, by Il, II. Roberts, tue ''ospe's
and Acts Of the Apostles OF the New
Testament, the Articles OF ram, DS
lanes e, Talmagc, to lecture TO- page
9SI The council holds regular councl
meetings once month on the thlro
tuesday evening Of the month, meeting
alternately at the homes OF each oihel
taking our wives with US and maklht
a rart of the meetings "A social aiialr
We have a quorum social once or Twice
each year During the past year We
have had an average attendance AT oul
nuorum meetings of about 80 per cent
Wa have held q quorum meetings
we have RENTED TO the sevehues
general fund for the year 1903, the sun
Of $3.50. being the full amount que
from the quorum az per our member
shin, less for those who are on nus.
sjons We have the sum OF YOU IN
our local treasury for current expenses
Of the quorum. We have rendered
some financial aid TO wives Of the ms ms
slonarles, as a quorum besides DONG
our bart in the ward missionary fund
committee. ,,...-...,.,,