Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-11-18
THE PAROWAN
STAKE MUTUALS
Reports Of Associations by the Stake
Officers Jones and Balloch.
GENERAL BOARD IS REPRESENTED.
Elder e. J. Palmer Talks on Word of
Wisdom-Mrs. Eddington's
Good Advice TO Girls.

Mutual Improvement conference
of the Parowan Stake of Zion was
held in the Cedar tabernacle last Sun
day. Many of the meeting gocrs
we're surprised to see the stand occu-
pied by the presidency of the Nut.
uals, as no notice had been given out
on the previous Sabbath, owing to
the local authorities not having been
aware that conference would be held
SO soon.
After the usual opening exercises,
Counselor Samuel b. Jones of the
stake presidency of the Young Mems
associations reported tho condition
of the associations throughout the
stake, stating that they were fully
organized and ready TO begin the
seasons work.
Mrs. s. A. Bullooh, president of
the Y. l.. M. /. A ., said herself aud
counselors had not had time, owing
to their having been so recently
appointed to the offices which they
held, to visit all the associations in
the stake yet this fall, and that all
the Young Ladies' associations are
not yet fully organized, but the
matter would be attended to SOON
These reports were followed by tho
sustaining of the general aud local
officers of the Mutuals, the voting
being conducted by Elder Clawson
for the young men, aud Sister Sarah
Eddington for the young ladies.
Elder Edward j. Palmer followed
with lecture on the "Word of Wis
DOM" The speaker said that in
order to speak to the best advantage
on any principle of the gospel, it was
necessary that one should DO an OBJ
server of the law which the principle
taught. That in this instance the
speaker was not as close an observer
of the requirements of the Word of
Wisdom as he ought to be, although
he was firm believer in it, and in
general way an observer of its
rules.
Read from the Doctrine and Cove
nants the statement that all blessings
come through obedience to tho law
ON which they are predicated. Also
read the revelation on the Word of
Wisdom, page 32l of Doctrine and
Covenants, quoting from discourse
of Patriarch Hyroin Smith delivered
to the church abort time after the
revelation was given, in exploitation
of certain parts OF the law, particular
ly In reation to what Is referred to
under the head OF ''hot drinks, "
wherein 1t is said that tea and coffee
we're especially meant. In this dis
course the Patriarch said that God
would not bless with his spirit the
man who used tobacco after he be-
come acquainted with the require
ments set out in this revelation.
The restrictions in relation to the
use OF meat are in the interests of
the preservation of animal life, which
the Lord does not wish to have sacri-
feed unnecessarily, as we'll as in the
interests of health
The idea entertaied by some people
that the use of swine's flesh is fer
hidden by this revelation is not
borne out by the text. The fact
that it is said in the revelation that
rye is for the fowls and for swine, +"
seems to indicate that such animals
we're TO be used, and man has not
discovered, as far as the speaker
knew, any other use for swine than
that of eating their flesh. The
speaker considered the blessing pro
missed for tine observance of this law
among thu greatest of which he had
any knowledge, tina. had been pro,
missed by Deity to man.
SISTER SARAH EDDINGTON,
member of the general board,