Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-14

1 the amount of titlos pa. with refer
I euce To- the non-tithep8yers list he urged
] The bishops Of an the wards t1 cXcrcis,
care Boo compiling this list that abso.
lutely true representations boz made
The stake presidency be- said. ha,
been suuualy impressed with the lam.
p1rtancr ri OBJ irving the principle of
uth'ne hy monthly payments. or as Oh,
means ttmc into possession, and th,
advantages and blessing accruing from
tine adoption OF this rule were pointed
out. whereas the disadvantages of de-
laying these payments from month To-
month TOR until the end of the year. re-
sultiug in many instances boz am en-
tire i9iiurC TO pay were called attention
10. The bishops and presiding officers
uf the stake Were urged 90 Use their
influence among the people O.. convert
them to tho practise of monthly pay
meut of their tthos.
lio stated that during recent visits of
the stake presidency through the varl-
Gus wards of the stake they had been
impressed with the Improvement made
on the part of our young boys in the
matter of discipline and order in their
various meetings
The proper consideration of each
other among the ward and stake aux
Iliary organization officers boo the mat
ter Of selecting officers was spoken
upon. and the rules 90 be observed I'm
these selections were read as contained
IN a circular letter issued some time
ago under the signature Of President
Joseph r smith
Bishop George Romney made "a re-
port with reference 60 conditions pre-
vailing Boz the Twentieth ward. and
spoke OF the labors Of the bishopric
iu try ing 20 educate the people Of the
ward 20 pay their tithes monthly AZ
advised by President Young. He read
the revelation on tithiug as contained
in the ll9th section OF the Doctrine and
Covenants and expressed his implicit
faith in this principle as In an the 9TH
or doctrines OF the church The person.
he said. who does not accept this prin-
ciplc and observe IL is not thoroughly
converted. He bore "a strong testimony
regarding the divinity of tho work We
are engaged in as members of the
church
Elder Hyrum NJ. Smith stated that
In listening TO the reports Of the stake
our gathering this morning was some
what OF a business meeting, and he
nkencd the stake organization TO that
~ a corporation and this meeting 10
one OF the stockholders. The gains and
The losses OF the past year had been
pointed out n the losses are the re-
suit OF incompetent officers then b. IS
our privilege to remedy that defect,
and wherever weak points may bee OBJ
served we should labor diligently to
strengthen them The responsibility
resting upon the Individual member
shin of the church was also pointed
out Each individual should judge
himself and find out 10 what
extent he is responsible for
any deficiency and then resolve
and see 20 il that the defects are reme-
died 50 far as he Is concerned. For
one. he wanted 90 feel that wherever
the statistics read Indicated progress,
that he had contributed 20 the same
and as a person would feel joy IN be
ing able Go do this he believed that
sorrow and dissatisfaction must come
20 those who realize that they had re-
tarded the progress and growth of
these good works
The speaker stated that the object OF
this church is the ultimate redemption
Of the human family First We should
make our own calling and election sure
and then put forth our strength TO-
wards the salvation OF others for that
Is the object Of this gospel
The following stake officers were sus-
aimed.
President. n W. Young counselots !
s. Wells and j. NJ. knight. clerk, |
~. 4. shepard, president Of Soandlna- /
ian meetings, IT, ID. = Peterson. /