The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-18
SE[F|SHVESS MADE
T|TH|NC NECESSARY
Apostle Orson F. Whitney
Explains Reason of Ten
Per Cent Law.
CLAW OF ZION" FIRST
Churchlnan Declares Time
Will Come to Hold All
Property in Common.
CLAW OF ZION" FIRST

The regular quarterly conference OF
Ensign stake Of the Mormon church was
held yesterday, divided into morn
ing and an afternoon session
Al the morning session held in As
sembly hall President Joseph s. Wells
presided. Music was provided by the
Eleventh ward Sabbath school choir.
President Wells reviewed the work OF
the stake since lis last conference and
reported that j. c. Cutler, Jr.. alternate
senior high counselor had been appointed
high counselor to succeed the late John
T. Caine Marcclus s. Wooley formed
bishop of the Twenty-frst ward had
been appointed alternate senior high
counselor in the place Of Elder j. {,
Cutler. 1r.
BY unanimous show OF hands the con
ference sustained the general au,hori-
ties and the officers of the stake
In brief address President Wells
urged better attendance at the meet
ings OF the ward priesthood. and the par
ents classes in the sunday schools
Other, speakers were nlshop lanes lamss
Anthony W. WINS snd sister Margaret
A. Romncy All counseled strict OBJ
servauce CT The ordinances CT the church
and reminded the people OF the duty o.
tithe paying.
Afternoon Session.
ence was held in the tabernacle, taking
the place OF the usual Sunday after"
noon service. President X. W Young pre-
siding The tabernacle choir under, the
direction OF Conductor Evan stephens.
opened the session with The hymn 20,
God OF Praise. Elder w. W. Ritter In
voked the divine blessing aT,sr Mno Th,Ss Hsys
Heard the joyful Sound "
Apostle Orson r. Whitney spoke a.
great length. explaining for the benefit
81 Ia
gsnization OF the church Of Jesus Christ
y! Latter Day Saints,
The church was divided. he said. INTO
stakes OF which there were @Ixsy-tw9
in number These stakes were officercd
by thr"c residents and twelve hiSh
priests or high counselors. Conferences
we're held every three months az which
Tho affairs Of the stakes we're Giscmssed.
The stakes were divided into wards
Differed IN similar manner. over all
were The general authorities.
Returning 10 the stake organization
Apostle Whitnov said that it was so or
gaujzel as TO he n church almost ~ithln
itself. NJ the general authorities might
bc swep, away, Int the church organ
izalon would remain III the stakes Even
tif. stake orSaniaa ZION might he plotted
out Of existence, yet tho church orSsri1a
iion wonld he preserved In the ward or
Eanizatlun
Claims Divine Order.
EaferriDc u the magnificent orsaniza-
lion 81 the church. Apostle Whine! SAID
il had been compared 10 the German
army. which ne thought mas not a ialr
coynrarisor. The German army was but
rho work oC man. while the Church OF
jesus Christ OF Latter Day SAINTS was
not the product Of human wisdom, hut
WAS "A revelation from God us organ
liza sion was so perfect, complete. tnal
Il was Impossible for IL 10 bc destroyed
BY human agency.
From the ,imo OF rnoch until that Of
the prophet Joseph. there had been no
a.r ~
whose purpose is the preparation or the
pcnplc for the coming Of the Lord
The Prophet Joseph restored the true
knowledge of Cod. the God ot the eib!e
ard proclaimed the last and fullest dis
penssiion OF time "a which all the
propacts OF old had looked forward to-
The work Ok God. said the apostle. Is
progressive, aud those who s@np up with
II rusi he prog irssive There Is 10
change in tho principles OF Mornnnism
Its work TO-DAY in houses Of marble and
stone * Just as acceptable 10 the Lord
a. II was in the DAYS of The houses OF
logs and adobe.
Cure sor Selfishncss
In the carly orEaniZs jiou OF the church
APOSTLE Whitney explained that Il Hss
designed 70 practice the order OF Zion.
that is The law OF conservation in wh!ca
everything was TO be held in common.
In the year 1881 the first bishop was
created
Human seIfshncss manifested itself
later und in the year 1883 the Law OF
tithing was introduced, The law OF con-
secraiion was held in allowance
In his view he :, regarded 1se rSs, la% o.
than the Inv Of u,hing. tIe considered
the law OF tlthing merely As 4 school
master and that it's ultimate result
would bc the bringing Of the people up
TO the higher law of consecra iom
The session closed With the athoul
'HosanUa" by the choir and a benedic-
ton hE Elder Frank p. Suow.