Show MEETING the business transacted at alie meeting last saturday the regular monthly meeting of the priesthood of utah stake was held in the priesthood room of the stake tabernacle saturday afternoon january 7 1883 the stake presidency and bishops and representatives from thirteen wards were after alio usual preliminary exercises alic reports from the various wards were made santaquin San ward by bishop george halliday bicknas from the measles daveral deaths but most of those sick were improving layfon ward by bishop J S tanner 1 good health ward by elder 0 B huntington some opposition to alie bishopric of that ward spanish fork by bishop george D snell things about as usual pleasant giove by counselor R S no sickness good crops last year american fork ward by counselor W W hunter outsiders and apostates apost atee were causing some trouble Leh iWard the people were united and trying to do right provo fourth ward by bishop J E booth there was a visible decrease in the amount of tithing paid this year lake shore about same as other wards president smoot exhorted the to look around them and fleo who among their wards sustained zion both by their efforts and means referred to the evils which exist among the saints of selfishness faultfinding drunkenness etc and said if these things were not repented of god would scourge us president david john stated that lie had lately received a circular from the university ann arbor which showed that that institution had a beneficiary fund which extended to several state sand all who attended the same received a benefit from the amount that accumulated from these various sources the speaker felt aaa the brigham young academy should be patronized and sustained by the latter day saints in alie game direction and not only in the university of michigan but beneficiary funds and charitable contributions extend all Europe and the whole civilized world some have thought it strange that a fund of this kind should be called for by the B Y academy but it is nothing new it is as old as education itself and he hoped the latter day saints would not suffer themselves to be behind the good examples set by the outside world in the general interests of public education the speaker then referred to the many temptations thrown around the of zion in the way of dances saloons theartres theatres the atres etc to lead them away from the service of god exhorted the breth i ren to awake to their privileges pay their tithing and attend to the duties devolving upon them that god might blead them president cluff spoke upon the necessity of a proper education cf the of the saints in order to overcome alie many temptations in the midst of alie people referred to the great neglect among the people to read the scriptures and all good books if we do not adako to this duty of educating our children we will have more drunk enneis and its at evils and more cause to mourn for the sins of our children president smoot exhorted the bishops and brethren of the various ward sto organize a beneficiary fund for the benefit of the B Y academy and if they cannot send their own children send their neighbors this institution is not begging means but simply aska the people to perform their duty ta their children benediction was pronounced by elder isaac bullock |