Show kir mm pros partridges first priesthood MEETING pleasant view wards new meeting house the oran concert etke president Pre aident partridge ded at the tabernacle on sunday the choir sang let zion in bar beauty rise eh pray tr was offered by elder T K taylor by tha choir president partridge addressed th he referred to the work of the convention he went with the desire that be might do richt we do nut all nee alike said the speaker we have in political matters and matters ol 01 public policy many RIO disappointed the action ot the convention in refu bing to submit the prohibition cauce as a separate article petitions came in from directions direct iona but atis convention did not fit to grant th e petitions the committee to whom these petition submitted reported adversely to incorporating the prohibition clause in the constitution I 1 do not propose to aay much about this many plans have been tried for the regulating and prohibiting the liquor traffic the experience peri ence of men on athla question differt dif fera and by a it waa deemed un to nut abo prohibition claass in the constitution AgAi uthe of homana eaf frago created a great stir men on the 11 bior look different views A majority maio rity felt morally bound an I 1 com uttel to that measure prohibition did not enter into tha but waa in both political some of the delegates treated lightly the pledges made and m went so far as to nay abat plat urma were mada to catch but I 1 am glad to say a majority on themselves bound bv the olat f rma onada A gri at deal of time was u consumed itt allowing inea to air their el before the convention and the I 1 be etere the convention has done the best v could leaving out party tiona au 1 drafted a constitution that should b acceptable to the and the president and in harmony with the enabling act it ia apparent to me thera aia come in mhd territory who are opposed to statehood I 1 believe this caas ia not entirely composed of officio b dera or outsiders buc thero are boue latter day saints who are opposed tj it I 1 do not think we should bear excessive taxes Doubt leeg the taxes will bo increased to corae extant but there are others considerations to I 1 ft fateen into account we will receive a great many thousand acres of land from which quite a benm of money will be cal izod for the benefit of oar tiona the claase of the constitution allowing women to vote and hold office s I 1 have aard hae created considerable but the extent of this 00 position is not as great as some would have us believe we felt we bad no right that is a majority of betto sub mit it as a separate clause now my brethren and aisters ai aters while this may not be perfect we hava done the best we could and I 1 hope you will vote for it some of the gentiles in the convention have shown considerable bittern eai at times but on the other band some of them have baen very fair while some have called the mormon people hypocrites others have been willing to accept the action of the mormon people aa sincere thare ig a feeling in some directions to op poss statehood there are conae who riah to brine about the condition of at fairs again which existed before the division I 1 would exhort nay b and to he circumspect aad no do anything that would in any dav indicate that we are insincere do what you have promised to and live BO as not to riva of feuse to those who aro not of us anil keep the of atod ken dor unto cainar the things that are Otei arB and onto god tho abing tha are gods we should be a light unto the world it is not that we should partake of the evil influences tit H which we have become surrounded A sublime selection rendered by the bishard and avna elder V L halliday occupied a faw minu tea he referred to a thought which bad occurred to him two weeks since while president Pret ident woodruff waa ppe akine before the names of th presidency of the stake had been mentioned I 1 aeve the thought to yon for what it it is worth we lave in our minds each of us a pair ot scalea and on one balances is our judgment on the opposite side ig the man who is placed in over us now the question arises do we bring this eido down to an exact balance with our judgment by oar uplifted hacas in sustaining thesa brethren we said yea the speaker spoke of the como letness of the organization of the church mention was also made of the necessity of of improving our time improving the present moment elder B Cluff mado brief mention of land beina opened up for in boutney Id aboon snake river A meet ing in relation to the matter is to be held at the B Y academy this evening when those desiring information may obtain it |