Show priesthood MEETING harvey H anil has been released as counselor to president smoot the tha usual monthly meeting of the priesthood of utah stake was KES held on dav last statistical Stati sEcal reports of 13 ot the wards were read Pr president eident D john called upon such of the brethren as had reports to tj make to present them bishop geo reported progress of the canvass for subscriptions in behalf of tho the academy no ko funds had been raised the brethren were doing all they trev could in regard to the stake tab tabernacle r cle he aasved for counsel in regard to parties who bad committed sexual sin ein president john said the law of the lord was s plain on the matter that there should be ba a public confession on the part of the man and at least a written confession on the part of the woman when action in the matter should be taken by the church and the parties repentant be re baptized president smoot endorsed the remarks of brother john gitil the further explanation that this course applied to cases w where here the parties had not been through the temple several wards reported progress ress in in regard to temple and stake tabernacle donations bisbo bishop p R S gibby disked for instruction in relation re to pir parties ties who came to the wards without presenting their r recommends and who refused to do anything financially for the work president smoot announced that such dersons should be taught their duties in the gospel but otherwise treated as strangers strange rs elder B cluff principal of the B Y A academy addressed tho the meeting in in re lation to the students loan association organ organized zed for the benefit of men and young v ung women desi delirious rious of acquiring an aati education ciL tion which however was an investment fund and would pay dividends I 1 i in return on its capital stock he desired the brethren to help the association by for stock presiding bishop W B preston was present and addressed the meeting on the duties of the priesthood and the necessity of sustaining educational modem movements ants referred to the principle of tithing and to the pro grem of the salt lake temple thera was no doubt he said that the temple would be completed at the time ap pointed it was announced that president H H aluir had been released by the first presidency from his duties as councilor Cou Coun nelor clor to Pre president smoot so that he ha might continue his hia labors in the position no ne was w as called to fill aa president of the hawaiian colony in skull valley meeting was adjourned for one month benediction Benedic tien by elder W H kelsey |