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Show PRIESTHOOD UEETIXU. Pointed Instructions Regarding Offering. Faithful Sundaj School Teachers. JIannal Labor. Proper Observance or the Sabbath Sab-bath day, Etc. The regular monthly meeting of the Priesthood of the Salt Lake Stake of Klon confeneU in tlie Assembly As-sembly Hall on Saturday, May 3rd, 1SW, at 11 a.m., President Joseph E. Taylor presiding. There were present on the stand: William B. rrcston.of the Presiding Bishopric of the Church, John C. Cutler, pf tliu Stake SuperlnUnd-ency SuperlnUnd-ency W Ihe Sabbath schools, and others. The roll was called and responded respond-ed to by five High Counselors, two Patriarchs and all the members of the rrtsidvncy of the High Priests' Quorum; slxrresldents of Seven-tics Seven-tics and seven Home 3ltalonar!es. All the wards of the Stake were properly represented exceitlng the First and Fifth of the city. anJ Granger, Hunter and Pleasant Green. The presiding officers of eleven quorum of Elders were present. Eleven young men were recommended recom-mended by their respective Bishops as being worthy to be ordained Elders. El-ders. Their recommends were endorsed en-dorsed by unanimous vote of Uie meeting. The action of the Presidency Presi-dency of the Stake an J the High Council in authoriring the ordination ordina-tion of eighteen young brethren to the office of Elders since the ast Priesthood meeting wasunanimous-ly wasunanimous-ly endorsed by the assembled Priesthoods Priest-hoods Bishop Wm. B. Preston addressed the meeting. He expressed pleasure at having the privilege Of meeting with the Priesthood of this Stake, and remarked that It would afford him a great deal of pleasure if lie could meet with the brethren often in this capacity. Our mission here was to establish the Zioa of God upon the earth, and we should all labor according to our might, mind aud strength t? this end. This body of men might o properly called the. bone and sinew, the helps and government to the Presidency of the Blake and authorities author-ities of the Church. Ourdutiesand responsibilities are very great in the sight of the LorJ. Wu have been delegated by our Elder Brother, Jesus Christ, to officiate in His name upon the earth. Xo greater commission could be given to mortal man than this. Then, what manner man-ner of men ought we to be as presiding presid-ing officers in a Stake, ward, quorums quor-ums of Priesthood, or otherwise? He spoke at some length upon the duties of Iilshoja and their counselors counsel-ors in their official capacity and reminded them that if they desired to be possessed of influence they must be examples to the people. It is not enough fur a Bishop to dis burse tithing and offeilngsto the people, but he must pay his own tithes and offerings faithfully. He stated that the Presidency of the Church had directed from time to time that the Bishops should receive re-ceive supplies from the tithing for the support of the poor, and he desired de-sired that the Bishops would make their applications for this purpose by the time specified, in order to save confusion and irregularity at fl, rniral Tithlnr.OIHit Elder John C. Cutler, superintendent superinten-dent of Sabbath schools In this:: take, gave some excellent instructions upon matters pertaining to Sabbath schools, and earnestly desired the aid of the Bishops in securing good and efficient teachers persons who would be faithful in the dischargeof this important duty, and asked that an influence be brought to bear upon our children to prevent tlicai fiom desecrating the Sabbath by indulging in Sunday excursions and otherwise, llu recommended that our boys be taught to perform manual man-ual labor early in life and not kept at school until they were twenty and twenty-five years old and then put to learn a trade; for in nearly every instancelt woulJ prove a failure. They then would consider con-sider themselves above manual labor nnd would engage In some of the professions, or nothing al all. President Joseph E. Taylor real the revelations touching upon the sulject of tithing, and quoted the words of the covenant made with the Lord by Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery Nor. 2. 1&34, to be found In Uie history of Joseph Smith, and remarked that this might bo considered con-sidered the starting point of this important law In this dispensation; but it was not until July 8th, 1S3S, that the law of litliing was fully revealed. Ho read a revelation civen July ISth, 1S33, wherein the powers of the Higher and Lesser Priesthoods combined In regard to the disbursement of tithing arc dearly defined. In support of Biihop Prestm's remarks c regard to fatofleringshe said that if the brethren would l more diligent In their attendance at meeting upon fast days he did not doubt but the Spirit would rest upon the Elders of Israel to donate to the poor on that day enough or nearly so for all their wants; "But," said he, "the Elders neglect thev meetings meet-ings aud as a cousequeuce they neglect to contribute to the poor as they ought."' He deprecated the practice of some Sabbath school superintendents superintend-ents and many of the teachciB as well as Uie older scholars in absenting ab-senting themselves from the sacrament sacra-ment meetings in Uie afternoon in this city as well as Uie ward meetlngt in the country they,fceling that their duty was fully done when SabbaUi school adjourned. He reminded the Bishops that every avenue possible pos-sible would shortly be opened and allurements on every hand would present themselves, especially tu the youth to Indulge In Sabbath breaking, break-ing, and now was an opportune time to use a proper influence to prevent such desecration. The necessity of ordaining the young to some of the offices in Uie lesser Priesthood he strongly urged, in order that they might prove themselves worthy of the higher PriesUiood when they arriC cd at an age to vt arrant their ordination Uiereto. He remarked that many a young man among us had becu ordained to the higher Priesthood when he was totally unprepared to assume the duties of Uie office. He reminded the brethren of Uie counsel given of late by President George Q. Cannon In regard to not allowing funeral meetings to interfere in-terfere with ourSabbath schools and also the counsel given by our late President John Taylor, and by President Presi-dent A. 31. Cannon to not allow them to Interfere with our sacrament meeUngs. This counsel was not observed as strictly as It should be. He stated Uiat there were twelve High Counselors in this Stake of Zion and six alternates, forty-four Blshoteandelghty-cightCounseloro, making a total of one hundred and fifty men who were actively engaged in the PriesUiood, besides a large number of others who were mem bers of Uio High Prir-ls' Quorum of this Stake, and ytt how few were in attendance at the regular quorum meeting which convened only once a month. Adjourned until the first Saturday in July on account of the Young Men's Conference, which will be held the first Saturday and Sunday in June. |