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Show 1 (IWWWWV'VVW'WWVX'VVv- TEMPLE AND TABERNACLE. Cashier Cannon of Zion's Savings bank reports that Mormon church bonds are going at from S102 to SIOj, but even the high premium offered fails to bring out the desired securities. securi-ties. S' joe the reorganization of the Latter-day Saints' college, President l'aul , has been actively engaged in securing competent teachers, arranging suitable courses of study and hunting adequate quarters for the institution. The faculty, as it stauds now, includes twenty persons. In the departments of English and economies, assistant professors and instructors have been selected, but no decision has been reached as yet as to who will be selected se-lected as professor of either- of these departments. An assistant in music and one in natural science will be named later also. The college will occupy the fifth and sixth lloors of the Templeton building. The school year begins September 4 and ends June 1, 1900. The following courses are offered; A one-year preparatory course; a three-year three-year high school course; a business course; a four-year normal course; a college course of four years; a one-year missionary course. Dr. James E. Talmage, who has just returned from a trip abroad, addressed an unusually large audience at the Tabernacle Sunday afternoon, August 20. Many strangers were seen in the throng. Among them quite a number of the Cincinnati Inquiter representatives, representa-tives, who were visiting in the city. A number of the returned batterymen were also there. The theme of Dr. Talmage's remarks was the doing of the duty'which lies nearest, and his remarks were filled with earnest appeals ap-peals to all to be faithful to duty; to not worry over the future, but to take care of today well and God w'ill take care of the future. In the course of his remarks, Dr. Talmage, speaking of the proposition that men must be won for God through the medium of their intellects alone, said: "One reason I admire the organization organiza-tion of this church is that those in authority au-thority do not desire the people to follow them simply because they counsel and instruct, but they advise the people to go for themselves to the God who is the Father of their souls and the source of all revelation, and ascertain for themselves whether that counsel be of God or not. No elder or priest, no authorities of the church, can stand between you and your God. Nor do they seek so to do. They give you what they have received as the truth and say now go and test it." Presideut George Q. Cannon in a discourse dis-course at Cardston, Alberta, praised the province and explained the law of tithing. Referring to the construction construc-tion of the great irrigating canal at that place he said: "The canal project was entered into by the leaders without with-out regard to pecuniary profit. They had made a contract to build the canal within a certain time aud it was one of their objects in coming here on the present occasion to see if this could not be accomplished within the time specified, and the people come out of the undertaking without discredit. We are looked upon," he said, "with great interest by the people of this country, and we have been extended many kindnesses. The canal must be completed on a certain date, and I hope the people will respond to every call to help us through with it. Of course you will get paid for it, but even if you do not get as much pay as you would like, do not complain, but stand by and help us and you will be blessed. We want men and teams, and as soon as haying is through I am told there will be plenty of both. If that is so, come with us and help us out, for we must protect our credit in this country." President Cannon advised those who had hitherto had feelings in regard to the work to get together and arrange matters satisfactory to themselves them-selves and expresssd his willingess to contribute to the success of the enterprise. Apostle Lyman and Lou Richard, and Stake President Jessie Crosby held a meeting at Circleville on the 24th. L. D. Morrill Jr., was ordained to suc-ceed suc-ceed Joel White as second counsellor to j Bishop Jeusen. Willis Johnson was set apart as ward clerk to succeed i William Johnson, who will soon leave for Arizona to resume his duties as school teacher. Apostle Lyman spoke i in relation to the building up of Zion , and the necessity for people desiring . to live up to their religion to pay an honest tithing. Richard Lyman spoke briefly in regard to the rearing and training of the youuger children. Elder Thomas II. Bell of Glenwood, Utah, died at Uerzelia. Ga.. recently of heart failure. In a dispatch to President Presi-dent Snow, President lieu E. Rich, in charge of the southern states mission, says the elder had been sick of fever a week only. The body, in charge of Elder Mitchell, who was laboring with him, will be brought home at once. Elder Bell left for his field of labor in April last. |