Show priesthood MEETING the regular monthly meeting of the priesthood of the salt lake of zion convened in the assembly hall at 11 a m today saturday august 1889 president angus M cannon presiding present also upon the stand apostle john henry smith CL W bishop A H raleigh Ba leigh and others the presidency of the high priests quorum of the stake slake was represented by counselor G B wallace all the wards of the stake were properly represented ex opting epting the tenth and thirteenth wards of the city and the mill cr creek eek draper and north jordan wards it was explained that the absence of the bishopric of the north jordan ward was unavoidable owing to SICk sickness Dess and other substantial causes it was also stated that agreeable to invitation and according to announcement no the high priests meeting which fell upon this day had been merged with the priesthood meeting at the suggestion of president elias morris thus making in the present a conjoint meeting the he usual business having been dispatched remarks were made as follows by the brethren named ELDER GEO B WALLACE felt happy to meet with his brethren and rejoice in the glorious gospel which he embraced about forty live five years ago he had never fal lerea in nis his testimony and might even say that he had a testimony of the truth before he joined the church he came here at an early day and had witnessed the growth of gods people in these mountains and the fulfillment of the words of the prophets in relation to this work he exhorted his hearers to humility and faithfulness that they might i avoid the snares so BO thickly spread around them the future was bright though dark clouds might hover over the present the history of these times were written by the prophets ages ago the words of jesus were also being fulfilled the gospel gospe the speaker said was his all and he had never regretted embracing it many bright ind shining lights men of god had bad fallen and apos from this church both in europe and america and who if they had lived humble before god in accordance with his revelations and kept his commandments would wu id have remained steadfast may god keep us faithful unto the end PRESIDENT ELIAS addressed himself to the high priests referring to the good times they were having in the quorum aeeti meetings over which he had presided and describing the methods employ ed to make those meetings interesting and instructive the addresses delivered at their meetings by brethren appointed for that purpose had bad resulted in much good he invited all the high priests to identify themselves with the quorum it mattered not how high a man might be in the priesthood he could not afford to neglect his duty and be indifferent to the things of god many had gone astray as brother wallace had said paid because they had failed to t attend faithfully to the calls of duty he testified of the knowledge he had bad of the work of god and knew that we were living in the very days pred predicted ic by the prophets of old we were favored of the lord in many ways but still had bad our trials to endure we were not being driven from our homes like many of the earlier saints by the light of our blazing dwellings but we were being tried in other ways trials were still ahead but they would not destroy the work of god the threats of the enemy that this work is about to be overwhelmed whelm ed had no do more effect upon his mind than the passing breeze how do I 1 stand should be the question asked by each one of his own soul the danger is in being disunited and allowing the spirit of self aggrandizement to supersede our desires and efforts to build up the kingdom of god GA some of our enemies boast that our lands buildings and improvements are about to fall into their hands it was more likely the s speaker P eaker thought that their possessions would revert to us and that honorably we came here at the command of almighty god and we came calne to stay to multiply Ply and replenish the earth we have but to stand by each other and be true to god and his work and all will be well with us ELDER SAMUEL W WOOLLEY bore testimony to the remarks he had heard it depended upon our conduct as to whether we would reap blessings or suffer the pen penalty d alty of our misdoings mis doings this isan is an individual work in one sense what we profess in public we should sustain in private not say one thing and do another these are precarious times unity is our strength want to be united in all thir thing 7 everything that builds up we the I 1 join of god is a portion or of W ligion we should set righteous example an and DO DOM after their evil ways wak wj not be a pee peculiar u liar deop K copy after them A As 8 to u W people of the w world or id united H ever it pleased th them em for tho the ing out of their projects k should it be thought wrongs t to be united the speaker wl that we might be united ik things as much as our 1104 are As to the ultimate atla tridib the work of there question but th the quest Olk whether we as I 1 individual ivida triumph and come off victoe atoe z BISHOP A H RAL BA was very grateful for the jm opportunity of meeting wa brethren he did not be had any right to engage in aw ayi outside of the scope and andews ru religion all that he did ial way was a part apart of the he came to the earth to py matter whether it was called lous ious political scientific of wise the fall of babylon wa w ag twenty years nearer at ai n w aw was twenty years ago going to recede from has said or that ile he to perform neither powers that are ol 01 opposed posed until they are broken H tend to that Disrupt disrupting disruption in I 1 were abroad in the ea earth rth va nations one element for truc tion of the w wicked ck ad wab jal combinations and L sought to curtail men 1 S else cise of their agency S WW P 7 B arr 1 I evil that is always latter day saints sainte mat or connected with any ou such ob eions it was the duty of the to read good bookstand book sand informs S selves on all usef useful ul subject should become principles pleis of 4 was thu tho lords youth of zion should be t 4 P that ai ff sustain principles law je and enduring and not support to principles w A NI and perishable 1 4 PRESIDENT C W IF agreed with the that his religion should every act of his we life T not believe that tb the day saints were in bondage holbo 5 that some one might lead ita cheak we had been in boli b times and had got out of our duty to help our ourselves selve A p 1 I 1 the lord would help IL 1 plants apollos waters X if gives the increase but S apollos fall fail to do their P 3 would not be w S av D wt lord does not come dowd U 0 bread and butter for f have hav e to ma make ke tb theao elu f selves many good si been s said a I 1 d at this we eting V speaker hoped tile lord l 01 pre press so them upon our ell apostle JOHN abir added some words of 00 V 41 instruction he said that all over the country the brethren were possessed of the idea that we were going into bondage that we were destined to become slaves A people who thought this and educated their children in their beliefs he doubted if there was salt enough in the world to save them he did not believe in the doctrine or of bondage and did not want it taught to his children he would never be the slave of any man on earth the gospel is the perfect law of liberty we must not nourish the idea that we are going to submit to any condition atiat our enemies we see fit at to impose upon us those who connect themselves with societies that curtailed mens free agency were stepping upon satan gatans ground the public schools of the united states were in the hands of the infidels god was practically shut out from them it was said to be a trammel upon the mind to teach religion in tLe toe schools why was it any more of a trammel to teach belief in god than to teach unbelief he believed in freedom of belief freedom of speech and never would hesitate to express his bis honest views anywhere and before all men he would never consent that any man should be chained in his conscience and curtailed of his rights and liberties religious Belig lous men had rights rights as well as an secular political financial nan cial or any other class cf men and should maintain them in every proper manner PRE aMENT A M CANNON added his testimony to what had been saw said referring especially to the boole societies that had ben b en referred to the church of god he said was complete and there was no necessity to go outside and join other systems for G the purpose of securing our v Th eSpirit of the gospel was opposed to the destruction of free agency and the exercise of unrighteous dominion this people e op e would not go into bondage aad and r remain e there we were in bonda bondage now dow to some extent he wo would uld e rather die a freeman than live a slave gods god Is work would triumph and those who had bad sought its overthrow th rowand and lent their to its enemies would see sorrow some men who could not bear the t thought ought i of priestly dictation were willing that the enemies of god should domineer over them to their hearts content let us be ready to do whatever god tells us to do at all times president cannon announced in conclusion that as the regular day for the next priesthood meeting would fall on the fifth day of octo ber it might be ner necessary essary to make a change in view of the liability of the general conference corn coin on that day if it did so ao the next priesthood meeting would be held on the first saturday in november benediction |