Show the stake presidency tho regular monthly priesthood of the utah stake of zion was jirld in the priesthood room saturday morning last at 10 provident A 0 presiding president david john wished all a happy new year in the cause of zion said that the church was almost bankrupt notwithstanding the exhortations which had absen given by the presidency and elders of the stake oratory figurative language and gestures are good enough in their place but we must be in dead earnest in our worship of god we are negligent and likely backward in our payment or tithes and donations for the purposes of god the now Tab ornale be finished this year or our heavenly father will be di pleased president HH cluff alluded to the lack of ward statistical reports and said the few handed in was an index of the tardiness of the saints investigation should be made by the bishop and his counselors in all cases where an incorrect and unjust tithing had been made president A 0 smoot thought if wa keep lukewarm that we would ahti fco renew ou covenant and lead better lives or god will spew us from his mouth for several years we have been dwindling fram the discharge of our duties as officers and members the clerks report for provo shows a very light payment by the tithe payers travel afung the people the spirit of god that light may radiate from you zion furnishes the most important missionary field on the earth and those who are called to this field will have to bo earnest and work with vim and vigor that their labors might be successful if one is called and does not feel willing to accept then he should make it known for it will injure him if he allows himself to be set abart the world say we are led but we are too independent would to god we were more willing to be led by tho good shepherds of israel those possessing the priesthood should be careful to magnify their callings pour of the six missionaries called to labor among the people were then set apart after which benediction was pronounced |