Show priesthood the regular monthly meeting of stake wea held last saturday morning president A 0 smoot presiding considerable time was spent in alluding to the necessity of the warns furnis liing correct statistical reports the bishops of the different settlements and wards reported on matters of tithing gP resident david john alluded to the urgent necessity of the teachers in the stake visiting the saints and talking to them on the importance of paying their tithing attending their meetings partaking the sacrament and living up to their many other duties ls president smoot had always been taught that a bishop should be a father in the ward over which he presides if he is properly regarded as such the people wil respect him to him for counsel and gather around him to aid hiim in his labors thus it becomes the duty of the bishop to show to the people that it is their duty to feed the poor and interests of zion it ia no argument for a saint to say that he has no time tr attend his meetings for the savior lias said that we should seek first the kingdom of god in his experience lie biad always found the punctual man was the most prosperous man in spiritual as well temporal the priesthood to teach the law of tithing unto the people in its simplicity meeting then adjourned |