Show priesthood MEETING the saints are urged to pay their tithes and offerings the monthly priesthood meeting of the utah etke of kioa was held at the priesthood room this morning president A 0 Snoot presiding singing was offered by elder M L pratt kol was called showing an attendance of two of the stake presidency eighteen bishops and six high councillors councilors counci lors the statistical reports of sixteen wards were read president A 0 smoot was pleased to meet so many of hia here this morning since the last meeting two new warda have been organized at plessant grove making three wards at that settlement the president referred to the growth and increase of the saints in this land and showed that our success in this work depends upon our unita and in keeping the command mt nt of god although we are increasing in numbers and we still fail to pay our tithes and our offerings offe to sustain alie interests of zinn perhaps this may be the son why th eLord has suffered this judicial attack upon the saints and perhaps our public properties may be confiscated when there is sin and iniquity among the saints then there is weakness and we are not able to perform the work we may be called upon to perform president david john believed that to the true and faithful saints zion and the kingdom of god are all no weapon that is raised against zion can prosper no organization or government of men can hinder the course of god for an leour the unfaithful aud those who do not pay ther tithes and offerings are the ones who are trembling at the threaten ings of our enemies and thinking that mormonism so called is about at an end it is a shame and disgrace to this stake that this tabernacle has not been finished although commenced some eight years ago bishop jolin brown spoke of the situation of the saints and the present condition of the world and thy consequent difficulty for bishops to reach in a proper way the various characters in their wards he thought that the lord was working our enemies in a way that was for the best interests of israel elder james T thorne thought there was a little car exhibited at some of the baptisms of children in the wards of the stake the candidates are not properly impressed with the sacredness of that ordinance benediction was pronounced by elder william H king |