| Show DM THE SABBAT lf THE USUAL i i at the meeting honse apos ties cannon and grants addresses there were present at the fourth meeting house sunday morning at 10 for the purpose of organizing a new ward in jhb northern portion of he fourth ward apostle H J grant and abram S cannon presidents smoot john and Cluff and the local priesthood ut the fourth ward bishop booan iye bided 1 after the opening exercises president smoot explained the principal object of the meeting was to organize a new ward this had been in for some years when bishop preston was down last fall he had gone with ahe speaker to select a place for a hay yard north of the city and that a bew ward be organized the presidency of the stake had considered the same and concluded that all north of fifteenth street as far as tho river be organized into a new ward ve have selected a name for the same said the speaker if it suits you and we have also chosen a bishop if he suits you we have decide to call lie ward pleasant view as it is a very pleasant place and there is ground in alie ward that would make a pretty public park this has been the seventh new ward organized in the utah stake since pres j ident smoot came to prove the name of the new ward pleasant view was presented to the audience by H H cluff for consideration brother jones moved the name of river there are already so many wards by the name of pleasant it might be confusing to the mail bervi e bishop booth seconded brother jon s moti orr brother V L halliday suggested it to be called the fifie ward of provo we already have the first second thirst aad fourth wards i apostle grant suggested gug that atia ward is really nt a part of provo after some further discussion the nameon pleasant view was submitted and accepted with a good majority the adte was made unanimous 1 alex gillespie Gille apie was unanimously sustained by the people as bishop of pleasant view charles conrad was sustained as fiest as second abram wild was sustained as president of the teachers quorum martin W mills was sustained as president of the descans quorum harvey sustained as clerk of the ward those sustained will chose their counselors and helps next SS A vote of was given the fourth ward lor the use of their meeting houane bishop gillespie Uil lespie felt proud and glad of the his brethren ot the priesthood had had in him to call him to so important a position lie also felt llis inability while accepting the position 10 chich he had been called A lessar position in the priesthood priest nood pleased him just as well it is not the office that makell the man but the ope who magnifies his office the best bishop gil lespie felt to make no promised prom isea but he would endeavor dowers of both his body and his mind to bless the people and do them good counselor conrad expressed his willingness to accept the position conferred upon him he made no claims at being i speaker but he would endeavor to work for the good of the ward J counselor eam felt to work and sacrifice of his means and otherwise for the welfare of the ward apostle abram cannon was pleased to see the spirit that bad been manifest in the selection of the ward officers the office of a bishop is the most thankless in the church and some wards of zion are noted for thair ability to kill bishops ahe speaker hoped that no such a spirit would erow in beasant feasant Fea sant view ward A bishop should seek to be an the members of the ward by a good works and if he dues wrong he should be just as willin to confess his ein as the least member of the ward the higher office a man enjoys the more humble should he be leading men are apt to be slandered and critien cri tied unjustly because of their position members of the ward should therefore be careful how they judge their bishop they should slop and consider it they are not doing him an A bishop should not let prejudice irain control over him in dealing with any members of his wal apostle grant thought it a matter of great importance that the members 01 the new ward should abart out aright if the bishop all get alie ide a that all the members of llie ward douht to see a as lie does 0 to look through liis eyes if you please lie mill kieel with trouble the ideas or judgment of alie majorey is generally correct there will be some ot course who will fault to find thia seema to be their mission they never say a good word about any one we in all caama ba considerate to accept lie viea of others and at all times over the propositions advanced even though it may coma from lowly persona the speaker then boade af ins past experience peri ence ol 01 life aud brought the same 10 bear on the case in hand the cleanon ot alie new ward of pleasant kiev the favor a man wants ia that he knows that he has a clear and in voting for a man you do so with your beet it is the absolute right of the presidency of alie blake ta name the bishop who edall preside over a ward but be cannot make eliat a bishop if the majority will not vote for him and sustain him the authorities of alio bartl who had been chosen re ordained and set apart to act in their respective offices in the new ward aate singing by tho choir benediction was on ared by president H H duff |
