Show Priesthood Jteellngt The rcgulAr monthly meeting of the Priesthood of the Salt Lake Slake of Zion convened In the Assembly Hall at I am today Saturday February lot 1S90 resident Angus M Cannon pre aiding All the wards of the Stake res xinded to the roll callj excepting the third Vard of the city and East Mill Creek South Jordan Hunter and Pleasant Green Thirteen quorums of Elders were properly represented and twelve young men were recommended recom-mended a being worthy t receive ordination to the Mclchkedek Priesthood hood President Angus M Cannon regretted retted to ray that there were very many young and efficient brethren those who would be a great help and support to their Bteh oJf who were still unordalned to any office In the lceesr l Priesthood nolwlthslahdlbg the counsels and Instructions given onus on-us subject Young men should be ailed and trained to work in the harness and not b left to roam the rests and bills idling their time way The reason that some of them are not active workers in the Priesthood and abe assistants the cause of God Is because of neglect In ninny Instances on the part of those hose duty i is I to look after this class The Bishops have been asked tme after time to bring these in and teach them what was required at their bands We have neglected our dutlts In some particulars and the lord will hold u amenable for I A resolution was passed by the High Council so rue Umeslnco to the fleet that the Bishops of the Stake uscgreat diligence In training the youth of Israel in the duties of the > sscr Priesthood all that cane > can-e ordaineI t the Priesthood should be ordained and in I recommending such to receive the MelchiwdeK Priesthood evidence of thlr url ness for this promotion should be t fully considered Gather the young In and teach them how they can obtain ob-tain talvatlon and make themselves uiefuh A question regarding the right of sisters presiding at the Primary Association was submitted President Cannon answered by saying that the sitters certainly bait the right to preside at these met logs on all and every occasion and that they would not b interfered with In this respect by any one of the brethren as long as they were doing good and teaching correct principles He had never heard principe from them but this Ho did not assume to pre side at these meetings when be had visit them and did not think that other Elders bad He favored oer Elem ha fvnr ward primary conferences being held as this question was also asked and remarked that the sisters should b encouraged in every good work Kldcr George Goddard stated that a petition was being signed prepara prepm tory to being sent to the Legislature asking them to suppress the Bale of cigarettes tobacco and cigars t minors or those under 18 years of a The assembled Priesthood endorsed the move Dr Edward Isaacson addressed the meeting and delivered some powerful remarks regarding the times of thS Gentiles being nearly fulfilled and the going forth of the Jospel to his people the Jews He bore 1 strong testimony t the G el the Saints pl enjoyed by Latterday Snt and testified to the joy and peace that bad come to him since hC obeyed its truths Elder Samuel It Bennlon President Presi-dent of Uintah Stake spoke for abort a-bort time regarding the country that he lived In and the people over whom he bad the honor to preside and stated that a3 a rule those who 1tt could b called Latterday Saints were doing about as well as they righteousness could do Dot establishment et Apostle Abraham H Cannon welt with great force on the spirit of gathering remarking that the Lord designed and even commanded its people to gather together and not to separate orscatter abroad When the time came for the Saints to go out or return to Jackson County Coun-ty the Lord through His chosen servant on earth would let us know Sense say that we must g Into bondage in order to be released by a Moses that Is to arise and deliver usWe have had our Mosess and they have led Mo of bondage and we have ou Moses today I we would but hearken unto his word bt hen won and do what tho Lord require of us we will not go Into any other bond age It we even now were to observe ob-serve the revelation given to President Presi-dent John Taylor In 1652 we need have no e I we were to repent of ocr sins and wrong doing al would b well with u The world IM no affiliation for us they do not I friend us but rather seek our overthrow over-throw and destruction In too many instances those profess I leg to b Latterday Saints have given the weapon Into the hands I four enemies here and they have I and arnsconrgingus severely Let us love and sustain each other fear i God and keep our skirts I unspotted I from the blood of this generation Elder Ellas Morris said that the i LatterdayEalnta did not wm to U have a friendln thhTe world i If they did I thosa who > a liph i were afraid VJir 4rlsq and I eap pril4n qir 4i jlqlr due potUsn tin Cr AnyTucoo i H I taken our part when we Have Cecn In the midst of mdt Buffering privation anAtribulatlonT No they seem to beaffrald tosoyagoodword Then let us do what we can to sustain and encourage each other and leave encour eclt olherad leve the others severely alone aone President A M Cannon delivered the closing remarks and urged upon all to live lives of purity and mani fest before God that We are His people peo-ple The way to do this I to alorfy Bin name in a things He announced that the Stake Conference would commence on the first Sunday in March and that this would meeting adjourn for one month |