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Show I'lllESTIKIUI) MKEri.VU. Tho Priesthood of tho Hilt I. ale Rtakeof Zlon convened In the Assembly Assem-bly Hall, ri.lt Like City, on Halurday, January 2nd, lo9., l'rraldaut Angus M. Cannon prealdlng. After shilling aud prayer, (he roll was catted and responded lo by a fair Luinberof the presiding oflliars and members of the dllleienl iiuoruina of l'rleslhood and other orcanltallonaof tho Htako. All Iho wards of the KtiVo wero properly represented eiccptlug thn I'lllli, Mlltb, Twelfth, Thirteenth, rtaveuleenlh, Nineteenth, Twenty-first Twenty-first and Twenty-second Wartla of the City, and Mountain Dell, Handy, llluir Dale, Herrlmaii aud I'ltasaut Urtenof Iho Colitily Warda. KlderJamea K. Talaiage, auperln-tendvlltbf auperln-tendvlltbf the religious classes of the Blake, called attention to Iho aluioat universal neglect, oversight or Indlf-tereuco Indlf-tereuco respecting these classes, JIo read a letter from the Klrat 1'resldeucy of the Church rocelvod some tlnie lattice urging the tiiimedlate establish ment, where possible, of this klud of classes In every w ard throughout this Hlakc. Tho question of continuing Iho re-llglinie re-llglinie clasHs now organized, and the organization of others, as advocated, and also tha providing cf suitable houses by erection or otherwise for lha purpose named, resulted lu a unaul-moua unaul-moua voto In the afllrmatlve bailiff taken. lllabop William J). Preston wished all Israel a Happy Now Year. He then advise,! tha brethren aud peoplu generally to Improve the time lo belter advantage this year than the one lust vlorril, to llvu nearer to the Lord, to aihlblt a kindlier feeling towarda each other and be mornbrotlierly than hereto-foro,to hereto-foro,to aeltle up all accouula where It la njssible to do so, see where we stand before each other and the Lord, render ren-der untoHIm tho things that are Ilia, tucti as tithe aud olloringa In llio season sea-son thereof, cara for aud provide for the jMjor and see that none sutler, but nt the Btnie time teach thorn to he economical, econ-omical, and alto exhibit tho aatnu spirit In our own lives, make their homes and surroundings beautiful, repair re-pair their fences, plaut trees of ditler-tint ditler-tint kinds for uso and for f.rnamuiit, and make the deseit blossom as tho rose. Ho also gave some Instructions on tlio duties of the letser 1'rlestliood, President Joseph K. Taylordellvered some timely remarks on the necessity of employing thu unemployed, thegreat good ro-iiltlug from treating each other as brethren, the responsibility involving involv-ing upon tho Haluts as to tho bulldlug of temphs, ttc. President AnguaM, Cannon urged n continuance of good works, the living of pure and holy liven, and the ucces. ally or being wholly and solely devoted toiltxi and liUcuieo, Ho reminded the lllshoisa of their statistical reports, and asked, whero any had been anils In this respect during the last sli mouths, that thoi do nut fall to hand In lull nud 0 lUiplcto teporls at tho noil Plhtlhood meeting. Tno etiillsllml report of llio Btako conference and also the lleuiral conference con-ference of Hie Church depended Uin the retorts asked for, hencolho Importance Impor-tance of Ihrlr being nutlHomlr.g In ev'.-ry Inttanceat the timi noined. AuJoiiriied until tho llrsl riJlurciay lu iVbrunry, isa;, at 11 a.m. |