| Show Tilt LEAD Ut J1H1IMS CANNONMLLF Utah March 8 ltU7 To the Ld luil Ha kind enough to Answer the followIng follow-Ing qUllon through the COUIn0 Ibo N owns Lau a High rloit In Ibo absence too lllshop and countelora ol the ward I reside not lake Ibo load or sun lay meetings without being cillo 1 or Otherwise other-wise requested to do so bj tho lllilion Cnn hoOho lllh Irleat ainume tile Rationally by virtue of till calling as lIob priest 11 not who It the proper person to provide over tbo Sanday meetings In Ibo Alliance of the lllshoi a SuusciuriKi To the lint qtitttlon wo will may that It there Is 1 no ono directed by the lIhoplio 10 conduct the meeting Rod the Bishop and connections obnt A High Print can lake the led 01 the meollu provlJd tile gain vrronl al Ibo meeting Indicate him as their choice do ic but ho could not do so agilnet Iho wish of Iho Balnls A High Palest has the authority lo pre aide but he performs the duties ol ilcaldoncy In fuunco ul bin appointment ap-pointment aDd In the absence of Ibo lllshop anti Counselor without In sttuclloni Bilots are not uuiiei obligations to select a High Priest ta conduct a ward meeting fby cn choose om ono else 1 havIng he pretldlng qualification If a Illihoirlo Should leave the Halnts uupovldd for lu tile way 01 somo DUO 10 conduci a ward heating thai has ben regularly appointed Ibo members of the Cburnh are not com I palled to forego the meeting they mayioect some qualified person lo ujcduct the nlor The reply to the secant question Is I that a High Priest cannot assured a urlsdlctlon to which he has not been appointed lie has the preildlug authority I au-thority but requires the appointment before he can exercise bid authority In a particular Hell Tile Salute such a meeting ai Ibo one deiorlbeJ could select him to proceed with the into Ing I till the regularly appointed authority cornel or he may proceed by their consent given In due form ft to the third question It la I a proper thing for the lilt hOD riD of award a-ward where there Is liability of the three members of that council being absent 10 have one or mote brethren designated lu regular order to act In I Such an emergency Such au appointment appoint-ment holds good as coming from duly commuted authorltiei Hut If lull be not done then the voice of Ibo Hotels at the meeting mini decide who ot the qualified persons present shall take the lead i and a lllgb 1rloit or Buy one else t as a light to make suggestions or II call the meeting to order with a vitty of determining the choice ot one to conduct tile mervices |
