| Show priesthood MEETING the regular meeting of the priest i goodof hood of the the sait salt lake stake of zion convened in the assembly hall hail at 11 am today to day president angus M cannon presiding dirig the roll rell calr calF showed all the wards of the stake properly represented excepting hepting the twelfth fourteenth aud and eighteenth city wards aud and the big cottonwood south cottonwood granite draper and mountain Mount alli ailt dell wards counselor elias ellas E las aas morris said I 1 for one teel feel to rejoice in the work of god many I 1 of df us have passed through wore things hingst han than weare ebare called to now many any of you have been driven as exiles I 1 f from rom your homes we vught to thanks hank god lor for our peaceful withstanding the exertions of our enemies we are not surprised at what Is transpiring at the present day I 1 persecution Is nothing new to tb the L atter latter day saints god our heavenly father foretold through the prophet joseph about the things that we now pow are and have been passing through the people of god have ever been assailed by the wicked many of our brethren have sacrificed ced their lives for the principles of the gospel it we are humble and keep the commands of god there is no reason to fear gods work will triumph and prevail despite the efforts of the evil one we vve are aro doing 11 oui oni duty we need have no fear the almighty holds the destinies of of the peoples of the earth in ills his hands and H hi will manipulate all athin t things 9 to the glory of his hid name and the of his people we wd know that our leaders are upright and honorable men and it behooves us to be full of integrity to the cause that we have embraced let lot us be true and is not for the celestial law of marriage that we are prescribed for our or re thren ethren were slain and the saints of god persecuted before tins this law was revealed to the church president angus M cannon exhorted the brethren to faithfulness and urged them to divest divert themselves of every evil and to cultivate and til the holy spirit dr di J M benedict in accordance with a decision of the lihn high 11 council arosix arose and addressed the assembled priesthood he ito stated that thai he did not mot see wherein he had committed any coli conduct duct in marrying john W it ons and miss liss aiss lizzie lizzle evans he however acknowledged his error in ma marrying rr ying ahr thum them ta without the consent of t the he presiding priesthood of the lith ward or the presiding officers of the stake or church he claimed that he did not marry them in order to defeat the ends of justice said the proceedings against him was persecution on the part of brother milando prator elder milando pratt referring and replying to the assertion of dr benedict said sald that the doctrine and covenants condemned the members of the Church churchia if they knew of evils small or stupendous coexist to exist and they did not endeavor to benl brne them to td light anyone that tried to screen any evils secie w ate considered accessories after the fact tact dr benedict not having f plied with the decision of the hi high rh council a vote was taken to see if the action of the high gh council should be sustained stained Au in what they requested from dr J ar M bened benedict and the was unanimous to sustain the high council counell president angus 31 cannan canon then asked the brethren who were present it if they would accept the confession Bro brohier liter ilter benedict as given there were only two out of the whole congregation who voted toted in the affirmative meeting adjourned to the first birst saturday in march |
