Show priesthood MEETING at the priesthood meeting held in the assembly hall on saturday the ath dinst apostle john IV taylor was present also william eddington of the high council president ellas elias smith of the high priests quorum as well as a large representation of seventies all the wards of the stake were represented re b by their pre presiding presidia sidia officers except C e the ath tk esth and alth of this salt lake city and Drap draperville erville of the country eight quorums of elders eders were not represented sixteen oung young men who had been recommended by their respective bishops ophor for ordination as elders were en domed by unanimous vote of the meeting apostle john W taylor discoursed upon neon a variety of subjects and instructed ted presidents of quorums and bishops of wards to watch carefully the tendency there was to wrongdoing wrong doing among the people that purifying and cleansing were necessary to make the people acceptable to god he advised the bishops shops and all those who held the higher priesthood to have a special watchcase watch care eare over their little ba boys ys and bring them to fast day and all other meetings when and it was practicable for them to be present these labors rested upon the shoulders of the priesthood and their duties pertaining pertained thereto must roust be discharged or god goa would hold them responsible unworthy persons must not be recommended om to the house of the lord he realized there were a great many persons who were guilty of wrongdoing and some were guilty of the grosser crimes yet he rejoiced that there were in the church a large majority who loved to keep the laws jaws of god and were trying with nil all their might to do so when the almighty had sufficiently purified ills his people then the powers of the heavens would be made manifest as they had never been in this dispensation and zion be delivered from her enemies bishop orson F whitney spoke for a short time on the integrity of some of our brethren who were wele suffering sunn imprisonment for their rell reil religious lous ious convictions which he said li llad adleen been the fate of gods people in every dispensation ile he realized the necessity of keeping all the commandments of the Lord among which was the word of wisdom and testified that god would wo uld verify his promises to those who observed it faithfully high councilor eddington bore a strong testimony to the truth of the remarks of the speakers and the good spirit that had bad inspired their utterances after which the ine meeting eting adjourned with with beRe behe benediction diction |