| Show priesthood MEETING the regular monthly meeting of the priesthood of the salt lake stake of zion convened in the assembly hall today to day at 11 a m aalthe all the wards of the stake were properly represented excepting the union ward there was a large larg e attendance of the priesthood the usual business of the meeting being dispatched remarks were made by apostle H J grant and others the first speaker dwelt apon the importance of obedience and rectitude among the people and priesthood of god upon consistency of belief and practise example was a loud preacher and the young could not de be reformed until those who are older whom they take as their exemplars have been formed fathers and mothers must practise what they preach to then their children and watch over them contin in i bally and keep them virtuous and pure he did not wish to be uncharitable but he be did wish to see zion and freed f from rom trouble and persecution which would not be until her children learned obedience we had been corn banded to set our houses in order and clean cleanse se out iniquity from the church but today to day there were men walking our streets as latter day saints who were a disgrace to the calling those who knew of the existence of wicked ness in the church and did not take steps to eradicate it it if such was their duty would partake of responsibility witti with the wrongdoer wrong doer the subject of placing correct infer matlon mation belore before s strangers t an ian I gers who visit us ils instead of leaving them to be stuffed with falsehood ind and slanders by our enemies who live in our midst and make their living by abusing and ma aligning us was also touched upon as well as the importance of sustaining home industries and patronizing those who are the friends and not enemies to the people and their prosperity the leaders of the chuoc charca 11 in must hive have tile the confidence of the people and disunion should not prevail The sa ints must learn to love god and his kingdom better than they do d dollars and cents or they will aiu go back into the world from whence they came other speakers dwelt upon kindred topics the excess of gaiety and frivolity among the young was strongly deprecated lake excursions with fighting and drunkenness were referred to and the inconsistency of rejoicing and making mer merry ry in times like these when many are suffering from persecution and are imprisoned imprison ea or in exile the saints should rather humble Fi themselves in sackcloth and asnes ashes at atsuchi such times until this people gave their hearts to god and purified themselves and kept his commandments these persecutions would not cease it was in the power of every man woman and child to do something towards purifying zion and delivering her from bondage and those who poured money into the laps of her enemies were forging fetters for themselves and their friends class distinctions ions and clannishness were also deprecated and union and equality enjoined upon the people Bi Id Adjourned until the first saturday in august |
