Show THE DUTIES OF THE TEACHER IN THE CHURCH A FRIEND who has resided two year in manti sanpete county draws our attention to a subject which he deems of much importance As to the vital character of the quest question ioa we heartily agree with him during the period named he has been visited but bat once by a person officiating as a teacher and says bays that the hands bands at the temple boarding house are seldom or never vis visited cited by one acting in that capacity this situation may possibly be super induced by the local ecclesiastical officials being reticent with regard to j jurisdiction uris diction in their religious capacity over those whom they probably louk look upon in the light of visitors there is ib no necessity tor for any feeling of that character however as ab iney aney are under their supervision so fco far as ad their offices admit just as effectively as aa if they were actual residents if ic were otherwise those saints who way may be absent irom from their pe nt homes home s would be minus tile the supervisory isu sory care of liae church the question of the duties of the teacher from a general atau polut as regards the church is ia one ot great interest it would not be stretching the truth of the position to assume tuat speaking as a whole ahey are viry very performed every wan man should stand in his own calling and not in that of another and all its duties should be executed intelligently and thoroughly ue who accepts ok of the office ul of a teacher arteacher should by bi consulting toe revelations ou on the subject and by a prayerful spirit and reflection become familiar with itt its obligations lie he will mil thus be iu in a position ty tsi act with intelligence the next step to insure is to allow no oid ordinary inary to constitute an obstacle to prevent him beit the duty he has fiat undertaken I 1 it is the prerogative ut of the teacher to be a peacemaker peace maxer anti and bring about a settlement or ol all disagreements and disputes between tile the saints under his care and where this I 1 is impracticable to report to the bishop anat such cases may be adjudicated in the court which 16 composed of tile the last named oll official lecial and his it is always the better way wa however to b ri L g about ll 11 in tile the earlier stage by this procedure the important element of unity in tue atie is preserved and maintained it is upon tile the same boffl cei to see tuat the baines meet otten often together or in other words that they attend meetings that they way may be instructed ted jn in matters pertaining to the he duties of their religion partake of the sacrament tle etc tuat that the of the gospel way may not languish amongst them in this way life is infused throughout the body religious one ot toe most important duties dulies of the teacher is to see that no iniquity m lue nuran ll if latter day saints are guilty of any of tue grosser offenses offe uses it is his bis duty to seek diligently to discover the fact and report to the bishop that the offenders may be dealt wita according to 10 toe covenants and commandments it is always in order for the officer named to use an aa influence to bring 11 sinners to repentance and to take a course generally so as to prevent any of 01 toe of the flock mat can be saved from being lost los t in I 1 11 this inis way abominations and eveia species of wickedness are eliminated ana the surley purity of the church maintained this thi s duty of the teacher of itself exhibits alie importance ol of the office its duties lie at the root of matters and without their performance the ite more advanced processes of the organization cannot oe be f ully fully operated the 8 spirit of peace must accompany the teacher and he must be an exemplification of the principles he should enunciate otherwise his operations will be practically without weight it will be absurd and inconsistent lor him to advise the people to attend meetings if he personally ally absent himself irom from the tue the gatherings of toe saints if he be an neighbor quarrelsome and a backbite with what degree of complacency can lie reprove those who are in lathe the roaine way disposed i it if he is unchaste nid bis ju in ions on personal onal purity are but boomerangs that strike back upon himself even it if he is the only one near acquainted with his departures from the law of the lord I 1 the objects for which the office of teacher was placed la in the church chirch cannot be attained by the parson who holds ingoing it going around his district I 1 in n a rush as a of form to enable him to co subsequently report that he has gone through ois nis neld field and found all the saints about as usual entering the houses oi of the saints and talking about the weather the crops business and ftuer peoples affairs will not accomplish com toe the desired end when thy the teacher enters caters the house of a latter day saint he should be eiven a cordial welcome lie he may move ina humble sphere so faras the things of tile the world ii aie e concerned but lie he is is a servant of god aud and as such he should be treated hel should be given an opportunity to perform the 1 duties I of his calling household work and other occupations should be temporarily suspended and the head of the house should call the members of the family together and to order and inform the teacher that they are ready to receive whatever instructions he may be ready to impart doubtless if the duties of the teacher wera aoi thoroughly and effectively performed than they have been and are the church woul dibe I 1 nore more v vigorous agoro us and healthful than it is today to day |