Show priesthood MEETING the priesthood meeting held in i assembly hall today was largely tended all the wards of the stake 1 i tj to IDS represented by their prest officers with the exception of 1 1 l 0 BI eighth 9 h t h ward of the city and 8 r ha house 1 1 e big cottonwood and B 1 l tm dale of the country I 1 tm ten quorums of elders were pr prep 9 f ly represented as were also officer office AH the lesser priesthood belonging to i eleventh and sixteenth wards of t B city and sunar sugar house mill cre creek J cottonwood granite north jord V brighton and hunter seventeen young brethren were recola 0 mended to be ordained elders ail the meeting endorsed the ordinate ordin att if twelve more that bad been or ordain a ii 9 during thelast the last two months II 11 whom had bad depa departed r ted on missions As to is the usual custom all of the a 2 brethren were interrogated with T i 8 gard to honoring their positions tit in die ic higher priesthood before their ordeal 0 1 tion to the office of elder was anthor L iced it having been reported report edil i the meeting that some bretoi did not attend their quorum b t meetings as faithfully as they sheird 11 should after being ordained elden 1 while othere other absented themselves en 02 end b D from them the question wim asked what was to be done with suck f members particularly the absentees 2 H prest angus M cannon said whir b men young oung or old are indifferent with regard regard to their calling cal linar in the priest praest 1 hood teachers should be sent ment to isom ul kindly with delinquents I 1 and ad it if they abe fall fail to make an impression them or get et them to sense theitis position prefer a charge age them to their bishops and let et them be dealt with it if they will oot not M then repent it is a serious thing to make promises here or with each other n and then turn around and ignore them i A man that will bi balc calc his bis coven covenants sum and degrade his priesthood is not worthy the name that he hears hear sno ido matter what his position may be W bor faithfully with the erring torrins and when we have exhausted a all I 1 the power 1 that god has haa given us to reclaim them let the law governing such cases take i its course Cove covenants mants made here cannot s be violated with imi impunity maity there ib ia another subject that should I 1 not nol b be e lost sight of that is that every me man bo be honored in his position no i matter abat his calling may aday be any elder that is derelict in his duties is responsible and it if toe the presidents of quorums are as wide awake as they should be they would call these transgressors gres sors to account in the manner provided it if any mem member berot 0 a quorum stays away from hs s meetings two or three times and Is remiss in his du ties in otner directions ascertain the cause as I 1 have stated and act as the case jud us tilles A word concerning recommends to the houses of the lord let every bishop see to it that the bre bret threna hrent names be prefixed by the word elder in every instance keep this in view always I 1 again ask you as I 1 have on i other occasions when recommending men to be ordained elders state what office they hold in the tae lesser priesthood 1 for as aa a rule brethren are not prepared to officiate as elders until lentil j they have anest 1 hood bood and given e idenie of 0 their worthiness to be promoted B bishop is h op J john oh n K R winder exhorted the I 1 b brethren re thren to be faithful in HI discharging I 1 e every v ry duty r required at their hands bands T the be meeting then adjourned fur for one month |