Show priesthood MEETING the regular meeting of the priesthood of the salt lake jake stake of zion was held in the assembly hall today Sa saturday at 11 am president angus M cannon presiding all the wards of the stake were properly represented excepting the south jordan and ad brighton brighton wards after the transaction of the usual b business nosiness ns iness remarks were made by bishops james 1 ames watson and frederick Kesle Kes lerand elders george romney ellas morris and others the substance of the remarks was as follows the lord has greatly blessed his people since they entered these valleys there is no place in the world where the people own their own homes more than among the latter dig day saints and where the poor and indigent Ing indigent igent are b ater cared for the organizations of 0 the church are so complete that every man in israel knows his bis place consequently none need suffer neither do they for the temporal necessities of lite life and the spiritual nature are amply provided for the cluty of the bishops is to look after and attend to the temporal wants of the people as well as direct their spiritual affairs god has made certain promises ses to us and in ih order to secure them thein and have them continued with oswe us we are required to observe certain conditions among which is integrity to his cause under all circumstances things temporal as well as spiritual our mission is to sa save the whole human family if they will give their hearts to god and turn from the error of their ways the gospel of christ is at ft gospel 0 P el of of peace happiness and contentment tent m ment e at and an d alth although bugh we who have rece received ivied the falness of the same are persecuted as the people of the lord iu in every age of the world have been we are commanded not to revile again the people ot of the earth are our breth brethren rei and sisters and we should treat them as such we have no enmity towards any people notwithstanding the vindictive spirit that has been manifested against us by many who call themselves christians the lord requires us to be numble humble and it if we are subservient to him the greater blessings will be ours but a failure on ou our part to conform our lives to the will of god will bring us under condemnation the promise of the greatest gift of god 0 o us eternal lifes predicated on a true and beautiful record to the end ead of our days by keeping all the law whether la in poverty or surrounded by the riches of the earth president ident angus M cannon said that god led us to these ak valleys lle 8 and expected of us that we aou would 11 devote our time and all thit that we pow possessed essed to the furtherance of his cause on the earth all that we have or ever had was received from the lord and as such jacb it should be held sacred to him blessed is ii the min man who can stand unmoved inthe iu the faith when surrounded as it were by bt the f fury ary of an ocella ocean df 61 prejudice while the waves of tion surge around him and maintain his bis position tien and tue glory glora of his bis calling in the name of god goa the gospel of the lord jesus jesue requires such men mca and women to sustain it and maintain very righteous principle connected therewith Altti although ough wo we are left to ourselves as it were on account of the absence of our tile leaders yet god has an eye cye upon us as he ever has had and knowing knowlan the intent of our hearty hearts he fie will judge us accordingly let the love of et gud be first and f foremost ore in on our minds cheri cherish sLI his holy spirit be not led astray from the path of honor and integrity through any cause but rather seek seek to know his will in all things and do it with regard to the salt lake stake library as it has been mentioned that institution should be supported ported and sustained by our people la in this stake oi 01 zion inasmuch as there seems icema to be a tardiness connected with the commencement of some of our ward meetings I 1 would urge upon ane bishops to be prompt in beginning the exercises at the hour named tor for holding religious services as well as all other other meetings meetie pd under your jurisdiction let tue other organizations do likewise and a better spirit will be manifest and the saints blessed thereby gods house bouse Is a house of order and it behooves us to see that punctuality is observed in all th things in s avoid excitement ol of every ki kind d be on hand band a little before the time set tor the bolding of your meetings and you will find the spirit of the lord there it if you are taita faithful ful and true to him in all other respects adjourned for one month |