Show REMARKS ar jbf elder eider eldr eida ORSON HYDE tabernacle bionday morning april T 1562 tee ted REPORTED BY J V LONG iong brethren and bisters sisters I 1 have been highly edified this morning as I 1 presume you all ha hi ve ye and I 1 doubt not but the seed has fallen upon good ground and when we return to our hemes homes we shall feel fel fei sensibly that the seed sown eown has done rione good it has been in my mind to remark that the office of both president and bishop are in our president and therefore be has the doubted undoubted on right tight to place those two offices on one man or to ordain two separate men as he be may see proper there may poss bly ariss circumstances that may appear to cause the authority of the two to conflict and thus to be incompatible one with the otner ower but this is only on account of the ignorance of the people e we ought so to live as all to be capa ie le of being presidents erts and bishops for there is certainly ample room for us tie all to do all the he good we can but I 1 have thought in the present state of oar our limited knowledge it would be better to dispense with the office of president in the country settlements sett bett I 1 am appy to inform you that I 1 have ney nev r he rd of any feeling of difficulty between the president and bishop at spanish fork brother young did not know of a single sin oln sinia le caption exception ex to the rule rute but I 1 am informed zy all parties that thit these brethren have never conflicted president B young I 1 wish I 1 had never heard anything to the contrary my aly reason for desiring to have this matter brought here was to have hav the duties of bishops and presidents defined thinking bat probably tro Ero ee bably probably the result of the investigation woul I 1 e the abolishing of the office of P resident for the present in the country branches and I 1 can truly say eay that I 1 feel thankful brethren bret brea and bisters titters for what I 1 have heird hein and I 1 c n sav sah with regard to the people in the region where I 1 have labored there is a good degree of union there among he be deop e I 1 fact I 1 rejoice to say lay that there is no schism in that re ion we wo have bave no difficulty there with our high hg priests Pr iesta none with eur our ur seven deven lesa less les ies nv ni v what we have been enabled to arrange A good feeling exists there and I 1 am glad and happy to know that there is an increase ef of good reeling with the people peo gie pie of sanpete San pete I 1 feel thankful f ul that when tile the people from all quarters meet here the spirit and the atmosphere seem to bear witness to what I 1 have said well brethren and sisters I 1 have boken soken before and I 1 do not wish to occupy much time at the present but tho the spirit that is here is good and all things that have nave bave been done feel feet like a balm to my soul god bless you all amen |