Show ACTION URGED BY BALLARD Neglect of Priesthood I Scored In Address By I Apostle Before a largo gathering of the tho of Weber ber stake Apes Apos Apostle tie tle Melvin Mel J 1 Ballard delivered an address In Weber college night upon the tho subject The Tho Priesthood the Perfect Plan of Service President George E B Drowning Browning presided and expressed hI his appreciation for the work orl ork per per- performed performed formed by the durIng the he past year Apostle Ballard made It plain that the priesthood had beon been gh gien en ento to men on earth for lor aen service serice Ico and that those thoo who fall faU to honor the and use it for the pur- pur pur purpose pose poo for tor which It was given en with will wille e lose It it He lie said it I is isa Isa a natural outgrowth of ot civilization that hat some must muot serve and that there are others to be bA b served MUST EXPECT MISSION fiSSION The speaker said that boys boya In Inthe Inthe Inthe the church have hae a right to be sag sag- eager ag- ag er Cr tor for the priesthood to be or- or ordained or ordained deacons so 0 that the they can render rendor service They have hae a rIght ho said ald to seek peek advancement In Inthe Inthe inthe the priesthood and attain to the highest order of priesthood Men should not look upon priest priesthood hood as a place or an honor but a as asan asan an opportunity for service the apostle said In 10 referring to the mission of ot the ee seventy ont Apostle Ballard said lId that in the future no noman noman man mn would be ordained to thai tho office unless he ho Is n willing hung to sen ser 0 a as a missionary and those ho ho howish wish ish to stay In the e quor quor- quorums quor- quor quorums urns must prepare themselves e fora for lor a mIssion Christ taught that he who I Is the tOO bet servant I Is the gre greatest test of ot all Apostle Ballard reminded his hearers hearer He lie said ald Id the members member of the were ere no now In the trainIng camps camp Some would he promoted to hl liili h positions ehile others because of their failure to 0 nih will III lose loe their priesthood 0 Tso T WALS WA S TO SERVE ERVE In In the hereafter all who ho hold the priesthood will bo ho placed In presiding positions Apostle Sal Bal Ballard Bal Ballard InI I lard said tie Ito who Is faithful In Ina Ina ina i a few ew things will wm be made ruler oer o'er many things Cod od is the greatest and Iest ant sor of all alland I and nd He I Is 10 gh giving Ing us an opportunIty opportunity opportunity alii to become like Him Irim There aro t tp a aB s In which the priesthood can render seit een Ice Apostle Ballard said One On way I is lain In performIng blessings such uch uch as 88 of o the sacrament bless bless- blessing ing inC the tho sick Icle patriarchal blessings blessing little children and per per- performing per performing forming ordinations and confirma confirmations lions This he said ald is Ie one ono of the tho most moot Import edit features feature of service In the priesthood The Tho other way wayt t reform en service serice Ice Is Ie in the priest priest- priesthood priesthood hood quorums I- I CI PLA PLANNED Members Member of o the priesthood haO no need for fraternal organIzation organizations tion or secret societies the tie tie said ald because the priesthood Is the g organization In the world orld There Is nothIng that the fraternal have havo that the priesthood does docs not possess ho lie said He 10 intimated tha that the time was as coming when hen a system of ot Insurance would bo be In- In In for tor the priesthood of othe the tho churchIn church I In hI his discussion of ot ward teach teach- teaching ing leg Apostle Billard Bilard said that the tho theer er ery best ni In the tho priest priest- priesthood priesthood hood should hould be used for this irn- irn ork w ork In the church Ho He toe 1 I pointed out riot that only 20 10 per cent of the church membership attended attended attend- attend attended ed meetings and It was a as the Important mi- mi porta it duty of the ward rd teacher to carr can the gospel message to the people In their homes A demonstration of ward ard tech teach teaching ing was s given by George Shorten and Alma AlTOS Peterson ot of o the high council ward teachers committee 10 00 |