Show STAKE PRIESTS HEAR CLAWSON Three Hundred undred Fifty Present At Sessions In College Apostle CIon CI on deh- deh delivered ered the tho principal address S to the theOs Ogden stake priesthood at a n special special ape cial priesthood convention held In Weber college e Saturday 8 afternoon The Tho CO contention held in con con- connection connection con connection TV Ith tho the stake quarterly conference which I is In session to- to today today to day at the tho tabernacle President Thomas E McKoy McKay presIded A meeting for tho Uto take stake presidency high council and ward was held hold at 1 15 IS p mand m in mand inand and tho general priesthood con con- convention convention con convention at 30 3 p m in More than ISO members or of o tho priesthood were wore present MEAS MEMS OF or C Apostle Clawson ClaOn discussed the subject The The Priesthood the Per Per- Perfect feet f et Plan ot or Serice Sen Ice He Ha said Mid Tho The Tho priesthood Is dh divine Ine au- au authority au authority by which the church has hasben ben been t e and by which It wilt will be bo built up Without the we e 0 would be like the tho world without guidance because the world is la not tho the church of God With the priesthood we wo can cn be built up but wo we mut not fail to acknowledge the hand band of ot Go God The The priesthood Is a perfect plan of ot service Service is ro- ro required re required of ot all aU who hold the priest priest- priesthood priesthood priesthood hood The Tho stake presidency h ha been called to render sen Ice In Inthe Inthe the stake take The high council Is the highest judicial authority In Inthe inthe Inthe the stake and lies las a right to de- de dedde de decide cide matter of ot Interest to the stake The high council Is the tho only authority that can decide e ethe the standing of or a member of or the high priesthood In the stake The bishop has the same authority In inthe Inthe the tho lesser leaser priesthood Men who hold these thess offices must be right right- righteous right right- righteous righteous men Their duty Is to look after acter the tho spiritual and nd temporal welfare ot of o the church members REJECTING ADVICE When a member of or the church think he cannot be counselled by bythe bythe bythe the high hish council or bishop In tem tent nr l l that man Is In the dark Ir Ire It If e a man under the tSe In Inspiration of ot God can gh give e coun counsel eel sel In spiritual things he can cn cangie 81 gie ie e counsel In temporal matters because the spiritual supersedes the temporal Patriarchs are rendering good service In the church by blessing the people These blessings are kept In the tte es cs of ot the tho church High priests are standing standing- officers In the church and may my bo be used In various capacities The seven eaten seventies ties particular duty Is to preach the gospel to the tho nations of ot the earth This Is b the Church or of o Christ and Ho He Is tory verv erv near to us and speaks to us That Is where the Latter Day Saint differs from the world Christ does not speak to the world because It ds Js not His church There Is a place ce for tor all men In the priesthood and the the more we look Into this matter It re- re reveals re reveals veale itself as a perfect plan of It IT 1 i of ot our deep deepest t study The fie Tl e priesthood comes by the on of ot hands and In no other wa way The first man who received the priesthood cd It under the hand of ot God In this way ay the priesthood has been hand hand- handed hand hand- handed ed ad down to men Is necessary The priesthood cannot be put on and taken oft off like a coat It Is IB permanent and can only be taken from Crom a man through transgression PEU SPEAKS s President McKAy In extending welcome elcome to the priesthood corn corn- the members front from the branch tor for the deaf tor for their I ex-I ex- ex excellent work ork He lie said the bl bianch members wore were l leading In all ac- ac ac activities or of o tho the stake due to the excellent supervision Islon of ot Prof Max Woodbury President McKay defined the he difference between being et at a meeting and nd being here II H made special mention of ot the tho that should be durIng the offering ottering of or prayer He though It 11 a fIne tine discipline to hold tho the mind on what is being said Many listen lIten but tall fall to hoar hear ho he said sald He said We Wc should not let our thoughts v wander ander To do doso doso doso so Is to Insult God He said he liked to see seo congregations stand stand- standing lug ing during prayer lime time It re- re reminds reminds rc-minda rc minds one onO that they are In the presence o ot of God and will do Hire Him reverence |