Show As to marriage ceremonies one of the matteri matter i ra 1 it at the late stake business meeting vas mas the proposition as to what nihat members of the the church acknowledged as having the authority to perform the marriage chierroni ceier roni some member of the church had asked the elie presiding authorities that question in a letter and the matter atas as decided bv the authorities and tran trans s bitted to the vinous various siti ilie officers As the instructions no now stand only alake presidents bishops and tj t ose e especially designated by i bichop to perform arriage nage ar rites aie by the church heretofore en older elder his been acknowledged authority in the the marriage cere ere ani aid so it came about that a count clerk hain having the office of an eldr in ahe ill e diemart charen performed the tha marriage eremo nv according to the ditl 1 ditc itc ad ice mer mar will bo be by the 0 acl is s of the morcom chui chuich ch mentioned aloe |