Show FUND FOR WARD maintenance church authorities have given 1800 to sevier stake for expenses sea of ward meeting houses at the stake priesthood meeting last saturday there was an unusually large attendance and the meeting was one of the most interesting held in the stake for some time in addition to the usual records from various warda ward there weri matters discussed of I 1 exceptional int interest Pret to the paol ie there ther was some discussion of the various officers and their compensation toi loi the present heir air the bishops and ward clerks clerk will recene about the tha same as in the year past A ve ver 1 pleasant basant surprise was communicated bi the stake presidency which was to the effect thit that beginning this th isear 5 ear the church authorities have given a fund for ward meeting house maintenance th s meins that hereafter light fuel and janitor expenses will be paid out of the general fund instead of asking the people for a c special donation to meet these necessary expenses epen ses the surn sum of 1800 ba has been given to this stake for this fund and this has been apportioned to the various wards according to population another interesting feature was the instructions as to holding ward priesthood meetings instead of the old way of each quorum arranging for holding meetings as best it could the work A ork has been placed under a system and monday night designated is as the night for all the quorums to treet there will be a joint assembling of the different quorums for opening and closing exercises and after the opening exercises each quorum will retire to its separate room and conduct class exercises along lines laid down in the quorum outlines this meets with general approval dp and the wards will all work according to the plans outlined by the general authorities |