Show L D S STARTS CHURCH WORK RELIEF DRIVE more faithful Pava payment tent of past fast offerings tithes urged an L D 13 church wide program to provide work relief lor for on members embers lin in need was waa announced tuesday by the first presade deracy icy of the church following a com coin survey male made since the church general gene ial priesthood meeting at the october 1935 semi annial general conference aimed to care at first for those not le ached by government govern meat relief arid and ultimately to care tor for a 1 heavier load with anticipated cessation of led federal eral relief the program now would cost about p per ar year says t the he written statement signed by heber J grant president J reuben dark clark jr rust boua counselor and david 0 the funds would be raised through more faithful p payment of 0 alan ant fast offerings and titie tithes and the accumulation of surplus foods and clothing during t the ae summer tor for the following eliter wi wl iter results of a triney made by bi the first presidency through the pie presiding siding bishopric as of last september tein ber show that pe per cent of tile the entire chuich membership a total of persons received teller that month of which per cent or persons rc revived phed county relief and 16 per cent or beiso orall ih received relief fiant church funds some have funds of the church members on letter were on relief due to unemployment ment and to 1600 persons deceived relief who either did not need it or who had farma that wight might be fart fanned ned have kept them on eclief it is estimated ii ia the cepo lebost t ihie the county relief duri during rf 1935 totaled more than or per person per month and for church relief during that period approximately or per person per month was spent it if those now 0 ou i work relief relict should continue thereon the cost or of maintaining the balance 0 of those actually needing relief and without means of self help bould at church relief rate cost approximately lar per year suggestions made to meet this emergency presidents of stakes and bishoprics bishoprick bish of the church have been given the following guides 1 fast offerings must be increased to an arrouet equaling 1 per chuich chu ch per year who can give more should do so 2 is should be fully paid where possible in cash and where cash payment is not possible then payment is to be made in kind 3 3 the ward authorities the he relief society and the priesthood hood organizations must exert exer the grei greatest rei test possible effort to se ses that fast offe offerings aid tithing are fully frilly paid 4 upon ward nard teachers and the relief society must rest the prime responsibility for discovering and appraising the wants of the needy of the waid these waits must be ed to under and in accordance with the iv ulai rules and through the regular organizations of oe the chuch 5 every bishop should aim to have by next october conference sufficient food and clothes to p ovide for every needy fam family ily in his ward during tile the coming coining winter the relief society must cooperate in this work by directing and assisting the leedy sisters of the wad wa in j n drying and preserving fruits and vegetables and providing eo clothing thing wad aid belding |