Seventy's Council Table

SEVENTY'S COUNCIL TABLE. BY B. H. ROBERTS, MEMBER OF THE FIRST COUNCIL. Successful Quorums. — Recent Seventy's conventions held in various parts of Utah have given the First Council an opportunity of becoming acquainted with the activities of quite a number of the quorums of the Seventy, so that some judgment may be had as to our success under the new working conditions. It is well known that the last year's work in our quorums has been preeminently successful, but, of course, some quorums have been more successful than others, and this has led to the inquiry as to what factor has most contributed to that success. After considering all things that can contribute to it, we are convinced that the one factor that has contributed most to sustain our success is the holding frequent and regular council meetings by the presidents. Without exception those quorums that have been most successful are the ones who have been most regular in holding their council meetings. Here the presidents have discussed the administrative questions and management of the quorums, and planned their work and then have adhered to that plan. Meeting on Sunday morning in addition to many other advantages it has conferred upon our quorums, has facilitated the holding of frequent council meetings. Indeed.it would be possible to hold such a meeting every week if it should be adjudged necessary, since they convene an hour earlier than the time appointed for the quorum meeting, or the presidents could remain for an hour or half an hour after the class of the quorum meeting. So that there is no excuse for our presidents neglecting these opportunities for conferring together in respect of their work. We are not asking that the council meetings should be as frequent as once a week, as that may not be necessary, but we simply call attention to the convenience of holding council meetings under our present working conditions, so that there is no excuse for our presidents not having their work well in hand, and since seven men must act as one council, frequent interchange of thought and a common understanding of things is necessary, hence a policy of frequent and regular council meetings is urged. First and Second Year Books Bound Together.— The first and second Year Books bound together in good, strong cloth binding can now be had, postpaid, at a cost of seventy-five cents. Send in your orders at once to the general secretary. The number is limited to less than one thousand, and will soon be gone;

246 IMPROVEMENT ERA. so that those who desire these valuable numbers of the Year Book in the more permanent form of binding than in paper will do well to send in their orders at once prepaid. Also we call the attention of quorum presidents to the desirability of prompt payment for the second Year Books sent to them. The books sent to the respective quorums are surely by now distributed and paid for; and the amount collected should be sent to the Seventies General Secretary at once that the First Council may make prompt settlement with their printers and meet other expenses attending upon the publication of the Year Book. Bring this matter to the attention of the quorums, and your secretaries, Messrs. Presidents and let us have a prompt response to this appeal.