--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Roberts, B. H. collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 12 number: 3 published: 1909-01 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: "Roberts, B. H., \"Seventy's Council Table,\" *Improvement Era* 12, no. 3 (January 1909): 245–246." source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1203unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera1203unse start_page: 245 end_page: 246 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1909-01) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1203unse publication_year: 1909 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1909, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # 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.