Priesthood Quorums’ Table

PRIESTHOOD QUORUMS' TABLE Annual Conference The ninety-third Annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will convene in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, on Friday, April 6th, 1923, at 10 o'clock a. in., with sessions on Saturday and Sunday, April 7th and 8th. A general priesthood meeting will be held in the Taber::acle Friday evening at 7 o'clock, and a special priesthood meeting in the Assembly Hall Monday at 10 a. m. It is requested that in arranging missionary reunions, etc., there shall be no conflicting dates or hours with the foregoing appointments. Heber J. Grant, Charles W . Penrose, Anthony W . Ivins, First Presidency. Relief Society Wheat Funds to be Remitted to the Presiding Bishop's Office The First Presidency desire that all Relief Society wheat funds be remitted to the Presiding Bishop's Office where they will be kept intact and subject to the instructions of the First Presidency. Interest on this wheat fund will be paid at the rate of 49c on July 1 of each year, the interest to be used for maternity purposes and child welfare. The question of gathering wheat by the Releif Society organization as heretofore, was decided upon and there was no objection to gathering of wheat funds, or funds of any character whatsoever for charity purposes, but it is thought unwise to store wheat in bins as the Societies used to do. It should rather be sold and turned into cash and sent to the Presiding Bishopric where it will be added to the principal of the fund to the credit of the wards remitting. Missionaries and Baptisms, 1922 From a bulletin issued by the Presiding Bishop's Office it is learned that the average baptisms per missionary in the missions during the year ending December 31, 1922, was 2.4. The Hawaiian Islands and the Norwegian missions have the highest average per missionary which is 5. The Nether- lands, 4.5, Southern States 4; and Central States, 3.8. In the 22 missions there were 4^329 adult baptisms; with 1.782 missionaries. The largest number of baptisms being in the Swiss and German mission, C>7; in the Southern States, 665; in the Cential States, 519; in Hawaii, 363; California. 237; Western States, 238; Northern States, 211; Netherlands. 201. The largest number of missionaries were in Germany.255; in Great Britain. 165; Southern States, 164; Central States, 137; Calfornia, 134; and Northern States. 116. Special Y. M. M. I. A. Officers' Meeting A special meeting of the Superintendents and other Stake and Ward offerors of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association will be held in the Assembly Room of the Bishops' Bldg., Sunday morning, April 8, beginning at 8 a. m. All Y. M. M. I. A. officers and members of stake presidencies and bishoprics are especially invited to attend. George Albert Smith, Richard R. Lyman, Mclvin J. Ballard. General Superintendency.