The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-04-07
FROM sANPETE STAKE
Miles P. Romney, st George.

The persons whose names had
been read as above, were, on motion,
sustained by a vote of the general
conference.
PRESIDENT JOHN TAYLOR arose
and said he wanted to make a mo-
ton, which was not only to sustain
those who had been called on mis-
Sions by faith and prayers, but bv
supplying the wants of their fami-
lies while they were absent. The
motion met with a unanimously
favorable response.
PRESIDENT GEO. Q. CANNON then
presented the authorities of the
church, who were sustained, as fol-
lows:
President John Taylor prophet,
seer and revelator, and president of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
ter-day Saints for all the world.
Geo. Q. Cannon and Jos. F. Smith
as his counselOrS.
MILFORD Woodruff as president of
the Twelve Apostles.
w. Woodruff, OrsOn Pratt, G. c.
Rich, Lorenzo Snow, F. D Richards,
Albert Darlington, B. Young, Moses
Thatcher, T. NJ. Lyman and John
H. Smith as the Twelve Apostles.
Daniel II. Wells was sustained as
counselor to the Twelve.
The counselors to President John
Taylor, the Twelve Apostles and
their counselOrs as prophets, seers
and revelators.
Patriarch of the church-John
Smith.
AS the first seven presidents of
the Seventies-Joseph Young, Levi
w. Hancock, Henri HERMAN. HO-
race 5. Eldrege, Jacob Gates, John
Van Colt and w. w. Taylor.
The presiding bishop of the
church, Edward Hunter, with Leon
ard w. Hardy aud Robert L. Burton
as his counselOrs.
John Taylor, as Trustee-in-Trust
for the body of religious worshippers
known and recognized as the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
to hold the legal title to its property
and contract for it.
The Twelve Apostles, their
counselor and Bishop Edward Hun |
ter as counselors to the Trustee-in-
Trust.
Albert Darlington, as president
Of the Perpetual Emigrating Fund
for. the gathering of the poor, and
+. D. Richards, f. NJ. Lyman, H. S.
Eldredge, Joseph T. Smith, Angus
NJ. Cannon, Moses Hatcher, VIM.
Jennings, John r. Winder, Henry
Dinwoodey, Robert L. Burton, A.
o. Smoot and II. B. Clawson as his
assistants.
Orson Pratt, as historian and
general church recorder, and Will
ford Woodruff as his assistant.
Truman o. Angel, as general ar
chitect of the church, and T. o.
Angel, jun, and VIM. II. Folsom as
his assistants.
As auditing cOmittee-W. Wood
ruff, E. Snow, T. NJ. Richards and
J. f. Smith.
George Goddard as clerk of the
general conference.
George f. Gibbs as church re-
porter.
PRESIDENT JOHN TAYLOR said it
had been suggested that some addi-
tiOns be made to the auditing COM
mittee, and l think it is very proper,
as the better the things are scruti-
niZed the more it will suit my feel
ings. He thereupon moved that
w. Jennings and w. II. Hooper be
added to it, and they were sus-
tanned. 1t has been said that it
would be a good thing when our
church affairs are as straight as
those of Z. G. NJ. l. We will COM
pare notes with them any day; and
l say this for the satisfaction of the
brethren that they may know
their funds are properly used.
All things are governed by
law and order: God administers
equal justice to all men; he is trying
to save all and will do everything
for them. Everything over which
he presides is harmonious. We pray
that his will be done on earth as it
is IN the heavens, and we should
learn Of his ways to be governed by
principles of righteousness, mercy
and justice. And in all our rela- |
tions with each other we should |
strive to observe correct principles.
4ICA NC VIII DO lilo Woy
God has commenced to establish
his church on the earth. We are a
very small people, but not quite so
small as we were fifty years ago.
The small people then now numbers
many thousands, and we will grow
to great nation, which shall cover
the earth, and it is therefore neces-
sary that we should do all things
uprightly and honestly, that these
principles may spread, and the
pre- sidency of the church should feel
those things more than others. They
shovld avoid selfaggrandizment, and
avoid selfishness in favor of their |
families. They ought to be equitable
in all things they do, and they should
be honest in all their dealings,
financially and otherwise, The same