The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-04-09
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.

On the opening of the afternoon session
the priesthood were arrayed in solemn
assembly in the following manner:
The members Of the council Of the twelve
apostles, and cOunselorS to the twelve, in
the two upper seats of The center of the
stand.
On the south wing of the stand were the
p2triarchs-the patriarch Of the church in
front-presidents of stakes. their coun-
sellers, and high cOunselOrs.
The high priests in the north center of
the body of the hall, the quorum presidents
in front of them.
The seventies in the south center and
south division of the body of the house, the
| first seven members Of the quorum councils
in front.
The elders were located in the rear of the
high priests.
On the north wing Of the stand were the
bishops and their cOunselors, with the pre-
siding bishopric in front.
On the extreme left of the body of the
hall were the lesser priesthood-priests
teachers and deacon-with the quorum
presidents in front.
The general congregation were seated in
those portions of the body of the building
not occupied by the priesthood, and in the
gallery.
Apostle George Q. Cannon
Sdlu. Liz ODJCCO III oil DIlCSl-
hood as they are this afternoon in their
several quorum capacities is to form a gen.
eral assembly of the priesthood of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints; and in presenting the authorities of
the church they will be presented to each
quorum separately, for such quorum to vote
by rising vote and by lifting up their right
hands. If there be any who object to any
name that is presented they will have the
privilege of making manifest their objec-
tions. After one name is presented and it
is carried by all the priesthood, they will
then sit down and it will be submitted to
the entire congregation, including the
priesthood, who will rise with the Saints in
the galleries and elsewhere, to their feet,
and vote as a congregation upon the names
that shall be offered.
The first quorum to vote will be the
quorum of the twelve apostles. Then the
presidents of stakes, or, rather, the patri-
archs, the presidents of stakes and their
counselors, and the high councils. Then
the high priests will vote, then the seven
ties, then the elders, then the bishops and
their counselors, and then the lesser priest
hood, including the priests, teachers and
deacons, after which the body of Saints
and priesthood will be called upon sepa-
rately to vote.
PRESENTING THE AUTHORITIES.
Apostle Cannon then presented theeen-
eral authorities, which were voted upon in
the manner named above and in the order
given below:
MILFORD Woodruff, as prophet, seer and
revelator and president Of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in all the
world
George O. Cannon as first ecu lselorin the
first presidency.
Joseph F. Smith as second counselor in
the first presidency.
Lorenzo Snow as president of the twelve
apostles.
AS members of the council of the twelve
apostles-Lorenzo Snow, Franklin D. Rich
ards, Brigham Young, Moses Thatcher,
Francis M Lyman, John H. Smith, George
Teasdale, Heber j. Grant, and John w.
Taylor.
Counselors to the twelve apostles-John
w. Young and Daniel H. Wells.
After the above named brethren were
voted upon and unanimously sustained for
the positions mentioned, the voting was
done by the general assembly only, and not
by quorums, on the following:
The twelve apostles, with their counsel
ors, prophets, asseerS and revelators.
Patriarch to the church-John Smith.
First seven presidents Of the seventies: