The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-11

Kansas City, April 1O.-At the confer
ence of the Reorganized Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints at Independ-
ence, Mo-, the question of the organiza-
ton of the Order of Enoch" is being
discussed today. The order is to be Or
CARRIED for the purpose of purchasing
large tracts of land which will be rented
or sold to the poorer classes at a living
rate. Another feature of this order will
be the establishment of cooperative fac
tories and shops and other manufacturing
industries. The question under discussion
today is whether the time has come for
fulfillment of this revelation.
Efforts TO change the conference from
annual to biennial and leave the man
agement in the hands OF the twelve
apostles were defeated. Another meeting
OF the twelve apostles, bishopric and
presidency was held this morning behind
closed doors and important results are
hoped for by the church. The elders
spent the morning in special prayer that
ference.
No Revelations.
Contrary to expectations, the quorum
OF. twelve and Joseph Smith did not
world today. If the quorum does not
have a revelation soon touching some
of the great matters of church govern
ment, some of the Saints and all Of the
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beginning of this conference the most in
tense interest has been shown in all the
sessions, the principal attraction being
Joseph Smith. SON of the great prophet,
and himself a seer of highest standing.
But the head of the church has not re-
Vealed anything. Beyond presiding over
the business sessions, he has brought
nothing to alleviate the anxiety concern
ing the vacancies which have existed for
forty years in the quorum of the twelve.
The rank and file appear to have reached
conclusion there
man. power in the church. The president
and the twelve have been in habit, it is
claimed, or disposing of all mooted ques-
tions by quietly referring them to the
next conference" one year hence. This
has displeaSed the elders and their fol-
lowers, and now they propose to have a
passing upon questions Of interest to the
church.
Joseph and the Angel.
The story of Joseph Smiths conversa-
ton with the Angel A1oroni, from which
sprung the Mormon church, was the main
ence. The story was told by Mrs. Catha-
rine Salisbury, Joseph Smiths sister, and
the last survivor of his immediate fam
lily.
Mrs. Salisbury is So years of age, but
she claims to recall the time OF the won
derful vision as though il were but yes
terday. She told how the angel hal come
TO her brother in the night and had stood
in glow of light midway between the
floor and the ceiling of his room, and had
talked for hours, telling where the golden
record was to be found in the hill of Gu
moran. And then she told how the plates
had been found, and after much tribula-
ton on account of mobs of evil men, they
were translated. and how the Church of
Jesus Christ was founded
At the afternoon session. the resolutions
providing for the establishment of the |
''Order of Enoch" was laid over until the |
next conference.
The only other business Of Importance |
considered was motion to transfer the |
publication of the Herald, now issued at |
Lamont, Iowa, to Independence. The mat |
ter was laid over until tomorrow.