Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-19
THE THIRTlErn QUORUM.
Promotion OF the Senior President,
Edward Stevenson.

Last evening tho ON csr and menu
burs Of the TIlruelh quorum Of Sew.
entities mot iu toe Nineteenth ward
assembly r8om3 with their wives AMI
other members Of their families, and
sumo Invited guests, and showed rr-
spgCt 90 thcig senior President, Edward
Stevenson, who hNs bouu called 90 the
Fing C0uucil OF Seventies. Tue aaJn-
oting WIS not confined 90 present
momuuT-. but former presidents AMI
members showed honor 90 tuu 90.
casi0u by their presence. The
assembly was called 10 order uy
Iro6idVut Joseph 81. Watson. Elder
81. j, Thomas, member 9f tho quorum
hul choir leader iu the war;, Wltu ulf
excellent chorus, made the singing
cNBrciBcs OF tho evening q very inter.
eating feature, hiss Hsuug recitod an
appropriate piecb most beautifully, aul
80, Nv Father" WIS tung by Master
Charley pIkr
President Joseph ~ Watson Intro.
duced Elder Stevenson with h.ung
remarks.
Brother Stevenson stated font In
June, 1867, he became tho Junior
president OF the Thiuieth quorum Of
Seventies and has been with tho
quorum ever biuCr, the greater portion
OF tho time senior President. Having
been associated with the quorum han
his llfv, % hAu naturally become very
dear 10 MIN. Among those who have
been presidents ana members OF the
quorum are Pfcaiduut George q.
Cannon, Elder HUhrr J. Grant, Uf tue
Council OF the AIOstlcr, Elders AuRus
NJ. Cannon, George IA. lay l0b Da.
vid IL. Cannon, Joseph Bull, Jamr8
4, FTprZp, William g., Stsiuts,
joe. IS. iifW line, IA, r., Cowlov aud J,
W, Turner. Brother Steve N.uI had
crossed the ocean nine times anu thr
plains tWuuly.HtVun times, mostly Uu
missionary iauor, aud brought 60 Utau
Mauiu Harris, one % the witnesses 90
the Book 20. Mormon.
Elder HobUr j. Grant, OF the C0uu-
ell Of tho a pO-lleH, thOn spoke OF hib
former connection with the quorum,
Ito ielt that his present condition ui
advancement was due 20 such men ua
Edward Stevenson, George Goddard
and others with whom he had assOCl-
ated Ia the sabbath school aud Ia this
quorum.
Elder Angus NJ. Cannon, former
officer OF the quorum, related rsmi.
nisCeuces OF hiH youthful history, the
hatdsuips ho has passed through, and
FrjuiCud exceedingly Ina the privilege Of
showing honor 90 such man as
Br thog Edward Stevenson, The call
& the Council Of Seventies lou Il
Nm echo in his brBast. HIS bio,hu,
President George Q. Cannon, wa.
called 10 tho presidency OF the thit!ieth
uu rum while on mission 10 the
sandwich lslAnds Ia 1862. The speaker
Fucceeigd hiB brother IN ls5y, sud
Geo. n. Taylor succeeded him.
Elder Geo. Ii. Taylor related hls
early experience with Bro, stevenson
anu smoke OF bis virtues, especially iu
keeping the Word OF Wisdom.
Elder o. q. Workman, veteran
member of th quorum, said ho wis
ordained when sixteen years OF age a
member 0i tue quorum, which was
Organized Sept. ~, 1876, m tho city OF
Joseph, aud mad ueeu with the quorum
uyeraiuce. he witnessed the dedi'l-
ton ofthe NauvoO Tenple,aud accom-
panied the Mormon Battalion 10 Mex
leo,
Tho presidency Of the quorum now
slnud ns i0liOwG Lewis Porkiuri
Juseph NJ. Watson, Andrew himlall,
William Porkes, john n. PiEe, Joseph
Il. Dean and a. n, Wright, the latter
having been set apart 90 hil tho
vacancy caused Boy the promotion oi
Elder Stevenson.