The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-07

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Several of the Apostles Speak.
The third and last day Of the semi
annual conference passed off yesterday
without anything either remarkable or
eventful happening. An appointment
to fill the vacant apostleship. which
had been anticipated by large pro-
portion of the audience, was not made
at the conference yesterday, and will
now go over until the April conference.
II not for still longer period. The at
tendance yesterday was as heavy as
on the day previous.
APOSTLE TAYLOR.
Apostle John W. Taylor preached the
nrst sermon at the morning services.
he referred to the prevalent indiffer-
ence to religious affairs among many
OF the young of Zion and said that dill
gent attention should be given to their
bringing up. Many of the young OF
Zion, he continued, were marrying out
side the faith, and the result of this
was always evil. Recent visits
throughout the stakes of Zion had con
WINGED him that there were more inter-
marriages with the GentiIes now than
ever before in the history of the
church.
The young people, he said, when
properly trained, marry those of their
own faith. Bishops and church lead
ers should watch IsraePs boys and
girls. SO that when the Young idea
shoots it shall be a Mormon idea in
Mormon head.
Apostle Taylor wanted it understood
that the gospel was a free gift of Cod.
but those who accepted it would have
10 live I'D to the rules of the church.
IL was also necessary, he said, that the
church leaders should refrain from
pursuits which would interfere with
their ecclesiastical labors.
APOSTLE MERRILL.
Apostle Merriner W. Merrill, who was
the next speaker, began by SAYING that
eVil was powerful in the world. In IL
luStratlon OF this. he related some Incl
dents OF his youth and the experience
Oh MS conversion to MOrmonisrn. He
also referred at length to the rising
and building of the church and the
travail ~ OF the people in the wilderness.
apostle Merrill advised the Saints to
tithing. ''A
APOSTLE LUND.
Apostle Anthem H. Lund, who re-
turned short time ago from Furona
where he presided over the Norman
MISSION. was the last speaker. He euIo-
slZed the travelling elders for their.
and said missionary work +
N the Old world was making wonderful
proSress- The elders were men after
LOO s baar ri Nd
signs We're given them from a divine
source The young men of Zion. he
'ald IN conclusion, should prepare
themselves to enlist in the exalted /
work Of preaching the truth and warn /
nS the world of the Judgments 70 +
come.
THE AFTERNOON SERVICES
The names of the general authorities
presented, when the afternoon
essloh began, for the vote of the audi
ne ana We're sustained unanimously
\ noticeable fact was the absence of
Noses Thateher's name from the 1iSt
we're: '''' 'silileu
Milford Woodruff, as prophet seer
M reYelator, and president of the
,hurch OF Jesus Christ of Latter-daI,
iaints in all the world.
George Q. Cannon as first counselor.
n the first presidency.
Joseph F. Smith. as second counselor,
the first presidency.
Lorenzo Snow as president of the
welve apostles.
As members of the quorum Of the
we've apostles-LorenzO Snow, Frank
n u. Richards, Brigham Young.
rancis NJ. Lyman. John Henry Smith
ieorge Teasdale, Heber ]. Grant. Jobn
Y. Taylor, Mariner w Merrill and
Anthon H. Lund.
The counselors in the first presidency
nd the twelve apostles as prophets.
GERS and revelators.
Patriarch to the church-John Smith
First seven presidents of the seven
b. Young C. D. Field
ted. b. H. Roberts, George Reynolds.
onathan G. Kimball, Rulon S. Wells
nd Edward Stevenson.
William 3. Preston as presiding
ishop with Robert T. Burton as his
rst and John r. Winder as his second
ounselor.
Franklin D. Richards as church his
orian and general church recorder.
18th John Jaques and Charles w. Pen
ose as his assistants.
As the general church board of edu-
atiOn-Wilford Woodruff, Lorenzo
now, George @. Cannon, Karl G.
Iaeser, Willard Young, George ".
hatcher, Anthem H. Lund. James
harp and Joseph F. Smith.
AS trustee-in-trust for the body for
aligious worshipers known as the
hurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
aints-Wilsord Woodruff
John Nicholson as clerk of the gen
raj conference.
PRESIDENT CANNON.
President George Q. Cannon offered
n explanation of the statement in
lder Stevenson's letter. in which he
eferred to Utah as having been spoken
by the Prophet Joseph Smith.
lder Stevenson had meant this as
aference to the Droohesy that the
ANTS would come to the Rocky noun
Inns.
Some adverse commentaries. he said.
ad been made by various members Of