The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-07

and it was carried unanimously.
THE GENERAL AUTHORITIES.
President Cannon then presented the
general authorities of the church as
follows, all being sustained:
Wilford Woodruff, as prophet, seer
and revelator and president of the
church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints in all the world.
George Q. Cannon as first counselor
in 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, FRANK
lin D. Richards, Brigham Young, Fran
els NJ. Lyman, John Henry smith,
George Tea sdale, Heber ]. Grant, John
w. TAYLOR. Mariner w. Merrill, An
thon H. Lund and Abraham H. Can
non.
Ut will be noticed that the name or
Apostle Moses Thatcher was omitted
from this list, but no reference was
made to it,
The counselors in the first presidency
and the twelve apostles as propnels'
seers and revelators. .,
Patriarch of the Church-John Smith.
First Seven Presidents of the Seven
ties-Seymour B. Young, c. d. FIELD
sted r II. Roberts, George Reynolds,
Jonathan G. Kimball, Rulon ,. WeAs
and Edward Stevenson.
William B. Preston, as preslding
bishop. with Robert 7. Burton as MS
first and John R. Winder as his sec
ond counselor.
FRANKLIN D. Richards as church his
torian and general church recorder,
with John Jacques and Charles w. PEN
rose as his assistants. -.
AS the Church Board of Education
MILFORD Woodruff. Lorenzo Snow,
George @. Cannon, Karl &; Maeser'
Willard Young, George w. Thatcher,
Anton II. Lund, James Sharp and
Joseph F. Smith.
AS Trustee-in-Trust for the body OF
religious worshippers known as the
Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day
Saints-Wilford Woodruff.
John Nicholson as clerk of the gen
eral conference.
APOSTLE BRIGHAM YOUNG.
Apostle Brigham Yourg then spoke.
The action taken in the conference
today had brought great relief to the
community and manifested the wis
dom and consistency of the watchcar2
of God in the affairs of the church.
He rejoiced in the acquisition of state
hood after so many years OF waiting,
and in the prudence already displayed
in the administration of the affairs of
the commonwealth. Tried under new
and peculiar conditions, the Saints, he
hoped, would be equal to the emer-
gencies presented 10 them. Many vi
cissitudes had been passed through of
late, resulting in the unexpected wealth
and poverty of many of the people.
These were intended to prepare the
people for the use of the means God
was preparing to give them, for the
furtherance of the cause of truth. He
testified to the growth and improve
ment of the people of God, and the at
tention being attracted to the Latter
day Saints from the world at large.
He closed with the invocation of the
blessings of God upon all who work
righteousness in the earth.
The closing address was made by Presi-
dent George @. Cannon, who spoke chiefly
on spiritual gifts, especially that of reve-
lation. He defined the operations of that
gift and explained some of it's leading
manifestations. He also asked the Saints
to regard the first presidency in their true
light, and declared that they had never
done anything to forfeit their confidence
He asserted that If they entertained a
feeling of love and confidence in those
whom God loved the Almighty would
bless them. The unjust reproaches of the
world could be borne with, but founda-
tionless insinuations of brethren, cut to
the soul He continued for some time
giving timely instructions appropriate tc
existing conditions.
The concluding portion of President
Cannon's discourse was devoted to giving
an explanation of the recent efforts OF
the presidency to establish enterprises
which would furnish the people with EN-.
ployment.
The choir and congregation sang:
The Spirit Of God like a fire is burning
| Conference adjourned for six months.
Renediction by President MILFORD Wood
ruff.