The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-10
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat

of the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat.
ter-day Saints.
j To sustain the following seven presi-
dents of the seventies: Seymour B.
Young, c.. J. Fjeldsted,s b. H. Roberts
George Reynolds, j. G. Kimball, Rulon
( S. Wells and j. w. McMurrin.
( To sustain the presiding bishop w
B. Preston. with John r. Winder and
X. t. Burton as counseIors.
I To sustain Franklin d. Richards IS
church historian with Elders Penrose
and Jensen as assistants
To sustain President Lorenzo Snow
as trustee in trust of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
To sustain John Nicholson as clerk
of the general conference.
MISSIONARIES RELIEVED.
President Cannon then said the
presidency had been contemplating for
some time the advisability of relieving
the European mission, which consisted
of Elders Wells McMurrin and Parry.
Elder Parry, he said, had already re-
turned, and he put motion, which
was carried, to replace the present mis-
sion with Platt C. Lyman, with James
McMurrin and Henry w. Naisbit as
counselors.
A TRYING ORDEAL.
President Cannon then said: There
is no church in the world where its Of
ficers are subjected to such an ordeal
as the officers of this church have been
today, and feel thankful in my heart
for the unanimity that has peryaded
this congregation.
APOSTLE CLAWSON TAKES HIS
SEAT.
He then called for the new apostle
Rudger Clawson, TO take his seat with
the twelve. Apostle Clawson came for
ward slowly, being met on all sides
with congratulations, and, when he
reached the stand, said:
Brethren and sisters, this is very
trying position that / occupy before
you this afternoon. 1t is true, as Pres
ident Cannon has said, that I have
been placed in some trying situations;
l was with Elder Joseph Standing at
the time OF his martyrdom and was
myself exposed for few moment to
martyrdom, but / escaped through the
providence of the Lord [ have been
placed behind prison bars for the testi-
mony of Jesus Christ, and that was a
very trying situation. When came out
OF the penitentiary l was told that the
Lord wanted me-to labor as president
of the Box Elder stake Brethren and
sisters, that was a. great surprise to me
at tnat time, and very trying. | had
been brought up in Salt Lake City; all
my interests, all my associations and,
as l thought, all my expectations, We're
in Salt Lake City, and it was a great
trial for me to be called away. No in
ducements were offered, but | was told
that the Lord would bless and sustain
me in that appointment, and 1 want to
testify to you, brethren and sisters,
that 1 have been sustained in my presi-
dency in Box Elder, and 1 have en-
joyed my labor. There are good peo-
pie there, people who are trying 10
serve the Lord, and they have sustained
me, and 1 have felt blessed and have
prosperred in my labors.
One time a man who did not belong to
this church came to my house and I
thought that l would let him give me
character if he could. He had his
hands upon my head. and the first
words he said We're: You will some day
be an apostle in the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints -
There were others, he said, who were
present, but they did not hear what was
said, and 1 have never told any one of
it.
MY patriarchal blessing told me that
would be called to a high place in the
church, and 1 think this is the fulfill
ment of that prophecy"
PRESIDENT SNOW