New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-25

to the point where the erection Of the towers oe
gan when Taylor died. July p. ~, iuGltVe !"
hiding from the vengeance OF the law
PRESIDENT wOODRUFF's ADMINISTRATION.
Wnford Woodruff was the fourth president and
under his administration public affairs began TO
assume similitude normal conditions. The salt
Lake Temple was completed and dedicated pubic
enterprises were inaugurated-with Church money
or Church credit. IT IL charged-ihe great pleasure
resort. Satar Reach with its auxilary Ial. u e-
r'srifosto Of September o. 1890 doing away with
polvgarny as a cardinal doctrine ~ the Mormon
ah was promulgated and political tree 6o hem cen
adhered 10 is yet to he shown. During The lncum-
bencv of Wfford Woodruff Utah was admitted 10
been n signed Ianma9y ! iS scarcely was the Ink
DIV or more accurately on April ~ the same
year when another manifesto was issued requiring
all tho priesthood (which comprises all male nom
hors OF the church, 10 take counsel OF oi' 'ur
either as candidates supporters. This almost
precpltated another schsm in the Ihnrch M"ST i
Thatcher an apostle. refused 10 indorse the mani
fcsto and making a canvass the Same year FOR INC
United states senate was defeated. r. H. ROBBERS ta
"A lesser ecclesiastical officer than Thatcher, also
opposed for q while hut hnally-on account ol
his families f. is said -indorsed IT, Rouerts j. s now
I-tah 10 the Congress Of the United States. and at
this time appears To have a majority ~ me votes
DISTRESSING FINANCIAL PROBLEMS.
Lorenzo Snow appears to have a separate mis-
sion TO perform In his administration Of the 'hufch
affairs its nfth president Under ms itnih""'le
predecessors the Cannon family. Of which George q
Cannon IS the head and United States senator
Frank j. Cannon IS n shining light many indus
trial enterprises were begun. ana some pu1iitu W
various stages Chief among these Is me- ne ILL., IL
tricity This prior to President woodruff DEAN
was consolidated with all the other electrical con-
Germs ~ that time operating IN me sun, WI" WI b
exception Of the Utah Power Company, tne Df
installations had all been bonded 10 l11Ggla 'm'
capacitv II was necessary 70 furnish adheu S'
curty and this was provided "r
Of The church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter DAY saints
on one half OF the bonds. or NpW lnteIeSi o ol
those bonds is provided for mp until Januhry, w
but on June 30 1889 paymrnt, rs n1s an financial
problems that confront the new leader o. Tue
Mormon people. ,.,. IL, 1or;,ed
from Is ithes Al the time OF Brigham hea1n
this was about S5coOn year tn" income , ,,,n
being announced at each conference. nul itp -
mont OF expenditures published; IN Joh'
Taylors time large sums were eNp'nuIiIi r W., he
enriched In Woodrufrs time industrial eh,t,
pri-es were inauguratcd. some or mem Jrct
MONEYS we're used. least borrowed 10 push
these and that church credit Was usea AZ III l,'e
instance Of the bonds guaranteed by tne tlua,.
ln-trlst 70 raise further capital These are Ho,
Idle rumors though from the Ghyoas G9 ty '' 70 OBJ
t ln' am e. tr1.teU il ls asserted that he
church Is financially broken thai large sums must
md nm though the Church membership = greater
r ,h aetoen years ago and individual wealth has
Increased the annual uthng is no more ma" -
wa tn $50 49,, -. o. ,roei
This is ono OF the problems that the new presI-
don, must meet. HIS hands. however. vill he par
flaiiy held up by another policy inaISnr ID 10y niS
pr.docessor-that ~ enerestic ana lndclats', ,
nproselvti-ing A. tho present time the Church has
nrer riueteen hundred missionaries In the helh ~
5irerent parts OF the world These are mos,y
males but some of the gentler sex are carrN!nnE
no word and contrary 10 former fnetnoGs Ine
Frropenn fields are not CLEANED 50 industriouSIE
ratncr the southern states. whore. as rccGnty
rofrrned missionary told the writer. they re nd.u
70 convert but they make very good uthihg pay
ers ,., 49,, .Ao r-e.
--hi. nrnears 20 be the best solution or the pres
a., g-orral troubles ~ the Church. when, ii iHpS
have not been exaggerated are serious.