Arizona republican., 1898-10-03
THE GREAT SALT LAKE OF UTAH
interview With tlle New President Of the Church and It's Chief Dignitaries. Their Views >on Religion How
 Their Creed Originated.
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other century comes to close it will | be one Of the strongest religious bodies
 io the world.
 Adjacent to Temple square is the tithing yard and offices, where numar- ous farm wagons, carriages and persons a-foot, some humble and some rich, come to transact their business and to
 give to the church it's entitled pro rata
 Of their annual earnings. In addition
 to this there is the Mormon printing
 house, shoe factory, bank, newspaper
 offices; in fact, everything imaginable
 fer the convenience and patronage Of
 the people.
 They have missionaries in all parts
 of the world, who are doing effective
 work. In addition to the temple here
 there are several others ir different
 cities, end many others contemplated.
 Owing to the death Of Wilfred Wood
 ruff, the late president Of the Mormon
 church. who died in San Francisco on
 the Ed of September, the church has
 just been compelled to make many Ichanges in it's management and to se-
 Iect new officers. President Woodruff
 was enc of the pioneers in the estab-
 lishment Of the Mormon church, and has held many public and private of fees Of trust and honor during his res idence in Salt Lake City. He was S4
 wears old. He had thirty-tW0 children, twe2ty-one of whom are living; ninety four grandchildren and number or
 great-gra ndchildren. His wife, Mrs. , Emma woodruff, is still alive and in good health.
 The death of 6 president Of the Mor- men church causes complete dissolu- , ton among the other officers of the church. h crder to get matters , straightened out, reorgan anizaion is : necessary. The reorganization cc- cured a few days after the death Of the :, late president As the natural order of things placed Lorenzo Snow, one o1 the oldest and Glc35 influential men, bers Of the church, in line for the pres
 idency, he was unanimously eiectsd
 and is now installed in office. The ' church cfces cover great deal ci . space. and it requires a large corps o: : clerks, stenographers, bookksepers and officers to transact the business which . is carried on there daily. The presi- . dents o6ice stands apart frcm the
 main buildings. but he has easy com :, municaticn with them all. In the Of | fee with the president are his first ant ,f second coUnselors. George D. Canno- | and Joseph F. Smith, also his privat'
 
 secretary All three Of these men art
 persons Of very fine and intelligent ap y pearance. They conduct themselye q with great deal Of dignity. The pres y ident is a very busy man. He has a 2 manner Of callers and a great deal o ,, public and private business to atten' !. tO daily. 4 visi. to his office :s at 2, tended with as much ceremony as ( visit to the president Cf the Unite l. States His private secretary look c after the minor d8-ails of his office, an | exercises his discretion as to who vii IL be admitted to the presidents offici tt As 8 result, a great number have t L f0reg0 this pleasure. The WrlJer ha Is the pleasure Of meeting the preslden l. Tn his office, and was thus afforded 9 e opportunity of learning something { It MCrmonism from headquarters. Afte r meeting President Snow I was intTc . duccd by him to his firs1 ard sscon
 ccunseloTs and to many others Of th ., church dlgni1aries: also, Charles V J. Pcnrc3e. the church historian. Pres Is dent Snow and others present cor g. vorsed pleasantly for few minute s- CT general topics, but the conversatio at soon drifted to church matters, and y my surprise 1 found they had nothin s to conceal, but answered my questiOZ ts with the utmost freedom, ard when es referred to polygaEy. laughed goc e n3tGredly and proceeded to give u ld why's and wheref0rcs.
 s' DETAILS OF THE CREED. y Charles W. Penrose, who has u
 Mormon doctrine at his fingers end ,ie was the principal spokesman.
 It "Gertlemen," I began, T attend' ;cf services at your church two mont re- ago, but as the day ! went to dhe Ia an erracIe was the day CT which you eel ks hrate your fourth of July, you will I he member that the services were Of Q I ii- triotic nature, and afforded one ve he little opportunity to observe any Of t est details of your creed, therefore, as ice do nos wish to leave the city with0 get knowing something Cf your religion in would like to ask ?. few questions
 Mir. Penrose expressed his w.llingnf he to cheerfully answer all inquiries. 2u- T would like to know, Mr. Penro the in what essentials the kelief Of Latt' Of Day Saints differs from that of Chr be tiaHs." of Tn order to answer that Questi
 II inteliigantiy, and in order to make he'd church and myself clearly undeTst0 cry l. will be necessary for me to rel niy he facts tc you in the order they h. ea- been revealed to us. You know reye
 ton i5 enc e the first principles of { leir religion.
 asts There are 50 many different rel Ice ious systems in the world, each clai md, ing net only to be right, but to be an vine, that a rational mind, unwarped