Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-07
DFsEnET sEMI-wEEKLY NEWS. FRIDAY. APRIL !.

Impressive cerstaonlcs. repeated from
day 10 day until thlrty-one meetings
had been held and 1900 Lattef-das
Saints had Witnessed the services
In tho fan Of the same year Presi-
dent Woodruff and his c0unseiors ne-
companied the Tabernacle choir 70 the
Worlds Fair at chicago. where that
famous tciy u singers competed Win
the. trained chorfters Of Wales and
other countfics. and bore on the .econd
prize In the contest AZ the worlds
Parliament of Religions. held during
the great Expedition. the Latter-day
Saints were denied representation; an
exhibition Of religious blgotry In
POOR keeping with the nvowed purpcte
for which the great convention had
been called.
President Woodruna crowning set
was the unveliing "a SAT- Lake city.
July 20. 1877. of the monument erected
10 the memory ~ itrlFham Young ana
the Pioneers. the initial event " the
Utah Pioneer Juhilce. o i've days fes
tlval commemorative 81 the rftlcth an
nlverrary of the arrival q the Nor
mon Pioneers IN Salt Lake valley. The
AGED Pioneer and prcrldcnt-a man
universally beloved Tor his homes, nrd
aulielcsn nature died az San Francisco.
California. September ?. isaN. while on
a visit for hia health 90 the coast. The
Council 81 the Apostles nj this time
stood rs foilowf: iorenxo snow. Presi-
dent: rrnnkiln - Richards iirlgham
Young. Francis NJ. Lyman. John Henry
Smith. George Teasdair Heher I.urani.
John W. Taylor. Mariner W. Merrill.
ApS'ion H. Land. Matthias a. Cowicy.
<brihar o. wcodrun.
PRESIDENT LORENZO SNOW.
The First Presidency was almost I'M
mcdintciy rcorraniEed. President t.o-
fenro Know. the present Prophet. Seer
and flevciator. beginning his adj
fninirtreflon on the 18Th n September.
isqs. Eighty.nvc Year, o. agc. but with
powers Of mind and body uuirnpaired-
tho reward 81 yirtuoua and abatcmi-
Gus ilfe-he has t4kon hold u the holm
81 the Church with q ntroug and steady
hand. reminiscent Of the days when
brigham YounF-of whom. a. well a. OF
the martyfcd Prophet Lorenzo Snow
was ever an ardent ndrlrcr and faith
fui foilowcr--stood NJ the wheel OF ~
rood ship Zion. iirectinf and shaping
under divine guidance ~ dcatinlca lie
comes IN the front nf time when he
Il manlfcstiy tho man for the hour.
ITS ability and experience ~ IMAM
clrr-on~ Of the main pillars OF the
United order IN tho past-arc invalua-
bic 10 the Church at the present period.
HIS first measure Hr.s- been LARGELY
% y financial character. 20 relieve the
Church % the heavy burden under
.-'-i~h II has STRUGGLED ever since IL
finances were crippled by the conns-
cation ~ iis property under the OPERA
tions q the rdnundr-Tucker act. That
he VIII succeed In leading II out %
financial bondage, thefr II every rea-
fon 20 believe. and that under HE wise
ard efficient leadership continued aur-
GEES Temporarily and spiritually iwaita
the work of God. no iatter-day Saint
can doubt Triumph and glory are
d~creed for a. No failure awaits
what the world has nicknamef Nor
monism. II will fuinii It's minaion.
israel will he gathered. Zion redeemed.
and earth prepared for the coming %
her King. Zion. prrdcstlncd 20 be
the Joy ~ the whole earth" VIII
ever have an attraction for the m.
tiona. Her hand ~ peace 4 extended
10 ~ the world Enhraim the Pioneer
o. Israel. has lifted up IAN ensign on
80 fnountains." To " shall the Den.
tiles rock; ana his rest shall DO glo-
rious."