The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-11

in time.
President Smith then explained that
each stake president except those IN
Salt Lake county, had ben notified Of
the action of the apostles in setting
apart the new officials and had been
asked to call special stake conferences
to sustain this action, provided they
could not be directly represented at
the general conference Every stake
except Uintah had taken this action,
he said, and had forwarded resOlu-
tons sustaining the new officials.
That which has been done. has
been done in the sanctity Of the house
OF the Lord and to the glory Of Israel."
he said in conclusion. God bless the
priesthood. / rejoice in my heart at
tho scene we nave witnessed here to-
day. The Lord viii sustain you and
his servants, and the work will roll on
throughout the world. God bless you
forever is my prayer, in the name of
Jesus. Amen!"
From every corner Of the immense
tabernacle rolled out Amen"
After the singing Of a hymn. Pres
i6ent John R. Winder rose and made
a brief address. He said he felt his
weakness compared with the heavy re-
sponsibilities now upon him, but thu t
he would seek divine advice in all
things. He had never preached much,
his work in the church being along
other lines, but he wished TO tell Of his
sense Of responsibility in his new Of
fee.
President Smith called for "the young
est Of the apostles. and his son, Hy-
runt Smith, stepped out to address the
immense assemblage.
Il feel there Is anxiety in the minds
aF he inc 10 "a
and I feel that they have come to
hear my voice, and / feel embarrassed
wish to say that I accept all that
has been laid upon me. It is my de-
sire, inasmuch as I have been sUs-
tanned. to do everything in my power
70 sustain The Latter-day Saints.
know the Holy Spirit is born in me.
1 have felt it all my life.
After hymn and a benedictiOn, pro-
nCunCed by Apostle Woodruff, the con-
ference was adjourned and the thrOng
melted away to the sOnOrOus music of
the organ.
at the Morning Session.
The forenoon session Of the confer
eDce was taken up with addresses.
President Smith recalled the last pub
lie speech of the late President Snow,
in which ne left instructions for car
rying on the work Of the church.
I've little supposed it would be the
last time we would hear his voice and
listen to his counsel and wisdom" said
! President Smith But the Lord has
taken him away. and it is our duty to
take up the work and carry it on in
/ accordance with his directions, as in
the past"
He urged the members OF the church
to activity for the cause.
The Lord will raise us up and mag
Nifty US" he declared, and make US
! occupy our real position upon the
| earth. We have been looked upon as
interlOpers, as fanatics, and as false
! believers. We have been treated with
I contempt, and have been driven from
our homes. We have been spoken evil
Of everywhere until the people of the
world have come to look upon us as
| the offscouring of the earth. Many
have been so poisoned with ISLANDERS
that they would deprive US of life, lib
| erty and the pursuit Of happiness. We
want to be known in our true hght-as
/ true worshipers of God
/ President Smith then quoted Presi-
/ dent Snow as saying to him:
You will live to be president of the
/ Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter day
/ Saints. I want to say to you that,
when the time comes, you should pro-
coed at once anG reorganiZe the pres
/ idency of the church"
/ President Smith praised the organi-
cation of the church, which he de-
I clared was as perfect as any known,
and read from the Doctrines and Cove
nants the revelation regarding the or
ganization Of the church. According to
this, the patriarch was chosen first,
and he said that some time in the
I future this order Of procedure would
/ be followed, but it would have to be
/ taken up separately and carefully dis
( cussed before the departure from re-
! cent precedents was taken. He then
/ told about the method to be followed in
7 the afternoon in voting.
President Lund spoke of the neces-
sity Of making the organization of the
Z church permanent, and discussed the
method of organization. He referred
+ to Peter, James and John as occupy
ing a position similar to that of the
! first presidency in the present organi-
zation.
President Brigham Young also de-
4 clared there had been an urgent ne
. cessity for. reorganization of the first
( presidency to keep the machinery of
the church perfect.
ct remember" he said, "that when
/ President Brigham Young was finally
set apart as president of the church,
ne said that he had been working for
three years with his hands tied behind
him" President Young described the
pilgrimage of the adherents of the
faith to Utah and closed by repeating
his anxiety TO see President Smith
sustained in his new position.
Apostle John Henry Smith spoke of
the necessity Of maintaining a perfect
organization and said much trouble
could have been avoided if Brigham
Young had been promptly set apart as
president after the death of Joseph
Smith.
I had a revelation" he declared
making Joseph f. Smith president OF
the Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter
day Saints, and Brigham Young pres
ident of the twelve. 1t was ten years
ago and it came clear as the sun
light"
Apostle Smith said that on only two
other occasions had he had revelations
He was the last speaker at the fore
noon session. An adjournment was
taken until the afternoon, when tht
church voted unanimously to sustain
all the acts of the quorum of twelve
apostles in selecting new leaders OF
this great religious organization
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