The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-11
SNOW DEAD
VENERABLE HEAD OF THE NOR
MON CHURCH PASSES AWAY
AT SALT LAKE
SERIOUSLY Ill BUT A DAY
President Snow Had Reen Leader
of His Sect for More
Than Three Score
Years.

SALT LAKE, Utah, Oct. 10-Lorenzo
Snow, fifth president of the Church Of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, bet
ter known as the Mormon church. died
unexpectedly at his private residence, the
historic Bee Hive house, at 3:35 O'clock
this afternoon after an Illness that had
been serious only since yesterday The
immediate cause of his death was hy-
posthatic congestion, superinduced bv
aggravated bronchitis. Several weeks
ago President Snow contracted a cold.
He was at his desk, however attending
to business as late as Tuesday. Yester-
day morning he was seized with a fit
of vomiting which continued at intervals
throughout yesterday. Last night mis-
physicians were called and remained m
constant attendance until death came.
The church authorities became alarmed
at his condition late yesterday and most
OF the leaders, together with such mem
bers of his family as could be summoned
by telegraph and otherwise, remained in
the SICK chamber until the end.
President Shows death caused a.
shock to the entire community and
is deeply deplored by all classes, for he
was regarded as broad-minded, gen
erous-hearted Christian gentleman. who
desired the upbuilding of Utah, as we'll
as the progress of the Mormon church.
HIS SUCCESSOR.
President Shows death dissolves the
first presidency, of which he was the
mead, his two counsellors being Josep;l
Smith and Rudger Clawson. Until his
successor is chosen, which may not be
until the annual conference next April
the leadership of the church will de-
Volve upon the council of twelve apostles
OF which body Smith is the recognized
head. Unless death should come to hin,
the meantime Mr.
next president of the church.
The church leaders will probably meet
tomorrow and make arrangements for
the funeral.
President Snow leaves a large family.
the members being scattered throughout
the world All have been notified of lis
death.
Lorenzo Snow was born in Mantau.
rortaSe county, Ohio, April 8, 1914, and
received classical education at oher-
I'm college. He became a convert to
Mormonism in 1886 and immediately be-
gan proselyting. Since then he hoe
peen one of the most active and promi-
nent members of the church oreaniza-
tlon He has been on numerous foreieo
missions. the most important being that
TO Great Britain in 1910, where he ha-
came president of the London confer
ehce. In 1913, at the head of a train Of
lO0 wagons. he made the overland trin
from Illinois to the present site of Salt
Lake city and in all the work of found
ing and building UP this city he was !,
leader. For thirty years, commencing
with 1852, he was a member of the tout
torlal legislature, chiefly as presidine, of-
ncer OF the upper house. In 1855 with
nfty families, he founded and named
Brigham City, in northern Utah. which
was his home for many years. In 1886
during the agitation against the practice
OF pologamy, he was convicted of nm
laW1ul cohabitation and sentenced to
terms OF six months each, but later
was released on writ of habeas corpus.
of the church in succession to Wi1for5
Woodruff.