The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-12
President Snow is dead,

President Snow is dead!
The people of Salt Lake read the
announcement on the bulletin in
amazement. OF course, it was known
that the venerable head of the Nor
mon church was in feeble health and
not strong enough to appear at the
recent conference until the very last
day, but as he arose in the tabernacle
pulpit and talked to the vast multi
tude in front of him, those who listened
did not suspect that the hand of Death
was reaching out and would set its
sea- upon him in four days after he
gave his benediction on that memoir
| able occasion.
The end came at 1886 Thursday af-
ternoon at his home in the Bee Hive
house. The immediate cause of his
demise was hypostatic congestion SUI
perinduced by aggravated bronchitis
The announcement of his death will
come like a thunderbolt from un-
clouded skies to tens of thousands OF
people who were entirely unaware OF
his sickness. His family and friends
however, have known for some time of
his serious condition, but not until
Thursday was his illness viewed with
alarm
Presidents Smith and Clawson were
NlOo0 at hdllu III llOIl Vi WIG
the doctors said was liable to occur at
any minute. The family were sum-
moned at an early hour and remained
at the bedside of the dying husband
and father to the end.
The day for President Shows funeral
had not been set at this writing (Thurs-
day night.) The members of the fam
lily and church leaders, it was an
nounced, would meet next day and
complete arrangements.
1t was at first suggested that the
obsequies take place on Sunday, but
this arrangement would leave out alb
sent members of the family in New
York and elsewhere. and give scant op-
portunity for attendance to the people
living in various parts of the state off
railroads, who cannot even hear of his
death for another day or two.
THE SUCCESSION.
with the death of President Snow =
said a prominent churchman to the
Intermountain Catholic reporter. 'the
first presidency comprised of the de-
ceased, Joseph F. Smith, Rudger Claw
son Che latter his counselor only
since Sunday last), becomes dissolved.
The leadership of the church, there
fore. devolves upon the council of
twelve Apostles, at whose head is Jo-
Sepn +. smith, VINO, IN all human prop
ability will be the next president of
the Church of Latter-day Saints. In
the event that he is not made presi-
dent before the next April conference,
the affairs of the church will be con-
Quoted by the Council of Twelve.
One of the principal points in Lo-
reno Shows character continued the
churchman, was his great business
capacity When Mr.. Snow succeeded
to the presidency of the church in 1888
it was known to be in financial dis
tress, but under his practical and far
seeing administration it was quickly
placed upon sound financial basis and
all of its paper quoted above par
HIS CHARACTER.
President Shows character is so well
described in the Deseret News, the or
gan of the Latter-day Saints, that we
are led to produce one paragraph. The
News says:
President Shows mentality was a
rare and varied combination. He was
natural financier, and at the same
time a spiritually minded man, of lit
erary tastes and poetic temperament.
He was not sanctimonious; he could
not be a fanatic or bigot if he
wished. He was too we'll balanced for
that-too broad minded and charitable,
He would never persecute a man for
his opinions, nor interfere with his re-
ligious worship, however much he
might disapprove of them. At the