Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-10
SUDDEN DEATH OF PRESIDENT SNOW.


the Church. lie chose as his Two 'pah'
gelors in the First Presidency ueege
G. Cannon and Joseph F. smith Who |
had also been counselors oil MS '"o
predecessors.
President SHOWS first moves we're
largely of financial character de'
signed to relieve the Church OF a may
burden of debt which had -ested ipoh
il eytr since the connscation oil It's
property under the operations u lie
Edmunds Tucker act, in the after part
OF the eighties" As trustee-ih-fusI
he authorized two great bond isas
aggreeatlng a million dollars and Fllh
the means thus obtained--almost en-
tirely from home capitallsIs-he pald
the Churchs most pressing oblisa'ea'
and materially reduced the rate o IL
terest that 1t was paying upon boiog
ed money.
TITHING MOVEMENT.
This done, he threw his whole soul
into movement destined to mari DIS
administration as one Of the most DOT
able in the history Of the ChurC
movement that may be designate
revival and reform In the obserVaie q
the law OF tlthing by It's members IN
May, 1899, proceeding with large laFV
20 81. George, at the extreme soutefn
end Of the state, he there proclaimu as
the word of the Lord to the Lattetday
Saints that II they would contins TO
reap the fruition OF His promisel o.
peace and prosperity upon this and.
they must obey the divine law IN fsa'
ton to tlthes and offerings Pas re-
missness would be forgiven, II TN NJ
ture witnessed faithful observana Of
the statute, and heaven would shower
its blessings upon them more abunlanl-
ly than ever. but If the law was not
honored, calamties would come, and
the people would be scourged for iaelr
dlsobedence. lie gave them to uras'
stand that they were to pay their tth-
ing, not because II would get The
Church out of debt-that was mdeIy
an incldent--but because 1t was The
law OF the Lord and must be oheyei
Other speakers took UP the theme and
II was echoed and re-echoed until The
whole region rang and resounded With
IL. From St. George the great reform
tory wave rolled northward. thrciged
meetings, characterized by great en.
thusiasm, being held at all prindpal
points south and north OF Salt lake
City, and subsequently wherever The
Saints had settlements. The effeSt q
this evangelic movement was iniian-
taneous. President Snow had pre7bas
ly possessed in marked degree TOE
love and confidence OF His people, and
now these feelings were Increased and
intensified. Tithes and offerings zane
pouring In with promptness and
penttude unknown for years, AM In
every way the Church's condition in.
proved and It's prospects brightned
Many other changes and improvements
followed and many more are
still in prospect A great pIr-
itual and temporal revival, lad
ing up to yet mightier things
is confidently expected by the members
Of the Church as the result Of the ener-
getic and progressive policy inauggr-
ated by President Snow.
HIS CHIEF CHARACTERISTICS
President Shows mentality was a
rare and varied combination. He was
a natural flnanoler. and at the sane
time a spiritually minded man, OF liter.
airy tastes and poetic Temperament
He was not sanctimonious: he could
not be a fanatic or bigot n he
wished. He was too wen.balauced
for that-too broad.minded and
charitable. He would never psrse.
cute man for his opinions. nor
Interfere with his religious worship,
however much h. might dlsapprov Of
them. AT the same time he was a nat.
tern OF piety, an exemplary chrisaan
gentleman, jealous In and devoted 10
the cause that he deemed diyine No
tYrant but a man OF Arm will. prmpt
In deciding. fearless and Thorough 10
executing his purposes. No politlaan
yet wisely polite, regardful Of prort,-
ties and Of all mems rights. No one
ever imposed upon him without lis
knowing II, and few cared 10 In
pose upon him twice. Bland and M.
spoken as rule, he could be stern Ana
was plain and straightforward IN q.
pressing his opinions. Once AN.
WINGED Of the correctness OF an NJ,
a doctrine. principle. policy or cosre
OF conduct, he adhered 10 I, Nth
iniiexlble resolution. In his ~ Ale
discourses he spoke straight ,,,hs
point, and his manner ana Az.
ton was entirely without ost.,ta-
ton While spirited and indepenant
he was not combative In his dIs,os.
ton but was essentially a man Of mace
a humanitarian Though as a Win
fired with military ardor and amls,, ys
to distinguish himself upon the ae,l q
Mars, It was not the love Of strlfs md
oloodshed that Inspired him. but In, ~.
nance and ehivalry Of a soldiers Ne.
as hallowed' and handed down BY he
traditions Of the heroic past, partie,is.
ly Of revolutionary times.
There was no, in all Utah, nor ,,A.
entire West a more interesting per,t.
atty than this great Prophet So.
Revelator and President Of the ch,.,h
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