Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-09
A MORMON REVELATION.
Text Of Document Submitted to the Re
cent Conference at Lamont.

cent conference al IdNloIIs =
At the world conference of the Latter
Iay Saints recently held in Lamon
great interest centered in a revelation
alleged to have been mad to Rev. Jo'
seph Smith. Considerable secrecy was
maintained over the document. which
was submitted to the various quorums
for acceptance, at the time. The reVe-
lation was finally accepted as genuine
The text shows it was a somewhat re-
markable paper:
ITO the Oficers and Members Of the
Conference:
81. on the night Of April 16 I made
the condition of the church a subject O
prayer, intensely DESTROYS of receiving
light and information in relation there
to and my duty. l awoke at the houl
of 8 and had in presentation the fol-
lowing vision
SO. saw the assembly of the saints
and the general authorities, the latter
being arranged upon a platform, with
the seats arranged in lines, each line
from the front of the platform slightly
raised to the rear. On that that plat
form I saw the quorum of the presi-
dency, the bishopry, the twelve and q
line above the twelve on the seats be-
hind them a number of the brethren
including four of the present members
of the twelve and the patriarchs now
ordained and recognized in the church
The quorom of the twelve was filled
and the places of the four whom l saw
on the upper tier of seats were occupied
by others known to the church.
"3. I asked the question who these
men occupying the upper row of seats
were and l was told that they We're
evangelical ministers, called to minister
in spiritual blessings to the church and
to preach the gospel, undeterred by the
burden of the car and anxiety OF pre-
siding over missions and districts.
"a. saw in the presidency two
known to the church, but who have not
hitherto been connected with the pres
idency.
20. I saw the bishopric as at pres
ent constituted, with the attendant
bishops Upon either side. I asked what
was the meaning of this. l was told
that the bishop should not be burdened
with the spiritual care Of the church
except as such might be brought be-
fore him in pursuance of the law,
which provided for the bishops court.
IS. I then asked what was meant by
the choosing of members for the pres
idency so young in years. / was in
formed hat it was for the purpose that
before the presidency should be in
vaded by death these younger men
should be prepared by association to
be of assistance to whatsoever should be
chosen as the president upon the emer-
gency which should occur.
az. The names of those of he pres
ent quorum of twelve whom / saw upon
the upper tier Of seats We're. James
Caffall, John H. Lake, Edmund c.
Briggs and Joseph r. Lambert. These
were sitting with the other evangelical
ministers. Those whom I saw sitting
with tine quorum of the twelve We're:
Frederick A. Smith, Francis M. Sheehy,
Ulysses w. Green, Cornelius A. Butter
worth and John w. Rushton.
IS. Sitting with the presidency We're
Frederick M. Smith and Richard C..
Evans.
80. The assembly seemed to be
large and orderly, with h different
officers of the church in their quorums
assembled in much the same order as
observed at our annual conferences, but
did not seem to be so large as at other
times / had seen them.
40. In regard to the gathering n
the work of the bishopric in regard to
the law of tithing and conservation 1
made inquiry what should be the atti-
tude of the church in regard thereto. To
this question 1 was answered that the
Book of Doctrine and Covenants as &C
copied by the church was to guide the
advice and action of the bishopric TAX
as a whole, each revelation con-
tanned therein having it's appropriate
upon each of the others and
their relation thereto, n unless the
Of the people of the church
should be in jeopardy the application
of the law as stated by the bishop
should be acceded to. In case there
should be a fragrant disregard OF the
rights of the people the quorums of
the church in joint council should be
applied to, and their action and deter
mination should govern. l inquired
what ouorums of the church We're
meant, and / was answered: The three
the DECISIONS OF which are
provided for in the law, the presidency,
the twelve and the seventy
81. In the case of transgression in
his office the bishop should be called In