Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-10
INTEREST in CONFERENCE
Large Attendance nj ANNUAL Meeting
of Reorganised Church of Int
ter Day Saints.

LAMONT, Ia, April 9.-(special Tele-
gram.)-Promptly at 2 p. m. the business Of
the conference was taken up. The large
auditorium was filled to its capacity by the
hour appointed, showing a keen interest In
the business of the conference. President
Smith called the assembly to order. Those
not ex-of1cio members or delegates were
instructed to take back seats to make room
for those whose duty it is to transact the
business coming before the conference. A
hymn was sung and prayer offered by
Apostle Joseph R. Lambert. After prayer
the minutes Of yesterdays session was read
and amended.
A spirited discussion was had, occasioned
by reports Of the auditor Of bishops books
and the bishops report, as reported at yes
terday's session. Both reports, with mo-
lions and amendments pertaining thereto.
were laid upon the table until the commit
tee on auditing the bishops books for the
last two years reported.
A paper was presented asking that the
re%organized church be incorporated in
Canada. 1t was referred to a committee of
three, composed Of Bishop Kelley, William
Anderson and r. G. Evans.
Word reached the conference today of the
death at Independence, Mo-, OF Morris T.
Short of that place. He was lember of
the first quorum Of seventy. A committee
was appointed to draft resolutions of re-
spect and coincidence.
The first quorum of elders petitioned for
the ordination of T. A. Hougas to be their
president, to fill a vacancy caused by death,
This was granted and provision made for
his ordination and that of his counsellors.
The roll of ex-oficio members was called.
showing an attendance at the present con-
ference OF near $50 ex-oficio members. OF
these forty-eight are high priests and sixty
are seventies.
The church secretary's report of yester-
day. stating that discrimination had been
made against the ministers Of the Re
organized church in the east, in that they
were denied railway clergy permits, was
taken up. The standing committee on rail-
way rates and clergy permits. consisting Of
Joseph Smith, Bishop Kelley and R. S.
Salyards, was authorized to appoint a sub
committee to wait upon the officials of such
railroad lines and protest against such dis
elimination.
The matter OF ordinations asked for was
referred to the quorum of the twelve.
A hymn was sung and prayer offered by
President Joseph Smith, after which T. A.
Hougas was ordained president Of first
quorum Of elders; H. N. Snively, first coun-
selor, and A. Badham, second counsellor.
L.. G. Gurwell was ordained to the Office OF
elder and B. NJ. Anderson to the office of
priest. Announcements we're read for sew
eral quorum and committee meetings for
the evening and tomorrow morning, indi-
eating that no loss OF time would be per-
mitted and that conference business NAV
be speedily transacted.
Tonight James Caffall OF Council Bluffs.
Ia, was the speaker, assisted by F. A.
Smith Of st. Louis, Mo.
Prayer meeting will be held tomorrow
morning at 0 o'clock, in charge OF ]. T.
Davis and George Hawley. At 1O:45 o'clock
tomorrow morning the speaker will BE- John
w. Rushton Of Hamilton, Scotland. whO is
here as one of the delegates from Europe,
He will be assisted by Francis Ebeling,
from the Eastern States mission.