The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-06
NEW RULERS NOW
IN CACHE STAKE
Isaac Smith, Who Has Lived
His Religion, Elected to
Presidency.
JUDGE MAUDHAN IS
REMOVED AS COUNCILLOR
There Was Much Criticism Over
Man on Bench Occupying
This Position.
Special TO The Tribune.

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 5.-The tension
is over and the people Of Cache stake
now know who arc their rulers. The
new presidency, constituted today, con-
sists of Isaac Smith, Newell W. Kim
ball and Joseph E. Carbon. Smith was
passed up from the place of first coun.
cilor, which he has held for dozen
years. He has, however, been the vir-
tual head of the stake for more than
two years, President Morrell having
been incapacitated by mental collapse.
Smith is q hard worker, an enthusias-
tic Mormon, plant to the will Of au-
thority, and has obeyed the celestial
law. In politics he is a Republican, his
two councillors being Democrats, it be-
ing considered that matters political
are thus well balanced.
High Council Changed.
In the high council three changes
were made, James A Leishman, Henry
Hancey and Joseph e. Wilson going out,
their places being filed by NJ. J. Bal
lard, ". w. Roundy and Joseph e. Nor
rell, The vacancy created in the bish-
opric Of the First ward by the eleva-
ton of Carbon as second councillor in
the presidency, was hlled by the ap-
pointment of G. B. Thatcher. Judge
W. W. Maudhan, relieved as second
councillor in the stake presidency, will
now devote his whole time 20 the duties
of the bench.
In his speech, which was n premoni-
tion OF his retirement, Judge Maudhan
muring and criticism among the people,
which he had forgiven. He now asked
the Saints that they forgive linn.
Was Over Two Courts.
Ever since his elevation to the Judge
I chin Of fba EirsT 6iefrict it has haau
| felt that his position was somewhat
anomalous, and this has subjected him
! to criticism. In his ecclesiastical ca
| pacity, it was necessary for him TO re-
view cases rising from the bishop s
court, which, if not adjudicated by the
stake presidency might be brought be
! fore him for trial as district Judge In
the nature of the case, this gave rise
| to all sorts of remarks, even TO the
| implication that the fountain of JUS
tice itself might thereby be polluted.
Judge Maudhan 8 release from the pres
| idency comes, therefore, as relief.
New Blessing Dispenser.
James A. Leishman, relieved from the
high council, was elevated TO the patri
Archaic, and will now dispense blessings
to the Saints at SO each.
| Joseph E, Wilson, released from the
! high council, was appointed as stake
clerk, while George ", Thatcher was
put in charge of the choir.
Thus reorganized, Cache stake is in
! full working order, and under the
presidency of Isaac Smith starts out
with bright prospects.
| The address by Apostle George A.
| Smith was on tho Word of Wisdom.
the apostle affirming the divinity Of
the doctrine, insisting that it is a
command of God. He said there is
| u, - sd
! by the saints of Cache stake, the drink
| ing and tobacco habits being especially
prevalent. He excoriated tho saints
! fro thus defling their bodies, and pre-
| disposing their progeny to lntemper-
ancc, saying that the wrath of God IS
impending over them unless they re-
| pent and keep the Word Of Wisdom.
Denounces Tea and Coffee.
The apostle also deprecated strongly
! the tea and coffee habit. which has be-
come quite prevalent, and read from
Joseph Smith in its denunciation, An
swering the objection that by these re-
marks he was depriving an aged woman
of her cup of tea, he said this was not
his intention; that, if necessary, he
would be willing to give her whole
| barrel Of tea only she must not drink
! it before children and thus toach them
! by her example TO violate the Word or
! Wisdom.
The apostle intimated that his ad-
| dress might possibly lead the congre-
CATION to believe that he himself IS
| stainless and keeps the Word of WIS
! dom. He said it is not true, as ne
! INDUCES to some extent, but he failed
| to state lust how and TO what extent.
! He denied that he was thus eScorlating
| them because he was angry, insistiaf
| that it was because OF his love 1or
| them.
! Apostle Whitney endorsed the re-
marks of Smith, stating that thls con
| ference bad been one or lnstrnGtloH,
correction and rebuke, and hoPed the
| saints had rrofited by the admonltlons.
! In his previous address aposue MI.
nrv stated that Mormonism does not
! nronise material wealth and large for
| tnnes ss reward for becoming saints,
arguing that the major portion OF Nor
mons are destined 10 be poor, wealth
! being reserved for the few He con
tended, also, that -Iormonism does not
reward, as rule, with political posi-
| tion. this being dispensed by the Will
| of the Lord He said the same also IS
| true relative to ecclesiastical advance
| mept. the Lord having the disposition
| of the high places in the church. APos,
! rio Whitney also said that he is not
BILE to promise exemption from the III
! will, opposition and persecution OF the
world TO candidates for membership In
the Mormon church. as, because or the
worlds attitude toward tho truth,
these are the portion of the saints
Have Given UP the Ship.