The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-07

Speeches and sermons by apostles
consumed the time entirely in the ses-
sion of the Mormon conference yeSter-
day. The only business transacted
during the day was the sustaining OF
the general authorities and various
church boards, which was done late
in the afternoon. AS is usual in Nor
mon conferences, the vote on this mat
ter was unanimous Not a single hand
was uplifted in opposition TO sustain
ing any of the authorities.
Only few minor changes We're made
in the officials None of the general
authorities were changed. Horace
Cummings succeeded ]. NJ. Tanner on
the church board Of education, and IS
general superintendent of the church
Sunday schools. APOSTLE David o. Me-
Kay was sustained to succeed Mr.
Tanner as second assistant superin-
tendent of the church schools, and on
all other boards where LIr Tanner
formerly held membership Mr.. Cum
mings was named TO succeed him. Mr..
Tanner was dropped at the annual
conference last April because. it is sup
posed, of the accusation that he had
taken a plural wife since the mani
festo and Messrs. Mckay and Cum
mings have since been performing his
duties by direction of the first presi-
dency
Apostle Orson F. Whitney was sus-
tanned as a member of the church
board of education, 10 succeed John
Nicholson. who was hOnora bly, released
on account of ill-health. Mr.. NicnOl-
son was also released as clerk of the
conference, and Duncan NJ. McAllister
was sustained to succeed him in that
capacity
Host Votes in Affirmative.
President Joseph F. Smith presided
during the ceremony of sustaining the
authorities. He was first sustained as
president of the church, and then ris
counsellors. the apostles, the seventies
and the other authorities were sUs-
tanned in quick succession. a forest Of
hands was raised in the affirmative
every time the vote was called. If
there were any disscnters present they
held their peace and did not indicate
their opposition by voting in the mega
tive.
1t was noticeable, however, that
Apostle Reed SmOOt was not present
when the vote was taken. If he was
present at the afternoon session he oc-
cupied place somewhere in the body
Of the house, and not his accustomed
position on the platform. In the morn
ing Apostle SmOot was present and
delivered an address, in which he urged
the upholding of the authorities Of the
church, and proclaimed them the
chosen of God to rule his people.
TeasdaIe First Speaker.
Apostle George Teasdale, who has
not attended a conference in lorts
time, and who now makes his home in
Mexico, was the first speaker at the
morning session. Nearly so years Of
age and bowed under the weight Of
physical disa Utilities, Mr.. TeaSdale al
most tottered while he bore his testi-
mony TO the truth of the Mormon COS
pie. His discourse was doctrinal
throughout.
The morning session was opened by
the singing of How Firm a Founda-
ton" Patriarch David Mckay of Og-
den. father of Apostle David o. Nc
Kay, offered prayer, and the choir and
congregation sang Hail to the Pro-
phet" Apostle Teasdale then deliv-
cred his address.
Apostle Rudger Clawsou was the
next speaker. His remarks were main
ly confined to an elaborate declaration
that the building up Of Utah has been
but the fulfillment Of the prediction by
the Prophet Isaiah that the people of
God should make the desert blossom
as the rose. Mr.. ClaWson presented
statistics showing the amount of fruit
which had been shipped out of Brig
ham City this year as an evidence of
what had been done in this country.
which was once a desert, and declared
that the result had been duplicated
elsewhere.
Mr.. Clawson. in closing, urged the
people to sustain and uphold the au-
thorities of the church; to pay their
tithing and to observe the word CT
wisdom.
Smoot Speaks ForcefuIIy.
There was an audible ripple of in
terest and anticipation throughout the
house when Apostle Reed Smoot arose