Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-17
REVELATION IS PRESENTED
FavOrably Reported by QuOrums and
Endorsed by the Church.
FREDERICK NJ. SMITH THE NEXT PRESIDENT
Latter Paragraph of Revelation
Covers Matter and is Explanatory
of One Previously Presented
to Latter Day Saints.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. April l6.-(special
Telegram. )-This morning Apostle Joseph
Tuff preached the funeral sermon of the
wife of Bishop ]. H. billiard The after
noon session was opened promptly, with
President Joseph Smith I'm the chair. Rou-
tine business reports from quorums, etc,
followed the minutes. Then President Smith
yielded the chair to Bishop Kelly and
tired from the room and the revelation
came before the body after each quorum
had stated its acceptance of the same. Here
is a summary Of the revelation which has
passed the various quorums and was this
afternoon accepted by the main body and
thereby becomes law unto the church:
Paragraphs l and provides for the es-
adjustment at Independence of a sani-
tarium for the sick and afflicted OF the
church and that it shall be presided over
by Apostle Joseph Tuff as medical director
and physician of the church. This he shall
do and also retain his apostleship.
Third-The home for orphan children was
ordered and the efforts OF the Daughters of
Zion in that direction were approved.
Fourth-In the establishment OF both Of
these institutions the church was COM
manded to build moderately at the outset
and not to go into debt.
Fifth-Because OF the repeated tidal
waves occurring in the South Sea islands
the saints of that far-on region need COM
fort and encouragement; thus Joseph Bur-
ton was appointed to choose an associate
and go to this difficult mission.
Sixth-The Utah mission was also rec
ognized and the command was given that n
representative OF the church be maintained
! there.
On the subject OF the gathering the saints
were admonished that they move not in
haste nor without due preparation.
The spirit Of speculation and the greed
20 get gain was condemned and the saints
| admonished to avoid these evils.
Former Revelation Explained.
The concluding paragraph is here quoted
/ verbatim:
| Inasmuch as misunderstan has oc-
| CURED in regard TO the meaning Of a reveal
/ ton hitherto given through my servant. Jo-
! seph Smith. in regard TO who should be
called to preside in case my servant should
/ be taken away or fall by transgression. Il
/ Is now declared that in case of the re-
| movaI Of my servant now presiding over
/ the church by death or transgression my
| servant Frederick NJ. Smith. If he remain
/ faithful and steadfast, should be chosen In
| accordance with the revelations which have
/ been hitherto given TO the church con-
] corning the priesthood, should my servant
/ Frederick NJ. Smith, prove unstable and un-
/ faithful, another may be chosen to the law
/ already given. Independence, Mo, April Il,
I 1896.
! BY vote the revelation was ordered printed
| in the Book OF Doctrine and Covenants.
! which contains all the revelations which
govern the church.
! The body Joined in the resolutions of con-
/ dolence offered to Bishop HiIliard by the
seven presidents OF seventy. II was ordered
that when a member of the seventy be-
! counes superannuated he he released from
the quorum. Charles r. Wiley. Levi Gar
net, ]. L. Mortimer, Canada; James r.
Yates. Charles G. Lewis. Jeptha B. Wilder.
muth. J. d. Curtis. George ]. Brookover
Henry A. Koehler. James Pycock. Ralph w