The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-07
SAINTS SUSTAIN THE
SEERS AND PROPHETS
Band Of Twenty-Six Upheld in
General Conference at Sat-
urday's Meeting.
APOSTLE LYMAN NAMES
SMITH AS REVELAT0R
SmOOt Selects Dickens and Rob-
erts Chooses Macauley to
Defend Saints.

AS far as 7 can see, the voting
throughout has been in the affirmative -
is the language with which Joseph F.
Smith declared himself and his associ.
ates in the hierarchy duly sustained for
another SAX months at the close of the
afternoon session Of the conference Sat-
urday. Yesterday was the anniversary
OF the church and as it is customary to
present the officials on that date, Joseph
F. embraced the opportunity himself. Of
course, there was no disapproval OF dis
sent; there never was. Apostle Lyman
formerly presented the names of the au-
thorties, but the chief hierarch him.
self assumed this duty yesterday.
Peculiarly enough Joseph F. Smith
only named himself as president of the
church. He is officially designated IS
"prophet, seer and revelator," but he
either forgot the revelating business or,
as he confesses he has no revelations,
he thought there was no necessity for III
and 1t was of no Importance.
Be that as it may. he did not present
himself in that role. After all the 9th
er officers had been voted for, Apos-
tie Lyman took the floor and said:
''I nominate Joseph F. Smith as
prophet, seer and revelator.''
Some one down in the seats reserved
for the presidents of stakes seconded
the motion.
The prophet then turned TO the congre.
cation Opposite Lyman did not put the
motiou) and said, "All in favor sig
Nifty it," All hands went up and every
body smiled audibly, both at the omis-
sion of the seership and the prophet
putting the motion himself
Getting the Habit.
The Saints seem to be getting the
voting habit, or the authorities desire
10 inculcate it. Apostle Heber !.
Grant, in his address at the morning
session, recited three questions relative
to personal God. the birth of Christ
In the flesh, and conscious knowledge
in life after death, which he took from
book by Senator Beveridge entitled
"The Young Man of the World " lie
said the questions had been addressed
to large number of the clergy and
they had evaded them, but he asserted
that all Saints could answer them ia
the affirmative.
Before the meeting closed the Prophet
Joseph put the questions TO the assem-
bly,, and there was 2 thunderous Yes
of course To them 1T was easy. as all
things are.
Apostle Smoot, or Senator Smoot, ono
can have the choice, promulgated
kind of articles of faith Of his own, or
new twelve commandments. He also
called Charles Dickens to the defense OF
the Saints by reading part of an ar
ticle written by the novelist Cor tho
Fireside Reader, magazine he con-
ducted in London,
The farcical report of the auditing
committee was also submitted stating
that everything was O. X, and econ
omy and wisdom had been manifested IN
the administration of the tithes,
B. II. Roberts was the main speaker
at the afternoon meeting. He offered
some views or arguments supplemental
to the new ukase. The position as
sumed by the x-Congressman was that
the church was not to be bound by an
Interpretation of tho scriptures made
by others or by logical deductions
made therefrom, that the church holds
the right 10 interpret tho scriptures Tor
itself. In support of his position fresi-
dent Roberts quoted from PtolemY,
Lord Macaulay and Senator Hoar, 10
read from copious notes of the excerpt
he had made from those writer's.
All through the conference the use
of notes and the reading of speeches,
or parts of speeches, has been notice.
able. Nearly every speaker has useds
hnnlfS l1NipplV
inspired, TO make point or adorn
tale. This is another habit that seems
to be growing among the SAINTS, IN
spite of the claim of divine Inspiration.
There was a large increase in the
attendance yesterday over that or FRI
day. At both sessions the big Taber-
nacIe was crowded about TO its ca
pacity.
Priesthood Meeting.
The meeting Of the priesthood was
held at the Tabernacle last night The
full import of the ukase and its po-
litical significance was discussed there.
when the brethren met in secret con
claye, and the prophet issued his 'Ndi-
yine' instructions, as he dld year
ago, when he reprimanded the SAINTS
for returning vcrdicts against corpora
tions when they were lmpaneled as
Jury.
Before the speaking began at the
morning session President Smith re-
ouestcd the sisters 10 remove their
hats. more especially if they were big
ones
President John r. Winder, now in
his eighty. seventh year. was first called
upon He indorscd the sentiments ex.
pressed in the address of the president
delivered Friday, In relation of the
uknse. he thought it was best for theul
TO represent themselves than TO bs
misrenresented by others.
APOSTLE Smoot. who had a few words