The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-10
Twenty-Five Thousand Nor
mons Attend Closing SEES
sions on Temple Grounds and
Sustain the Authorities.
OVERFLOW MEETINGS
TO ACCOMMODATE MASS
Immense Gatherings at Taber-
nacle, Assembly Hall and
Outside Bureau of Infonna-
ton Hear DOctrinaI Sermons
TALK ON CHURCH AFFAIRS

FAVORED by one or the most de-
nsAt1ul days Of The year, Nor
mons fiOelged 10 Salt Lake from
All parts Of Utah and Idaho yesterday
breaking all conference records yes
terday afternoon when upwards of a.
900 listened 10 addresses In the faber-
naeie, assembly hall and in trent of
the bureau OF Information building in
the temple grounds, and sustained all
OF the general authorities of the church
by unanimous vote.
Never has there been such a crowd
ard before the services started many
left the grounds because OF their tn-
ability 70 obtain seats In either OF the
church buildings. Even in the morn
ing the throngs were 50 great that
three meetings had 10 be held, and
thousands present 10 attend ana pay
their devotion 10 tho faith.
or course, there were hundreds or
nOn-MOrmOns attracted by the con-
ference crowds, but the great mass %
those who were crowded compactly In
TO the tabernacle, who stood 1ammed
together at each entrance, who STOOD
IN long lines against the walls OF tbs
huge building, who sought each point
OF vantage IN the tabernacle and as
sembly hall, or who stood for several
hours N the glare OF the hot sun lis
Jening 70 Mormon doctrine preached
from the steps Of the bureau OF in
fOfmatiOn-the great bulk OF these were
members OF the church.
IN sustaining the general officers Of
the church, members OF the organiEa-
ton who had come from many states
made no change IN the personnel a.
Il existed at the last conferences, with
the exception OF Mrs. Emmeline b.
Wells. who succeeded Mrs. Bathsheba
Wilson Smith as president OF the Re-
lief society OF all the world.
General Authorities.
Otherwise. the general authorities
OF the church remain the same, as fol-
lows:
Joseph r. Smith, prophet, seer and
reveiator and president OF the. Church
of Jesus Christ OF Latter-day Saints.
Anthem H. LUnd, first counselor in
the first presidency.
John Henry Smith, second counselor
IN the first presidency.
Francis NJ. Lyman president OF the
council OF the twelve apostles.
Apostles: Francis NJ. Lyman, Heber
j. Grant, Rudger Clawsons Reed Smoots
Hyrum NJ. Smith. George Albert Smith.
Charles ". Penrose. George r. Rich
ards, OrsOn +. Whitney. David .. Me-
Kay. Anthony w. Wins and Joseph +.
John smith, presiding patriarch
First seven presidents OF the seven
ties-Seynaour b. Young. Brigham H
Roberts. Jonathan @. Kimballs Rulon
s. Wells, Joseph ". MeMurrin, Charles
II. Hart, Levi Edgar Young.
Presiding Observation-Disclosures ".
Nibley. presiding bishop; Orrin P. Mii-
4CAs AAAHA N0Au0~A1A 0elNsA - al-+A-AAla
second counselor.
Church Instrumentation H. Luna,
church historian and general church
recorder; Andrew Jensen, Brigham II.
Roberts and Joseph F. Smith, IT., as
sistant historians.
General church board OF education
Joseph +. Smith, Willard Young, An
thOn II. Lund. George II. Brimhall,
Rudger ClaWsOn, Francis NJ. Lyman,
Charles W. PenrOse, Horace II. Cum
mings. Orson F. Whitney. with Arthur
Winter as secretary. Horace II. Cum
mings is named general superinten-
dent Of the church schools.
Clerk of the general conference
Duncan AcAllister.
Relief society of all the wOrld-Em-
incline b. Wells. president. Clarissa
Williams first counselor; Julina Smith,
second counselor.
The names were read by Apostle
Heber J. Grant and after the mention
of each name the Saints were asked
To sustain by raising the right hand.
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