The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-07
SMITHS ANNEX ONE
MORE HIGH OFFICE
Continued from Page One.

II: Brimhall. Rudser Clawson. Charles
" Pcnrose, Horace II. Cummings,
Francis N. Lyman and Orson +. Whit
Dey.
Arthur Winter. secretary and treasurer
tion.
Horace r.. Cummings. general superln-
tendent OF church schools.
Board OF examiners for church schools.
Horace II. Cummings chairman. George
Il. Brimhall James II, Linford and VIII
lard Young.
Auditing committee; William R Ritter.
August w, Carlson. Henry II. Rolapp.
John z, Cutler and Heber Scowcroft.
Tabernaclc choir: Evan Stephens. con-
ductor; John j. Mcclellan, organist: Ed
ward p Kimball and Tracy Y. Cannon.
assIs,art assistant organtsts; a George &C Smith
librarian: and all the members.
Duncan NJ. McAllister as clerk of the
conference.
Some Vital Statistics.
For the first time in the history of
the church. figures were presented at
a general conference OF the Mormon
church having direct bearing upon the
status OF the church with regard to the
condition OF It's people along the line of
What Is called vital statistics. In con-
nection with the report of the auditing
committee. which consisted OF Rudger
CIawson w: w, Ritter, August w. Carl
son and II, II. Rolapp, Mr.. Ritter delivered
were OF deep interest to the church body.
The report itself said that the commit
Tee lad audited the accounts OF the
church and had found everything In d
satisfactory manner The methods of
bookkeeping and accounting we're perfect,
said the report
Amplifying this report. Mr.. Ritter made
an address, THE report OF the auditing
committee" said he, "in general way
covers the whole ground, but there are
many details which IL is impossible to
cmbody In the report.
There is In the minds OF some people
not In the minds OF the Lattcr-day
saints 10 any great extcnt-an impress
sion that this auditing committee is domi-
mated by the authorities OF the church
and that II is. therefore, impossible TO
make any report other than favorable
one.
This impression is wholly unfounded.
The auditing committee never saw Joseph
F, Smith during the entire course OF its
labors and did not see him until It's labors
had been completed and It's report ready,
President Lund passed through the room
once where the committee was at work
ard VIC shook hands with him in friend
ly way.
ever moro free than we. Every book.
document and paper We asked for was
furnished us with alacri;y and nothing
was withheld.
Is Delicate Machine.
The constitution Of the Mormon church
most delicate in the world. There must
be other activities than those strictly re-
ligious. but also there must be temporal
side: there must be provision for material
necessities Now. the delicate machine
that have referred TO has been perfect
ed so that IL is as fine on its material as
on It's spiritual side.
First comes the first presidency. and
the trustee in trust, The business han
died by him is enormous.
Next comes the presiding bishopric
The amount Of labor performed In that
Office IS stupendous. The reports Of the
sixty stakes of Zion, 500 wards and
tNenty-ono missions throughout the
world are sent into that office. The ma
chjnery is so delicate that II South Sea
islander pays a nickel in uthes. his name
Is recorded in the Office across the way
THE land and title department Is an
other important branch, Here are KEEP,
the records of the title to all the prop
erty of the church.
"The Latter-day Saints hospital is ar
Institution that has done splendid work
The nortclity in that hospital Is less