-- Monday, Dec 26, 1898
[Apostle John Henry Smith Diary] Salt Lake City
My wife Sarah F. and I went to the Theatre. Lorenzo Snow said to me and Brigham Young today that he had no confidence in Geo. Q. Cannon. (1)
-- Dec 27, 1898; Tuesday
At 7 A.M. called to see President Lorenzo Snow, at his residence #37 Canyon Road. He received me very kindly. We chatted about polygamy. Pres[ident] Snow said, if there has been any marriages since the Manifesto I do not know it, but I can assure you there will be no more until the Lord reveals it direct. Also conversed on financial condition of the Church, saying the Church owed One Million and one half. Pres[ident] Snow said it was a great trial to him, as he was not an advocate of the Church Speculating or going in debt, and they should not with his consent. (2)
-- Dec 28, 1898; Wednesday
Elder B. H. Roberts came to the Presidents' office and stated that he had been called upon by a special correspondent of the New York World, who had invited him to use the columns of that paper in whatever defence he might have to make against the efforts of the Presbyterians to prevent him from getting his seat in Congress. Brother Roberts said that up to this time he had studiously remained silent, but it had now become a question whether he should not take advantage of this offer to tell his side of the story. During the conversation that ensued President [Lorenzo] Snow told Brother Roberts that he regarded this as a very important matter, and felt that the Lord had design in relation to it which he would bring about. The President felt that the Lord would sustain Brother Roberts in the position he was now in, as he himself sustained him.
A representative of the New York World has telegraphed its correspondent here to invite President Snow to make a signed statement in answer to certain charges made and broadly circulated by the Presbyterian Board of Missions, to the effect that the Mormon Church excused and encouraged the practice of polygamy. The telegram was handed to Elder C[harles]. W. Penrose to draft a reply.
The First Presidency appropriated the sum of $400 in favor of Elder William Budge, president of Bear Lake [Idaho/Utah] Stake, as a special appropriation on account of services during the past year. (3)
Endnotes:
1 - Jean Bickmore White (editor), Church, State, and Politics: The Diaries of John Henry Smith, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1990, http://bit.ly/johnhenrysmith
2 - J. Golden Kimball, Diary
3 - First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
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Lorenzo Snow, 22 December 1898
-- 22 December 1898
[Death of child] Death of Child Lydia May Snow (mother: Mary Elizabeth Houtz) (1)
-- Dec 23, 1898
At 4 o'clock this afternoon Brother John M. Cannon came to the President's Office and made explanations to President [Lorenzo] Snow respecting the Sterling mine. During the conversation upon the subject, the idea was suggested to President Snow to appoint a committee of seven to investigate and report as to the connection existing between the Sterling Mining Company and the Church, with a view to ascertaining how much of that company's indebtedness attaches to the Church and how much to individuals, if any. Presidents [George Q.] Cannon and [Joseph F.] Smith acquiesced in the proposition, and President Snow appointed as the committee the first seven of the Apostles from President [Franklin D.] Richards down, in the order of their ordination. Pres[iden]t [Lorenzo] Snow spoke confidentially to me about "Sterling Mine" Affairs and about Pres[iden]t John Taylors condition the 1st month of his life & Some incidents of the Same. He, his two Counselors, & John M. Cannon have an hour of serious investigation of "Sterling Mine business". (2)
Endnotes:
1 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_Snow#Wives_and_children
2 - Journal History; Franklin D. Richards, Diary
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
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[Death of child] Death of Child Lydia May Snow (mother: Mary Elizabeth Houtz) (1)
-- Dec 23, 1898
At 4 o'clock this afternoon Brother John M. Cannon came to the President's Office and made explanations to President [Lorenzo] Snow respecting the Sterling mine. During the conversation upon the subject, the idea was suggested to President Snow to appoint a committee of seven to investigate and report as to the connection existing between the Sterling Mining Company and the Church, with a view to ascertaining how much of that company's indebtedness attaches to the Church and how much to individuals, if any. Presidents [George Q.] Cannon and [Joseph F.] Smith acquiesced in the proposition, and President Snow appointed as the committee the first seven of the Apostles from President [Franklin D.] Richards down, in the order of their ordination. Pres[iden]t [Lorenzo] Snow spoke confidentially to me about "Sterling Mine" Affairs and about Pres[iden]t John Taylors condition the 1st month of his life & Some incidents of the Same. He, his two Counselors, & John M. Cannon have an hour of serious investigation of "Sterling Mine business". (2)
Endnotes:
1 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_Snow#Wives_and_children
2 - Journal History; Franklin D. Richards, Diary
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
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Lorenzo Snow, Dec 16, 1898
-- Dec 16, 1898
At the President's Office this morning the subject of the Church bonds came up again for consideration. Besides the First Presidency, there were present Brothers H[eber]. J. Grant, and John Henry Smith, of the Council of the Apostles; Bishops William P. Preston and John R. Winder of the Presiding Bishopric and Bro[ther]. David Eccles, one of the proposed trustees. Brother Eccles waited upon the Presidency for the purpose of suggesting, inasmuch as the Church indebtedness amounted to over one million dollars, that that amount, instead of half a million, be borrowed, as the expense of issuing the bonds would be no greater and the entire issue would sell without doubt very readily. Pres[iden]t. [Lorenzo] Snow appreciated the suggestion of Brother Eccles, and doubtless would have acted upon it, had it not gone forth to the public by means of the Deseret Evening News that the bond issue would be for $500,000. He did not feel that it would be a good policy to make a change now. It was stated in this connection that a gentleman named Edwards Roberts whom Bro[ther]. Grant had met in this city, was trying to effect a loan of $500,000 in Chicago [Illinois], on the strength of the note of the Trustee-in-trust, at 6% interest, with the privilege of paying $50,000 each year on the principal; and that Mr. Roberts has a week's time in which to consummate this loan.
The Directors of the Deseret Telegraph Company met at the president's office at 1 o'clock this afternoon for the purpose of electing a President of that company. President Lorenzo Snow was elected to the position.
Mr. Ramsden, son of the late Geo[rge]. Ramsden of Liverpool [England], called upon and had a very pleasant interview with the First Presidency. He was accompanied by Brothers Carlson and Burrows. Mr. Ramsden, deceased, was for many years the Guion Company's emigration agent, with whom the Liverpool Office did business, and was therefore widely known by our Elders. The son was visiting friends in Chicago and came out West to see the people whom his father had done business with so long.
Pres[iden]t. L[orenzo]. S[now]. ordered a piece into [Deseret] "News" last evening without his 1st Counselor's vote but with the votes of all others present. (1)
-- Dec 17, 1898 (Saturday)
Pres. Lorenzo Snow, as Trustee-in-Trust, announced in the Deseret Evening News, that that paper, with all its properties and appurtenances, had reverted to the Church, and that on and after Jan. 1, 1889, a complete change in the management would be inaugurated, with Charles W. Penrose as editor and Horace G. Whitney as business manager. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Journal History; Franklin D. Richards, Diary
2 - Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
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At the President's Office this morning the subject of the Church bonds came up again for consideration. Besides the First Presidency, there were present Brothers H[eber]. J. Grant, and John Henry Smith, of the Council of the Apostles; Bishops William P. Preston and John R. Winder of the Presiding Bishopric and Bro[ther]. David Eccles, one of the proposed trustees. Brother Eccles waited upon the Presidency for the purpose of suggesting, inasmuch as the Church indebtedness amounted to over one million dollars, that that amount, instead of half a million, be borrowed, as the expense of issuing the bonds would be no greater and the entire issue would sell without doubt very readily. Pres[iden]t. [Lorenzo] Snow appreciated the suggestion of Brother Eccles, and doubtless would have acted upon it, had it not gone forth to the public by means of the Deseret Evening News that the bond issue would be for $500,000. He did not feel that it would be a good policy to make a change now. It was stated in this connection that a gentleman named Edwards Roberts whom Bro[ther]. Grant had met in this city, was trying to effect a loan of $500,000 in Chicago [Illinois], on the strength of the note of the Trustee-in-trust, at 6% interest, with the privilege of paying $50,000 each year on the principal; and that Mr. Roberts has a week's time in which to consummate this loan.
The Directors of the Deseret Telegraph Company met at the president's office at 1 o'clock this afternoon for the purpose of electing a President of that company. President Lorenzo Snow was elected to the position.
Mr. Ramsden, son of the late Geo[rge]. Ramsden of Liverpool [England], called upon and had a very pleasant interview with the First Presidency. He was accompanied by Brothers Carlson and Burrows. Mr. Ramsden, deceased, was for many years the Guion Company's emigration agent, with whom the Liverpool Office did business, and was therefore widely known by our Elders. The son was visiting friends in Chicago and came out West to see the people whom his father had done business with so long.
Pres[iden]t. L[orenzo]. S[now]. ordered a piece into [Deseret] "News" last evening without his 1st Counselor's vote but with the votes of all others present. (1)
-- Dec 17, 1898 (Saturday)
Pres. Lorenzo Snow, as Trustee-in-Trust, announced in the Deseret Evening News, that that paper, with all its properties and appurtenances, had reverted to the Church, and that on and after Jan. 1, 1889, a complete change in the management would be inaugurated, with Charles W. Penrose as editor and Horace G. Whitney as business manager. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Journal History; Franklin D. Richards, Diary
2 - Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
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Lorenzo Snow, Dec 15, 1898 (Thursday)
-- Dec 15, 1898 (Thursday)
Pres. Lorenzo Snow, as Trustee-in-Trust for the Church, announced in the Deseret Evening News that the Church would issue bonds to the amount of $500,000, running for a period of eleven years, and bearing interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum. This method of raising means was resorted to in order to lighten the burthen of the Church indebtedness. (1)
-- Dec 16, 1898; Friday
At the President's Office this morning the subject of the Church bonds came up again for consideration. Besides the First Presidency, there were present Brothers H[eber]. J. Grant, and John Henry Smith, of the Council of the Apostles; Bishops William P. Preston and John R. Winder of the Presiding Bishopric and Bro[ther]. David Eccles, one of the proposed trustees. Brother Eccles waited upon the Presidency for the purpose of suggesting, inasmuch as the Church indebtedness amounted to over one million dollars, that that amount, instead of half a million, be borrowed, as the expense of issuing the bonds would be no greater and the entire issue would sell without doubt very readily. Pres[iden]t. [Lorenzo] Snow appreciated the suggestion of Brother Eccles, and doubtless would have acted upon it, had it not gone forth to the public by means of the Deseret Evening News that the bond issue would be for $500,000. He did not feel that it would be a good policy to make a change now. It was stated in this connection that a gentleman named Edwards Roberts whom Bro[ther]. Grant had met in this city, was trying to effect a loan of $500,000 in Chicago [Illinois], on the strength of the note of the Trustee-in-trust, at 6% interest, with the privilege of paying $50,000 each year on the principal; and that Mr. Roberts has a week's time in which to consummate this loan.
The Directors of the Deseret Telegraph Company met at the president's office at 1 o'clock this afternoon for the purpose of electing a President of that company. President Lorenzo Snow was elected to the position.
Mr. Ramsden, son of the late Geo[rge]. Ramsden of Liverpool [England], called upon and had a very pleasant interview with the First Presidency. He was accompanied by Brothers Carlson and Burrows. Mr. Ramsden, deceased, was for many years the Guion Company's emigration agent, with whom the Liverpool Office did business, and was therefore widely known by our Elders. The son was visiting friends in Chicago and came out West to see the people whom his father had done business with so long. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology
2 - First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
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Pres. Lorenzo Snow, as Trustee-in-Trust for the Church, announced in the Deseret Evening News that the Church would issue bonds to the amount of $500,000, running for a period of eleven years, and bearing interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum. This method of raising means was resorted to in order to lighten the burthen of the Church indebtedness. (1)
-- Dec 16, 1898; Friday
At the President's Office this morning the subject of the Church bonds came up again for consideration. Besides the First Presidency, there were present Brothers H[eber]. J. Grant, and John Henry Smith, of the Council of the Apostles; Bishops William P. Preston and John R. Winder of the Presiding Bishopric and Bro[ther]. David Eccles, one of the proposed trustees. Brother Eccles waited upon the Presidency for the purpose of suggesting, inasmuch as the Church indebtedness amounted to over one million dollars, that that amount, instead of half a million, be borrowed, as the expense of issuing the bonds would be no greater and the entire issue would sell without doubt very readily. Pres[iden]t. [Lorenzo] Snow appreciated the suggestion of Brother Eccles, and doubtless would have acted upon it, had it not gone forth to the public by means of the Deseret Evening News that the bond issue would be for $500,000. He did not feel that it would be a good policy to make a change now. It was stated in this connection that a gentleman named Edwards Roberts whom Bro[ther]. Grant had met in this city, was trying to effect a loan of $500,000 in Chicago [Illinois], on the strength of the note of the Trustee-in-trust, at 6% interest, with the privilege of paying $50,000 each year on the principal; and that Mr. Roberts has a week's time in which to consummate this loan.
The Directors of the Deseret Telegraph Company met at the president's office at 1 o'clock this afternoon for the purpose of electing a President of that company. President Lorenzo Snow was elected to the position.
Mr. Ramsden, son of the late Geo[rge]. Ramsden of Liverpool [England], called upon and had a very pleasant interview with the First Presidency. He was accompanied by Brothers Carlson and Burrows. Mr. Ramsden, deceased, was for many years the Guion Company's emigration agent, with whom the Liverpool Office did business, and was therefore widely known by our Elders. The son was visiting friends in Chicago and came out West to see the people whom his father had done business with so long. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology
2 - First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
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Lorenzo Snow, Dec 1, 1898
-- Dec 1, 1898
Annual Tithing settlement-- The first Circular of Instructions on tithing settlement issued by the new First Presidency-Lorenzo Snow, George Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith. It was issued five months before Lorenzo Snow received the revelation on tithing which appears later in this volume.
CIRCULAR OF INSTRUCTIONS to the Presidency of Stakes, Bishopric of Wards and Stake Tithing Clerks in Zion.
Salt Lake City, Utah, December 1, 1898.
DEAR BRETHREN:
1. The time is now approaching for the annual settlement of tithing. We desire to direct the attention of those having charge of tithing affairs in the Wards and Stakes of Zion to this important subject, and to give instructions and advice concerning the receiving and disbursing of tithes.
2. Great responsibility is placed upon the Bishops, as Stewards of the Lord's Storehouse. They should see that roots of all kinds are properly protected, hay carefully stacked, grain securely garnered, live stock kept in good condition, and in fact, nothing should be allowed to waste or decay for lack of care and attention, but all the tithes handled with economy and to the best interests of the Church.
3. The Bishops of Wards and Stake Tithing Clerks should remit to President Lorenzo Snow, Trustee in Trust, monthly or oftener if necessary, all cash received by them on tithing, as also the cash proceeds from sale of all other kinds of tithes; and where possible, the Bishops of Wards should make such remittances direct to this city, and thus avoid the additional labor and expense of handling cash by the Stake Tithing Clerks.
4. In Wards not accessible to this city, perishable produce, merchandise, building material, etc., should be sold or exchanged for articles more marketable. Grain, horned stock, and sheep must be held subject to instructions from the General Storehouse; but if an opportunity occurs to sell any of these kinds in the various Wards, the Bishop or Stake Tithing Clerk should communicate with the Presiding Bishop's Office, stating the price offered, and his opinion whether the sale would be advantageous to the Church.
5. An inventory of the tithes on hand should be taken at the close of the annual settlement, by weights, measurements and description, and a fair cash market valuation placed on each article or kind. This should be done by the Bishop and his counselors who are required to certify to the correctness of the Ward inventory. An estimate of the value of real estate, buildings, improvements, fixtures, furniture, etc., used or controlled by the tithing department, should also be given. The Stake Tithing Clerk, when requested, should assist the Bishop in rendering his accounts, so that all instructions may be properly carried out.
6. No tithing credit should be given persons on promises to pay at some future date, nor should the tithes be loaned, or persons allowed to draw from the Tithing Storehouse, unless they have written authority from the Presidency of the Church or Presiding Bishopric. This is intended to apply to officers as well as other members of the Church; but the Bishops are not restricted from selling perishable produce, etc., to responsible persons for cash on limited credit, or from making advantageous exchanges, as instructed in paragraph No. 4.
7. All P.B.O. orders issued on Wards or Stakes should be taken up when presented for payment, charged the Bishop's General Storehouse, and paid in full in the kinds specified on the order. If this cannot be done, in consequence of the amount or conditions of its payment, credit the party or account in whose favor it is drawn with the full amount of the order and then charge all payments made on same; but when you have tithes on hand in kind called for in the order, notice must be given to those having the credit on your books that you are prepared to pay the balance of the order in full and the account closed. In any event such accounts must be paid before the close of the year in which they originate, providing you have tithes on hand in kinds to make the payment. All orders payable in "equitable" or "assorted" produce must be paid with a fair proportion of every kind of produce received and disbursed (including perishable articles) at the office or offices on which the order is drawn. In making payment on said orders, sufficient at least should be charged for the article or kind, to cover the original credit allowed and the cost in handling, so that no loss will be incurred in the Storehouse; but in no instance should produce, etc. be disbursed at a less price than the current market quotation.
8. If the Bishops have not proper and adequate accommodations, for the tithes of their Ward, they should communicate with the Presiding Bishop's Office; but not undertake to make many permanent improvements on tithing property, unless permission is first obtained for that purpose.
9. When persons pay tithing in a Ward where they do not reside, certificates stating the kinds and amount so paid must be given by the Bishop for such credit, so that in settling their tithing in the Ward where they do reside, the certificate may be shown their Bishop and entered as a memorandum on the Ward book and tithing record, in red ink, but not carried out as tithes received in that Ward. Blank certificates for use in such cases, will be furnished from the Presiding Bishop's Office on application.
10. The Bishops should give receipts for all tithes received by them and the duplicate or stub of said receipt must always be filled out. This will materially assist in making accurate and satisfactory settlement with the tithepayers. Vouchers must be taken for all disbursements made on account of compensation, improvements and general expenses. Blank tithing receipt books and vouchers can be had from the Presiding Bishop's Office on application.
11. In forwarding tithes to the Bishop's General Storehouse an invoice of same should always be sent by mail, specifying the articles sent and their local cash market value. Blank invoices for this purpose will be furnished by the Presiding Bishop's Office on application. We call the attention of the Bishops to the necessity of allowing only fair cash market values for produce stock and miscellaneous tithing.
12. The Bishop or acting Bishop should designate a date not later than January 10th, 1899, for the settlement of tithing and should be present in person at such settlement. Every member of his Ward should be notified by the Teachers of the time and place for such settlement.
13. Bishops and others desiring credit for produce or miscellaneous tithing in 1898 must forward same to the Bishop's General Storehouse on or before January 3, 1899. The books will remain open for cash remittances, until January 31, 1899.
14. The Presidents of Stakes should exercise supervision over the tithes of their Stake, as outlined in paragraph 2, and as they are required to certify to the correctness of the tithing reports made annually to the Presiding Bishop's Office, they should satisfy themselves that the tithing accounts of their Stakes are correctly and properly kept.
In conclusion, we desire to impress upon the Presiding officers in the Wards and Stakes of Zion, the urgent necessity of diligently teaching the Saints the law of tithing, its importance to their spiritual and temporal welfare and the many blessings promised those who observe the law in the spirit and meaning thereof.
Praying the blessings of the Lord may rest upon you continually in your labors among the Saints,
We remain your brethren in the Gospel, LORENZO SNOW, GEORGE Q. CANNON, JOSEPH F. SMITH, First Presidency. {1898-December 1-Circular of Instructions, Church Historian's Library, Salt Lake City.} (1)
-- Dec 15, 1898; Thursday
The regular weekly meeting of the First Presidency and Apostles convened at the Salt Lake Temple at 11 A.M. Present: Pres[iden]ts. Lorenzo Snow, Geo[rge]. Q.
Cannon, Jos[eph]. F. Smith and F[ranklin]. D. Richards; Elders F[rancis]. M. Lyman, J[ohn]. H[enry]. Smith, H[eber]. J. Grant, A[nthon]. H. Lund, and Rudger Clawson. ...
Bro[ther]. Lund made mention of certain correspondence that had been received from Bro[ther]. [Ferdinand F.] Hintze in the Turkish Mission, and which, being so voluminous, President Snow did not have time to go through it, had been turned over to Brother Lund. While the latter was speaking about it, Pres[iden]t. Snow withdrew, having an appointment in the Temple below. A lengthy, informal talk ensued on the character of the Armenian people.
Bro[ther]. Lyman inquired as to the name an illegitimate child should bare, whether it should be the mother's or the father's name. Pres[iden]t. Cannon answered that the mother herself should decide that question. If she knew who was the father of her child, and desired it to be called by his name, it would be very proper to call it after him; but should she not want to do that, she could, of course, call it after herself. The child might choose for itself, when it grew to maturity, the name it would go by. ...
At the President's Office, the form of the proposed Church bond was considered and decided upon. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Clark, James R., Messages of the First Presidency (6 volumes)
2 - First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
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Annual Tithing settlement-- The first Circular of Instructions on tithing settlement issued by the new First Presidency-Lorenzo Snow, George Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith. It was issued five months before Lorenzo Snow received the revelation on tithing which appears later in this volume.
CIRCULAR OF INSTRUCTIONS to the Presidency of Stakes, Bishopric of Wards and Stake Tithing Clerks in Zion.
Salt Lake City, Utah, December 1, 1898.
DEAR BRETHREN:
1. The time is now approaching for the annual settlement of tithing. We desire to direct the attention of those having charge of tithing affairs in the Wards and Stakes of Zion to this important subject, and to give instructions and advice concerning the receiving and disbursing of tithes.
2. Great responsibility is placed upon the Bishops, as Stewards of the Lord's Storehouse. They should see that roots of all kinds are properly protected, hay carefully stacked, grain securely garnered, live stock kept in good condition, and in fact, nothing should be allowed to waste or decay for lack of care and attention, but all the tithes handled with economy and to the best interests of the Church.
3. The Bishops of Wards and Stake Tithing Clerks should remit to President Lorenzo Snow, Trustee in Trust, monthly or oftener if necessary, all cash received by them on tithing, as also the cash proceeds from sale of all other kinds of tithes; and where possible, the Bishops of Wards should make such remittances direct to this city, and thus avoid the additional labor and expense of handling cash by the Stake Tithing Clerks.
4. In Wards not accessible to this city, perishable produce, merchandise, building material, etc., should be sold or exchanged for articles more marketable. Grain, horned stock, and sheep must be held subject to instructions from the General Storehouse; but if an opportunity occurs to sell any of these kinds in the various Wards, the Bishop or Stake Tithing Clerk should communicate with the Presiding Bishop's Office, stating the price offered, and his opinion whether the sale would be advantageous to the Church.
5. An inventory of the tithes on hand should be taken at the close of the annual settlement, by weights, measurements and description, and a fair cash market valuation placed on each article or kind. This should be done by the Bishop and his counselors who are required to certify to the correctness of the Ward inventory. An estimate of the value of real estate, buildings, improvements, fixtures, furniture, etc., used or controlled by the tithing department, should also be given. The Stake Tithing Clerk, when requested, should assist the Bishop in rendering his accounts, so that all instructions may be properly carried out.
6. No tithing credit should be given persons on promises to pay at some future date, nor should the tithes be loaned, or persons allowed to draw from the Tithing Storehouse, unless they have written authority from the Presidency of the Church or Presiding Bishopric. This is intended to apply to officers as well as other members of the Church; but the Bishops are not restricted from selling perishable produce, etc., to responsible persons for cash on limited credit, or from making advantageous exchanges, as instructed in paragraph No. 4.
7. All P.B.O. orders issued on Wards or Stakes should be taken up when presented for payment, charged the Bishop's General Storehouse, and paid in full in the kinds specified on the order. If this cannot be done, in consequence of the amount or conditions of its payment, credit the party or account in whose favor it is drawn with the full amount of the order and then charge all payments made on same; but when you have tithes on hand in kind called for in the order, notice must be given to those having the credit on your books that you are prepared to pay the balance of the order in full and the account closed. In any event such accounts must be paid before the close of the year in which they originate, providing you have tithes on hand in kinds to make the payment. All orders payable in "equitable" or "assorted" produce must be paid with a fair proportion of every kind of produce received and disbursed (including perishable articles) at the office or offices on which the order is drawn. In making payment on said orders, sufficient at least should be charged for the article or kind, to cover the original credit allowed and the cost in handling, so that no loss will be incurred in the Storehouse; but in no instance should produce, etc. be disbursed at a less price than the current market quotation.
8. If the Bishops have not proper and adequate accommodations, for the tithes of their Ward, they should communicate with the Presiding Bishop's Office; but not undertake to make many permanent improvements on tithing property, unless permission is first obtained for that purpose.
9. When persons pay tithing in a Ward where they do not reside, certificates stating the kinds and amount so paid must be given by the Bishop for such credit, so that in settling their tithing in the Ward where they do reside, the certificate may be shown their Bishop and entered as a memorandum on the Ward book and tithing record, in red ink, but not carried out as tithes received in that Ward. Blank certificates for use in such cases, will be furnished from the Presiding Bishop's Office on application.
10. The Bishops should give receipts for all tithes received by them and the duplicate or stub of said receipt must always be filled out. This will materially assist in making accurate and satisfactory settlement with the tithepayers. Vouchers must be taken for all disbursements made on account of compensation, improvements and general expenses. Blank tithing receipt books and vouchers can be had from the Presiding Bishop's Office on application.
11. In forwarding tithes to the Bishop's General Storehouse an invoice of same should always be sent by mail, specifying the articles sent and their local cash market value. Blank invoices for this purpose will be furnished by the Presiding Bishop's Office on application. We call the attention of the Bishops to the necessity of allowing only fair cash market values for produce stock and miscellaneous tithing.
12. The Bishop or acting Bishop should designate a date not later than January 10th, 1899, for the settlement of tithing and should be present in person at such settlement. Every member of his Ward should be notified by the Teachers of the time and place for such settlement.
13. Bishops and others desiring credit for produce or miscellaneous tithing in 1898 must forward same to the Bishop's General Storehouse on or before January 3, 1899. The books will remain open for cash remittances, until January 31, 1899.
14. The Presidents of Stakes should exercise supervision over the tithes of their Stake, as outlined in paragraph 2, and as they are required to certify to the correctness of the tithing reports made annually to the Presiding Bishop's Office, they should satisfy themselves that the tithing accounts of their Stakes are correctly and properly kept.
In conclusion, we desire to impress upon the Presiding officers in the Wards and Stakes of Zion, the urgent necessity of diligently teaching the Saints the law of tithing, its importance to their spiritual and temporal welfare and the many blessings promised those who observe the law in the spirit and meaning thereof.
Praying the blessings of the Lord may rest upon you continually in your labors among the Saints,
We remain your brethren in the Gospel, LORENZO SNOW, GEORGE Q. CANNON, JOSEPH F. SMITH, First Presidency. {1898-December 1-Circular of Instructions, Church Historian's Library, Salt Lake City.} (1)
-- Dec 15, 1898; Thursday
The regular weekly meeting of the First Presidency and Apostles convened at the Salt Lake Temple at 11 A.M. Present: Pres[iden]ts. Lorenzo Snow, Geo[rge]. Q.
Cannon, Jos[eph]. F. Smith and F[ranklin]. D. Richards; Elders F[rancis]. M. Lyman, J[ohn]. H[enry]. Smith, H[eber]. J. Grant, A[nthon]. H. Lund, and Rudger Clawson. ...
Bro[ther]. Lund made mention of certain correspondence that had been received from Bro[ther]. [Ferdinand F.] Hintze in the Turkish Mission, and which, being so voluminous, President Snow did not have time to go through it, had been turned over to Brother Lund. While the latter was speaking about it, Pres[iden]t. Snow withdrew, having an appointment in the Temple below. A lengthy, informal talk ensued on the character of the Armenian people.
Bro[ther]. Lyman inquired as to the name an illegitimate child should bare, whether it should be the mother's or the father's name. Pres[iden]t. Cannon answered that the mother herself should decide that question. If she knew who was the father of her child, and desired it to be called by his name, it would be very proper to call it after him; but should she not want to do that, she could, of course, call it after herself. The child might choose for itself, when it grew to maturity, the name it would go by. ...
At the President's Office, the form of the proposed Church bond was considered and decided upon. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Clark, James R., Messages of the First Presidency (6 volumes)
2 - First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes
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Lorenzo Snow, Dec 1, 1898
-- Dec 1, 1898
[Apostle Heber J. Grant Diary] Attended a meeting in the Temple Pres[iden]ts Snow, Cannon & Smith Apostles Richards, Lyman, Smith, Teasdale, Grant, Merrill, Lund, Cowley, & Clawson Bishops W[illia]m B. Preston, Robert T. Burton and John R. Winder and Clerk Geo[rge] F. Gibbs were present. Pr[e]s[iden]t Lorenzo Snow explained fully the proposition to issue $500,000 of bonds by the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the period of eleven years Pres[iden]t Snow read the form of the proposed bond--$25,000 a year was provided for as a sinking fund, after the first year. On Pres[iden]t Cannon's motion seconded by Jos[eph] F. Smith it was proposed that $50,000 a year be carried to the sinking fund B[isho]p Preston spoke in favor of the proposition of $50,000 so also did a number of the other brethren. I said that I had no fears but what the bonds would sell with a sinking fund of $25,000 a year. Pres[iden]t Cannon said that the Church was abundantly able to put by a sinking fund of $50,000 a year Pres[iden]t Snow spoke feelingly in the condition of the Church financially and said nothing short of aid from God will cause us to get out of the financial swamp in which we are at the present time. Motion was carried unanimously. Trustees for the Bonds was discussed LS Hills, David Eccles, John C. Cutler Tho[ma]s G. Webber and others named and a motion was carried that the selection be made by the First Presidency of Trustees. On motion of John H[enr]y Smith the issue of $500,000 bonds was approved. (1)
-- Thursday, Dec 1, 1898
[Apostle John Henry Smith Diary] Salt Lake City
At 11 a.m. Lorenzo Snow, Geo. Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Franklin D. Richards, Francis M. Lyman, Myself, Geo. Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, M. W. Merrill, A. H. Lund, M. F. Cowley, Rudger Clawson, Wm. B. Preston, Robt. T. Burton, and John R. Winder, with Geo. F. Gibbs, secretary, met in the Apostles room of the Temple.
It was decided to Issue a half Million of bonds at 6 percent for Eleven years, and fifty thousand dollars to be placed as a sinking fund each year after the first year.
Some talk was had about who should be the Trustees. President Lorenzo Snow take Bro. Geo. Q. Cannon to task for the over hopefull Manner in which he had spoken of our financial Condition. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Diary of Heber J. Grant, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies
2 - Jean Bickmore White (editor), Church, State, and Politics: The Diaries of John Henry Smith, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1990, http://bit.ly/johnhenrysmith
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
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[Apostle Heber J. Grant Diary] Attended a meeting in the Temple Pres[iden]ts Snow, Cannon & Smith Apostles Richards, Lyman, Smith, Teasdale, Grant, Merrill, Lund, Cowley, & Clawson Bishops W[illia]m B. Preston, Robert T. Burton and John R. Winder and Clerk Geo[rge] F. Gibbs were present. Pr[e]s[iden]t Lorenzo Snow explained fully the proposition to issue $500,000 of bonds by the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the period of eleven years Pres[iden]t Snow read the form of the proposed bond--$25,000 a year was provided for as a sinking fund, after the first year. On Pres[iden]t Cannon's motion seconded by Jos[eph] F. Smith it was proposed that $50,000 a year be carried to the sinking fund B[isho]p Preston spoke in favor of the proposition of $50,000 so also did a number of the other brethren. I said that I had no fears but what the bonds would sell with a sinking fund of $25,000 a year. Pres[iden]t Cannon said that the Church was abundantly able to put by a sinking fund of $50,000 a year Pres[iden]t Snow spoke feelingly in the condition of the Church financially and said nothing short of aid from God will cause us to get out of the financial swamp in which we are at the present time. Motion was carried unanimously. Trustees for the Bonds was discussed LS Hills, David Eccles, John C. Cutler Tho[ma]s G. Webber and others named and a motion was carried that the selection be made by the First Presidency of Trustees. On motion of John H[enr]y Smith the issue of $500,000 bonds was approved. (1)
-- Thursday, Dec 1, 1898
[Apostle John Henry Smith Diary] Salt Lake City
At 11 a.m. Lorenzo Snow, Geo. Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Franklin D. Richards, Francis M. Lyman, Myself, Geo. Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, M. W. Merrill, A. H. Lund, M. F. Cowley, Rudger Clawson, Wm. B. Preston, Robt. T. Burton, and John R. Winder, with Geo. F. Gibbs, secretary, met in the Apostles room of the Temple.
It was decided to Issue a half Million of bonds at 6 percent for Eleven years, and fifty thousand dollars to be placed as a sinking fund each year after the first year.
Some talk was had about who should be the Trustees. President Lorenzo Snow take Bro. Geo. Q. Cannon to task for the over hopefull Manner in which he had spoken of our financial Condition. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Diary of Heber J. Grant, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies
2 - Jean Bickmore White (editor), Church, State, and Politics: The Diaries of John Henry Smith, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1990, http://bit.ly/johnhenrysmith
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
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Lorenzo Snow, Nov 28, 1898; Monday
-- Nov 28, 1898; Monday
Pres[iden]t. Lorenzo Snow, as President of Zion's Savings Bank, was served by a deputy-marshal with papers of garnishment, garnishing any moneys in the bank belonging or salaries due to Geo[rge]. M. Cannon, John M. Cannon and Angus M. Cannon their father.
Cashier Geo[rge]. M. Cannon of Zion's Saving Bank called at the President's Office to talk over a matter of business pertaining to the Sterling mine. The bank held a note for $86,500.00, signed by Wilford Woodruff, Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon and Jos[eph]. F. Smith and secured by 150 bonds of the Sterling company. The note upon its face was a personal note, and the question of the cashier was to what extent the Church was responsible for the indebtedness of that company. Pres[iden]t. Snow took it for granted that each stockholder was responsible for the amount of stock that each held, the company being incorporated and the stock issued in the regular way. This ended the conversation.
Geo[rge]. M. Cannon spoke about his private affairs, intimating that he was about to become an involuntary bankrupt. (1)
-- Nov 29, 1898; Tuesday
Pres[iden]t. [Lorenzo] Snow met with Pres[iden]t. [George Q.] Cannon, Bishop John R. Winder, LeGrand Young and R[obert]. S. Campbell, who explained to him the status of the Union Light and Power Company. Among other things, President Snow learned that there would shortly be due another $40,000 on account of the Pioneer Power Company, and that when this was paid, the Union Light and Power Company was to meet all future interest payments. Portions of the last two payments were still unpaid, that is, the payments were made, but the Church had to borrow the money from Zion's Savings Bank, and the Church still owed the bank. Referring to the Church guarantee of one million and a half dollars of the bonds of the Pioneer Company, the brethren informed Pres[iden]t. Snow that the Union Light and Power Company stood between the Pioneer Company and the Church guarantee and that before the Church could be pressed for payment of this guarantee, the Union Light and Power Company would have to fail, which would mean that the English stockholders would lose all their great interests in that company. This redeeming feature in the situation Pres[iden]t. Snow had not known before.
Elder Orson Smith, President of the Cache [Utah] Stake, called upon President Snow, and conversed with him in relation to a matter of personal business with the Logan Tithing Office. He (Elder Smith) having drawn a large amount from that office without authority. The Presiding Bishop had recently had a conversation with Pres[iden]t. Snow about this same matter, he suggesting that Bro[ther]. Smith give security as best he could for the amount of his overdraft, to which Pres[iden]t. Snow assented. The President, having this in mind, now referred Bro[ther]. Smith to Bishop Preston.
The Presiding Bishop obtained consent from Pres[iden]t. Snow to receipt for cash tithing to persons who might come with it to his office and might not have time to take it to the President's Office. (1)
Endnotes:
1 - First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
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Pres[iden]t. Lorenzo Snow, as President of Zion's Savings Bank, was served by a deputy-marshal with papers of garnishment, garnishing any moneys in the bank belonging or salaries due to Geo[rge]. M. Cannon, John M. Cannon and Angus M. Cannon their father.
Cashier Geo[rge]. M. Cannon of Zion's Saving Bank called at the President's Office to talk over a matter of business pertaining to the Sterling mine. The bank held a note for $86,500.00, signed by Wilford Woodruff, Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon and Jos[eph]. F. Smith and secured by 150 bonds of the Sterling company. The note upon its face was a personal note, and the question of the cashier was to what extent the Church was responsible for the indebtedness of that company. Pres[iden]t. Snow took it for granted that each stockholder was responsible for the amount of stock that each held, the company being incorporated and the stock issued in the regular way. This ended the conversation.
Geo[rge]. M. Cannon spoke about his private affairs, intimating that he was about to become an involuntary bankrupt. (1)
-- Nov 29, 1898; Tuesday
Pres[iden]t. [Lorenzo] Snow met with Pres[iden]t. [George Q.] Cannon, Bishop John R. Winder, LeGrand Young and R[obert]. S. Campbell, who explained to him the status of the Union Light and Power Company. Among other things, President Snow learned that there would shortly be due another $40,000 on account of the Pioneer Power Company, and that when this was paid, the Union Light and Power Company was to meet all future interest payments. Portions of the last two payments were still unpaid, that is, the payments were made, but the Church had to borrow the money from Zion's Savings Bank, and the Church still owed the bank. Referring to the Church guarantee of one million and a half dollars of the bonds of the Pioneer Company, the brethren informed Pres[iden]t. Snow that the Union Light and Power Company stood between the Pioneer Company and the Church guarantee and that before the Church could be pressed for payment of this guarantee, the Union Light and Power Company would have to fail, which would mean that the English stockholders would lose all their great interests in that company. This redeeming feature in the situation Pres[iden]t. Snow had not known before.
Elder Orson Smith, President of the Cache [Utah] Stake, called upon President Snow, and conversed with him in relation to a matter of personal business with the Logan Tithing Office. He (Elder Smith) having drawn a large amount from that office without authority. The Presiding Bishop had recently had a conversation with Pres[iden]t. Snow about this same matter, he suggesting that Bro[ther]. Smith give security as best he could for the amount of his overdraft, to which Pres[iden]t. Snow assented. The President, having this in mind, now referred Bro[ther]. Smith to Bishop Preston.
The Presiding Bishop obtained consent from Pres[iden]t. Snow to receipt for cash tithing to persons who might come with it to his office and might not have time to take it to the President's Office. (1)
Endnotes:
1 - First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
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Lorenzo Snow, Wednesday, Nov 23, 1898
-- Wednesday, Nov 23, 1898
[Apostle John Henry Smith Diary] Salt Lake City
I was at the Groesbeck Co. office today for an hour.
Lorenzo Snow, Geo. Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Franklin D. Richards, Francis M. Lyman, Myself, Heber J. Grant, Matthias F. Cowley, Win. B. Preston, Robt. T. Burton, John R. Winder, LeGrand Young and Frank S. Richards [met].
We decided to issue a bond for $500.00 at 6% for ten years, redemable in five years. Geo. Q. Cannon made the motion. Seconded by Joseph F. Smith. The action was unanimous. (1)
-- Nov 25, 1898; Friday
In answer I desire to say that I do not see my way clear to delegate the sealing power outside the Temples, and until something can be done to accommodate such parties as those referred to by you, it had better be understood that yourself or any other competent Elder will be free to solemnize marriages according to the laws of the land, with the understanding that as soon as the circumstances of all such married couples shall warrant they should come to a Temple to be sealed. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Jean Bickmore White (editor), Church, State, and Politics: The Diaries of John Henry Smith, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1990, http://bit.ly/johnhenrysmith
2 - Lorenzo Snow, letter to Charles O. Card, Lorenzo Snow Letterbook, LDS Archives
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
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[Apostle John Henry Smith Diary] Salt Lake City
I was at the Groesbeck Co. office today for an hour.
Lorenzo Snow, Geo. Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Franklin D. Richards, Francis M. Lyman, Myself, Heber J. Grant, Matthias F. Cowley, Win. B. Preston, Robt. T. Burton, John R. Winder, LeGrand Young and Frank S. Richards [met].
We decided to issue a bond for $500.00 at 6% for ten years, redemable in five years. Geo. Q. Cannon made the motion. Seconded by Joseph F. Smith. The action was unanimous. (1)
-- Nov 25, 1898; Friday
In answer I desire to say that I do not see my way clear to delegate the sealing power outside the Temples, and until something can be done to accommodate such parties as those referred to by you, it had better be understood that yourself or any other competent Elder will be free to solemnize marriages according to the laws of the land, with the understanding that as soon as the circumstances of all such married couples shall warrant they should come to a Temple to be sealed. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Jean Bickmore White (editor), Church, State, and Politics: The Diaries of John Henry Smith, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1990, http://bit.ly/johnhenrysmith
2 - Lorenzo Snow, letter to Charles O. Card, Lorenzo Snow Letterbook, LDS Archives
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
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Lorenzo Snow, Nov 21, 1898; Monday
-- Nov 21, 1898; Monday
... Attorney F[ranklin]. S. Richards called upon Pres[iden]t. [Lorenzo] Snow and submitted for his signature legal papers transfering the Deseret News Publishing Company's business to the Trustee-in-trust. At the same time, the Trustee-in-trust signed obligations assuming the indebtedness of the Deseret News Publishing Company, amounting to $108,364.08, this includes the amount which the Deseret News Publishing Company owes to the Deseret News Company in turning back the business and plant. The Deseret News Company conveys all its real estate by deed and all its personal property and assets by bill of sale to the Trustee-in-trust. A schedule accompanied these papers showing in detail the business involved in the transfer.
... A telegram was received by the Presidency from Elder A[braham]. O[wen]. Woodruff, dated yesterday at St. Johns, Arizona, and having reference to the sealing of young people outside the Temple. The telegram read: "Shall I do it? reply at once". The following answer was sent: "Such authority cannot be given at present" (Signed) Lorenzo Snow. (1)
-- Tuesday, Nov 22, 1898
[Apostle John Henry Smith Diary] Salt Lake City
I met with Lorenzo Snow, Geo. Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, and Franklin D. Richards. We talked over Church affairs and decided to Issue bonds.
I was home part of the day. I spent some time at the Wasatch building. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes
2 - Jean Bickmore White (editor), Church, State, and Politics: The Diaries of John Henry Smith, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1990, http://bit.ly/johnhenrysmith
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
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... Attorney F[ranklin]. S. Richards called upon Pres[iden]t. [Lorenzo] Snow and submitted for his signature legal papers transfering the Deseret News Publishing Company's business to the Trustee-in-trust. At the same time, the Trustee-in-trust signed obligations assuming the indebtedness of the Deseret News Publishing Company, amounting to $108,364.08, this includes the amount which the Deseret News Publishing Company owes to the Deseret News Company in turning back the business and plant. The Deseret News Company conveys all its real estate by deed and all its personal property and assets by bill of sale to the Trustee-in-trust. A schedule accompanied these papers showing in detail the business involved in the transfer.
... A telegram was received by the Presidency from Elder A[braham]. O[wen]. Woodruff, dated yesterday at St. Johns, Arizona, and having reference to the sealing of young people outside the Temple. The telegram read: "Shall I do it? reply at once". The following answer was sent: "Such authority cannot be given at present" (Signed) Lorenzo Snow. (1)
-- Tuesday, Nov 22, 1898
[Apostle John Henry Smith Diary] Salt Lake City
I met with Lorenzo Snow, Geo. Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, and Franklin D. Richards. We talked over Church affairs and decided to Issue bonds.
I was home part of the day. I spent some time at the Wasatch building. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes
2 - Jean Bickmore White (editor), Church, State, and Politics: The Diaries of John Henry Smith, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1990, http://bit.ly/johnhenrysmith
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
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Lorenzo Snow, Nov 10, 1898; Thursday
-- Nov 10, 1898; Thursday
Regular weekly meeting of the First Presidency and Apostles was held at 11 A.M., in the Salt Lake Temple. Present: Pres[iden]ts. Lorenzo Snow, Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon, Jos[eph]. F. Smith and Franklin D. Richards; Elders F[rancis]. M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, Geo[rge]. Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, Anthon H. Lund, M[atthias]. F. Cowley and Rudger Clawson. Elder Brigham Young [Jr.] is visiting in San Juan [Utah]; Elder John W. Taylor is in Colorado, and Elder A[braham]. O[wen]. Woodruff is on his way to Arizona and Mexico. ...
Pres[iden]t. Snow informed the Council that the First Presidency has selected Bro[ther]. C[harles]. W. Penrose to be the editor of the Deseret News, and invited those present to express any objection they might have to his occupying that position, or to suggest the name of any one whom they deemed better fitted for
the lace. A wish was expressed that whoever was selected to be the editor, it should be with the understanding that the columns of the News be kept free from politics, thereupon Pres[iden]t. Smith moved that with this understanding, the choice of Bro[ther]. Penrose as editor of the News be approved and confirmed. The motion was seconded and carried unanimously.
Pres[iden]t. Snow here remarked that whoever might be named by the Council, he hoped the question of appointment might be left to the discretion of the Presidency. He said that before making the appointment he would like to know the man and everything about him. The President also stated that not only Bro[ther]. [Joseph W.] Summerhays, but Bro[ther]. H[orace]. G. Whitney had been recommended to him as a suitable person for the place.
Elder H[eber]. J. Grant spoke in favor of Bro[ther]. Whitney, and also named Bro[ther]. Edward H. Anderson of Ogden [Utah].
Bro[ther]. John Henry Smith inquired if any thought had been given in the direction of disposing of the News as a daily paper and publishing instead a good weekly religious paper. He thought that such a journal, in the connection with the publication of tracts and Church works, was all that the Church would need. The news so far had been a failure financially, whereas a good religious weekly, in connection with a good publishing house, such as the Church ought to have, would doubtless pay. Pres[ident]. Snow thought the suggestion worthy of consideration, and invited expression on this subject. Several of the brethren spoke, all favoring the retention by the Church of the Deseret News as a daily paper. Some favored the idea of placing the name of President Snow upon the paper as its editor and publisher; and others suggested that one of the apostles be business manager, but President Snow did not feel that it would be a discreet thing for his name to be used in that way.
The question of appointing an editor and business manager for the News was left to the discretion of the First Presidency.
The Council adjourned. (1)
-- Nov 17, 1898; Thursday
Regular meeting of the First Presidency and Apostles in the Salt Lake Temple at 11 A.M. ....
The Presiding Bishop also informed President Snow and Smith that the Rexburg [Idaho] Tithing Office had advanced, with out authority, $114.44, in lumber chiefly, to the Upper Snake River Fair, the material having been used for fair purposes. He recommended that this amount also be appropriated so as to get the amount off the Tithing Office books, a request to that effect having been made by the Stake Presidency at Rexburg. The request was granted and the appropriation made. (1)
Endnotes:
1 - First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes
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Regular weekly meeting of the First Presidency and Apostles was held at 11 A.M., in the Salt Lake Temple. Present: Pres[iden]ts. Lorenzo Snow, Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon, Jos[eph]. F. Smith and Franklin D. Richards; Elders F[rancis]. M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, Geo[rge]. Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, Anthon H. Lund, M[atthias]. F. Cowley and Rudger Clawson. Elder Brigham Young [Jr.] is visiting in San Juan [Utah]; Elder John W. Taylor is in Colorado, and Elder A[braham]. O[wen]. Woodruff is on his way to Arizona and Mexico. ...
Pres[iden]t. Snow informed the Council that the First Presidency has selected Bro[ther]. C[harles]. W. Penrose to be the editor of the Deseret News, and invited those present to express any objection they might have to his occupying that position, or to suggest the name of any one whom they deemed better fitted for
the lace. A wish was expressed that whoever was selected to be the editor, it should be with the understanding that the columns of the News be kept free from politics, thereupon Pres[iden]t. Smith moved that with this understanding, the choice of Bro[ther]. Penrose as editor of the News be approved and confirmed. The motion was seconded and carried unanimously.
Pres[iden]t. Snow here remarked that whoever might be named by the Council, he hoped the question of appointment might be left to the discretion of the Presidency. He said that before making the appointment he would like to know the man and everything about him. The President also stated that not only Bro[ther]. [Joseph W.] Summerhays, but Bro[ther]. H[orace]. G. Whitney had been recommended to him as a suitable person for the place.
Elder H[eber]. J. Grant spoke in favor of Bro[ther]. Whitney, and also named Bro[ther]. Edward H. Anderson of Ogden [Utah].
Bro[ther]. John Henry Smith inquired if any thought had been given in the direction of disposing of the News as a daily paper and publishing instead a good weekly religious paper. He thought that such a journal, in the connection with the publication of tracts and Church works, was all that the Church would need. The news so far had been a failure financially, whereas a good religious weekly, in connection with a good publishing house, such as the Church ought to have, would doubtless pay. Pres[ident]. Snow thought the suggestion worthy of consideration, and invited expression on this subject. Several of the brethren spoke, all favoring the retention by the Church of the Deseret News as a daily paper. Some favored the idea of placing the name of President Snow upon the paper as its editor and publisher; and others suggested that one of the apostles be business manager, but President Snow did not feel that it would be a discreet thing for his name to be used in that way.
The question of appointing an editor and business manager for the News was left to the discretion of the First Presidency.
The Council adjourned. (1)
-- Nov 17, 1898; Thursday
Regular meeting of the First Presidency and Apostles in the Salt Lake Temple at 11 A.M. ....
The Presiding Bishop also informed President Snow and Smith that the Rexburg [Idaho] Tithing Office had advanced, with out authority, $114.44, in lumber chiefly, to the Upper Snake River Fair, the material having been used for fair purposes. He recommended that this amount also be appropriated so as to get the amount off the Tithing Office books, a request to that effect having been made by the Stake Presidency at Rexburg. The request was granted and the appropriation made. (1)
Endnotes:
1 - First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
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Lorenzo Snow, Nov 7, 1898; Monday
-- Nov 7, 1898; Monday
At a Deseret News meeting held at the President's Office, at 11 o'clock this morning, and attended by Pres[iden]ts. Lorenzo Snow and Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon, Franklin D. Richards, Angus M. Cannon, Jos[eph]. W. Summerhays and James Jack, the local political situation was talked over in an informal way, and the general expression of the Directors named was that the News should be strictly non-partisan, and not mix up in any manner with the local political fight now going on. Pres[ident]. Snow, who was not present when this talk began, but joined the directors later, said upon the same subject, to which his attention was drawn, that if he could have his way, the Deseret News should be
strictly non-partisan. He had friends in both or in all parties, and he wanted the News to take such a course that members of all parties would have perfect confidence in it. This view was taken by all present. (1)
-- Nov 10, 1898; Thursday
Pres[ident] Lorenzo Snow said that the Presidency had decided on Bro[ther] Cha[rle]s W Penrose as Editor of the Deseret News. Bro[ther] John Henry Smith asked the question whether it would not be a wise thing to discontinue the publication of the a daily newspaper and the starting of a weekly wide awake religious paper. He would be pleased to try and take the paper and turn it into the Republican organ. The fact is that in my opinion a weekly paper can be made a financial success and a grand one, but I doubt making a success of a daily paper a success. Pres[ident] [Joseph F.] Smith was unqualified in his approval of keeping up a live active daily church newspaper. Pres[iden]t [Franklin D.] Richards favored making the News alive wide awake paper second to none. Nothing should be published to offend any political organization. Said Bro[ther] [George Q.] Cannon was editing a paper representing 1,00,000 Sunday Schools and Bro[ther] Smith thousands of young men and he felt that Pres[iden]t Snow should stand at the head of the News. ... hoped to see the paper a credit to the church ... Bro[ther] [Francis M.] Lyman said if Bro[ther] Penrose was made editor it will be claimed that the paper was Democratic. ... Chat
with Pres[iden]t Snow and he promised me he would be neutral on the question of who should be U.S. Senator from Utah. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes
2 - Heber J. Grant, Diary
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
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At a Deseret News meeting held at the President's Office, at 11 o'clock this morning, and attended by Pres[iden]ts. Lorenzo Snow and Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon, Franklin D. Richards, Angus M. Cannon, Jos[eph]. W. Summerhays and James Jack, the local political situation was talked over in an informal way, and the general expression of the Directors named was that the News should be strictly non-partisan, and not mix up in any manner with the local political fight now going on. Pres[ident]. Snow, who was not present when this talk began, but joined the directors later, said upon the same subject, to which his attention was drawn, that if he could have his way, the Deseret News should be
strictly non-partisan. He had friends in both or in all parties, and he wanted the News to take such a course that members of all parties would have perfect confidence in it. This view was taken by all present. (1)
-- Nov 10, 1898; Thursday
Pres[ident] Lorenzo Snow said that the Presidency had decided on Bro[ther] Cha[rle]s W Penrose as Editor of the Deseret News. Bro[ther] John Henry Smith asked the question whether it would not be a wise thing to discontinue the publication of the a daily newspaper and the starting of a weekly wide awake religious paper. He would be pleased to try and take the paper and turn it into the Republican organ. The fact is that in my opinion a weekly paper can be made a financial success and a grand one, but I doubt making a success of a daily paper a success. Pres[ident] [Joseph F.] Smith was unqualified in his approval of keeping up a live active daily church newspaper. Pres[iden]t [Franklin D.] Richards favored making the News alive wide awake paper second to none. Nothing should be published to offend any political organization. Said Bro[ther] [George Q.] Cannon was editing a paper representing 1,00,000 Sunday Schools and Bro[ther] Smith thousands of young men and he felt that Pres[iden]t Snow should stand at the head of the News. ... hoped to see the paper a credit to the church ... Bro[ther] [Francis M.] Lyman said if Bro[ther] Penrose was made editor it will be claimed that the paper was Democratic. ... Chat
with Pres[iden]t Snow and he promised me he would be neutral on the question of who should be U.S. Senator from Utah. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes
2 - Heber J. Grant, Diary
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
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Lorenzo Snow, Nov 4, 1898
-- Nov 4, 1898
[Apostle Heber J. Grant Diary] Morning called at Wagon Cos Grant & Co State Bank & Lorenzo Snow's also State Democratic Headquarters ... Long chat with Pres[ident] Snow on the financial condition of the Church ... (1)
-- Nov 7, 1898
[Apostle Heber J. Grant Diary] Called at the offices of Coop. Wagon C. Grant & Co. Pres[iden]t Lorenzo Snow, Theatre, State Bank & Democratic State Headquarters. Was fearfully annoyed to read the Tribune interview this AM with Pres[iden]t Geo[rge] Q. Cannon and was glad to have him deny the most objectionable part in the News tonight. Attended Democratic Rally in the Theater tonight with B[isho]p NA Empey & wife, my wife Gusta, and daughter Rachel & Lucy. Learned from Pres[iden]t Snow that the Deseret News had come back to the Church from the Deseret News Publishing Co and that the News was $105,000 behind. I hope and pray that it will be made a success in the future and I am sure it can with plenty of energy and good manager, and a good editor. I want to aid in making it a success. (1)
Endnotes:
1 - Diary of Heber J. Grant, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
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[Apostle Heber J. Grant Diary] Morning called at Wagon Cos Grant & Co State Bank & Lorenzo Snow's also State Democratic Headquarters ... Long chat with Pres[ident] Snow on the financial condition of the Church ... (1)
-- Nov 7, 1898
[Apostle Heber J. Grant Diary] Called at the offices of Coop. Wagon C. Grant & Co. Pres[iden]t Lorenzo Snow, Theatre, State Bank & Democratic State Headquarters. Was fearfully annoyed to read the Tribune interview this AM with Pres[iden]t Geo[rge] Q. Cannon and was glad to have him deny the most objectionable part in the News tonight. Attended Democratic Rally in the Theater tonight with B[isho]p NA Empey & wife, my wife Gusta, and daughter Rachel & Lucy. Learned from Pres[iden]t Snow that the Deseret News had come back to the Church from the Deseret News Publishing Co and that the News was $105,000 behind. I hope and pray that it will be made a success in the future and I am sure it can with plenty of energy and good manager, and a good editor. I want to aid in making it a success. (1)
Endnotes:
1 - Diary of Heber J. Grant, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
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Lorenzo Snow, Oct 29, 1898
-- Oct 29, 1898
Snow opposes plural marriage
President Cannon says Prest Snow had decided that Plural marriages must cease throughout the entire Church and that was absolute and affected Mexico as well as elsewhere ( Quinn, LDS, p 68 quoting Juarez Stake High Council Minutes ). President Snow almost always opposed plural marriages, but administratively it was very tough to stop. (1)
-- Nov 3, 1898
Eleven A.M. Meeting of the First Presidency and Apostles at the Salt Lake Temple: Present: Pres[iden]ts. Lorenzo Snow, Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon, Jos[eph]. F. Smith, and Franklin D. Richards; Elders Brigham Young [Jr.], F[rancis]. M. Lyman, Geo[rge]. Teasdale, H[eber]. J. Grant, M[atthias]. F. Cowley, A[braham]. O[wen]. Woodruff and Rudger Clawson. Pres[iden]t. Snow brought the subject of the Sevier [Utah] Stake Tabernacle before the Council for consideration, and mentioned the visit that had been made by Pres[iden]t. [William H.] Seegmiller, Bishop Brandley and Architect Peterson to the Presidency since the building was destroyed by fire. He stated that Bro[ther]. Seegmiller had asked the privilege of going beyond his Stake jurisdiction to solicit contributions towards the re-erection of the Tabernacle, and had also asked that the Church assist them in the undertaking. Pres[iden]t. Snow referred to the heavy load under which the people of Ogden and Cache Valley [Utah] were groaning in consequence of the erection of costly buildings, and said that to him it looked as if the time had come when we ought to get along with cheaper and less commodious structures until our financial circumstances improved. He favored rendering all the help that the Church could consistently, in this and all other cases, provided a burden of debt could not be incurred.
... Pres[iden]t. Snow did not think a motion necessary expressive of the sentiment of the Council regarding this matter, and therefore called for the next business. ... (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Tungate, Mel, Mormon Polygamy, http://www.tungate.com/polygamy.htm
2 - Journal History
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
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Snow opposes plural marriage
President Cannon says Prest Snow had decided that Plural marriages must cease throughout the entire Church and that was absolute and affected Mexico as well as elsewhere ( Quinn, LDS, p 68 quoting Juarez Stake High Council Minutes ). President Snow almost always opposed plural marriages, but administratively it was very tough to stop. (1)
-- Nov 3, 1898
Eleven A.M. Meeting of the First Presidency and Apostles at the Salt Lake Temple: Present: Pres[iden]ts. Lorenzo Snow, Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon, Jos[eph]. F. Smith, and Franklin D. Richards; Elders Brigham Young [Jr.], F[rancis]. M. Lyman, Geo[rge]. Teasdale, H[eber]. J. Grant, M[atthias]. F. Cowley, A[braham]. O[wen]. Woodruff and Rudger Clawson. Pres[iden]t. Snow brought the subject of the Sevier [Utah] Stake Tabernacle before the Council for consideration, and mentioned the visit that had been made by Pres[iden]t. [William H.] Seegmiller, Bishop Brandley and Architect Peterson to the Presidency since the building was destroyed by fire. He stated that Bro[ther]. Seegmiller had asked the privilege of going beyond his Stake jurisdiction to solicit contributions towards the re-erection of the Tabernacle, and had also asked that the Church assist them in the undertaking. Pres[iden]t. Snow referred to the heavy load under which the people of Ogden and Cache Valley [Utah] were groaning in consequence of the erection of costly buildings, and said that to him it looked as if the time had come when we ought to get along with cheaper and less commodious structures until our financial circumstances improved. He favored rendering all the help that the Church could consistently, in this and all other cases, provided a burden of debt could not be incurred.
... Pres[iden]t. Snow did not think a motion necessary expressive of the sentiment of the Council regarding this matter, and therefore called for the next business. ... (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Tungate, Mel, Mormon Polygamy, http://www.tungate.com/polygamy.htm
2 - Journal History
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
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Lorenzo Snow, Oct 20, 1898 (Thursday)
-- Oct 20, 1898 (Thursday)
This was Utah day at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition at Omaha, Neb. A speech of welcome was made by Wattles, president of the Exposition, and responses were made by Gov. Heber M. Wells and Presidents Lorenzo Snow, Geo. Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith. (1)
-- Oct 27, 1898; Thursday
Meeting of the First Presidency and Apostles at the Salt Lake Temple, at 11 A.M. Present: Pres[iden]ts. Lorenzo Snow, Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon and Jos[eph]. F. Smith; Elders Brigham Young [Jr.], F[rancis]. M. Lyman, Geo[rge]. Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, M[arriner]. W[ood]. Merrill, A[nthon]. H. Lund, M[atthias]. F. Cowley and A[braham]. O[wen]. Woodruff. ... Pres[iden]t. Snow remarked that he feared the result of going to the people for contributions, unless it was absolutely necessary to do so. The tenor of his counsel was to check the spirit of calling on the people for donations. All future moves in this direction should be most carefully weighed. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology
2 - First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
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This was Utah day at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition at Omaha, Neb. A speech of welcome was made by Wattles, president of the Exposition, and responses were made by Gov. Heber M. Wells and Presidents Lorenzo Snow, Geo. Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith. (1)
-- Oct 27, 1898; Thursday
Meeting of the First Presidency and Apostles at the Salt Lake Temple, at 11 A.M. Present: Pres[iden]ts. Lorenzo Snow, Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon and Jos[eph]. F. Smith; Elders Brigham Young [Jr.], F[rancis]. M. Lyman, Geo[rge]. Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, M[arriner]. W[ood]. Merrill, A[nthon]. H. Lund, M[atthias]. F. Cowley and A[braham]. O[wen]. Woodruff. ... Pres[iden]t. Snow remarked that he feared the result of going to the people for contributions, unless it was absolutely necessary to do so. The tenor of his counsel was to check the spirit of calling on the people for donations. All future moves in this direction should be most carefully weighed. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology
2 - First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
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Lorenzo Snow, Oct 17, 1898
-- Oct 17, 1898
At a meeting of the Directors of Z.C.M.I., held at 11 o'clock this morning, President Lorenzo Snow presided for the first time as President of that institution.
A few days ago Bishop William B. Preston spoke to President Snow about selling some land owned by the Church at Mesa [Arizona], but at present occupied by Pres[ident]. C[ollins]. R. Hakes, of the Maricopa Stake. Bishop Preston had been offered for this land $1,500. To-day Elder Brigham Young [Jr.] represented to President Snow that Bro[ther]. Hakes was completely broken up financially, and that the occupation of this land would help him to live. It was decided not to sell the Mesa farm, but to let Bro[ther]. Hakes have the use of it for the present, and Bishop Preston was so informed.
President Andrew Kimball of the St. Joseph [Arizona] Stake, had a conversation with the First Presidency about a canal enterprise, which the people of his Stake had entered into, and of the final outcome of which great hopes were entertained. ... (1)
-- Oct 18, 1898 (Tuesday)
Presidents Lorenzo Snow and Joseph F. Smith, Apostle Franklin D. Richards, Gov. Heber M. Wells and others left Salt Lake City, for Omaha, Neb., to visit the Trans-Mississippi Exposition. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Journal History; Abraham Owen Woodruff, Diary
2 - Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
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At a meeting of the Directors of Z.C.M.I., held at 11 o'clock this morning, President Lorenzo Snow presided for the first time as President of that institution.
A few days ago Bishop William B. Preston spoke to President Snow about selling some land owned by the Church at Mesa [Arizona], but at present occupied by Pres[ident]. C[ollins]. R. Hakes, of the Maricopa Stake. Bishop Preston had been offered for this land $1,500. To-day Elder Brigham Young [Jr.] represented to President Snow that Bro[ther]. Hakes was completely broken up financially, and that the occupation of this land would help him to live. It was decided not to sell the Mesa farm, but to let Bro[ther]. Hakes have the use of it for the present, and Bishop Preston was so informed.
President Andrew Kimball of the St. Joseph [Arizona] Stake, had a conversation with the First Presidency about a canal enterprise, which the people of his Stake had entered into, and of the final outcome of which great hopes were entertained. ... (1)
-- Oct 18, 1898 (Tuesday)
Presidents Lorenzo Snow and Joseph F. Smith, Apostle Franklin D. Richards, Gov. Heber M. Wells and others left Salt Lake City, for Omaha, Neb., to visit the Trans-Mississippi Exposition. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Journal History; Abraham Owen Woodruff, Diary
2 - Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
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Lorenzo Snow, Oct 15, 1898
-- Oct 15, 1898
[Finances] With the church still reeling from the destabilization of its finances during the Edmunds-Tucker enforcement years and the possibility of financial bankruptcy looming, Lorenzo Snow announces the sale of bonds to permit a gradual recovery. (1)
-- Oct 17, 1898; Monday
Delivered the Seer-stone that was used by the Prophet Joseph [Smith] and handed down from him to Brigham [Young], John [Taylor] and then to my Father [i.e., Wilford Woodruff] to Pres[iden]t. Lorenzo Snow. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/282148/
2 - Abraham Owen Woodruff, Diary
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
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[Finances] With the church still reeling from the destabilization of its finances during the Edmunds-Tucker enforcement years and the possibility of financial bankruptcy looming, Lorenzo Snow announces the sale of bonds to permit a gradual recovery. (1)
-- Oct 17, 1898; Monday
Delivered the Seer-stone that was used by the Prophet Joseph [Smith] and handed down from him to Brigham [Young], John [Taylor] and then to my Father [i.e., Wilford Woodruff] to Pres[iden]t. Lorenzo Snow. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/282148/
2 - Abraham Owen Woodruff, Diary
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
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Lorenzo Snow, Oct 10, 1898
-- Oct 10, 1898
Lorenzo Snow is "set apart" (NOT ordained) as church president, and his counselors are also set apart. This is first time that members of Quorum of the Twelve Apostles are set apart for service in First Presidency. Rudger Clawson is ordained apostle, first convicted felon to becom member of Quorum of Twelve. (1)
-- Oct 11, 1898; Tuesday
As I was leaving the Temple spoke to Pres[iden]t [Lorenzo] Snow in company with Pres[iden]t F[ranklin] D Richards and Elder Brigham Young [Jr.] about Brother Cha[rle]s W. Penrose going out to do some political talking with Judge [Robert W.] Baskin and he said he had no objections. Called and saw Jos[eph] L. Rawlins and made an appointment to meet Pres[iden]t Lorenzo Snow this afternoon at the President's home. Called and had a talk on political affairs with Ja[me]s H. Moyle. Rec[eive]d a telegram from Spencer Clawson informing me that Claflin & Co[mpany] will renew the 40,000 due from the Church for 4 mo[nth]s. Pres[ident] Snow said he did not see what else we could do but accept the offer of renewal as the Church can not make payment of the 40,000. At 3 PM attended a meeting of the Executive committee of the Utah Sugar Co[mpany].
At 3.20 had an interview with Pres[iden]t Snow at his home in company with Senator Jos[eph]. L. Rawlins. The Senator assured Pres[iden]t Snow that in case Bro[ther] B. H. Roberts was elected to Congress that there was in his opinion no danger whatever but what he would secure his seat. He was sure there was not the slightest danger of a contest being for a moment entertained. Said he would do all in his power to aid Bro[ther] Roberts at Washington [D.C.] in case he is elected. Pres[iden]t. Snow said that he did not have the least desire as the Pres[iden]t of the "Mormon" Church to dictate any of its members how they should vote, and expressed it as his opinion that it would be a very unwise thing for Roberts to withdraw and said even if his party should get him to do so that it would be charged to the Church. Expressed pleasure at having met the Senator.
As Senator Rawlins was leaving he told Pres[iden]t Snow that he would take pleasure in doing anything he could for him at Washington [D.C.]. Pres[iden]t. Snow gave the Senator his assurance that there was no new plural marriage being solemnized and none should be. Senator Rawlins explained that he had never expected existing relations to be interfered with and he was sure this was the feeling at Washington.
I am very much pleased indeed at the result of the conversation between Pres[iden]t Snow and Mr Rawlins. ... (2)
Endnotes:
1 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
2 - Heber J. Grant, Diary
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
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Lorenzo Snow is "set apart" (NOT ordained) as church president, and his counselors are also set apart. This is first time that members of Quorum of the Twelve Apostles are set apart for service in First Presidency. Rudger Clawson is ordained apostle, first convicted felon to becom member of Quorum of Twelve. (1)
-- Oct 11, 1898; Tuesday
As I was leaving the Temple spoke to Pres[iden]t [Lorenzo] Snow in company with Pres[iden]t F[ranklin] D Richards and Elder Brigham Young [Jr.] about Brother Cha[rle]s W. Penrose going out to do some political talking with Judge [Robert W.] Baskin and he said he had no objections. Called and saw Jos[eph] L. Rawlins and made an appointment to meet Pres[iden]t Lorenzo Snow this afternoon at the President's home. Called and had a talk on political affairs with Ja[me]s H. Moyle. Rec[eive]d a telegram from Spencer Clawson informing me that Claflin & Co[mpany] will renew the 40,000 due from the Church for 4 mo[nth]s. Pres[ident] Snow said he did not see what else we could do but accept the offer of renewal as the Church can not make payment of the 40,000. At 3 PM attended a meeting of the Executive committee of the Utah Sugar Co[mpany].
At 3.20 had an interview with Pres[iden]t Snow at his home in company with Senator Jos[eph]. L. Rawlins. The Senator assured Pres[iden]t Snow that in case Bro[ther] B. H. Roberts was elected to Congress that there was in his opinion no danger whatever but what he would secure his seat. He was sure there was not the slightest danger of a contest being for a moment entertained. Said he would do all in his power to aid Bro[ther] Roberts at Washington [D.C.] in case he is elected. Pres[iden]t. Snow said that he did not have the least desire as the Pres[iden]t of the "Mormon" Church to dictate any of its members how they should vote, and expressed it as his opinion that it would be a very unwise thing for Roberts to withdraw and said even if his party should get him to do so that it would be charged to the Church. Expressed pleasure at having met the Senator.
As Senator Rawlins was leaving he told Pres[iden]t Snow that he would take pleasure in doing anything he could for him at Washington [D.C.]. Pres[iden]t. Snow gave the Senator his assurance that there was no new plural marriage being solemnized and none should be. Senator Rawlins explained that he had never expected existing relations to be interfered with and he was sure this was the feeling at Washington.
I am very much pleased indeed at the result of the conversation between Pres[iden]t Snow and Mr Rawlins. ... (2)
Endnotes:
1 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
2 - Heber J. Grant, Diary
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
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Lorenzo Snow, Oct 10, 1898; Monday
-- Oct 10, 1898; Monday
The First Presidency and the Twelve Apostles, at 10 o'clock this morning, met at the President's office and proceeded thence to the photograph gallery of Fox and Symons, for the purpose of sitting in a group for their portrait. At 12 o'clock they returned to the office, and attended to the ordination of Elder Rudger Clawson as a member of the Council of the Twelve Apostles. Pres[iden]ts. Lorenzo Snow, Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon, Jos[eph]. F. Smith and Franklin D. Richards, with Elders Brigham Young [Jr.], Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, Geo[rge]. Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor, M[arriner]. W[ood]. Merrill, A[nthon]. H. Lund, M[atthias]. F. Cowley and A[braham]. O[wen]. Woodruff, laid their hands upon the head of Elder Clawson and ordained him as follows, President Snow being mouth:
... Pres[ident]. Snow having previously expressed himself to the effect that he felt he should be set apart to preside over the Church, this was now done; the above named brethren, including Elder Rudger Clawson, all laying their hands upon the head of President Snow, who requested Pres[ident]. Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon to be mouth in setting him apart. Pres[ident]. Cannon spoke as follows:
["]Pres[ident]. Lorenzo Snow, we your fellow-servants of the Most High God, possessed of the Apostleship, which you have received through your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, lay our hands upon thy head to bless thee and to set thee apart to preside over the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; that in connection with thy counselors, thou mayest preside over the body of the Church, according to the revelations of the Lord Jesus Christ concerning his Church; and that thou mayest be filled by the power of God, and be entitled to the revelations of the Lord Jesus and give the mind and will of God to the Church; to impart unto them from time to time that knowledge concerning the will of God that shall be communicated to them. And every gift, every grace and qualification that has ever rested down upon a man chosen by the Lord to fill this exalted station, we seal upon thee at this time.
["]We reconfirm upon thee all thy former blessings, and all the powers and the authority and ordinations; and every power that pertains to the everlasting Priesthood and to the Presidency of the Church of Christ, we seal upon thee, and ask God our Father to confirm this sealing and this setting apart, that thou mayest be filled with the new power, yea with increased power, to go forth and magnify thy calling in the midst of the Church of Christ and among thy fellow-servants; and that the Lord will communicate with thee from time to time everything necessary for the perfect government of his Church; that thou mayest exercise all the keys and the authority that have been exercised heretofore by thy predecessors--by Wilford Woodruff, by John Taylor, by Brigham Young, and by Joseph Smith, and which he (Joseph Smith) sealed upon his fellow-Apostles.
["]We pray thee, O God our Eternal Father, to hear us thy servants and to look at our hearts and our desires and forgive our feebleness and imperfections; for we desire to bless this thy servant with every blessing that we have authority to invoke in his behalf, and we humbly ask thee to confirm this blessing upon his head, and to fill him with thy power from the crown of his head to the soles of his feet; that he may be set apart to this important office and
exercise all its functions to thine acceptance and to the satisfaction of his fellow-servants and of thy Saints.
["]All these blessings, Father, we seal upon him; and we say unto thee, Brother Lorenzo, receive thou the same, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the authority of the Holy Apostleship, which we hold, even so, Amen.["]
Pres[ident]. Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon was then set apart to be the First Counselor in the First Presidency; Pres[ident]. Snow being mouth, and speaking as follows:
"Pres[ident] Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon, in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by virtue of the Holy Priesthood, we lay our hands upon your head and we set you apart to be the First Counselor to Lorenzo Snow, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, that you may be filled, as you have been in the past, with the spirit of counsel and understanding; that the Holy Spirit of life may constantly be with you, and improve your health and restore you unto perfect health, and give you understanding and the spirit of revelation from the Lord, that you may be truly a counselor in Zion. And all things that may be necessary for you to receive in order that you may be truly such, we seal upon you by virtue of the Holy Priesthood, and in the name of the Lord Jesus, Amen.["]
Pres[ident]. Joseph F. Smith was set apart, in like manner, to be the Second Counselor in the First Presidency. As in the case of Pres[ident]. Cannon, all the brethren named laid their hands upon him, and President Snow was mouth, blessing him in these words:
"Pres[ident]. Joseph F. Smith, we lay our hands upon your head and set you apart to be the second counselor to Lorenzo Snow, the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and we confer upon you in the name of the Lord all the gifts and blessings, rights and privileged that pertain unto this holy position that you now occupy, and that you may be blessed in this, in the performance of all the duties that are incumbent upon you, holding this position as second counselor, as you have been blessed I the past and more so. All these blessings and gifts, rights and privileges, and all that is necessary for you to magnify this calling, pleasing unto yourself and pleasing unto the Lord, we seal upon you in the name of the Lord Jesus. Amen.["]
President Franklin D. Richards was then set apart by the brethren to be the President of the Twelve Apostles, President Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon, being mouth.
["]Brother Franklin D. Richards, our fellow-servant in the Lord, our fellow-Apostle, we lay our hands upon thy head, having the authority from the Lord to bless and to confirm every blessing upon the heads of the children of men that are suited to their condition, and we set thee apart as the President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, that thou mayest act in this high and holy calling in a manner that shall be acceptable to our God and that shall fill thyself with joy in thy fellow-servants and the Saints; that thou mayest preside over thus body of men whom the Lord has chosen as special witnesses in all the earth, with dignity and in
such a manner as to gain their love and their confidence, and that they may know that thou hast the revelations and power of God with thee, and that all the authority that belongs to the Apostleship has been confirmed upon thee, and especially the authority to preside in their midst. We seal all these blessings, beloved brother, upon thy head, that thou mayest be filled therewith and that there may be nothing lacking from this time forth in the performance by thee of all the duties that belong to this exalted position. We seal these blessings upon thee in the name of the Lord Jesus and in this authority that we have received from him, and say, receive thou the same, even so. Amen.["]
Pres[ident]. Lorenzo Snow then delivered the following charge to Elder Rudger Clawson, the newly ordained Apostle:
....
Pres[iden]t. Jos[eph]. F. Smith added a few words of counsel to the effect that one of the great callings and special duties of an Apostle is to become a living witness of the Lord Jesus Christ; to know him and to be able to testify that he is the Son of God and the Savior of the world. Another principle was that an Apostle must acknowledge the order and organization of the Priesthood, and that the united counsels of the leading and presiding quorums of the Priesthood are supreme above his own judgement. his own predilections. his own choice desires, to matter how strong they may be. All the Apostles and those holding the priesthood, and especially the Counsel of the Apostles and the First Presidency, must covenant and agree before God, angels and men, and with each other, that they will acknowledge this organization that God has instituted as the supreme authority of earth. This was one thing that Bro[ther]. Clawson must exceed to, in order to obtain the spirit of the Apostleship.
Pres[ident]. Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon said he would like Bro[ther]. Clawson to understand that when he takes upon himself this ministry it is the first and most important thing, and he should not set it aside to attend to anything else. His whole life and all that pertains to it; his time, talents and everything, should be devoted exclusively to the Apostleship, and all else should be entirely subordinate thereto.
Elder Clawson stated that he very much appreciated the
instructions and suggestions that had been given, and he fully and completely accepted and endorsed them. He felt very weak a great deal more so than at the Conference and if he could not feel that this call had come to him from the Lord, he would shrink from it because of the great responsibility it entailed. No man of his own wisdom could magnify a calling of this kind. Believing that the call came from the Lord, he accepted it as a great blessing. He asked for the faith and prayers of the brethren. He would endeavor to humbly to his duty and be one with them. He had always sustained with his whole heart the Presidency of the Church, and had accepted and revered their counsels. He believed that his success, if he had attained to any, in the Box Elder [Utah] Stake of Zion, where he presided, was due to this spirit--to submit fully to the counsels of the Presidency of the Church and the brethren who presided over him. He believed that his success in the future could only be in following those lines. He prayed fervently that the spirit of the Apostleship might rest upon him, and that he might live so as to deserve the confidence of his brethren. (1)
Pres[iden]t Jos[eph] F Smith then remarked that he felt that he wanted to testify that in the setting apart of the President and his counselors and the President of the Apostles that we had done the right thing.
Felt that in not doing it in the case of President [Wilford] Woodruff that we had failed to do something which he felt should have been done. ...
[Later] Bro[ther]. [John R.] Winder said that he took pleasure in putting Pres[iden]t [Lorenzo] Snow's motion which of course was carried. ....
Referred to Pres[iden]t Taylor's always asking him what the news was and that on one occasion he had told him of the arrest of Pres[iden]t Lorenzo Snow and on another of Bishop John Sharp having gone into Court and promised to obey the law. Pres[iden]t Taylor's sorr[ow] in the case of Bro[ther] Sharp had been quite intense. ...
At the Pres[iden]t's office this evening had a chat with Bro[ther]s [Francis M.] Lyman & [Anthon H.] Lund just before we went to the theatre and we were all agreed and delighted to feel that Pres[iden]t Snow was firm and solid in his determination that the Church should keep out of politics. We felt that this was his position from a conversation had with him and his counselors this evening at Bro[ther] Winder's just before our little dinner party broke up. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes
2 - Heber J. Grant, Diary
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
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The First Presidency and the Twelve Apostles, at 10 o'clock this morning, met at the President's office and proceeded thence to the photograph gallery of Fox and Symons, for the purpose of sitting in a group for their portrait. At 12 o'clock they returned to the office, and attended to the ordination of Elder Rudger Clawson as a member of the Council of the Twelve Apostles. Pres[iden]ts. Lorenzo Snow, Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon, Jos[eph]. F. Smith and Franklin D. Richards, with Elders Brigham Young [Jr.], Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, Geo[rge]. Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor, M[arriner]. W[ood]. Merrill, A[nthon]. H. Lund, M[atthias]. F. Cowley and A[braham]. O[wen]. Woodruff, laid their hands upon the head of Elder Clawson and ordained him as follows, President Snow being mouth:
... Pres[ident]. Snow having previously expressed himself to the effect that he felt he should be set apart to preside over the Church, this was now done; the above named brethren, including Elder Rudger Clawson, all laying their hands upon the head of President Snow, who requested Pres[ident]. Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon to be mouth in setting him apart. Pres[ident]. Cannon spoke as follows:
["]Pres[ident]. Lorenzo Snow, we your fellow-servants of the Most High God, possessed of the Apostleship, which you have received through your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, lay our hands upon thy head to bless thee and to set thee apart to preside over the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; that in connection with thy counselors, thou mayest preside over the body of the Church, according to the revelations of the Lord Jesus Christ concerning his Church; and that thou mayest be filled by the power of God, and be entitled to the revelations of the Lord Jesus and give the mind and will of God to the Church; to impart unto them from time to time that knowledge concerning the will of God that shall be communicated to them. And every gift, every grace and qualification that has ever rested down upon a man chosen by the Lord to fill this exalted station, we seal upon thee at this time.
["]We reconfirm upon thee all thy former blessings, and all the powers and the authority and ordinations; and every power that pertains to the everlasting Priesthood and to the Presidency of the Church of Christ, we seal upon thee, and ask God our Father to confirm this sealing and this setting apart, that thou mayest be filled with the new power, yea with increased power, to go forth and magnify thy calling in the midst of the Church of Christ and among thy fellow-servants; and that the Lord will communicate with thee from time to time everything necessary for the perfect government of his Church; that thou mayest exercise all the keys and the authority that have been exercised heretofore by thy predecessors--by Wilford Woodruff, by John Taylor, by Brigham Young, and by Joseph Smith, and which he (Joseph Smith) sealed upon his fellow-Apostles.
["]We pray thee, O God our Eternal Father, to hear us thy servants and to look at our hearts and our desires and forgive our feebleness and imperfections; for we desire to bless this thy servant with every blessing that we have authority to invoke in his behalf, and we humbly ask thee to confirm this blessing upon his head, and to fill him with thy power from the crown of his head to the soles of his feet; that he may be set apart to this important office and
exercise all its functions to thine acceptance and to the satisfaction of his fellow-servants and of thy Saints.
["]All these blessings, Father, we seal upon him; and we say unto thee, Brother Lorenzo, receive thou the same, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the authority of the Holy Apostleship, which we hold, even so, Amen.["]
Pres[ident]. Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon was then set apart to be the First Counselor in the First Presidency; Pres[ident]. Snow being mouth, and speaking as follows:
"Pres[ident] Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon, in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by virtue of the Holy Priesthood, we lay our hands upon your head and we set you apart to be the First Counselor to Lorenzo Snow, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, that you may be filled, as you have been in the past, with the spirit of counsel and understanding; that the Holy Spirit of life may constantly be with you, and improve your health and restore you unto perfect health, and give you understanding and the spirit of revelation from the Lord, that you may be truly a counselor in Zion. And all things that may be necessary for you to receive in order that you may be truly such, we seal upon you by virtue of the Holy Priesthood, and in the name of the Lord Jesus, Amen.["]
Pres[ident]. Joseph F. Smith was set apart, in like manner, to be the Second Counselor in the First Presidency. As in the case of Pres[ident]. Cannon, all the brethren named laid their hands upon him, and President Snow was mouth, blessing him in these words:
"Pres[ident]. Joseph F. Smith, we lay our hands upon your head and set you apart to be the second counselor to Lorenzo Snow, the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and we confer upon you in the name of the Lord all the gifts and blessings, rights and privileged that pertain unto this holy position that you now occupy, and that you may be blessed in this, in the performance of all the duties that are incumbent upon you, holding this position as second counselor, as you have been blessed I the past and more so. All these blessings and gifts, rights and privileges, and all that is necessary for you to magnify this calling, pleasing unto yourself and pleasing unto the Lord, we seal upon you in the name of the Lord Jesus. Amen.["]
President Franklin D. Richards was then set apart by the brethren to be the President of the Twelve Apostles, President Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon, being mouth.
["]Brother Franklin D. Richards, our fellow-servant in the Lord, our fellow-Apostle, we lay our hands upon thy head, having the authority from the Lord to bless and to confirm every blessing upon the heads of the children of men that are suited to their condition, and we set thee apart as the President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, that thou mayest act in this high and holy calling in a manner that shall be acceptable to our God and that shall fill thyself with joy in thy fellow-servants and the Saints; that thou mayest preside over thus body of men whom the Lord has chosen as special witnesses in all the earth, with dignity and in
such a manner as to gain their love and their confidence, and that they may know that thou hast the revelations and power of God with thee, and that all the authority that belongs to the Apostleship has been confirmed upon thee, and especially the authority to preside in their midst. We seal all these blessings, beloved brother, upon thy head, that thou mayest be filled therewith and that there may be nothing lacking from this time forth in the performance by thee of all the duties that belong to this exalted position. We seal these blessings upon thee in the name of the Lord Jesus and in this authority that we have received from him, and say, receive thou the same, even so. Amen.["]
Pres[ident]. Lorenzo Snow then delivered the following charge to Elder Rudger Clawson, the newly ordained Apostle:
....
Pres[iden]t. Jos[eph]. F. Smith added a few words of counsel to the effect that one of the great callings and special duties of an Apostle is to become a living witness of the Lord Jesus Christ; to know him and to be able to testify that he is the Son of God and the Savior of the world. Another principle was that an Apostle must acknowledge the order and organization of the Priesthood, and that the united counsels of the leading and presiding quorums of the Priesthood are supreme above his own judgement. his own predilections. his own choice desires, to matter how strong they may be. All the Apostles and those holding the priesthood, and especially the Counsel of the Apostles and the First Presidency, must covenant and agree before God, angels and men, and with each other, that they will acknowledge this organization that God has instituted as the supreme authority of earth. This was one thing that Bro[ther]. Clawson must exceed to, in order to obtain the spirit of the Apostleship.
Pres[ident]. Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon said he would like Bro[ther]. Clawson to understand that when he takes upon himself this ministry it is the first and most important thing, and he should not set it aside to attend to anything else. His whole life and all that pertains to it; his time, talents and everything, should be devoted exclusively to the Apostleship, and all else should be entirely subordinate thereto.
Elder Clawson stated that he very much appreciated the
instructions and suggestions that had been given, and he fully and completely accepted and endorsed them. He felt very weak a great deal more so than at the Conference and if he could not feel that this call had come to him from the Lord, he would shrink from it because of the great responsibility it entailed. No man of his own wisdom could magnify a calling of this kind. Believing that the call came from the Lord, he accepted it as a great blessing. He asked for the faith and prayers of the brethren. He would endeavor to humbly to his duty and be one with them. He had always sustained with his whole heart the Presidency of the Church, and had accepted and revered their counsels. He believed that his success, if he had attained to any, in the Box Elder [Utah] Stake of Zion, where he presided, was due to this spirit--to submit fully to the counsels of the Presidency of the Church and the brethren who presided over him. He believed that his success in the future could only be in following those lines. He prayed fervently that the spirit of the Apostleship might rest upon him, and that he might live so as to deserve the confidence of his brethren. (1)
Pres[iden]t Jos[eph] F Smith then remarked that he felt that he wanted to testify that in the setting apart of the President and his counselors and the President of the Apostles that we had done the right thing.
Felt that in not doing it in the case of President [Wilford] Woodruff that we had failed to do something which he felt should have been done. ...
[Later] Bro[ther]. [John R.] Winder said that he took pleasure in putting Pres[iden]t [Lorenzo] Snow's motion which of course was carried. ....
Referred to Pres[iden]t Taylor's always asking him what the news was and that on one occasion he had told him of the arrest of Pres[iden]t Lorenzo Snow and on another of Bishop John Sharp having gone into Court and promised to obey the law. Pres[iden]t Taylor's sorr[ow] in the case of Bro[ther] Sharp had been quite intense. ...
At the Pres[iden]t's office this evening had a chat with Bro[ther]s [Francis M.] Lyman & [Anthon H.] Lund just before we went to the theatre and we were all agreed and delighted to feel that Pres[iden]t Snow was firm and solid in his determination that the Church should keep out of politics. We felt that this was his position from a conversation had with him and his counselors this evening at Bro[ther] Winder's just before our little dinner party broke up. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes
2 - Heber J. Grant, Diary
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
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Lorenzo Snow, Sunday, Oct 9, 1898
-- Sunday, Oct 9, 1898
[Apostle John Henry Smith Diary] Salt Lake City
President George Q. Cannon presented the Authoraties and the Apostles voted first for President Lorenzo Snow. Then the Patriarch, Presidents of stakes and High Councils. Then High Priests. Then the Seventies. Then the Elders. Then the Bishoprics, then the Priests, Teachers and Deacons. Then all of the Congregation voted. Rudger Clawson filled the vacancy in the Council of the Apostles.
All were unanimous but in the case of John W. Taylor. Some few voted against him for remarks made on Friday about Kamas Ward and the Salt Lake Tabernacle Choir.
Bro. John W. Taylor at the close of the meeting met with the choir and arranged his trouble with them. (1)
-- Monday, Oct 10, 1898
[Apostle Rudger Clawson Diary] Ordination of Rudger Clawson to the office of an Apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 12 o'clock noon. The First Presidency and Apostles (Eleven) laid their hands upon him, Prest. Lorenzo Snow being mouth. The following is a verbatim report of the ordination:
Brother Rudger Clawson, in the name of the Lord Jesus and by virtue of the Holy Priesthood, we place our hands upon your head and we ordain you an Apostle in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and confer upon you all the gifts, blessings, rights, Keys, and powers that pertain unto this holy and sacred Apostleship. And we say unto you, Brother Rudger, in the name of the Lord, inasmuch as you will be humble and seek the Lord for His Spirit, it shall be even as the Spirit of revelation upon you, which it is your privilege to have as an Apostle and to testify of your Knowledge that there is a God over the inhabitants of the earth, and that there is a Jesus, the Son of the living God, who was crucified upon Mount Calvary—that you may testify of this, having a most perfect Knowledge of it by the power of God and the Holy Ghost.
All the blessings, all the qualifications, and all that is necessary to make you perfect in this Apostleship, in the name of the Lord Jesus we seal upon you, and say that these blessings that we have sealed upon you shall continue upon you during your life and also throughout all eternity. These blessings, gifts, powers, rights, and Keys we seal upon you in the name of the Lord Jesus. Amen.
President Lorenzo Snow delivered the following charge to Brother Rudger Clawson [age forty-one]: A few words I want to say as to the obligations you are placed under now that you have received the Apostleship. The Lord will reveal unto you according to your faithfulness and the circumstances and the duties that will be required of you. You must understand that it is not man that has chosen you; it is not the wisdom of man that has selected you. If it had been man that selected you, or the wisdom of man, there would be a possibility of a failure in the future, and you would not be so well satisfied if you understood that you had been selected by a Council that talked over this matter in a common way, as we generally talk over matters of lesser importance. But you have been chosen because the Lord wanted you to fill this place and because of your faithfulness in the past. You have been placed in circumstances that have been very tempting to you to depart a little from the path
of wisdom, and you have resisted those temptations, and you have kept in the path of truth and righteousness, just where the Lord wanted you to keep. You have been wonderfully blessed. I do not know of any young man that has been called to positions like you have been, or any other important positions that the Lord has blessed any more than he has blessed you. It seems that almost every effort you have made has been a success. You were willing to go to the penitentiary for nearly three years, I think. (3 yrs., I mo., 10 days.) You had the opportunity of escaping that if you had been pleased to have done so; but you performed your duty under those circumstances acceptably to the Lord and pleasing to your brethren. And now you have been appointed of the Lord to a high and holy calling. Your success depends entirely upon yourself. There is no man that lives and no impediment that you can get into your path, but will be removed, and you will go right along, providing that you preserve
your humility, and your meekness, and lowliness, as you have done in the past. Do not think of yourself when important duties are to be performed wherein perhaps there might be advantages to yourself, but think of what the Lord requires of you; think of the good that will be accomplished to others without reference to yourself at all. In this way you can go on and your faith [will] be increased.
You are now, of course, the youngest of the Apostles, so far as coming into the quorum is concerned. There are many of this Quorum that have been in this relation to the Church, as apostles, for a great many years, and have had a long experience, and the Lord has blessed them wonderfully. You must not expect that at once you can feel yourself at home and be equal with them in that knowledge which they have obtained through perseverance and a long movement in the path of duty; that you can be as wise and prudent as they, their experience having given them the right to blessings that have been very great to them in the line pertaining to their duties. You will, of course, not feel it your duty to take up all the time, but to let others speak. Let those who have had long experience speak when it comes to matters of high importance and you listen. Do not occupy too much time at first. Wait until you have had the experience and get the wisdom and the understanding the Lord has
given to them and will give to you.
Now, Brother Clawson, we are glad to receive you. President Richards, who is President of the Quorum of the Twelve, is glad to receive you, and all the brethren of the Quorum welcome you to the Quorum with their whole hearts. The more they get acquainted with you, Brother Clawson, the more they will love you; and the more you get acquainted with the brethren, the more you will love them. Move along slowly and pause as you make your steps along; and the Lord will be with you. He will be your leader, and His Spirit will suggest how you should act under the circumstances that may surround you.
Now, we all feel, Brother Clawson—I speak in the name of my Counselors and the brethren of the Twelve—we all feel to welcome you with all our hearts. God bless you.
President Joseph F. Smith said: There is one principle that I would like to have presented to Brother Clawson. Perhaps, Prest. Snow, it may not be my place to do that, but as it did not come to your mind, I thought I would like to mention this fact, that one of the great callings and special duties of the Apostles is to become a living witness of the Lord Jesus Christ; to know Him and to be able to testify that He is the Son of God and the Savior of the world. That is essential to the calling of an Apostle of Jesus Christ.
Another principle is, that the Apostles must acknowledge the order and organization of the Priesthood and the united counsels of the leading presiding quorums of the Priesthood as supreme above his own judgment, his own predilections, choice, or desires, no matter how strong his predilections, desires, or choice may be. All the Apostles and all those holding the Priesthood, especially in the Council of the Apostles and of the First Presidency, we must covenant and agree before God, angels, and men, and with each other, that we will acknowledge this organization that God has instituted as His supreme authority on earth. We must do that in order to preserve the integrity of the work of the Lord and of the organization of the Holy Priesthood. This is one thing that Brother Clawson, as well as each of us, must accede to in order to obtain the spirit of the Apostleship.
President George Q. Cannon: I would like Brother Rudger Clawson to understand, when he takes upon himself this ministry, that it is the first and most important thing, that he should not set this aside to attend to anything else. His whole life, and all that pertains to his power of life, his talents, and everything should be devoted exclusively to the Apostleship and everything else should be entirely subordinate to that.
Elder Rudger Clawson then made the following remarks: All I can say, brethren, is that I very much appreciate the instructions and suggestions that have been given and I fully accept and endorse them. I feel very weak—a great deal more so than I did at the conference.
Since I have come to think the matter over, a great deal has opened up to my mind. If I could not feel that this call had come to me from the Lord, I would shrink from it, I could not accept it, because the responsibility of it, it seems to me, is so very great that no man of his own wisdom could magnify a calling of this kind. With that feeling in my heart, and the testimonies given here that this is a call from the Lord, that it is His will, why, I feel very much blessed in it and in the acceptance of it; and all that I ask at this time, brethren, is that I may have the faith and prayers of the brethren. If I can have the prayers in my behalf of the Presidency of the Church, of the President of the Twelve, and of my brethren of the Twelve—if I can have their prayers, and sympathy, and support to sustain me—I will endeavor humbly to do my duty and to be one with you. I have been one with you always in my feelings; I have always sustained with my whole heart the Presidency of this
Church in their calling and I have accepted and revered their counsels. I believe that my success, if I have attained to any success in the Box Elder Stake where I presided, is due to this spirit to submit fully to the counsels of the Presidency of this Church and the brethren who have presided over me; and I believe that my success in the future can only be in following those lines.
I pray fervently that the Spirit of this appointment and the Spirit of the Apostleship may rest upon me and that I may live so as to deserve the confidence of my brethren. That is all I ask, and I ask it in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
4 p.m. The First Presidency and the Twelve Apostles and their wives were invited to take dinner with Brother John R. Winder at "Poplar Farm," a few miles south of Salt Lake City. All were present. A sumptuous repast was provided and the afternoon passed swiftly and pleasantly away. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Jean Bickmore White (editor), Church, State, and Politics: The Diaries of John Henry Smith, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1990, http://bit.ly/johnhenrysmith
2 - Stan Larson (editor), A Ministry of Meetings: The Apostolic diaries of Rudger Clawson, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1993, http://bit.ly/rudgerclawson
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[Apostle John Henry Smith Diary] Salt Lake City
President George Q. Cannon presented the Authoraties and the Apostles voted first for President Lorenzo Snow. Then the Patriarch, Presidents of stakes and High Councils. Then High Priests. Then the Seventies. Then the Elders. Then the Bishoprics, then the Priests, Teachers and Deacons. Then all of the Congregation voted. Rudger Clawson filled the vacancy in the Council of the Apostles.
All were unanimous but in the case of John W. Taylor. Some few voted against him for remarks made on Friday about Kamas Ward and the Salt Lake Tabernacle Choir.
Bro. John W. Taylor at the close of the meeting met with the choir and arranged his trouble with them. (1)
-- Monday, Oct 10, 1898
[Apostle Rudger Clawson Diary] Ordination of Rudger Clawson to the office of an Apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 12 o'clock noon. The First Presidency and Apostles (Eleven) laid their hands upon him, Prest. Lorenzo Snow being mouth. The following is a verbatim report of the ordination:
Brother Rudger Clawson, in the name of the Lord Jesus and by virtue of the Holy Priesthood, we place our hands upon your head and we ordain you an Apostle in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and confer upon you all the gifts, blessings, rights, Keys, and powers that pertain unto this holy and sacred Apostleship. And we say unto you, Brother Rudger, in the name of the Lord, inasmuch as you will be humble and seek the Lord for His Spirit, it shall be even as the Spirit of revelation upon you, which it is your privilege to have as an Apostle and to testify of your Knowledge that there is a God over the inhabitants of the earth, and that there is a Jesus, the Son of the living God, who was crucified upon Mount Calvary—that you may testify of this, having a most perfect Knowledge of it by the power of God and the Holy Ghost.
All the blessings, all the qualifications, and all that is necessary to make you perfect in this Apostleship, in the name of the Lord Jesus we seal upon you, and say that these blessings that we have sealed upon you shall continue upon you during your life and also throughout all eternity. These blessings, gifts, powers, rights, and Keys we seal upon you in the name of the Lord Jesus. Amen.
President Lorenzo Snow delivered the following charge to Brother Rudger Clawson [age forty-one]: A few words I want to say as to the obligations you are placed under now that you have received the Apostleship. The Lord will reveal unto you according to your faithfulness and the circumstances and the duties that will be required of you. You must understand that it is not man that has chosen you; it is not the wisdom of man that has selected you. If it had been man that selected you, or the wisdom of man, there would be a possibility of a failure in the future, and you would not be so well satisfied if you understood that you had been selected by a Council that talked over this matter in a common way, as we generally talk over matters of lesser importance. But you have been chosen because the Lord wanted you to fill this place and because of your faithfulness in the past. You have been placed in circumstances that have been very tempting to you to depart a little from the path
of wisdom, and you have resisted those temptations, and you have kept in the path of truth and righteousness, just where the Lord wanted you to keep. You have been wonderfully blessed. I do not know of any young man that has been called to positions like you have been, or any other important positions that the Lord has blessed any more than he has blessed you. It seems that almost every effort you have made has been a success. You were willing to go to the penitentiary for nearly three years, I think. (3 yrs., I mo., 10 days.) You had the opportunity of escaping that if you had been pleased to have done so; but you performed your duty under those circumstances acceptably to the Lord and pleasing to your brethren. And now you have been appointed of the Lord to a high and holy calling. Your success depends entirely upon yourself. There is no man that lives and no impediment that you can get into your path, but will be removed, and you will go right along, providing that you preserve
your humility, and your meekness, and lowliness, as you have done in the past. Do not think of yourself when important duties are to be performed wherein perhaps there might be advantages to yourself, but think of what the Lord requires of you; think of the good that will be accomplished to others without reference to yourself at all. In this way you can go on and your faith [will] be increased.
You are now, of course, the youngest of the Apostles, so far as coming into the quorum is concerned. There are many of this Quorum that have been in this relation to the Church, as apostles, for a great many years, and have had a long experience, and the Lord has blessed them wonderfully. You must not expect that at once you can feel yourself at home and be equal with them in that knowledge which they have obtained through perseverance and a long movement in the path of duty; that you can be as wise and prudent as they, their experience having given them the right to blessings that have been very great to them in the line pertaining to their duties. You will, of course, not feel it your duty to take up all the time, but to let others speak. Let those who have had long experience speak when it comes to matters of high importance and you listen. Do not occupy too much time at first. Wait until you have had the experience and get the wisdom and the understanding the Lord has
given to them and will give to you.
Now, Brother Clawson, we are glad to receive you. President Richards, who is President of the Quorum of the Twelve, is glad to receive you, and all the brethren of the Quorum welcome you to the Quorum with their whole hearts. The more they get acquainted with you, Brother Clawson, the more they will love you; and the more you get acquainted with the brethren, the more you will love them. Move along slowly and pause as you make your steps along; and the Lord will be with you. He will be your leader, and His Spirit will suggest how you should act under the circumstances that may surround you.
Now, we all feel, Brother Clawson—I speak in the name of my Counselors and the brethren of the Twelve—we all feel to welcome you with all our hearts. God bless you.
President Joseph F. Smith said: There is one principle that I would like to have presented to Brother Clawson. Perhaps, Prest. Snow, it may not be my place to do that, but as it did not come to your mind, I thought I would like to mention this fact, that one of the great callings and special duties of the Apostles is to become a living witness of the Lord Jesus Christ; to know Him and to be able to testify that He is the Son of God and the Savior of the world. That is essential to the calling of an Apostle of Jesus Christ.
Another principle is, that the Apostles must acknowledge the order and organization of the Priesthood and the united counsels of the leading presiding quorums of the Priesthood as supreme above his own judgment, his own predilections, choice, or desires, no matter how strong his predilections, desires, or choice may be. All the Apostles and all those holding the Priesthood, especially in the Council of the Apostles and of the First Presidency, we must covenant and agree before God, angels, and men, and with each other, that we will acknowledge this organization that God has instituted as His supreme authority on earth. We must do that in order to preserve the integrity of the work of the Lord and of the organization of the Holy Priesthood. This is one thing that Brother Clawson, as well as each of us, must accede to in order to obtain the spirit of the Apostleship.
President George Q. Cannon: I would like Brother Rudger Clawson to understand, when he takes upon himself this ministry, that it is the first and most important thing, that he should not set this aside to attend to anything else. His whole life, and all that pertains to his power of life, his talents, and everything should be devoted exclusively to the Apostleship and everything else should be entirely subordinate to that.
Elder Rudger Clawson then made the following remarks: All I can say, brethren, is that I very much appreciate the instructions and suggestions that have been given and I fully accept and endorse them. I feel very weak—a great deal more so than I did at the conference.
Since I have come to think the matter over, a great deal has opened up to my mind. If I could not feel that this call had come to me from the Lord, I would shrink from it, I could not accept it, because the responsibility of it, it seems to me, is so very great that no man of his own wisdom could magnify a calling of this kind. With that feeling in my heart, and the testimonies given here that this is a call from the Lord, that it is His will, why, I feel very much blessed in it and in the acceptance of it; and all that I ask at this time, brethren, is that I may have the faith and prayers of the brethren. If I can have the prayers in my behalf of the Presidency of the Church, of the President of the Twelve, and of my brethren of the Twelve—if I can have their prayers, and sympathy, and support to sustain me—I will endeavor humbly to do my duty and to be one with you. I have been one with you always in my feelings; I have always sustained with my whole heart the Presidency of this
Church in their calling and I have accepted and revered their counsels. I believe that my success, if I have attained to any success in the Box Elder Stake where I presided, is due to this spirit to submit fully to the counsels of the Presidency of this Church and the brethren who have presided over me; and I believe that my success in the future can only be in following those lines.
I pray fervently that the Spirit of this appointment and the Spirit of the Apostleship may rest upon me and that I may live so as to deserve the confidence of my brethren. That is all I ask, and I ask it in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
4 p.m. The First Presidency and the Twelve Apostles and their wives were invited to take dinner with Brother John R. Winder at "Poplar Farm," a few miles south of Salt Lake City. All were present. A sumptuous repast was provided and the afternoon passed swiftly and pleasantly away. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Jean Bickmore White (editor), Church, State, and Politics: The Diaries of John Henry Smith, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1990, http://bit.ly/johnhenrysmith
2 - Stan Larson (editor), A Ministry of Meetings: The Apostolic diaries of Rudger Clawson, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1993, http://bit.ly/rudgerclawson
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Lorenzo Snow, Oct 7, 1898
-- Oct 7, 1898
[Apostle Heber J. Grant Diary] ... After the motion [sustaining Rudger Clawson apostle carried] Pres[iden]t Snow said he wanted to say something about Bro[ther] Clawson. Said that when he was in the penitentiary he became intimately acquainted with Bro[ther] Clawson and learned his worth ... his father and his mother were violently and emphatically opposed to his accepting (BE pres) the position he was willing to go and did go. His father had protested to Pres[ident] Woodruff and said his son would be a pauper Bro[ther] Snow said he did not know any young man who had improved as Bro[ther] Clawson had done [had been a proposal that Lorenzo Snow put one of his sons in quorum, Grant against it]. When we were in great trouble over plural marriages Pres[iden]t Woodruffs' counselors desired him to go and ask the mind and will of the Lord and he had done so and the result was that the Manifesto was given to Pres[iden]t Woodruff. But for the Lord giving to us His mind and will Pres[iden]t Snow said he was sure the saints would have felt like going on practicing plural marriages and suffering the consequences. The Lord many times reveals things that we cannot explain and at the time do not understand. Attended a meeting this evening at 8 o'clock at the State Democratic Headquarters of some of the leading men of the party from different parts of the State. A call was made for funds and the Hon. AW McCune subscribed three thousand. A man who could do this has the kind of a heart in him that I admire and I hope he will get what he wants, ie to be a United States Senator. I shall do all in my power for him. ... (1)
-- Oct 8, 1898; Saturday
Meeting in the Temple of First Presidency, and the eleven apostles. We gave in names and the Presidency withdrew to consider them. I gave in the names of Anthony W. Ivins, Joseph S. Wells and John Nicholson, but I feel in my heart to sustain the man whom the Lord may suggest to the First Presidency. ...
[Lorenzo Snow:] When we were in great trouble over plural marriages Pres[iden]t [Wilford] Woodruff's counselors desired him to go and ask the mind and will of the Lord and he had done so and the result was that the Manifesto was given to Pres[iden]t Woodruff.
But for the Lord giving to us His mind and will Pres[iden]t Snow said he was sure the Saints would have felt like going on practicing plural marriages and suffering the consequences. The Lord many times reveals things that we can not explain and at times do not understand.
Pres[iden]t Snow closed his remarks by saying as nearly as I can remember "I feel to say to you my brethren God bless you because you are willing to gather here and in perfect union accept the mind and will of the Lord." (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Diary of Heber J. Grant, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies
2 - Heber J. Grant, Diary
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[Apostle Heber J. Grant Diary] ... After the motion [sustaining Rudger Clawson apostle carried] Pres[iden]t Snow said he wanted to say something about Bro[ther] Clawson. Said that when he was in the penitentiary he became intimately acquainted with Bro[ther] Clawson and learned his worth ... his father and his mother were violently and emphatically opposed to his accepting (BE pres) the position he was willing to go and did go. His father had protested to Pres[ident] Woodruff and said his son would be a pauper Bro[ther] Snow said he did not know any young man who had improved as Bro[ther] Clawson had done [had been a proposal that Lorenzo Snow put one of his sons in quorum, Grant against it]. When we were in great trouble over plural marriages Pres[iden]t Woodruffs' counselors desired him to go and ask the mind and will of the Lord and he had done so and the result was that the Manifesto was given to Pres[iden]t Woodruff. But for the Lord giving to us His mind and will Pres[iden]t Snow said he was sure the saints would have felt like going on practicing plural marriages and suffering the consequences. The Lord many times reveals things that we cannot explain and at the time do not understand. Attended a meeting this evening at 8 o'clock at the State Democratic Headquarters of some of the leading men of the party from different parts of the State. A call was made for funds and the Hon. AW McCune subscribed three thousand. A man who could do this has the kind of a heart in him that I admire and I hope he will get what he wants, ie to be a United States Senator. I shall do all in my power for him. ... (1)
-- Oct 8, 1898; Saturday
Meeting in the Temple of First Presidency, and the eleven apostles. We gave in names and the Presidency withdrew to consider them. I gave in the names of Anthony W. Ivins, Joseph S. Wells and John Nicholson, but I feel in my heart to sustain the man whom the Lord may suggest to the First Presidency. ...
[Lorenzo Snow:] When we were in great trouble over plural marriages Pres[iden]t [Wilford] Woodruff's counselors desired him to go and ask the mind and will of the Lord and he had done so and the result was that the Manifesto was given to Pres[iden]t Woodruff.
But for the Lord giving to us His mind and will Pres[iden]t Snow said he was sure the Saints would have felt like going on practicing plural marriages and suffering the consequences. The Lord many times reveals things that we can not explain and at times do not understand.
Pres[iden]t Snow closed his remarks by saying as nearly as I can remember "I feel to say to you my brethren God bless you because you are willing to gather here and in perfect union accept the mind and will of the Lord." (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Diary of Heber J. Grant, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies
2 - Heber J. Grant, Diary
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Lorenzo Snow, Oct 4, 1898; Tuesday
-- Oct 4, 1898; Tuesday
...After supper I called on Pres[iden]t Lorenzo Snow and he said he would be pleased to meet Senator [Joseph L.] Rawlings. We had a confidential chat regarding the condition of Zion's Savings Bank and Trust Co[mpany]. I hope and pray in case he should take the Presidency of that Bank that he will stop dividends and cut down the expenses. This evening attended in company with Anthony W. Ivins the Democratic ratification meeting in the Theater. ... I heard more of O[rlando] W Powers' talk than any other speaker. (1)
-- Oct 5, 1898; Wednesday
Owing to the General Conference, which convenes tomorrow, the regular weekly meeting of the First Presidency and Apostles, which is usually held on Thursday, convened to-day at 11 A.M., in the Salt Lake Temple. Present: Pres[iden]ts. Lorenzo Snow, Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon, Jos[eph]. F. Smith and Franklin D. Richards; Elders Brigham Young [Jr.], Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, Geo[rge]. Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor, M[arriner]. W[ood]. Merrill, A[nthon]. H. Lund, M[atthias]. F. Cowley and A[braham]. O[wen]. Woodruff.
President F[ranklin]. D. Richards informed Pres[ident]. Snow that the Apostles in their meeting had been considering the vacancies about to be created in some of the missions, and certain names were now submitted to be considered and selected from in order to fill such vacancies. ...
While the Presidency and Apostles were partaking of the Sacrament, President Snow asked the mind of the brethren with regard to filling the vacancy existing in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. It was the mind of all that the vacancy should be filled, President Smith making a motion to that effect.
Pres[ident]. Snow then invited each of the Apostles to hand in at their leisure, the names of persons from which a selection might be made to fill the vacancy. He went on to say that he had deep feelings while beholding the faces of his brethren around the sacramental table. He could not help but believe that the Prophets Joseph [Smith], Brigham [Young], John [Taylor], Wilford [Woodruff] and others were cognizant of this meeting, and watched with deepest interest the deliberations and actions of the Council. He invoked the blessing of the Lord upon all present, and besought the brethren to be humble in their callings and hold themselves in readiness to conform their wills to the will of God; never to be over-anxious to have their own way, but learn to listen with unbiased feelings and conclusions; leaving the mind free to be operated upon by the Holy Spirit In this way the will of the Lord would be in the Council. He had felt sometimes that brethren were more anxious to sustain a speaker who expressed their own mind and conclusions, than they were to obtain light, and he felt to caution the brethren against this spirit. There was nothing more glorious to behold than unity, a complete union among the Priesthood of God, and if they persevered, determined to sacrifice their own feelings in order to accomplish the Lord's purposes, great would be the results and great would be the joy of this body of men.
The Council adjourned. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Heber J. Grant, Diary
2 - First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes
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...After supper I called on Pres[iden]t Lorenzo Snow and he said he would be pleased to meet Senator [Joseph L.] Rawlings. We had a confidential chat regarding the condition of Zion's Savings Bank and Trust Co[mpany]. I hope and pray in case he should take the Presidency of that Bank that he will stop dividends and cut down the expenses. This evening attended in company with Anthony W. Ivins the Democratic ratification meeting in the Theater. ... I heard more of O[rlando] W Powers' talk than any other speaker. (1)
-- Oct 5, 1898; Wednesday
Owing to the General Conference, which convenes tomorrow, the regular weekly meeting of the First Presidency and Apostles, which is usually held on Thursday, convened to-day at 11 A.M., in the Salt Lake Temple. Present: Pres[iden]ts. Lorenzo Snow, Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon, Jos[eph]. F. Smith and Franklin D. Richards; Elders Brigham Young [Jr.], Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, Geo[rge]. Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor, M[arriner]. W[ood]. Merrill, A[nthon]. H. Lund, M[atthias]. F. Cowley and A[braham]. O[wen]. Woodruff.
President F[ranklin]. D. Richards informed Pres[ident]. Snow that the Apostles in their meeting had been considering the vacancies about to be created in some of the missions, and certain names were now submitted to be considered and selected from in order to fill such vacancies. ...
While the Presidency and Apostles were partaking of the Sacrament, President Snow asked the mind of the brethren with regard to filling the vacancy existing in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. It was the mind of all that the vacancy should be filled, President Smith making a motion to that effect.
Pres[ident]. Snow then invited each of the Apostles to hand in at their leisure, the names of persons from which a selection might be made to fill the vacancy. He went on to say that he had deep feelings while beholding the faces of his brethren around the sacramental table. He could not help but believe that the Prophets Joseph [Smith], Brigham [Young], John [Taylor], Wilford [Woodruff] and others were cognizant of this meeting, and watched with deepest interest the deliberations and actions of the Council. He invoked the blessing of the Lord upon all present, and besought the brethren to be humble in their callings and hold themselves in readiness to conform their wills to the will of God; never to be over-anxious to have their own way, but learn to listen with unbiased feelings and conclusions; leaving the mind free to be operated upon by the Holy Spirit In this way the will of the Lord would be in the Council. He had felt sometimes that brethren were more anxious to sustain a speaker who expressed their own mind and conclusions, than they were to obtain light, and he felt to caution the brethren against this spirit. There was nothing more glorious to behold than unity, a complete union among the Priesthood of God, and if they persevered, determined to sacrifice their own feelings in order to accomplish the Lord's purposes, great would be the results and great would be the joy of this body of men.
The Council adjourned. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Heber J. Grant, Diary
2 - First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes
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Lorenzo Snow, Sep 22, 1898
-- Sep 22, 1898
Financial difficulties of certain Church institutions-- Salt Lake City, Utah.
President Wilford Woodruff died in San Francisco, California on September 2, 1898. Before his death he had announced to his close associates in the administration of the Church that "it was not the will of the Lord that in the future there should be a lengthy period elapse between the death of the president of the church and reorganization of the first presidency." (Juvenile Instructor, November 1, 1901, p. 660)
Accordingly his successor, Lorenzo Snow was chosen as the new President of the Church at a special meeting of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles on September 13, 1898. He was sustained in that office by the body of the Church at the ensuing October general conference, 1898.
Lorenzo Snow had been born in Mantua, Ohio, April 3, 1814 making him in his 85th year when he became President. He died October 10, 1901 making his term as President of the Church three years.
During those three years his main task was the development of a plan for the reformation of the financial structure of the L.D.S. Church.
His predecessor in office, Wilford Woodruff, had repeatedly noted in his personal diary the financial dilemma that he and the Church faced with such expressions as:
August 8, 1894 "I don't sleep nights and am weary by day. As trustees-in-trust and the presidency of the church we have taken such a load upon us it is difficult to carry it."
August 9, 1894 "There is a heavy load resting upon us in church affairs, our debts are very heavy."
December 30, 1896 "The presidency of the church are so overwhelmed in financial matters it seems as though we shall never live to get through with it unless the Lord opens the way in a marvelous manner. It looks as though we shall never pay our debts."
April 7, 1897 "I spoke of this financial condition of the church, explained the action of the government officials in starting our debts. I did not want to die until the church and myself as trustee-in-trust are out of debt."
Wilford Woodruff did not live to see this last expressed hope realized. The task was handed to his successor Lorenzo Snow.
Present Snow immediately set about to get the Church "out of debt" with three measures:
(1) He abandoned a number of the financial enterprises of the previous administration, more especially mining, milling and railroad enterprises.
(2) He issued $1,000,000 worth of short term bonds in the name of the Church.
(3) He received a revelation "from the Lord" calling upon the church membership to from that day forward (May 8, 1899) "pay a full tithing."
Perhaps one other notable development in this short administration was the resumption of control by the Church over the Deseret News which had been leased in October, 1892 to a private company, George Q. Cannon Sons operating as the Deseret News Publishing Company.
Including the two addresses of President Snow as Prophet, Seer and Revelator on the subject of tithing, we have been able to locate 24 public documents of the First Presidency during Lorenzo Snow's three years as President.
Of these 24 documents, all reproduced below in the remainder of this volume and all of them more or less self-explanatory, eight deal directly with the subject of tithing and the financial affairs of the Church, as might be exacted from the background of Presidents Snow's administration given above.
Three of the remaining messages deal with the subject of Church publications and six with the training and calling of the missionary force of the church.
One message each deals with the following topics: Temple ordinances; Church procedure in voting for church officers; a headquarters building for Church auxiliary organizations; status of church members who join secret societies; testimony of President Snow concerning David W. Patten, an early martyr of the Church; and an address prepared to commemorate the opening of the Twentieth Century.
Readers who wish to gain historical perspective and background for these 24 documents of President Snow's administration are encouraged to become familiar with the following references even before reading the documents. CHC 6:351-385, RCH 3:253-273; Arrington, Great Basin Kingdom, pp. 380-412.
A LETTER to the Presidency, Bishops and Counselors, and Saints of the Pocatello Stake of Zion.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 22, 1898.
DEAR BRETHREN:
This letter will be presented to you by Elders Heber J. Grant and Matthias F. Cowley, and we ask you to treat as strictly confidential all communications which they may make to you.
We have called these brethren on a mission to raise the funds to save one of the institutions of Zion from making an assignment, and another-the Oneida Stake Academy-from closing its doors against hundreds of children who are in need of proper training and education in our church schools.
We feel that it would be a great calamity to have these institutions fail, as it would injure the credit and moral prestige of the Latter-day Saints as a community, and to maintain which is something that should appeal to the patriotism of every Latter-day Saint.
We appeal to you to render to these brethren all the financial aid that your circumstances will admit of, and also to assist them, to the full extent of your ability, to accomplish this mission.
We fully appreciate the fact that the saints have very many calls made upon them, but notwithstanding this, as sacrifice brings forth the blessings of heaven, we do not hesitate to appeal to you for aid in these matters, knowing that every sacrifice made in aiding any of the institutions of Zion will be sure to bring an ample reward from our Father in Heaven.
We assure you that we shall appreciate very much indeed all you shall do to aid the brethren in making their mission a success.
Your Brethren in the Gospel, LORENZO SNOW, GEORGE Q. CANNON, JOSEPH F. SMITH. {1898-September 22-Circular letter, Church Historian's Library,} (1)
-- Sep 29, 1898; Thursday
Eleven o'clock meeting of the First Presidency and Apostles at the Temple. Present: Pres[iden]ts. Lorenzo Snow, Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon, Jos[eph]. F. Smith and Franklin D. Richards; Elders Brigham Young [Jr.], Francis M. Lyman, Geo[rge]. Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor and A[braham]. O[wen]. Woodruff. ...
President Snow asked the Apostles to encourage the emigration of suitable people from the different Stakes to Canada, to work under the contract made with the Alberta Company. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Clark, James R., Messages of the First Presidency (6 volumes)
2 - First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
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Financial difficulties of certain Church institutions-- Salt Lake City, Utah.
President Wilford Woodruff died in San Francisco, California on September 2, 1898. Before his death he had announced to his close associates in the administration of the Church that "it was not the will of the Lord that in the future there should be a lengthy period elapse between the death of the president of the church and reorganization of the first presidency." (Juvenile Instructor, November 1, 1901, p. 660)
Accordingly his successor, Lorenzo Snow was chosen as the new President of the Church at a special meeting of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles on September 13, 1898. He was sustained in that office by the body of the Church at the ensuing October general conference, 1898.
Lorenzo Snow had been born in Mantua, Ohio, April 3, 1814 making him in his 85th year when he became President. He died October 10, 1901 making his term as President of the Church three years.
During those three years his main task was the development of a plan for the reformation of the financial structure of the L.D.S. Church.
His predecessor in office, Wilford Woodruff, had repeatedly noted in his personal diary the financial dilemma that he and the Church faced with such expressions as:
August 8, 1894 "I don't sleep nights and am weary by day. As trustees-in-trust and the presidency of the church we have taken such a load upon us it is difficult to carry it."
August 9, 1894 "There is a heavy load resting upon us in church affairs, our debts are very heavy."
December 30, 1896 "The presidency of the church are so overwhelmed in financial matters it seems as though we shall never live to get through with it unless the Lord opens the way in a marvelous manner. It looks as though we shall never pay our debts."
April 7, 1897 "I spoke of this financial condition of the church, explained the action of the government officials in starting our debts. I did not want to die until the church and myself as trustee-in-trust are out of debt."
Wilford Woodruff did not live to see this last expressed hope realized. The task was handed to his successor Lorenzo Snow.
Present Snow immediately set about to get the Church "out of debt" with three measures:
(1) He abandoned a number of the financial enterprises of the previous administration, more especially mining, milling and railroad enterprises.
(2) He issued $1,000,000 worth of short term bonds in the name of the Church.
(3) He received a revelation "from the Lord" calling upon the church membership to from that day forward (May 8, 1899) "pay a full tithing."
Perhaps one other notable development in this short administration was the resumption of control by the Church over the Deseret News which had been leased in October, 1892 to a private company, George Q. Cannon Sons operating as the Deseret News Publishing Company.
Including the two addresses of President Snow as Prophet, Seer and Revelator on the subject of tithing, we have been able to locate 24 public documents of the First Presidency during Lorenzo Snow's three years as President.
Of these 24 documents, all reproduced below in the remainder of this volume and all of them more or less self-explanatory, eight deal directly with the subject of tithing and the financial affairs of the Church, as might be exacted from the background of Presidents Snow's administration given above.
Three of the remaining messages deal with the subject of Church publications and six with the training and calling of the missionary force of the church.
One message each deals with the following topics: Temple ordinances; Church procedure in voting for church officers; a headquarters building for Church auxiliary organizations; status of church members who join secret societies; testimony of President Snow concerning David W. Patten, an early martyr of the Church; and an address prepared to commemorate the opening of the Twentieth Century.
Readers who wish to gain historical perspective and background for these 24 documents of President Snow's administration are encouraged to become familiar with the following references even before reading the documents. CHC 6:351-385, RCH 3:253-273; Arrington, Great Basin Kingdom, pp. 380-412.
A LETTER to the Presidency, Bishops and Counselors, and Saints of the Pocatello Stake of Zion.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 22, 1898.
DEAR BRETHREN:
This letter will be presented to you by Elders Heber J. Grant and Matthias F. Cowley, and we ask you to treat as strictly confidential all communications which they may make to you.
We have called these brethren on a mission to raise the funds to save one of the institutions of Zion from making an assignment, and another-the Oneida Stake Academy-from closing its doors against hundreds of children who are in need of proper training and education in our church schools.
We feel that it would be a great calamity to have these institutions fail, as it would injure the credit and moral prestige of the Latter-day Saints as a community, and to maintain which is something that should appeal to the patriotism of every Latter-day Saint.
We appeal to you to render to these brethren all the financial aid that your circumstances will admit of, and also to assist them, to the full extent of your ability, to accomplish this mission.
We fully appreciate the fact that the saints have very many calls made upon them, but notwithstanding this, as sacrifice brings forth the blessings of heaven, we do not hesitate to appeal to you for aid in these matters, knowing that every sacrifice made in aiding any of the institutions of Zion will be sure to bring an ample reward from our Father in Heaven.
We assure you that we shall appreciate very much indeed all you shall do to aid the brethren in making their mission a success.
Your Brethren in the Gospel, LORENZO SNOW, GEORGE Q. CANNON, JOSEPH F. SMITH. {1898-September 22-Circular letter, Church Historian's Library,} (1)
-- Sep 29, 1898; Thursday
Eleven o'clock meeting of the First Presidency and Apostles at the Temple. Present: Pres[iden]ts. Lorenzo Snow, Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon, Jos[eph]. F. Smith and Franklin D. Richards; Elders Brigham Young [Jr.], Francis M. Lyman, Geo[rge]. Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor and A[braham]. O[wen]. Woodruff. ...
President Snow asked the Apostles to encourage the emigration of suitable people from the different Stakes to Canada, to work under the contract made with the Alberta Company. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Clark, James R., Messages of the First Presidency (6 volumes)
2 - First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
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Lorenzo Snow, Sept 13, 1898
-- Sept 13, 1898
Quorum of Twelve Apostles sustains Lorenzo Snow as church president with two counselors. Snow then tells them "that he had heard rumors of people thinking that plural marriages could be contracted. He wanted it understood that this can not be done." Concerning post-manifesto plural marriages authorized by his predecessor Snow adds, "As to things which have happened in the past, I do not want to talk about them." (1)
-- Sep 15, 1898
The First Presidency and the Apostles met in regular meeting in the Temple at 11 A. M. Present: Presidents Lorenzo Snow, Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon and Jos[eph]. F. Smith; Elders Brigham Young [Jr.], F[rancis]. M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, H[eber]. J. Grant, John W. Taylor, A[nthon]. H. Lund, M[atthias]. F. Cowley, and A[braham]. O[wen]. Woodruff.
An invitation from Bishop John R. Winder, inviting the First Presidency, the Apostles and their wives to dinner, immediately after conference, was accepted. ...
President Smith reminded the Council that men would soon be needed to take the places of the Presidents of the Swiss and German Missions, and the Presidency of the European Mission. President Snow invited the brethren to think up the names of men suitable for these places, and present them later to the Council. ... (2)
Endnotes:
1 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
2 - Journal History; Brigham Young Jr., Diary
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
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Quorum of Twelve Apostles sustains Lorenzo Snow as church president with two counselors. Snow then tells them "that he had heard rumors of people thinking that plural marriages could be contracted. He wanted it understood that this can not be done." Concerning post-manifesto plural marriages authorized by his predecessor Snow adds, "As to things which have happened in the past, I do not want to talk about them." (1)
-- Sep 15, 1898
The First Presidency and the Apostles met in regular meeting in the Temple at 11 A. M. Present: Presidents Lorenzo Snow, Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon and Jos[eph]. F. Smith; Elders Brigham Young [Jr.], F[rancis]. M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, H[eber]. J. Grant, John W. Taylor, A[nthon]. H. Lund, M[atthias]. F. Cowley, and A[braham]. O[wen]. Woodruff.
An invitation from Bishop John R. Winder, inviting the First Presidency, the Apostles and their wives to dinner, immediately after conference, was accepted. ...
President Smith reminded the Council that men would soon be needed to take the places of the Presidents of the Swiss and German Missions, and the Presidency of the European Mission. President Snow invited the brethren to think up the names of men suitable for these places, and present them later to the Council. ... (2)
Endnotes:
1 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
2 - Journal History; Brigham Young Jr., Diary
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
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Lorenzo Snow, Sep 13, 1898
-- Sep 13, 1898
Dec[ember]. 3rd 1892"; LeRoi Clarence Snow, "The Appearance of the Saviour to Pres[ident]. Lorenzo Snow"]
At 10 o'clock this morning the Council of the Apostles met at the President's office, according to appointment. There were present: Pres[iden]t. Lorenzo Snow; Elders Franklin D. Richards, Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon, Jos[eph]. F. Smith, Brigham Young [Jr.], Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, Geo[rge]. Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor, Mar[r]iner W[ood]. Merrill, Anthon H. Lund, Matthias F. Cowley and Abraham O[wen]. Woodruff.
On motion of Elder F[ranklin]. D. Richards, Elder Geo[rge]. F. Gibbs was appointed secretary and stenographer of the Council, on the same terms as made by the late First Presidency. ...
The special object of this meeting was to hear a report from Senator Frank J. Cannon, relative to the matter of borrowing for the Church the sum of $1,500,000, for which purpose he had been East. The proposition was to issue bonds for that amount, bearing interest at 5%. Senator Cannon informed the Council that he had been to New York, and met a Mr. Pierce, who acted for Messrs. Dillon and Gould, from whom the loan was to be obtained. They had proposed to form a syndicate [to] float the bonds, but he gave them to understand that the First Presidency would object to this, as they wanted the bonds kept from the public market. He spent a good deal of time conversing with Mr. Pierce on the perpetuity of the authority and succession of the Trustee-in-trust and First Presidency, and while he perhaps did not succeed in fully satisfying that gentleman on this subject, he felt assured that Mr. Dillon could do so, as he was fully advised on it, and was an authority on trusts. The terms of the loan talked on were 5% and par for the bonds. At the expiration of five of the twenty years contemplated as the life of the bonds, should the Church desire to take them up, it would have the privilege of doing so, by paying a premium of $107, or $1,070 for each bond. Senator Cannon thought the death of President [Wilford] Woodruff might have the effect of somewhat delaying the present negotiations, as the question of legal ownership of Church property, in consequence of succession to the Presidency, would have to be discussed.
The question now arose as to what was necessary to be done by the Council to satisfy the moneyed parties, in view of the changed conditions consequent upon the death of President Woodruff. The original document forming the basis of these negotiations had been given by the Trustee-in-trust, and it was evident to the Council that nothing could be done legally by way of continuing the negotiations without a new Trustee-in-trust.
Elder Lyman, speaking to this question, said he was reminded of the time when the Council was together after the death of President [John] Taylor, and the feeling of President Woodruff at that time; he was also reminded of President Woodruff's feelings, as expressed on different occasions during his administration, to the effect that whenever he died, the First Presidency of the Church should be organized without delay. "And if the Lord should manifest to you, President Snow, that it was the proper thing to do now, I am prepared to not only vote for a Trustee-in-trust, but for the President of the Church". Bro[ther]. Lyman added that he saw no reason why this action should not be taken at the present meeting, giving the President time, if he desired it, to choose his counselors. He remarked that after the death of Joseph Smith, three years lapsed before the First Presidency was organized; after the death of President [Brigham] Young, it also took three years to organize the First Presidency; after the death of Pres[ident]. Taylor, eighteen months elapsed, and the speaker believed that if the Council had been in harmony, no such interval would have occurred, but the Presidency would have been reorganized earlier. He believed the right thing to do now was to organize the First Presidency, and this act would tend to create confidence at home and abroad.
Bro[ther]. Grant remarked that the present time was just as opportune as any other, and that he could sustain Pres[ident]. Snow with all his heart as President of the Church.
Bro[ther]. Young remarked that Bro[ther]. Grant had expressed his feelings exactly. He felt that this was the way out.
Bro[ther]. Teasdale said that he was in perfect harmony and accord with the feelings of the brethren.
Jos[eph]. F. Smith: "I move that that be the sense of this meeting".
The motion was seconded by Bro[ther]. Cowley.
President Snow asked if there were any further remarks. Several of the brethren called for the question, whereupon Pres[ident]. Snow asked Elder Jos[eph]. F. Smith to put the motion. This being done, it was carried unanimously, and Lorenzo Snow was thus sustained by the Council of the Apostles, as President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Pres[ident]. Snow then arose and said: There was no use in his making excuses as to inability, etc., to assume the vast responsibilities involved in the position to which he had been elected. He felt that it was for him to do the very best he could and depend upon the Lord. He knew the action taken by the Council was according to the mind and will of the Lord, who had shown and revealed to him several days ago that the First Presidency should be organized before the next conference. He had been feeling a little gloomy, and perhaps a little discouraged at the prospect, and the vast responsibility that would naturally fall upon him as President of the Twelve Apostles, and with this feeling he went before the Lord, offered up the signs of the Holy Priesthood and called upon Him to let light come to his mind. His prayer was answered, the Lord manifesting unto him clearly what he should do; also in regard to the counselors he should select when he became President of the Church, "And[,]" said he, "In accordance with the light given me, I now present to you the name of Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon as my first counselor, and of Joseph F. Smith as my second counselor".
Several of the brethren, speaking at the same time, seconded the choice of counselors, and the brethren named had expressed themselves upon the subject—Bro[ther]. Cannon to the effect that he was willing to act in this capacity, or any other, if he could have the love and confidence of his brethren, and Bro[ther]. Smith to the effect that since the Lord had manifested his will in this matter, he had nothing to say, except that he was perfectly willing to act in this or any other position, and would do all he could to sustain the hands of the President in righteousness before the Lord.
Pres[ident]. Snow, before calling for the vote, said, "I have not mentioned this matter to any person, either man or woman. I, wanted to see what the feelings of the brethren were. I wanted to see if the same spirit which the Lord manifested to me was in you. I had confidence in you that the Lord would indicate to you that this was proper and according to his mind and will. I do not feel that I should be over-anxious in regard to anything pertaining to the work of the Lord. I had one revelation or manifestation in my early career which became my star, so to speak, and which I have always had before my mind. I put the meaning of it into couplet form, as follows:
"As man is, God once was;
"As God is, man may be". That was revealed to me with power; the Holy Ghost was upon me for a long time, and I knew it was my privilege to be like Him whom I afterwards knew was my Father and God. As John the Apostle says, "We are now the sons of God; when He shall appear we shall be like Him", etc. We must act as far as we possibly can like God while we are in the flesh, and I know we can reach that degree of perfection. Now brethren, I shall do the best I can, as God shall give me wisdom and power. I sense keenly my own weakness and inability, but I appreciate the fact that God can make strong. If I know my own heart, the administration about to be ushered in shall not be known as Lorenzo Snow's, but as God's in Lorenzo Snow. As to things which have happened in the past, I do not want to talk about them; it will become us as servants of the Lord to go to work and meet the difficulties before us, as the Lord shall aid and assist us. I feel to say in my heart, God bless you, and I invoke the blessing of the Lord upon myself in the discharge of the obligations resting upon me."
The vote was then taken approving unanimously the President's choice of counselors.
M[atthias]. F. Cowley now moved, and the motion was carried, that Lorenzo Snow be sustained as Trustee-in-trust for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Pres[ident]. Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon suggested that the President of the Twelve Apostles be appointed, and on motion of F[ranklin]. M. Lyman, Franklin D. Richards was unanimously sustained to act in that position.
Pres[ident]. Cannon then suggested that Frank J. Cannon be at liberty to continue negotiations with the Eastern parties on the loan question; that he be informed of the organization that had just taken place, and be directed to inquire of said parties what, if anything, should be done further to satisfy them. Senator Cannon, who was in the adjoining room, was sent for, and this information was imparted to him.
On motion of Bro[ther]. Grant, it was decided to make public in this evening's paper, the action of the Council in organizing the First Presidency and appointing the Trustee-in-trust and the President of the Twelve Apostles.
The Council then adjourned.
All of our thoughts seemed directed to organizing First Presidency. Several Brethren spoke & all felt alike. By unanimous vote we sustained Lorenzo Snow as President. He said I knew this would come and the Lord has revealed to me who my councillors were, George Q. Cannon & Jos[eph]. F. Smith. I did thank God in my heart and so all seemed to feel. Pres[ident]. S[now]. Trustee in Trust— Franklin D. Richards President of the Twelve. What a load is removed from the Twelve we can now go out into our fields among the people and labor as usual.
An account of a private interview with Pres[iden]t. [Wilford] Woodruff Dec[ember]. 2 1892 at Salt Lake City.
Yesterday morning I went to Salt Lake City where I arrived about eleven o'clock A.M. and proceeded immediately to Pres[iden]t. Woodruff's Office; there were present Pres[iden]t. Woodruff, George Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith: F[rancis]. M. Lyman came in shortly after. Geo[rge]. F. Gibbs was also present.
We spent the time in conversation on various subjects till after 3 P.M. When I arose to leave shook hands with the Brethren adn started towards the door, when Pres[iden]t. Woodruff called me back, saving that he wished to speak with me in private. We went into the adjoining room and took seats on one of the sofas. He said (and spoke with much feeling and energy) "I have an important request to make of you which I want you to fulfill. A few months ago while on a visit to St. George [Utah] I came near dying. I have no lease of my life and know not how soon I may be called away. And when I go I want you, Brother [Lorenzo] Snow, not to delay but organize The First Presidency, take George Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith for your councillors, they are good, wise, and men of experience."
Of course I was much surprised, and said, Pres[iden]t. Woodruff, am I to receive this as a revelation? I do not call to mind the words of his answer but they were such as gave me the impression that he wished me to regard it as such. Without thought or considering the impropriety of such a question, I continued—Pres[iden]t. Woodruff, is this the place I am to occupy? He hesitated a moment then replied "It is according to the order." I asked, if he had mentioned this matter to his councillors? He said "No, not to any one." I told him I wished he would, I understood from his answer that he would do so.
This interview was brief—As we arose to return to the Pres[ien]t's Office, he said, "Now Brother Snow do not neglect to oganize as I have told you, it may prevent much trouble."
L[orenzo Snow].
This is a correct copy of the interview taken from Bro[ther]. Snows account.
M[innie]. J[ensen]. Snow
President Wilford Woodruff died in San Francisco [California], Friday morning at 6:40 o'clock September 2nd, 1898. President George Q. Cannon at once wired the information to the President's office in Salt Lake City. Word was forwarded to President Lorenzo Snow who was in Brigham City [Utah]. The telegram was delivered to him on the street in Brigham City. He read it to Elder Rudger Clawson, who was then with him, went to the telegraph office and replied that he would leave on the train about 5:30 that evening. He reached Salt Lake City about 7:15, proceeded to the President's office, reported his arrival, gave some instructions and then went to his private room in the Salt Lake Temple. He put on his holy temple robes and repaired to the Second Annointing room [i.e., Holy of Holies], knelt at the altar, offered up the sacred signs of the Priesthood and poured out his heart to the Lord. During his prayer he said: "Father, Thou knowest I prayed that President Woodruff's life would be spared, that his days would be lengthened beyond mine; that I might never be called upon to bear the heavy burdens and responsibilities of the Church. Nevertheless, Thy will be done. I have not sought this responsibility but if it is Thy will, I now present myself before Thee for Thy guidance and instruction. I ask that Thou show me what Thou wouldst have me do." After he had finished, he expected some special manifestation from the Lord; but there was none, and he left the altar and the room in disappointment. Passing thru the Celestial room and as he entered the large hall-way leading from the room a most remarkable manifestation was given President Snow which I relate in the words of his grand-daughter, included in a testimony which I bore during the M.I.A. conference, in the special session Sunday morning, in the Assembly Hall, June 7th, 1919, at 8:30 A.M. "Brethren and sisters, I feel impressed to say this morning: not only is this the work of God, but God is very close to this Church; not only are the leaders of the Church prophets, but God is very close to them and they are walking very near the Lord. Every president of the Church, from the days of the Prophet Joseph Smith, has placed his mantle upon his successor and there is no question at all but that every one of the leaders of this Church has been accepted of God, appointed by him, and has had all the necessary authority of God given him in that high and sacred and holy position."
Allie Young Pond, the wife of one of the presidency of the Pocatello [Idaho] Stake, is a grand-daughter of President Brigham Young and of President Lorenzo Snow, and here is an incident which occurred in her life: "One evening while I was visiting grand-pa Snow in his room in the Salt Lake Temple, I remained until the door keepers had gone, so grand-pa had to take me to the main front entrance and let me out that way. On the way, after we left his room and while we were still in the large corridor leading to the celestial room, grand-pa stopped and said: `Wait a moment, Allie, I want to tell you something. It was right here that the Savior Jesus Christ appeared to me. He stood about three feet above floor (here grand-pa put his hand out to show about the height) and it looked as though he stood on a piece of solid gold and I talked with him as one man talks with another. It was at that time that He told me not to wait or delay until the regular conference of the Church, but to go ahead, call a special conference and complete the organization of the Church, and that I was to succeed President Wilford Woodruff as president.' He then placed one hand upon my head and said: `Now, grand-daughter I want you to remember that this is your grand-father's testimony and that he told you with his own lips that he actually saw the Savior and talked with him face to face as one man talks with another.'" Amen.
President Heber J. Grant immediately arose and said: "In confirmation of the testimony given by brother LeRoi C. Snow quoting the grand-daughter of Lorenzo Snow, I want to call attention to the fact that several years elapsed after the death of the Prophet Joseph [Smith] before President Young was sustained as the president of the Church; after the death of President Young, several years elapsed again before Brother Taylor was sustained, and again when he died, several years elapsed before President Woodruff was sustained. After the funeral of President Wilford Woodruff, the Apostles met in the office of the First Presidency and brother Francis M. Lyman said: `I feel impressed, although one of the younger members of the quorum, to say that I believe it would be pleasing in the sight of the Lord if the First Presidency of the church was reorganized right now. If I am in error regarding this impression, President Snow and the senior members of the council can correct me.' President Snow said that he would be pleased to hear from all the brethren upon this question, and each and all of us expressed ourselves as believing it would be pleasing to the Lord and that it would be the proper thing to have the Presidency organized at once. When we had finished, then and not till then, did brother Snow tell us that he was instructed of the Lord in the Temple the night President Woodruff died, to organize the presidency of the Church at once. President Anthon H. Lund and myself are the only men now living who were present at that meting. May the Lord bless and guide us by his spirit continually and may the testimony that we possess of the divinity of the work ever abide with us and our faithfulness be a inspiration to lead others to a knowledge of the Gospel, is my prayer and I ask it in the name of Jesus, Amen."
A few days after the M.I.A. conference, in an interview with President Lund in his office, he retold the incident to me as given by President Grant regarding the meeting in the office of the First Presidency on Tuesday morning, September 13th, 1898 at which Lorenzo Snow was chosen president of the Church. President Lund also told me that President Snow had related the manifestation to him, of the Savior's appearance to him after dressing in his temple robes and offering up the signs of the holy Priesthood. (1)
-- Sep 13, 1898 (Tuesday)
At a special meeting of the Apostles held in Salt Lake City, at which Lorenzo Snow, Franklin D. Richards, Geo. Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Brigham Young, Francis M. Lyman, John H. Smith, Geo. Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor, Marriner W. Merrill, Anthon H. Lund, Matthias F. Cowley and Abraham O. Woodruff were present, Lorenzo Snow was nominated and sustained as President of the Church. President Snow then selected, with the approval of the council, Geo. Q. Cannon as his first and Joseph F. Smith as his second Counselor. Pres. Snow was also sustained as Trustee-in-Trust for the Church, and Franklin D. Richards as President of the Twelve Apostles. All the proceedings were unanimous. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Journal History; Brigham Young Jr., Diary
2 - Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
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Dec[ember]. 3rd 1892"; LeRoi Clarence Snow, "The Appearance of the Saviour to Pres[ident]. Lorenzo Snow"]
At 10 o'clock this morning the Council of the Apostles met at the President's office, according to appointment. There were present: Pres[iden]t. Lorenzo Snow; Elders Franklin D. Richards, Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon, Jos[eph]. F. Smith, Brigham Young [Jr.], Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, Geo[rge]. Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor, Mar[r]iner W[ood]. Merrill, Anthon H. Lund, Matthias F. Cowley and Abraham O[wen]. Woodruff.
On motion of Elder F[ranklin]. D. Richards, Elder Geo[rge]. F. Gibbs was appointed secretary and stenographer of the Council, on the same terms as made by the late First Presidency. ...
The special object of this meeting was to hear a report from Senator Frank J. Cannon, relative to the matter of borrowing for the Church the sum of $1,500,000, for which purpose he had been East. The proposition was to issue bonds for that amount, bearing interest at 5%. Senator Cannon informed the Council that he had been to New York, and met a Mr. Pierce, who acted for Messrs. Dillon and Gould, from whom the loan was to be obtained. They had proposed to form a syndicate [to] float the bonds, but he gave them to understand that the First Presidency would object to this, as they wanted the bonds kept from the public market. He spent a good deal of time conversing with Mr. Pierce on the perpetuity of the authority and succession of the Trustee-in-trust and First Presidency, and while he perhaps did not succeed in fully satisfying that gentleman on this subject, he felt assured that Mr. Dillon could do so, as he was fully advised on it, and was an authority on trusts. The terms of the loan talked on were 5% and par for the bonds. At the expiration of five of the twenty years contemplated as the life of the bonds, should the Church desire to take them up, it would have the privilege of doing so, by paying a premium of $107, or $1,070 for each bond. Senator Cannon thought the death of President [Wilford] Woodruff might have the effect of somewhat delaying the present negotiations, as the question of legal ownership of Church property, in consequence of succession to the Presidency, would have to be discussed.
The question now arose as to what was necessary to be done by the Council to satisfy the moneyed parties, in view of the changed conditions consequent upon the death of President Woodruff. The original document forming the basis of these negotiations had been given by the Trustee-in-trust, and it was evident to the Council that nothing could be done legally by way of continuing the negotiations without a new Trustee-in-trust.
Elder Lyman, speaking to this question, said he was reminded of the time when the Council was together after the death of President [John] Taylor, and the feeling of President Woodruff at that time; he was also reminded of President Woodruff's feelings, as expressed on different occasions during his administration, to the effect that whenever he died, the First Presidency of the Church should be organized without delay. "And if the Lord should manifest to you, President Snow, that it was the proper thing to do now, I am prepared to not only vote for a Trustee-in-trust, but for the President of the Church". Bro[ther]. Lyman added that he saw no reason why this action should not be taken at the present meeting, giving the President time, if he desired it, to choose his counselors. He remarked that after the death of Joseph Smith, three years lapsed before the First Presidency was organized; after the death of President [Brigham] Young, it also took three years to organize the First Presidency; after the death of Pres[ident]. Taylor, eighteen months elapsed, and the speaker believed that if the Council had been in harmony, no such interval would have occurred, but the Presidency would have been reorganized earlier. He believed the right thing to do now was to organize the First Presidency, and this act would tend to create confidence at home and abroad.
Bro[ther]. Grant remarked that the present time was just as opportune as any other, and that he could sustain Pres[ident]. Snow with all his heart as President of the Church.
Bro[ther]. Young remarked that Bro[ther]. Grant had expressed his feelings exactly. He felt that this was the way out.
Bro[ther]. Teasdale said that he was in perfect harmony and accord with the feelings of the brethren.
Jos[eph]. F. Smith: "I move that that be the sense of this meeting".
The motion was seconded by Bro[ther]. Cowley.
President Snow asked if there were any further remarks. Several of the brethren called for the question, whereupon Pres[ident]. Snow asked Elder Jos[eph]. F. Smith to put the motion. This being done, it was carried unanimously, and Lorenzo Snow was thus sustained by the Council of the Apostles, as President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Pres[ident]. Snow then arose and said: There was no use in his making excuses as to inability, etc., to assume the vast responsibilities involved in the position to which he had been elected. He felt that it was for him to do the very best he could and depend upon the Lord. He knew the action taken by the Council was according to the mind and will of the Lord, who had shown and revealed to him several days ago that the First Presidency should be organized before the next conference. He had been feeling a little gloomy, and perhaps a little discouraged at the prospect, and the vast responsibility that would naturally fall upon him as President of the Twelve Apostles, and with this feeling he went before the Lord, offered up the signs of the Holy Priesthood and called upon Him to let light come to his mind. His prayer was answered, the Lord manifesting unto him clearly what he should do; also in regard to the counselors he should select when he became President of the Church, "And[,]" said he, "In accordance with the light given me, I now present to you the name of Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon as my first counselor, and of Joseph F. Smith as my second counselor".
Several of the brethren, speaking at the same time, seconded the choice of counselors, and the brethren named had expressed themselves upon the subject—Bro[ther]. Cannon to the effect that he was willing to act in this capacity, or any other, if he could have the love and confidence of his brethren, and Bro[ther]. Smith to the effect that since the Lord had manifested his will in this matter, he had nothing to say, except that he was perfectly willing to act in this or any other position, and would do all he could to sustain the hands of the President in righteousness before the Lord.
Pres[ident]. Snow, before calling for the vote, said, "I have not mentioned this matter to any person, either man or woman. I, wanted to see what the feelings of the brethren were. I wanted to see if the same spirit which the Lord manifested to me was in you. I had confidence in you that the Lord would indicate to you that this was proper and according to his mind and will. I do not feel that I should be over-anxious in regard to anything pertaining to the work of the Lord. I had one revelation or manifestation in my early career which became my star, so to speak, and which I have always had before my mind. I put the meaning of it into couplet form, as follows:
"As man is, God once was;
"As God is, man may be". That was revealed to me with power; the Holy Ghost was upon me for a long time, and I knew it was my privilege to be like Him whom I afterwards knew was my Father and God. As John the Apostle says, "We are now the sons of God; when He shall appear we shall be like Him", etc. We must act as far as we possibly can like God while we are in the flesh, and I know we can reach that degree of perfection. Now brethren, I shall do the best I can, as God shall give me wisdom and power. I sense keenly my own weakness and inability, but I appreciate the fact that God can make strong. If I know my own heart, the administration about to be ushered in shall not be known as Lorenzo Snow's, but as God's in Lorenzo Snow. As to things which have happened in the past, I do not want to talk about them; it will become us as servants of the Lord to go to work and meet the difficulties before us, as the Lord shall aid and assist us. I feel to say in my heart, God bless you, and I invoke the blessing of the Lord upon myself in the discharge of the obligations resting upon me."
The vote was then taken approving unanimously the President's choice of counselors.
M[atthias]. F. Cowley now moved, and the motion was carried, that Lorenzo Snow be sustained as Trustee-in-trust for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Pres[ident]. Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon suggested that the President of the Twelve Apostles be appointed, and on motion of F[ranklin]. M. Lyman, Franklin D. Richards was unanimously sustained to act in that position.
Pres[ident]. Cannon then suggested that Frank J. Cannon be at liberty to continue negotiations with the Eastern parties on the loan question; that he be informed of the organization that had just taken place, and be directed to inquire of said parties what, if anything, should be done further to satisfy them. Senator Cannon, who was in the adjoining room, was sent for, and this information was imparted to him.
On motion of Bro[ther]. Grant, it was decided to make public in this evening's paper, the action of the Council in organizing the First Presidency and appointing the Trustee-in-trust and the President of the Twelve Apostles.
The Council then adjourned.
All of our thoughts seemed directed to organizing First Presidency. Several Brethren spoke & all felt alike. By unanimous vote we sustained Lorenzo Snow as President. He said I knew this would come and the Lord has revealed to me who my councillors were, George Q. Cannon & Jos[eph]. F. Smith. I did thank God in my heart and so all seemed to feel. Pres[ident]. S[now]. Trustee in Trust— Franklin D. Richards President of the Twelve. What a load is removed from the Twelve we can now go out into our fields among the people and labor as usual.
An account of a private interview with Pres[iden]t. [Wilford] Woodruff Dec[ember]. 2 1892 at Salt Lake City.
Yesterday morning I went to Salt Lake City where I arrived about eleven o'clock A.M. and proceeded immediately to Pres[iden]t. Woodruff's Office; there were present Pres[iden]t. Woodruff, George Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith: F[rancis]. M. Lyman came in shortly after. Geo[rge]. F. Gibbs was also present.
We spent the time in conversation on various subjects till after 3 P.M. When I arose to leave shook hands with the Brethren adn started towards the door, when Pres[iden]t. Woodruff called me back, saving that he wished to speak with me in private. We went into the adjoining room and took seats on one of the sofas. He said (and spoke with much feeling and energy) "I have an important request to make of you which I want you to fulfill. A few months ago while on a visit to St. George [Utah] I came near dying. I have no lease of my life and know not how soon I may be called away. And when I go I want you, Brother [Lorenzo] Snow, not to delay but organize The First Presidency, take George Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith for your councillors, they are good, wise, and men of experience."
Of course I was much surprised, and said, Pres[iden]t. Woodruff, am I to receive this as a revelation? I do not call to mind the words of his answer but they were such as gave me the impression that he wished me to regard it as such. Without thought or considering the impropriety of such a question, I continued—Pres[iden]t. Woodruff, is this the place I am to occupy? He hesitated a moment then replied "It is according to the order." I asked, if he had mentioned this matter to his councillors? He said "No, not to any one." I told him I wished he would, I understood from his answer that he would do so.
This interview was brief—As we arose to return to the Pres[ien]t's Office, he said, "Now Brother Snow do not neglect to oganize as I have told you, it may prevent much trouble."
L[orenzo Snow].
This is a correct copy of the interview taken from Bro[ther]. Snows account.
M[innie]. J[ensen]. Snow
President Wilford Woodruff died in San Francisco [California], Friday morning at 6:40 o'clock September 2nd, 1898. President George Q. Cannon at once wired the information to the President's office in Salt Lake City. Word was forwarded to President Lorenzo Snow who was in Brigham City [Utah]. The telegram was delivered to him on the street in Brigham City. He read it to Elder Rudger Clawson, who was then with him, went to the telegraph office and replied that he would leave on the train about 5:30 that evening. He reached Salt Lake City about 7:15, proceeded to the President's office, reported his arrival, gave some instructions and then went to his private room in the Salt Lake Temple. He put on his holy temple robes and repaired to the Second Annointing room [i.e., Holy of Holies], knelt at the altar, offered up the sacred signs of the Priesthood and poured out his heart to the Lord. During his prayer he said: "Father, Thou knowest I prayed that President Woodruff's life would be spared, that his days would be lengthened beyond mine; that I might never be called upon to bear the heavy burdens and responsibilities of the Church. Nevertheless, Thy will be done. I have not sought this responsibility but if it is Thy will, I now present myself before Thee for Thy guidance and instruction. I ask that Thou show me what Thou wouldst have me do." After he had finished, he expected some special manifestation from the Lord; but there was none, and he left the altar and the room in disappointment. Passing thru the Celestial room and as he entered the large hall-way leading from the room a most remarkable manifestation was given President Snow which I relate in the words of his grand-daughter, included in a testimony which I bore during the M.I.A. conference, in the special session Sunday morning, in the Assembly Hall, June 7th, 1919, at 8:30 A.M. "Brethren and sisters, I feel impressed to say this morning: not only is this the work of God, but God is very close to this Church; not only are the leaders of the Church prophets, but God is very close to them and they are walking very near the Lord. Every president of the Church, from the days of the Prophet Joseph Smith, has placed his mantle upon his successor and there is no question at all but that every one of the leaders of this Church has been accepted of God, appointed by him, and has had all the necessary authority of God given him in that high and sacred and holy position."
Allie Young Pond, the wife of one of the presidency of the Pocatello [Idaho] Stake, is a grand-daughter of President Brigham Young and of President Lorenzo Snow, and here is an incident which occurred in her life: "One evening while I was visiting grand-pa Snow in his room in the Salt Lake Temple, I remained until the door keepers had gone, so grand-pa had to take me to the main front entrance and let me out that way. On the way, after we left his room and while we were still in the large corridor leading to the celestial room, grand-pa stopped and said: `Wait a moment, Allie, I want to tell you something. It was right here that the Savior Jesus Christ appeared to me. He stood about three feet above floor (here grand-pa put his hand out to show about the height) and it looked as though he stood on a piece of solid gold and I talked with him as one man talks with another. It was at that time that He told me not to wait or delay until the regular conference of the Church, but to go ahead, call a special conference and complete the organization of the Church, and that I was to succeed President Wilford Woodruff as president.' He then placed one hand upon my head and said: `Now, grand-daughter I want you to remember that this is your grand-father's testimony and that he told you with his own lips that he actually saw the Savior and talked with him face to face as one man talks with another.'" Amen.
President Heber J. Grant immediately arose and said: "In confirmation of the testimony given by brother LeRoi C. Snow quoting the grand-daughter of Lorenzo Snow, I want to call attention to the fact that several years elapsed after the death of the Prophet Joseph [Smith] before President Young was sustained as the president of the Church; after the death of President Young, several years elapsed again before Brother Taylor was sustained, and again when he died, several years elapsed before President Woodruff was sustained. After the funeral of President Wilford Woodruff, the Apostles met in the office of the First Presidency and brother Francis M. Lyman said: `I feel impressed, although one of the younger members of the quorum, to say that I believe it would be pleasing in the sight of the Lord if the First Presidency of the church was reorganized right now. If I am in error regarding this impression, President Snow and the senior members of the council can correct me.' President Snow said that he would be pleased to hear from all the brethren upon this question, and each and all of us expressed ourselves as believing it would be pleasing to the Lord and that it would be the proper thing to have the Presidency organized at once. When we had finished, then and not till then, did brother Snow tell us that he was instructed of the Lord in the Temple the night President Woodruff died, to organize the presidency of the Church at once. President Anthon H. Lund and myself are the only men now living who were present at that meting. May the Lord bless and guide us by his spirit continually and may the testimony that we possess of the divinity of the work ever abide with us and our faithfulness be a inspiration to lead others to a knowledge of the Gospel, is my prayer and I ask it in the name of Jesus, Amen."
A few days after the M.I.A. conference, in an interview with President Lund in his office, he retold the incident to me as given by President Grant regarding the meeting in the office of the First Presidency on Tuesday morning, September 13th, 1898 at which Lorenzo Snow was chosen president of the Church. President Lund also told me that President Snow had related the manifestation to him, of the Savior's appearance to him after dressing in his temple robes and offering up the signs of the holy Priesthood. (1)
-- Sep 13, 1898 (Tuesday)
At a special meeting of the Apostles held in Salt Lake City, at which Lorenzo Snow, Franklin D. Richards, Geo. Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Brigham Young, Francis M. Lyman, John H. Smith, Geo. Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor, Marriner W. Merrill, Anthon H. Lund, Matthias F. Cowley and Abraham O. Woodruff were present, Lorenzo Snow was nominated and sustained as President of the Church. President Snow then selected, with the approval of the council, Geo. Q. Cannon as his first and Joseph F. Smith as his second Counselor. Pres. Snow was also sustained as Trustee-in-Trust for the Church, and Franklin D. Richards as President of the Twelve Apostles. All the proceedings were unanimous. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Journal History; Brigham Young Jr., Diary
2 - Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
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