-- Jun 22, 1899; Thursday
Present: Presidents Lorenzo Snow, Joseph F. Smith and Franklin D. Richards; Apostles Brigham Young [Jr.], John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Anthon H. Lund, Matthias F. Cowley, Abraham O[wen]. Woodruff and Rudger Clawson.
A communication signed by a number of persons residing in the Second Ward, Salt Lake City, was read, setting forth that a Brother Christian Steffensen, of whom they had bought real estate, had jeopardized their tithes through defective transactions, and they asked that he be released from his mission in Scandanavia, to come home and perfect those titles. The matter was referred to Apostle Anthon H. Lund. ...
Brother Clawson remarked that the tithing accounts in the Presiding Bishop's Office were very well kept, but the Bishops appeared to be too busy to visit the Stakes on tithing affairs. This was a defect, he thought, that should be remedied in some way. ... (1)
-- Jun 22, 1899
Present: Presidents Lorenzo Snow, Joseph F. Smith and Franklin D. Richards; Apostles Brigham Young [Jr.], John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Anthon H. Lund, Matthias F. Cowley, Abraham O[wen]. Woodruff and Rudger Clawson.
A communication signed by a number of persons residing in the Second Ward, Salt Lake City, was read, setting forth that a Brother Christian Steffensen, of whom they had bought real estate, had jeopardized their tithes through defective transactions, and they asked that he be released from his mission in Scandanavia, to come home and perfect those titles. The matter was referred to Apostle Anthon H. Lund. ...
Brother Clawson remarked that the tithing accounts in the Presiding Bishop's Office were very well kept, but the Bishops appeared to be too busy to visit the Stakes on tithing affairs. This was a defect, he thought, that should be remedied in some way. ...
Attended our weekly meeting in the Temple. ... Had a conversation with Matthias F. Cowley in the Temple to-day regarding some important matters. (2)
-- Friday, Jun 23, 1899
[Apostle Rudger Clawson Diary] Salt Lake City. Clear and warm. The following is a copy [of] a letter addressed to me, the meeting to be held in the Salt Lake Temple, July 2nd, 1899:
Salt Lake City
June 22nd, 1899
A Call by the First Presidency
Pres. Rudger Clawson and Counselors,
Box Elder Stake of Zion,
Dear Brethren:
A Solemn Assembly of the Holy Priesthood, consisting of [the] First Presidency, [Apostles,] First Seven Presidents of Seventies, Presiding Patriarch, Presiding Bishopric, presidents of stakes and their counselors, and bishops of wards will convene in the Salt Lake Temple next fast day, July 2nd, at 10 o'clock a.m.
Please notify the bishops of your stake of this meeting and send us the names, as soon as possible, of those who will attend, including those of yourselves.
Your brethren,
Lorenzo Snow,
Geo. Q. Cannon,
Jos. F. Smith. (3)
Endnotes:
1 - First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes
2 - Journal History; Abraham Owen Woodruff, Diary
3 - 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
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
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