-- Oct 5, 1899; Thursday
Salt Lake Temple, 11 A.M. Present: Lorenzo Snow, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, Marriner W[ood]. Merrill, Anthon H. Lund, Matthias F. Cowley, Abraham O[wen]. Woodruff and Rudger Clawson.
Absent: Franklin D. Richards, in California for his health; and Brigham Young [Jr.], in Chicago [Illinois] on personal business. ...
Another subject discussed was a grammatical change in the Articles of Faith, where it reads, "These ordinances are, first, faith, second, repentance, etc." Faith and repentance not being
ordinances, hence the proposed correction. It was learned from President Cannon that this change had been made already in published cards containing said articles. ...
President Snow now brought up the subject of the purchase by the Church from Brother Heber J. Grant of the controlling interest in the Salt Lake Theatre, Brother Grant having expressed a desire to sell, and having the opportunity to part with his interest to a non-Mormon.
Brother Grant remarked, in reply, that the President need not worry about the control of the Theatre passing into the hands of outsiders, as he believed he could get along without being compiled to take that step. The question as now presented was, Would the Church like to purchase fifty-one one-hundredths of the Theatre stock, leaving the balance in the hands of our own brethren, or should he be left free to part with it all to individual members of the Church? Brother Grant offered to exchange his Theatre stock for stock in the Sugar Company and Z.C.M.I., at the going prices. No action was taken.
An appropriation of fifteen dollars was authorized, to be credited upon the tithing account of Brother F. S. Wightman, who had donated a melodeon to the Ann Arbor [Michigan] branch of the Church. The donation had been made at the suggestion of Elder Henry S. Tanner, who had written to President Smith about the matter. ...
The question of bringing home the bodies of missionaries who die in their fields of labor, was next considered by the Council, and it was the sense of the meeting that this should invariably be done, wherever and whenever practicable, the expense to be borne in full or in part by the family of the deceased, if able to bear it. ... (1)
-- Oct 5, 1899
Salt Lake Temple, 11 A.M. Present: Lorenzo Snow, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, Marriner W[ood]. Merrill, Anthon H. Lund, Matthias F. Cowley, Abraham O[wen]. Woodruff and Rudger Clawson.
Absent: Franklin D. Richards, in California for his health; and Brigham Young [Jr.], in Chicago [Illinois] on personal business. ...
Another subject discussed was a grammatical change in the Articles of Faith, where it reads, "These ordinances are, first, faith, second, repentance, etc." Faith and repentance not being ordinances, hence the proposed correction. It was learned from President Cannon that this change had been made already in published cards containing said articles. ...
President Snow now brought up the subject of the purchase by the Church from Brother Heber J. Grant of the controlling interest in the Salt Lake Theatre, Brother Grant having expressed a desire to sell, and having the opportunity to part with his interest to a non-Mormon.
Brother Grant remarked, in reply, that the President need not worry about the control of the Theatre passing into the hands of outsiders, as he believed he could get along without being compiled to take that step. The question as now presented was, Would the Church like to purchase fifty-one one-hundredths of the Theatre stock, leaving the balance in the hands of our own brethren, or should he be left free to part with it all to individual members of the Church? Brother Grant offered to exchange his Theatre stock for stock in the Sugar Company and Z.C.M.I., at the going prices. No action was taken.
An appropriation of fifteen dollars was authorized, to be credited upon the tithing account of Brother F. S. Wightman, who had donated a melodeon to the Ann Arbor [Michigan] branch of the Church. The donation had been made at the suggestion of Elder Henry S. Tanner, who had written to President Smith about the matter. ... The question of bringing home the bodies of missionaries who die in their fields of labor, was next considered by the Council, and it was the sense of the meeting that this should invariably be done, wherever and whenever practicable, the expense to be borne in full or in part by the family of the deceased, if able to bear it. ... Had a private interview with Pres[iden]t. [Lorenzo] Snow who told me he was seriously contemplating appointing me as Colonization Ag[en]t. for the Church. (2)
Endnotes:
1 - First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes
2 - Journal History; Abraham Owen Woodruff, Diary
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
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