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Show New Bishopric Ordained For South Ward Elder James E. Talmage was sent to Mt. Pleasant last Sunday hv the First Presidency of the Church to ordain a new Bishopric for the South Ward. Bishop James Larsen and his counselors, Chris Johaneen and James Monsen, who have served the Ward faithfully for 13 yrars, were honorably released from tl eir calling in the Bishopric. Elder Adolph Merz was called and set apart as Bishop of the South Ward and Elder A E. Mcintosh as First Counselor and Bolder James W. Anderson as Second Counselor. i 1 . i I , ? ,. . .': V "... j - ' ;:;. -v ' . ? ! i : i . X : it ' i i , i Bishop Jas. Larsen. chHDoome8 A very large number of the members mem-bers of the Ward were in attendance at the meeting and the Newly ordained or-dained Bishopric was unanimously sustained by the ward. Dr. Talmage explained the order of the Church in this regard, and also spoke of the genuineness of the character of men. |