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Show JOSEPH !). SEELED IS iffifl US PRESIDEBT He Succeeds David John as Head of Utah Stake; Counselors Coun-selors Selected. Special, to The Tribune. PROVO. April 19. At Ihe afternoon session today of the quarterly conference of the Utah slake the formal resignation of David John from tho presidency of the stake was read and Joseph R. Keeler was named to succeed him. Keelr was llrst counselor 10 David John and E. Hul-brook Hul-brook was second. After Keeler was named, and hands went up to sustain him as president of the stake, E. T-Iolhrook and J. William Knight were named and sustained as first and second counselors, respectively. Keeler has been a member of tho R. Y. l faculty for many years and has taken an active part In religious work. E. Holbrook has been a resident of Provo since 1SSS. coming here from Fillmore, l.'lah He has been actively engaged In mining for a number of years and is considered con-sidered a wealthy man. He Is a director In the Grand Central Mining company. J. William Knight wns born and reared In rtah county and tho last few years has been successfully engaged in mining min-ing In the Tlntlc district. He Is a son of Jesse Knight, who owns several of the big mines of Ftah. It is said on the very best authority that Jesse Knight paid to the Mormon church In 1 907 more than SfiO.000 In tithing, tith-ing, and his son. J. Wllliom, paid S2f.000 during the same period. The Knight family paid In tithing upwards of 5100,-000, 5100,-000, besides numerous gifts to Ihe church and church schools. |