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Show NEW APOSTLE SELECTED. Anthony Woodward Ivlns Chosen as Successor to Apostle Teasdale. Salt Lake City. At both the forenoon fore-noon nnd afternoon sessions of the Sunday conferenco of the Church of Jesus Christ of Inttcr-day Snlnts, every Inch of seating capacity wns taken advantage of, over 30,000 persons having passed through the gates during tho day. Anthony Woodward Ivlns, president of the Juarez stake In Mexico, wns selected se-lected by the conferenco to fill tho vncancy caused by tho death of Apostlo Apos-tlo George Teasdalo. Apostlo Ivlns Is n nntlvo of New Jersey, Is EG years of nge, and lives with Ills family In Colonln Juarez. Chihuahua, Mexico. The election wan unanimous. President Joseph F. Smith and tho present authorities of tho church were sustained. Tho conference decided to suspend the organ recitals until tho April conference, con-ference, nnd during tho course of tho day listened to n number of ndresscs, chief among which wns 0110 by Brig-hnm Brig-hnm H. Roberts, In which Mr. Roberts reviewed tho history of tho stnto of Missouri so far ns It rclntcd to the part taken by the Saints In their early efforts to found settlements, Mr. Roberts Rob-erts severely scored thoso who wore responsible for the Bufferings Inflicted on tho Mormons nnd declared, In conclusion, con-clusion, thnt the state, ns n atuto, hud sown tho wind nnd reaped tho whirlwind: whirl-wind: Mint Its chastisement hnd been complete. An nddress by Apostlo Reed Smoot wns largely devoted to n warning against becoming tho prey of takers, patent medlclno agents, eye glass vendor ven-dor nnd tho like. Sonntor Smoot urged his brothers nnd sisters to keep out or debt nnd spoke earnestly against Investing money In speculations. specula-tions. Apostle David O. McKay spoko of the value of Internal strength, sivlng that all the Internal organs must bo healthy If tho outer body would stand. The president of the central stutos mission spoko briefly on tho progress of the church In his section and reported re-ported tho headquarters nt Independence, Independ-ence, Mo., to be In a flourishing condition. condi-tion. Joseph S. Wolls dollvered nn nddress nd-dress on tho growth of tho church nnd expressed the gratification felt by himself him-self nnd all of his peoplo that this Is so. Overflow meetings wero held In Bar rntt hall and In tho assembly hall. Tho services In tho former plnco wero In chargo or Seymbur n. Young ami Apostel Rudger Clawson presided In the assembly hall. Roth halls wero filled. |
