Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-03-28 | Page 1 | Claims That He Represents God

CUIUS TUT HE REPRESENTS GOD Joseph f. Swtk ia a Sew Role, Declares Himself the Real Representative of Most High. That Any One "Who Criticised His Actions Is Therefore Criticising1 Criticis-ing1 the Lord. Special to The Tribune. 0GDEN. Utah, March 27. Presldont Joseph F. Smith last night, in an address before be-fore tho Sunday-school convention con-vention oftha district composed of Summit, Morgan, Webar and Davis counties, made a reference refer-ence to the situation In Utah that may be construed in view of tho agitation now going on, as significant, Aftsrtreatlng on the Sunday-school Sunday-school situation and church matters in general, President Smith stated that tho chargo that ho was leading the people peo-ple astray was false; that ho had nover claimed to bs leading lead-ing the church; that God was leading the church, and that ho was roally the representative of the Higher Authority, He said further that any one who criticised his actions was virtually criticising the will of the Lord. .