Show NEW APOSTLE 61 r 1 mathias F cowley aud and A 0 woodruff D W A N 1 IT S L T Y resi delit cannon deli delivers ers in an address on the af material tt erfal welfare of olsion 1 at tho the general conference tuesday afternoon the two vacancies in the quorum of the twelve apostles were wen unanimously bously filled by the presentation of the names of mathias F cowley and abr abraham owen woodruff the Tho names vere ivore presented just after the general authorities were sustained president cannon spoke before the s usta staining sustaining ining of th tha 5 authorizes au thories on the tha material welfare of the latter day saints saints ought to devoto devote their entire time after placing themselves in proper con for the welfare of zion this nn can best be done by listening to the living oracles of god men who have taj ken counsel have always prospered in tho the land the people have strayed from those paths and the result is enor enormous moue public debts and heavy taxes how ishall the wrong bo be rectified bo 0 continued how shall you be led what shall we say as men of god to aidt aut ut the dangers and show you the lath ath I 1 tell you the only way we have s to listen 4 1 the of god and seek 1 0 10 o know amow it I 1 believe in the principles if f go government and I 1 have no doubt but that chat parties will do as we do I 1 believe vo should be good party men and I 1 ad located it when proposed in the church and have not changed my mind but wo we need not sat eat up party as an idol and core hip it and say great is party from no party we should not go to the ther extreme we should act like wise people and do what is best for us 1 I am not saying anything about politics and want to clear myself of saying n anything about d politics we te should be party men sometimes but not carry it to extremes the were then stained sn sri and the new apostles chosen president woodruff then said I 1 want to say to these two young men elder bider i cowley and woodruff W that they are called to occupy a very important position a position pos tion of very great re t pon y and we hope and trust hat these young men may have the spirit and power of their calling and ana priesthood and apostleship that they may be enabled to magnify and fulfill the ha duties required at their hands bands the young apostles were then called to the stand apostle cowley waa the first to iio said I 1 1 I feel very verv tea on this occasion and doat know how bow to express myself I 1 but I 1 accept of the call with he e same feeling that I 1 have always ac cepter of a call roads made of me by tha authorities I 1 ties of th 3 church I 1 am in fall sympathy with the organization of the uly liely priesthood and faver sentiment fenti ment which has been expressed in this conference finds a cheerful and complete response in my heart I 1 trust arnat I 1 shall aoe able with the help of the lord and with nith your prayers pra pr vere avers to show my appreciation of the truth and work in which t engage by my conree urFe of life I 1 feel weak humble and unworthy but shall endeavor to do my duty I 1 know that his chis day a prophecy has been fulfilled uttered by john W raylor laylor many years ago apostle woodruff followed briefly in the same stain and said in accepting this call to become one of the tw ivr apostles I 1 have no doubt of the inspiration ot the men who tho called me and in occupying it I 1 realize lully fully that I 1 will be one of you yon and a servant of the people of god As in brother caw leys case eo in mine this day is a prophecy cv fulfilled lul tul filled something over three years ago when I 1 went on a mission to switzerland and austria my father told me that I 1 was chosen by bv tho the mind and will ol of god I 1 do not know why I 1 was called unless because I 1 am the least and most humble I 1 will do justice to the confidence placed in me and do my duty in tho the word of god president woodruff followed and said 1 I feel thankful to live today to abse my y own posterity called to be an apostle I 1 desired dedred it the lord granted it to me and I 1 thank him for it I 1 am sati eUeS that these young men will ba true to their calling he then spoke of the time he ha himself was called to an and concluded by ind araine the address of president cannon regarding diug the up building or of zion and the mistake of going to party extremes ax in politics |