| Show OUST I JUST HISTORY 11 t 1 Py By ALBERT ALBERT F. F PHILIPS 1 J Ji A S Two vacancies occurred in the cou council cn of the twelve apostles In 1896 Abraham H. H Cannon died in Salt Lake City on July 19 and Moses Thatcher was relieved of his position as as a member of the twelve on November 19 These vacancies were filled at the meeting of or the general conference in In Salt Lake in October 18 1897 7 when Matthias F F. F Cowley Cowle and Abraham Owen wen Woodruff Woodruff Wood Wood- ruff were sustained ln d as members of oC the twelve Jl Moses I ses Thatcher was WitS dropped from the apostolate at the sl sixty y- y sixth annual conference be because because because be cause of his refusal to sign a manifesto manifesto man man- issued by b the general authorities authorIties authorities au au- au- au of the church to the Saints in which the l leading ading men of the church were requested to seek counsel before accepting political po po- pa- pa offices which would Interfere interfere interfere inter Inter- fere with their ecclesiastical duties Apostle Thatcher had been for fox many years a prominent resident resident-of Cache county He was born in Sangamon county Illinois February February ary 2 1842 and was only about 4 1 jears ears old when Nauvoo was evacuated evacuated evacuated his parents crossing the Mississippi Mis Mis- Into Iowa Iova and in the spring of 1849 going to California At Al Auburn Ca Cal his father Hezekia Thatcher opened an eating house Most 1 of the houses of Auburn were made of canvas iron safes anc and strong boxes were unknown an and bags of money in the shape of ot gold golc golddust golddust dust were frequently left with the thc father fathel for safe keeping such was the confidence e the miners had Inthe In ir Inthe the proprietor of the restaurant DID PLACER MINING While living in Auburn Moses Mose I attended the district school entering enterIng enter enter- ing when he was 11 years of age I He- made rapid progress with hi his studies During vacation he lie used an old butcher buther knife to dig with an and I used tt a common to wash wasi the dirt which he dug from rom out the mining re region lon as a and thus washed gold from the sand along American creek creel Meanwhile Meanwhile Meanwhile Mean Mean- while he also became an expert horseman and soon learned how to rope calves with a lariat In January 1858 1838 his father and family 1 to Utah settling in Salt Lake Cit City and In 1860 with hi his hh fathers father's family moved toCache toCache to toCache Cache county locating in the Cache valley In Jn the spring of 1861 he married Miss Lettie Farr a niece of oC Lorm Lorin Farr one of the pioneers and anti then he lie Joined the Ricks Rick's company com com- pany of minute men who were organized or- or to repel attacks of Indians Indians- He was named b by the red men as Little Chief He He lie attended the Paris Tans exposition of 1867 and on his return to Utah he engaged in business with his hI's father under the firm name of Thatcher Son Afterwards Afterwards Aft Aft- he became superintendent of th the Logan branch of the Z C. C M. M I. I He was also one of the builders builders build build- ers era of the Utah Northern railroad When Camp Fl Floyd Yd was established established established he became a a. member of the special police pollee of Salt I Lake ke City doing service as night guard In 1860 and 1861 1661 he attended the University University University Uni Uni- of Deseret and and andin in the autumn au autumn autumn au- au of 1861 was vas attached to the second quorum of f the seventies H He built bunt the first frame house In Lo Lo- Lo- Lo gan During the period from April 1866 to August 1868 he le served on ont n na a 1 t mission to England When the Logan Cooperative institution was organized he became its general manager and later when the In Institution Institution In- In Institution was taken talen over by bv the Z C. C M. M I. I he became its superintendent and anti remained until 1870 1810 ACTIVE IN POLITICS I He was a ai member o the or-the the constitutional constitutional con con- convention of and was sent to Washington to present present pre pro sent the p petition for statehood to congress In April 1879 he was ordained to the apostleshIp by President John Taylor In 1878 he was sent to Mexico He dedicated dedicated dedicated dedi dedi- the Juarez townsite at the request of ot Apostle Snow on on January January January Jan Jan- uary I 1 1887 Not being in harmony harmony har har- mony with his quorum h he was not sustained b by the conference held In April 1896 It was his election to the constitutional constitutional constitutional convention which caused his retirement from the quorum of the twelve When VIxen the first sessIon session session ses ses- sion of the legislature wa was held in 1896 ho was a candidate before it for the United senate as a u Democrat and at the session of the tile second legislature he Was Vas again a candidate but wa waS defeated b by ly Joseph Joseph Joseph Jo Jo- seph L. L Rawlins His fight was a bitter one and the Thatcher case became famous He died in Logan on August 21 21 1909 On the death of W Wilford ICord Woodruff Woodruff Wood Wood- ruff ruf as president of the tile church which occurred on September 2 1898 the affairs of the church were vero again taken over to the to-the the hands hai of the twelve apostles and George Q Cannon and Joseph F F. Smith were sere returned to their former positions among the quorum of the twelve VACANCY OCCURS This action lasted but a few days ays and on September 13 1898 the I i presidency was again reorganized reorganized rear rear- this being the fifth reI reorganization re- re I I organization since tho organization j of the Lorenzo Snow became became bej be- be j t came president and George Q Cannon Cannon Can Can- non and Joseph F. F Smith became came his counselors to form the new presidency which was done doneas doneas as stated with Lorenzo v Sno as president This action caused a I vacancy in the thel council of the twelve which was wat filled by the selection of Rudger Clawson on October 9 9 1898 Pre President Wilford Woodruff died on September 2 1898 at the home of oC Colonel Isaae TrUmbo in San Francisco where he was visiting hs his death coming after an Illness of but hut a a. few hours The body of 1 I I the dead president was brought to Salt Lake where the funeral wasI was held on September 8 the I twelve apostles were wele present at the obsequies an and orations were deI delivered de- de I livered by hy Apostles Joseph F. F Smith i Lorenzo Snow George Q S Cannon and Franklin D. D Richards S The selection of Lorenzo Snow as president of the church was wasI made at a special meeting of or the I apostles In it Salt Lake on op Tuesday September 13 1898 At this meetIng meetIng meeting meet- meet I Ing President Snow selected his two counselors naming Goat George Q Cannon Canaan as the first and Joseph F. F Smith n as the second President I Snow was also designated and sustaIned sustained sus sus- sus- sus tamed a as trustee tl In trust iI i- i I church and Franklin Flanklin D D. D Richards fas as president of the t Vf All Alli i lor of the proceedings were by I vote voto |
