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Show i i ' ' 1 ! i 1 i . - i - - ' . . ' S . . ' ... ; I ; , f ' j - ..... 1 , -n n o At " 11 JClj .0 - w '' ' V ' j ' Lj C-JL- 1 i CIO vl Lcliitll t 11 OL I liiiii 77111 Succeed Jocep F. Cmim Wen LatterBies. 0.000 g APOSTLES III 0?J)EH OF SUCCESSION . . . . - TO PRESIDENCY OF MORMON CQDRCII.' ' . . , Apostle. ' f Ordained.' , Francis M. Lyman ; October, 18SQ John.Henry Smith ....... ...October, 180 .0 George Teasdale October. 1SS2 Heber J. Grant October, 1882 s John W. Taylor S.W.. April, 1884 M. W. Merrill ......J....' October, 1889' Anthon JL Lund, ........ October. 18S M. I4. Cowley .......... .................... October, 1897; , A; O.'Woodruft .... ...... October, 1898 Rudger Clawson October, 1898 Reed Smoot '. April, 1900 Hiram if. Smith ..." '..... October, 1901, . '(3 . The death of. Brigham Young, presl-. presl-. dentof the quorum of the twelve apostles apos-tles and next In" line of succession 'to : the head of the Mormon church,, has created an interesting situation- ' Apostle FranclB M. Lyman, however, a'-V probability will be chose to fill . Vacancy While ordained the same df as Apostle John Henry Smith, he was ordained first, because he" is Apostle Apos-tle frr.'lh's senior in years. This makes ; -t in !':.e - r -' ' ' i.ihop TThitney Explains." S Bishop , Orson t F. Whitney .of,, the church' historian's office. In speaking of Ihe subject today, said: - , . . '. ; 1 "Apostle Lyman Is now : ex-offlclo president of the quorum, and Is its presumptive pre-sumptive president. . There is no Ironclad, Iron-clad, hard and fast rule requiring the selection of the' apostle who Is . senior in point of ordination; it is simply a matter of custom that has been adhered to and doubtless will be followed in this case. The Question of Ordination. "Whn two apostles' are ordained on . the same day. it is the-custonvto ordain first the one senior in years. This is the only way in which the ages of the apostles are recognised; otherwise it is time of service that , determines the question of succession. "There is no written provision as to the time limit for choosing, the president presi-dent of the quorum. The matter Is with the apostles as a body." , irew Apostle to Be Chosen. ' Another question raised by the death of Apostle Young is the choice of a new apostle, who will be last In line of succession. suc-cession. r The Impression prevails among many that the selection of an apostle rests entirely with President Smith, the head of the church. Joseph F. Smith, Jr.. son of President Smith, declared this morning that such was not the case. J. "You can quote me as saying that tv's is not true lq any sense," declared . Smith, today. "The .apostles do 1 '5 own choosing, and are absolutely Xi ee in the matter. They consult with the first presidency, but that is all." 17o Qualifications Prescribed. Mr. Smith also said that, there were no prescribed qualifications of eligibility eligibil-ity to the apostolate, the apostles being . free to choose as they saw fit, it not being necessary that the candidate hold a high position In the church. Many names have already been mentioned men-tioned In this connection, among them being Dr. A. C. Young, son of the late apostle; Ben E. Rich. Hugh Cannon and Blfhop O. F. Whitney. Some believe that the fact that there Is now no member of the Young family in line of succession to the first presidency presi-dency will add strength to the claims of Dr. Young, but it Is also pointed out that there are other equally prominent families in the church without a representative repre-sentative In the quorum, among them the Cannon and Snow families. It may be a long time before the vacancy va-cancy Is filled, as there have been times in the history of the church when the quorum of the twelve has not been complete com-plete for two years. , Career of Trands Lyman. Apostle Francis" M. Lyman, presumptive presump-tive president of the quorum of the twelve, was born In Goodhope, 111., in 1S43. When 8 years old. he came with fcls parents to Utah. Much of his youth was spent freighting between here and the Pacific coast. When a young man he tecame a resident of Millard county en 1 soon became prominent in church, pc ileal and business circles.. , - f i ice his ordination as an apostle, in 1" .he has spent much of his time in T- : '-in work, and Is now president of v--i 1 :urorean missions of the Mormon 1 si' William IL King, wife of the - Cor-ressman, is a daughter of ..i Lyman. - IZzlt r.ates to Funeral. r: -rt Line and the Rio Grande t or! T-i half rates from all - ' ? fr tho.e vr-o 3!re to at ' - - ral cf f j 1--.3 rc: .l9 J FUNERAL PLANS ARE TO BE ARRANGED BY . C0ZIMI1TEE TONIGHT ;' , I-.;-." , --. The - funeral of ' Apostle : Brigham Young, son of the former; president of the Mormon church,. and president of the quorum of the twelve apostles, who Tabernacle Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock. ' " ' " ' - - : Apostle Young's death came peacefully peace-fully after an illness of more than a year, due to cirrhosis of the . liver, dropsy and a,cute bronchitis. . During the three days preceding the end. both he and his family were conscious con-scious . that there was no hope of recovery. re-covery. His family, immediate relatives and many friends were with him when he died.' , , ! In line for President . , ' . Apostle Brigham Young was next in line of succession to -Joseph F. Smith, president of the .Mormon . church. His death" leaves vacant the presidency of the quorum of apostles, the position which he occupied. The apostle chosen to this position will ultimately succeed Joseph F. Smith as leader of the church. The deceased apostle, who since 1868 was -a member of the quorum of the twelve, was born In 1836 at Klrtland, O. , As a child he shared the sufferings Incident to the. early wanderings of. the Mormon people. He was only 12 years old when with the band of pioneers, of which his father was the leader, he drove an ox team Into Salt Lake valleyi A Strenuous Youth. His youth was spent In the strenuous occupations that characterized the dally life of the pioneers.' He hauled timber and stone from the mountains, fought Indians and stood guard when the homes of his people were threatened. In his early manhood. Apostle Young gave evidence of great executive ability, abil-ity, combind with energy, and zeal in his work. He rapidly gained influence in church work as well as in business circles. In 1861 be was ordained a member mem-ber of the high council, after which he fulfilled several missions to Europe. He was ordained an apostle by his father, Brigham Young, on Februarys, 1864, but he did not become a member of the twelve apostles quorum until October, Oc-tober, 1868. ' when he was chosen to fill the vacancy caused -by the-selection of George A. Smith as a counselor In the first presidency. He was chosen one of the five counselors coun-selors to Brigham Young In 1873 and served In that capacity until his father's" fath-er's" death. . - - Apostle Young was popular among the non-Mormons as well as the people of his own faith. He was inclined to liberality and broadness in his views and made strong friendships wherever he went. He was well .known all over Utah and in many parts of Europe, where he was for some time president of missions. ; Heetlng of Committees.' . j General arrangements for the funeral, fu-neral, which will be held at. 1; o'clock Wednesday in the Tabernacle, were made yesterday and committees appointed ap-pointed by President-Smith will meet in the latter's office at 7 o'clock tonight: The committees are: - General Committee on Arrangements John Henry Smith, Abraham O.Wood-ruft O.Wood-ruft and Hyrum M, Smith. . Committee on Decoration Bishop William B. Preston, Bishop Orrin P. Miller. B. Morris Young, J." Don Carlos Young and Mrs. Priscilla Jennings. Committee on Railroad, Transporta-tlon-rWllllam C Spence . and ,D. '8. Spencer. - " - . ' " '..... Committee'' on Carriages Bishop Hyrum Hy-rum B. Clawson,. and 'Brigham F. Grant. ' Committee on Procession Robert T. Burton. Frank Y. Taylor, Kelson A. Ernpey and MaJ. Richard W. ' Young; Committee on Music Seymour B. Young,. Evan Stephens and John J. Mc-Ollan. Mc-Ollan. ' " 1 loral Comnilttoe-r-J. G?iaen Kimball, Ar.i Ci.rr.on, N:vt L. Morris, ge-le C - ; '1. Ar:e T. i lysis, .Louise B. T - - t T--I V |
