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Show Services for Anthon H. Lund Set for Sunday at Tabernacle To Accommodate Mourners FrN'KltAI services for Anthon II I. und. first counselor to I'resldenl lleber .1. firant of the Church of Jesus Christ of Ijitter-day Saints. wil tie held at the Tabernaclw at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, according to j announcement made at the church offices" of-fices" todsy. : The Tabernacle Is seldom requisitioned requisi-tioned for the last rites of a member of th church, but owing to ths wide popularity of President Lund and the fact that next Sunday is fast day. with no regulor services being held at the Tabernacle, It was deemed advisable to hold the eeremonleejhere. It Is expected ex-pected that there will be a large number num-ber of mourners for, according to President Penrose. President l,und was worshiped by the Scandinavian and Danish community, while he was revered re-vered among the many ihousa nds of other members of the church. GRANT COMING. and later presented for similar action before the church In general conference confer-ence assembled. H la thought that the president may name the first counselor in time for ratification to be effected at the April conference. It was stated that the, president Is not restrictedin making ih appoints ment In that he has the authorly to select a counselor without official ecclesiastical rank. H0U8E RESOLUTIONS. When the house convened at 2 , o'clof-k yesterday afternoon announcement announce-ment mas made of the death of lYesl-dent lYesl-dent Anthon H. L.und. Representative Iverson moved that a committee of three be Appointed by the speaker to prepare appropriate resolutions of condolence. con-dolence. The speaker appointed Representatives Rep-resentatives Iverson. Mclntyre and McShane. lister in the afternoon the committee presented the following resolutions, which were unailmously adopted: "In the passing to the great beyond of our friend and brother, Anthon II. ! Lund, the state of L'tah hue suffered an Irreparable loss. . "He served this commonwealth as a constitutional convention member; as a member of the capitol building com mission; as a leader In religious thought and as a pillar in the financial world. "In civil, financial or religious realms his integrity was unexcelled, j his kindness, his tsct. his wisdom snd' his love stood unequaled. f "In b'rn were all the qualiti- off worth so blended that he was as of, this eartJi a perfet man. j "We bow our heads in humility at I the I;) vine decree snd tender our svm- j paihv and condolence lo those who, ar berfft. I "To have hud such a noble sire. J husband, friend or brother Is Its own I reward. I'resident (Srant. who was advised of the death of his first counselor yes-terd.iv. yes-terd.iv. has wired from San Francisco I that he will return to the city Hatur-day Hatur-day in ample time to take part In the ceremonies. Iresldent rant left San Francisco for Ios Angeles today. In addition to the large number of sympathetic messages which have been1 received at the church offices, it wasi announced that organisations Identified Identi-fied with church work were preparing- i resolutions of condolence. Among thm are the Young Mens Mutual Improvement Improve-ment association, the religion classes, the genealogical and the historical societies. so-cieties. NO SENIORITY. Regarding a successor to fill th place left vacant by tJ-.e death of President l.und. it was stated by hlxh church off icials that the appointment rested solely with President tirant. The appointment Is then presented to the council of the twelve for ratification "May we respectfully recommend that this expression of sympathy andl condolence be spread upon the rec- ords of our proceedings, and that an: engrossed copy be handed to the be- f reaved family. ' 8ENATE REGRETS. By unanimous vole the senMe this morniriK expressed regret for the death of President Anthon H. Kurd. President Presi-dent McKay appointed .Senators Pe- I ters. Knight and Wuinney a special , committee to draft appropriate reso- j i lutions In behalf of the upper house. |