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Show - . - - . - - - - . - . W I . R , . M'CONKIE MCONKIE M'COMKIE MCOMKIE ' CHOSEN CHOSENAS CHOSENAS AS BISHOP OF OE MOAR MOAB Succeeds ' W 'Y Y . D . Hammond , 'Vho Vho Who ' WhoIs ' Is Honorably Released ; Geo . I INewell rNewell Newell and Lloyd Somer- Somer Somerville Somerville Somer-ville Somer ville - ville , Counselois CounselOls Counselors . W R McConkie McConkle , for many years a amember amember amember member of the high council of the San SanJuan SanJuan SanJuan Juan stake , was unanimously sustained sustainedas as bishop of Maab Moab ward of the L D S Schurch Schurch Schurch church succeeding Bishop B1Shop W D Ham- Ham Hammond Hammond Ham-mond Ham mond - mond . , at \ ward hard \ ard conference held in m the thelocal thelocal thelocal local chapel Sunda Sunday : ; evening Thp Thpmeeting Th Themeeting meeting was presided over by Wayne WayneH H Redd of Blanding , president of t tae taestake thestake .e e . .estake stake Joseph B Hams Harris and Albert R RI RLyman RLyman I Lyman counselors to President Redd Reddand , . I and Edward P Lyman Lym.an . , stake hIgh hIghI hIghcounselor highcounselor highcounselor counselor , all aU of Blanding , were also alsolPI"esent alsopresent alsopresent lPI"esent lPIesent present " to represent the stake authori authori- authorities authorities authorities - I ties tiesBishop Bishop W D Hammond , , . who had hadserved hadseryed hadserved served seryed as head of the Moab ward for form.any formany formany m.any many . ye-ars ye ars Years - , was given glVl'n glVln ' an honorable honorablerelease honorablerelease honorablerelease release with a vote of thanks Bishop BishopHammond BishopHammond BishopHammond Hammond has moved to Salt Lake LakeCity LakeCity LakeCity ! City , where he has taken tah.en tahen . up his duties dutiesas dutiesas dutiesas as a member of the state road com- com corn- corn commission cornmission com commission - missionv mission -v v - vGeorge a , George A Newell and Lloyd Somer- Somer SomerviII Somerville Somer-iville Somer iville - viII ville ! . ' , first and second seccnd counselors oounselors , re- re respectively respectively re respectively - - spectively , in the Moab bishopric 1.mder 1mder under 1.mderBishop underBishop . underBishop Bishop Hammond Hamm'Ond ' , v 'a a . ' were ere sustained sustamed to tothe tothe toi the same positions pOSltlons positrons under Bishop Mc- Mc McConkie McConkie Mc-.Conkie Mc.Conkie Mc .Conkie Conkie - . Conkie Mr Newell was sustained as asward asward asward [ ward clerk , succ succeding dIng Bishop Mc- Mc McConh.1e McConiJe Mc McConkie - Conkie Conh.1e Conh1e ConiJe Conh.1eho . , , \ who \\ho ho \ had held that position positlcn positron for fora fora fora a number of yearsAll yearsAll years yearsAll All of the other ward officers ofIlcers v 'a a . ' wereI ere eresustamed eresustained sustained sustamed at the conferenceThe conferenceThe conference conferenceThe The members of the stake presidency presidencyspoke presidencyspoke presidencyspoke spoke at the meeting meetmg as did Edwardj EdwardP Edward P Lyman . . Bishop McConkie- McConkie McCon"lC McConlC McConkiewas McCon"lCvas } " ' - \ was \vas vas called calledon calledon calledon on fcr fer for an address He expressed hIS hISdeep hisdeep hisdeep deep appreciation appreciatlOn for the honor con- con conferred conferred con conferred - I ferred uipcn UlPn Mien : him and asked ash.ed ashed . for the thehC'arty thehearty thehearty hC'arty hCarty hearty ' cooperation and supoort support of the theard theaard theward \\ard ard aard \ \ and iccmmunity mmunity immunity in furthering furthenng the the"ork theaork thework "ork ork aork " of the churchPresident churchPresident church churchPresident President Redd announced that thatquarterly thatquarterly thatquarterly quarterly conference ' of 'Of the San Juan Juanstah.e Juanstale Juanstake stah.e stahe stale . . would v.culd vculd aculd be held at Blanc Blanding ng en cn enDecem cnDecember enDecember-1 enDecember 1 Decem December r- r - r1 - 1 1 . ' * S ? . , l t . |