Show HEBER J GRANT APPROVED AS SEVENTH PRESIDENT AT THE ANNUAL conference thousands of loyal churchmen take part in impressive ceremonial and listen to inspiring addresses by leaders salt lake city at the opening ses blon of alie eighty ninth general con ference of the church 0 jesus carlst of latter da saints on sunday june 1 at least members of alie church were present it being found necessary to hold overflow meetings bieber J grant was sustained as prophet seer and j president and trustee in trust of the church to succeed the late joseph I 1 shyh high to the lives and axem alar conduct of former presidents of alie characterized addresses ot the dai at all meetings the were delivered by speakers in their as it came bi order of priesthood and official position and by member ship seniority in quorum organization president bieber J grant ltd the peaked pea kei s in alie Tj and he was followed during the morning and ifft einson b I 1 resident cantlion H lund and charles W penrose of alie first presidency and alder audger clawson george A smith and orion F imily ncy of the council of twelve apostles apostles alced and george I 1 were not present alie fonner being in washington and alie litter in angland Ln gland serving as president of the european Lur mission general officers sustained were as follows J grant counselors to the arcs bent anthon II 11 I 1 und and diaries W pt nrose apostos clan son acting president reed moot george albert smith george F orson F hatney dald 0 W 1 james K talmege Step lien jj rich ard II 11 iman J Il allard presiding 11 ruin 0 smith first acen presidents seymour K young brigham H itoe arts J golden kemball S V ells joseppi V diaries II 11 ilert lial edair young presiding charida W ambley david A first counsel lor john wells second counsellor health conditions pre ailing tn april lien the conference should have been held caused postponement of the annual gathering to lie three day period beginning june 1 tills deferment the throng was as great as it could hau been biad the sessions bean litle on tha dates which ordinarily include april 0 and the nearest da impressing deepest president bieber J gannt in ills opening and inaugural address gip his solemn promise to members of alie church eliat he woul I 1 devote the best eliat was in him to alie duties which confront him as licad of the religious bod lie tint he would asi no other man in the church to do more thin he was willing to do himself in riving of means in proportion to that which he has in observing the word of wisdom in tithes and offerings and an being ivady and willing to come early and go I ite in church work and always in humility at the afternoon session president li aries W penrose ia ider cloger clawson and apostle orson whitney acro ae speakers |