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Show Church Pays Tribute To Deceased Leader New Services Are Held For Elder Sylvester Q. Cannon Church Officers FINAL tribute was paid this week to the life and accomplishments of one of the of the JIE following changes in general authorities Elder Sylvester Q. Church, stake and waid officers Cannoff of the Council of the have been repoited during the Twelve. ' past week. Elder Can non died last LONG BEACH STAKE May 29, at a Salt Lake .Elders Elmer Fullmer, Loren following a long hospital Frank Wallace Daniels, Jiales, that had kept him from Millburn, and Gjildwin Cluff were set apart as nnlers of his office and official duJties for several months. Under the dithe slake high council. J. Rolafid Sandstrom of rection of the First Presidency, Santa Ana, was ordained a funeral services for Elder Cannon were held in the Assembly patriarch. Elder Richard R Lyman pf Hall on Temple Square on the Council of the Twelve, of- Wednesday, June 2. At these services special ficiated. tribute was paid to the loyalty, PAS A I) EVA STAKE I. Barlow Hatch was set devotion and achievements of Elder Cannon in a- - message apart as first counselor abd A Sat-urday-v ill-ne- -- as S. Stowe Ceorge second counselor in the bishopric of the Mission Park Ward. Claude A. Lines was set apart as second counselor in the bishopric of the Rosemead Birthday Greetings Ward. congratulations plRTHDAY Elder Cliffoid E Young, As are extended this week to: sistant to the Council of the Elder Samuel O. Bcnnion of Twelve,- officiated the First Council of Seventy. SUGAR HOUSE STAKE This popular Church leader and J Stuart McMaster was or missionary will observe his dained bishop of the Edgehill 69th birthday on Wednesday, Ward with Sherman C. Robin- June 9. For the past decade son as first counselor and Har Elder Bennion has been active old R Boyer as second coun- as one of the General Authorselor. The retiring bishop, C. ities of ' the Church, visiting II Parker, is now second coun the stakes and missions and asselor in tVie presidency of the sisting in the direction of the Seventies of the Church. Trior Sugar House Stake. to that time, for a period of HIGHLAND STAKE Walter Jay Eldredge Jr was 25 years, he was president of ordained bishop of the Parleys the Central States Mission with Ward with Levi J. Thorup as headquarters at Independence, first counselor and Wallace Mo. He has many fiiends Toronto as second counselor. throughout the mission, in the The reorganization was made stakes of the Church and necessary by the appointment among the many hundreds of of Bishop Franklin J Murdock missionaries who served unto the Highland Stake Piesi der him, who join in extending best wishes for his birthday. dency. JUAREZ STAKE Virginia Walker of the Y. W. Elder William Walser was M. I. A. general board. Her set apait as first counselor to is 6. June Sunday, birthday Elder Manrique Gonzales of the Mexican Branch presilone Duncan, also of the Y. Elder Clifford E W. M. I. A general board. She dency, had a bnthday on Wednesday, (Continued on Page Eight) June 9. - read from President" Heber J. a long career of Church servGrant and in addresses by ice. This began" as amission-arPresident David O. McKay, and in the Netherlands, where Elders Stephen L Richards and he was made mission president - before returning home. g He then became "a counselor in the stake presidency at the organization of the Pioneer Stake In 1904, and continued In the presidency until 1917 when he became stake president While serving as counselor in the stake presidency, Elder Cannon was called again to preside over the Netherlands Mission. In 1925 the popular Pioneer Slake president was chosen to become Presiding Bishop of the Church and in this capacity Elder Cannon served faithfully and well until his release in 1938 to become an Apostle. The faithfulness of his servr ice, the greatness of his and the able direction he gave to all of his responsibilPAID TRIBUTE The life and ities were extolled by the accomplishments of Elder Syl- speakers at his services. vester Q. Cannon extolled at Elder Cannon will be greatfuneral services in Halt Lake. ly missed by his associates and Elder Charles A. Oallis of the is mourned by his family and Council of the Twelve Presi countless numbers of friends dent J. Reuben Clark Jr, pre- he has made throughout the Church during his long and desided. All of the general authorities voted service. His moital remains were laid of the Church seived as honto rest in the Salt Lake City orary pallbearers. Elder Cannons death closed Cemetery. To Attend Sessions y W WWW char-acte- Aaronic Priesthood Feted Miller Ward Honors Boys For Achievements Priesthood mem bers of the Miller Ward of the South Salt I.ake Stake were honored last week at a banquet The affair, marked the achievement of all three quorums having won a standard quorum award for 1942 .Each of the three quorums are well on their way to winning awards for this year, the Teachers Quorum having an average of 85 per cent attendance at quorum meetings for A ARON1C ing the Presiding Bishopric, Stake President Axel J. Ties Chatles W. Fagg of the Giant Stake and Charles Spencer, state Aaronic Priesthood chairman. The affair was under the direction of Bishop Niels II Hansen and hi counselors, J. Clarence Shaw, and Lynn Brown and Orson C. Spender general secretary of the ward committee. boy leadeu-biThe banquet was prepared March. by mothers of the ward under Attending the banquet and the direction of Della Walton participating m the program and was seived by Gleaner were Lee A Palmer, represent- - Girls. Authorities Given Assignments A PPOINTMENTS of general authoi ities and members of 1 ' the Church Welfare General Committee to attend quarterly conferences in 14 stakes of the Church on Saturday and Sunday, June 12 and 13 are announced today by. President Rudger Clawson of the Council of the Twelve.. They are as follows: Deseret Stake at Delta, Utah, Elder Nicholas G. Smith, Assistant to the Council of the Twelve. South Davis Stake in the Bountiful Fiist Ward Chapel, Elder George F. Richards of the Council of the Twelve and Robert L. Judd, Church 'Welfare. Southern Arizona Stake at Douglas- - Arizona, R. Lyman of ard Elder Richthe Council of the Twelve and Roscoe W, Eardley, Church Welfare. Kolob Stake, at Springville, Elder Alma Sonne, Assistant to the Council of the Twelve and Howard Barker, Church Welfare. Moapa Stake at Logandale, Nev , Elder Mai ion G Romney, Assistant to the Council of the Twelve. San Bernardino Stake at San Bernardino, Calif, Elder John A. Widtsoe of the Council of the Twelve Stake at Nampa, Nampa Ida , Elder SamueL O. Bennion of the Fn st Council of Seventy and Sterling II Nelson, Church W'elfare. Reno Stake, at Reno, Elder John H. Taylor of the First Council of Seventy and W, E. Ryberg, Church Welfare. Santaquin Tintic Stake, , at Eureka, Eldei Albert E. Bowen of the Council of the Twelve and Clyde C. Edmonds, Church Welfare. St. George Stake, at St. R. Ivins Elder Antoine Geoie, ' (Continued on Page Eight) s 4tfWk ' The Church News Page 2 June 5, 1943 ) , FETED AT BANQUET Aaronic Priesthood members and leaders of the Miller Ward, South Salt Lake Stake, are seen here at a banquet given the boys for accomplishments in Priesthood work during 1942. - |