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Show THE HEW FIBST PRESIDENCY. Frstidont Lororrto Bdow Ohotan to Succeed I'reiiJent Woodruff. dearie U (annon an I lh r. Rmllh Nan etl I rrthlrnt Hmitt a lli,onHnr Fraaklln II llltltanla llnttia I rl- ritil nt lit Itritiirll ,l Apatite. Salt UkeClty.NapL II Atanrwclal meeting of the council of nposttct licld In thla city yewtenlay, trrenm Hnow waa choaen preahlenlof the Church of Jraiia Clirltt of 1 nttcr-tlny (Mint. rllnee the death of lWtdctit Hllfonl Woodruff there liaa been n gent deal nf peculation at to the make up of tbe next presidency of the church, although It wat all along conrrdcal Hint, following follow-ing precedent, I)rcnro Hnow, aa preat-dent preat-dent of tho council of apoallea, would aiicccedlolheprealde'noyof thechnrch, the only illrtloil lclug aa to lilt wll) Ingnraa to nccepttherrapontlbllltlcaof the nfllcc, on account of hit adeaneol aRf, alyeart lloncrer, rery toon after i'rraldent ooilrufTa death, the apoatlea, In no-cordanre no-cordanre with the mice of the church, met, the presidency prerloutly valttlng waa tllatotrnl and tho apoatlea, with Iorenio Hnow at pretldent, aurcceded to thai ofllrv Tho ucitlon of reor-ganlilng reor-ganlilng tha prcaldvncy waa then con aldervd and yetterilay thltwaaciTec tvd, Ixrcnio Hnow being choaen aa auccea-or auccea-or lo Mlford Woodruff Thla wna done by unantmout rote, na la rciulrrd by tha rulca of the church l'rctlilcnt Hnow then announced that he had chourn (Icorgo Cannon at lit flrtt counnclor and Jou-pli 1' Kmltli aa accond, thla action being ratlflod by iinaiilmoua rotr. The reorganluillonof the pretldcncy left n very Important nfjlee racant that of pretldent of the apottlea, and Franklin I) Illchardt, the acnlor l'llLHlDCNT LOIIIJNO HSOU apottlr, waa ihotcn Thla action placet Mr. lllchardaln Hun naaucceaaor to I.urt mo Know aa president of tho ehurih, and ahouldauch a change ooine kIhiuI In the coiirae of tlino, (Irorgo () Cannon would then bo the aenlur aotle and moored to tho pretldcncy of the twelve and be III line for the prratdoncy of Ilia chuixli Tho olllelal uiinounceinent of tho notion no-tion taken un made publla In Iho afternoon and la na follovva: To the OOlccra and Alt mbera of the Lhurch of Jtaua Clirltt of Latter-day Latter-day SaluU A aneclnl iuc ting of the council of aHtlea wnalield thla morning for the purpOMi of foiitlderlng Important bull-neat bull-neat uf a tliiam lal character, at which were prroeul lirtntn Hnow, l'ranklln 1) Illchardt fieorgot) Cnnnon, JomiiIi Y Hinlth llrtghnm oung, IranelaM I.yiuan, John Iliury bniltli, Oaorge Teaalnlc lleber J llrant, John U Taylor, Marrlncr N Mirrlll, Anlhon 11 I.uod, Matthlat I' Cowley mid Abraham O Woodruff During tho de lllie ratlona tho nccculty of apiiolntlng a truitco-lii trutt for the church be came apparent luordirthat Ita bual neM nilglit bo properly truntnettd and while tliua dcllbt rating aenral of the brethren oprcstrd thcintclvca to the effect that tho present naa a moat opportune time to orgaulro the Ural pretldcncy uud ao iiunulmoua wnathla aeutlmeut that it motion waa made to thatelTect nndiarrlcd Lorcnao Huow waa then nominated and auttiiliied at pretldentof theCliurchof Joaut thrltt of Latter-day balutt, w llli the privilege of chootlng lilt coiiuaelon. l'rctlilcnt Bnow then aelcctetl with the approrul of tho council, Ucorgo J Cannon at hltflnl an I Inaeph I' Hmlth aa till rcim I n lor rreaident Moom nat thru uinlnrtl aa tratAHn tml fur Iht rliiinh rhccooncll atao (Hatalned I ranklln II It hartln aa prealdent of the iwrln arHwllm. Theae eeveml ac tlont by the runurll were hII iminl oioua t 'inmt, Keienury Suit I nke ( liy t ten, Kept. 11 HI" Tha Mew Vtmi tey. fxinnro Hnow waa liarn at Mantna I'xrtage rintnty Ohio, OR April J ill I In hU uih he waa aomewbnt iM't"! aaaatuiUnt and entered Olierllii col lege ami whlla there he went to Klrt-land Klrt-land to atlentl th IltWew aehuol eaUbllahnl by Joaoph SmlUl He waa not at that time however, n Mormon I but hl altter kllaa 14, Snow, aullu i ! of the hi inn U, My tthW," Waa I'rt-altli nl snow Joined the aliur. h in J lain H-log Iwptlaed III Juno of that I year by Apoatle John 1'. llyilter lie ' nkhi attalnetl a twoinlncnre) awl went I tn kngland on a mtaaiflo, and haa lilltd iiilwlnna III Italy anil clftTrrliere be Idea being (Hie of the party that niaile the trip t- the Holy La ml. 1'rraldi nt Hnow haa lcn ctaentlallv a church man anil davotetl to church work VI lilla he haa been a member of late contention nml other botllea he apparently cared lltllo for political honora. He wat In tho Immigration of Ml", and wat ordained an apottta on 1'cbru ary It, Ulu In ISM ho waa choaeu te open up ami tettle llo Hitler atake nod haa ever alneo rcnldcd nt llrlghaiu Llty lleauceeeded I'retldeut Wootl rulf at the head of thn council ol npotltct rreaident Hnow It noted for hit Mholarly attainment and hlaapirllual nature lie lieeame especially prominent In lost during tho cnforeeuicnt of the Ulmiiinlt 1 ticker act, and lilt arret! brought out from Jutlgo and the aeg gregatlon ruling which waa af terwarde reversed by theaupreina court of tho United State. Ilia Interview with iioverut.r Weat nt tho penitentiary when an effort wat flrat made to bring about a better un Icrttandlng between the people, waa almnat a memorable Delation, and la temcmliertd by all. fill occurred In May IHftl, (liorgo (J Cnnnon, the flrat coun trior, haa been promliirnt before Hit' coptu an long that all are familiar with lila career lie nat born at Liverpool, Liv-erpool, lingtand, on January 11, 1BS7, ho became nn apostle ou tugutt SO, 1800 Ha illled man lululou, the moat notable being that to Hawaii On Octuber 10 Mi he uat choaen by John Taylor aa flrat t iiiiwlor, nml n tallied by I'realdent udruff Mr Cannon ha lieeu pr unlneut In polltl ml and butliie nrftlr a well at ihurch work He It one f the leading plrttaln the Union Kl.iino company and varlou oilier euterrl. Jowpli 1' Hmlth a n lu w of Joacph Smllli, wat Iwrn at 1 Jr Uett Ma, In IS!, and lieeame an ntl0 In 107. rreaident lnylor telected him at lilt tecoiul ornlilK lor III Utm and lie con-tinned con-tinned In that oMeo when I'rcaldent Wootlriitt bciaine tho lusd of tho church Iho organisation o f the flrat presidency presi-dency Icnre a vacauo in the council of npottle there leinir but cloven membera, who aland In the filluwlng ortloi 1" I) Illehanlt preldent Hrlg-hamoung, Hrlg-hamoung, 1' M lyiuan John Henry Smith tlcorge rraulalc lle1r.Lllrnut John rnylor, Marrlncr H Merrill, Vuthuii II Lund. Matthlaa 1 Cowley, Abraham 0 Woodruff It ItlMltevi-d thaltlio vaoaiioynlll U fllle, at tha coming coufereuoe |