Authorities of the Church sustained

I realize that it is a little late ; but as this is the sixth day of the month, the anniversary of the organization of the Church, I would like to have presented the authorities of the church, for the action of this conference, at this meeting, before we adjourn. ¶

Elder Heber J. Grant presented the General Authorities of the Church, to be voted upon by the assembly, as follows : ¶

Joseph F. Smith, as Prophet, Seer and Revelator and President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ¶

Anthon H. Lund, as First Counselor in the First Presidency. ¶

Charles W. Penrose, as Second Counselor in the First Presidency. ¶

Francis M. Lyman as President of the Twelve Apostles. ¶

As members of the Council of Twelve Apostles : Francis M. Lyman, Heber J. Grant, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, Hyrum M. Smith, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay, Anthony W. Ivins Joseph F. Smith, Jr. and James E. Talmage. ¶

Hyrum G. Smith, as Presiding Patriarch of the Church. ¶

The counselors in the First Presidency and the Twelve Apostles as Prophets Seers and Revelators. ¶

First Seven Presidents of Seventies ; Seymour B. Young, Brig- ¶

ham H. Roberts, Jonathan G. Kimball, Rulon S. Wells, Joseph W. McMurrin, Charles H. Hart and Levi Edgar Young. ¶

Charles W. Nibley, as Presiding Bishop, with Orrin P. Miller and David A. Smith as his first and second Counselors. ¶

Joseph F. Smith, as Trustee-in-Trust for the body of religious worshipers known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ¶

Anthon H. Lund, as Church Historian and General Church Recorder. ¶

Andrew Jenson, Brigham H. Roberts, Joseph F. Smith, Jr., and August W. Lund, Assistant Historians. ¶

As members of the General Church Board of education: Joseph F. Smith, Willard Young, Anthon H. Lund, George H. Brimhall, Rudger Clawson, Charles W. Penrose, Horace H. Cummings, Orson F. Whitney, and Francis M. Lyman. ¶

Arthur Winter, Secretary and Treasurer to the General Church Board of Education. ¶

Horace H. Cummings, General Superintendent of Church Schools. ¶

Board of examiners for Church Schools: Horace H. Cummings, chairman; George H. Brimhall, James H. Linford and Willard Young. ¶

Auditing committee, William W. Riter, Henry H. Rolapp, John C. Cutler, Heber Scowcroft and Jos. S. Wells. ¶

Tabernacle choir: Evan Stephens, conductor; Horace S. Ensign, assistant conductor: John J. McClellen, organist ; Edward P. Kimball and Tracy Y. Cannon, assistant organists; George C. Smith, secretary and treasurer; Noel S. Pratt, librarian ; and all the members. ¶

Duncan M. McAllister, as Clerk of the Conference. ¶

Trustees of the Brigham Young University: President Joseph F. Smith, Jesse Knight, Wilson H. Dusenberry, Susa Young Gates, Reed Smoot, Stephen L. Chipman, Lafayette Holbrook, Jonathan S. Page, Richard W. Young, Willard Young, Joseph R. Murdock, Joseph F. Smith, Jr. ¶

Each and all of those named were duly sustained in the positions designated, by unanimous vote of the congregation assembled in Conference. ¶

I would like, also, to say this, that Brother Hyrum G. Smith, who has been selected to fill the vacancy resulting from the death of the late Patriarch John Smith, is a literal descendant of John Smith, but he is his grandson, and not his own son. The grandson has been a clean, pure, intelligent boy; he has been faithful and exemplary throughout all his life, and has never been addicted to any habits that he had to abstain from, to be in harmony with the principles of the gospel. The question of looking over the children and grandchildren of the Patriarch was submitted to the twelve apostles, as it is the duty of the twelve apostles to look after, and select, and ordain evangelists in the church; and after due consideration, they have unanimously recommended the grandson of the late Patriarch to fill the place of his grandfather. ¶