Sabbath School shows 6583 officers Members 40005 Members
Total officers & Members 46587. At the close of reading the
Reports W. Woodruff spoke 20 Minutes G Q Cannon 14 Minutes
John Taylor 18 Minutes. I attended the Sunday school union in the Evening
~ Sunday
Aprail 6, 1884 Sunday The Conference Met at the Big
Tabernacle at 10 oclok. The building crouded to its
utmost capacity some thousands went away that could
not get standing room in the Building I should Judge
there was 12000 people present. Joseph F Smith Prayed
G Q Cannon read the report of the Auditing Committee
G. Q. Cannon then spoke 60 Minutes. There arived in our midst
this Morning seven Chiefs & Leading Men of the Maricopas
and Pimo's lead By Brothers Rogers & Ray had Come some 700
Miles to attend the conference from Arizona they were reporting
of many thousands of the Lamanits. Cheroquas Erastus who
I ordained a seventy at St George was one of
them they were much interested in the great Tabernacle
and congregation. Joseph F Smith spoke 30 Minutes
Afternoon prayer By Wm B Preston I conversed with the
Lamanite Chiefs. The Authorites of the Church were presented
and John W Taylor was presented to fill the vacancy in the
quorum of the Twelve & Wm B Preston was voted to
occupy the place of the Prisidid Bishop of the Church.
President John Taylor spoke 65 Minutes.
