Taylor was the President of the Twelve Apostles,
and he had virtually been the President of the
Church since the death of Brigham Young.
(Now if Brother Cannon has become converted
from this theory, or any one of the Twelve, they
certainly must have some very strong reasons
for it.)

Now Brother Grant, I have given you one of
the reasons why I consider the President of
the Twelve should become the President of the
Church, in case of the death of the President.
If the President of the Twelve is not fit to
become the President of the Church, he is not
fit to be the President of the Twelve Apostles.

Again, there is another eternal truth stares
me in the face. In case of the death of the
President of the Church, Brother George Q. Cannon,
Wilford Woodruff, the President of the Twelve,
nor any six of the Twelve Apostles, combined,
have the power to appoint a President
for the Church. It takes Twelve men or
a majority of them, to appoint a President
for the Church. And so far as the appointment
of Brigham Young and John Taylor, as
the President of the Church: there has never

Taylor was the President of the Twelve Apostles, and he had virtually been the President of the Church since the death of Brigham Young. (Now if Brother Cannon has become converted from this theory, or any one of the Twelve, they certainly must have some very strong reasons for it.)

Now Brother Grant, I have given you one of the reasons why I consider the President of the Twelve should become the President of the Church, in case of the death of the President. If the President of the Twelve is not fit to become the President of the Church, he is not fit to be the President of the Twelve Apostles.

Again, there is another eternal truth stares me in the face. In case of the death of the President of the Church, Brother George Q. Cannon, Wilford Woodruff, the President of the Twelve, nor any six of the Twelve Apostles, combined, have the power to appoint a President for the Church. It takes Twelve men or a majority of them, to appoint a President for the Church. And so far as the appointment of Brigham Young and John Taylor, as the President of the Church: there has never