October 3, 1897 ~ Sunday

1897
Sunday Oct 3^rd At home this morning and with my family during the day.

October 4, 1897 ~ Monday

Mon Oct 4^th Felt well this morning, drove to the office, thence to the Tabernacle and attended
the 68^th Semi annual conference of the Church at 10 a.m. myself & counselors also apostles
L Snow F D Richards, F. M. Lyman, J. H. Smith, Geo Teasdale, J W Taylor, M W Merril & A H Lund were present.
Prayer by A. H. Lund. after singing I spoke 3 min[u]t[e]s, followed by A H Lund 15 min, M W. Merrill
26 min, J. W Taylor 24 min, & Geo Teasdale 22 min. benediction by Patriarch John Smith.

Conference again at 2 pm. Apostle B. Young present

Prayer by John Nicholson. John Henry spoke followed by F M Lyman and
B. Young. benediction by B. H. Roberts. Drove to the office for a short time & then home.

October 5, 1897 ~ Tuesday

Tues Oct 5^th Drove to the office this morning & then to the Tabernacle at 10 am. attended the
conference meeting. Prayer by Elias Kimball. F D Richards spoke 34 min[u]t[e]s, L. Snow
35 minuts & Pre^s Joseph F Smith 41 min. benediction by Ed Partridge. Went to the
office & had lunch. attended Conference at 2 pm. prayer by A. Hatch.
Pres Geo Q Cannon spoke 46 mints & then presented the general authorities of the
Church all of whom were approved. Mathias F. Cowley & Abraham Owen Woodruff were
voted for as apostles and Joseph W. M^cMurrin as one of the 7 president of Seventies.
Bro^s Cowley & Woodruff each spoke accepting their appointment. I also spoke for 8 mits [minutes]
Benediction by Seymour B. Young. Priesthood meeting at 7 pm tonight,
at which George B. Wallace prayed & B[isho]p W B Preston spoke 10 m, B Young 12 mn
F. D Richards 25 min & Geo Q Cannon 37 min. Benediction by J. Golden Kimball.
^Rec[eive]d telegram saying that my daughter Susan Woodruff Scholes died in Iowa, yesterday of Typhoid fever.^

October 6, 1897 ~ Wednesday

Wed Oct 6/[18]97. Drove to the office then to the Tabernacle at 10 a.m. Conference
Prayer by James H. Hart. C D Fieldsted spoke 4 min, B H Roberts 4 mn
Geo Reynolds 7 min, J. G. Kimball 17 mn M F Cowley 33 mn, a. o. Woodruff
12, & J. D T M^cAllister 5 min. Ben[ediction] by B. Young. Went to the office for lunch.
2 pm prayer by Elias H Blackburn. S. B. Young spoke 14 min C W Penrose
20 min, Geo Q Cannon 55 min, myself 5 min. Benediction by John Smith

Conference adjourned for 6 months. Drove home.

October 3, 1897 ~ Sunday

1897 Sunday Oct 3rd At home this morning and with my family during the day.

October 4, 1897 ~ Monday

Mon Oct 4th Felt well this morning, drove to the office, thence to the Tabernacle and attended the 68th Semi annual conference of the Church at 10 a.m. myself & counselors also apostles L Snow F D Richards, F. M. Lyman, J. H. Smith, Geo Teasdale, J W Taylor, M W Merril & A H Lund were present. Prayer by A. H. Lund. after singing I spoke 3 minutes, followed by A H Lund 15 min, M W. Merrill 26 min, J. W Taylor 24 min, & Geo Teasdale 22 min. benediction by Patriarch John Smith.

Conference again at 2 pm. Apostle B. Young present

Prayer by John Nicholson. John Henry spoke followed by F M Lyman and B. Young. benediction by B. H. Roberts. Drove to the office for a short time & then home.

October 5, 1897 ~ Tuesday

Tues Oct 5th Drove to the office this morning & then to the Tabernacle at 10 am. attended the conference meeting. Prayer by Elias Kimball. F D Richards spoke 34 minutes, L. Snow 35 minuts & Pres Joseph F Smith 41 min. benediction by Ed Partridge. Went to the office & had lunch. attended Conference at 2 pm. prayer by A. Hatch. Pres Geo Q Cannon spoke 46 mints & then presented the general authorities of the Church all of whom were approved. Mathias F. Cowley & Abraham Owen Woodruff were voted for as apostles and Joseph W. McMurrin as one of the 7 president of Seventies. Bros Cowley & Woodruff each spoke accepting their appointment. I also spoke for 8 mits minutes Benediction by Seymour B. Young. Priesthood meeting at 7 pm tonight, at which George B. Wallace prayed & Bishop W B Preston spoke 10 m, B Young 12 mn F. D Richards 25 min & Geo Q Cannon 37 min. Benediction by J. Golden Kimball. Received telegram saying that my daughter Susan Woodruff Scholes died in Iowa, yesterday of Typhoid fever.

October 6, 1897 ~ Wednesday

Wed Oct 6/1897. Drove to the office then to the Tabernacle at 10 a.m. Conference Prayer by James H. Hart. C D Fieldsted spoke 4 min, B H Roberts 4 mn Geo Reynolds 7 min, J. G. Kimball 17 mn M F Cowley 33 mn, a. o. Woodruff 12, & J. D T McAllister 5 min. Benediction by B. Young. Went to the office for lunch. 2 pm prayer by Elias H Blackburn. S. B. Young spoke 14 min C W Penrose 20 min, Geo Q Cannon 55 min, myself 5 min. Benediction by John Smith

Conference adjourned for 6 months. Drove home.